Take a Tour Through Hong Kong's Underworld Courtesy of Sleeping Dogs

Man, undercover cops in Hong Kong are crazy.

I GOT ALL THESE FACE POINTS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.

holy fuck this looks awesome.

@zoozilla said:

your face... juggling a whole lot of balls... off.

Looks like we found our back of the box quote!

Any action you make....affects your face.

Looks like they're juggling a whole lot of balls with this one, hope they can pull it off.

No innuendo intended.

Man, this game looks like the kind of special thing that comes along and blows doors off. Some of it looks a little choppy, but so was Saints Row 3. This is definitely on my radar.

I'm not ready for this: I don't know how I would use objects in a real street fight.

@bonorbitz said:

The trailer for this game makes me desire Saints Row 4 even more. After playing The Third all other GTA style games are too serious and drab...

If you haven't, you should play Just Cause 2

@coonce said:

#facepoints

=ladies

@bonorbitz said:

The trailer for this game makes me desire Saints Row 4 even more. After playing The Third all other GTA style games are too serious and drab...

I liked the stupidity of SRTT but the gameplay kind of sucked. At least it looks like they're trying with this one, even if it does look a little derivative.

The trailer for this game makes me desire Saints Row 4 even more. After playing The Third all other GTA style games are too serious and drab...

Hong Kong Cinema: The Game.

@Larsa: Seriously.

The game looks like it has dramatically improved in the short time United Front has had working on it. The demo from Pax East 2012, doesn't come close to the level of transitional animation I am seeing.

All in all, this game bares a strong resemblance to the Yakuza series. I just hope it interests people into either game.

And, Karaoke all day.

Looks surprisingly cool. So long as each concept doesn't end up janky like a lot of sandboxy type games they'll get a buy from me.

This looks pretty good. Like the hand to hand combat.

That was a pretty cool trailer. It looks like it could be similar to a Grand Theft Auto game, only set in China.

@Larsa said:

Have they turned True Crime into Yakuza?

I hope it's more that direction, because that's what interests me most in this game. I just hope they clean up some things about the game before August such as the sliding the characters do when fighting and some of the jerky animations such as snapping into cover.

#facepoints

Square Enix's Western division is starting to feel like a modern-day Midway/Acclaim.

Not necessarily a bad thing creativity wise, just wondering how this will turn out.

@dcgc said:

Will there be mandarin voice acting? If so, I'll totally buy this.

I'll refuse to buy the game if it has mandarin in it.

Cantonese all the way, it's Hongkong, not communist china.

Oh, man, I can use things just like I would in a REAL street fight!? I'll learn to finally make punk bitches suck it down!

Also, if I can do that "motorcycle slide into car that explodes while I shoot from the ground" thing from the end of the trailer whenever I want in the game, this is the best game, and I hope that technology finds its way into Just Cause 3.

I don't know about this. I kind of liked the original Hong Kong setting, and I liked the original game set in LA (True Crime: NY was garbage), and the melee action looks good, but something about the shooting seems...off. And it always gets to me when games set in foreign places still have everyone speak English. I kind of hope that the Chinese language is an option, but I know that's probably not feasible. I would say that I'm...cautiously optimistic about this one.

Better combat then Batman:AC? ~.^ (colour me sceptical but intrigued)

Nevertheless this has been a comprehensive tour, and i like what they showed.

Sold.

I always use environmental objects in my street fights, just like in Sleeping Dogs!

AYO LADIES!

Dude, if the action looks that sick in-game I'm all in.

@Yummylee said:

@Hailinel said:

@Yummylee said:

@Hailinel said:

@Yummylee

Good God, there is a lot going on in this game. I just hope it can balance all of these varying mechanics and not feature a lot of different types of gameplay that all kinda suck. In any case, this is starting to resemble the Chinese (speaking for the setting) rendition of a Yakuza game, just much better.

It has a lot to live up to to be better than Yakuza 4.

Eh, the gameplay wasn't particularly great in Yakuza 4. Even the combat that resides at the centre is clunky and doesn't flow very well, and the numerous piss easy random battles that occur was detrimental to the overall brutality and style of the fighting because how often it all came up.

The story was enjoyable, though highly melodramatic and convoluted. Suffice to say, I really don't think Sleeping Dogs will have to try that hard to top Yakuza 4.

I don't agree. I really enjoyed Yakuza 4's story, especially with its melodrama and the complex (I wouldn't call it convoluted) nature of the plot. And I had no problem with taking out the trash on the numerous random thugs. I really enjoyed the combat system. There was very little that I didn't like about the game, and while Sleeping Dogs may be a good or even great game, it will be amazing if it can match the enjoyment I had with Yakuza 4.

Yo dawg, you're into the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors franchises. Of course we won't agree! :o But hopefully Sleeping Dogs will be one such game we can both appreciate.

Hopefully! :)

@Hailinel said:

@Yummylee said:

@Hailinel said:

@Yummylee

Good God, there is a lot going on in this game. I just hope it can balance all of these varying mechanics and not feature a lot of different types of gameplay that all kinda suck. In any case, this is starting to resemble the Chinese (speaking for the setting) rendition of a Yakuza game, just much better.

It has a lot to live up to to be better than Yakuza 4.

Eh, the gameplay wasn't particularly great in Yakuza 4. Even the combat that resides at the centre is clunky and doesn't flow very well, and the numerous piss easy random battles that occur was detrimental to the overall brutality and style of the fighting because how often it all came up.

The story was enjoyable, though highly melodramatic and convoluted. Suffice to say, I really don't think Sleeping Dogs will have to try that hard to top Yakuza 4.

