Is Sleeping Dogs Really "Underrated"?

[@geraltofrivia7448]

I bought this game for 3 bucks. I was never so pleasantly surprised by a game before!

[@slapbass8723]

Lucky you I got it for 8

[@EternalNightingale]

Lucky you I got it for 60 n 2012

[@TheChosenMoose01]

@@EternalNightingaleFirst game I have ever pre ordered. Bought the remaster for like $7 and still play it

[@ThousandManx]

I got it for free and I was thrilled

[@hankhill5622]

Bought it when it first came out because I was bored and had nothing better to do, was blown away by how good it was especially when at the time it came out no one was even remotely talking about it

[@matijota8728]

My heart is warming for how much people actually is engaging with this game nowdays and make some of the most recognizable concepts of other franchises like Yakuza, Batman Arkham and (Obviously) GTA, to make the most fun of it and at the same time making and inmersive and intriging setting of Honk Kong with no hesitation to reach over the top action and wacky culture references. If not a masterpiece, is truly something special and it deserves morr recognition and maybe a sequel that fully exploits it strenghts

[@zupremo9141]

Why are people acting like it was not a famous game? it was released 2X FFS!

[@matijota8728]

@@zupremo9141 The Outer Worlds also was released two times and that game isn't quite popular despite being made by the same developer of Fallout New Vegas, and with that there's also quite other examples as well

[@zupremo9141]

@@matijota8728 That game sold 5m+ copies even though it was a very niche game. I like RPG and even i think that was too high because that game have bad combat, writing, character designs and a very mediocre comedy.

[@nicholasalexander9866]

Sleeping Dogs 2 would be amazing for Next Gen consoles. Wei Shen having a sequel would be awesome.

[@shadocloneowl8957]

The dlc made his story end sadly…

[@nicholasalexander9866]

@@shadocloneowl8957 Completely forgot about the Dlc lol

[@helloagain1400]

ubisoft bought the series and watchdogs is the sequel

[@Demonsouls1993]

the devs where planning a second game till the morons at square enix cancelled it

[@Spook-wb8ez]

We need sleeping dogs 2 😢

[@SammyG6714]

Sleeping Dogs' open world is so immersive and lived-in. I absolutely loved this game. Would buy a sequel in a heartbeat.

[@Goob_V10]

This is one of those games I’ve owned and had sitting in my steam library for years and just never bothered to play for more than 20 minutes. I finally gave it a proper chance just last year and was blown away. Definitely a game of its time, when the point of making a game was to provide a fun and engaging experience for your players instead of making infinite money.

[@SplitCell202]

Sleeping Dogs, one of my favorite games. I remember buying this game about a week after it came out. It came to my attention because of its story resembling that of a mix of Hong Kong action films and The Departed.

[@Rohanmahesh8995]

If I'm not mistaken the Departed was actually based off of a Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs

[@Dragoncam13]

Also the very beginning of that year of the snake dlc where you're dressed as a PO officer and signing tickets while on "probation" was a reverence to Jackie Chan's Police Story 2

[@pitboy0978]

I played sleeping dogs YEARSSS ago and it still holds up so well

[@napier7290]

This game taught me real brotherhood where other games could never do. Also that part where Wei can sing Air Supply notes is soo gooood 😂

[@Mcsnickers_7]

Man it still makes me sad we will never get it's sequel I loved this game so much

[@slapbass8723]

Hopefully a studio will buy the rights for the game so we can get a sequel only problem is half the games nowadays suck or are full of microtransaction so I'd be questionable to get it

[@andrewtatereal3168]

​​@@slapbass8723 since how peoples love this game and still talk about it too this day this would be a very profitable move lets just hope its not ubisoft or activision...

[@slapbass8723]

@@andrewtatereal3168 yh the only one that actually should buy /get the rights is rock steady just because I know how good there combat system is in the arkahm games

[@andrewtatereal3168]

@@slapbass8723 or rockstard games

[@Symphonicrockfran]

Sir, you have a refined taste for videogames. When I want to know if I game is good, I always listen to your commentary

[@seven6two_]

i’m glad i’m not the only one who really enjoyed this game. i’m currently replaying the definitive edition they made right now.

[@silentiumm2677]

I don't know what Square Enix was thinking. They would have been printing money if they just greenlit a Sleeping Dogs 2, I have no clue why they thought an mmo game was the better idea.

