The History of Sleeping Dogs
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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Making open world games is far from easy. The number of assets necessary to fill them is colossal. The amount of testing required to polish them is unthinkable. And unless your name is Sam or Dan Houser, whatever you make is almost always going to live in the shadow of Grand Theft Auto’s scope and brand power - unless you find a unique way to counter its supremacy.
For a brief period in the early 2010s, Sleeping Dogs was such a contender. The culmination of nearly five years of work at Vancouver-based developer United Front Games, Sleeping Dogs managed to win over players’ hearts by being modest and focused; instead of trying to be a better Rockstar game than Rockstar’s own offerings, it concentrated on nailing a setting, tone and style of combat that they had never explored before - and succeeded impressively in doing so.
Yet what was perhaps most remarkable about it was the fact that it got released at all. For the penultimate year of its development was marked by a major fracas; one that would have immediately killed it had an unexpected publisher been any less kind, its team any less passionate, and the experience it had to offer any less compelling.
This is the history of Sleeping Dogs.
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Super underrated game, loved it and played through multiple times. Wish there would be a sequel
yo what my slavic dude doing here
I have an obscene amount of hours logged on this game
The game didn't have enough vodka for me 8/10
what in the blazers
IM from russia too Jan i like and love you channel
Legit one of the best games I’ve played.
Ikr
Make a song about this game
Definitely... played throughout the whole game twice, when it came out in 2012 and again when the definitive edition came out. Have been waiting for a proper sequel ever since :(
Hahah shit I was about to write dat !
Trust
Very UNDERATED game R.I.P. United Front Games
It's not underrated at all. It's always gotten the attention it deserved (in a good way)
man i loved this game it was it own thing i wish it would come back again
@@TheDyingScotsman but not enough. sleeping dogs have been always the under dog in the open world space. almost hardly any people talked about it.
@@safwansaid5139 well, while I liked it, didn't finished it in few tries. The entire game, especially driving just felt weird and stiff which is sad since story was interesting. Maybe I'll give it another go after this video.
@@TheDyingScotsman I actually never got to play until until a few years after it released because i always assumed it was a GTA clone. After getting, i realized how wrong I was. I feel this mentality was a contributing cause to its early death
Such an underrated gem
Yep
RANTONI
Pepperoni
Youre the best Ranton.
ACG > rantoni smellytoni
This game was an absolute gem! The hand-to-hand combat was incredibly addictive along with a nice progression system. A unique open-world crime game that deserves a sequel. :)
STFU
Too bad it probably won't happen. The company that made the game went out of business 😐😐
The hand-to-hand combat was literally awful, how anyone can compliment it I have no idea, the end of the game was a drag because of how much there was at the end.
I completely agree, but I doubt it will happen. If they did though the only thing I would really change is the driving mechanics, especially around the turns.
you should play yakuza 0
I think Sleeping Dogs deserved the love, I enjoyed every single bit of this game. LITERALLY, just like what I imagined Hong Kong action movie game would look like.
The whole Hong Kong scenery was amazing to me. Especially when it rains, it looked beautiful.
Bruh theres nothing like the nighttime rain in this game the engine and color palette was perfect for it
LaserSauce Retro Archives The game aged wonderfully too. Still play it till this day. Little disappointed about the unlikelihood of Sleeping Dogs 2
@@MrLN0ble yess
This game was fking lit, no sequel 😭
Urge my favorite anime tuber
well tehnically sleeping dogs was a sequel to true crime
Sleeping Dogs is one of my favorite... sleeper titles. Such a good game. Thank you for this video!
Stfu
@@lolailo2199 Thank you for your input :)
bought it on steam like 2 months ago got stuck on the 1 thousand knives mission lol its really good
I see you're a covet fan
Koroshizzz huge fan :)
Hand to Hand Combat
The Beauty of Hong Kong
Karaoke
Parkour
Storyline
And the most important, Pork Bun!
A man who never eats pork bun is never a whole man
@@SavagePatch115 when I saw the pork bun thing I was wondering if anyone was gonna say that quote 🤣
It introduced me to this true masterpiece of a song: ua-cam.com/video/hOA-2hl1Vbc/v-deo.html
I really wanted to like the game, but as a local it just didn't get Hong Kong right.
And curry fish ball
Clicked Instantly, GVMERS video on one of the most underrated titles!? Hell yeah.
