Talk:Sleeping Dogs (video game)/Archive 1

Archive 1

Cancelled

This page has recently been edited to make it appear as if this game is still in development. The game was officially cancelled months ago, and this article used to display that information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.120.213.115 (talk) 17:08, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

It has been taken over by Square enix, so development has restarted. Please check google before assuming. --Foreverinsane (talk) 01:00, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

As a new IP

It was said in an interview to GameSpot that the game was initially developed as a new IP and then re-branded True Crime and only then Sleeping Dogs. Link to said interview:http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6381406/sleeping-dogs-e3-2012-stage-demo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.22.24.14 (talk) 20:19, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

- what is that even supposed to mean? Nowhere in the article is there any explanation what "IP" is. 84.44.228.3 (talk) 14:57, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

IP means Intellectual Property. --Flotwig (talk) 04:17, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

"Streets of Crime: Hong Kong" is the new name.

N4G Reports that there was a leak at Square Enix and game will be called Streets of Crime: Hong Kong.--> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.194.166.213 (talk • contribs) 11:33, 3 August 2011

rename - Sleeping dogs

There's no proof of a link between the two games yet, so I'm moving this text from the article to here for safe keeping.

On February 8, 2012, it was reported that video game retailer Future Shop had posted an image (which was quickly removed) of a game to be published by Square Enix, entitled "Sleeping Dogs". Due to Square Enix also holding the rights for the Kane & Lynch franchise, it had earlier been assumed that Square Enix's January 2012 trademark filing for "Sleeping Dogs" was to be the next entry in the Kane & Lynch franchise. However, as the image portrays a single man's torso with a police badge worn on a chain and several Yakuza-style tattoos of predators closing in on the police badge, it's evocative of thematic elements common to the True Crime franchise. Since the name "True Crime" still remains with Activision, it is assumed that "Sleeping Dogs" is True Crime: Hong Kong, but with a different title to satisfy the legality of the game being published under Square Enix.

Sleeping Dogs was also detailed, in the posting by Future Shop, for release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in August of 2012.

- X201 (talk) 12:07, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

will this game come out in australia

will this game come out in australia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.217.250.60 (talk • contribs) 20:30, 22 February 2012

Since Australia now allows mature games, I would believe so. But I am not 100% sure.

No Demo

The community manager at the Sleeping Dogs forums has confirmed that there will be no demo. Square Enix has been leaving people in the dark for quite a while, so I guess we'll have to wait the next to weeks to play. I'll remove the part that says a demo is scheduled for release because it is not true. Here's the link of the forum: http://forums.sleepingdogs.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=714&start=15 66.131.163.32 (talk) 17:06, 31 July 2012 (UTC) hmmmmmmmm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.68.152.14 (talk) 17:30, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Impressive

This article is in an impressive state already. All that needs to be done now is buff up the Synopsis sections, as they're a little thin at the moment, and then fill in the reception now that the game is officially released. Then, expand the lede to be a proper summary of the article and then this will probably be ready for a GA nomination. Silverseren^C 10:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Soundtrack Section

Don't forget one, please! --24.46.83.39 (talk) 03:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Critical acclaim

There is an unsourcable agenda to add "critical acclaim" to the critical reception section by either blithly ignoring the scores present or picking select scores. To be clear, Batman: Arkham City scores? Yeah, that can be considered acclaim, high scores, several perfect scores, raving reviews, loads of award and award nominations and record breaking sales. 7s to 9s and various criticisms is not acclaim. Addition of this term will need backing up and not just "some reviews gave it 9, awarding it critical acclaim". Discuss here. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 20:34, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm inclined to disagree with you. Scores consistently in the seven to nine range would, to my mind, qualify as critical acclaim. Not universal acclaim, but certainly critical acclaim is a fair assessment. 24.16.241.113 (talk) 00:43, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

What do you think acclaim means? By your definition, basically every single game is critically acclaimed because you have to be a piece of broken software and outright terrible to be pushing 7 or lower. You have to be Duke Nukem Forever to not be critically acclaimed by that definition. It isn't a critically acclaimed game anymore than Saints Row 3 is by the scores and reviews being given. It is a game they like. Acclaim is when they don't shut up about it like Portal. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 00:50, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Plot

This game has been out for several days now and there is a lack of a true plot on the page. Hopefully someone in the community will be able to provide a decent one to explain the game to people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.101.133.73 (talk) 13:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Plot Citations

I noticed that the plot was lacking citations, so I put a Citations Needed along the top of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.155.246 (talk) 17:09, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Spelling Error

In the sales section, it says On March 26, 2013 Square Enix announced that the game was expected to sll about 1.75 million copies at retail in 2013.

