Technically speaking, The Watch Dogs games are sequels in a way. Edit: Sleeping Dogs has hacking mini games, therefore implying that there's a relationship with Watch Dogs themes.
As someone who lives in Hong Kong this game was an ultimatum for us. We never had this big of a mainstream recognition and they pulled everything off from map, language to atmosphere immaculately
I feel sorry for the people that didnt get to play it in its heyday. It still holds up great but at the time, it was immaculate. I think Charlie even briefly mentions it, but at the time these graphics were INSANE and it just elevated the whole experience so much more than can be described. This is one of the best open world games, up there with the big boys like GTA, Infamous, and Saints Row. Its too bad the marketing for it fell apart and left it as just a cult classic.
The art direction they took on for Hong Kong really moved it forward and made the city stand out. Definitely ahead of it's time and I would put this over any GTA honestly.
exactly, when i was younger i used to love watching my brother play video games which led to my love for them, sleeping dogs was one of the first video games that got me into playing games purely for it's graphics, it's story, it's characters etc. it will forever be the most nostalgic video game for me
@@TheItalianFun when you say , a game where you shoot criminals and fight gang members and drive cars recklessly and beat up people , what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Gta , then maybe saints row. Shit even watch dogs. It’s underrated , millions of copies doesn’t mean shit
@@triton1060 If I remember correctly the game was actually set to have a multiplayer sequel but it was never completed. Would've been really cool if it came out with the same love and care that Sleeping Dogs did.
For real. This game is one of my favorites of all time. The movement and combat is awesome. Kung fu gta is honestly the perfect way to put it too. Great game, also hope theres a sequel
The DLC is fucking peak I remember getting a car and unpacking a rifle from the trunk and just going to town in those respawning gang encounters it was awesome
@@TheCopyNinja733 It was developed by UFG which did go under but the game was published and also partly produced by Square Enix, technically the rights to the IP would go to them after United Front went bankrupt
@@sdcrocks don’t know what this “shenmue” but it’s true , these companies just don’t care about making quality products any more , just getting the money first then maybe making it decent afterwards. Look at cyber punk , no man’s sky , halo infinite , gta online, assassins creed.
It is an underrated game The company lost millions of dollars because they didn't make a net profit from this game It failed to meet sales expectations. The game only sold 1.5 million copies, despite a positive reception from critics and gamers alike. Its poor sales caused Square Enix to lose millions of dollars and cancel any future sequels.
Actually I did saw a video on the subject and they tried to do a GTA online style game named Triad wars which was a F2P dumpster fire on the same map. Instead of making a sequel. Square thought to copy GTA yet again and it flopped hard and both were scrapped.
I didnt understand why people didnt like this game, technically speaking sleeping dog is a GTA but it is directed by john woo, while the GTA is directed by michael bay
This is probably the most underrated open world game out there. The fighting feels so fucking smooth and rewarding. Great story aswell. Btw 12:33 ,this mechanic is also in State of Decay 1/2
This game had the best environmental moves, they had cliffs, the ability to throw people into trunks of cars, etc. very fun sandbox game. Slow mo bullet time, most fun car pitting and overall the epitome of the golden age of gaming.
Ahh, back when buying from a AAA game-studio got you a fully fleshed-out game with a unique concept, and practically 0 glitches. Edit: Damn I just looked up other games released in 2012, and I forgot how great it was to be a gamer then. We got CS:GO, Borderlands 2, Hitman Absolution, Forza Horizon 1, Dishonored, The Walking Dead (which I didn't like but from what I saw most people loved it, so props where they're due), and a few other bangers.
@@vipture. 2012 was a golden year . imo. max payne 3, far cry 3, sleeping dogs, blops2 ,dishonored, borderlands 2,diablo 3, guild wars 2, ac3, hotline miami, xcom.... like I CANT FUCKING STOP COUNTING...
Fun gameplay and intriguing story, really all you need for a great game. And of course, Pork Buns. A man who has never eaten a pork bun is never a whole man.
This game is so underrated basically because "GTA clone" and while the open world isn't as fun to explore (budget must have been less than half of GTA so duh) it manages to tell a much more compelling story with characters that actually behave like human beings.
@@LORDdrPepper GTA is excellent entertainment with fun characters and dialogue, but in terms of plot and character development it's kind of ass. Which is totally fine by the way, GTA knows exactly what it wants to be. I'm just saying Sleeping Dogs offers something different, but was largely ignored because people mistook it for a cheap copy paste job.
Thug: “What the fuck are you doing?” Charlie: “Wdym wtf am I doing we’re criminals” Thug: *Yeah no kidding* Kinda sus that he replied right after Charlie’s statement kinda sus indeed
This is one of the games that was seen as a GTA clone but they outperformed GTA in many aspects in reality. The game is incredible and deserved more, unfortunately we only got one game out of them, i still would love a sequel.
Another game that suffered from the GTA clone myth that NO one can be competitive to the open world crime genre is beyond the biggest gatekeeping in the history of gaming.
I remember in this games’ hospital, you could throw civilians into the chairs and they would glitch and go flying and as a child, it sent me into tears lmao
@@punu3675 *npc. People like guy without a moustache and others are literally oblivion npc’s. They never add anything to the video, it’s just a race to be the first to comment.
The Cantonese in game is great too. If you were an American Cantonese speaker this game was amazing. First ever actual game that you saw someone who looked like you and connected at an almost familial level since your parents and pretty much extended family could only speak Cantonese. Cultural master piece
@@orang1921 part of the immersion. It’s almost like in some alternate universe this could’ve happened to you, or someone close to you. This doesn’t mean you can’t imagine or immerse yourself in different cultures either, it’s just more relatable. Especially if all your life you haven’t seen it in big media.
