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Sleeping Dogs |OT| not releasing this would have been a True Crime
- Thread starter MRORANGE
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I just called it that lol; whatever genre it technically is I just can't listen to it.
I won the first two I tried and didn't notice anything.
Probably the bigger one.
I found nothing as well
I see what you did there. The game makes me feel a little uneasy when one of the two dudes tells me his cock is "the best". I don't need to know stuff like that.
Played this game a couple hours with a friend. He spent time in Hong Kong and says the game reminds him of his old home, so that's well done.
The game does a lot, but everything suffers a bit as a result. The fighting is pure alpha code from Batman. The enviro-kills are blatent and they exist just to thin out the herd that attacks you. The driving is floaty like a cart game. The shooting, not entirely satisfying. Everything needs a bit more oomph. On a technical level, Saints Row is a step above this game. It's true.
The city is kind of empty. Everyone is yelling at you to buy something but there are nearly no merchants. It's like GTA IV, there is an open store every block or so. The other stores are just there for show. What keeps the game together so far is the voice acting and dialogue. They nailed the Hong Kong cop movie and though it's not a new story, they are telling it well.
If you love GTA and want Asian flavour then you will enjoy this. If you're coming at this wanting to play a really good game though, you may be left wanting.
The game does a lot, but everything suffers a bit as a result. The fighting is pure alpha code from Batman. The enviro-kills are blatent and they exist just to thin out the herd that attacks you. The driving is floaty like a cart game. The shooting, not entirely satisfying. Everything needs a bit more oomph. On a technical level, Saints Row is a step above this game. It's true.
The city is kind of empty. Everyone is yelling at you to buy something but there are nearly no merchants. It's like GTA IV, there is an open store every block or so. The other stores are just there for show. What keeps the game together so far is the voice acting and dialogue. They nailed the Hong Kong cop movie and though it's not a new story, they are telling it well.
If you love GTA and want Asian flavour then you will enjoy this. If you're coming at this wanting to play a really good game though, you may be left wanting.
GANGSTERKILLER
Member
Sleeping Dogs is great! I love the atmosphere in this game, the city feels ALIVE. There are a lot of NPCs on the street, the most i've seen in a sandbox game!
Gameplay feels good and the combat is satisfying. Hong Kong is a awesome vibrant setting!
Well done United Front Games! And thanks for reviving this game Square Enix! Activision can eat a dick...
You are telling the truth?
I have the 360 version already but i would love to play a PS3 demo.
Gameplay feels good and the combat is satisfying. Hong Kong is a awesome vibrant setting!
Well done United Front Games! And thanks for reviving this game Square Enix! Activision can eat a dick...
You are telling the truth?
I have the 360 version already but i would love to play a PS3 demo.
Not on any active mission. I don't know. I'll check it out again tonight when I'm home.
MmmSkyscraper
Unconfirmed Member
Still waiting for Sleeping Dogs to unlock but I never have these problems with Steam. I'd suggest it's more likely sloppy QA and/or an inability to replicate all of the PC setups out there. It's not like console games are perfect nowadays, viz Skyrim on PS3 and day 1 patches all over the place.
I agree about the shooting and driving however this city blows Steelport from SR3 out of the water. There is much more to do in it.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Do the console versions have the 'World Density' option?
Bluforce
Member
Apparently, no.
Comment number 168 on post of official PlayStation Blog:
"Posted on 15 August, 2012 at 3:30 pm by Jawad Ashraf
Sorry guys the following have been pulled from this week’s schedule:
Sleeping Dogs demo
Urban Chaos
Both should hopefully be out next week instead."
So, no Sleeping Dogs demo this week.
EDIT: many regional EU official Blog (like the italian one) still have Sleeping Dogs demo listed in post:
Demo PS3 (Gratis)
Dragon’s Dogma Adventure Demo
PEGI: 18
Dimensione: 3519MB
Papo & Yo
PEGI: 12
Sleeping Dogs
PEGI: 18
Dimensione: 2454MB
Me sad
chickdigger802
Banned
A lot of neat things about this game, but the most impressive got to be how fucking fast it takes to go from desktop to ingame. Barely any 'pre game messages' and initial load is less than 10 secs.
And is it just me or is shooting not too bad? I mean it isn't great, but guns sound ok and it isn't too hard.
And on a side note, anyone remember the hand to hand combat system of modern rockstar games? lol.
And is it just me or is shooting not too bad? I mean it isn't great, but guns sound ok and it isn't too hard.
And on a side note, anyone remember the hand to hand combat system of modern rockstar games? lol.
Red Blaster
Member
Batman has really bad and simplistic combat so I'm not sure how Sleeping Dogs is alpha code from that game considering it's a lot better
Nope.
And I still don't see the pattern for cock fighting.
Probably the easiest way to make money aside from that is doing the car jobs; time consuming though.
Just had my first crash. Right after karaoke too, damn it.
There's no way this is better than Batman combat. He doesn't have half the combat abilities that Batman did.
