Watch Dogs: Legion

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  1. infraRecon
    Jul 12, 2023
    5
    UBISOFT! You have made me Angry,
    Explanation time: When I first saw Watch Dogs 1 at E3, I was excited, I pre-ordered your game.
    I played the game it wasn't bad, in fact on occasion I return it. WD Legion however burns my soul, What happened, where is the cinematic prowess, why does Aiden Pearce look like an Old bum? This franchise needs a Remake Now, I don't want a Watch_dogs IV    UBISOFT! You have made me Angry,
    Explanation time: When I first saw Watch Dogs 1 at E3, I was excited, I pre-ordered your game.
    I played the game it wasn't bad, in fact on occasion I return it.

    WD Legion however burns my soul, What happened, where is the cinematic prowess, why does Aiden Pearce look like an Old bum?

    This franchise needs a Remake Now, I don't want a Watch_dogs IV because clearly, your developers, writers, and executives do not know where this franchise needs to be heading.

    Do you want some help? Just ask me, ask anyone that understands the idea behind Watchdogs, This Franchise is my number one priority that requires a remake, completely from the ground up.
    And you decide Black Flag needs an Update, how dense are you?

    One day, and I guarantee this, One day I will work for you, I will pitch a Watchdogs Remake, and you're not gonna say no.

    WD Legion is the worst game in the franchise, period, and I dislike almost every single aspect of it.
    But I'm fair towards games, that's just my nature, so congratulations you get a 5/10. It is a borderline standard game, it's not bad, it's not good either.

    If you ever come to your senses and start development on a Watch_Dogs remake I want to be in on it. I will not let an opportunity like that be wasted, by poor management, and development, at least not in this reality.    … Expand
  2. nexusbr
    Jul 2, 2023
    7
    Is an OK game, not great, If you keep a browser open the game will crash in minutes, But if you don't keep a browser open there is no crash EVER, Performance wise is not very optimized, specially when driving fast on cars. Story is OK, nothing great, game-play is fun, Get this if is on a sale, if is not on a sale, I don't recommend it, not at full price!
  3. DreamOfHero
    Apr 24, 2023
    5
    As a fan of Ubisoft franchises, I must admit that Watch Dogs Legion has let me down. Despite enjoying the thrill of recruiting people, completing missions, and hacking things, I have noticed several optimization issues that I cannot overlook. Especially since I expected better from a company that knows how to create an Open World.
    For instance, every 10/15 minutes, characters suddenly    As a fan of Ubisoft franchises, I must admit that Watch Dogs Legion has let me down. Despite enjoying the thrill of recruiting people, completing missions, and hacking things, I have noticed several optimization issues that I cannot overlook. Especially since I expected better from a company that knows how to create an Open World.
    For instance, every 10/15 minutes, characters suddenly appear on the road while driving. Additionally, I encountered missions that completed themselves without me doing anything, such as the one where one of my activists had just been arrested and then, by entering a new zone, I was praised for destroying the weapons depot, which was located in another area.
    I also stumbled upon strange interpenetrations between NPCs and objects in the surrounding environment, such as when I saw a window cleaner approaching, only to discover that he was completely "melded" with the building behind him.
    Another thing that I didn't like was the lack of interaction between standard characters. I noticed that even if some of them know each other, such as a grandmother and an activist grandson, they seem like perfect strangers during dialogues.
    Compared to the previous two installments, Watch Dogs Legion seemed far inferior, yet the first one was a masterpiece, and the second had a lively world full of activities that made you forget the repetitiveness of the main story.    … Expand
  4. jelikey
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    positives: graphics, world, story is decent (better than far cry 5 or fallout 4).
    negatives: some bugs, story could be better.
    Overall i feel people are way too harsh on it, it's still very fun game to play and way better than second watch dogs.
  5. watchm824
    Feb 27, 2023
    6
    In technical terms, there are no questions, the graphics are nice, the optimization is good.
    In terms of plot, it's bad. The story and characters are completely uninteresting. I could not play it for a long time, I immediately lost interest in the game.
  6. bar0yka
    Dec 14, 2022
    5
    grafikler güzel ama ingiltere atmosferi beni cidden boğuyor kısa sokakalar ve dar yollar açık dünyayı yarı aşçık dünya oyunu gibi gösteriyor hikayesi çok iyi değil sadece annesini serbest bıraktığımız karı bölümü baya ilginçtia aq
  7. Christsaurus
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    No creo que sea el mejor juego de Ubisoft. Es mediocre, es dificil encariñarse de algunos de sus personajes, sus misiones son bien repetitivas, entre otras cosas. Lo que si puedo decir es que lo de los personajes da cierto gran abanico para pasar la historia, además de que gráficamente luce muy bien. Por lo demás, está mal optimizado hasta el día de hoy. Comprarlo solo si está en oferta.
  8. jarvitom
    Sep 13, 2022
    6
    The game looks nice and overall a decent game. The story is repetitive and cliché, the hacking is great at first but after the 25. time its boring, the twists can be seen far away. Gameplay with several characters is unique, but the conversations are awkward because of this most of the time and no personal storyline is present.
  9. Theanbushinobi
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    This is one of the weirdest games to review because it tries new things and I want to applaud that but it's still a repetitive Ubisoft open world.
  10. Khang5687
    Aug 9, 2022
    5
    A downgrade from the previous Watch Dogs games, along with bugs. Also, Ubisoft decided to stop updating the game so yeah.
  11. IVorzaYT
    May 9, 2022
    6
    After playing the entire bloodline storyline and part of the main campaign, I can confidently say that the game is average at best.. Not the worst Ubisoft game but certainly not the best. The game's performance on PC is not the best. The frametimes are all over the place and it's extremely stuttery. Even considering I'm using G-SYNC. The story is meh (Bloodline's is much better but stillAfter playing the entire bloodline storyline and part of the main campaign, I can confidently say that the game is average at best.. Not the worst Ubisoft game but certainly not the best. The game's performance on PC is not the best. The frametimes are all over the place and it's extremely stuttery. Even considering I'm using G-SYNC. The story is meh (Bloodline's is much better but still meh) and tbe gameplay is average as well. The mellee and shooting are nice but the driving mechanics are kinda awful. I bought it for like 9 bucks and got the season pass for 18 bucks. Not sure if it was worth the money and I surely rather play Cyberpunk 2077 than this. But it's not a terrible game.