@@orang1921Gotta have an uncultured hater ruining the vibe. It's kinda like when the Irish get cool characters or the Greek. It's just cool to see different sh*t other than Western Eurocentric culture. I enjoyed GTA IV because of the bada** Eastern European protagonist, I ain't even Eastern European. I'm Indigenous and throughly enjoyed playing Gun and Red Dead Revolver, it's cool to see something familiar on the screen. Also gets people interested in different cultures.
@@youforget1000thingsaday "uncultured hater" for genuinely asking why it's appreciated so much it is much more difficult to cultivate inclusivity when you push away everyone else
I remember the wedding. At that moment of the game i was genuinely invested, i really cared about everyone and I fought with all my heart... what a game.
The storytelling of this game is just one of the best. And yes, the writer WANTS you to care about the people at the wedding, so the mission will tear your heart out. And they did a fantastic job.
Being thrown on the table and getting accused of being an undercover cop while wearing the SWAT outfit and still managing to talk your way out of it was a power move. This game is great.
This was the first game that made me feel connected with the characters to the point where after the wedding mission I was beating every bad guy and screaming “For Winston!”
@@MrJbfool I felt like Winston’s death was just as tragic as Penny’s, after playing the game again recently, I was more hurt by penny’s death because she knew who Winston was but was the most innocent out of everyone there. I was hoping they would remaster the game but from the looks of it, that may not ever happen 🥲
@@emiljones3007 Penny's car dialogue in the Bride shopping mission was so well acted and felt like she generally cared about Winston and Wei. It felt so organic and heart felt that when the wedding happens and you see them both dying it really goes to show how normal people get caught up in a life of crime. Such a great story and a shame we can't get a sequel.
@@AdnanMohammed-lt8qq And GTA takes place in America youre point? They're taking about Yakuza the game series , where instead of shooting people like GTA you fight like in sleeping dogs , so this game is like a combo of GTA with the Yakuza games
@@chucklenuts2294 Yeah and i kept jumping onto people's cars to make it feel like a CGI fest movie, but i hate the fact that the cops can get lost easily and ruin the vibe.
You know, being born in Hong Kong and growing up on HK cinema, this game has a place in my heart. It’s cool to see Charlie playing the game and giving it a bit of exposure after all these years.
This game has the best combat system ever. It’s so satisfying to beat people up rather than shoot them and unlike GTA that it’s compared to a lot, it doesn’t make you rely solely on guns, it’s very much possible to do a good majority of the main story without needing a gun from the start. Plus the story was so good, I hear a lot that it’s like the true crime games but when I had that game I was too young for it to leave a lasting impression on me. I do remember that we had True Crime New York though, I see the case all the time. I really want to play it now and make comparisons
The cutscenes, voice acting, animations, and story are some of the best writing and acting that I have ever scene. It is beautiful and terrifying, as it should be.
this game literally should’ve got a sequel. it was fucking amazing man, the storyline, everything about it felt perfect im not sure why it didn’t get a sequel though..
it was considered a commerical failure, it didn't meet sales expectations and United Front Games (the dev studio) went under a few years after Sleeping Dogs released. There actually were plans for a sequel at one point, but it was scrapped.
I will never forget how I basically 100% this game and kept playing the club fights over and over. This game not having a sequel is such a disappointment
@@Tobbit yeah many good games stopped and were switched out by others, like dice forgot battlefront and went to battlefield 2042, transformers devastation unfortunately, many more
@@rileymachelle4088 i think it stopped being a true crime game the moment square enix got to publish the game without owning the true crime franchise. not sure what happened in-between that stopped activision from publishing it to releasing it as true crime hong kong
i beat sleeping dogs so many times and never got tired of it. even when there was nothing to do, i would just drive around the cities, fight the cops, replay missions, find collectibles, purchase everything in the game, i'd always find something to do. definitely one of my top five games and probably the game i've played the most. it's very special and close to my heart.
I absolutely love the casting of this game as well. The main actor is an Asian American Actor who hardly speaks any Chinese if any, like how the character grew up in America most of his life, but every single other Chinese will have spoken it at some point. Really adds to how foreign Wei is in all of this even though he's returning home. Also the Legendary man himself James Hong is the classic dad/grandad type character in a special way, its awesome.
and ofc Tom Wilkinson played Pendrew. I knew the second I recognised his voice that he would turn out to be a bad person because I watched Rush Hour for the first time around the time I played this game LMFAO
Bro wtf I did not expect this, no cap sleeping dogs is probably one of my favourite games of all time. Basically gta if it was in Hong Kong and a badass protagonist. Replayed this game so many times on ps3, wish square Enix would make a sequel or another game set in its universe.
This game was amazing from start to finish. Playing both sides, the drama, action, twists, action, characters, content, DRIP, aesthetic. Such an amazing game. Absolutely deserves more love and attention from those who don't know about it
One of my all time favorite videos from Charlie was his “Sleeping Dogs Error” video in which he couldn’t progress through the game after playing karaoke. Glad to see he resolved the error, only took him nine years to do so!
This and stranglehold are both great games. Stranglehold has a mechanic where you zoom in on a bullet and can control it in slow motion to hit exactly where you want, and there’s a lot of dynamic ways you can use that.
Back when developers were focusing on how great a game would be rather than a quick profit. We have gone backwards. Honestly the graphics weren’t that bad either I still play game like these
It came out in 2012 though. Practically the start of the current industry. Online only Diablo, Mass Effect 3, Prototype 2 and Resident Evil 6 just completely ignoring what people liked about what made people like the game. SFxT having ON DISC DAY ONE dlc. And such.
