It becomes rare these days that any game comes out where we aren’t making some kind of comparison to another title or two. Depending on the elements it has and the way it combines them, the human mind finds comfort in comparing things to the familiar. For the sake of maintaining that sense, let me paint a picture of what Agents of Mayhem is by using a palette you might be familiar with. Take Saints Row as the canvas and foundation, add a splash of G.I. Joe, then give it a final coating of Overwatch, and you’ll find yourself getting pretty close to Agents of Mayhem. These are comparisons and inspirations that Deep Silver Volition have referenced themselves on numerous occasions, and those who have played the game have endorsed those correlations. We’ve previewed Agents of Mayhem a number of times before, each time eager to see what Volition can do with life after Saints Row. In a world dominated by the L.E.G.I.O.N. (henceforth Legion), a mysterious woman has banded together a group of misfits to help fight that evil, specifically in a futuristic Seoul, South Korea. These heroes are known as M.A.Y.H.E.M. (henceforth Mayhem), though it’s hard to call all of them heroes in the proper sense of the term. Some of them are just here for their own selfish purposes, but as long as their goals align with Mayhem’s, they are happy to join the fight and use all of the cool technology this organization has at their disposal.

With a cast of twelve agents...