United Front and Activision's 'reboot' of the underwhelming True Crime has apparently been made with the help of former triad members, and required the team to 'sex up' nd otherwise quiet Hong Kong.
Producer Jeff O’ Connell explained to wide variety of media at GDC that, "We tried to give the franchise a reboot and take a more mature slant.
"We spent several weeks earning the trust of one real-life Triad members.
"Once we were able to gain their trust, they showed us a lot. They drove us around the city, showed us their street fighting techniques, and helped us piece together how their organization works."
That city, however, was not actually up to the role of backdrop for undercover cop, Wei Shen, who 'gets in over his head'.
Says O'Connell, “Unlike the way the West perceives Hong Kong, the city isn’t a wild, crime-filled place.
"There are very strict gun laws enforced there. You can get arrested for holding a single bullet. So we had to sex up the city. And that’s why the meat cleaver and chopping knives play a heavy role in combat. ‘Chopping’ is a real technique employed to show examples of those who cross the local Triads.”
Also added to the game is the fact that, "While he finds himself having to do things he does not necessarily agree with, he is still not just a thug running around the game. He has a moral center."
There is no firm date for the GTA challenger as yet.
See: Venturebeat, USA Today.
Producer Jeff O’ Connell explained to wide variety of media at GDC that, "We tried to give the franchise a reboot and take a more mature slant.
"We spent several weeks earning the trust of one real-life Triad members.
"Once we were able to gain their trust, they showed us a lot. They drove us around the city, showed us their street fighting techniques, and helped us piece together how their organization works."
That city, however, was not actually up to the role of backdrop for undercover cop, Wei Shen, who 'gets in over his head'.
Says O'Connell, “Unlike the way the West perceives Hong Kong, the city isn’t a wild, crime-filled place.
"There are very strict gun laws enforced there. You can get arrested for holding a single bullet. So we had to sex up the city. And that’s why the meat cleaver and chopping knives play a heavy role in combat. ‘Chopping’ is a real technique employed to show examples of those who cross the local Triads.”
Also added to the game is the fact that, "While he finds himself having to do things he does not necessarily agree with, he is still not just a thug running around the game. He has a moral center."
There is no firm date for the GTA challenger as yet.
See: Venturebeat, USA Today.
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