One of my favorite, yet totally underrated YT Channel covering one my favorite, yet totally underrated games?
Count me in.
@@k1ngk4gl3 I still remember Total Biscuit's 'WTF Is Sleeping Dogs' video, bought a copy right after.
One of the few open world games with no pop-up buildings in the distance around that time!
Fuck ya
I wouldn't call them underrated, because i think all who watches just 1 of their videos, can see the amount of effort put into it.
The reason for them not having that huge a following is that youtube's algorithm favors daily content, and not this type of video(Sadly).
@@WALZ97 😊 yup i was going to mention that everyone go watch that video
So mad this didnt become a legit franchise 😤 this was one of the best open world experiences of last gen..easily
I just finished this game for the first time around a week ago and I am obsessed with it. The timing of this video is perfect.
I beat the game a few months back, but I just downloaded all the DLC
Currently playing through it
Crazy how this video dropped right as I hopped back into it
In my opinion, it's better than GTA5
@@DanielSan1776 I think this game probably has the best or most DLCs I've ever seen
I have a lot of play time in sleeping dogs so it's good by my standards lol
Zain K in my opinion the dlc about ghosts is totally bs. However the main is perfect
I remember putting in hours and hours every day after school into Sleep Dogs. The designs, the characters, the atmosphere, the quest lines, the story, the setting, the gameplay, hell, even the color pallet, Sleeping Dogs is a near perfect blend of all those, it just sucked me right in. I still go back into the game every now and then just to free roam and beat up some thugs using awesome, addictive and well mapped combos and attack patterns/skills. I'm probably biased, but i'll give it a solid 8.9/10. Would never forget this game.
I remember whenever I had a bad day at school I would go straight onto my Xbox 360 when I got home and played this game for hours. I also come back to it once in a while for the nostalgia.
God i LOVED Sleeping Dogs. It was a fun open world game and the Hong Kong setting was refreshing. I was bored of the GTA series after 4, so this was a better title for me. I loved the combat.
Sad we never got a sequel.
I loved 4, _5_ bored me.
I prefer the more hard boiled stories of Sleeping Dogs and GTA4
@Mr. Reality without a doubt dude. Still saddens me that IV gets no love from Rockstar
@@dommydarko994 the fuck you mean no love? its a critically acclaimed 12 year old game with two critically acclaimed DLC's,shouldnt it just be left alone at this point?
You guys act like old moody men GTA 5 isn't at all that bad, we are just living in the micro transaction era that's all.
@@jeanvaljean6433 As in they never talk about or do shit for it, unlike their other games. I never said anything about the shit you mentioned
Despite its age, dated graphics, a few bugs here and there, it is still one of my fave games of all times. An underrated masterpiece that didn’t get the love it deserves. This game will always have a special place in my heart. Still playing this gem up to this day.
A man who never eat a pork bun is never a whole man
Why is there not a pork bun in your hand?
Pork bun is not a rare delicacy. You guys should try a camel humph
You want some ice cream? Special discount for men with nice shoulders
That guy selling Pork Buns ran away from the sound of a gun firing so no only cowards eat Pork Buns.
Well i don't eat pork so...
I actually prefer Sleeping Dogs over GTA, and no I'm not being facetious. I honestly like Sleeping Dogs more than GTA.
This game deserves a sequel.
Gta is my favorite series of all time but sleeping dogs was amazing
Man, I get your point. I also liked Sleeping Dogs more then any GTA games. Even GTA 5. Hell, GTA never had such a good hand to hand combat. A few punches and a kick button. That's all. I also liked the story and Wei Shen as a main character a bit more then GTA protagonists.
@@adomasnarbutas9008 Exactly. The combat system is what sealed the deal for me in Sleeping Dogs.
I like Sleeping Dogs way more than GTA 5, but equally as much as GTA IV & Saints Row 2.
Sleeping Dogs and GTA San Andreas are the best.
I'll never forget that time I thought Watch_Dogs was gonna be the sequel to Sleeping Dogs
Lol call me dumb but way back when i thought them were the same game until i saw trailers for both
Dude same lmao I was so disappointed
Easy Pete glad I wasn’t the only one
there are reason why ubisoft name it watch dog...i know it a different since i did watch e3 that year but the naming was a bit on the noose... still disappoint about it..