[@domsolano]

My coworker brought this game up and asked if I’ve ever played it. I replied no, stating I’ve seen it advertised on Xbox game pass but always wondered what it was. Bought the game for $3 recently since his recommendation. It’s been a while since I’ve been invested in game like this. So underrated

[@MistahJay7]

This game was more so Underappreciated on launch then it ever was underrated. Now these days people are starting to appreciate it more.

[@jakesalazar_]

Man i love this game so much. The storyline was really good and the fighting in this game was just fantastic

[@Kassassin2]

Finally someone says it! Great game, not underrated anymore

[@EternalNightingale]

Right someone @ me saying it’s underrated cause their teenage friends don’t know about the game and all they play is COD and fortnite, this game stoped being underrated when hitting the comment section under every other sleeping dogs vid said the game was “criminally underrated”

[@re11o]

Its underrated enough still

[@bogabhaiunjoss9591]

doesn’t matter that it's not underrated after 10 years. it died out when it should've had a lot of more support initially.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Sleeping dogs is my thhird favorite game in the open world crime genre (the first 2 being Sr1 and Sr2) it reminds me it feels like if Troy from Saints Row was a playable character

[@justjoe5373]

10:41 that's the most OLD video game thing ever. The new games can't even be assed to have a meaning behind half the collectibles

[@stoinkydoinky7789]

I liked this game a lot I’d say it’s a 8/10 HOWEVER most of the police missions either dragged or were boring as ever, I would forget Shen was a cop pretty regularly. I think it would have been better if they either focused more on the undercover aspect, or drop it entirely and have it entirely be about being a Triad

[@RaccAttack77]

Absolutely love this game. I had kept eyeing it at GameStop but kept putting it off, but was SO glad I finally bit the bullet and bought it. Legitimately regretted not getting it sooner than I did 😅

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

I got this over GTA V for christmas. My granny said she thought of me instantly when she saw the cover. I beat this at least three times and bought the DLC.

[@xandercogan5521]

Hong Kong looks so futuristic it's insane I always think sleeping dogs is set in the city it's like a gta style game cyberpunk 2077 looking game

[@DonYoGi8331]

It was originally True Crimes:Hong Kong

[@chefrowlet]

I picked up and played Sleeping Dogs on Steam before I finally tried GTAV. It blew me away how disappointing GTA was after the hype around it and the expectations I got from "the Chinese knockoff". If they made a sequel to a comparable standard as RDR2 it would be an easy day 1 purchase from me.

[@John-996]

Play The warriers By Rockstar feels alot like Sleeping dogs in Terms of hand to hand.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

It's not underrated anymore because if many people throw the term underrated at it, it no longer becomes underrated. It's an amazing game though!

[@Waxyyy]

I agree, I like ur channel btw

[@EternalNightingale]

What people don’t understand! Any other recent sleeping dogs video of the past couple years looking back on this game the comments section majority talk about how the game is underrated it wasn’t even underrated back then at launch radbrad played it got millions of views people knew about it and was talked about then

[@devilishfrost4795]

This game is well deserving of a sequel or remaster

[@thechosenone2123]

The game was already remastered on PS4..............................

[@devilishfrost4795]

@@thechosenone2123 it needs a ps5 remaster

[@thechosenone2123]

@@devilishfrost4795 My guy, Sleeping Dogs originally released on PS3 & was then remastered for PS4. So a 2nd remaster on PS5 would be redundant & unnecessary. Why remaster a game that was already remastered in the 1st place? If the game isnt available on PS5, then I would argue that the PS4 remaster should be PORTED to PS5. A PORT I would definitely agree on, but not a 2nd remaster. A remaster of another remaster doesn't make sense at all. At that point, I would rather see an all new sequel (Sleeping Dogs 2) with next generation visuals, it would be a much better use of the developers time & resources.......

[@Dragoncam13]

​​@@thechosenone2123agreed?

[@shabs4144]

definitely needs a sequel sadly we will never get one because they cancelled it due to the sales also we were ment to get a sleeping dogs movie with the actor of wei shen voice acting it sadly that got cancelled too hopeing someone will buy the ip of sleeping dogs and turn it into a new ip but with the same concept as sleeping dogs.