That’s weird. I had the sudden urge to play this game last week and I’m almost at the end. Feels like a lot of people have been revisiting this game recently, which is well deserved. This really is a great game that deserved a sequel
dude. the story in Sleeping Dogs is so unbelievably good. like i remember playing this game and being so engrossed in the characters that at some points i got emotional. this game is an instant classic
This is the crossover I never thought i’d see. But damn its a blessing. Nothing more i’ve wanted in this world than a Sleeping Dogs sequel. Hopefully Square Enix sell the rights to it for more shit coings that lose value the moment it touches their hands 😂
I revisited this game recently and the funniest glitch i experienced is i jumped super high in the air and it kept spawning oranges. Glitches aside this game is awesome and when i first played it my mom made me return it cuz i was relatively young but i still remember great memories.
my cousin played this time for as many times as i remember, he kept playing and finishing it everytime we were on holiday and i brought my ps3 or xbox 360 since he didn't have one. he's a huge martial arts and gta sucker and this was his holy grail, and i think so too. the fighting is so addicting especially where it is actually a feature where you're in underground fight scene and not just fighting pedestrian who dont fight back.
getting a basics of combat tutorial in the mid-early game is really fitting when its your first visit back to a dojo you gotta refresh yourself on the basics and make sure your fundamentals are intact they probably didnt think that deeply on it but I like to pretend they did
"Texas has no internet apparently" *Literally one of the first places with Google Fiber* Charlie's foray into the real world beyond his Floridian suburb is always a whirl
Just started this game today, feels so fucking good - I grew up with Cantonese shows, despite not knowing how to speak the dialect I can grasp it fine and the game excels at setting the atmosphere of Hong Kong : even the cusses are accurate and all the voice acting so far has been splendid It's such a steal to get it for 2$, it deserves a sequel.
I can't tell you how many time I have begged my friends to give this game a chance only for it to be repeatedly wrote it off as "just GTA in China." Glad to see this game is at least getting a well-deserved cult following years later if a sequel is out of the cards.
@@JA-js8uk far cry 3 : GTA in an island far cry 4: GTA in India Skyrim: GTA with swords Fallout: post apocalyptic GTA Red Dead: GTA in the West Elden Ring: GTA but it's soulslike Persona 5: GTA in Japan Yakuza: GTA in Japan Shenmue: GTA in Japan and China Call of Duty: GTA in war FIFA: GTA but it's soccer NFL: GTA but it's American football Mortal Kombat: GTA in the Netherrealm Death Stranding: GTA but you're Grubhub
I legit think that this game is perfect. Not in the sense that it’s flawless and functions without error, but in that it combines the shooting, driving, and story of a great crime genre game, while also being a kickass action brawler. I have bought this game 4 times, and played each time to completion, along with the DLCs. I am very sad that we haven’t gotten a sequel to this.
Its almost as if back in the day developers wanted to create a fully in tact content rich game. Shame now says most are wither devoid of content or stuffed with mindless gruel
I beat this when it came out on PC. I'd love to play the definitive edition on ps5, but its 1080 30fps.. pretty bad. Needs a 4k60 patch or at least 60fps.
@@majora919 have you ever played a console before? Console ports are lucky if they get an enhanced frame rate option, some developers still don’t understand this.
This game is indeed thoroughly recommended. The atmosphere is great and the place really feels alive, the graphics still hold up and the story is great. Away from the main missions its a bit meh, but whatever
This game is my favourite of all time, the combat is so fun and the story is funny. Also I scare my brother with the scene where the guy gets turned to food. It deserves a sequel.
Since I was in high school, every year, I make time to play through this game front to back. I absolutely adore this game. Top 3 fav games of all time.
Guess it finally took Charlie years to progress past the legendary Sleeping Dogs Error video on the Xbox 360. Good on him, I really liked this game too!
the only "bad" thing about it was the tacked on "romance" or love interests also a lack of things to do in the open world. but it was generally excellent. they really should have made a sequel
I believe that the romance aspect is intentional because it shows that Wei wasn't able to commit in a relationship going after all of the messed up stuff he's gone through
This has aged like fine wine with the game having a great story, aesthetically pleasing world, animations, VA, gameplay, and music. It definitely needs a sequel to finish off the story.
Most people love this game. I just think it goes under the radar because it’s a decade old and never got a sequel because the studio was shut down. If you ask somebody about it, there’s a good chance that they think it’s great. It’s just one of those ‘out of sight out of mind’ games if you get what I mean.
Brings a smile to my face to see sleeping dogs get recognized. Even though it might not get a sequel I sure do hope it does, or at least a successor to it.
I played Sleeping Dogs recently and fucking loved, I can’t believe I slept on it’s initial release because these open world sandbox games are one of my favourite genre
This game deserved a sequel.
This or a new true crime game
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Technically speaking, The Watch Dogs games are sequels in a way.
Edit: Sleeping Dogs has hacking mini games, therefore implying that there's a relationship with Watch Dogs themes.
It actually got one... But I was some online game?
Still does
As someone who lives in Hong Kong this game was an ultimatum for us. We never had this big of a mainstream recognition and they pulled everything off from map, language to atmosphere immaculately
It looks freaking beautiful. I only played it last year and yet, I feel nostalgia for it. Definitely one from the golden days of gaming.
Do you really have teleporting demon ladies too?
@@tatu5539 if I piss off my grandma yeah
It made me want to visit you guys so badly. Your nation is beautiful. What happened to you starting in 2019 broke my heart... I'm so sorry.
估5到香港都有人睇😂
I feel sorry for the people that didnt get to play it in its heyday. It still holds up great but at the time, it was immaculate. I think Charlie even briefly mentions it, but at the time these graphics were INSANE and it just elevated the whole experience so much more than can be described. This is one of the best open world games, up there with the big boys like GTA, Infamous, and Saints Row. Its too bad the marketing for it fell apart and left it as just a cult classic.
i remember when this game was free with gold on xbox one... good times...
