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[jimi_dini]

Anyone who can compare it to the Yakuza games for me? What will I dislike/like about this game if the Yakuza games are my favourite games in this kind of genre?

Why do you love Yakuza?

Melee system? SD doesn't have as much depth in it as Yakuza
Funny substories? SD delivers
Karaoke? SD has it as well, but the controls are completely different and easier. Also the bullcrap slowing down/getting faster all the time doesn't happen in SD. It's scrolling through, which would make Yakuza Karaoke much better.
Memorable main story? SD delivers
Sympathic characters? SD delivers
nailed the setting? SD did so as well
100+ hours content? SD doesn't have nearly as much, but it also has no textbox dialog

SD has a freerunning system unlike Yakuza, which I guess I will miss in any upcoming open world games, that won't have it.

 

[Yaska]

Finished the main story, liked the game. Now for a brief break,before I delve back in and 100% the game.
Only real complaint about the game is the *potential spoiler about the whole game* is

Spoiler

the dates. I mean you just date 'em once and then they're gone completely? I never heard of 'em again except for Tiffany who broke up with Wei and Not Ping apparently left a voicemail. And then one mission for one or 2 dates. Would've wanted to see more of the girls.

 

[garath]

Why do you love Yakuza?

Melee system? SD doesn't have as much depth in it as Yakuza
Funny substories? SD delivers
Karaoke? SD has it as well, but the controls are completely different and easier. Also the bullcrap slowing down/getting faster all the time doesn't happen in SD. It's scrolling through, which would make Yakuza Karaoke much better.
Memorable main story? SD delivers
Sympathic characters? SD delivers
nailed the setting? SD did so as well
100+ hours content? SD doesn't have nearly as much, but it also has no textbox dialog

SD has a freerunning system unlike Yakuza, which I guess I will miss in any upcoming open world games, that won't have it.

Not related to just Yakuza, but I'm going to have a tough time playing any open world game like this again without a solid melee and free running system like SD. It's just so satisfying and really makes me enjoy the game even more.

 

[Marleyman]

I'm absolutely loving this game. Got it on Friday and have about 6 hours logged; I just finished the mission where I unlocked the pistol. Really enjoy how lively the city feels in comparison to GTA or Saints Row - so many people walking around.

The city blows away Saints Row however Liberty City is still the king. I fucking love this game though; 3rd on my list of open world titles this gen(GTAIV, RDR) but man is it just fun.

 

[joesiv]

I've just noticed that there's a modding forum in the official Sleeping Dogs forum and the first few people with good mods will get a t-shirt and a signed poster

These guys are pretty awesome ^^

http://forums.sleepingdogs.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1351

Epic, thanks for the heads up, I'm very interested in modding this game I wonder if they bothered to encrypt the PC files or not

*edit* I just realized, modding the script files will be pretty interesting for most people, as it's a proprietary scripting language designed by one employee of UFG... anyone know skookum script?

 

[Houston3000]

The city blows away Saints Row however Liberty City is still the king. I fucking love this game though; 3rd on my list of open world titles this gen(GTAIV, RDR) but man is it just fun.

It seems the pedestrians do more in Sleeping Dogs and there's a lot more ambient scenes of pedestrian interaction (even if some of them are canned)... like people arguing, chatting, hanging laundry, eating together, buying food, etc. Then places like the night market in North Point is 10x more alive then all of Liberty City combined.

There's just a lot of really great ambiance that makes the city seem more realistic than a big 3D maze with a bunch of lemmings bumbling around. Not speaking of Sleeping Dogs, I've noticed the same things in the previews of Watch Dogs (heh, dogs) as well. It's an awesome trend that I hope more open world games improve on, especially as systems get more powerful next gen.

 

[Toma]

Why do you love Yakuza?

Melee system? SD doesn't have as much depth in it as Yakuza
Funny substories? SD delivers
Karaoke? SD has it as well, but the controls are completely different and easier. Also the bullcrap slowing down/getting faster all the time doesn't happen in SD. It's scrolling through, which would make Yakuza Karaoke much better.
Memorable main story? SD delivers
Sympathic characters? SD delivers
nailed the setting? SD did so as well
100+ hours content? SD doesn't have nearly as much, but it also has no textbox dialog

SD has a freerunning system unlike Yakuza, which I guess I will miss in any upcoming open world games, that won't have it.

That was exactly the response I was looking for. Amazing, thanks.
How much content is there actually?

