So the day that Sleeping Dogs came out, I picked it up, and started to play the game. Since then I have spent every evening that I can playing the game. I don't start until around 10:30, or 11pm, but I find myself just wanting to do one more thing. It's a lot of fun so far, and I am really enjoying the hell out of this game. I am just about 12 or 14 hours in, and almost 20% done so far with my little time allowed to play, but it is really keeping me entertained. There are a lot of little touches to the game, and it just keeps giving.

I love collecting cars, and finding new clothing, boxes, shrines, whatever it is I love to find it, and activate it. I read, and watched a few reviews after picking up this game, but none of them seem to do it justice. The fun factor in the game is what keeps me going, and wanting to come back everytime. It keeps me thinknig about what might happen next, or talking about what I did in the game to others. It has been a while since the last time I hyped a game to freiends, and colleagues at work that game. I want to see this succeed, and whatever can be done so that another one arrives in the future. It would be a big disservice to a starting franchise if this happened to not make another.

I really liked GTAIV when it came out, but there was always something extra missing IMO. I think it was hand to hand combat. I prefer to not just go in guns blazing everytime, and when they introduce the gun play in this game they do a great job. I also love the Hard Boiled feel when in the gun fights when you vault over something, and slow down time. I am sure that I will write a full review after I play more, or maybe when I finish the game. For now I just want to enjoy my time with it, and get more collectables.

I do see that the dating area in the game goes almost nowhere, but they are a nice distraction for a break in the crime, and corruption portion. Would be nice though if you could like choose one to stay with, or something else.

Yeah it's a great game, I'm just kinda bummed I completely ran out of things to do after 25 hours.

@MikkaQ: Oh, is it similar to Saints Row the Third in that way?

I'm kind of glad that this wasn't a blog about Black Eyed Peas.

I couldn't be bothered to find all the lockboxes. If they all had clothing items, maybe. But yeah, I played a lot of that game. I might still finish off the bounty hunter missions and the races now that I've beaten it.

@Hizang said:

@MikkaQ: Oh, is it similar to Saints Row the Third in that way?

No, I got like 50 hours before I ran out of things to do in Saints Row. This game is a lot shorter.

So far I have found this one a little more close nit, than I did with Saints Row 3rd. That one felt a little overwhelming to me the further I got into the game.

The game is great, main story is just the right length, but the side missions are pretty short/lacking. Unless you want to run around collecting literally everything, I can't see anyone putting in more than 25-30 hours.

I'm kind of glad that this wasn't a blog about Black Eyed Peas.

@Sploder: Depeche Mode is more tolerable than Black Eyed Peas. God, they suck.