Jaded Alyx
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Exactly. I'd much rather have the option of ensuring my game runs at a smooth, stable framerate, unlike on consoles where you have no choice and are at the mercy of the developer's technical prowess and hardware.
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Sleeping Dogs |OT| not releasing this would have been a True Crime
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Exactly. I'd much rather have the option of ensuring my game runs at a smooth, stable framerate, unlike on consoles where you have no choice and are at the mercy of the developer's technical prowess and hardware.
That's me in most other games, in Sleeping Dogs traffic drives on the same side of the road as I do in real life, it's a nice change.
Nope, I do too. And I always steal cars (well, one's without peeps) on the left.
replay missions - check
all the collectables are easy to spot - check
varied missions - check
beating up a thug with a phone from a phonebooth - check
beating someone up with a fish - check
great food mechanic - check
competent driving controls - check
great cop/triad mechanic through missions - check
good fighting system - check
proper cellphone implementation - check
oh god, I love this game and I'm only a few hours in
The only real "negative" is that they fucked up some asian PS3 controls. For example in a few situations, I will get shown X, although I'm supposed to press O. Other times it's displayed correctly. I hope that there are no real issues coming from those. Hacking cameras works (unlike the broken Bond game)
all the collectables are easy to spot - check
varied missions - check
beating up a thug with a phone from a phonebooth - check
beating someone up with a fish - check
great food mechanic - check
competent driving controls - check
great cop/triad mechanic through missions - check
good fighting system - check
proper cellphone implementation - check
oh god, I love this game and I'm only a few hours in
The only real "negative" is that they fucked up some asian PS3 controls. For example in a few situations, I will get shown X, although I'm supposed to press O. Other times it's displayed correctly. I hope that there are no real issues coming from those. Hacking cameras works (unlike the broken Bond game)
Jaded Alyx
Member
Wait, what!??
there is even a trophy for that lol
SJRB
Gold Member
Driving is such a small fragment of this game that even if you don't particularly enjoy it there is still tons of other stuff to make playing this game worth your while.
We will all accept your humble apologies later.
By the way - is the car door slam a special move? I've been trying to pull it off but Wei just casually smashes a guy's head against the car.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Not sure what you're talking about, I think it looks really good. Care to elaborate?
dark_prinny
Banned
Whats the point of beeing a PC GAMER other than being picky about visuals and performance? I'm not saying i don't understand it, just saying I find it stressing and pointless nowadays. I was in that road and I Don't wanna go back.
chickdigger802
Banned
Well I guess a lot of people aren't pc gamers then.
Believe it or not, but quite a lot of people play pc games with mid range rigs and are fine.
I see. The problem I'm having is that the resolution I run at (right now, unless I want to buy a new tv for 1080p) is supported already and it doesnt let me make a duplicate. It's in the game but at 170hz which I wouldn't think TVs support anyway. 720p stretches the image over the edges too for me, and looks pretty bad.
I'm using VGA by the way.
With the ingame resolution set to mine it only runs windowed. It's really weird, Ive only had this problem with this game. Darksiders 1 doesn't even have my resolution select-able.
EatChildren
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DanielJr82
Member
You get it near the end of the game a mission takes place inside that room.
As long as you understand and accept arcadey driving physics, it'll be fine. If you're looking for something much more realistic like GTA IV or Mafia II, then you'll probably be disappointed. That said, I prefer something a bit more playable than those and thought it fit with the game nicely.
It's part of a later game mission. I found it way earlier too and was really pissed I couldn't get inside. It ended up being the last statue I needed.
Beating up with a fish?
That's level one, baby.
You think he got the point?
DanielJr82 said:
Its later in the game to prevent from getting the Dim Mak too early. Its a very powerful counter move.
chickdigger802
Banned
Remember when that cop guy said that there aren't many guns in hongkong?
Probably the biggest problem i have with the game :S
Also... need to have a 'mobile' way to clean up. I didn't buy this expensive suit to be walking around covered in blood and gore all day :X
It's pretty hilarious when you do that with the doctor robe. Vigilante doctor!
Probably the biggest problem i have with the game :S
Also... need to have a 'mobile' way to clean up. I didn't buy this expensive suit to be walking around covered in blood and gore all day :X
It's pretty hilarious when you do that with the doctor robe. Vigilante doctor!
I spent 3 hours yesterday doing completely ridiculous shit and i love it.
I found these big boat things so i started doing this thing where i would throw someone in a trunk, drive the car onto the boat and drive the boat into the ocean and leave them there. I don't know why but i find it hilarious. Grabbing people and throwing them into oncoming traffic, over ramps, into the ocean. Grabbing random pedestrians and murdering them into those fan things.
