Sleeping Dogs to get supernatural in new DLC
Square Enix and United Front Games have recently announced plans to bring a Big Trouble in Little China-influenced add-on to open-world Kung Fu fighter Sleeping Dogs.
Shown for the first time during this weekend’s New York Comic Con, ‘Nightmare in North Point’ will transform the title’s bustling cityscape into a haven for unhallowed beings, following the trend set by Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare. The expansion will introduce players to a variety of supernatural enemy types authentic to Chinese lore, from vampires to hellions, and endow protagonist Wei Shen with mystical weapons and abilities with which to combat them.
Neither publisher nor developer is prepared to disclose pricing information just yet, but we can tell you that the DLC will arrive on October 30th – just in time for Halloween. You can view the Nightmare in North Point teaser trailer, captured by a smartphone-wielding conference attendee, below.
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bleachorange
October 15, 2012 @ 1:07 pm
hmm. i actually think the game is great, but have only played about 3-4 hours into it. i guess other IPs simply absorb me more.
Robert Strick
October 15, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
This DLC looks awesome.
Sean
October 15, 2012 @ 7:39 pm
I… don’t know what to think about this. On the one hand, I could never really imagine how the game could be expanded through serious DLC since the game itself is so self contained and ends on such a definite point.
On the other hand, supernatural Wei Shen is just a bit too… unrealistic for the IP.
Craig Reynolds
October 16, 2012 @ 2:10 am
I’m with you Sean. I agree with Rob, that the DLC looks awesome, and I think the idea behind it is interesting. However, at the same time I wonder if a super-powered Wei Shen fits with the Sleeping Dogs universe.
Mind you, RDR’s Undead Nightmare was epic, and I don’t think many thought zombies in the Wild West would work…
Sean
October 16, 2012 @ 2:42 am
Yeah, but the difference between RDR and Sleeping Dogs is the time period. In RDR, it’s basically, for all intents and purposes, a fantasy game without magic. No one alive can directly relate to the setting, it’s all pure fiction, and as a result it’s significantly more adaptable.
With Sleeping Dogs you have a setting steeped in modern day gritty realism with aesthetic, narrative, and gameplay elements for the most part working together to create a realistic Hong Kong with realistic problems.
It’s not really like RDR because it doesn’t ask you to push your imagination as far.
We’ll see what happens. I’m interested, but not terribly so. I’d much prefer a zombie apocalypse in the Wild West to a Chinese lore-based supernatural experience in Hong Kong.