@@campkira what
7:28 The rare moment we hear an emotion out of GVMERS’ voice...
One of my favorite lines in any medium was in this game
"Who are you?"
"WEI SHEN MUTHAFUCKA WHO YOU?"
Idk if it's the way the VA says it but goddamn I love that line
I love when Wei is at the club and some guy asks who he is and wei yells: "names wei shen and who the fuck are you!" Lol
GODDAMN POLICE
Lol, chuckled when I heard it.
@Miscellaneous Mind yes,he should've become pork bun salesman in the third one
Played it as a kid and loved it when it first came out, finally replaying it now that I’m an adult and I have a whole new respect for it
Sleeping Dogs is so underrated.
Same with Yakuza.
I really hope we get Sleeping Dogs 2.
Both Yakuza and sleeping dogs are underrated I don't know what you drinking
If anything Grand Theft Auto is overrated
@@spongebobgotthesudsbecause5169
Crap, I messed up.
Stupid autocorrect. xD
GTA is definitely overrated though.
spongeBobGotTheSudsBecause HeDankAsHell
I wouldn't say its overrated at all, they deserve all the praise they get with how detailed and polished their games are.
Its just a shame how much it dominates the open world genre. Definitely underrated
Deadman Inc 616 I only played 0 and absolutely loved, Iam so determined to get 100%, but this bull fighting Boss just destroys me everytime 😆 Kiwami 1 was a PS Plus Title a few months back so i have that aswell
I fell in love with Sleeping Dogs when Wei Shen started singing
omg the karaoke parts tho lmaooo
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
I fought the law and the law won
Taaaaake ooooooon meeeeee
aaaaaa him singing air supply 😫
MAN WHO HAS NEVER HAD PORK BUN IS NOT A WHOLE MAN
Where can I get that in Eastern Europe?
Hahah. Love that reference. "MHAN HU NEVA HAD POK BUN IS NOT A HOLE MHAN."
I am from Hong Kong, thanks for covering this game. I wish I could recommend HK to everyone to visit, but now, it is unsafe due to the political situation and police brutality. Be safe, be water my frds!
Where LOL. Come to HK when ever u like!!!
This channel is so under rated and deserves a helluva lot more subs. It's a hidden gem.
You'll never get a heart on your comment..
@@dwightschrute7346 umm good to know, who said I wanted a heart lol wth
The most underrated game of all time. What a goddamn waste of a franchise. I pray someone in the future will see its potential and correct Square Enix’s error.
Not even close to the most underrated of all-time
@@SuperSaiyan3985 no it wasn't
The game didn't sell alot so that's why there wasn't a sequel.
a bit late to the party, but I agree it is far from the most underrated game. for example, Beyond Good and Evil was a fantastic game and sold so little copies, it was actually packaged as a free game with SLICED CHEESE in Canada. Sleeping Dogs was never even close to that epic failure. but I agree SD deserved much mure attention then it got. sadly. everyone I know who played it loved it and was puzzled why this was not a big hit
@@SuperSaiyan3985 For how many years XD
Damn GVMERS has to do a video about one of my favorite yet underrated games from the last gen and its Sleeping Dogs... watching it right now. Thanks GVMERS.
I fucking love this game. The story was top-notch. The gameplay was fun. The graphics was amazing. I want a sequel!
Your channel has the closest videos to the show Icons that use to be on G4. As a kid I always loved the insight it gave into so many aspects of games and game makers. This has the same professionalism and craft they had as a full blown network. Now that I am more financially stable I am definitely going to have to become a Patreon member, even if it is just a few bucks, you totally earn it.
I remember grinding this game out until I got all the trophies on PS4. Absolutely loved this game and the DLC. Wish it received the praise it deserved.
Man this type of open world gaming is slept on. We need another cop game like this other than LA Noire. Step Yo Game Up!
Ikr! with the technology that's out today why is r* the only ones that can make good gta games
Thank you for making this video!
As a die-hard fan of this game, I think this gives a proper closure to the masterpiece and my teenage's time.
Criminally underated game....I wish there were more GTA-style open world games exploring urban settings outside the US and EU. An open world game happening in Bangkok, Thailand or Lagos Nigeria would be a well deserved breaths of fresh air and if done right, would introduce many gamers to new cultures and societies.
I wish they didn't cancel Whore of the Orient.
