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Volition inspired by Saints Row: The Third's dildo bat

Saints Row: The Third's most infamous weapon helped Volition overcome a serious case of developer's block.

As reported by Gamasutra, Saints Row: The Third design director Scott Phillips said during a GDC presentation that Volition had lost its way with the game part way through development.

At one point, Saints Row: The Third was to be an undercover cop story, with the player making significant choices; the result didn't feel like Saints Row, so Volition scrapped it. But while the developer had a handle on what Saints Row is not, it still wasn't sure what it is.

Then the art team got a bit carried away with the dildo bat, and it all clicked into place.

"I feel like I'm playing something unlike anything else - we know what Saints Row is now," Phillips remembered.

"Initially it was just one bullet-pointed weapon in one mission spec out of 30 mission specs. It wasn't a big part of the game. But the artists went crazy with it and made something that was even crazier."

Saints Row: The Third shipped for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last year, and it's pretty alright.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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