    6/10 for me    … Expand
  12. zyllus
    Apr 7, 2022
    7
    Its a very repetitive game that held so much potential to be a great game but it fell flat. The game lacked direction since it is one of the first game to get rid of the concept of NPC. You can play as anyone in the game except the 5 main bad guys so the voice acting took a hit. There were like hardly 6 voices pasted on different-looking characters. The Assassin's Creed DLC was done soIts a very repetitive game that held so much potential to be a great game but it fell flat. The game lacked direction since it is one of the first game to get rid of the concept of NPC. You can play as anyone in the game except the 5 main bad guys so the voice acting took a hit. There were like hardly 6 voices pasted on different-looking characters. The Assassin's Creed DLC was done so poorly. Ubisoft trying to put magic and mystical powers in regular world never go hand in hand. The game could have been more grounded and better if it just went with WatchDogs Bloodline DLC as the main story which was actually well done and enjoyable throughout.

    Tip - Just download the Prestige Operative mod to get all the best characters in the game and I would recommend playing the entire game as Aiden or Wrench since their voice acting and dialogue are the best in the game.    … Expand
  13. PartyPrinz
    Apr 4, 2022
    7
    is fun and motivating. cool new features with so many agents available with different skills but has to many weaknesses to get 8/10 or better. too many bugs/glitch. you feel its not well polished. performance problems...the longer you play the lower the fps and so on. 7/10 is still a good game but not more.
  14. StarkAgentos
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    Поиграл 2 часа. Очередная гриндилка от юбисофт. Как обычно, плохая оптимизация на пк при хреновом графоне. Часть интерфейса перекачивала из ассасинов. Сюжет хреновый, музыка тоже. Остаётся лишь геймплей, который тоже не очень. Я в определённом моменте вообще застрял на непроходимом паркуре.Поиграл 2 часа. Очередная гриндилка от юбисофт. Как обычно, плохая оптимизация на пк при хреновом графоне. Часть интерфейса перекачивала из ассасинов. Сюжет хреновый, музыка тоже. Остаётся лишь геймплей, который тоже не очень. Я в определённом моменте вообще застрял на непроходимом паркуре.
  15. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.1

