When comparing Sleeping Dogs vs Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition, the Slant community recommends Sleeping Dogs for most people. In the question“What are the best open world games on Steam?” Sleeping Dogs is ranked 2nd while Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition is ranked 41st. The most important reason people chose Sleeping Dogs is:
It harks back to good old school Hong Kong action cinema.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Amazing storyline
It harks back to good old school Hong Kong action cinema.
Pro Split skill trees
There is a split skill tree system that allows the player to level up as a Triad or Cop or both depending on how the game is played.
Pro Intuitive fighting system
The fighting system ins Sleeping Dogs is very reminiscent of the system in Batman Arkham Asylum where the players uses a flowing system of attacks and counters.
Pro Police sidequest are some of the best quests in game
The police sidequests allow for a wide range of tasks to complete such as tracking serial killers or busting up trafficking schemes.
Pro Enjoyable, impactful fighting mechanic
The combat in the game never gets old as there is always a new weapon to try out which makes for so many different ways to fight enemies depending on the weapon being used. This is basically a sandbox of killing zombies, there are so many combinations of doing so that one can be hard pressed to repeat themselves.
Pro Absurd, over-the-top, zombie-filled apocalypse experience
The story and action in Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition is pretty over the top, a staple of the series at this point which should appeal to those looking for zany zombie killing fun.
Pro Co-op support
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition supports 2 player online co-op with a few DLC missions supporting up to 4 player online co-op. Sadly there is no local co-op to speak of.
Pro Extended gameplay through side-missions and collectibles
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition offers plenty of side missions so players can take breaks from the main story line as well as lots and lost of collectibles. Taking the time to collect or complete side missions makes for plenty of hours spent in game.
Pro Great variety in weapons
There is an almost never ending supply of weapons to use and customize. This plays into how enjoyable it is to fight the zombies as there are so many weapon combinations available.
Cons
Con No multiplayer
Unlike most other open world action adventure games, Sleeping Dogs has zero multiplayer.
Con Triad missions are boring compared to the cop missions
The triad missions feel as though they drag on when compared to the fun cop missions.
Con Dull, grey aesthetic
Yet another in the long line of brown and grey video games. This aesthetic may be tiresome to those that are sensitive to this type of design choice.
Con 30fps cap
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition has a 30fps cap placed in the game by the devs (most likely being that this is a lazy port) that can be uncapped by editing an .ini file. Though once uncapped it is extremely difficult to get a stable 60fps, even on the most high end of systems.