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Sleeping Dogs |OT| not releasing this would have been a True Crime
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GlamFM
Banned
It´s a very good game, but you´re exaggerating.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Did anyone notice changes in graphic options get saved only when you run benchmark with them?
To me it's not an exaggeration at all. I could barely get through 50% of GTA4 because the controls are just dire in every facet. Shooting was poor and hand to hand combat was not much better.
Loving this game. I normally don't go looking for side missions, but they're so fun that they don't feel like a chore. Zooming around the city on a bike is fun, I bought a faster motorcycle and decided to try to jump an oncoming car... car turned out to be a cop car and the led to a high speed pursuit. Fun times.
I haven't really run into any problems on my 560ti and Phenom II x4 955 combo. Game is gorgeous.
I haven't really run into any problems on my 560ti and Phenom II x4 955 combo. Game is gorgeous.
The physics engine alone overshadows most of what Sleeping Dogs does. From hit detection to car handling.
But it's boring as hell when you look back. And the fist fighting was terrible when with the physics engine.
Maybe not vastly, but its the better game. Better story, better melee, and in my opinion, better gun play. Sure, the city is more accurately modeled and the physics engine is incredible, but I can get those physics with RDR.
SD runs well, looks great, and is fun to play. GTA IV (at least before expansions) only really did one of those three.
That one thing does nothing to contribute to the fun factor with the gunplay/controls to back it up. RDR on the other hand is a better game than SD to me because it controls better and has amazing hit detection/physics.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Okay so the fact car jacking tucks forces you to manually manoeuvre towards the driver cabin is too cool.
I'm really enjoying the story so far, but I'm a little disappointed at how it jumps sometimes. For example (~50% spoilers)
I'm really enjoying the story so far, but I'm a little disappointed at how it jumps sometimes. For example (~50% spoilers)
maybe I missed it, but I didn't realise Winston was involved in any marriage at all. So when he threw out "yeah this wedding is getting to me" I couldn't help but think "Wait what wedding?". Same goes for that point in the story, where you suddenly have a nice new apartment. I get that they imply you're now working through the ranks, but the moment before this happens kind of ends on a "I'll think about it" note. Nope. All of a sudden, new swanky apartment.
Phanatic8390
Member
Nighttime. Rain. Motorcycle. Eminence Front.
Awesome.
Awesome.
These open-world GTA clones (for lack of a better term) always have these types of moments for me. Replace SD with GTA IV and replace Eminence Front with Let's Get Lost and you have my most potent memory of GTA IV.
I agree with your story points, but it jumps alot less later in the story. Still, there's not usually much explanation how
you get your particular crash pads, but you its kind of assumed. Also, the place in Kennedy makes the Central apartment look like a hovel.
I'm not very far into the game, but it does seem like the story jumps to conclusions sometimes.
Characters will say something, or you read something in a report that hadn't been implied in the story otherwise.
Still, the story is compelling. There haven't been many undercover cop stories (The protagonist in The Getaway 2 was undercover wasn't he?) in games so this is pretty cool.
Characters will say something, or you read something in a report that hadn't been implied in the story otherwise.
Still, the story is compelling. There haven't been many undercover cop stories (The protagonist in The Getaway 2 was undercover wasn't he?) in games so this is pretty cool.
cleveridea
Member
wow it was weird driving in hearing about the mines violence, with miners killing with melee weapons really made me think about playing sleeping dogs and how some of these battles are occurring real life (ie its not always just guns)
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The joys of street racing.
Police saw me rollin', they hated, patrolling and in fact did catch me riding dirty (there was a guy in the trunk. I liked his umbrella.)
Police saw me rollin', they hated, patrolling and in fact did catch me riding dirty (there was a guy in the trunk. I liked his umbrella.)
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Is it just me or is racing crazy strict?
Helps if you get better cars I guess.
Helps if you get better cars I guess.
This looks so good. Wow.The joys of street racing.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
Yes, but I prefer throwing them in front of a bus.
So, as a fan of the Mafia series, does this game deliver a similar type of experience? A proper, well paced narrative can really elevate these sandbox games to a new level and it is something lacking in most. They often drop a cutscene at the start of a mission that feels disconnected from the game itself. The Mafia series, however, manages to keep the story telling flowing throughout every major mission.
GTA has attempted this, but again, it feels too disconnected for its own good and struggles to bring drama to the missions themselves.
Does Sleeping Dogs fall more on the Mafia side of things in this regard or is it just another GTA clone through and through?
GTA has attempted this, but again, it feels too disconnected for its own good and struggles to bring drama to the missions themselves.
Does Sleeping Dogs fall more on the Mafia side of things in this regard or is it just another GTA clone through and through?
I put this game right up there with GTA this gen; I love it. The random bugs however I don't love.
I'm unsure of the meaning of the question, but the way its been for me so far is that the missions follow the main narrative of the story and have continuity with each other.
Yep; you can.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I wouldn't call the narrative well paced, but the missions themselves usually tie the gameplay and the story together pretty well I guess?
Have you played either Mafia title? They handle story beats in a different fashion from most sandbox games and it has a huge impact on the experience, I feel. It may seem subtle on the surface, but the way the narrative runs through the mission rather than simply book-ending it makes a world of difference.
Kabuki Waq
Member
so far the story missions feel very much connected. The voice acting and writing are good but not near Mafia levels of good. Mafia was clearly at a different level from regular open world games when it came to narrative. I will say I am invested in the main characters story as they drop more hints about his past.
I don't like that I can only buy clothes at certain times; that makes no sense to me. Also, this title has you using the phone a bunch. I didn't mind this at all in GTA but man was there a vocal group of haters of this feature along with dates. I love it as it adds immersion to the game but people seemed to hate that about GTAIV.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I get a lot of Mafia vibes from Sleeping Dogs, but I'm trying to work out why. I think it might be the lively, detailed city.
And I do feel the story is nicely strung together, but it's also a very different game/experience to Mafia. Mafia tries to heavily ground itself in a gritty, realistic mobster world. It has its share of set pieces, but it's always so grounded. Sleeping Dogs is very precisely channelling Hong Kong blood operas. So sure, you have realistic and interesting interactions among the characters, and believable settings and set pieces, but the action and events themselves unfold in over the top ultra violent ways. It's very arcadey at times, but deliberately so.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I haven't played a GTA in ages, but that's mostly because I get bored of them really fast. Sleeping dogs so far has managed to avoid that problem.
Maybe it has something to do with the gameplay not being boring.
Maybe it has something to do with the gameplay not being boring.
cleveridea
Member
I'm thinking perhaps its because we are seeing a completely different world than we are used to, in Mafia's case because it was set in the past and in sleeping dogs case in asia. its not another modern day new york for example
Red Blaster
Member
This is a recurring issue right up to the end, too much stuff is implied and new characters are introduced only to not show up again after just one mission.
Neuromancer
Member
Can you call taxis? Or do you just have to find them randomly?
I tried to find the number all over the place but couldn't.
Do you really think the difference is that significant in those shots? The 360 version is a little sharper while the PS3 version is softer but slightly less jaggy as a result. It's certainly not a huge difference (at least based on those shots).
Still, PC version seems like the way to go.
Well i dont have the option of PC for now, thats why i was asking about the difference between 360 and ps3