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Now that I think about it, not really. Most side missions in other sandbox games don't seem to have so many sections to them either though. It's usually stuff like taxi driving, spraying poo poo on people or bowling over zombies with giant rock fists. I do get where GUI is coming from though. That mission did just seem to be walk from A to B to C then Drive after D. The reason I think it's a tutorial and the other missions will be a bit more involved is because each section was specific to a minor gameplay element. The forensic bit, the hacking bit, the disguise bit.
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After watching it again, it looks like there was a safecracking minigame in the doctor's office that they cut out. I wonder why? Also, it looks like there was a collectible stuck to the underside of the Aberdeen Bridge. I wonder how much platforming you'll have to do to find everything.
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Revitalized posted::| I used a previous GMG deal to get it for $34.71
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I haven't ordered off of GMG many times before, is it common for them to issue another pre-order discount? The other codes in the thread have expired.
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There's gonna be an early access live stream of the game in just over two hours: http://www.youtube.com/user/machinima?v=arC5hM6f-z8
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Daikoku posted:I haven't ordered off of GMG many times before, is it common for them to issue another pre-order discount? The other codes in the thread have expired. 25% off anything (you can use this multiple times - Expires August 10th): ORDER-NTCOM-PLETE
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beer_war posted:There's gonna be an early access live stream of the game in just over two hours: Awesome, something to do over the afternoon lull at work. edit: ended up being later than I thought so I missed the first hour and a half. Was pretty impressed with the 20ish minutes I saw. It looks pretty solid. Still not sure about the driving/physics, was hard to judge but the bikes seemed ok and that's mostly what I saw. The fighting seems REALLY solid, looks like a great combat system. Environmental objects light up red if you can interact with them when fighting, which is kind of handy in the beginning I guess. There also seems like a lot of stuff to do which is good. MikeRabsitch fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Aug 8, 2012 |
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I had to cancel my preorder (stupid bills that need paying  )When you guys start slamming heads into doors, think of me for a slam or two 
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I'm in a similar camp; I could justify 30 dollars but I can only play it on the xbox, which costs twice as much  What are the chances it's worth skipping Dishonored for?
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Count Uvula posted:I'm in a similar camp; I could justify 30 dollars but I can only play it on the xbox, which costs twice as much Both games seem great but Dishonored looks like something everyone should play. It's looking unbelievably good.
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Count Uvula posted:I'm in a similar camp; I could justify 30 dollars but I can only play it on the xbox, which costs twice as much Take it for a spin with Redbox for $2.
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Early reviews looking good. http://www.oxm.co.uk/44545/oxm-presents-the-first-sleeping-dogs-xbox-360-review-shorter-than-gta-iv-but-sweeter/ http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/08/07/sleeping-dogs-ps3-review-scores-910-in-official-playstation-magazine-uk/
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For the people quivering with platform indecision:quote:huh. i don't think i'm breaking any embargoes to say that the sleeping dogs PC release is pretty full featured. probs the version to get. https://twitter.com/aegies/statuses/231589598445330432
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Yep, here's the "PC Showcase": http://www.sleepingdogs.net/news/Sleeping-Dogs-PC-Specs Looks pretty full featured, and then some.
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Looks like it'll probably run on my cranky old Q6600 too, with any luck (GTX260.) HERES HOPING.
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Joystiq is going to stream the PC version played with a gamepad in a few minutes. http://www.twitch.tv/joystiq edit: Stream's down now. Here's the archive: http://www.twitch.tv/joystiq/b/327895711 PC screenshot:  edit: Here's the official "PC Showcase" video embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaCQlhvVobE&hd=1 Gyoru fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Aug 8, 2012 |
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Yeah that does it, I'm gonna save some money and go for the PC version. I wish I had a wired controller though, guess I wont save that much money after all.
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kri kri posted:Early reviews looking good. "A Wei better game than we were expecting" 
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Although I was looking forward to this game, I'm quite honestly surprised it's getting 9/10's, and really surprised at how great the pc version looks and the options they've added for it. Seems like the PR people that talk the most about how their games gonna have better pc support are the ones that never deliver.
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Anyone preordering Sleeping Dogs from Steam that doesn't play TF2? I'll trade like a $5 steam game or something for your tf2 Sleeping Dogs items. Or paypal. I have a GMG preorder, so I'm not getting the tf2 items by default  http://steamcommunity.com/id/h4mx0r Revitalized fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Aug 9, 2012 |
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Revitalized posted:Anyone preordering Sleeping Dogs from Steam that doesn't play TF2? I'll trade like a $5 steam game or something for your tf2 Sleeping Dogs items. Or paypal. I can trade them for a custom title gift certificate. http://steamcommunity.com/id/limacat (Edit: please note that the TF2 items haven't been delivered yet to people who preordered on steam). limaCAT fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Aug 9, 2012 |
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Sure they have, I was playing terribly with them a couple days ago.
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limaCAT posted:(Edit: please note that the TF2 items haven't been delivered yet to people who preordered on steam).
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limaCAT posted:I can trade them for a custom title gift certificate. If you haven't gotten the items then you probably need to start TF2 for them to show up in your inventory (or at least I did anyway).
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limaCAT posted:I can trade them for a custom title gift certificate. Like everyone else has said, it's definitely available already. Anyways, I've added you. It's $5.00 for the custom title right? Sure thing.
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Just pre-ordered this on steam, looking forward to it, I hope this is pretty much what I was hoping Saints Row 3 would end up being, something a bit grittier where over the top doesn't also mean cartoonishly ridiculous.