This game is a masterpiece. Hong Kong was beautiful and it’s such a shame that a sequel’s possibility got destroyed.
Edit:I forgot to mention that the true crime protagonist was mentioned in one of the crime files. If I’m correct you could also get his outfit
Damn, really? I don't know how I missed that reference. True Crime was also epic in its day.
Lord Hades Yeah,his name was Charles Ho I think. He was like wei but they murdered him after they found out he was a cop
Yeah,it’s him. sleepingdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Ho. Definitely put there by some devs as an Easter egg and a metaphor for what happened to true crime
@@toast8851 It's interesting for sure. It's cool that they would maintain a reference to True Crime after what was basically a re-branding. I wouldn't be surprised if there were other Easter eggs related to it too.
Lord Hades Yeah,hopefully this video gets enough views so one of those Easter egg channels can do the game
This a blessing, thank you so much for speaking about one of my favorite games of all time. Bought it back day one on 360, the remaster for PS4, then again on PC. Such an underrated gem.
And big thank you to UFG, maybe some day Square will be able to get the old team to help make a sequel with a different studio.
Loved that game. I play it once a year. The story, the ambience and the combat system is absolutely perfect. Shame a sequel is not planned
while everyone hates on EA
activision hides in the shadow and acts like the satan of video games
Well look at Blizzard (cause of Activision)
Is them call of duty fanboys
@@swarthybullxxx Really🤔
I don't think so, Activision are awful but EA deserves every bit of hate it gets and then some.
meanwhile konami is just chilling
Thank you so much for shining a spotlight on this criminally underated game. One of my all-time favorites.
Such a shame. It was a great game that came out of nowhere. Critics and the general gaming public liked it. There was ample room for expansion. And yet... nothing. It should have been the next big thing. Oh, well.
I finished this game for the first time ever a few days ago. What an amazing game, I can't believe I didn't played it before. Combat was amazing, I spend so many hours beating the shit out of gang members lol
Sleeping dogs was one of mine and my brother's absolute favorites last gen. Although after never getting a sequel I had completely forgotten about it. On top of that a little series called Yakuza really filled that void, which you should, with it a doubt, check out even if you're only remotely interested.
Is your profile picture hitler from persona 2 lol
koga924 You’re right. Sorry Führer.
koga924 yakuza its nothing like this game, yakuza its an Action JRPG and SD its an open world game
yakuza is more like shenmue
Hopefully when the Sleeping Dogs movie comes out, it will make enough money to convince Square Enix to finally make a proper single player sequel
Godot sleeping dogs 2 was in development but got canceled
Sleeping Dogs is one of the most underrated games I've every played. I played the original version back in 2013 and bought the Definitive Edition too. However, since I am German I had to wait three months for the region lock to expire. Totally worth it in my opinion!
What do you mean with the region lock to expire?
TerrasClip After three months all key region locks on Steam expire. For example: you can buy an uncut Wolfenstein key in Germany and activate it on Steam. After that, Steam will kindly remind you that the game you‘ve just activated is not available in Germany and that you won’t be able to download or play the game (which is true for the first three months). However, after the region lock expires (=after three months) you will be able to download and play the game as if there was never a problem.
I hope that helps :)
Sleeping Dogs was an awesome game. A true hidden gem!
Sleeping Dogs is my favourite open world game. I hope we'll eventually see a continuation.
Well the driving was terrible as in almost all open world games except GTA, but overall Sleeping Dogs was a lot of fun with great combat.
The game's on sale for $5 US on PS Store right now (Definitive Edition) for those interested
I always have a love/hate relationship with Square Enix, the hate mostly come from the never existent sequel of this amazing game
The sad thing is I hadn’t even heard of Sleeping Dogs until my father talked about it. I went to visit him for a few weeks, and I played it on his Steam. Fell in love with the game. I know people like to compare open-world games such as this to GTA, and GTA is one of my favorite video game series, but Sleeping Dogs is - to this day - in my top 5 favorites, and there isn’t a GTA game that holds such a place in my heart.
Hit in the UK? Yeah I think I helped with that somewhat, buying it like 5 times lol
Careful now, he’s a hero.
Grimmy 777 bought it three lol
@@russianspysleazeball1126 same
I just picked up this game today because I saw it at five below for $5 on the ps3. I started playing it and loved it! Saw your video and had no idea it was out for the Xbox one! I instantly ordered it on Amazon and it's coming tomorrow! Thank you, I'm absolutely loving this game!
