Sleeping Dogs is one of the best games of 2012

Sleeping Dogs rocks. Don't go by gamespot review, its highly underated game by scoring imo.Sleeping Dogs surpasses similiar and recent sandbox games as GTA IV, Saints Row 3, Yakuza 4, Just Cause 2 in all department.

PC version is best ( High Res textures, DX 11 support, completely optimised PC controls ).

PLUS POINTS.

1.Hong Kong and Triad scenario at its best as a John Woo movie

2.Awesome unlockables as a rpg ( moves, stats, vechiles, weapons)

3.Combat very satisflying ( meele to gun blazing)

4.Terrific story ( although very violent )

5.cool racing events ( Unlock Bikes to sports car to dominate HK streets)

6.Tons of varied side quests,sub quests,mini games,fashions.Lenghty campaign

7.Gorgeous looking and stylish game.Soundtracks (radio stations) are pretty slick

8.Addicting :P

Its easily one of the best games along with Max Payne 3, Mass Effect 3 and others released in 2012.

Agree or disagree?

nah

Played the demo.

I like just cause 2 more from a gameplay and graphical perspective.

No. Btw, even if was, 2012 is the worst year ever so that isn't saying much and Darksiders, GW2, MP3 are all way better than Sleeping Dogs.silversix_

My gripe with the game is the map. It seems relatively enclosed, the entire middle of the map is just nothing. In an open world game, the location is the most important to me, and it is a little lacking.

It has the best close-quarter combat system for any open world game. GTA V has a lot to prove with their sloppy mechanics.

It has the best close-quarter combat system for any open world game. GTA V has a lot to prove with their sloppy mechanics.

Mr_BillGates

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It has the best close-quarter combat system for any open world game. GTA V has a lot to prove with their sloppy mechanics.

parkurtommo

Considering this has been an incredibly sh!tty year (and it looks like that trend is going to continue), that's not much of an accomplishment.

The game deserves to sell millions if only just to stick it to Activision.

I disagree completely with your 1 and 4 points. They could have done far better with the story and concept.

Also the campaign isn't all that lengthy compared to other games in the genre

Inb4 I played the demo didnt like. lol. Just play the actual game before you weigh in.

Loving it so far, 20 hours in the game, and still going ofc. with most sides done. At least the port is smooth on pc unlike some other games.

My gripe with the game is the map. It seems relatively enclosed, the entire middle of the map is just nothing. In an open world game, the location is the most important to me, and it is a little lacking.

15strong

Yeah the world is great but it's a little boxed in. Like you have almost no freedom to run around and do loads of crazy sh!t like you can in GTA. It's not a very vertical game

Even saying that though it's one hell of a game

2012 isn't impressive to begin with so I can see why even though it's most likely a fantastic game anyways.

Sleeping Dogs rocks. Don't go by gamespot review, its highly underated game by scoring imo.Sleeping Dogs surpasses similiar and recent sandbox games as GTA IV, Saints Row 3, Yakuza 4, Just Cause 2 in all department.

PC version is best ( High Res textures, DX 11 support, completely optimised PC controls ).

PLUS POINTS.

1.Hong Kong and Triad scenario at its best as a John Woo movie

2.Awesome unlockables as a rpg ( moves, stats, vechiles, weapons)

3.Combat very satisflying ( meele to gun blazing)

4.Terrific story ( although very violent )

5.cool racing events ( Unlock Bikes to sports car to dominate HK streets)

6.Tons of varied side quests,sub quests,mini games,fashions.Lenghty campaign

7.Gorgeous looking and stylish game.Soundtracks (radio stations) are pretty slick

8.Addicting :P

Its easily one of the best games along with Max Payne 3, Mass Effect 3 and others released in 2012.

Agree or disagree?

indzman

I completely agree

the amount of quality put into the game is mind blowing

I'm guessing the demo doesn't capture the spirit of the game because people who play the full game seem to be wild about it, but I thought the demo was pretty mediocre.getyeryayasout

when halo 4 comes out... people will totally forget about this game.

Cosign, one of this years best games hands down.

Yeah, like other people are saying. Isn't really an accomplishment considering the lack of games this year.

No. Btw, even if was, 2012 is the worst year ever so that isn't saying much and Darksiders, GW2, MP3 are all way better than Sleeping Dogs.silversix_

I think it's a great game in general.

Been playing for the last 2 or so days and i definitely do agree, it's the best game of 2012 so far. Better than DS2 for me and much much much better than Fall of Cybertron

Didn't like the demo, but later went ahead and got the actual full game. It's one of my favorites games of 2012, the demo doesn't do this game any justice at all.

My gripe with the game is the map. It seems relatively enclosed, the entire middle of the map is just nothing. In an open world game, the location is the most important to me, and it is a little lacking.

15strong

John Woo movies usually have average to bad stories. The story in Sleeping Dogs seems about average, it's meh.

However, the combat is fun, along with so many varied activities. It is a pretty sweet game, and the graphics look pretty good on PC.

And ME3 kind of sucked.

Just beat it, a bit short, but plenty of awesome packed in.

I would say it's a hell of a year for underrated games, it's not a year of blockbusters but I have to say I've found a lot of underrated games so far this year (Sleeping Dogs, Binary Domain,KoA,Dragon's Dogma and a few others).

The game reminds me of Shenmue alot, the setting, learning moves, the combat....etc.

What makes it standout from open world games ( especially modern settings ) is two major factors I always wanted to be perfected in GTA.

1- Melee combat system is the best in any open world game, better than Assassins Creed and on par with the Batman games, i prefer Sleeping Dogs combat, it's more challenging.

2- Driving mechanics is amazing, I've always wanted the handling and feel of arcade racers in open world games and Sleeping Dogs is the first game to offer that.

Shooting mechanics are great too.

There are some flaws ( like glitches here and there, invisible walls in some areas, lack of aircrafts so far I didn't see any type of aircrafts ) but they are overshadowed by the Hong Kong setting, story and the almost flawless gameplay mechanics.

The game reminds me of Shenmue alot, the setting, learning moves, the combat....etc.

What makes it standout from open world games ( especially modern settings ) is two major factors I always wanted to be perfected in GTA.

1- Melee combat system is the best in any open world game, better than Assassins Creed and on par with the Batman games, i prefer Sleeping Dogs combat, it's more challenging.

2- Driving mechanics is amazing, I've always wanted the handling and feel of arcade racers in open world games and Sleeping Dogs is the first game to offer that.

Shooting mechanics are great too.

There are some flaws ( like glitches here and there, invisible walls in some areas, lack of aircrafts so far I didn't see any type of aircrafts ) but they are overshadowed by the Hong Kong setting, story and the almost flawless gameplay mechanics.

HAZE-Unit

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The game reminds me of Shenmue alot, the setting, learning moves, the combat....etc.

What makes it standout from open world games ( especially modern settings ) is two major factors I always wanted to be perfected in GTA.

1- Melee combat system is the best in any open world game, better than Assassins Creed and on par with the Batman games, i prefer Sleeping Dogs combat, it's more challenging.

2- Driving mechanics is amazing, I've always wanted the handling and feel of arcade racers in open world games and Sleeping Dogs is the first game to offer that.

Shooting mechanics are great too.

There are some flaws ( like glitches here and there, invisible walls in some areas, lack of aircrafts so far I didn't see any type of aircrafts ) but they are overshadowed by the Hong Kong setting, story and the almost flawless gameplay mechanics.

mems_1224

Wow nice, so there are lots of other people feeling like that.

nice find btw.

the bike part was funny :lol: