SR:TT beta build from 2009

[Fan of Saints]

...this video from mrsaintsgodzilla21 made me speechless, just look at this!

There are soooo many questions to answer... How come this was hidden in the dark for so many years? Does this build still exist? Would it be possible to stream it, Volition?
Huge thanks to Admixon for for letting me know about this one.

 

[Fan of Saints]

This one isn't related to 2009 beta build but I think it's a good place to post it anyway - ThatsMe found a quite interesting article about Machinima tools on Volition's site, it's most probably about these ones released by Rick.
http://www.dsvolition.com/publications/saints-row-the-thirds-real-time-capture-tools/

 

[Admixon]

Some screenshots:

 

[Fan of Saints]

Here's a link to the original archive posted on Volition's site. It contains a presentation with tons of interesting stuff. I wanted to attach it to the post but it's too heavy - 202 MB once unpacked. I'll extract some screenshots out of it and post them here though.

PLACEHOLDER ASSETS

Didn’t have any COP MODELS– those are all THUGS with cop hats on. The POLICE CAR didn’t have any decals.

I also uploaded the original trailer on YouTube. It's straight from the archive, without any edits.

EDIT: Huh, I managed to upload this presentation after removing slide with this trailer (it was in the presentation too). Enjoy your lecture!

 

[Admixon]

 

[Admixon]

This looks cool!

Beta Map

 

[Fan of Saints]

Alright guys, here's the full galery of arts and screenshots from this presentation. I didn't check all those random screenshots but you may find some interesting beta stuff in some.

--> TITLE SCREENS FOR EACH SECTION <--

--> RANDOM CONCEPT ARTS <--

--> GANGS <--

--> PEDESTRIANS <--

--> CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION <--

--> STORY ARC <--

--> LOGOS AND ICONS <--

--> RANDOM SCREENSHOTS <--

 

[3bertrand1993]

My thoughts on this
AGSDHQ
Ahem
I actually like the final design they used for the cops

I liked the Tactical Luchador design shown in the Three Way mission concept art a lot better than the final version.

The second beta-Anihilator (the one used by the Luchador specialist in the concept art) looks much better in my opinion than what they used in the final game.

80's-esque Deckers looked really derpy.

Now I wished the male Morningstar grunts had hair.

Wished they kept the parkour mechanic.

Oddly enough Beta Steelport looks far more interesting than the final version.

 

[Heeyay]

Focusing on Beta Steelport tho...

I feel like I would rather enjoy the beta version then the final version, it looks more like the concept art for the city.

 

[[V] IdolNinja]

The 2009 build was the very first proof of concept we did on 360 only with a tiny section of the city. It also had terrible framerate, so Alex had to capture things slowed way down for it to be smooth, and then speed it back up for the final video. Having said that, we are looking for the build to possibly show on a future stream.