Best hand to hand combat ever
Just finished yesterday for 3rd time
Probably bit biased cos i lived in Hong Kong for few yrs
This game's combat was a weak imitation of what Rocksteady had already pioneered in Arkham Asylum. Just saying.
@@HueyTheDoctor I liked combat in this and mad max more. Arkham was more superhero type, this one felt more grounded and since i do martial arts I loved all the kick animations. Each to their own though
How do you feel about Shenmue 2?
@@SianaGearz haven't played Shenmue yet, will probably try the upcoming one
Scott Douglas No, it used parts of Arkham’s combat system just like Mad Max, Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War and (to a certain extent) Assassin’s Creed 2 and 3. I don’t remember being able to grab and throw enemies of off a railing or tase them or even stab them in the fucking stomach with a kitchen knife in Arkham asylum.
Great content, this is exactly what I hoped you guys would continue producing. Endlessly watchable. You guys n gals are awesome, please keep up the excellent work.
this game is criminally underrated. I loved every second of it.
Criminally, I see, he he
Garry Combine I swear this was an intended pun lol
Sleeping Dogs was an excellent game, and one I had been following since the early days. I was so happy to hear that the game was going to get released after being initially canned, and I bought both the standard and definitive editions. It's a shame UFG isn't around anymore, but this game deserves all the love it can get!
This game was awesome. Actually finally finished it 100% last year and I still have my hopes high for a sequel.
I'm probably reading way much into this, but as I played the game, I almost felt a schizophrenic vibe from Wei. He switches back and forth between the triads and the HKPD that at some point he doesn't even know who he is anymore. I didn't find the story compelling at first but near the end it completely sold me.
I always did think this game was a hidden gem. Great story and gameplay. One of my favorite games.
Currently playing the Xbox one version. I will always think how crazy the story of this game was, being canceled but being saved
Sleeping dogs 2, bully 2, elder scrolls 6, gta 6. Nigga I need these and my life will be complete
A GVMERS-style documentary on L.A. Noire would be perfect! I love the game, warts and all, and would really like to see a behind-the-scenes look at that oddity.
Keep up the good work guys!
imagine if sleeping dogs 2 covered the HK protest rallies and with a more expanded map that reaches macau and the mainland
That would be sick...
That would be sick....
Best gaming channel on youtube. You deserve milions of subs!
"In an industry where only the best games in each category flourishing..." Hirschberg, Activision CEO.
...sure, Activision, like COD
While I was watching this video, I checked the PSN store and Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is on sale at under 5 bucks. Sale ends July 8th. I had to get to it. I loved Sleeping Dogs on PS3. Especially for it's combat and look.
Just bought this game last month, and its worth every single penny.
oh my god finally a good video about this game i have waited for this for YEARS. unbelievably underrated game and one of my all time favourites, thanks!
Sleeping dogs > Gta V, solid combat, doesnt rely heavily on weapons to make it engaging, great atmosphere, sick soundtrack, fun experience from start to finish, Gta V is inconsistent with its flow.
@@AJ_593 exactly.
just one thing i didnt like of this game, a driving system, its suck boy 😁
I agree Sleeping dogs was great but I disagree with it being better than GTA V.
I didn’t really like the weapons menu on gta you really can’t carry all the weapons in the game in real life lol with all the ammo and guns how can you carry it lol
@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 GTA Online is the only thing which would clearly make GTA V the better game, but purely comparing single player would make the argument much closer.
The story for Sleeping Dogs was kick ass and most of the characters were better and more likeable than the ones in GTA V because none of them were amoral superhumans with super abilities like in GTA V.
While Sleeping Dogs had good looking cars, the guns, driving and customization were better in GTA V, but Sleeping Dogs probably had the better story, voice acting and hand to hand combat. While GTA V had a huge map, Sleeping Dogs had the better overall theme than GTA V because it really felt like the real Hong Kong - characters spoke in Cantonese, things like rubbish bins, taxis and double deckers made it way more immersive than San Andreas and Los Santos, both of which are completely fictional.
