Saints Row series creator Chris Stockman says getting out before GTA 4 released was essential to the series' success, and that the team took more than a few notes from Grand Theft Auto's design.
While Saints Row eventually came into its own with the second and third entries, many forget just how much the original game was playing it straight with the Grand Theft Auto style. However, at the time, it worked out pretty well, given that it was the first GTA-style game to release on the Xbox 360, with GTA 4 not dropping for almost two years after it.