Comments

Some comments:

It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, beginning in North America on August 14, 2012, with a console version following on August 14. - err...dates?

The game starts in Victoria Harbour, where the drug smuggler, Wei Shen, is busted after a deal gone bad. -huh?? I thought he was the cop....

more to come. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:41, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

PS4 & Xbox One Definitive Edition

Most news articles are quoting the Amazon listing. I'm sure this is probably coming but nothing has been confirmed yet. WhereAmI (talk) 03:49, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Here's the official announcement. WhereAmI (talk) 16:05, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Controversy section: Tropes vs. Women in Video Games

There seems to be various edits in the past that disagree with the Controversy section that contains a video from Tropes vs. Women in Video Games. This isn't some random YouTube channel, it seems to be a well known feminist channel. I don't believe this section should be removed without a discussion. I think the section is well written and should stay. --WhereAmI (talk) 23:30, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

I think Anita Sarkeesian is ignorant, closed-minded, irresponsible, and... notable. Her opinion, as a result of the last one, should stay. Tezero (talk) 23:51, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

I agree with Tezero, I actually was the one who put it there in the first place when I saw her video mentioning the game. Sure she is controversial, but she is really notable. Her videos gather thousands of views and civerage from the media. I highly believe it should stay. URDNEXT (talk) 21:15, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't agree at all. Random YouTube commentators' opinions on video games are not notable at all. What's next? A section for what PewDiePie thinks about the game? Let's hear TotalBiscuit's opinion too! How about the keyboard cat guy? What's he think about this? Xizer (talk) 00:44, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Anitta isn't a YouTube. She just simply posts videos on YouTube so her content can be viewed by a larger audience. If anything, she's a Kickstarter. But she has backup from a major magazine, as well as controversies. If the article should cover "major aspects" of the game, then this is no different than Colin Moriartys opinion on how the games animations are flacid. The only difference is that while Colin is reviewing the game, Ainita is criticizing it. Xizer Since this received a lot of media attention, it's automatically s major aspect, that we HAVE TO cover in the article. Te article's job is to inform the reader about major aspects of the product/person/whatever, and this IS a major aspect. URDNEXT (talk) 00:51, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

No it's not. To say that a YouTube commentator's butt-blasted rant about a video game is as notable and as major an aspect as a country's government censoring it is preposterous. Xizer (talk) 14:53, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't see the problem here. If Grand Theft Auto V is a featured article and has all the mysoginistic stuff in the article, I don't see why we cant have it too. Go look it up in gta 5, its there. All the mysoginistic criticism. Xizer URDNEXT (talk) 14:59, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Those criticisms are from journalists, not YouTubers. Big difference in notability. Xizer (talk) 16:32, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Why? Anita and Tropes vs. Women both have their own articles, while many frequently used review sites, such as RPGFan and IndieGames.com, do not. Tezero (talk) 17:23, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Unless a secondary source is mentioning her coverage of the game as notable, this doesn't need more than a sentence or two to address. Its current paragraph is undue weight within the article. czar ♔ 03:51, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Pre-GA comments

I gave some suggestions for this article somewhere else (I forget where), but before this goes to GA, I recommend clearing up the excessive quoting, verbose lede, and plot/header excess in the DLC section. czar ♔ 03:49, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Agree. I'm fixing some mistakes in the lead, and I think Gameplay needs a major overhaul. czar ♔ URDNEXT (talk)

@URDNEXT, just so you know, I didn't get this notification. Try using the {{ping}} template next time to be safe czar ♔ 01:28, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

I'm working on the DLC section to remove the gamecruft, but the refs are driving me crazy. Is there any opposition to converting to list-defined refs? czar ♔ 01:28, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

