Just Finished the Main Story Mode. Man, what a story. I felt like in an Action Film. Special when I've been a big fan of Jackie Chan and I love his Police Story series.
the combat really is immersive! ironically making the combat so simple as just smashing X and timing your Y, it makes it easier to feel that I am still part of the story. it makes combat shorter which is in phase with the game's phasing. And not having to remember combos makes it easier to shut your brain and be invested in the story.
The chase sequences! I hated chasing first, since in the early game you mostly chase people on a filler and side missions but then in the Mid and Late Game, I developed this urge to chase MFs! I am like "Get here you MF, I know I can kill you when I get my hands on you!".
Plus the Parkours! amazing parkour level designs, I know Sleeping Dogs actually have limited areas despite being an open world but that honestly made the experience better. I didn't get to places without reason (I meant like I didn't just wander around for no reason and just lost in a random place), there will be a lock box or a shrine there in the places you can explore making the parkour and exploration rewarding.
The Story, I like how the Story isn't just an immediate "Revenge" story. The game gave you time to be emotionally invested to your gang, it also makes you think that things are getting better despite bad things happening, only for the Climax to take it all back and say " Nah, happy ending is not going to happen" and Wei is now going for all out revenge.
The Revenge, you know how they say Revenge will never be rewarding? fck that shit, Wei's Revenge felt so rewarding! I am not talking about the Ending about Pendrew, I am talking about his revenge with Big Smile and heck I also like how Dog Eye ended up, oh also against that psycho machete guy that killed Jackie. Just Ravaging through Big Smile Lee's men and finally putting him in the Ice Chipper, Dog Eye's demise in the hands of Mrs. Chu, all of it felt like a rewarding revenge!
The Ending, so in the end, despite Wei becoming more of a gangster than a cop, he is still a cop at his core and I like it a lot when Aunt Jiang still acknowledged that Wei is truly Loyal to the Triad despite being a cop. Pendrew's fate is also pleasing to knoww. It is not a Happy Ending but it's a good one. It leaves me with this warm feeling despite all the lingering darkness of Hong Kong. like a warm bonfire in a dark place, there is a light of hope but you are aware of the evil things that happened and happens around.