GTA is pretty surreal compared to real life, but still grounded enough where you can take it seriously some of the time, and thats where the story can really shine.

Saints Row on the other hand has this whole air of:
[color=f7941d][i]Hey guys you remember when games were just silly and [i]FUN?[/i] well that's what we aim to give you, forget all the stuffy GTA world building and real life references we are going to give you ALIENS AND DUBSTEP GUNS AND DEMONS AND LOADS OF OTHER RANDOM SHIT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CRIME SIMULATION! You might approaching 28 but who cares you can enjoy all this aimless shit [b]Ironically[/b] and if you have a problem with it then you don't have a sense of humor or you're a feminist or something.[/i]
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yeah I prefer GTA