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[Stafford]

And it's just as awesome as when it came out. And I remember seeing footage back then when it was still called True Crime Hong Kong, I think it was. But then it was cancelled and SE swooped in. And that developer, UFG, they came out of nowhere and dropped a banger like this.

This game is just goddamned fun. The martial arts combat feels just as great and really reminds me of how much I miss proper hand to hand combat in GTA games. The cool rewards that you get after finishing missions. The story will always be great, interesting characters, the atmosphere and details, the many interiors you can access. Hell, even the driving mechanics grew on me and I ended up enjoying racing through HK, ramming cars and having shootouts at crazy speeds a whole lot.

The map isn't super big, but big enough and it makes good use of it. This game shows you don't need a ridiculously huge map with areas you barely ever visit in the story. Even the side stuff is worth it. What a great game this remains and while I'm a hardcore Rockstar fan I can admit that this game does several things better than GTA IV and V.

It's such a terrible shame that SE never greenlit a proper sequel, such a goddamned shame. Imagine what we could've had. But a movie actually is in the making, maybe this can spark interest for a proper new game. Question is, who would make it? Where did the United Front Games employees go to?

 

[Kumomeme]

another question is, who hold the ip right now? it is currently still belong to Square Enix, or they already sold it to Embracers?

 

[NanaMiku]

 

[Mr Hyde]

Sleeping Dogs is great. Platinumed it on PS3 and itching for another playthrough on PC. I hope I get around to it soon.

 

[Paasei]

I had great fun with this game. Should play it a second time as well in the near future.

 

[Parazels]

Sadly the game is locked at 30 fps. Seemingly, forever.

 

[Stafford]

Sadly the game is locked at 30 fps. Seemingly, forever.

Not on Series X thanks to fps boost. That feature for BC games is fantastic.

another question is, who hold the ip right now? it is currently still belong to Square Enix, or they already sold it to Embracers?

That's a good question, at first I thought MS because Activision but of course not, since SE bought that IP. Man I remember how much I appreciated SE back then, because not only did they give this game new life, they also came with a new Hitman which at the time looked like a damn good one too. SE was making all the right moves back then.

I forgot to mention the humor. That dude at the parking lot where you select which car to drive always cracks me up with his comments.

Fantastic game, and kinda came out of nowhere.

 

[kikkis]

I downloaded this to my x like a year ago but still haven't assed to try it

 

[Parazels]

Not on Series X thanks to fps boost. That feature for BC games is fantastic.

I didn't know...

Another coin into the Xbox piggie bank!

 

[Stafford]

I downloaded this to my x like a year ago but still haven't assed to try it

Go for it, you are not going to regret it and chances are you'll get hooked on it until the end.

 

[GymWolf]

I started a second run on pc some years ago but the repetitive batman combat bored me to death after a while.

Game is good otherwise.

 

[kubricks]

It's fucking amazing and I still prefer this over GTAV. I just wish there was less gun play and more hand to hand combat at the end.

 

[SJRB]

Another incredible fumble from the strategic masterminds at Square Enix.

Unbelievably poor handling of an amazing IP.

 

[NanaMiku]

I downloaded this to my x like a year ago but still haven't assed to try it

Great game. I think it's better than GTA5

 

[lh032]

i remember the counter system is really op, all i do is spam the button and i counter every hit, not sure if i still rememeber correctly.

 

[NanaMiku]

 

[crackajack]

another question is, who hold the ip right now? it is currently still belong to Square Enix, or they already sold it to Embracers?

google says the "True Crime" name has been abandoned, so anyone could release a new one. Imo that original name was better anyway. I guess a new one could even use True Crime Hong Kong. I would not mind if Tencent and one of their chinese studios made True Crime Shanghai, True Crime Chongqing etc and a True Crime Paris, TC London, TC Rome by an European studio.

 

[Parazels]

i remember the counter system is really op, all i do is spam the button and i counter every hit, not sure if i still rememeber correctly.

Also lots of fatalities on stages!

 

[xrnzaaas]

Anyone know what's the state of the game on next-gen consoles? It has a 60fps boost only on Xbox? I'd love to have a reason to replay the entire game again.

 

[StueyDuck]

did we finally find out if the dogs are sleeping or not?

 

[Skifi28]

Anyone know what's the state of the game on next-gen consoles? It has a 60fps boost only on Xbox? I'd love to have a reason to replay the entire game again.

It's stuck at 1080p30 on playstation. There's also quite a bit of crashing, though I'd be surprised if that is Playstation exclusive. Some people say it's a BC issue, but I've seen many complaints about the same issues on PS4 too back in the day.

 

[xrnzaaas]

It's stuck at 1080p30 on playstation. There's also quite a bit of crashing, though I'd be surprised if that is Playstation exclusive. Some people say it's a BC issue, but I've seen many complaints about the same issues on PS4 too back in the day.

