Saints Row: The Third

SR3 feels like it's just a stopgap between Saints Row 2 and Saints Row IV. It retains Saints Row 1 and 2's three gangs, but the game actually suffers for it. SR1 and 2 had three separate fully-realised mission strands for each gang, which had their own buildup, rising action, and climax. SR3 has one narrative, which feels like it doesn't know what the fuck to do with anyone. The Deckers exist as a threat in the story for three missions. The Morning Star become irrelevant after act one, despite you recruiting Zimos to deal with them in act two. Where SR1 and 2 had multiple named characters in each gang, the Deckers and Luchadores have one each.
Adding onto this plot that has no idea what to do with its three gangs, STAG gives them even less time to shine. The plot bounces to and from antagonists willy-nilly. The penultimate mission is subduing a random-ass zombie virus for fuck's sake. The pacing is absolutely FUCKED. The game feels like absolutely nothing happened.

At least a third of the missions are on-rails shooting missions. There are also minigame tutorials wedged into the plot to kill time.
The game relies on the big "wow" missions to carry the day, but that really doesn't fly on a replay when you've seen the game's tricks.