Sure, maybe?

But I feel like at this point Saints Row needs at least just to survive and we would be lucky to get even a decent game anywhere in the near future regardless of the overall tone/setting.

If they went back to roots, I would miss Zinyak. Maybe he could show up as a Halloween mask, or a bong or something.

I'd rather Saints Row continue to be insane and actually funny, compared to the garbage that was those first two games (Saints Row 2 is one of the worst games I can ever remember playing). By all means, dial it back a bit from Matrix super-god, but keep the ridiculousness. Saints Row 3 and 4 were actually funny and likeable, unlike their predecessors.