Square Enix just can’t seem to let Sleeping Dogs lie. The cult-classic that blew us away two years ago as a “Game of the Year candidate” will be followed up by Triad Wars from developer United Front Games on PC next year.
The game aims to spiritually succeed its predecessor on the streets of Hong Kong as a likeminded open-world, action-adventure game that sets you up on your rise to the top of the Triad underworld. An “Enforcer” bent on masterminding your own criminal enterprise, players will use the resources at their disposal to construct an empire that their enemies “would never dare to mess with.” Yikes.
How to do all this? Square Enix tells us we’ll need the cash, and to do that, players can set up “turfs,” stacking up dirty money, punching folks in the face, and driving and shooting things at will. Sounds like a swell time to us.
A variety of crimes (hacking, extortion, carjacking, etc.) and more await you. You can read the rest of the game’s features via the game’s freshly launched website.
The premise stands in stark contrast–if not darkly mirroring–Wei Shen (Will Yun Lee) and his own stint in the Triads as an undercover cop working for the San Francisco Police in Sleeping Dogs. Apparently you won’t be nearly as altruistic in your motives this time around.
Via Triad Wars & Gamespot