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Thankfully, the story doesn't end there, as Square Enix announced they had picked up the game only six months later. A quick name change later, as Activision still owned the rights to True Crime, and Square Enix began advertising a brand new game. Sleeping Dogs promised open world environments and flashy melee combat to go with a unique-for-gaming setting and a gritty undercover-cop story. Hype built quickly leading into August, and Sleeping Dogs released to critical praise and shot to the top ten of multiple best-seller lists worldwide. I aim to finish showing off why that is. Sleeping Dogs is still one of my favorite games, period. No other game of its type can boast the rich atmosphere backing up a well-written cop drama and a wonderfully entertaining combat system. Even the driving feels good, with cars having just enough weight to make them fun to drive without being obnoxiously heavy or light. Supported by quality, frequently-released DLC (including a number of free outfit packages and inexpensive mission packs, and a full-size story DLC with a Halloween theme) and a very well-done PC version, Sleeping Dogs carried its strengths forward, and United Front Games plans to release an online multiplayer spinoff titled Triad Wars in early 2015. This LP has been on my mind for far too long, and although life has intervened multiple times (most recently causing the LP to grind to a total halt when Rossi got a real job and I started college) I’m bringing it back now, around its unfortunate two-year anniversary, to finish the job. Rossi might have gone awei to the real world, but I’m not content to let the LP die. Let’s finish Sleeping Dogs, together! Didn’t you have a different username before? Yes I did, but then my wonderful boyfriend Trigramatic came up with this one as Episode List (Playlist) (Uncut Playlist) Video 1: That Pair of Legs Protruding From That Shutter (with JossiRossi) Bonus Video 1: Hazing Reversal Bonus Video 2: Let’s Play Dressup Video 2: Relaxation (with JossiRossi) Gift "Art": Speedy Porky's Delivery (Thanks JossiRossi!) Video 3: Investigations (with JossiRossi) Bonus Video 3: Swords, Bugs, Guns Video 4: Hotline Hong Kong (with Instant Grat) Bonus Video 4: Wei Shen IN Burnout Paradise 2 Bonus Video 5: Narrow Spaces Video 5: The Best Move (with JossiRossi) Bonus Video 6: The Best Way To Clear Drug Busts Bonus Video 7: Psych Evaluation Video 6: Anger Management (with JossiRossi) Bonus Video 8: Fight Club: Kennedy Town Bonus Video 9: Fight Club: Aberdeen Bonus Video 10: Fight Club: Central Video 7: Karaoke (with JossiRossi) Bonus Video 11: Dressup, Part Two Video 8: Dumbest Gang in Hong Kong (with Great Joe) Bonus Video 12: The Karaoke From Video 8 Video 9: Crazy Motherfuckers and Choir Boys (with Amabree) Bonus Video 13: I Got An Outfit Video 10: The Worst Wei To Do Things (with Trigramatic) Video 11 Unedited: Terrible People (with JossiRossi) Video 11: Uncle Po (with JossiRossi) Video 12: Side Missions (with Novalogic) Video 12B: Exhausted in Hong Kong (with Rumrusher and Steak Flavored Gum) Gift Video 2: No Easy Wei Out (thanks Tin Tim!) Gift Video 3: The Mask of Sanity (thanks Tin Tim!) Video 13 Unedited: Oh my God, Paper Lion (with Paper Lion) Video 13: Family (with Paper Lion) Video 14: The Wedding (with FinalGamer) Video 15: Racing and Revenge (with Great Joe) Video 16: Meet The New Boss (with JossiRossi) Video 17: Justice (with JossiRossi) Video 18: Initiation (with JossiRossi) Video 19: Poor Jackie (with JossiRossi) Video 20: Paging Dr. Shen (with JossiRossi) Video 21: At Least They're In A Hospital (with JossiRossi) Video 22: King Me (with JossiRossi) Video 22 Unedited: King Me (Uncut) (with JossiRossi) Video 23: Real Men Can't Sing (with JossiRossi) Video 24: Cars and Women (with JossiRossi) Bonus Video 13: Apartments and Races Bonus Video 14: Chop Shop (thanks JossiRossi!) Video 25: Old Salty Crab (with JossiRossi!) Video 25 Unedited: Old Salty Crab (Uncut) (with JossiRossi!) Video 26: Questionable Loyalties (with JossiRossi!) Video 26 Unedited: Questionable Loyalties (Uncut) (with JossiRossi!) Video 27: The Funeral (with Great Joe!) Video 27 Unedited: The Funeral (with Great Joe!) Video 28: Shootout (with Great Joe!) Video 