The art direction they took on for Hong Kong really moved it forward and made the city stand out. Definitely ahead of it's time and I would put this over any GTA honestly.
exactly, when i was younger i used to love watching my brother play video games which led to my love for them, sleeping dogs was one of the first video games that got me into playing games purely for it's graphics, it's story, it's characters etc. it will forever be the most nostalgic video game for me
@@yungsteezy just for the art style? That's all It takes for you? No wonder you aren't a game critic
@Jurxzy the first sentence clearly doesn't relate to the second one.
I've said this for practically a decade now - this is one of the most absurdly underrated games I've ever played and it truly deserves a sequel.
Pro tip, a game is not underrated if it sold millions of copies. fuck sake.
@@TheItalianFun when you say , a game where you shoot criminals and fight gang members and drive cars recklessly and beat up people , what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Gta , then maybe saints row. Shit even watch dogs. It’s underrated , millions of copies doesn’t mean shit
@@santi_super_stunts2573 Thank you. Bro really thought he had a point 💀
@@triton1060 If I remember correctly the game was actually set to have a multiplayer sequel but it was never completed. Would've been really cool if it came out with the same love and care that Sleeping Dogs did.
@@triton1060 Fr 😭😭
This game deserves every attention it can get. Had an absolute blast playing it back then. Kung Fu GTA is underrated AF. Still hoping for a sequel.
For real. This game is one of my favorites of all time. The movement and combat is awesome. Kung fu gta is honestly the perfect way to put it too. Great game, also hope theres a sequel
The DLC is fucking peak I remember getting a car and unpacking a rifle from the trunk and just going to town in those respawning gang encounters it was awesome
Unfortunately, the company who made the game went under, along with the IP.
Square Enix did sell alot of their IPs' to some studios, it could very well be possible that Sleeping Dogs was one of them
@@TheCopyNinja733 It was developed by UFG which did go under but the game was published and also partly produced by Square Enix, technically the rights to the IP would go to them after United Front went bankrupt
Ah yes, a game from an era when game developers actually cared about the consumer audience.
Also Shenmue existed so relax there just a bit
@@sdcrocks well at least the shenmue devs weren't that moneydriven. I firmly believe they just hate people who play videogames as a whole
Literally every generation of video games have had developers that cared so stfu
@@sdcrocks don’t know what this “shenmue” but it’s true , these companies just don’t care about making quality products any more , just getting the money first then maybe making it decent afterwards. Look at cyber punk , no man’s sky , halo infinite , gta online, assassins creed.
@@santi_super_stunts2573 it’s become too easy to make a mediocre game
That Jackie kid looks like a bright and growing soul with a lot of potential, hope nothing bad happens to him.
Pain
Sigh
Real
it changed me
Literally puked when i saw his guts
It is an underrated game
The company lost millions of dollars because they didn't make a net profit from this game
It failed to meet sales expectations. The game only sold 1.5 million copies, despite a positive reception from critics and gamers alike. Its poor sales caused Square Enix to lose millions of dollars and cancel any future sequels.
Actually I did saw a video on the subject and they tried to do a GTA online style game named Triad wars which was a F2P dumpster fire on the same map. Instead of making a sequel. Square thought to copy GTA yet again and it flopped hard and both were scrapped.
It was a good game and it sucks we will probably never get a sequel. Maybe they can make a new ip in tokyo with the style of sleeping dogs
@@justinwinn01 that'd be like a yakuza / gta hybrid with sleeping dogs mechanics and story and i'm all here for it
First Berleezy and now Charlie? Let’s go.
Sleeping Dogs resurgence?
This game deserves a sequel.
It’s cos it’s on sale on steam…
Berleezy’s gameplay is so fun to watch, glad to see a another enjoyer
Was thinking of this exactly. EEZYGANG 🔥
Hell yeah nice to see another eezygang here
Shit, didn't even know Berleezy was playing. Might have to go watch that
Still desperately praying for the sequel honestly, this game was painfully underrated for how fantastic it was
I didnt understand why people didnt like this game, technically speaking sleeping dog is a GTA but it is directed by john woo, while the GTA is directed by michael bay
Donnie Yen wants to turn Sleeping Dogs into a movie. I really hope it happens. It would be the perfect love letter to this game.
My dad was one of the lead programmers of this game. So cool to see Charlie play it all this time later.
My dad owns Microsoft so yea.
Proof your dad was the lead programmer?
@@mrslipknotfan1000 Your dad owning Microsoft and your dad being a programmer for a game from 2012 are two very different things lmao
@@dennisreynolds6196 say that again and you won't ever be able to access any account associated with Microsoft.
@@dennisreynolds6196 Dude more respect, his dads owns microsoft
This is probably the most underrated open world game out there. The fighting feels so fucking smooth and rewarding. Great story aswell.
Btw 12:33 ,this mechanic is also in State of Decay 1/2
I still play SoD2 sometimes. Another great example of an underrated open world game.
this game sucks there are bugs everywhere and the ai is bad
@@freezy2755 sure it is but dont tell us here you'll get lynched
@@freezy2755 ah ofcourse you have an xqc profile picture
@@freezy2755 xqc pfp detected. Opinion invalidated.
This game had the best environmental moves, they had cliffs, the ability to throw people into trunks of cars, etc. very fun sandbox game. Slow mo bullet time, most fun car pitting and overall the epitome of the golden age of gaming.
@Kavetion cool I'm blocking you
Ahh, back when buying from a AAA game-studio got you a fully fleshed-out game with a unique concept, and practically 0 glitches.
Edit: Damn I just looked up other games released in 2012, and I forgot how great it was to be a gamer then. We got CS:GO, Borderlands 2, Hitman Absolution, Forza Horizon 1, Dishonored, The Walking Dead (which I didn't like but from what I saw most people loved it, so props where they're due), and a few other bangers.