That's a shame. I replayed the Definitive Edition on PS4 years back, but I don't remember it crashing massively.

 

[Skifi28]

That's a shame. I replayed the Definitive Edition on PS4 years back, but I don't remember it crashing massively.

I also didn't have many issues on PS5, but some people seem to be hammered with crashes for whatever reason.

 

[Dzab]

Great combat, great game. The gaming industry let us down because it truly deserved a sequel

 

[Itchy Tickles]

Absolutely fantastic game all round and to echo others, such a shame Square Enix thought it didn't sell enough to justify a sequel. It was a brand new IP and was beloved, but they didn't believe in it.

There was apparently some spin off multiplayer game being made at one point (been while, I could be jumbling things up) but it was quickly canned. A sequel would be so damn awesome, but after all this time I doubt the same team is even working together anymore so the magic would probably be lost.

Combat, story, acting, characters, driving, music, traversal etc all fit together so perfectly. Brilliant game.

 

[Baemono]

I have the game on PS3 and PS4, never launched it. A Switch (2) port would be great.

 

[Judge Magister]

Dressing the Bruce Lee's yellow tracksuit and having some fight or simply riding a motorcycle through the streets of Hong Kong. I loved this game, shame the devs got nuked.

 

[Connificent]

 

[Gonzito]

I wish we got a remake with better graphics. The game looks very dated at this point

 

[Loomy]

another question is, who hold the ip right now? it is currently still belong to Square Enix, or they already sold it to Embracers?

Square owns the IP

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Sadly the game is locked at 30 fps. Seemingly, forever.

Only on PS. Series S/X is 60 and PC is unlocked.

Also anybody wondering why PC performance is so low I believe the AA option is super sampling or something. Just leave it at normal.

 

[Kacho]

Hell yeah. I'm doing a new playthrough myself. The environment takedowns never get old.

The game runs at 60fps on Steam Deck btw. It's crazy to have such power in our hands.

 

[Parazels]

Only on PS. Series S/X is 60 and PC is unlocked.

Also anybody wondering why PC performance is so low I believe the AA option is super sampling or something. Just leave it at normal.

I don't know such a platform ("pc").
And nobody does.

 

[hemo memo]

It's a great game. Sad that it underperformed.

 

[RAIDEN1]

Part of my backlog, I remember playing it on the 360 close its release, but its a hazy memory if it was a demo..

 

[Stafford]

We saw in the GTA VI trailer that Lucia seems to be either doing MMA or Kickboxing, you'd think...nice, that's exciting. But knowing Rockstar and their modern GTA games like IV and V it's likely gonna be very simplistic, slow and just boring all because it needs to be ultra realistic or something.

GTA:SA had very fun hand to hand combat and you could even learn new moves but for some reason Rockstar loves taking fun away from GTA ever since IV. I wish they didn't do that and find a good balance.

 

[hemo memo]

another question is, who hold the ip right now? it is currently still belong to Square Enix, or they already sold it to Embracers?

Square Enix. It was not part of the Embracer sale.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

I also remember this one being really fun

 

[AJUMP23]

In this game no one lets Sleeping Dogs lie.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Visual delight on PC and can be bought real cheap.

 

[BlackTron]

My arc with this game is noticing it for sale on Xbox, giving it a hard look, realizing I should play it, winding up to buy, and realizing it was in my Steam backlog the whole time

 

[DaciaJC]

Sadly the game is locked at 30 fps. Seemingly, forever.

You're in luck, Sleeping Dogs is available on PC.

 

[Parazels]

You're in luck, Sleeping Dogs is available on PC.

I'm in luck, because I don't play on a "pc".

 

[Sleepwalker]

This was meant to be a game in the true crime franchise? Huh TIL.

I still havent played it.

 

[calico]

I finished this a couple of times (once back in the day and again fairly recently). It's one of the better GTA games imo.

 

[Stafford]

For those saying it's better than GTA V, shit I have to agree. Story wise absolutely, I never did think much of Vs story, but when it comes to the overall experience....for me as well.

According to Wikipedia these are the games they developed and a Sleeping Dogs 2 apparently was actually in development? This true? SE man, sigh.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

It's stuck at 1080p30 on playstation. There's also quite a bit of crashing, though I'd be surprised if that is Playstation exclusive. Some people say it's a BC issue, but I've seen many complaints about the same issues on PS4 too back in the day.

It's on the PS5 naughty list.

 

[stn]

Awesome game, one of my favorites in the genre. Its a shame they cancelled the sequel, I remember hearing some of the details about it and it sounded good.

 

[Gaiff]

Sadly the game is locked at 30 fps. Seemingly, forever.

The game and the enhanced version are on PC.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Doesn't this run kinda crappy on PS5? Could've sworn it had issues...

I know on the PS4 Pro it definitely had problems

What a game though. Give this fucker a remaster.