28 Unedited: Shootout (with Great Joe!) Video 29: Cleanup Part One (with JossiRossi!) Video 29 Unedited: Cleanup Part One (with JossiRossi!) Video 30: Cleanup Part Two (with JossiRossi!) Video 31: I Spy (with Great Joe!) Video 32: The Car (with Great Joe!) Video 33: Burial (with JossiRossi!) Video 33 Unedited: Burial (with JossiRossi!) Video 34: Torture (with JossiRossi!) Video 34 Unedited: Torture (with JossiRossi!) Video 35: Finale (with JossiRossi, The Lesbiathan, and Great Joe!) Video 35 Unedited: Finale (with JossiRossi, The Lesbiathan, and Great Joe!) Cleanup 01: We Begin with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 02: We Begin Again with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 03: We Begin For The Last Time[ with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 04: We Head For The Zodiac Tournament with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 05: We Do The Zodiac Tournament 1 with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 06: We Do The Zodiac Tournament 2 with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 07: We Finish The Zodiac Tournament with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 08: We Are Extraordinarily Foolish with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 09: We Are Threatening with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 10: We Are Interior Decorators with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 11: We Go Exploring with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 12: We Are Easily Distracted with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 13: We Talk About Bad Games with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 14: We Get Waylaid By Reddit with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Cleanup 15: We Are Finished with Great Joe, The Lesbiathan, Ceciltron and E-Tank! Nightmare in North Point 01: A Crash-Course In Jiangshi (with Ceciltron!) Nightmare in North Point 01 - Uncut: A Crash-Course in Jiangshi (with Ceciltron!) Nightmare in North Point 02: Antifreeze and Hell Money (with Ceciltron!) Nightmare in North Point 03: Things Fall Apart (with Ceciltron, Great Joe, and The Lesbiathan!) Nightmare in North Point 04: Total Collapse (with Ceciltron, Great Joe, and The Lesbiathan!) Nightmare in North Point 05: The Nightmare Ends (with Ceciltron, Great Joe, and The Lesbiathan!) Year of the Snake 01: Bomb Disposal (with JossiRossi!) Year of the Snake 02: Bomb Squad (with JossiRossi!) Year of the Snake 03: Riot Squad (with JossiRossi!) New! Year of the Snake 04: Finale (with JossiRossi!) Non-Sleeping Dogs Videos Alien: Isolation Streams (Playlist) Part One: Arrival Part Two: Exploration Part Three: Axel Part Four: Survivors Part Five: Encounter Part Six: Automatonophobia Part Seven: Contact Part Eight: Xenophobia Part Nine: Trauma Part Ten: Pyrotechnics Part Eleven: Hoplophobia Part Twelve: Fatalism Part Thirteen: Warehouse Part Fourteen: Marshal Part Fifteen: Sanctuary Part Sixteen: Reminiscence Part Seventeen: Flamethrower Part Eighteen: Trap Part Nineteen: Reload Part Twenty: Surrender Part Twenty-One: Bait Part Twenty-Two: Berserk Part Twenty-Three: Incorporeal Part Twenty-Four: Factory Part Twenty-Five: Closure Part Twenty-Six: Disempowerment Part Twenty-Seven: Astraphobia Part Twenty-Eight: Surrounded Part 29: Reactor Part 30: Purge Part 31: Ambulance Part 32: Origin Part 33: Broadcast Part 34: Hope Part 35: Frustration Part 36: Evacuation Part 37: Habitation Part 38: Terminal Part 39: Finale Bulletstorm (Playlist) Damnation Why We Won't Do Damnation Wonderful Fanart and Other Things McKilligan  Amabree   JossiRossi  Now in video form! 