 

[comrade]

Not related to just Yakuza, but I'm going to have a tough time playing any open world game like this again without a solid melee and free running system like SD. It's just so satisfying and really makes me enjoy the game even more.

I like the melee combat(not as much as Arkham City) but the free running I definitely would not miss.

 

[semiconscious]

Anyone who can compare it to the Yakuza games for me? What will I dislike/like about this game if the Yakuza games are my favourite games in this kind of genre?

got this game because of my love of the yakuza series (not a fan of gta), &, if you like yakuza, i can't imagine you not enjoying sleeping dogs...

 

[vaelic]

ok, so how do I tell whats a story mission and a side mission? id like to do side missions first

 

[Auto_aim1]

ok, so how do I tell whats a story mission and a side mission? id like to do side missions first

The green markers are story missions, yellow and the rest are side ones. You need to do some story missions for more side missions to unlock though.

 

[d1rtn4p]

For those that bought the retail console version in the US, is there any decent contents included? Manual, map, etc?

 

[davidsaurus]

That was exactly the response I was looking for. Amazing, thanks.
How much content is there actually?

10 hours if you do no side stuff, maybe 20-25 if you do side stuff.

 

[Wazzim]

Got the game, it better be awesome GAF.

 

[Arcane Hayter]

God I loved this game! I so glad it got distributed; I was heartbroken when I head it was cancelled.

 

[Arcteryx]

For those that bought the retail console version in the US, is there any decent contents included? Manual, map, etc?

There is a 4(?) page manual and a "register your game with Square Enix" insert.

 

[golem]

Btw the http://my.sleepingdogs.net site is open if you want to see your stats online.

 

[vaelic]

The green markers are story missions, yellow and the rest are side ones. You need to do some story missions for more side missions to unlock though.

ok so even blue are side?

 

[KePoW]

Any cantonese people know what "lan yeung" literally translates to? I missed the subtitles.

 

[Gen X]

That was exactly the response I was looking for. Amazing, thanks.
How much content is there actually?

Depends on the player but I'd say closer to 35-40hrs to do everything. Currently I'm at 70% completion and around 26hrs. I've been trying to do all side quests that have been available before I've needed to progress with the story. Also been hunting for the packages and Jade statues.

 

[Jugendstil]

This game is definitely the best surprise of 2012 for me. I love sandbox games but was kinda disappointed in SR3 (SR2 is my personal favorite of the genre), but Sleeping Dogs is scratching the itch in a way SR3 didn't.

The game is surprisingly polished given its troubled development history. United Front should be really proud of what they accomplished.

 

[Cloudy]

ok so even blue are side?

There are also blue cop-story missions

 

[NIN90]

Anybody remember the old True Crime screens with super bored Wei?

 

[derFeef]

Game has come a long way. Kudos UF!

 

[itxaka]

Anyone knows anything about the beta tabs i steam for sleeping dogs? There are 3 of them and I have no idea what they do.

 

[Diman]

Thank you NeoGAF for pointing me to this wonderful game!
I have played it for 3 hours and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The car driving is so much better then GTAIV. Almost everything is better then GTA. Although the games are different because sleeping dogs has a more realistic setting compared to GTA.

 

[Esch]

I know its coming to an end

Spoiler

Jackie getting arrested T_T

 

[blahblah...blah]

So I'm still in the tutorial part of the game (having just returned some money to the restaurant), and I'm finding the controls quite clunky so far (on PC). Not altogether responsive, the combat takes some getting used to, etc. I might persist tomorrow.

 

[KePoW]

So I'm still in the tutorial part of the game (having just returned some money to the restaurant), and I'm finding the controls quite clunky so far (on PC). Not altogether responsive, the combat takes some getting used to, etc. I might persist tomorrow.

It's much better with a PC controller, that's the general consensus. There's not much shooting in the game, so KB+M is not really necessary.

 

[garath]

It's much better with a PC controller, that's the general consensus. There's not much shooting in the game, so KB+M is not really necessary.

Seconded. I've been playing with a wired 360 controller. It felt MUCH better than kb/mouse

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

I play all open world style games on PC with a gamepad, just feels right for this genre!

 

[chickdigger802]

Mafia 2 might be the only open world game that I actually preferred m+k.

Driving with wasd is shitty for the most part, and you drive a lot this genre.

 

[FallingEdge]

I ended up scooping it up on PS3 for $15 due to a pricing error at BB but I wish I could have gotten it for 360/PC instead. However, it still looks and feels great and I am having a blast. Will prolly run through it again on PC but for now, I'm happy with what I got.

The game just feels right.

