Yakuza vs Sleeping Dogs

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I loved Sleeping Dogs (remastered), amazing game, so is this Yakuza game better than Sleeping Dogs? since it is from 2018, should it be better? should I buy it?

[Tatsuya Hiroki]

Escrito originalmente por Bankai9212:

Never seen someone so triggered they necro a 3 month old thread to only add "no your wrong" for most posts.

he gotta compensate for whatever hes trying to compensate for

[Gallifrey - CSSC Gaming Founder]

Escrito originalmente por gallifrey:

I've completed Sleeping Dogs (entire game) twice and am now on Chapter 3 of Yakuza 0.

I'd definitely recommend both as being very good games although each to my eyes have flaws.

So far Sleeping Dogs has the tighter story. Also Yakuza 0 has hugely long cut scenes - minutes at a time. I honestly think Yakuza 0 would have been better with focussed editing on the cut scenes because there's a substantial degree of repetition.

Character wise so far Sleeping Dogs edges it. There's an issue over Sleeping Dog's characters being very much archetypes and Yakuza 0 has a wider character roster although for my tastes too many characters are extremely quirky.

Sleeping Dogs has driving which Yakuza 0 does not. Sleeping Dogs also seems to have a far wider accessible and varied area.

However Yakuza 0 has a lot more going on. I agree with an earlier post that Yakuza 0's Japan feels far more "real" than Sleeping Dog's Hong Kong which feels like a play taking place against a facade. There's a lot to see but almost all of it is inaccessible whilst Yakuza 0 has baseball games, a pool hall, a games arcade, and a Shogo player (discovered so far) all of which are interactive.

I've had problems with my X Box for PC controller cutting out mid game in Yakuza 0 to my great frustration and annoyance which I haven't had with any other game.

Yakuza 0's run of the mill fights which involve getting attacked in the street by various factions of three easily beaten heavies from which you get cash are less grounded in "reality" than Sleeping Dogs.

However Yakuza 0 has far, far more complex character combat builds than Sleeping Dogs.

Both in the sales (big one expected end of the month) are very competitively priced and I would recommend both. Neither are flawless, and as a Westerner with no Oriental languages the streets feel exotic and strange with no way to understand the language on the many colourful signs.

But yeah, strongly recommended but so far I'm waiting for a game with this setting that will challenge Skyrim or Witcher 3.

S.x.

Having now completed Yakuza 0 I'd amend the above review as follows: -

1) As the game develops Yakuza 0's characters do become more rounded.
2) Yakuza 0 does have a brief driving section (where you are gunner but still).
3) X Box controller problems stabilised eventually

Both games are still highly recommended.

S.x.