@@vipture. also call of duty black ops 2 and I think clash of clans was also released in 2012
@@vipture. 2012 was a golden year . imo. max payne 3, far cry 3, sleeping dogs, blops2 ,dishonored, borderlands 2,diablo 3, guild wars 2, ac3, hotline miami, xcom.... like I CANT FUCKING STOP COUNTING...
"A man that doesn't eat pork buns, is never a whole man."
Straight up wisdom right there.
So a Muslim is never a whole man then
@@chankh69 obviously
@@sunnysideggo2821 so they're like half a man?
@@chankh69 yes
Yes.
Charlie giving back purses to women, kicking them, then they teleport like a fucking enderman was the funniest shit ever
I was crying Lmao
Fun gameplay and intriguing story, really all you need for a great game.
And of course, Pork Buns. A man who has never eaten a pork bun is never a whole man.
“Why don’t you have a pork bun in your hand?!?!?!” 😆
This game is so underrated basically because "GTA clone" and while the open world isn't as fun to explore (budget must have been less than half of GTA so duh) it manages to tell a much more compelling story with characters that actually behave like human beings.
Poor Jackie. Ive beat the game 10 times easy and still makes me sad
... so you're implying that gta doesn't have any compelling stories or characters? Ok...
@@LORDdrPepper GTA is excellent entertainment with fun characters and dialogue, but in terms of plot and character development it's kind of ass.
Which is totally fine by the way, GTA knows exactly what it wants to be.
I'm just saying Sleeping Dogs offers something different, but was largely ignored because people mistook it for a cheap copy paste job.
@@LORDdrPepper I’d say gta lacks in characters sometimes. I’d choose Arthur , john or max Payne any day before I choose Michael Trevor or Franklin
@@LORDdrPepper yeah it doesnt. especiall GTAV. gtav has the worst characters. so simple and shallow.
Thug: “What the fuck are you doing?”
Charlie: “Wdym wtf am I doing we’re criminals”
Thug: *Yeah no kidding*
Kinda sus that he replied right after Charlie’s statement kinda sus indeed
Went straight to the comments to see if anyone else caught that lmao
That and the guy taking cover behind the explosives at 31:43 , these lined up perfectly
When was this lol
@@shaquezr.9541 30:35
This is one of the games that was seen as a GTA clone but they outperformed GTA in many aspects in reality.
The game is incredible and deserved more, unfortunately we only got one game out of them, i still would love a sequel.
Ya they tried to make it into an mmo and it failed miserably
We got three. True Crime: LA, NY and then this.
Why is it a clone it's it's own game
@@sp00kyd4ddy6 because some people are morons and think "Open World = GTA clone"
Despite the fact GTA wasn't even the first open world game
Another game that suffered from the GTA clone myth that NO one can be competitive to the open world crime genre is beyond the biggest gatekeeping in the history of gaming.
Definitely one of the most underrated games
Along with Ska studios game's.
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I have it for my ps3, it was so fun and the humor was so good
Also Watchdogs 2
@@O.Reagano IMO the first one was better
30:34
Charlie : "Outta my way"
Guy : "hey! wtf are you doing!"
Charlie : "what do ya mean what am i doing, We're criminals"
Guy : "Yeah no kidding"
I remember in this games’ hospital, you could throw civilians into the chairs and they would glitch and go flying and as a child, it sent me into tears lmao
One time I was in a bathroom stall shitting, and on the wall, someone wrote "I fought the log, and the Log won"..
Sleeping Dogs is the most underrated game that I have never played, yet knew more about than most people.
Just play it, its cheap on sales, story and combat is great and even graphics look fine still
yeah, this is one of my fav video games when i got my first console
Weird flex but okay
Your comment sounds like the most generic title of a video game review in 2022 lmao
@Kavetion You’re better than Penguinz0 at losing in life*
This game was a masterpiece since launch such a diverse story line
Another verified user trying to get likes without even attempting to watch the video
@@punu3675 *npc. People like guy without a moustache and others are literally oblivion npc’s. They never add anything to the video, it’s just a race to be the first to comment.
ah yes, the oh so diverse story line of an undercover cop shooting the shit out of everything. that hasnt been done hundreds of times already.
He has 1 video with 4k views.
@SAVETION (BEST VIDEOS) who are you?
The Cantonese in game is great too. If you were an American Cantonese speaker this game was amazing. First ever actual game that you saw someone who looked like you and connected at an almost familial level since your parents and pretty much extended family could only speak Cantonese. Cultural master piece
still dont get why it's a big deal to have a character you can "relate" to culturally
@@orang1921 part of the immersion. It’s almost like in some alternate universe this could’ve happened to you, or someone close to you. This doesn’t mean you can’t imagine or immerse yourself in different cultures either, it’s just more relatable. Especially if all your life you haven’t seen it in big media.
@@orang1921Gotta have an uncultured hater ruining the vibe. It's kinda like when the Irish get cool characters or the Greek. It's just cool to see different sh*t other than Western Eurocentric culture. I enjoyed GTA IV because of the bada** Eastern European protagonist, I ain't even Eastern European. I'm Indigenous and throughly enjoyed playing Gun and Red Dead Revolver, it's cool to see something familiar on the screen. Also gets people interested in different cultures.
@@youforget1000thingsaday "uncultured hater" for genuinely asking why it's appreciated so much
it is much more difficult to cultivate inclusivity when you push away everyone else
I remember the wedding. At that moment of the game i was genuinely invested, i really cared about everyone and I fought with all my heart... what a game.
The storytelling of this game is just one of the best. And yes, the writer WANTS you to care about the people at the wedding, so the mission will tear your heart out. And they did a fantastic job.
