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Sleeping Dogs |OT| not releasing this would have been a True Crime
- Thread starter MRORANGE
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It's funny, none of the trailers brought any form of hype to me. I bought the game on a whim because of its $30 pricetag on GMG. I had a slightly lower expectation than the most of Gaf. When I started to play it and get into the game, it blew me away.
Funny thing is I never saw that live action trailer, just really bought this game in the blind. Going back and seeing that trailer is something.
Should have tried to work Ms. Chu into it though.
wtf is going on with green man gaming. trying to purchase this but keep getting the folloiwing
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Ok, nice. But I was very disappointed when I found out that the huge empty looking area in the middle of the map is actually cut off, or not accessible at all (Walls all around.) -- I was hoping that there was a large forest/some random fun stuff.
The game is easily worth 50-60 bucks IMO.
Haha you didn't realize that from the beginning? He sounds like a douchebag just like in real life. =P
That was really well done, I'm impressed.
The head and bike tire was a nice touch.
Where are people seeing this $30-35 price tag?
FrenchMovieTheme
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its because they are in the UK. i had to call chase and speak with a customer service rep to tell them to allow me to purchase from their site. it sucks but just call your CC company and tell them its actually you trying to buy it, not someone else
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Im sure this has been answered already..
On the 360, the driving...it looks fucked up, like jittery, while in motion. Not sure is its the frame rate or some kind of blurring but it looks bad.
Anyway to fix that?
On the 360, the driving...it looks fucked up, like jittery, while in motion. Not sure is its the frame rate or some kind of blurring but it looks bad.
Anyway to fix that?
weird I have purchased from them before with this credit card. why would it have changed?
Yeah the bike races are the hardest because you can't ram anyone off the road
I did a class B challenge and struggled pretty good but pulled it off. You really have to master the driving system.
Finally finished. Great game. The game is so close to be an exceptional game, so very close. I basically agreed with Kohler's review at Wired, everything is just almost perfect except a few nitpicking here and there. Clocked in at 22 hours with almost every side mission finished.
Yes! I even took a picture lol..
The game is really great! I cannot stop playing. Although I kind of dislike the triangulate mini-game.
On the PC version, the game uses a shaky cam when driving at high speed. No way to turn it off, for now.
Delusibeta
Banned
Green Man Gaming, mainly. Get Games Go are also doing a similar deal, although I don't know if it's available in the US. British Pricing in action.
I think it is just the shaky cam effect. I remember noticing it at the start of the game and thinking to myself that the performance had improved for some reason by the time I started doing street races. I guess I just got used to it.
Outtrigger888
Member
I some how kicked my self off a wall and round house kicked some guy in the face. This game does more things right than any open world game thats come out. I just wish you could use melee objects while riding a motorcycle road rash style.
Ahh too bad. Thanks.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Thanks Sojgat (and Kepow). Guess Ill just have to get used to it too!
I've already bought it, downloading at this very moment.
Yeah I got used to it, but I can see how some people may not like shaky cam.
Okay good I'm not the only one who can't seem to complete a purchase on GMG. What the hell?
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
SJRB
Gold Member
I love how
the lines of morality are starting to blur, not just for Wei but for me as the player. I mean, you start off as a cop trying to infiltrate this random group of street corner thugs who you don't give a crap about. But after just having played the wedding mission I want to hunt down and kill the people responsible
Great storytelling.
Meh, I always just use a 360 controller for these types of games on PC.
There's more to it than that though:
They aren't exactly "random"; Wei has a motive for doing it: his sister and Dogeyes. I know it's a game and all, but I had a hard time believing they would let someone with such a past go undercover in that organization.
The Wizard
Member
All these spoilers I can't read make me want to go back to the story missions, last one I did was
. Can't help but just cruise around the city though, I just bought a Class A bike and have been jumping from side mission to side mission.
meeting Uncle Po
SuicidalSteve
Member
whoa ihad a weird moment....I quit as my sleeping dogs crashed and reloaded a save game and now all of a sudden my game is set to fast forward....has anyone had this before and know how to fix this?
Yeah, but
Pandrew had his reasons for sending you in. Probably because of your background, not in spite of it, and knew your motivations would mean little questions of his machinations.
I have to say though, about the
Wedding, I found myself surprised at how pissed I was about Peggy getting killed, but especially Winston. He seemed such a dumb stereotypical muscle head at the beginning, but when he starts opening up to you and shows you how much the gang as family means to him, he really started growing on me. Though his death proved a valuable lesson.
Do not fuck with this woman.
The Wizard said:
Shit son, you're only like 2-3 missions before shit goes all out. Get to it.
I would with something like Darksiders as well. However, in games where there's shooting involved, I like using the mouse and KB. Anyway, it isn't much of an issue since the game's really melee oriented.
Normally, I'd totally agree with you, but, like you said, the shooting is limited here and passable enough with the controller. That and the melee is much more suited for a controller.