@Czar No opposition. You can go ahead and do it. URDNEXT (talk) 01:34, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

czar, what specific changes would you suggest for Gameplay? I've done nothing but add most of the citations and copyedit a little. Tezero (talk) 02:30, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Nothing glaring for the GAN—more worried about the other sections. I'll roll around to the gameplay section eventually czar ♔ 02:49, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• The DLC section could use some secondary sources for the content packs part—it's almost exclusively sourced to the game's website and Steam czar ♔ 02:18, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:URDNEXT#RE:_Sleeping_Dogs_2 @Czar URDNEXT (talk) 02:21, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• There are some 3b issues with trivia in this article. For example, the rambling cast list section (voice actor lists are usually noted as gamecruft) could be cut down to the individuals that the secondary sources deem important. Also the dev section repeats itself a few times and has ultra-excessive quoting. Needs to stay on point for 3b. czar ♔ 02:49, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
  • @Czar @Tezero Though I agree with most points, I think the article needs a major overhaul. Someone needs to start gameplay, and development from scratch. Also czar, can you take the Hong Kong image from design and incorporate it into Reception? Kinda like GTA5. I'll be fixing some things on the lead while that happens. URDNEXT (talk) 10:44, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
• @Czar @Tezero The references alone will get us a quick fail. I'm seeing a lot of 2010-2-8 and August 2, 2010, as well as 2 August, 2010. URDNEXT (talk) 12:36, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• I don't think that's quickfail material; it's just on-hold material, maybe. That being said, I'll start fixing these dates to American English since that's what the category says. Tezero (talk) 14:34, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Consistent ref formatting isn't part of the GA criteria, though it's smart to fix it in general (WP:GACN 2). (In fact, direct refs are only required for a few specific situations.) czar ♔ 15:03, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Per User_talk:Tezero#Sleeping_Dgs_GA, I think the next major steps are to (1) remove the block quotes from the Dev section, (2) reduce the lede to 3/4 or 1/2 its current size, and (3) copyedit everything (specifically to make the text tighter and to remove trivia). czar ♔ 15:39, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Agree I think the development and gameplay need to be done from scratch. @Czar @Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 15:43, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

I think dev needs more work than gameplay. I know that I don't have the time to write it from scratch, which is why I prefer to plug up the current version instead. If you plan to do otherwise, let us know so we don't spend time revising a section about to be blown to smithereens czar ♔ 15:45, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Well then. Looking at the development section, I think you're right about it needing more clean up than re writing. Maybe it was just my perception, but I think we got enough information in the article for us to work with. Though the only problem with development is that there are too many things to cover. Specially the publisher problems. Gameplay can be done in well under an hour, but development need ssome attention like you said, @Czar @Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 15:52, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

I just did the lede. Article could also use (4) fact-checking, and replacing primary sources with secondary sources, where possible czar ♔ 16:01, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Agree @Czar @Tezero Czar, do you have any idea of what we're gonna do with gameplay? URDNEXT (talk) 16:05, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

At a rough skim, it looks fine to me. I'll eventually copyedit it (if someone doesn't get to it first). Its main issue is that I don't believe that so much is sourced to a trailer. It could use more comprehensive sourcing, if you want to work on that czar ♔ 16:11, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

• Shouldn't "Wei" be "Shen" through most of this article? We refer to characters by their surnames, unless I'm reading the name wrong czar ♔ 16:11, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) URDNEXT and czar, I think a few details just need to be taken out of Gameplay. Why was so much of Development merged into one section, though? I thought it was fine before. Unlike Gameplay and Plot sections, Development and, to a lesser extent, Reception sections have much freer reign to be as long as they want. (Because, obviously, information that involves real people by definition cannot go into unnecessary detail or be inaccessible to general readers.) Tezero (talk) 16:13, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

@Tezero I merged development because it was taking too many sections. I think an article for the development should be requested. Kinda like GTA. Then someone has to change the captions of the gunfight image on gameplay. And @Czar, I will take on the Wei/Shen thing. URDNEXT (talk) 16:28, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

@Tezero @Czar, Someone took care of the remaining Wei/Shen things for us apparently. What now? URDNEXT (talk) 16:53, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

URDNEXT, you know, you don't have to "request" a separate Development article; you can just move the main content there and then summarize it in a few paragraphs if it's too excessive here. That's what I did recently with Navajo grammar, which at the time of its splintering-off took up about three-quarters of the Navajo language article. Tezero (talk) 16:58, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Tezero Can you do development? URDNEXT (talk) 17:05, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

