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In terms of gameplay it would be similar to SR3, with the character customization of SR2 and an improve weapon custimization feature. Finally as a bonus for completing the game you can use the powers from SR4 via a toggeble upgrade
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More interiors (store, campaign and misc all in the open world)
Bring back health items from SR2.
Replayable missions.
More in-depth gang customization.
Ability to travel to both Stilwater and Steelport via a series of highways, bridges and underwater tunnels.
A more detailed Steelport.
Day\Night cycle with improved weather effects.
Enemy gangs are lead by familiar faces from past games.
Law enforcement groups would the Stilwater PD, Steelport PD, Sheriff's Department, FBI, National Gaurd, Ultor and STAG
Ability to customize all vehicles (for example the Challenger or the VTOLs).
More in-depth character customization (like in SR2).
Overall tone to be more in line with SR2 (Grim with a hint of dystopia) or SR3 (Flashy Dystopia with cyberpunk\near-future elements)
Improved weapon customization from SR4 or seperate weapons like SR2.
Less generic civilian NPC's.
More variety in law enforcer designs.
Have varied enemy types like in SR3.
Bigger and better DLC packs.
Improved mod support.
More destructive scenery (like in SR2).
- For making both kind of players happy (who likes superpowers, and who don't), the player isn't the president anymore, and have a double life, sometimes as the Boss of the Saints, and sometimes as a superhero (with custom name), but the superhero side will be optional, the main story will focus only on the Boss of the Saints side, but of course, completing the superhero side quests will unlock some features early, and after completing all superhero side quests, the player will have the option to toggle superpowers on/off anytime including in replayable missions, until all superhero side quests are completed superpowers will only be available in those side quests.
- 2 DLC Crossover, Agents of Mayhem and Red Faction (if possible);
- More interaction with pedestrians like kissing (the npc may or may not like it);
- Friendship+ (the "+" is for something more) system with allies, the higher the friendship+ with a specific homie, by using them, you gain more XP/Money, the homie gains a health boost and deals more damage to enemies;
- ALL Clothing from previous games (clothing and good suits like Iron Saint, not things like Digital Dino, Alien Suits...);
- ALL in-game Clothing in stores (some as unlockables of course), including npc clothing;
- Homies/Gang clothing customization;
- An option for creating four additional original characters to be your gang members;
- Remove the default fixed colors and add RGB+O sliders (O=Opacity, for any clothing or make-up), showing numbers from 0 to 255, for changing the colors of body, hair, eyes, make-up, tattoo, clothing, vehicles, gang;
- Eyes different styles with RGB sliders. Optional different color for an eye;
- Compatibility with previous games for the Boss character;
- Bring back double-colored hair;
- Bring back Cruise Control;
- Radio stations with the best songs from previous games, plus some new ones;
- Censor/Uncensor toggle, and with a censor that makes sense, like censoring the genitalia and nipples, not censoring what don't exist;
- Sliders for detailed body customization like the character's face. Separated Sex Appeal options for both Breast and Butt with sliders for changing their format/height/weight (for jiggling)/roundness/direction/...;
- Local character exporting/importing;
- Could use the same engine of SRTT/SRIV/SRGOOH with graphics options, for low-end users (custom, ultra-high, high, medium, low, ultra-low);
- GOG release from the start, like some games are being released these days, not years later. GOG DLCs released the same day too.