There's no way this is better than Batman combat. He doesn't have half the combat abilities that Batman did.
dummydecoy
Member
Shadow2222
Member
Haha, there are definitely some "harder" songs on that station, but it has Dream Theater, which automatically makes it amazing.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The similarities between Sleeping Dogs and Batman consist of being an individual in group fights, with one button for attacking and another for counters. That's it.
The means of grappling, countering blocks, chaining together moves and using items is completely different.
The means of grappling, countering blocks, chaining together moves and using items is completely different.
they were probably mashing. when i first started playing i was mashing. realized i was getting killed way too often. then i slowed it down and voila! like butter.
Crazypanda_85
Member
Wondering if I should get it for my laptop or PS3. My laptop is :
i5-2410m
6GB RAM
GeForce GT 550M
i5-2410m
6GB RAM
GeForce GT 550M
chickdigger802
Banned
Don't know if you wanna play it on a laptop or big tv, but laptop would look and perform better.
Crazypanda_85
Member
I was going to either play it on the laptop screen or just connect it to my PS 3D Monitor or TV. I just want to make sure I get the best bang for my buck. So far, everyone is raving about it and I just wanted to see which way would be the best.
Red Blaster
Member
Did you guys play some alternate Batman game where the game doesn't autolock on nearby enemies (hence causing Batman to cover insane amounts of distance with only a single button press) and where timing is more or less the only thing you have to pay attention to.
Easier=more complex, obv
chickdigger802
Banned
What trees are y'all investing into?
Yup, you just need to do some side missions / favors (yellow icons on mini-map) to level up your face to level two. It's sold in one of the clothing stores on the upper section of the city map. I don't know if the rest of the outfit is sold in the same store, but it's where I bought the jacket.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
Seriously. You might as well say it's Prototype or Assassin's Creed if you're going to that as your baseline.
Laptop, mos def.
I love some of the random crap that can happen....it's one of the things I love about open world games:
There are these side missions where you have to tap into these cameras to catch criminals slinging drugs but you have to beat up the gang dudes that are around the panel you need to get to in order to hack into the camera.
These are spread out throughout the city so it can take a few mins to drive to one of them. So I get one of my cars from my garage and make the trek to one of them.
There were 10 guys there or so and I beat the shit out of 6-7 of them and the other 3-4 got scared and started running away....two of them hopped into my car and took off, leaving me with no ride....as I saw them drive off in my car, it started pouring rain....it was pretty funny.
Also, nobody photo bombs Wei's photos....NOBODY.
There are these side missions where you have to tap into these cameras to catch criminals slinging drugs but you have to beat up the gang dudes that are around the panel you need to get to in order to hack into the camera.
These are spread out throughout the city so it can take a few mins to drive to one of them. So I get one of my cars from my garage and make the trek to one of them.
There were 10 guys there or so and I beat the shit out of 6-7 of them and the other 3-4 got scared and started running away....two of them hopped into my car and took off, leaving me with no ride....as I saw them drive off in my car, it started pouring rain....it was pretty funny.
Also, nobody photo bombs Wei's photos....NOBODY.
Why does this game look so ridiculously good when it's raining at night? What kind of lighting trick are they using?
Yeah I was already close to 200k (I did a lot of favors and cop stuff) so I just went and bought some fast car for 80k. So far this is running into GTA syndrome, all this money and nothing really worthwhile to spend it on.
Yeah I was already close to 200k (I did a lot of favors and cop stuff) so I just went and bought some fast car for 80k. So far this is running into GTA syndrome, all this money and nothing really worthwhile to spend it on.
captainnapalm
Member
Looks like this game is finally the one that gets me to switch from Windows XP to Windows 7. Damn thing doesn't support DX9. Sigh, what a mission reinstalling my entire hard drive will be.
Guess it's got to be done, though. I passed on Battlefield 3, which also required at least Vista or 7, but open world Hong Kong crime drama sounds too sweet to pass up.
Guess it's got to be done, though. I passed on Battlefield 3, which also required at least Vista or 7, but open world Hong Kong crime drama sounds too sweet to pass up.
robot
Member
awesome, thanks
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
There's something about the movement... like it has some really weird animation priority going on that feels weird to me.
Loving this game so far though. Just running around tackling people is dumb fun.
Loving this game so far though. Just running around tackling people is dumb fun.
ttocs
Member
That's the truth. There is always some way to waste money on ludicrous clothing, apartment stuff, or even cars.
There are quite a few moves to chain at the start, they just don't spell it out for you except for "you can chain up to 5 light and one heavy attack". You will unlock more moves and functionality for older moves later.
Not to mention you can combine sprint + grapple/attack from the start, so you end up doing a tackle or you can flying kick some fool. There's more than just "press X to jab, hold X to kick".
chickdigger802
Banned
speaking of which, what does buying stuff for your apartment do? I kinda hoped for some buffs if you sleep on a good bed with a/c in the room or something.
ttocs
Member
I'm still early in the game but I see it as a novelty. So far, I've bought a new bed and a pet bird in a cage. Haven't found anything else yet.