Watch Dogs

1. fabiovtec

   May 27, 2014

   10

   The game is not optimized for amd systems. The performance is very bad because ubisoft only worked with nvidia and this game is nvidiaThe game is not optimized for amd systems. The performance is very bad because ubisoft only worked with nvidia and this game is nvidia GameWorks.
   -1 for ubisoft and this garbage… Expand

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2. Rondalh

   Sep 18, 2021

   10

   Watch Dogs 2 was absolutely awful and i was really disappointed in basically everything they did with Watch Dogs 2. But Watch Dogs 1 isWatch Dogs 2 was absolutely awful and i was really disappointed in basically everything they did with Watch Dogs 2. But Watch Dogs 1 is absolutely amazing and one of the most enjoyable games Ubisoft has ever made. Highly recommending, if you like GTA 4 or GTA 5.… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful
4. knivestv

   Jun 5, 2014

   9

   I can only assume, the metacritic score is so low because the people enjoying the game are too busy playing. Giving it a zero would beI can only assume, the metacritic score is so low because the people enjoying the game are too busy playing. Giving it a zero would be comparable to Big Riggs or Desert Bus. That seems ridiculous, because it is ridiculous.… Expand

   • 4 of 48 users found this helpful
5. SeverityOne

   Jun 20, 2014

   6

   This game is a bit of a mixed bag, in more ways than one. It tries to be a lot of things (open world, GTA clone, role-playing... somethingThis game is a bit of a mixed bag, in more ways than one. It tries to be a lot of things (open world, GTA clone, role-playing... something like a cross between GTA and Skyrim. The result is a game that excels at certain things, but fails woefully at others.
   
   Pros:
   * A LOT of work has gone into the design of "Chicago". And it's clear that there's a lot of affinity for the place; one set of collectibles is about city hotspots, that tell some story about Chicago (often involving Al Capone and other gangsters).
   * There are little things that add nothing to the gameplay, but so much more to the atmosphere. For example, somebody is playing with a football, trying to keep it up and losing it; somebody else is welding a pipe; a third guy is painting over graffiti. It makes the place much more alive, more real.
   * The puzzles are, by and large, fun. You have to try to hack something, and follow lines to where there's something you can unlock. Sometimes it's visible, sometimes you need one or more cameras. You then get treated to scene that can be fun, or disturbing, or anything in between.
   * The way you can control the world with the "hacking" is endless fun. I could spend hours watching cars crash because I hacked traffic lights.
   
   Cons:
   * Performance is not all there. Before the Geforce Experience set the optimal settings for my card (an ageing GTX580) it was almost unplayable, especially when driving. Now it's OK, although there's still the occasional glitch.
   * The game forces you into a certain way of playing, and that's annoying. I can very well decide for myself how I play. Case in point: gang hideouts.
   * Some (side) missions you fail time and again, especially if you don't play the way the game wants you too. There's an incredibly high annoyance factor at times, especially when you need to melee (not shoot) someone, or even three, while his mates will shoot at you, call reinforcements, and do all sorts of things to make you fail the mission.
   * Uplay. I don't want yet another pointless launcher on my PC. I've got Steam and that's all I need. I don't want to have to create an account either.
   * Server availability. In the first few days it was terrible; now it's OK. But why do I need to connect to their servers if I want to play?
   * Online elements. There's this thing called "online invasion", switched on by default, where some random player breaks into your session and steals your points. It took me three or four times before the settings understood that I really didn't want this. Helloooo! There's a reason why I play single player games: I don't WANT to play with others. But even after you switch off Online Invasion, you still get constant requests for races, hacking or whatever from other people. And this you can't switch off. Worse, you need to do some of these things in order to unlock weapons and such.
   
