Let Sleeping Dogs lie (without a sequel) 
It's definitely one of the best Grand Theft Auto-ish games
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This game shaped my pork-bun-centric view of masculinity
It's on my list of games that I can't stop randomly thinking about (along with Prey, Mirror's Edge, and Mercenaries).
Those are all great and unique games that I randomly think back to also. Of you haven't played them I'd also highly recommend Control and Horizon zero dawn. Those two are high up on my list.
Sleeping Dogs was gem buried among a million derivative GTA clones, it just stayed good in every aspect. The gameplay and the art direction were always solid at their worst, and the story really worked its way into my head. It never lionized the gangs too much but didn't pretend like it was good vs evil either, especially with Jackie's storyline
Exactly. The cops aren't the heros, and Wei barely even wants to side with them at times. The gangs were made up of realistic, flawed people living in poverty. People who wanted protection from worse evils, or justice for their families. The gangs are still shown to be ultimately destructive, but there are so many moments in the story where the player and Wei are both driven by the same emotions driving the gang members. I'd say there is one moment in the story where I was mentally fully on a revenge quest over a gang killing.
I also love the game's portrayal of police corruption. Nobody is a hero. Wei is one of the morally best people of the game, but he's still a corrupt cop who took the job so he could extrajudicially kill someone fucking up his community.
It got a prequel
It was a fucking free to play MMO
I still would have played it if I knew about it
Chinese Grand Theft Auto doesn't get a sequel and I still don't like it.
Do you like Hong Kong crime movies much? That's probably a big part of liking/disliking this game.
I don't dislike the game.
I'm saying I hate the fact that it never got a sequel.
My bad - I misread your comment!
It's fine. 👍
It's been sitting in my Steam library for years now. I only played a few hours, but I'll give it another go. Thanks for the suggestion.
"combat that makes Arkham look incomplete"
Yeah...
Still waitin' for my damn Robot Alchemic Drive sequel.
It didn't need them, but I kept wishing there were flying vehicles so I could get a birds-eye view of the city
A helicopter would have made for some badass fights too. Imagine Wei jumping between helicopters and throwing people into the blades and shit.
The soundtrack is amazing as well. So many ear worms.
Still haven't started the DLCs, such a great game