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Characters The Player  Wei Shen Undercover cop and Hong Kong native, Wei Shen has returned to his home after working and living in California to undertake a special assignment- infiltrate the Sun On Yee triads through his old connections, and bring down their leader, known as the Dragonhead. The Sun On Yee TriadsThe dragonhead. The chairman. The leader of the Sun On Yee triad, an intelligent and dangerous manipulator, and a strong outward proponent of honor and mutual respect within the triad. Deceased following the Wedding Massacre. "Pockmark" Cheung Red Pole in the Sun On Yee and Uncle Po's personal assistant and advisor, Cheung is extremely loyal and well-liked within the organization. He is the one to formally initiate Wei Shen and Jackie Ma into the Sun On Yee. "Broken Nose" Jiang Broken Nose Jiang is a rare, successful woman in the male-dominated Sun On Yee, having ascended to the position of Red Pole answering directly to Uncle Po. Fiercely intelligent and politically shrewd, Jiang clashes with her fellow Red Poles often and expresses the belief that the Sun On Yee should move out of the prostitution and porn industries, for both moral and financial reasons. Henry "Big Smile" Lee Big Smile Lee is a Red Pole in the Sun On Yee who has been consolidating his power for years, with most of his control being exerted in the triad's drug, pornography, and prostitution markets. This puts him at direct odds with Broken Nose Jiang, and the two express their contempt for one another during the political maneuvering around Two-Chin Tsao's appointment to Temporary Chairman. Lee was the guiding hand behind Dogeyes' attempt to capture the Water Street Gang's territory, and following The Wedding Massacre he immediately sent his personal assistant Ponytail to negotiate a takeover. Howard "Two-Chin" Tsao Two-Chin Tsao is a Red Pole in the Sun On Yee and the nephew of Uncle Po. While Po is in the hospital following The Wedding Massacre, Tsao is made temporary chairman through political maneuvering by Broken Nose Jiang. A notoriously bad gambler, Tsao nevertheless runs a highly successful gambling racket. Mrs. Chu Winston's mother, owner of the Golden Koi restaurant and a fearful person to cross. Mrs. Chu is rarely seen without her trusty meat cleaver, and is perhaps the only person outside of the upper echelons of the Triad that Winston (or Wei) is afraid of. Winston headed up the Water Street Gang as a red pole in the Sun On Yee, and had a heavy hand in Wei's rapid ascent through the ranks. Deceased following The Wedding Massacre. Childhood friend of Wei and low-ranking member of the Water Street Gang, Jackie provides Wei with a link to the Triads. He's eventually killed by Big Smile Lee's men in an effort to draw out and harm Wei. Sam was leader of a rival gang within the Sun On Yee and currently clashing with Winston's Water Street Gang. Was indirectly responsible for the death of Wei's sister through drug abuse, and was responsible for the events that led to The Wedding Massacre. Deceased via Wei and Mrs. Chu. Hong Kong Police DepartmentSuperintendent Thomas Pendrew Hardline Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Department and personal overseer of the undercover operation to take down the Sun On Yee, Pendrew is the man who first chooses Wei Shen for the job. Inspector Jade Teng Jade Teng is a lead investigator in the HKPD, and is responsible for investigating drug rackets and gang violence among other criminal activities. Reluctantly at first, she has begun to involve Wei more intimately with her case files. Raymond Mak Raymond is an HKPD officer assigned the difficult task of working with Wei as his handler. To that end, he meets with Wei semi-regularly to debrief him and evaluate his psychological state. Mostly shown through expository dialogue and Police Documents, Charles Ho was Wei Shen's predecessor in the effort to infiltrate the Sun On Yee. A talented undercover cop himself, Ho was ultimately discovered by Conroy Wu when he refused to kill for the Triads, leading to his capture. He was later found in a coffin, buried alive under six feet of sand. An autopsy report also showed that before dying of asphyxiation, Ho was tortured, evidenced by multiple incisions and drill holes across his body, multiple broken fingers and toes, and a missing eyeball. His body's location was provided to the HKPD anonymously. Police Documents To be updated as I transcribe them. All links point to a tumblr blog for offsite hosting so that my post isn't insanely long. SFPD File - Biographical Notes, Wei Shen Fridurmus fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Apr 9, 2015 |
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Mar 8, 2015 03:40
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Aww poo poo here we go again. Everybody run, Pigface is back! 