I literally just finished another playthrough, cool to see other people still remember the greatness that is this game
Being thrown on the table and getting accused of being an undercover cop while wearing the SWAT outfit and still managing to talk your way out of it was a power move. This game is great.
This was the first game that made me feel connected with the characters to the point where after the wedding mission I was beating every bad guy and screaming “For Winston!”
I didn’t have that feeling for Winston, but I certainly did for Jackie 😢
@@MrJbfool I felt like Winston’s death was just as tragic as Penny’s, after playing the game again recently, I was more hurt by penny’s death because she knew who Winston was but was the most innocent out of everyone there. I was hoping they would remaster the game but from the looks of it, that may not ever happen 🥲
@@emiljones3007 Penny's car dialogue in the Bride shopping mission was so well acted and felt like she generally cared about Winston and Wei. It felt so organic and heart felt that when the wedding happens and you see them both dying it really goes to show how normal people get caught up in a life of crime. Such a great story and a shame we can't get a sequel.
@@tanork47 agreed
This game was the perfect blend of GTA and Yakuza that I never knew I needed, and I wish there was a sequel.
yakuza is japanese mafia, this is a game based on the triads…chinese mafia
@@AdnanMohammed-lt8qq ok nerd
@@AdnanMohammed-lt8qq And GTA takes place in America youre point? They're taking about Yakuza the game series , where instead of shooting people like GTA you fight like in sleeping dogs , so this game is like a combo of GTA with the Yakuza games
@@punksnotdead5367 oh my bad, i read the original comment wrong
I played this game for the first time recently and was absolutely blown away by how brilliant it was. Such a hidden gem honestly
Better now than never man. If this game got the love it gets now at launch, we'd have a sequel.
I've never been a big gamer, but this was one of the few video games I've ever played, what a great game
But I do find the driving in this game irritating tho but the atmosphere is definitely feel like Hong Kong
Same. Sometimes I just try to cause a much chaos as possible and see how long I can survive being hunted by the cops.
@@tonylee8564 Yeah the driving really sucks and feels way to stiff
it sucks
@@chucklenuts2294 Yeah and i kept jumping onto people's cars to make it feel like a CGI fest movie, but i hate the fact that the cops can get lost easily and ruin the vibe.
You know, being born in Hong Kong and growing up on HK cinema, this game has a place in my heart. It’s cool to see Charlie playing the game and giving it a bit of exposure after all these years.
This game has the best combat system ever. It’s so satisfying to beat people up rather than shoot them and unlike GTA that it’s compared to a lot, it doesn’t make you rely solely on guns, it’s very much possible to do a good majority of the main story without needing a gun from the start. Plus the story was so good, I hear a lot that it’s like the true crime games but when I had that game I was too young for it to leave a lasting impression on me. I do remember that we had True Crime New York though, I see the case all the time. I really want to play it now and make comparisons
Funnily enough, this was originally supposed to be a True Crime game before they renamed it to Sleeping Dogs.
I loved the combat so much, I used a gun as little as possible. You’re right, you could get through most of the game with just your fists lmao
The cutscenes, voice acting, animations, and story are some of the best writing and acting that I have ever scene. It is beautiful and terrifying, as it should be.
this game literally should’ve got a sequel. it was fucking amazing man, the storyline, everything about it felt perfect im not sure why it didn’t get a sequel though..
company went bankrupt
This is petty but the use of the word literally feels wrong and it bothers me because I'm petty
it was considered a commerical failure, it didn't meet sales expectations and United Front Games (the dev studio) went under a few years after Sleeping Dogs released. There actually were plans for a sequel at one point, but it was scrapped.
@@cameronroy2129 nah but I literally disagree
@@cameronroy2129 I literally couldn't care less.
I will never forget how I basically 100% this game and kept playing the club fights over and over. This game not having a sequel is such a disappointment
fr. though this the 3rd sequel to the true crime franchise. kinda weird that the best one is their last one and the devs didn't bother continuing it
@@Tobbit yeah many good games stopped and were switched out by others, like dice forgot battlefront and went to battlefield 2042, transformers devastation unfortunately, many more
@@Tobbit It's not really a true crime game, I think it started out as one though. They just made it into something new eventually
@@rileymachelle4088 i think it stopped being a true crime game the moment square enix got to publish the game without owning the true crime franchise.
not sure what happened in-between that stopped activision from publishing it to releasing it as true crime hong kong
i beat sleeping dogs so many times and never got tired of it. even when there was nothing to do, i would just drive around the cities, fight the cops, replay missions, find collectibles, purchase everything in the game, i'd always find something to do. definitely one of my top five games and probably the game i've played the most. it's very special and close to my heart.
I love how Charlie just absolutely refuses to drive on the left side of the road
I absolutely love the casting of this game as well. The main actor is an Asian American Actor who hardly speaks any Chinese if any, like how the character grew up in America most of his life, but every single other Chinese will have spoken it at some point. Really adds to how foreign Wei is in all of this even though he's returning home.
Also the Legendary man himself James Hong is the classic dad/grandad type character in a special way, its awesome.
Honestly VAs for this game deserve huge praise. If the cast wasn't so good, the story would have come across as cheesy.
and ofc Tom Wilkinson played Pendrew. I knew the second I recognised his voice that he would turn out to be a bad person because I watched Rush Hour for the first time around the time I played this game LMFAO
Bro wtf I did not expect this, no cap sleeping dogs is probably one of my favourite games of all time. Basically gta if it was in Hong Kong and a badass protagonist. Replayed this game so many times on ps3, wish square Enix would make a sequel or another game set in its universe.
