Posted on: July 21, 2023

Burrito

Games: 1497 Reviews: 51

True Crime : Streets of Hong Kong

"Sleeping Dogs" avoided the True Crime name because of a licensing dispute, but it was originally created to be the third entry of the series. And it shows - it's an open world map with scattered bonuses that increment your character's capabilities, with sequential plot missions activated by driving to their location that temporarily narrow player agency down to "Complete mini-game A, then B, then [n]..." It's much better than the second True Crime game, but falls short of "Streets of LA"'s greatness. PROS : -Decent visuals -Universally above-par voice acting -Reasonable length -Multiple XP types, with different corresponding perks to unlock -Bonus Cop XP for minimizing collateral damage, Triad XP for maximizing brutality against fair targets. A good set of incentives to encourage skillful play during missions. CONS : -Over an hour of forced tutorials -Far too easy -The upgrades earned, by wandering away from the main plot beats and exploring the map or by earning mission XP, are minor and not necessary with how easy the game is by default. -Pacing issues, lots of "get on with it already" moments. -Lacks LA's branching narratives -Easy to cap Cop XP (all the Cop upgrades unlocked) with lots of game remaining. Leaves the player rushing through the latter bit, playing a bit sloppier. -A few bugs remain - if an automatic rifle is firing when a cutscene kicks in, the audio loop will play forever. In police-evasion missions you can frequently "die" in your car for no observable reason. Etc -While well acted, the MC is a little bland, and frequently makes decisions more in line with someone with a criminal fetish rather than like the undercover cop on a mission of revenge he theoretically is. -Needlessly narrows the tools available to the player during missions, requiring completion by following the game's exact internal reasoning. It could have been on par with LA with some more tweaking. As is, it's fine, somewhere between GTA 3 and Saints Row 3.

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Posted on: June 26, 2021

carotherunner

Games: Reviews: 41

GTA Hong Kong

Plays like a janky (not as good as but still okay ) GTA 4, But the world, stories and exploration are sweet.

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Posted on: July 4, 2024

HeavyMetalMACHINE

Games: 35 Reviews: 1

Fun game....when it runs (it doesn't).

It simply does not play on Win 10, no matter how many random fixes and help guides I try. "Disable this, change this compatibility, reinstall this driver..." Nothing works. Every 3 -5 minutes a crash, whether during a cutscene or in the middle of gameplay. And it never crashes in the same spot. What I played in the game was awesome! I was sucked in immediately, despite the clunky controls and camera. I just wish I could play more than a few minutes at a time! Also, I'm not sure how saving works in the game. No matter your progress, or where you save, your will always be reloaded to the beginning of the area....great when you have a constantly freezing game and you have to sit through the same cutscenes and gameplay scenes over and over and over and over.....

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Posted on: July 5, 2025

jacko42069

Verified owner

Games: 102 Reviews: 5

game f##kng sucks on pc

they make u do a bunch of missions before free roam its ridiculous

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Posted on: May 23, 2022

IkatteiruPanda

Verified owner

Games: 179 Reviews: 19

This game does what CP2077 culdn't

...to make you actually care for your character, that's it. This game is outstanding, take my word and buy it, you will like it and you don't need to thank me later. It is dirty cheap anyways. (Disclaimer: I have never played a GTA game, and never will cause I'm not interested in play as a criminal) Sleeping Dogs has lots of features that CP2077 hasn't, these are some I could find: + 3rd person camera, way better for close quarters action and shootouts + Strong kung-fu police story, and as I said it makes you really care for your actions and your character + Kung Fu style combat, similqr to Batman games gameplay + Crowded lively Hong-Kong where you can actually buy food, tea, stuff + Got nice looking outwear right from the start... yeah you don't have to walk around dressed like a fuckin clown like in CP2077 (luckily you cannot see yourself most of the time) + You can save outfit sets + Some outfit sets come with perks, including CHANGING YOUR FIGHTING STYLE! so, if you like drunken boxing just change clothes and voila, go have fun with the all new set of animations. + Reflections on the mirror of your apartmentS with no button pressing (because event managing is too hard to CDPR)... also plural, cause at the beginning having multiple apartments was impossible + Driving on the left side of street is weird but pretty immersive + There are other bikes in the street, a little thing also forgotten by CDPR + You use a helmet while riding bikes, security first + You can swim, water is afected by bullets (this and missing self-reflections are the two things that bitters me the most in CP2077) + You jump off cars/bikes to hijack other cars at full speed + Car chasing is a thing, in fact, there is a lot of car chasing and street racing + You can drive boats too (it seems water is mortal enemy to CDPR) + As a cop you can show your badge to get a car politely and turn on the siren to get the traffic out of your way ...and the list goes onm but my character count is over!

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