Ever knew that you absolutely despite a genre, but there is this one favorite game of yours that conforms to that exact genre, and you can't out you finger on the reason.
Sleeping Dogs is... a strange case for me to say the least.
After many attempts to try and enjoy open world games, I've become willing to concur that this one modern trend of video games I will never appreciate, be it modern settings, apocalyptic, or anything else.
Nonetheless, Sleeping Dogs is one of my favorite games. The kind of game that is your only grievance about would be that it doesn't have more.
Open world always feel a drag after a while. Going from one place to another start to become a chore, and soon enough I drop them completely, but that has never been the case in Sleeping Dogs. I absolutely love driving around the city, sometimes from one far point to another just to do a side mission.
Obviously, the game's strongest suit is the different combat. I loved the game's depiction of martial arts, and the upgrades were fun to do.
The second point is having a likable protagonist. Wei Shen is someone who enjoys to control, and one you feel connected to his inner turmoil between his past, his duty as a cop, and his hometown that he feels an obligation to. I felt it was nicely done.
Also, while being a minor thing, the lighting in that game and the settings in general are wonderful. Driving at night in the rain under the neon lights has a nice feeling.
What is more baffling is the fact that other than its combat, everything else in the game is... serviceable.
The driving, the shooting, the story, and the side missions all are fairly good, but nothing stands out. The game also has issues, particularly with its mission structure. While the dual system is a nice novelty, at some point, every mission becomes do a car chase, kill some thugs.
It is not terrible by any means , but the repetitiveness of it is felt fairly quickly even though there is also some variety to the mission, whether main or side ones.
Yet, I seem to enjoy this game more with each playthrough.
So, ERA residents, what are your Sleeping Dogs. What games have you come to love paradoxically as you don't seem to like similar games.
Sleeping Dogs is... a strange case for me to say the least.
After many attempts to try and enjoy open world games, I've become willing to concur that this one modern trend of video games I will never appreciate, be it modern settings, apocalyptic, or anything else.
Nonetheless, Sleeping Dogs is one of my favorite games. The kind of game that is your only grievance about would be that it doesn't have more.
Open world always feel a drag after a while. Going from one place to another start to become a chore, and soon enough I drop them completely, but that has never been the case in Sleeping Dogs. I absolutely love driving around the city, sometimes from one far point to another just to do a side mission.
Obviously, the game's strongest suit is the different combat. I loved the game's depiction of martial arts, and the upgrades were fun to do.
The second point is having a likable protagonist. Wei Shen is someone who enjoys to control, and one you feel connected to his inner turmoil between his past, his duty as a cop, and his hometown that he feels an obligation to. I felt it was nicely done.
Also, while being a minor thing, the lighting in that game and the settings in general are wonderful. Driving at night in the rain under the neon lights has a nice feeling.
What is more baffling is the fact that other than its combat, everything else in the game is... serviceable.
The driving, the shooting, the story, and the side missions all are fairly good, but nothing stands out. The game also has issues, particularly with its mission structure. While the dual system is a nice novelty, at some point, every mission becomes do a car chase, kill some thugs.
It is not terrible by any means , but the repetitiveness of it is felt fairly quickly even though there is also some variety to the mission, whether main or side ones.
Yet, I seem to enjoy this game more with each playthrough.
So, ERA residents, what are your Sleeping Dogs. What games have you come to love paradoxically as you don't seem to like similar games.