Sleeping Dogs did some things better than GTA V. The argument over Sleeping Dogs and GTA V single player should be considered a stalemate, which is impressive considering Sleeping Dogs only runs on a single disc, while GTA V on the Xbox 360 needed installations and long loading times, I'm sure everyone can agree it's a damn shame there's no sequel for Sleeping Dogs, at least for now.
i think this is one of best games investigating channels on UA-cam and if i had more money i would support it on Patreon.Many thanks for your hard work
Thank You. Excellent retrospective of this sleeper title. I love this game. One of the few games I did not only finish but actually completed. Sadly it will remain without a true follow up.
Playing this game for the first time felt magical and it still holds up a decade later. Lightning in a bottle moment
Its been years since I've last played. The game I truly felt alive in and played over and over just and over till I was finally done. Played it entirely maybe more than 4 times. Sad that it's super underrated with no sequel which I would die for. Its a shock that I found a handful of gamers around me who never tried it and it's 2020. It's a game thats still not too late to recommend to get the feeling of an awsome Chinese triad. The smooth handling of the smoking graphics still impresses me to this day.
- the chicken bet freak
Finished the game for the 4th time the day before you uploaded this. Definitely in my top 3
I remember when it was news of a True Crimes of Hong Kong. But later got changed to Sleeping Dogs.
Played it for the first time a couple months ago. I was blown away by what I was missing. One of the best games I've ever played, definitely, and one of the games that made me more immersed. I'd actually have a routine with Wei Shen, waking up, drinking tea, do something work related, eating something, then doing something gang related, go to sleep... It's crazy how invested I got in living inside this game.
This game was perfection wish there was more games like this
It was a game made that made you live in a modern martial arts movie, it also had one of the coolest protagonists in gaming, by far one of the most underrated games from the Ps3 era.
The city in this game feel alive, you feel like you are in an actually city meanwhile gta5 make you feel like you an in a big movie set.
Facts!
As much as I like Sleeping Dogs i must disagree with this throw GTA 5 out of the window and place GTA 4 then it will be a worthy comparison
That Special Someone GTA IV is more gritty than V tho
@@deadrivers2267 ain't no doubt in that
Albert Twangle 4 and sa are better
As you said, it was a hit in the UK and myself and everyone I knew that had played it, loved it. That's why it was such a surprise to learn that other countries didn't embrace it as much as we did.
Hopefully a developer will be heavily inspired by this and one day make something similar, or ever better a sequal, here's hoping!
Square owns the rights. Unless they're willing to sell it... no plans to make a sequel since the first one didn't sell enough
It is a crime that this game did not get a sequel...
I've been replaying the game after a long time, and I forgot how spectacular this game is.
It's a halfway between realistic and arcade-y (in the best ways possible), the combat is always fun, the music, voice, and sound is outstanding, the occasional humor is effective and not annoying or intrusive, and the graphics and setting is very authentic. I was scared it wouldn't hold up, but it stands up perfectly today.
True Crime/Sleeping Dogs has always been great! So underrated and so many things GTA etc could have learned from them!
I got Sleeping Dogs on a whim when I bought my PS3 and was looking for starter games on the console. I binge-played it in about two days, then played it again because I found its storyline, graphics and controls to be engrossing and a welcome break from so many other GTA clones you'd mentioned.
When I heard SD2 was in development, I was stoked for the possibility of seeing where Wei-Shen's story went next. Such a shame it was scuttled due to Square's micromanagement of UFG. If I ever see a Kickstarter for a true version of SD2, I'll be backing it for sure. As it is, I have Sleeping Dogs for my PS4 now, and I play it every year. Well done video, GVMERS.
SEGA should hire the Sleeping Dogs devs and do a Yakuza-Hong Kong crossover.
I would pay big money to see Kiryu or Majima vs Wei Shen
@@ExtremeMan10 The dragon of dojima will rape Wei, its no match man. Wei should go up against people like Nishki in my opinion.
@@xillerrz7328 Dude, if you played Sleeping dogs you know how OP Wei is. He defeated Triads best assassin while having his legs drilled, toes destroyed, dehydrated and malnourished. Oh and before he fought him he had to defeat around 50 triads and 2 of his personal bodyguards in spa.
Also gameplay wise, Wei can counter any attack and can heal his health back via Face meter, also one of his outfits blocks 75% damage done to him, while tea buff for total of 90% damage blocked.
As much as I like Kiryu or Majima, Wei would stand solid chance against them, Weis style is basically Rush on steroids, he would have to hit him in back or on ground to hurt him.