 

[Baconsammy]

Haha, I was driving around in a stolen cab and someone got in hoping for a ride. I like Wei's response.

 

[Exply]

Are there differences between 360 and PS3 versions?

 

[The Last Wizard]

Hows the game on ps3? I might be picking it up tomorrow.

 

[Arcteryx]

Are there differences between 360 and PS3 versions?

360 seems to have a little more eyecandy/polish, but there is nothing "wrong" with the PS3 version. I played through it on PS3 and only had a few hiccups and one crash.

 

[EatChildren]

So what's the deal with 'jobs'? I'm nearing the end of the game (only three missions left by the looks of things), and have hacked every camera, completed all races, beaten the fight clubs, finished all favours, and have I think two 'events' left to complete. But jobs? I've only completed half or so.

I'm not sure what is considered a 'job'.

 

[Arcteryx]

So what's the deal with 'jobs'? I'm nearing the end of the game (only three missions left by the looks of things), and have hacked every camera, completed all races, beaten the fight clubs, finished all favours, and have I think two 'events' left to complete. But jobs? I've only completed half or so.

I'm not sure what is considered a 'job'.

Probably the car collection/debt collection stuff. They aren't infinite(which is kind of silly considering you are collecting cars); I think there are roughly 30-35 cars you need to collect for Tran(?), probably the same amount of debt collection sidemissions.

 

[derFeef]

So what's the deal with 'jobs'? I'm nearing the end of the game (only three missions left by the looks of things), and have hacked every camera, completed all races, beaten the fight clubs, finished all favours, and have I think two 'events' left to complete. But jobs? I've only completed half or so.

I'm not sure what is considered a 'job'.

Martial Art Clubs, Car deliveries, Dept thingys.

 

[omonimo]

360 seems to have a little more eyecandy/polish, but there is nothing "wrong" with the PS3 version. I played through it on PS3 and only had a few hiccups and one crash.

Mmm... it's subjective... probably you need to check both, because reading DF & from my eyes too ps3 IQ remind to GTA 4 blurry in the texture details & it's not a great deal for all...

 

[Darklord]

Is there a point to Amanda and those girlfriend characters? I've been on like 1 date with her and then that's it. I can't even call her anymore.

 

[krishian]

Is there a point to Amanda and those girlfriend characters? I've been on like 1 date with her and then that's it. I can't even call her anymore.

You get shrine/camera/statue icons on your map, that's it.

Spoiler

The "cheating" cutscene with Tiffany is hilarious though.

 

[Christberg]

So what's the deal with 'jobs'? I'm nearing the end of the game (only three missions left by the looks of things), and have hacked every camera, completed all races, beaten the fight clubs, finished all favours, and have I think two 'events' left to complete. But jobs? I've only completed half or so.

I'm not sure what is considered a 'job'.

Pretty sure "jobs" are the ones you get from calling folks on your phone. Car stealing and racketeering missions, that sort of thing.

 

[Arcteryx]

Is there a point to Amanda and those girlfriend characters? I've been on like 1 date with her and then that's it. I can't even call her anymore.

They unlock abilities(lockboxes/statues visible etc), but otherwise they are just merely a diversion. A couple figure into the plot, but not a great deal though.

 

[jimi_dini]

I think I found a way to win in cockfighting every time

 

[Derrick01]

So what's the deal with 'jobs'? I'm nearing the end of the game (only three missions left by the looks of things), and have hacked every camera, completed all races, beaten the fight clubs, finished all favours, and have I think two 'events' left to complete. But jobs? I've only completed half or so.

I'm not sure what is considered a 'job'.

The car deliveries probably make up 10-15 alone and they pay so damn well. I don't know if the cars are randomized but I managed to get close to 4 million delivering them all. Then you have those dumb bank trucks or whatever they are.

 

[Lesath]

Any cantonese people know what "lan yeung" literally translates to? I missed the subtitles.

lun = penis
yerng = appearance

So essentially, dickface.

I think I found a way to win in cockfighting every time

TELL ME.

 

[jimi_dini]

TELL ME.

Spoiler

it seems if both legs are moving, it will win. Sometimes you need to wait a bit to be absolutely sure.

 

[Dennis]

So what's the deal with 'jobs'? I'm nearing the end of the game (only three missions left by the looks of things), and have hacked every camera, completed all races, beaten the fight clubs, finished all favours, and have I think two 'events' left to complete. But jobs? I've only completed half or so.

I'm not sure what is considered a 'job'.

How can you be so far in the game already with your fulltime job as a NeoGAF mod?