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E-Tank posted:Aww poo poo here we go again. Everybody run, Pigface is back! I believe you mean Wei of the Pig.
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Holy poo poo it's back. To celebrate, have this I found the other day  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h3_iqgYL58
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It's back? My knees are aching with excitement (and Wei's feet). Seriously though, this is a great LP. You and Rossi always sound like you're having the times of your lives, and that really make the videos memorable.
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JossiRossi posted:Oh hey what's going on in h- Hey man, nobody made you sing it.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:16
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Oh hell yes. Do you still need guest commentators? I should still have you on Skype and my offer from all those moons ago still stands.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:38
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gently caress yes, the best lp of sleeping dogs is back.
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Redeye Flight posted:Oh hell yes. Actually, I don't right now--but I'll keep you in mind! I've got a few offers already and a couple demands (hi Grat!) so I'm pretty well booked, and Rossi and I just finished recording 25 and 26 about half an hour ago. 
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So great! I'm glad to get in on the ground floor of this revival (I started following late so I just lurked) because this LP is hilarious and got me into what I now consider my favorite game. Do you have plans to do the extra content? When the thread was lax, I was tempted to ask if I could do YotS just as filler... but then life happened to me, ugh.
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The pun in the title won me over. Watching this. I've played this game too many times but you can never have enough Wei Shen in your life so I'm totally game for this.
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JossiRossi posted:Oh hey what's going on in h-
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JossiRossi posted:Oh hey what's going on in h- Oh no you don't Jimmy.
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Wow, and I JUST took the bookmark from the old thread about two days ago. Good to see you back!
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Espresso Steampunk posted:Do you have plans to do the extra content? You have no idea. (yes) DumbRodent posted:The pun in the title won me over. Watching this. DID SOMEBODY SAY BAD TITLE PUNS BECAUSE AFTER PLAYING ALIEN, I CAN DO THAT Kavingi posted:Wow, and I JUST took the bookmark from the old thread about two days ago. Good to see you back! Golden Goat posted:gently caress yes, the best lp of sleeping dogs is back. Nuckelavee posted:It's back? My knees are aching with excitement (and Wei's feet). Seriously though, this is a great LP. You and Rossi always sound like you're having the times of your lives, and that really make the videos memorable. Ya'll are too kind, thank you. 
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Remember that apart from being a ~TERRIBLE~ bastardization of Icelandic (sorry, Great Joe!), it's meant to be friður, with a soft 'th' sound  Good luck on the LP! you're still not getting me to commentate another ep
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As promised, it's Update day! I'm going to be aiming for Mondays and Thursdays for main LP stuff, with other videos distributed throughout the week that I'll only post about here if people want me to. At any rate, Episode 25: Old Salty Crab (Uncut Version) is now live, and I even managed to shanghai James into it! Thanks JossiRossi! In which James and I discuss one of the best characters in the game and the intricacies of our scheduling conflict come to light.
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The Triads do not sugarcoat it when it comes to names! Broken-Nose Jiang, Two-Chin Tsao, ... poor Pockmark. I was thinking about our hero; maybe they'll call him Pump-And-Dump Wei? Or maybe just shorten it to Undercover Wei?