   So for an open-world game, it's pretty pedantic in thinking that it knows what's best for you. And that's its major weakness, together with the sometimes nigh impossible side missions.… Expand

   • 4 of 28 users found this helpful
6. SimpleGamer

   Aug 11, 2014

   4

   The game was supposed to be one of the best games of 2014 but the game disappointed me big time. The graphics were okay but it downgraded aThe game was supposed to be one of the best games of 2014 but the game disappointed me big time. The graphics were okay but it downgraded a lot from the e3 2012. For me the stealth part was really boring after a few hours. It just got repetitive. The voice of Aiden sounds like Batman and the main character doesn't have much of a personality. The storyline is pretty bad. It's just about a guy named Aiden who's daughter was killed because of his hacking for money. But he decides to keep on hacking things and trying to get revenge on the guy who ordered a guy to kill Aiden's daughter. I mean, that's it. Also, when i decided to take a break from the story and decided to do some side missions and activities. The side missions were all just stealthing and hacking. (which got boring after a few times of doing the same thing) There weren't many good activities either. (Except for the phone games.) So I DON'T recommend this game. Just get gta 5.… Expand

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7. A_Darker_Prince

   Jun 15, 2014

   2

   I'm going to be slightly generous in this review. This game can definitely be fun. Hacking people's phones (even if it's one-button pressing)I'm going to be slightly generous in this review. This game can definitely be fun. Hacking people's phones (even if it's one-button pressing) is a unique spin, as is hacking traffic lights, road spikes, road blockers and all that. I also really enjoyed some of the stealthy missions, I enjoy stealth games.
   But that's about as far as the good stuff goes. Here comes the bad. Now, I had to install this game onto a USB, so that may be the reason for some of these problems, but still, I had to install this game three times, with 45 minutes per installation. You could understand my immense anger in doing that, it shouldn't have had to happen. Also, the game locks up on me. A lot. I've had it lock up on me eight times, each time being on a bridge. And now I'm on a mission where I have to take down an idiot in a firetruck. Who goes onto a bridge. It locks up on me every time, giving me an Error screen...
   But, those are the glaring technical issues. Other issues are as follows:
   - WHY can't I shoot from my vehicle, and WHY can others shoot me from theirs!?
   - The Enforcers...I hate them, they soak up WAY too much ammo to drop, but they can kill you in a matter of seconds?!
   - Skill tree. Another cliche in gaming.
   - Revenge. Another cliche in gaming.
   - While Aiden is bearable, he's kind of an ****
   
   If the technical issues didn't occur, or if they don't occur when the game is installed onto an XBox 360 Hard Drive, I'd immediately give this game a 7 out of 10, but as it stands, this game is unplayable.… Expand

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8. KreshPlays

   Jul 12, 2017

   0

   Я всё ещё жалею о том, что продал дорогой UPS-S из кейса в CS:GO, чтобы сделать предзаказ этой игры. Это моя глупейшая ошибка.
   На дворе 2014Я всё ещё жалею о том, что продал дорогой UPS-S из кейса в CS:GO, чтобы сделать предзаказ этой игры. Это моя глупейшая ошибка.
   На дворе 2014 год, Ubisoft уже начали катиться по наклонной, но скатились не совсем. А тут ещё новая игра, интересный сеттинг, многообещающе. Именно этот фактор заставил меня, да и не только, обратить внимание на эту игру. Просмотрев трейлеры, я решил - надо предзаказывать. Дождавшись заветной даты релиза, я весь день играл в эту игру в предвкушении большего. Оно вот-вот должно было случиться. Игра не оправдывала ожиданий. Окончательно понял я это после десяти часов игры. Кошмарная оптимизация, детали проработаны на отвали, кошмарное управление автомобилями. Графика по тем временам выглядела вполне достойно, но серость всё же давала о себе знать. Единственный плюс в этой игре - интересная история и сюжет, вот только процесс прохождения уныл и однообразен. Практически все миссии - это лазь по камерам/взломай/иди куда-то по стелсу. Именно поэтому прохождение далось очень тяжко, чем дальше, тем больше тошнило от этих миссий. Впечатлило также взаимодействие с миром на примере светофоров, подрыва канализаций и прочего. Но эффектные аварии тоже очень быстро надоели. Ну хоть вторая часть стала лучше.… Expand

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