[ALL] Sleeping Dogs (formerly True Crime: Hong Kong)

[Swarley]

how long did it takes you guys to finish the main story?

I think I logged somewhere around 12 hours before I beat the story, and that was with minimal side missions.

 

[JayDizzle]

Finished the first Date introductory mission, "Amanda."

Game had me show her around North Point, basic stuff like Club Bam Bam, the Temple and finally stopped off at the Kung Fu Academy.

Learned the foot sweep (SWEEP THE LEG JOHNNY!), got a new outfit and now I have my very own pet White Girl. :thumbsup:

ADDENDUM: Just did the secondary Date mission for Amanda.

Dumb stuff but knowing where all the Health Shrines are on the map is always a plus.

 

[JayDizzle]

Karaoke?

Oh snaps. :shifty:

GUITAR SOLO

 

[Maynard]

i love the interwebz....found this game for PC. my PC is brand new still so im running it on extreme and it looks tits

 

[ryne candy]

Just finished it, it was one of the better endings but I still would have liked for the ending

 

to be where you pick a side and try to get to Pendrew either way (different storylines).

Do you ever get to call the black guy that you showed around? Or is that part gone after one setting?

 

[Maynard]

the combat in this game is hard and kind of a pain in the ass. Its really somewhat annoying that an entire battle is based on timing your counter moves. where are the fucking guns? i know the guy is a cop but that doesnt stop him from shredding some dudes face in a fan...so why not just shoot people. The combat is a real turn off and takes away from an otherwise decent game

 

[jms493]

the combat in this game is hard and kind of a pain in the ass. Its really somewhat annoying that an entire battle is based on timing your counter moves. where are the fucking guns? i know the guy is a cop but that doesnt stop him from shredding some dudes face in a fan...so why not just shoot people. The combat is a real turn off and takes away from an otherwise decent game

i kind of disagree.....after I got past the point of where it is frustrating I appreciate the difficulty of it. If it was just hit x,x,x,x,x,x,x then why even have it in the game. The guns come soon enough. Remember your not batman.

Also you learn more moves as you get further in which helps. Bottom line.....fighting 5 vs 1 should never be easy. The enemies dont wait like Assassin's Creed, which I always thought was dumb.

 

[Swarley]

the combat in this game is hard and kind of a pain in the ass. Its really somewhat annoying that an entire battle is based on timing your counter moves. where are the fucking guns? i know the guy is a cop but that doesnt stop him from shredding some dudes face in a fan...so why not just shoot people. The combat is a real turn off and takes away from an otherwise decent game

They specifically mention in the game that guns aren't as common there as they are in the US, which is why they aren't there some of the time. I loved the difficulty. It made me think of a plan of attack when I got into a big fight, not just killing everyone in 5 seconds. All of the fighting made this game 10x more appealing to me than if I just got to shoot everyone in every mission. And I agree with jms, I like that the enemies don't wait around, you have to be aware of all of them around you, not just beat one, then another, then another.

 

[Maynard]

i dont have a problem with it being difficult or challenging. but there is a difference between being a challenge and frustrating due to poor control response. I love that guys dont wait either, but when i am hitting someone and someone else comes up from behind and i hit the Y button to counter his attack, but yet nothing happens and i get hit...rinse repeat and then die....thats not a challenge, thats just annoying. If the counter was supposed to be such a huge part of the fight, then it needs to respond correctly when its used.

The only reason this combat isnt like batman is because in batman when you push the buttons they actually respond with a move. You make a mistake, you get hit. Thats not the case here

 

[JayDizzle]

I'll admit it's a little annoying that getting tagged by some thug while you're in the middle of another fight... but like JMS said, you're not jumping into fair fights for most of the game.

If you're not planning ahead and just mashing the attacking button is going to get you killed.

If you feel that the connectivity between your button presses and what happens on the screen is lacking, you gotta adapt.

 

[JayDizzle]

On another subject, I'm starting to feel bad for the scrubs at the Kung Fu Academy.

I traded another Jade Statue in for the Leg Break ability... to know that this NPC is going to just eat 5-6-7 kicks to his ACL/MCL without getting to fight back? Gruesome.

Gotta earn that Brown Belt somehow, I guess... :crying:

 

[JayDizzle]

Just finished my first Fight Club over by the Kennedy Docks in Kennedy Town.

By the end, the game just says "Fuck It" and sends like 50 dudes at you at once.

TONS of countering and a lot of Brawler/Grappler-type Thugs to watch out for around Round 5 and 6.

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Like this but with more dudes.

 

[Maynard]

i am enjoying the combat much more. you guys were right about being strategic. its still hard but i am hoping as i get to improve my guy it will be better.

 

[JayDizzle]

i am enjoying the combat much more. you guys were right about being strategic. its still hard but i am hoping as i get to improve my guy it will be better.

I know that once you start moving up in the Triad Ranks with the Main Story missions, you get to spend points on move upgrades.

Also, if you collect Jade Statues and bring them back to the Kung Fu instructor, he'll teach you new moves you can pick out yourself.

And if nothing else, the two key moves that I use exclusively (aside from the counter button) are the Leg Break from the Kung Fu studio and the Surprise Exchange you learn as you move up your Triad Upgrades.

Both will save you in a jam.

 

[JimLeavy59]

I actually found all the jade statues before the final story mission that last move you learn is awesome.

 

[JayDizzle]

I finally got my second apartment in this game after so many hours doing everything non-story related...

I go to get a drink from the fridge and what does Wei Shen's sloppy ass do?

He STILL throws that shit on the ground.

What the fuck, bro? You just met Uncle Po and are in line for a promotion... use a fucking trashcan.

 

[Twigg4075]

Hopefully I can start this up later.

 

[Handleit_44]

Hopefully I can start this up later.

You won't.

 

[JayDizzle]

The Wedding... the Wedding, bro.

 

[Swarley]

The Wedding... the Wedding, bro.

That shit was crazy.