URDNEXT, split it off or just tidy up what's there? Tezero (talk) 17:13, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't think there's enough to split the Dev section—most of it is just redundant and poorly formatted (block quotes). Once that's cleaned up, the section should be fine. Subsections are only necessary if the remaining section is huge. czar ♔ 17:25, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Tezero I agree Czar said. Most of the stuff is just quotes that could all be covered in the prose in 2 paragraphs. Try to just tidy up what's in there. URDNEXT (talk) 18:05, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Will do. Tezero (talk) 20:41, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

URDNEXT and czar, I see a comment about date formatting at the top. Not that this is the most pressing pre-GA issue, but should the dates be like "08-17-2014" or like "August 17, 2014"? Tezero (talk) 02:27, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• They should be like MM/DD/YYYY. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 02:59, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

• ...So, first one? That doesn't really answer my question, as I don't know whether "MM/DD/YYYY" is being contrasted to written-out months or British ordering. Tezero (talk) 03:04, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

If you're already going through the dates, I think it's worth normalizing to the "August 17, 2014" format. It's the date format already used in the article and many of the refs. czar ♔ 03:13, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Will do. ...Yeah, it's pretty safe to say this kid ain't heading off to camp today. For now I'm removing as much redundancy as I can from Development; then it's off to Gameplay if no one else has begun hemming it by then. Tezero (talk) 03:19, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

I'm thinking of starting dev from scratch. I'm sure I can beat it in a couple of hours, but just need you guys' permissions. Czar Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 20:35, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Go ahead. I haven't edited the page today anyway. Tezero (talk) 21:16, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

@URDNEXT, don't need our permission and we can always revert parts if necessary czar ♔ 01:25, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

• Is everything alright, Tezero? I just started an outline, and I'm using some info released on the new issue of the GamesTM magazine. URDNEXT (talk) 21:39, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

• I'm fine; I just wasn't motivated to edit when I heard it was going to be reconstructed anyway. Tezero (talk) 21:43, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Ok, can you take on gameplay then? That way we can get this done faster, plus gameplay takes less work so we can finish this by the end of the day. Then it's just polishing some things, fixing the refs and we're off to GA. Tezero Of course, the choice is yours if you want to edit today. URDNEXT (talk) 22:36, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

czar's been vague with what he thinks needs to be done to gameplay. I can start working whenever I have clear directions. Tezero (talk) 23:17, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

@Tezero, the only thing I think I've said about Gameplay is that its last several paragraphs need better references. They're currently using the IGN wiki (unreliable, user-contributed source) and the game's trailer, so it's almost as good has having no references. Otherwise I don't think I've said that it needs much more. Rest of the article was in worse shape by comparison czar ♔ 01:25, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

• I tried to tackle gameplay by myself a long time ago, but didn't finish it because I wasn't so good with the prose. I remember that the whole things needs copyediting, the last 2 paragraphs need to be cleaned up, same goes for the first 2, and the third paragraph need sto be done from scratch. You copy? Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 23:40, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

I copyedit, yeah! :D

...I'll leave now. Tezero (talk) 23:45, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

• Woah, what? I was just joking. Hope you didn't take that seriously. I was just imitating the soldiers I used to watch in military films, and also my dad that was in the military. We used to talk like that when I was younger. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 23:57, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

• I know. I was just making a deliberately awful pun. Tezero (talk) 00:00, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Thank God! For a second I thought I was gonna have to worki on the article myself. By the way, how does development look now? Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:08, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Looks like I finally got down the structure of development without having too many sections. I'll be rewriting development from the ground up again, and hopefully this time it's FA quality. I worked on the prose and many other things which the old version doesn't have. I'll also be doing gameplay since no one seems to have cleaned it up. Is that ok? Tezero Czar Alsom when are gonna nominate the article? URDNEXT (talk) 16:20, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Gameplay needs more references (as mentioned above) than a rewrite, unless you're doing both. I'll have more time to copyedit for a GAN later next week. czar ♔ 16:24, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

