Sleeping dogs sequel confirmed

richymcdermott

I am overjoyed by the announcement I truly loved sleeping dogs and I am glad united front games is making another game in the sleeping dogs universe

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/10/07/sleeping-dogs-universe-sequel-triad-wars-in-development

Josey Wales

That is a nice surprise. I didn't think the original sold amazingly well, certainly less that it should. I thought it was a very good game with a very strong main character.

sarumite

I personally loved the original. I think the storyline itself was strong.

lertsnim

Good news. Enjoyed the first one when I got it on playstation plus

ConFurioso

Nice! Solid game, enjoyed it a lot.

Duggy747

Deserves a sequel. Might not have sold too well but was a fun game that held my interest to the end.

SeantheMan

I loved it. Cutscenes are story were great and extremely gritty

DarkJager

Any game that has you

putting the end boss through a ****ing wood chipper

deserves a sequel:D Delighted with this news.

Zero-Cool

Yeah brilliant news! Looks like they might be going the multiplayer route, hope they don't focus too much on it though. Will be very interesting to see what plans they have.

Julez

Awesome! One of the games in recent times I actually played the story mode the whole way through and didn't get bored with.

danthefan

Great stuff, really enjoyed Sleeping Dogs.

Sleephead

They should have let it lie

Sabre0001

sheehy83 wrote: »

Yeah brilliant news! Looks like they might be going the multiplayer route, hope they don't focus too much on it though. Will be very interesting to see what plans they have.

That's my fear - "in the universe of" and a name like Triad Wars doesn't fill me with confidence. The first one had a great storyline, solid mechanics and was plenty of fun. Not sure a multiplayer focus would suit it...

Vyse

My suprise game of the generation. Loved it from start to finish.

Zero-Cool

I know thread is nearly a year old but new details on the sequel. Called Triad Wars, open world sandbox strategy game. Make a guy and run the streets building a triad empire kinda like the godfather 2 with illegal businesses.

Bad news (for me) it's exclusive to pc master race. FECK SAKE!!

There is a vid on youtube, too angry to link it.

Shiminay

It's ok sheehy, some day you'll see the error of your console ways Here's the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQn4OvRrK0A

So this looks like an alternative to GTA Online. I think it's got scope to be something quite interesting.

ironictoaster

Disappointed it's not a sequel as the ending of the original game seemed like a sequel was on the cards. No pork bun for me

I assume that it will eventually hit consoles but I have to say that it's nice to see a game such as this developed for PC and not just poorly ported over from consoles.

Nobody asked for this.

Randall Floyd

So it isn't a sequel to Sleeping Dogs then, disappointing.

Sephiroth_dude

Mehhh I'll pass on it I think.

truedoom

excellent news! original was a great game, easy to get immersed into it.

loved a lot of the mechanics. defo gave the gta games a run for their money

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Robert ninja

It looks decent but the engine and game look identical to SD which isn't exactly a good thing. The driving needed a lot of work as did the shooting. The combat was great but doesn't mean they couldn't polish it up.

Defending your business from other real players sounds stressful but I that's the point - as long as it's fun too then we're in for a good time. This is definitely on my radar. Is it going to be a full price game that's just online like guild wars, or perhaps free to play or subscription?

Surprised it's not getting a console release. Map editing end empire management is always a bit balls with a gamepad but not a reason to leave out PS4/XBO. Maybe it'll get a port if there's enough demand?

Zero-Cool

Devs hinted at console port in the future

"We've spent a lot of time upgrading the engine and making tech improvements to ensure we are able to get it running on any platform," hinted Bullard. "So while it's PC for now... stay tuned."

lertsnim

PC exclusive means that's me out.

COYVB

just had a quick play of the new special edition on XBO. visually, it's a touch disappointing, but the mechanics etc are all as was, with the full dlc all included. probably worth a purchase for anyone who didn't get it last gen

DarkJager

What a good way to kill a promising franchise.

ScumLord

Its a bit strange to go PC exclusive given the current trend but I think it makes perfect sense from a development point of view.

The PC has always been the place for developing new concepts, many of the most popular game genres started on PC and got adapted for consoles. When it's done the other way around you end up with poor PC games but when it goes PC to consoles you can end up with games that work well across all platforms.

I think the PC makes a better melting pot, especially for multiplayer. Companies can now release a game that's not quite finished and polish it up while people are playing it getting feedback and ideas in the shape of mods that maybe the developers wouldn't have thought of.

The consoles need more of a complete package because of the way people buy console games and poorly finished games create a lot of bad blood in the market. For a game format with uncertainty like this the PC would be the place to flesh it out so that consoles get a much more polished and better thought out product.

iHateManCity

Any idea of the trade in value of sleeping dogs on the Ps4?
thanks

Zero-Cool

DarkJager wrote: »

What a good way to kill a promising franchise.

You called it! Well, they might still end up making SD2 as the problem seemed to be with feedback from people wishing it was actually SD2 they were playing but I'd say a LOT of money and time was pumped into and now it's bye bye.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-05-sleeping-dogs-developer-puts-down-triad-wars

Duggy747

They won people, including me, over with a game that had so many odds stacked against it and brought out an entertaining game that was above being another GTA-clone which had some great elements to it. Was well optimised on PC too, which surprised me at the time.

Really was a stupid decision to bring Triad Wars out when everybody wanted a sequel, though given the time-frame it could've been up against Watch Dogs and GTA 5 coming out on PC.

Sounds like they're acknowledging what people really wanted and are going to focus on SD2 maybe..............hopefully?

"New Sleeping Dogs game CONFIRMED!!........................for iOS & Android!" :pac:

Zero-Cool

Yupp hopefully they get the funding. Sleeping Dogs was great craic and had an awful start in life as Activision's b1tch as True Crime.

Jordan 199

"You look like you could use a pork bun. A man who never eats pork buns is never a whole man."