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Sleeping Dogs |OT| not releasing this would have been a True Crime
- Thread starter MRORANGE
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stop sucking! counter punch punch counter punch punch...repeat
saveweyard
Banned
What are people playing this on? I want to get it so bad, but right now I'm waiting to get my new laptop and play it on that. I see myself caving and just playing on PS3, though.
Play it on a gaming PC if at all possible. Best version by a mile.
Take your hand off of the screenshot button and you'll find the game gets a lot easier!
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Your health bar is the red bar in the lower left. Usually when you take damage it'll only refill to half health. To get it to refill all the way you need to eat food. That's what the 3 bar circle is showing on the right of the sceen. It's a timer indicator as the effect of food will eventually wear off.
Health shrines boost your overall health by 10% for every five you found. You can check you progress by going to the upgrade menu and going to the furthest category on the right.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
rangersfan414
Member
Ohhhh thanks! I always thought my health was the thing on the middle right side of the screen and it makes sense that you said it's 3 bars because i've never seen it higher than that. Thats why when i eat 2 foods back to back, i said the second food does nothing because it was still 3 bars. So i'm actually not close to dying. It's just my food is close to wearing off. And once i went to the health shrine, my food wore off and thats why the thing disappeared. I'll pay attention to the red meter from now on haha. I feel like such a noob now.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
My current quandry:
What the hell is a girl like
What the hell is a girl like
Peggy doing marrying a dude like Winston? Strange times.
Kind of a standard gangster movie scene really.
yup
Acquiescence
Member
I am loving this game. I seriously cannot fathom how GTA IV has a score of something like 98 and Sleeping Dogs only has a measly 82 in comparison; it makes no sense to me. It's a fun game, but manages to keep the tone somewhat level-headed without straying too far into the absurd or the gritty. The sheer amount of variety in activities available, the joy of exploring an exotic locale like Hong Kong in a sandbox game, the Yakuza-lite combat with does just enough to keep it from becoming repetitive... to think this was canceled at one stage. My mind boggles.
Also, I'm addicted to the Softly radio station. Some really lovely instrumental tunes on that one.
Also, I'm addicted to the Softly radio station. Some really lovely instrumental tunes on that one.
I think someone else pointed it out, but the VO for Wei is Korean-American but he doesn't sound Korean in his accent, or maybe it's just enough that he sounds vaguely Chinese-American (or what you'd associate with them typically sounding).
If you haven't warmed up to Winston by now or next mission then I dunno what's wrong with you. Sure he started out as a giant roided thug but there's more to him than that.
Spazznid
Member
lol this game is hard? Try FUN.
This is me having fun with some guys at the docks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYXcAR7t-c&feature=g-upl
Go to 7:34 for the final round.
PS, they get harder
This is me having fun with some guys at the docks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYXcAR7t-c&feature=g-upl
Go to 7:34 for the final round.
PS, they get harder
insane0hflex
Member
It didnt get above a 90 because it was pretty much a sleeper title with relatively no hype.
also, didn't have a Rockstar logo.
If it had a Rockstar logo, would be instant 90+ no doubt.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Crap. I've done everything there is to do but the Completionst medal is still at 98.63%. I checked the trophy list and there's a trophy that says 'complete 100% of all missions, cases, favors, events, jobs and races', but when I go to the ingame stats I've done everything. Anybody know what gives?
Regarding Winston: It's not a spoiler to say the game has you warm up to him, and it works because the game is so good at depicting the kind of kinship that occurs in a gang. But I just can't regard him fondly when I read the police report on what he did to the -other- undercover cop. Fucking horrifying on every level. Still... I guess that's the point. These are terrible people, evil in many ways, but they still have love for their own. It's humanizing.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
He's still a roided out thug.
You get that one conversation about
taking care of his family if anything happens to him,
Don't get me wrong, I like him, but it just seems an odd match. But as mentioned before, it seems standard.
Did all the random events? Also some races don't unlock if you don't have the right vehicle for that class. And collecting all of the cars for Tran is another one.
saveweyard
Banned
Alright I think I'll wait then. I'll be getting either a Sager NP9130 with a gtx 670m or a lenovo y580 with a 660m, so I think I'll be able to play it on mid to high settings. It'll be my first gaming PC, so I'm excited!
The whole point of them is they care deeply for each other and hate nothing more than a traitor. They actually do have some morals like mentioning things they refuse to do but the 18k will like selling drugs to schoolgirls.