I'm handling the citations for Gameplay; someone else can do the rewrite/copyedit. Tezero (talk) 17:32, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Hey, URDNEXT, are there any game quotes that could be used to attribute the remaining uncited statements in Gameplay? I haven't been able to find anything other than wikis and cheat-code databases to cite them. Tezero (talk) 22:20, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

• Luckily for you, Tezero, I have a pool full of not used references I left in my talk lage a while ago. Here are some links:

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/27/sleeping-dogs-interview-true-triad-stories/

http://gameological.com/2012/11/dan-sochan-sleeping-dogs-producer/

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/25/sleeping-dogs-fighting-system-inspired-by-tony-jaa-action-flick-the-protector/

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/interviews/a383945/sleeping-dogs-interview-united-front-games-on-hong-kong-inspiration.html#~oI7t1Ub8ERmqGz

Also, I think we should cover the fact that according to this interview[1], famous MMA fighter George something consulted on the game's combat. Wat do you think? URDNEXT (talk) 00:07, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Oh, absolutely that belongs! Nice find. I'll have a peek at the others you provided; thanks. Tezero (talk) 00:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

No problem. Contact me if you run into any more issues. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:18, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Hmm. While decently interesting reads, those articles don't mention anything about the rewards the player gets from side missions and Stat Awards. I'll see if I can't find relevant quotes in YouTube playthroughs. Tezero (talk) 00:26, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• Don't worry, I got you[2]. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:34, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• I hate to ask, but is that a reliable source? Tezero (talk) 00:47, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Probaly not. I don't even think its safe. At least we got this one[3], which the only thing that could hold us back from using it is notability. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:49, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Game Revolution's fine, but what would that be used for? Tezero (talk) 00:53, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Rewards and side missions. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:55, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

It doesn't say anything about side missions, or about rewards for anything other than stealing cars. Tezero (talk) 02:48, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• What now? Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 09:58, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• Well, we can't nominate it for GA with these cleanup, citation needed, and clarification needed tags, so those need to be addressed or removed. (I know you originally took away the clarification tag in Audio, but I put it back because I really don't understand what it's saying, as is elaborated in a hidden comment nearby. If you tell me here, I can reword it in the article text.) Tezero (talk) 17:02, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

I don't really know how to expain it, but here is the source for the sentence[4]. I think if you read it, maybe you'll understand. And when you do, can you explain it to me? I'm kinda confused about it. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 17:23, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Hmm, he's not any clearer. I'll have to guess at what he meant. Also, for future reference, official sites with Flash components aren't the best sources - not because they're unreliable, but because they tend to become dead links/redirects to the main page quickly, so I wonder if there's a way to archive this page how it is. Tezero (talk) 17:33, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Oooooohhhhh, it's talking about the licensing needing to be redone, not the tracks. Okay. Tezero (talk) 17:42, 21 August 2014 (UTC

• Great! So where do we go from here? Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 17:47, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• There are two more clarification-needing statements, and unfortunately neither one has a source (though the one in Plot doesn't need to) so I can't figure them out. Aside from that, I suppose the cleanup tags could just be removed and cleanup could be done after (or during) the GA review. Tezero (talk) 17:50, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Fantastic. Now what about the refs? We still are not sure if they quick fail, and since I use the site on my tablet, it would take forever for me to do it myself. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 17:56, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

What about the refs? czar ♔ 18:08, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

There are some unused list-defined refs that should probably be taken out. (This is part of why I don't enjoy using them.) Or is this about their reliability, or about the remaining unsourced statement? Tezero (talk) 18:13, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• Tezero Czar Actually, this is about the date formats. URDNEXT (talk) 18:51, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• Well, the format czar and I decided on is "August 21, 2014". I can take care of some of those, but you're welcome to help. Tezero (talk) 19:28, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Tezero Alright, I'll do as much as I can. Also, do you think if we take care of the refs, we can pass on GA? URDNEXT (talk) 19:34, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

As soon as we get rid of (or comment out) those unused refs and find out what Stat Awards do and what "Po gave Pendrew high-ranking Triad members, gaining Pendrew, a promotion and Po, a dramatic rise in power" means, sure. Tezero (talk) 19:37, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Sleeping Dogs is my favorite game of all time, I know almost everything about it. So I can definetely help you out with the Uncle Po thing. Uncle Po gave away important Triad members for Pendrew so that way, Pendrew wouldn't interfere with Po's bussiness operations, leading to Po's rise in power. Tezero I hope I explained it well. URDNEXT (talk) 19:46, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