[@MrppMann]

Man, a movie taking place right after Wei kills big smile Lee would be sick. The Neon lights of hong kong would look great in a movie stylized after the game

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Corollary: the dozens of country music songs sung about the ‘unsung rodeo clown.’ I haven’t played Sleeping Dogs but the setting looks evocative; I want to run around and see more of the locations

[@bakedvoo]

If a sequel happens one day. It has to follow wei. NO MATTER WHAT.

[@APsychicMonkey]

A sequel may be out of the question, but a spiritual successor? That is always a possibility... 😌

[@Amber-cx4wu]

Thank you for covering this mate. I played this game when I was like 13. Now I'm 23. What a game. Easily in my top 5 games. Heartbreaking it never got a second :(

[@ugfpandas007]

Hi there Fizhy wasn’t expecting a upload today

[@loganthelobotomizer9513]

It's never too late for a sequel!

[@Unboxingmomentd]

Square Enix is Japanese , which means they’ll mostly avoid crimes in video games , plus the original creator company disbanded

[@Pr0digyZRX]

How is this the first time ive heard of this game? In less than 10 minutes I'm sold on playing this game

[@mitch_sugardad4579]

Well have fun then! It's a gem of a game, never had so much fun with melee combat in any other game. Also the world is very lively!

[@re11o]

A game this good not having a sequel, a show or a movie (One with Donnie Yen was supposed to happen but idk what happened) is definitely underrated. Its like alot of ppl know about it but not enough that we haven’t gotten anything new with it

[@planescaped]

I remember when I was playing this game I had a moment where I went to the store and briefly forgot which side of the road I had to drive on. So I guess the game was pretty engrossing, lol.

[@MrppMann]

I do that too

[@isometimescommentfunnythin5042]

Fun fact though when sleeping dogs was first being developed it was suppose to be a sequel to the True crime series which is another good game series.

[@sonsinaa7830]

My favourite game of all time. I saved up for ages working as a simple candy maker to be able to live in HongKong for a month, simply because I wanted to experience the real thing

[@The1stSmokey]

One of the best games I ever played, It’s a shame not a lot of people played it back in the day, One of the best games ever! Give it a shot if you never played

[@midago7332]

Jeez I played it on pc for a week before I blew my pc up, then I played it on ps4, had an absolute blast. It’s a fantastic game, the voice acting is super and the action is on point. I bought it super cheap, but yeah it’s quality. Would love a sequel. Also apparently it was supposed to be an entry in the true crime series

[@YuniorGamboa]

This game still remains as one of my all time favorites. Its truly en underated gem despite its janky controls. Hon Kong ,Story and brutal combat its all I need.

[@LuckyXCX]

Let me tell you that I got this game on the PS store for ab $3 best $3 I ever spent on a game

[@TheeCambion]

The only thing it would get a ding for is the gunplay but it's such a minor aspect of the whole game. You could argue the driving is a little stiff but it's definitely serviceable especially for it's time.

[@MrppMann]

I like the driving ngl

[@TheeCambion]

@@MrppMann same it's just if you compare it to the game of it's time gta5. Gta5 has way better driving but that's gta I wouldn't expect it too.

[@MrppMann]

@@TheeCambion I agree, but I tend to like any game that has a good story, and enjoy the nuances of the game play. The cars are Ok in sleeping dogs, the map is limited, and very well optimized. Past some buildings there is just blank space, most don't have rooftops either. But I loved the environmental combat, story, brutality, and the shifting loyalties within Wei's mind.

[@TheeCambion]

@@MrppMann Most def, I played the true crime games before sleeping dogs. A sequel that integrates some of those games mechanics and sleeping dogs combat and story beats would be so cool.... sad it probably won't happen.

[@GRGCompletionist]

This game is the perfect mix of Yakuza and GTA

[@soniccdx]

it was supposed to be part of the true crime series but like what you mentioned it got canned by activision, and eventually picked up by square-enix , and there was supposed to be a movie based on the game , but no news on that either

[@seb2750]

Rejoice, for Fizhy is a whole man now!

[@VinceP1974]

I never bought or played this game however whenever I've heard anyone mention it it has only been with high praise. So underrated is not a word I would use to describe it either.