@@ExtremeMan10 If you have played Yakuza 5 and Kiwami 1 (Spoilers) You would know that Kiryu has fought so many with wounds such as gunshot wounds.
Kazuma is known to have a lot of stamina and more experience then Wei. Gameplay wise kiryu can also counter just like wei. Kiryu easily has a lot of experience in using weapons his heat moves and go deadly on Wei.
Now im not saying Wei is garbage. He isn"t and he definitely has a chance against Kiryu, its not impossible I can agree on that.
@@xillerrz7328 The wounds in Kiwami were done for sake of Majima everywhere, in original Yakuza 1, Kiryu could get destroyed by dudes with katanas, it was meme around that time.
The counters, if you mean Tiger drop, needs person to attack in order to perform it, Wei just needs to stand still and do counters, as Kiryu cant Tiger drop counters(reference: Majimas breaker style in kiwami, when he does the heel spin kick after you try to spam him). Wei can do 360 counter easily, all he needs to do is wait for Kiryu to hit and counter, thats all. Im not talking about lore wise combat, but gameplay wise, in story and all Kiryu is portrayed as badass and unkillable, but compare it to normal gameplay, Kiryu is squishy and cant do much in hands of unexperienced player. Wei on other hand, can perform total chad moves and style in hands of even disabled person, the fact he can take out anyone with his knee-to face combo and counter just by pressing E shows how unfair that would be to Kiryu.
Also side note, Wei was kicked out of San Francisco for being too "brutal" to his victims and he managed to make Big Smile Lee bleed(in documents it was said he is tough dude rarely gets hurt in combat) so trust me, he would make Kiryu feel pain.
One of my favorite open world games, so slept on. Great video
Great game and unfortunately, very underrated
I wish that you will make a video about another underrated game which was killed by the terrible EA, it was called "The Saboteur"
It was terrible on pc though.
The Saboteur was freaking amazing. The setting is just freaking amazing. I have no idea why they dont remake it and spend some money on good marketing
@@moodchange2705 Well, I played it on my XBOX 360, so I can't tell how it has been on PC
@@Ergydion Yeah, It was a neglected masterpiece, but as long as its trademark is still under the mercy of EA, unfortunately, we will never have neither a remake nor a remaster of it, those idiots at EA haven't even thought about making it backwards-compatible on the XBOX ONE
@@nadwanrosetta2942 i had pc that exceeded the game's requirements but it ran like 15 fps or something😐
This game changed my life. I loved it so much that I took up kungfu classes right away. Even though I had a simple job as a candymaker, I saved all my money so I could live in HongKong for a month. Which made me realize how well they translated the feel of the city. The Chinese style beats in the soundtrack inspired me immensely with my own music. I finished the main story five times, and twice 100% completion. This game is an absolute masterpiece, and I'm so grateful that it exists.
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i was legit just looking for this video yesterday, the history of but couldn't find it.. Coincidence that you guys made this vid right as im playing it again... i redownloaded this game for the 3rd time - i cried after watching this, ending it with Stateless
This game will always have a special place in my heart, one of the best open world games created
This makes me sad. Sleeping Dogs is one of my favorite games and I still play now. I loved it.
What could've been. 😔💔
This channel is pure GOLD.
Really appreciate your videos, man.
Loved this game so much. I feel like a part 2 could still happen if a good company gets the rights
Dude you so deserve 1 million subs already! Keep up the good work.
the fighting and the environment kills just struck a chord with me (specially the environment kills)
The fact that certain outfits came with different fighting styles was a really cool feature
Gave me that true crime ny vibe
@Miscellaneous Mind and learning new skills at dojos ,really fun game
Sleeping Dogs is like V:TM-B. Whenever someone mentions it, someone re-installs it. I just reinstalled both. o.o
Time to play as Tremere.
While Gta got bigger and more streamlined Sleeping Dogs made me love the crime openworld game genre once again. I still think Sleeping dogs was more fun than GTA 5. Maybe Watchdogs 3 will help me ease the itch I have for these types of games. Thank you so much for this video, subscribed!
I love This game was really Disappointed with the Online only sequel. Hoping for a new Sleeping Dogs
Đark Moyan what’s the online only sequel?
I am Disappointed by randomly Capitalised words
The fact that this video has twice as many views as Dragin Age: Inquesition in half of the time is revealing enough to how influential and loved the game is!