About the Stat Awards, Tezero, this YouTube video[5] should clear any confusions we have. The reviewer, TotalBiscuit, covers almost everything about the games he reviewes on his videos. I don't have the time to watch the entire thing right now, I'm actually at work, but I'm sure you can handle it. If not, then it looks like Czar won't be going to camp today. URDNEXT (talk) 19:59, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Done the one in Plot. As for the Stat Awards, I'd rather not watch an hour-and-16-minutes-long video just for a single quote to cite in a Wikipedia article; do you know about what time it would appear, about what time it gets into Stat Awards? Tezero (talk) 23:44, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

• Just went though the video. I was disappointed I couldn't find anything about Stats. Oh well... Do you think this can help us[6], Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:02, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Just to clarify, we're talking about stats out of game, correct? This isn't about stats ingame or something like that? I was able to dig up this referring to stat awards, http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/14/sleeping-dogs-review but if that's not what we're looking for, sorry. This does allow multiplayer comparison and from this, we can assume that it's not so much of a question of what they do, but more of a question to who can do what.

• Finally I found a video that talks about the Awards, and actually shows it! Here's the video[7]. So, what do you think, Tezero? URDNEXT (talk) 00:22, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

• Remember that we can't cite wikis or anything fan-made, which means the video is a no, and the IGN review doesn't appear to discuss Stat Awards. I haven't watched the whole video, but I'm not seeing anything about what you actually win for getting the Stat Awards; should I just remove that bit about getting "rewards" from the text? Tezero (talk) 00:49, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Just use achievements/trophies as the rewards are trophies. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 00:58, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

So... I guess we're good to go to GA, right? Crosses fingers. Tezero URDNEXT (talk) 01:31, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I was just about to suggest that. Let's do this. Tezero (talk) 01:32, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Fuck yeah!!! Tezero I'm so excited I just tagged myself URDNEXT (talk) 01:34, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Road to FA

@URDNEXT, starting with the new images, remember that we only add fair use (non-free) images where their need is practically vital (see the WP:NFCC). More than the current non-free images, we need one great image that encapsulates gameplay, possibly showing the HUD and necessary overlays in the same image, etc. The hijacking image can be perfectly described in text without the image, and even the environmental kills says the same thing that it would in prose—parts of the environment, such as dumpsters, can be used to finish off an opponent. Even the Hong Kong visualization at the bottom—it looks pretty but is it really necessary for explaining what the text cannot describe alone? I think it has a better case than the others. In short, I'd remove all but the Hong Kong non-free images and add one that shows typical gameplay with the HUD. czar ♔ 13:37, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Great. Working on it. By the way, is there anything more you'd like to add? Czar URDNEXT (talk) 13:45, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

@URDNEXT, there's a bunch of stuff I'd like to move around and rephrase, but I'm afraid to do that before the new Dev section is inserted because I don't want to do work just to have it overwritten czar ♔ 13:51, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

The only things that are gonna change in the development section are the first paragraph, the dialogue and audio ones, and the rest is going to be copy edited. Asides from that, it's not gonna change much. Czar URDNEXT (talk) 13:53, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

The voice actors should be incorporated into that section too czar ♔ 13:58, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

The only problem is the lack of actor's interviews about the game. I have some quotes from the audio director, but they can't cover an entire paragraph on that. Also, do you have any images in mind that we could use? I found these: [8] [9], but I'm not sure if they fit the description you gave. Czar URDNEXT (talk) 14:06, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Only needs a sentence or two, not the whole paragraph. I'll handle it. #9 is better than what we have, but I'd try to get someone to take a screencap from the PC version or otherwise take a high resolution cap from an online video—something that has the minimap, shows the art style, and possibly has the contextual icons in the distance (map marker) or over a NPC (talk icon), etc. czar ♔ 14:12, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

• You're gonna need this: [10], Czar URDNEXT (talk) 14:15, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Have you verified that the refs are still correct since the last rearrangement of the Dev section? The intro is now sourced to an August 2014 magazine... czar ♔ 14:27, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