[@dwex39]

YES it IS i wish a sequel or a remaster

[@slapbass8723]

I'm pretty sure they have remastered it but a sequel would be nice now everyone knows who they are

[@StEvUgnIn]

This game fighting system motivated me to learn jeet kune do. I don't think that besides Krav Maga there is a single martial art that utilises so well the environment.

[@nox1ck589]

Yes the fighting is really good and it has cool side activities so it has so much stuff to do

[@pimpnamedkane]

I got the demo version on Xbox 360 and I would play the same missions over and over again. I begged my mom to get it for me, every game I play now I compare its combat to sleeping dogs.

[@MistahJay7]

This game has second greatest hand to hand Melee combat system behind Jet Li Rise To Honor.

[@infinityfabrik]

I get suggested a Sleeping Dawgs vid, I watch, like, and subscribe on a Sleeping Dawgs vid. I love this game and Wei is, in my ever so humble opinion, one of the great male video game protagonists. My landlord, whom I couldn't stand, lent me this on PS3. We got along after that. Therefore, this game is also magic, obviously.

[@greenjoseph4]

I’ve always pretended this game is the prequel to John Woos Hardboiled, with Stranglehold being it’s sequel.

[@noamanahmedbaig4812]

Its just sad that we don't have any alternate open world game like Sleeping Dogs could've been to GTA.

[@eikrzatarra7867]

Back in the day, I actually liked Sleeping Dogs way more than GTA5.

[@Blatantblatheist]

If this didn't crash on PS5 everytime I start it I'd still be playing this regularly.

[@cb-9938]

Okay it's not just me, alot of people got a sudden urge too give Sleeping Dogs love. Idk why I randomly remembered the game like 2 weeks ago and I just 100% completed it yesterday 🤣

[@deadshotdman6184]

I've never truly finished this game, yes I know I need to, but from what I have played it feels a LOT like a true crime game, but Chinese, and it is indeed really good

[@argon8808]

Fantastic game I just been to thailand. And I miss asia in general. That's why I returned to this game. And I have to say it makes me feel like I am on my holiday again

[@blackice7050]

Don't talk softly about those jerks in Square Enix. Not only they cancelled Sleeping Dogs 2 which was in development but they did same thing with Final Fantasy XV and they cancelled half of the upcoming DLCs which could have affected the game's ending and instead they put the DLCs they cancelled in some dumb novel. I enjoyed both Final Fantasy XV and Sleeping Dogs to the point that I Platinumed them both and it's kinda sad that Square Enix cancelled their sequel or DLC or whatever.

[@astroguster5522]

Love this game. It's in my rotation every couple years. Pick it up, sit back and have some fun.

[@Tauttuk]

pausing the video at the start before i even watch the video. its considered underrated is because many at the time clowned on the game for having clunky drive controls, wanna-be-gta-clone and the fight mechanics were basic compared to other games and the gun play was considered retarded compared to other shooters. but you are right, those of us who disregarded those sentiment fondly remember this game for various reasons. loved the soundtrack, the story and the chibi united front community car was a free update along with the rey mysterio jr mask was/is amazebawls. sigh. i cant find that united front chibi car though in the ecbok definitive edition to save muh life.

[@MistahJay7]

A Man who never eats pork buns is never a whole man

[@stankinsteinfrankfurter9005]

I never played this game though i was aware of it i do remember scoffing at though cause i was such a GTA fan boy back in the day and i always thought sleeping dogs was just a bite off GTA, but watching this it looks good and the melee combat looks fun as hell im gunna pick this game up and actually play it for the first time

[@NeoMoonSevin]

I use the ipman suit because he has ipman face breaker Punch Wu Kong suit is great aswell the once was Warriors suit looks great

[@XSilver_WaterX]

Sleeping Dogs: Wants to be independent but still supportive of GTA gerne. Other GTA games: Must feed. Must ABSORB! No freedom!!!

[@ScotInTheDot]

Definitely worthy of such a fitting video tribute from yourself

[@TurnSene]

They could have made a Sleeping Dogs that takes place in Thailand or Vietnam with a new protagonist.

[@azzazzinx5519]

One of the best games I have ever played.

[@Sheriffwoodie860]

Its crazy that i was thinking about this yesterday

[@stankinsteinfrankfurter9005]

Id like to see you do some content on R*’s Manhunt i think they made two of em i could be wrong on that but i do know it got banned in some countries dont if you have played it though it was a great game and violent AF!!!