No cap on god
it’s one of the worst games i’ve ever played
@@PoorEdward ok bruh, you shared your opinion 👍🏽
@@PoorEdward L
@@PoorEdward opinion rejected
8:29 let’s talk about how fire that unintentional dodge was when he went to pick that guy up
This game was amazing from start to finish. Playing both sides, the drama, action, twists, action, characters, content, DRIP, aesthetic. Such an amazing game. Absolutely deserves more love and attention from those who don't know about it
One of my all time favorite videos from Charlie was his “Sleeping Dogs Error” video in which he couldn’t progress through the game after playing karaoke. Glad to see he resolved the error, only took him nine years to do so!
I admit I didn't look twice when this game came out. Thanks for letting me know it's worthwhile to visit.
I have seen you twice this day.
It’s really awesome. I think it was over looked by most people
Great fun and really nice to play something not set in America or Japan
True crime hong kong is sick
Definitely !!The dlc is kinda whatever but the main story is amazing
This man needs to play the entire yakuza series please 🙏🏾🙏🏾
This and stranglehold are both great games. Stranglehold has a mechanic where you zoom in on a bullet and can control it in slow motion to hit exactly where you want, and there’s a lot of dynamic ways you can use that.
Back when developers were focusing on how great a game would be rather than a quick profit. We have gone backwards. Honestly the graphics weren’t that bad either I still play game like these
It was about money for Square Enix as evident by the fact that 2 sequels were cancelled.
people been saying that since the 80s lmao, Every decade is "Back when"
@@floppa_9530 the epic if Gilgamesh talks about the days before the invention of bread. We've changed very little for a very long time 😂
It came out in 2012 though. Practically the start of the current industry. Online only Diablo, Mass Effect 3, Prototype 2 and Resident Evil 6 just completely ignoring what people liked about what made people like the game. SFxT having ON DISC DAY ONE dlc. And such.
@@SenpaiSamaKun true af and everybody forgets
That’s weird. I had the sudden urge to play this game last week and I’m almost at the end. Feels like a lot of people have been revisiting this game recently, which is well deserved. This really is a great game that deserved a sequel
Same bro I just reinstalled it a month ago
I don’t know what’s going on, I was thinking about this game out of the blue this week and started playing
Collective consciousness baybee
haha, literally revisited this game since a couple weeks ago and just Finnished it
bro literally the first time in years im thinking of this game
dude. the story in Sleeping Dogs is so unbelievably good. like i remember playing this game and being so engrossed in the characters that at some points i got emotional. this game is an instant classic
16:54 when Charlie says " I need him to just go" and the dude just blips actually made me chuckle
This game rocked!! My parents bought me this when I was like 12 cause I convinced them it was like a cleaner version of gta 😂
Same lol
Did I not have a single original experience 💀💀😭 Not only sleeping dogs but I got watchdogs the same way aswell
lol the game is way more violent than gta 🤣
@@halowillneverbegoodagain1868 it isn’t
@@jackmehoff5541 Have we played the same games?! I'd argue Sleeping Dogs is VERY violent. We have impalement, electrocution, crushing, burning, etc...
Lmao why did he hate on evil dead out of nowhere after he watched 30 seconds of gameplay I dont get that
played this game so many times. it’s one of those classics that keeps you coming back every time modern games disappoint
This game is true HK crime romanticism. I remember when old shows and movies were like this, loved it SO MUCH when this game came out. So good
This is the crossover I never thought i’d see. But damn its a blessing. Nothing more i’ve wanted in this world than a Sleeping Dogs sequel. Hopefully Square Enix sell the rights to it for more shit coings that lose value the moment it touches their hands 😂
They sold it
If it's not Final Fantasy then good look getting Square to give a shit.
I revisited this game recently and the funniest glitch i experienced is i jumped super high in the air and it kept spawning oranges. Glitches aside this game is awesome and when i first played it my mom made me return it cuz i was relatively young but i still remember great memories.
my cousin played this time for as many times as i remember, he kept playing and finishing it everytime we were on holiday and i brought my ps3 or xbox 360 since he didn't have one. he's a huge martial arts and gta sucker and this was his holy grail, and i think so too. the fighting is so addicting especially where it is actually a feature where you're in underground fight scene and not just fighting pedestrian who dont fight back.
Probably the best game I've ever played. Doesn't matter how many times I come back, it's always an emotional journey, and the gameplay is smooth af
Fr
Jackie . ...
and the graphics. i cant believe its from 2012. it looks like it came out atleast in 2015
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it not really
When your wearing the swat outfit while pop star accuses wei of being a police officer. and Wei Screams “I’m not a Cop.” is absolutely hilarious lol.
getting a basics of combat tutorial in the mid-early game is really fitting when its your first visit back to a dojo
you gotta refresh yourself on the basics and make sure your fundamentals are intact
they probably didnt think that deeply on it but I like to pretend they did
14:04 Running into a hospital with a stolen purse is insane.
This game is a true Sleeping Dog, 100 percent Morbillion rating.
It's you Shen! You are The Sleeping Dog!
Hopefully now that Square Enix sold their Western studios/IPs we can get a sequel to this underrated classic
“A Man who never eats pork bun is never a whole Man” - An old Friend 😌🙏🏽
"Texas has no internet apparently"
*Literally one of the first places with Google Fiber*
Charlie's foray into the real world beyond his Floridian suburb is always a whirl
i loved this game, I remember hours of just putting the ai in the trunk, and opening car doors to hit people lol
"Im just stuck seeing this five assholes, be.. Five Assholes!!"
-Charlie, 2014
Classic.
That wedding mission still makes me want to cry everytime I remember it.
Just started this game today, feels so fucking good - I grew up with Cantonese shows, despite not knowing how to speak the dialect I can grasp it fine and the game excels at setting the atmosphere of Hong Kong : even the cusses are accurate and all the voice acting so far has been splendid
It's such a steal to get it for 2$, it deserves a sequel.