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Sweet. Glad I randomly found this again. Boss game and a great two man commentary team made this a favorite.
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Lonely Rolling Star posted:a great two man commentary team HEY JAMES By the way, I mentioned there'd be other stuff going up during the week, and so far a lot of it is just going to be recordings from an Alien: Isolation stream that E-Tank and Amabree made me do. I cleared through Medical, and the audio gets fixed after a bit (it'd been actual ages since I seriously streamed,) so if anyone's interested I can post the links in the thread. Rossi and I also have a plan for some secondary content, although we haven't gotten it up and running yet.
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Fridurmus posted:Didn’t you have a different username before? Dawww 
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Fridurmus posted:HEY JAMES Please post them. I will not be able to watch them until after I finish it myself but I will bookmark.
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Golden Goat posted:Dawww double nine posted:Please post them. I will not be able to watch them until after I finish it myself but I will bookmark.
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Trigramatic posted:(sorry, Great Joe!) Also you're totes forgiven ( ) and I seriously think the story behind the name is real cute.
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Fridurmus posted:HEY JAMES Oh yeah, this was great fun. Forcing Fridurmus through a horror game when he hates them is always a blast. Sorry about the shenanigans with my microphone though. E-Tank fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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E-Tank posted:Oh yeah, this was great fun. Forcing Fridurmus through a horror game when he hates them is always a blast. Sorry about the shenanigans with my microphone though. What he means is, he's a dick. Part Two and Part Three fresh out of editing, new Sleeping Dogs tomorrow.
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Fridurmus posted:HEY IT'S NOT THAT CUTE OKAY STOP Anyway what the gently caress was with that Feng Shui mission? Just uh smash a few pots and move the piano a bit.
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Golden Goat posted:Anyway what the gently caress was with that Feng Shui mission? Just uh smash a few pots and move the piano a bit. And we hosed with his clock. Don't forget that we hosed with his clock. All of these actions put his home out of balance which allowed for evil spirits to enter into his abode, bringing with them untold bad fortune and negative energy. This kind of infestation can take generations to remove and will almost certainly ensure a sad an untimely end for the current one. Every piece must be in its place to keep the demons back, or all (literal) hell will break forth and flood through the doorway. What I'm trying to say is that Feng Shui is weird. Smash all the pots.
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Oh poo poo, this is back! I think one of my first posts on SA was actually in this very LP
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Golden Goat posted:It's adorable
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Cross posted from the FF7 thread: If you ever wanted to tell Square to make more Sleepy Dogs they have a survey out for it. [url] https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8L8WHJR [/url] If you list Sleeping Dogs as your fav they ask you if you've seen The Departed and Infernal Affairs
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So, unfortunately, the plans I had with Rossi for tonight to work on our super mystery bonus game fell through due to unexpected problems on his end. In response I've uploaded another chunk of A:I for the day and set up three of them for tomorrow, along with Sleeping Dogs 26, and I'm planning to stream some tomorrow when I won't be totally screwing myself out of sleep prior to school.  Sorry the surprise is delayed, though. We're both very excited to get our super mystery bonus game LP going. Hopefully we'll have time later this week!KirbyKhan posted:Cross posted from the FF7 thread: If you ever wanted to tell Square to make more Sleepy Dogs they have a survey out for it. Ya'll should get on this, too!
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KirbyKhan posted:Cross posted from the FF7 thread: If you ever wanted to tell Square to make more Sleepy Dogs they have a survey out for it. I'm sorry guys, I like Sleeping Dogs but I like Deus Ex more.
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HMS Boromir posted:I'd just like to say that if you tell it Drakengard is your favorite series it has no idea what to ask you. There's something really poignant about this, in a way. It's Update Day! Episode 26: Questionable Loyalties (Uncut Version) is now live, and James took the time to show up again! Thanks JossiRossi! In which James and I discuss morality and clothing options.
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