Speedymanic
Banned
Quick question about how much of the story is left...
I just
And does anyone know of a way to increase your face level? I've maxed out my cop level and nearly maxed the triad level, but I'm still level 7 in face. Seems to be the hardest to increase/upgrade.
I just
finished the funeral mission and the last police case, how much many more story missions are left?
And does anyone know of a way to increase your face level? I've maxed out my cop level and nearly maxed the triad level, but I'm still level 7 in face. Seems to be the hardest to increase/upgrade.
Buy the face upgrade before doing any missions/side missions is the only way I know how to maximize it.
You get more than that one conversation. You get an entire mission with
his bride-to-be, who tells you how Winston's a good guy at heart
wedding itself, there are some genuinely warm exchanges before all goes to hell
Did you do the fight clubs?
Neuromancer
Member
Well for one thing reviewers probably had more than one day to play this game. It was really quite brilliant of Rockstar to do that especially considering how strong that game starts.
Portugeezer
Member
Loving this game so far, playing on PC with M/KB is not so good, my friend has my 360 controller I will soon get it back and enjoy this game in all it's glory!
Die Squirrel Die
Member
According to the ingame stats I have.
Events Completed 28/28
Favors Completed 36/36
Jobs Completed 30/30
Missions Completed 30/30
Cases Completed 4/4
Races Completed 18/18
Story Progress 100%
That's weird. Maybe you're just bugged.
Bought all the clothes?
Clothes/cars aren't needed for that achievement.
Baconsammy
Banned
Winning races gives you a ton of face experience.
Just heard something funny while walking through the hospital on a mission. Nurse talking to a doctor asking him why all of a sudden so many pedestrians are being hit by cars. I can't help but think that's a reference to me.
Just heard something funny while walking through the hospital on a mission. Nurse talking to a doctor asking him why all of a sudden so many pedestrians are being hit by cars. I can't help but think that's a reference to me.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Reading around it seems this might solve the bug, eventhough I've already got the trophy for doing all 4 clubs. Fingers crossed.
Speedymanic
Banned
Face upgrade? Had no idea there was one, where can I buy it?
Nice, felt like it was drawing to a close so it's good to know there are still a few more missions left.
Yeah, I'm doing the sideq-uests and the various stranger missions but it's still taking an absolute age to upgrade compared to the others.
1. Counter then punch (like others have said.) Just like Batman video games.
2. You get a knife or a cleaver, you throw that shit! Thugs just hate that.
3. DIM MAK ATTACK! Collect your jade statues. Rabbit statue is pure win.
chickdigger802
Banned
Missed opportunity that the
'enemy type' isn't used anywhere else. Having 1 baddy that can counter your attacks would really help freshen up melee combat some.
Seriously, if you finish 1 martial arts club, you pretty much seen all the melee combat the game offers.
I personally didn't find any of sifu's moves to be much used in my normal rotation. Grabs doesn't work on everyone and other stuff... idk. Some of them you can't counter attacks mid animation i think. I do love the flying kick extention, and the knee stun extention. Both look so brutal when you finish someone off with it in face mode.
The final move is pretty underwhelming imo. Most counter finishers look way more brutal :/
monks
Seriously, if you finish 1 martial arts club, you pretty much seen all the melee combat the game offers.
I personally didn't find any of sifu's moves to be much used in my normal rotation. Grabs doesn't work on everyone and other stuff... idk. Some of them you can't counter attacks mid animation i think. I do love the flying kick extention, and the knee stun extention. Both look so brutal when you finish someone off with it in face mode.
The final move is pretty underwhelming imo. Most counter finishers look way more brutal :/
Sweet, sensual massages, man.
Especially from those old dudes. Don't be fooled by the ''I give a real massage'' pitchline, everything goes in the backstore.
The massage parlor.
Duude, you will love it.
Every time I called for my Velocita or 1100 NAR to be delivered it sounded to me like the valet was saying, 'KAPLAH.'lol this game is hard? Try FUN.
This is me having fun with some guys at the docks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYXcAR7t-c&feature=g-upl
Go to 7:34 for the final round.
PS, they get harder
Speedymanic
Banned
The hands icon, right? Think I'll be paying a visit the next time I play. Thanks guys.
Acquiescence
Member
I paid a visit to a massage parlour early on in the game and don't recall getting any Face upgrade. I do remember the lady being amazingly slutty though.