This game is amazing! Love to see Charlie play it ❤
Read my name
GET AWAY FROM ME
@@toobigtoobathe9087 both are bots. There is no literally no reason to reply to them. Just report em and watch youtube do absolutely nothing.
@@amritmagar3047 nah cinema replied the last time I saw em. Only replied cause this is the third video in a row where I have seen em
I can't tell you how many time I have begged my friends to give this game a chance only for it to be repeatedly wrote it off as "just GTA in China." Glad to see this game is at least getting a well-deserved cult following years later if a sequel is out of the cards.
If your friends just write this game off as “GTA but in China”, you may need new friends…
@@JA-js8uk
far cry 3 : GTA in an island
far cry 4: GTA in India
Skyrim: GTA with swords
Fallout: post apocalyptic GTA
Red Dead: GTA in the West
Elden Ring: GTA but it's soulslike
Persona 5: GTA in Japan
Yakuza: GTA in Japan
Shenmue: GTA in Japan and China
Call of Duty: GTA in war
FIFA: GTA but it's soccer
NFL: GTA but it's American football
Mortal Kombat: GTA in the Netherrealm
Death Stranding: GTA but you're Grubhub
12:30 that mechanic is also in TOTAL OVERDOSE the action is badass
I legit think that this game is perfect. Not in the sense that it’s flawless and functions without error, but in that it combines the shooting, driving, and story of a great crime genre game, while also being a kickass action brawler. I have bought this game 4 times, and played each time to completion, along with the DLCs. I am very sad that we haven’t gotten a sequel to this.
Its almost as if back in the day developers wanted to create a fully in tact content rich game. Shame now says most are wither devoid of content or stuffed with mindless gruel
I loved the melee combat so much.
I beat this when it came out on PC. I'd love to play the definitive edition on ps5, but its 1080 30fps.. pretty bad. Needs a 4k60 patch or at least 60fps.
Honestly yeah 30fps on ps5 is trash. But I'll never understand resolution snobs lmao that shit is so pointless
why do people go from 1080p to 4k, 1440p is still a thing and alot better performance wise
@@majora919 because it’s not a thing on PS5
@@SuperbChicken Ok? your point
@@majora919 have you ever played a console before?
Console ports are lucky if they get an enhanced frame rate option, some developers still don’t understand this.
The jump from your bike to hop over cars is a mechanic that isn't found much even in gta, which is a sick concept you can use for a lot of scenarios
I recently started playing this again, and to see that Charlie has made a video on it now makes me happy.
This game is indeed thoroughly recommended. The atmosphere is great and the place really feels alive, the graphics still hold up and the story is great. Away from the main missions its a bit meh, but whatever
these bots bruh
@@Emiichoco I guess it's just inevitable with popular channels. We are idiots anyways for even scrolling to the comments in the first place.
I played sleeping dogs so much when it first released. A amazing underrated game. The fighting is so fun and unique.
So happy to see someone playing SD such an underrated game Jackie was my favorite character makes me sad what happened to him.
30:38 the timing for that dialogue is perfect
So funny! I’m just replaying this again for the nostalgia(and it was like $5 on PSN). One of the most underrated games ever.
Whenever Charlie plays great games like this the play through becomes one hundred times better; even the wet garbage he does find on steam.
This is the only singleplayer game I return to every couple years. I've beaten it maybe 5 or 6 times
Witcher 3? RDR2? GOW, RE games? AC games? MGS games? Arkham games? Horizon?
Dude this gave me old school cr1tikal game commentary vibes sooo much lmao. Loved every second of it 😂
This game is my favourite of all time, the combat is so fun and the story is funny. Also I scare my brother with the scene where the guy gets turned to food.
It deserves a sequel.
Since I was in high school, every year, I make time to play through this game front to back. I absolutely adore this game. Top 3 fav games of all time.
Also in State of Decay 2 you can open the passenger and driver doors while driving, depending which side you're on.
7:04 Charlie laughing along with Dogeyes's lackeys 💀
Guess it finally took Charlie years to progress past the legendary Sleeping Dogs Error video on the Xbox 360. Good on him, I really liked this game too!
the only "bad" thing about it was the tacked on "romance" or love interests also a lack of things to do in the open world. but it was generally excellent. they really should have made a sequel
I believe that the romance aspect is intentional because it shows that Wei wasn't able to commit in a relationship going after all of the messed up stuff he's gone through
This has aged like fine wine with the game having a great story, aesthetically pleasing world, animations, VA, gameplay, and music. It definitely needs a sequel to finish off the story.
I think an old Cr1tikal video where he stumbled into a series of game breaking glitches was my first introduction to penguinz0.
My 8 year old daughter absolutely loves playing this game, running around and causing car accidents. Such an underrated gem
Great taste in games!
Uhhh. Uhh... You might wanna be careful what you let her see.
I'm so glad a youtuber finally gave this game the credit it deserved. I remember playing this back in the day, and it is definitely very underrated
Most people love this game. I just think it goes under the radar because it’s a decade old and never got a sequel because the studio was shut down. If you ask somebody about it, there’s a good chance that they think it’s great. It’s just one of those ‘out of sight out of mind’ games if you get what I mean.
@@_.-_Crimpy-_..-. I'm mainly referring to the fact that not many people know it in general. Never seen a single youtuber I like play it until now
Brings a smile to my face to see sleeping dogs get recognized. Even though it might not get a sequel I sure do hope it does, or at least a successor to it.
The amount of joy given seeing one of my favorite games that's generally slept on Charlie's channel
I played Sleeping Dogs recently and fucking loved, I can’t believe I slept on it’s initial release because these open world sandbox games are one of my favourite genre