I'm removing that source as soon as I finish the first paragraph. Czar URDNEXT (talk) 14:35, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

What do you think of this image I got? [11] Czar URDNEXT (talk) 14:46, 31 August 2014 (UTC) Czar

Decent, but don't you think it would be more representative to have an image of Shen on foot, since that's how most of the game is spent? Perhaps in a fight scene? (Also remember that the {{u}} ping does not send if you don't use a four tilde signature in the same edit.) czar ♔ 15:32, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Perhabs this? [12]] @Czar URDNEXT (talk) 17:03, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Having some trouble loading that site. The shot's a bit gruesome, but I think it's the best of the bunch thus far for the HUD elements as doubling as an example of the environmental kill feature. czar ♔ 17:09, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

@Czar Can you do a quick search to make sure there isn't a better image for us to use? Because I don't know which one you'e gonna like or not. URDNEXT (talk) 17:16, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

I think that last one is okay, but here are a few more:

• [13] (grappling)
• [14] (driving, some HUD)
• [15] (running, with bright lights, from before)

Another option is to just use your one with the environmental kill and we have these others as backup if anyone complains at FAC. Which one do you think is best? czar ♔ 17:28, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

@Czar Let's stick with the environmental one then. I'll go ahead and upload it, thought I'm not sure about what to put in the captions. Can you help me with that? URDNEXT (talk) 17:34, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Sure czar ♔ 17:42, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

I put the image on gameplay. Check it out! @Czar URDNEXT (talk) 17:44, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, @Czar! So where do we go now? URDNEXT (talk) 17:57, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Can you finish up your development fixes so I can merge in the other parts? It's better if we're not working on the same thing at once czar ♔ 17:58, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

I can't finish the entire thing right now, probaly just at the end of the day. It kinda takes time to craft an entire section, specially for me since I'm new to this. But I'll see what I can do, @Czar URDNEXT (talk) 18:07, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

A reminder that this article is eligible for WP:DYK within the next few days if you want to take it there czar ♔ 21:55, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

@Czar Do you know how to nominate it? I've never done this before, though I'm sure there are some interesting facts in the article that could be used for the DYK table. 01:14, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

@Czar URDNEXT (talk) 01:37, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

I've done over 100, so I can help. Want to give it a go so you can see how it works and then I'll add to it? czar ♔ 01:42, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

I'll give it a try. @Czar Let's see how this goes. URDNEXT (talk) 01:44, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Gameplay Images Problems

@Tezero @Czar The image in gameplay can be used against us in the FA run because of the logo on the top of the pic. Funningly enough, I never noticed it before. URDNEXT (talk) 22:21, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

What logo, URDNEXT? ...Oh, that tiny little thing on the top-right? I thought that was part of the HUD. Eh, should be easy enough to find ones without it if you want; do you own it on Steam? Tezero (talk) 22:28, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

@Tezero No, only on PlayStation 3. The only problem is that I don't have a capture card, and taking a screenshot woth my phone wouldn't really meet the criteria. I think someone should just crop the photo to remove the logo, what do you think? Also, I should also mention we passed at the DYK nomination, URDNEXT (talk) 22:39, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

I don't think it's noticeable. I wouldn't worry about it. czar ♔ 02:11, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

Unused sources

I'm using this section to hold links that could be useful but presently aren't used in the article. Feel free to add stuff, especially the abandoned refs sitting at the bottom of the article czar ♔ 17:14, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

Development – cancellation

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/25/united-front-games-hit-with-layoffs-in-wake-of-true-crime-cancel/

Development – Square Enix

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/17/a-calculated-risk-why-square-enix-cant-put-sleeping-dogs-dow/

Styles

Why do we need font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left in the infobox? Such styling should go in templates, not be in-line. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:08, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

@Pigsonthewing, see "publisher" under Template:Infobox video game czar ♔ 14:29, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Tezero

@Tezero I wrote this list of things that can be useful to the article: - Alt caption for synopsis and design pics, elaborate more about the definitive edition on marketing and release, and to mention purchasing vehicles, Shooting and Driving, action hijack in the gameplay section. Overall, I believe if we get this out of the way, we can get to FA easily coverage-wise. Is there any way you could incoporate this in the article. URDNEXT (talk) 00:26, 15 September 2014 (UTC)