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Your favourite GTA clone
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The Saboteur by far
After reading that list of criteria, this was also my answer. Nobody mentioning it to this point had me wondering if it was eligible. lol.
Hit and Run is a hybrid of GTA 3 and 2 (which was the best one)
It's also just a great fun game
I'm only about 6 hours into The Saboteur and would already say it or the first Mafia has been my favorite gta clone
Sleeping Dogs is the top one, but I also enjoyed all the Mafia games and Watch Dogs 2.
Edit: Crackdown series should count also, given it's original developer, so that too
Edit: Crackdown series should count also, given it's original developer, so that too
I enjoyed L.A. Noire, if that counts. Been hearing good things about Sleeping Dogs also, but haven't played it myself.
Edit: Actually, could something like The Saboteur be considered a GTA clone? I enjoyed that a lot.
Edit: Actually, could something like The Saboteur be considered a GTA clone? I enjoyed that a lot.
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Mine is Saint's Row 2.
It struck a good balance between being serious and silly, a lot of the glitches were wonderfully chaotic (I have fond memories of jackknifing a lorry through a bridge during online co-op) and a lot of the activities gave out absolutely busted rewards.
I have a lot of love for 3 and 4, but there was something tangible and grounded about 2 that it derived some deep enjoyment when it did go crazy.
Also: Crackdown 1&2, although they were more open world playgrounds than 'proper' GTA clones after you got a few agility upgrades.
It struck a good balance between being serious and silly, a lot of the glitches were wonderfully chaotic (I have fond memories of jackknifing a lorry through a bridge during online co-op) and a lot of the activities gave out absolutely busted rewards.
I have a lot of love for 3 and 4, but there was something tangible and grounded about 2 that it derived some deep enjoyment when it did go crazy.
Also: Crackdown 1&2, although they were more open world playgrounds than 'proper' GTA clones after you got a few agility upgrades.
The Shawshank Redemption level is so, so good, we've played it at the release and still revisit the cutscenes from time to time. Just look at this:
View: https://youtu.be/izws3AY23U4?si=q7zHCdRbQ1hCXPsD
These are my two choices as well. I have done memories of both and would play a remastered version of Simpsons if it ever happened.
One day I might replay SD too.
The only Saints Row I really liked was 3, so I wouldn't really say I like the franchise as a whole. Mafia is the same way where (and to be fair I haven't played the first but the third was awful) the 2nd is the only one I've enjoyed. I probably will like the first once I get around to it though. Sleeping Dogs though has to get my vote. That game is so underrated, has such a good story, great gameplay, setting, everything. I really wish they made another, but there really isn't a need for a sequel. Maybe just another in the same universe, maybe? Either way it was one of my favorites on the 360 and one of the few remasters I'll play on the newer Xbox's.
Sleepy Dogs but I also really did like the Godfather game as well. Surprisingly good for a licensed game of this scale.
Saints Row 2 was the GOAT until The Game, The Myth, THE LEGEND! Came out:
I did enjoy other clones as well, like Watch Dogs 1, Scarface or Godgather 2.
Mafia series... honestly I wouldn't classify it as a GTA clone, cities in those games were more as settings for the story rather than something you explore and engage in various side-activities (3 is the obvious exception, and that was its worst part). That being said, absolutely loved all 3 Mafia games.
I did enjoy other clones as well, like Watch Dogs 1, Scarface or Godgather 2.
Mafia series... honestly I wouldn't classify it as a GTA clone, cities in those games were more as settings for the story rather than something you explore and engage in various side-activities (3 is the obvious exception, and that was its worst part). That being said, absolutely loved all 3 Mafia games.
Watch Dogs 2 is probably my favourite game in the whole sub-genre outside of GTAV. I love the whole cast, I love the city, the on-foot gameplay is excellent, the way the systems interact is fantastic and I really like the driving model. I would absolutely love a proper Watch Dogs 3 with the same cast and same kind of tone and energy as I think it was so well done and just a game world I enjoy being in.
Outside of that I really like Sleeping Dogs - largely for its thoroughly excellent hand-to-hand combat, and although it's going for very different things I think Mad Max is excellent too. There's something about the game world in Mad Max which feels really thoughtfully designed and the driving model is really excellent (better than these other games I have mentioned).
Outside of that I really like Sleeping Dogs - largely for its thoroughly excellent hand-to-hand combat, and although it's going for very different things I think Mad Max is excellent too. There's something about the game world in Mad Max which feels really thoughtfully designed and the driving model is really excellent (better than these other games I have mentioned).
Sleeping Dogs is a triple threat of an iconic setting, unforgettable protagonist, and novel approach to gameplay. On paper it's not really exceptional in any way, but it's so smartly put together that it is just a genuine pleasure to play that could have grown into its own thing had it gotten sequels. It's a really remarkable game and it's a crime we never got a sequel.
I miss you, Wei Shen.
I miss you, Wei Shen.
OK, if RDR counts then clearly RDR1 and RDR2 are my favorites.
I was thinking more modern day GTA clones.
I have good memories of playing Sleeping Dogs in summer 2012. I still remember the live action of the trailer of game, which was playing in the background of the installation window.
For anyone wondering, the soundtrack's name is Sleepwalking. Still sad the sequel cancelled.
For anyone wondering, the soundtrack's name is Sleepwalking. Still sad the sequel cancelled.
I hated Saint's Row 1 and 2, but 3 and 4 rule.
Sleeping Dogs is great. Still plays amazingly well.
Really would love a Saboteur sequel too.
No love for True Crime: Streets of LA?
Sleeping Dogs is great. Still plays amazingly well.
Really would love a Saboteur sequel too.
No love for True Crime: Streets of LA?
