Playing in the Sandbox

So I've been enjoying the wonders of the sandbox since I entered the gaming realm, and I have been revisiting my first love.

Sleeping Dogs, published by Square Enix, is GTA mixed with Arkham City and a touch of awesome, minus the multiplayer.

In Sleeping Dogs, you play as Wei Shen, young gun from the U.S. come back to Hong Kong to have a re-restart in life. At least, that's the cover story, in reality you're an undercover cop for the FBI with the goal of embedding yourself in the Sun On Yee to give the FBI a handle on Hong Kong crime and put a stop to it. Keep a hold of who you are Officer Wei, because Hong Kong makes, what it can break.



What you see above this is the third chapter in the hilarious game series, Saints Row. From the streets of Stilwater the Third Street Saints have risen from a small street gang to international pop icons. From waiting around the corner with a baseball bat to making people dance before they explode with your very own octopus launcher, straight from stereotypical Japan, this game Has. It. All. In this game you customize your character to be whoever you want and there is a section for sex appeal! ffs this game is obscene absurd and all-round awesome. Destroy Steelport with predator missiles or giant balls of yarn, this city is your oyster and YOU. ARE. NEPTUNE!!!!!

all the yes.

Assassins Creed 3. Where native american Connor is out for vengeance on his father for the death of his mother in the middle of the American Revolution. Fun sandbox in singleplayer, weak story, weaker advancements tech-wise, better multiplayer even though it's weaker than AC: Revelations.

AC3 is a fantastic game if you are looking for an existing multiplayer scene considering that older iterations have lost all their luster in favour of the newest in the series. Fun more because there are lot's of new more interesting maps and just new characters alongside a few mechanics. Revelations holds a lot more excitement in my mind when I get a chance to play a game these days. So much more intense, more strategic gameplay, etc.. Only problem; NO ONE IS PLAYING AC:R DAMNIT! So yeah, AC3 works for now.

Awesome Story in every sense. You get to ride a zebra. If I said much more it would be spoilers.

But seriously riding around the wild west on donkeys and bulls throwing hatchets, and killing cannibals is pretty beastly. My favourite well rounded game of 2010, this game is never boring and holds an enthralling story. The multiplayer held an awesome scene too. So as you can see, spoilers.

So that's all I got on this end. Be back soon.