[@GodlsAFK]

Great game but just makes me miss true crime streets of LA all that much more

[@jondawson7911]

I absolutely loved this game!

[@KidneyStealer02]

Sleeping dogs never appeared to be underrated to me too. It got good reviews and think most people knows this game, it’s the sales that kill the chance of this game getting a sequel

[@BigglemyWiggle]

It really is a mystery how Wei is still a cop after all the wanton murder he commits. Ig it's better than yakuza having absolutely brutal finishers and pretending your enemies are just unconscious. Great video though

[@MrppMann]

Whenever you knock anyone out, it counts as a kill for the ambient challenges

[@Henry_Kezo]

GTA + WATCH DOGS + BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT + MAFIA = SLEEPIN DOGS

[@GiovanniDuarte-w3e]

This game shouldn't be call underrated, I had so much fun playing this game is it reminds me of my Batman Arkham/Gta

[@abhiramboralkar5782]

Hey man, love the content. Could you correct my name in the patreon list?

[@xandercogan5521]

The sun on yee is based off the sun yee on

[@Cafe_Jake]

This game has the best fighting mechanics i have ever seen so far

[@brab199]

I absolutely loved this game. I really enjoyed it

[@firewarrior8851]

Its actually square Enaix (Like How you would say I am)

[@Cakebattered]

If you don't think Sleeping Dogs is underrated, just go rewatch Angry Joe's review of the game. The way the game is perceived today varies greatly from how the game was originally reviewed upon release.

[@gran761]

Sleeping dog is insanely underrated game Despite high review marks. Only 1m copy sold, .

[@NeoMoonSevin]

I'm going back and replay the game again as I need that very achievement so I'll be going back tomorrow the sequel was planned but this game didn't sell enough to warrant a sequel because of sales United front was desolved not long after poor sales of sleeping dogs United front also made the prequel series true crimes of LA and the sequel sleeping dogs was originally supposed to be a true crimes sequel called true crimes Hong Kong but eventually sleeping dogs was set as a new entry alternative to GTA and set far away and not associated with the true crimes series sales for the game was poor so a sequel was cancelled

[@Ch1n4m4nn]

Definitely a real good game. 😊

[@Dueseclips]

I didn’t play it but the game looks pretty human like and more crowded

[@OrbitofGlass]

If I remember Sleeping Dogs is sort of the bastard third entry in the True Crime series. There was LA and NY and Hong Kong was going to be the 3rd entry but the series died and HOng Kong was reworked into Sleeping Dogs

[@MrCaw77]

The publisher didn't think it would make a good profit and pulled the plug. But square I believe picked it up seeing the potential and gave them free reign over the project. It was rebranded again to sleeping dogs

[@gamerboy6787]

I remember this game fondly. I have to admit I never finished it because other games took up the majority of my time atm. The world-building, the voice-acting, the story... it was all top notch. I remember watching a short documentary about how the dev team was hell-bent on doing their due dilligence on HK culture and triad culture, and went to HK and totally immersed themselves. They read books and old newspaper articles, convinced a retired detective to show them some declassified case files, and even got in touch with some shady folks who hooked them up with a couple of retired triad guys who were willing to be interviewed. And all this effort by the dev team definitely shows.

[@Neon_Bayhem]

I've never finished this game. I've bought it 3 times over the years, gave it 3 chances and never finished it. It's a good game but I don't like the writing. There a big disconnect between the main plot and the side content. Heck, there's a disconnect between the main plot and the gameplay! That's why I couldn't finish it.

[@thatemocat]

Uh heck yeah it is

[@Tripleexel]

I hate when every open world game gets compared to GTA. The storyline in this game got me hooked.

[@pacman9635]

this never received a sequel because it was a sequel to another game called true crime none the less it was a good underated game

[@MistahJay7]

Yes you must also complete all the police cases to advance the plot. They are not really side missions even tho they seem like one.

[@wickdaline8668]

So many great games that never got sequels. This included.

[@robertdeffenbaugh9004]

The Definitive Edition is the Bomb.

[@rogaming9620]

Pls give us part 2 ⛳️

[@saidnimr959]

Looks like „Judgement“ but entertaining.

[@kamishiroyuu7375]

Better than GTA V in my book ! 😤😤

[@Reedmen420]

very very very underrated