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Revitalized posted:Like everyone else has said, it's definitely available already. Anyways, I've added you. It's $5.00 for the custom title right? Sure thing. Ok, I only need to download TF2 then (spending a day or two because I have a lovely dsl, if someone else is faster feel free to make a deal with them).
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Holy gently caress. THAT'S how you do a launch trailer. I watched that twice in a row and I'm probably gonna give it another spin after I post this.
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Oh wow, that was awesome. Somehow I hadn't heard the main character's voice before, and holy cow does he nail that. Why can't it just be out already?
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I've been lucky enough to get an early copy. Gonna stream later today if anyone's interested and I wouldn't mind answering questions. Here's three hours of gameplay from yesterday. There was going to be commentary, but first time streaming, etc etc. Just cover up the top left with something, it makes the video more enjoyable. Some general stuff... -Driving feels better than Saints Row, but worse than GTA. -You can slam into vehicles exactly like Driver: San Francisco. In that there's a button dedicated to it and your vehicle takes little damage. -You don't get firearms til (for me anyway) 3-5 hours in. The gunplay is pretty terrible, and the gun models look oversized. -Firearms are rare. Most of my fights have been melee-based with the occasional weapon. -The radio stations are poo poo, and seem to play DJs/ads who/that never shut the gently caress up. -It's buggy, but restarting via a checkpoint usually fixes the issue. -You can customize (via purchasing at various shops) tops, bottoms, shoes, wrists, glasses and hats. You can not change tattoos. -You can buy cars, which are then stored at "parking lots" around the city. They're expensive, and you can't store stolen vehicles at the lots. You start with a slow motorcycle. -If you match specific clothing, you'll get various bonuses (usually XP boosts), not unlike how "sets" work in RPGs. -Clothes, accessories and cars are restricted based on your "face" meter. -pressing-in the left thumbstick toggles waypoints for various missions, saving you the trouble of going into the map and setting it yourself (a small but neat feature). -You have three levels. Your cop, Triad and Face levels. Cop grants you abilities/bonuses pertaining to firearms and heat. Triad, is the same as cop but for health, melee damage, hijacking vehicles without sounding the alarm, etc. And face is a special thingy that reduces damage taken and increases damage output in a fight. It lasts 20ish seconds or so. It's activated the same way multipliers are in Batman. There's more that these do, but it's hard to remember exactly when the game's not in front of me. Basically, you improve by unlocking moves, and gaining perks. -The voice acting is well-done. -Environmental attacks are disappointing limited, but you can use any vehicle door or wall to smash someone's head in with as well as ledges to throw them off of. -Action jacking is hilariously stupid. -Despite the freedom to choose to do cop or triad missions first, there are no branching paths or decisions to be made (unless it surprises). -You acquire living quarters from progressing through the story, but you can also buy furnishings and upgrades for your home/apartment from random vendors. These don't seem to serve any purpose other than eye candy. -The map is made up of four general areas, with two(three?) large urban centers that are accessible from the start. -You can swim (no going under). -Driveable boats. -You can fire from your car just like True Crime. -The car physics are also, hilariously stupid. Ramming cars or shooting out a tire will make them flip unrealistically and usually explode. -You gain new moves/combos by finding small idols that you must return to your trainer. I believe there are twelve in total, and they're neither obnoxiously hard to find or out in the open. -Your customized look appears as is in cut-scenes. Which is amazing and more games need to do this. -You can buy temp bonuses from street vendors. -Health regenerates halfway automatically. Sleep or buy food from vendors to fill it. That's everything important off the top of my head. \/\/ Not as smooth, but just as responsive. You can cancel strikes if you need to counter. Enemies who are about to strike will glow red. It's identical to Batman's '!'. There's also a terrible and thankfully optional lock on system for fighting. 404notfound posted:I don't suppose you speak Cantonese, do you? I'm wondering if it sounds authentic. rizuhbull fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Aug 10, 2012 |
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What is the hand to hand combat like? Batman good?
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rizuhbull posted:-The voice acting is well-done. I don't suppose you speak Cantonese, do you? I'm wondering if it sounds authentic.
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rizuhbull posted:-Firearms are rare. Most of my fights have been melee-based with the occasional weapon. Wearing this for all cut-scenes  
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rizuhbull posted:-Driving feels better than Saints Row, but worse than GTA.
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quote:-You don't get firearms til (for me anyway) 3-5 hours in. The gunplay is pretty terrible, and the gun models look oversized. Can you explain these two a little more? How are environmental attacks limited, is it variety or are there limited opportunities to employ them or both or what? And how is the gunplay terrible?
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Hot drat these new trailers have really got me waiting for this sucker to come out. I was on the fence on getting either this or Dishonored, but decided that since I always put at least 100 hours into every sandbox game I play, I'm probably getting more bang for my buck by getting this one. Plus, you really can't gently caress up a sandbox game anyways. I think I'm going to watch the live-action trailer again now, that was some good poo poo for what it was. Sindai posted:Weird, it's been a long time since I played GTA4 but I liked SR3's driving way more. Is this an unusual opinion?
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TheSpiritFox posted:Can you explain these two a little more? How are environmental attacks limited, is it variety or are there limited opportunities to employ them or both or what? And how is the gunplay terrible? To answer directly; both. As for the shooting, it simply doesn't control well. It's incredibly floaty, the guns look ridiculous, the reticle is a big semi-circle, the A.I. is far from challenging and the cover system is bare-bones. Everything about it feels like either an afterthought, or the dev's first time. It's far from painful, but I'm sure other people won't be as forgiving. smuh posted:He probably meant that it's not as arcadey as SR but also not as realistic-ish (couldn't think of a better word) as GTA4. Which sounds great to me! rizuhbull fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Aug 10, 2012 |
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