![]() ![]() I don’t think that the ball has been dropped in any significant way with this port, but I don’t feel like a new bar in quality has been set either.īy and large, this release feels comparable to the original PC release, despite a few graphical tweaks and minor modifications. But really, it should be, considering it’s been a couple of years since the original released. And clearly Sleeping Dogs is a great looking game on Xbox One and PS4, and a huge step up from the previous generation. But I’ve also seen far better previous-gen to current-gen ports with releases like The Last of Us and even Tomb Raider, so my expectations for these releases is somewhat high. Maybe it’s my fault for wanting to compare this to the PC edition, and not just looking at Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition as a console upgrade. But for those that played through on PC? Not at all. Is it a clear step-up from the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions? Yes. While I still feel Sleeping Dogs is an exceptionally good open-world game, even post Grand Theft Auto V, it’s hard to argue that this Definitive Edition releasing next week on Xbox One and PS4 is worth the $60 price tag attached. Ultimately the game is a sometimes cringy but a hell of a experience that stood out in an era of soulless and uninteresting open world games.If we didn’t live in a world where there was a pre-existing version of Sleeping Dogs readily (and cheaply) available on PC, then I suppose this Definitive Edition would be far more tantalizing than it currently is. The story hit some climaxes, but the end of it was a very bad way of closing the game. By the time I discovered the game, I was pretty much stoked on DigitalRev videos, the movie Enter The Void just recently touched me and some night-out experiences IRL surely biased me to love the game but the gameplay, world and music made me feel I was there. I think many things coincidentally influenced me to love the game. I think that if I recurre to fast travel in an open world game, I've realized that the game is pretty much worthless from that point on. This made me avoid completely any kind of fast-travel options and actually enjoyed driving more than the game itself. I've always been a sucker for Ninja Tune and other similar labels like Hyperdub (Burial being my all time, delicatessen pleasure, favorite artist ever) and playing Sleeping Dogs, robing a luxury car and driving around at midnight while raining and suddenly Ninja Tune radio starts playing "Soft Room by Lorn", Floating Point's remix of "Tailor Made" or "Miles to go by Stateless" was nothing short of mesmerizing. This game set some bars in real life for me. I thought the world was stupidly beautiful to play at. I think it's by far the most enjoyable open world game I've ever played, full period. ![]() I've done yearly runs of this game since I first played on PS3. IMO it's a good game but falls short of great. And for some reason I found input a touch laggy and unreliable. I often wanted fast travel when traveling from one city district to another. Currency balance was all over the place, where stealing one luxury car for Tong could net several hundred k but major story missions give less than 10% that. The early night market and docks areas are atmospheric and well populated but most of the map is relatively unmemorable. ![]() On the downside, the world design wasn't amazing. Slow mo vault shooting felt cool and the melee system wasn't too bad, albeit shallow and abusable. Sure the sleeping dogs approach is ridiculous but in GTA V you are supposed to just sit in a dark corner until they forget about you - it's a very boring system that discourages risk taking (early GTAs didn't have this problem as you could make a break for a paint job). And being able to end cop chases by taking out the cop cars. An 'augmented reality' approach to navigation, with arrows appearing on the road, not just the minimap. There are two things I really liked about sleeping dogs compared to GTA V. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. ![]()
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