You know what i love most about this game? I don't even care that i don't have a gun 90% of the time, most open world games shove guns down your throat but this game doesn't and i love it. And the side-missions are actually fun.
I have a feeling this game is going to go down as one of the most underrated games of this generation. I know a lot of people that refuse to play it simply because it had the horrible True Crime brand on it at one time, because uninformed people think it's a GTA clone and that makes me sad because this game is genuinely fun. It has it's problems but i have honestly enjoyed my 10-12 hours in this then i did all sandbox games to release this gen combined.
Does the map change at any point, or does the map you start out with remain throughout the entire game?
It's extremely small -- I measured it by putting a custom waypoint marker on the other side of the town, which tells you how far away it is in Meters, and in total it measured about 9 square kilometers, or 3.4 square miles, and like 40-50% of the entire map (The middle) is blocked off/isn't accessible.
It's extremely small -- I measured it by putting a custom waypoint marker on the other side of the town, which tells you how far away it is in Meters, and in total it measured about 9 square kilometers, or 3.4 square miles, and like 40-50% of the entire map (The middle) is blocked off/isn't accessible.
Map doesn't change.
And yeah, it's funny to think that the entire hong kong map is actually significantly smaller than my suburb (which is roughly 6km x 4km - 24 sqkm). It really is like an elaborate hong kong theme park.
Projectjustice
Banned
Great job OP on this thread. Just picked this badboy up! Love me some Sandbox games that arent GTA4. lol I got my goofy Sandbox game fix from Saints Row, now for the more serious experience!
No, but size doesn't matter (so I've been told). The map is hugely varied and there's lots to see and do, don't worry about it the game is fantastic.
Phanatic8390
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Forget reviews. Read a few pages here then go out and buy it
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"Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything."
Love that shot
Cannon Goose
Member
Where do you find the white suit jacket? It is everything I have ever wanted.
I was just reading through a couple on this page. Game sounds exactly like what I want in a sandbox.
Any complaints as to PS3/360?
Wind's Howling
Member
According to the DF-analysis the PS3 version is shit and 360 version is not.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Buying the PS3 version. Cant wait.
PS3 runs fine. I got no issues with it.
The Asian PS3 issue is my only problem and that's not really a problem, because it doesn't seem to break anything.
Wind's Howling
Member
There is Darksiders II as well. Just a heads-up in case you have been away.
I played on 360, framerate was fine, only real problem is the graphics are as expected not what they are on PC. Areas with a lot of trees and shrubs can look kind of bad IMO, but all the urban areas look fine to great.
SJRB
Gold Member
The waypoint may show only 2,4 km for example, but because you can't really cut straight through you have to drive all the way around the mountain in the center of the map.
The map is surprisingly big, even though the devs stated they went for density instead of map size.
You get it through a story mission. About 2/3rds of the way through, I'd say. Its a big mission and you'll remember it.
SJRB said:
It certainly feels way bigger than what it is.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
95% of my PC games are non-Steam. Don't feel inconvenienced.
I feel more inconvenienced using Steam.
SJRB
Gold Member
Delusibeta
Banned
360 is better than the PS3 version, although the PC version beats several shades of snot out of both.
bitoriginal
Member
One thing I love about this game is the mature story line behind the over the top violence and fish slapping antics. Don't get me wrong, it's not top of its class or anything, but it's definitely a cut above what I expected from the game. There are issues with things cutting too abruptly to something new or not explaining things, like when you wake up in a new apartment with literally no explanation of how you got that apartment, but overall they've done a really good job with the story imo.
Also, If you read the reports on Wei's phone it really adds to the experience. Love the psych evals and whole Departed/Infernal Affairs vibe.
Also, If you read the reports on Wei's phone it really adds to the experience. Love the psych evals and whole Departed/Infernal Affairs vibe.
derExperte
Member
Why are you posting this in the thread about a game with one of the best ports in a long while that looks way beyond the console versions even on mid-tier PCs? Btw I find gaming on my PS3 stressful for various reasons so I'll only do it for exclusives, but who cares?
derExperte
Member
Excellent ty
The voice acting adds a lot to it as well, It's really excellent across the board. My Favourite part was Tom Wilkinson doing
his Boondock Saints style crime scene reconstruction
indigo-cyclops
Member
This is it exactly. And as mentioned its so you don't get the last upgrade early.
Just beat the game last night, 40 hours and still some things to do. Really really enjoyed the game.