Sleeping Dogs - Fills the GTA5 Gap!

Yo, Dis is Niko here. So, you probably know by now, we are not likely to see GTA5 this side of Christmas. Everyone could be wrong, (and I hope they are), but there has not really been enough trailers or news releases about GTA5, (going by RockStarGames past history when releasing GTA4 and San Andreas). RockStar will not release the game yet, I'm pretty sure of that.

But, we may have something that can fill the GTA5 gap. Sleeping Dogs!

Sleeping Dogs has free roaming in an urban environment with various things you can do both on foot and in a massive array of vehicles, just like, or quite similar to GTA4.

Fill the GTA5 gap with Sleeping Dogs!

Sleeping Dogs - Fills the GTA5 Gap!

In fact, Sleeping Dogs seems to have a lot more detail in martial arts fighting styles and makes more use of the environment to interact with than GTA4 does. With fighting, you can use objects to destroy your enemies with, or in chase sequences, leap over, climb up, or take cover behind objects. You need to watch the videos here to appreciate this!



You are not being disloyal to GTA, just think of it as another similar type of GTA style of game. My ideas for a GTA style of game would include of lot of Sleeping Dogs ideas. And, whilst we are on the subject of GTA itself, GTA, 'Grand Theft Auto' does not actually revolve around the process of GTA, Grand Theft Auto. Namely; the taking of cars or other motor vehicles, (with the exception that you cannot actually 'buy' a car or any other vehicle in GTA, which I always found to be a strange concept).

Sleeping Dogs Street Scene.

My ideas for a GTA style of game do actually revolve around 'taking cars without the owners consent' otherwise known as TWOC-ing or TWOK-ing as some people say. (Taking Without Owners Consent or Taking Without Owners Knowledge are two variants I've heard talked of).

The British GTA fans are going to LOVE driving on the left-hand side of the road for a change!

'Stealing cars', for a game calling itself 'GTA' should be the primary objective and main task of the game. Yet I have proved that you can actually play through the game without getting any wanted level stars for actually stealing vehicles.

A Speed-Boat Chase.

Some are basic tricks of playing, like pushing a parked cop car into your   save area for parking outside your safe-house. Break the window without getting in the car with no police around. Then go off and do something else that takes you out of the immediate area. When you return you can just get in the vehicle like you always owned it. There's a few other things like this too in GTA4, but that is not what this post is about. Lets get back to Sleeping Dogs!

   

Sleeping Dogs is an immersive role playing game. You play as an undercover cop, infiltrating the Triad gangs, (a Chinese mafia like type of outfit if you didn't already know). We had a similar story in an earlier GTA game where you did work for the Yakuza. (Another Japanese Mafia type gang).

WIKI - says:-
Yakuza, also known as gokudō, are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. 

WIKI - says:-
Triad, the many branches of the Chinese criminal organizations that are based in Hong Kong.

Some comments on websites are that people are upset to find out that this game was developed under the main title of True Crime! Perhaps they think this is going to be like the old game True Crime - Streets of L.A.? Its not! It is very different. Yes it has the same voice actors and development team, but if you actually ever played that game, Sleeping Dogs is as different to the old True Crime game as GTA4 is to San Andreas.

Sleeping Dogs. Full Demo Part 1, (with commentary).

In the video above, you see that our protagonists apartment is only like one or two steps above the crappy apartments that Niko had in GTA4. But, the apartments do get better as you progress through the game.

What is the same as GTA4 in Sleeping Dogs?

• Free Roaming Open World! Go where you want, when you want, do what you want to do!
• You can buy clothes! - But more importantly the clothes you wear impact the game missions in a similar way that you 'had to wear a suit and tie' to meet with the McReary's family or attend the Final Interview missions at the Goldberg lawyers office. I like the Sleeping Dogs take on wearing a tourists outfit, which means that everything costs you 20% more.
• You can buy food! The food gives you health etc.  
• Date Girls! Great as with GTA4, but rumors say that the dating element has been removed in GTA5. - That's a total game spoiler for me if true!
• Gun-Play. Selection of fire-arms, take cover.
• Stealing Vehicles. With a bit of a change, I heard about using a shim to jack the car locks.
• I will add more when I start playing the game!

What is different in Sleeping Dogs to GTA4?

• You can use the public payphones in the street! - To smash someone's face in with the receiver! (Sorry, I had to get that in, It is just so funny to me. I'm sat here laughing my tits-off as I write this)! Nope, I don't really think you can actually call someone on the public street-phones, although that would be logical and a great idea!
• There are better fight moves and many many more of them! Combos and new moves to learn and remember, with better use of the surrounding environment.
• The British GTA fans are going to LOVE driving on the left-hand side of the road for a change!
• You collect things that are a logical and believable part of the story-line, (unlike the stupid shooting of pigeons that Niko did! WTF?). Valuable statues are collected and returned their martial-arts instructor owner, who teaches you new moves as a reward. This is similar to San Andreas, where you could learn new fight moves, but, you had to beat the instructor or his wing man to earn it! (Remember)?
• Earn Money! To 'BUY' weapons and cars. We couldn't actually 'buy' cars in GTA4 or GTA SA.
• Gambling! We had none of that quite normal everyday activity in GTA4.
• Singing at the Karaoke Bar? Sounds great for Hong Kong! What? No dancing? 
• I will add more when I start playing the game!

Sleeping Dogs. Full Demo Part 2, (with commentary).

For further reading and viewing, you might be interested in...
Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees:- the WIKI - says

Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees is a 2003 British film by film director Sarjit Bains, telling the (possible true) story of a hitman working in London. The film stars real life ex-gangster and underworld don Dave Courtney. Brainchild of Manish Patel, who plays the role of Singh, the main story's protagonist. The making of Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees was showcased in a UK BBC2 documentary.

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Niko.

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