I don't agree. I really enjoyed Yakuza 4's story, especially with its melodrama and the complex (I wouldn't call it convoluted) nature of the plot. And I had no problem with taking out the trash on the numerous random thugs. I really enjoyed the combat system. There was very little that I didn't like about the game, and while Sleeping Dogs may be a good or even great game, it will be amazing if it can match the enjoyment I had with Yakuza 4.

Yo dawg, you're into the Dynasty/Samurai Warriors franchises. Of course we won't agree! :o But hopefully Sleeping Dogs will be one such game we can both appreciate.

@Rapid said:

@JakeLogan said:

@Larsa said:

Have they turned True Crime into Yakuza?

This.

My first thought actually lol

But technically chinese Mafia ( i know BIG DIFFERENCE)

Well yeah, it's the Triads, but I think we're saying it's like they borrowed a lot of game mechanics common to the Yakuza franchise for this title (dating, minigames, arena battles, dynamic battlegrounds). Not an exact copy, but they're taking some pointers from them - they are bringing a lot of other features together with racing, gunplay and character customization. But when the karaoke scene popped up, it was enough to make me do a double take and say "Hang on 'ere"

@Yummylee said:

@Hailinel said:

@Yummylee

Good God, there is a lot going on in this game. I just hope it can balance all of these varying mechanics and not feature a lot of different types of gameplay that all kinda suck. In any case, this is starting to resemble the Chinese (speaking for the setting) rendition of a Yakuza game, just much better.

It has a lot to live up to to be better than Yakuza 4.

Eh, the gameplay wasn't particularly great in Yakuza 4. Even the combat that resides at the centre is clunky and doesn't flow very well, and the numerous piss easy random battles that occur was detrimental to the overall brutality and style of the fighting because how often it all came up.

The story was enjoyable, though highly melodramatic and convoluted. Suffice to say, I really don't think Sleeping Dogs will have to try that hard to top Yakuza 4.

I don't agree. I really enjoyed Yakuza 4's story, especially with its melodrama and the complex (I wouldn't call it convoluted) nature of the plot. And I had no problem with taking out the trash on the numerous random thugs. I really enjoyed the combat system. There was very little that I didn't like about the game, and while Sleeping Dogs may be a good or even great game, it will be amazing if it can match the enjoyment I had with Yakuza 4.

Yes Yes YES YES!

@Hailinel said:

@Yummylee

Good God, there is a lot going on in this game. I just hope it can balance all of these varying mechanics and not feature a lot of different types of gameplay that all kinda suck. In any case, this is starting to resemble the Chinese (speaking for the setting) rendition of a Yakuza game, just much better.

It has a lot to live up to to be better than Yakuza 4.

Eh, the gameplay wasn't particularly great in Yakuza 4. Even the combat that resides at the centre is clunky and doesn't flow very well, and the numerous piss easy random battles that occur was detrimental to the overall brutality and style of the fighting because how often it all came up.

The story was enjoyable, though highly melodramatic and convoluted. Suffice to say, I really don't think Sleeping Dogs will have to try that hard to top Yakuza 4.

Looks like Just Cause: Hong Kong to me.

That is a good thing, by the way.

I really could've done without the marketing pitch voice-over.

@mrfizzy: I'm from Hong Kong; realistically, people's English is not that great there. So it's kind of jarring to hear characters speaking perfect English.

@Fjordson said:

This sounds an awful lot like Rockstar's recent marketing with their Design & Tech videos. Not that that's a bad thing. This is fully open world, right? Cautiously optimistic if so. Though I sort of wish they had a full Chinese voice cast with subtitles. Really come to appreciate the Japanese voice acting in Yakuza.

Yeah but it is set in Hong Kong, English is still on of their official languages and most people there speak both it and Chinese.

If that game an wrap all those mechanics together then I am super psyched for that game.

@Krenor said:

@triviaman09 said:

And then...there are the ladies.

why did that make me laugh so much? why did she have to change her tone like that?? damn.

I like that the narrator just dropped that line and left it at that. Extra hilarious.

This game looks like a weird mix of old John Woo style and new John Woo films. I'm still not sure it's going to avoid being a hot mess, but it seems weirdly intriguing.

Good God, there is a lot going on in this game. I just hope it can balance all of these varying mechanics and not feature a lot of different types of gameplay that all kinda suck. In any case, this is starting to resemble the Chinese (speaking for the setting) rendition of a Yakuza game, just much better.

This sounds an awful lot like Rockstar's recent marketing with their Design & Tech videos. Not that that's a bad thing.

This is fully open world, right? Cautiously optimistic if so. Though I sort of wish they had a full Chinese voice cast with subtitles. Really come to appreciate the Japanese voice acting in Yakuza.

The fact there are side stuff as both a Triad and as a Cop makes me very happy. Was worried about this game when it was revealed it was initially not developed as a True Crime game at all.

@triviaman09 said:

And then...there are the ladies.

why did that make me laugh so much? why did she have to change her tone like that?? damn.

Looks like a damn good time. Hand to hand combat is always missing from these kinds of games so I'm glad to see it prominently featured.

The LADIES?!!? This looks SWEEEEEEEEEET.

But I miss Nick Kang :(

Done and done...I loved the True Crime games and it looks like Square Enix is taking this to the next level.

Also love that the trailer v/o is basically the female answer to the Rockstar guy.

Box art by Tyler Stout!

I was kinda hopeful for this game before this trailer, but after watching this one, I am super excited for it.

@Totori said:

is this a shitty version of yakuza? That guy even looks like kazuma.

No, it's a sequel to True Crime. I'm pretty sure this one won't have random battles, leveling up, and 2000 different minigames including fully fleshed out golf and snooker. I could be wrong though.