I just read the review. I get the impression everything he mentions would be fundamental reasons to condemn this game. Counter-intuitive overlapping controls (safely place a perp in your trunk or slam his head into it) and unnecessary busy-work segments (return to your hideout before a side mission registers are "completed") sound like things that would frustrate and ruin the experience. Before I can care about a game's intriguing plot and A-list voice-talent, the shooting/fighting/driving AKA problem-solving has to be right. The city is beautiful, but is the layout inviting to explore? Do I want to venture to every nook and cranny, or is the city designed like a bent corridor with the important stuff at each end? I watched the Gametrailers review as well as read Ben Kuchera's write-up. The attributes praised are not necessary for me to enjoy a game; on the contrary, the "trivial" design flaws are critical. Is driving exhilarating? Are gun-fights harrowing? Are fist-fights nerve-wracking? Is maneuvering comfortable? Every video I've watched tells me the answer is, "No." I would love to like this game. Correct me if I am wrong.
Yeah, I've got quite used to the controls now. In fact, I feel driving around the city feels a lot better with the controller.
It depends on what camp you're from. If you don't mind the arcady controls, driving can be quite enjoyable (I wouldn't really use exhilarating). I'm nearly seven hours in and have only experienced one gun fight till now so I really can't comment on them but they did seem quite easy. Fist fights are without a doubt, the highlight in the game. Combat is fluid, brutal and very satisfying. It's simple to pick up but tough to master.
However there are few things I did not really care for. Like you mentioned, the Drug bust side missions all play out the same and it's really annoying to have to drive all the way back to your safehouse just to successfully wrap one up.
I think there are either 3 or 4 times at most where you go to your pad and to bed to advance the story. Its not common, its rare. As for the overlapping in controls, you're going to get some of that if you're going to be provided alot of options. I never found it to be a huge issue. As for the city being inviting, I found it to be. There's plenty of places that are tucked out of the way to discover, and sections that are even off-street, like the night market, or the areas in Kennedy.
Archon473 said:
I wouldn't call the gun fights harrowing, but they are exciting, especially in the context and that you start some of them without a gun and have to disarm someone. That said, there is a LOT fewer gun battles than other games, this is decidedly focused on melee. Fist fights nerve wracking? Haven't played an open world game with a better melee system. Shit, haven't played many action games with a better melee system. Maneuvering is arcadey, but what I expected from a game like this. The jitter cam at high speeds is annoying, but at most, a nuisance to me.
So, IMHO, no. That's the wrong impression you got there. Its hardly a masterpiece, but then, neither is GTA IV. For my opinion, it stands up there with RDR, Just Cause 2, and Saint's Row.
vaelic said:
Issues? Shit, most of the people it seemed who preordered didn't get a key until several hours after the game went live. Thread was melting down at the time and I was feeling guilty posting impressions.
does this game end when you beat the final mission or can you keep playing?
also I just did the
, about how far am I?.
Kinda dissapointed that the races are so easy, I'm using that starting vehicle you got from the police mission and just cruise to first place. The drug bust thing seems kind of repetetive too.
I like the orange marker events, do they just randomly pop up? I was on my way to do one of those and died (diving out of car next to wall = bad idea) and when I respawned at the hospital, it was gone
also I just did the
wedding massacre mission
Kinda dissapointed that the races are so easy, I'm using that starting vehicle you got from the police mission and just cruise to first place. The drug bust thing seems kind of repetetive too.
I like the orange marker events, do they just randomly pop up? I was on my way to do one of those and died (diving out of car next to wall = bad idea) and when I respawned at the hospital, it was gone
I'd say you're about 2/3rds through. At the point you're at, more gunplay comes into the mix. A good amount more. Also, at the end, you can keep playing and do any side quests or collectibles you missed. I even did a date after finishing the game.
Sandra.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Ironically infiltrating the triad.
The only parts of the game that 'require' you to return to your hide-out are optional drug busts (defeat gang, hack camera, return to hide out to bust the dealer over the cam), and when the story asks you to return to your pad and sleep (which has happened once, maybe twice). Every other mission in the game (favours, racing, cases, story missions, fights, etc) don't require you to return. They're marked as finished the moment you finish them.
The only parts of the game that 'require' you to return to your hide-out are optional drug busts (defeat gang, hack camera, return to hide out to bust the dealer over the cam), and when the story asks you to return to your pad and sleep (which has happened once, maybe twice). Every other mission in the game (favours, racing, cases, story missions, fights, etc) don't require you to return. They're marked as finished the moment you finish them.
Have you bothered to read any of the user comments the past few pages? That's a lot better than reviews.
Vast majority of people here who actually have the game, say that it's fun and like it a lot.
I don't get all analytical about games, as far as critiquing every single aspect...that's just too serious and anal. Bottom line for me is if the game is fun overall, and Sleeping Dogs easily fits that bill.
SJRB
Gold Member
Holy shit, that's 2/3rd? I just did that mission. Wow, time to slow it down on the main missions then.