    Ok soo, this one was weird to rate because i respect what they tried, they decided to not have the same "Main character hero goes around and does everything" and tried the "Let's recruit a revolutionary group of people and use them all". The idea was amazing! Unfortunately they didn't do a good enough job to make it work. The first problem for me was the voice...    Score: 7.1

    Ok soo, this one was weird to rate because i respect what they tried, they decided to not have the same "Main character hero goes around and does everything" and tried the "Let's recruit a revolutionary group of people and use them all".

    The idea was amazing! Unfortunately they didn't do a good enough job to make it work.

    The first problem for me was the voice... Multiple voices were the same and didn't match their bodies whatsoever! I had a chinese old lady that sounded like Mary Poppins...
    The edgyness was also bad for me, i ended up only recruiting normal people.
    THe recruitment was ok but it got stale after a while.
    The world was very good! I really liked driving around altough the performance was not amazing.

    The story was boring honestly... I literally played it just talking with friends on discord, had no interest in it, and i just finished it because i have OCD and couldn't just give up after 20 hours soo i forced myself to end it.

    If u see it at 10 euros buy it, anything more than it is not enough.    … Expand
  16. Muhamad004
    Feb 16, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's fun enough game to mess around with until actual stars of 2020 are coming out like Assassin's Creed Valhalla or Black Ops… Expand
  17. noxfide
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    low effort game. just like other ubisoft games. they just copied then pasted again. we're doing everything same till the end of the game.
  18. mugaro4201
    Jan 11, 2022
    5
    игра хорошая но не идеальная переду к минусам 1) игра не оптимизирована под железо как нужно. 2) кучу баков то эмписи резко перемещяются с одной точки к другой.3) ужастный управления.4) когда слезаешь с большого дрона тебя багом откидывает на 20 метров. 5) последний квест где надо ехать за машиной чтоб вычеслить чувака по ip адресу тебе не только дроны подсерают пкд и копы не откуда неигра хорошая но не идеальная переду к минусам 1) игра не оптимизирована под железо как нужно. 2) кучу баков то эмписи резко перемещяются с одной точки к другой.3) ужастный управления.4) когда слезаешь с большого дрона тебя багом откидывает на 20 метров. 5) последний квест где надо ехать за машиной чтоб вычеслить чувака по ip адресу тебе не только дроны подсерают пкд и копы не откуда не возьмись докапались до персонажа.… Expand
  19. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    6
    The weakest of the franchise. I was pretty pumped about WD 3 and after finishing it I almost instantly forgot about it. What a shame.
  20. Woolee
    Sep 29, 2021
    7
    Idk why anyone would hate it, it's not earth-shattering, but it's nonetheless very cool open world hacking game. I mean i would understand someone giving it 6 or 7 for technical problems, but fla
  21. MineBorder
    Jun 27, 2021
    7
    |7.4| Personally Thought this game had a better story than 2 but worse gameplay. I bought Ubisoft Plus for a month and thought it was a great deal to play games I heard bad reviews about. I liked the concept of this game when it first was announced. There were a lot of features shown during the announcement of this game and then it vanished off the earth for around 6 months. It got delayed|7.4| Personally Thought this game had a better story than 2 but worse gameplay. I bought Ubisoft Plus for a month and thought it was a great deal to play games I heard bad reviews about. I liked the concept of this game when it first was announced. There were a lot of features shown during the announcement of this game and then it vanished off the earth for around 6 months. It got delayed multiple times and I was very excited about it when the release date was confirmed. I love the AC and the WD games. Some of my friends bought it on day one and told me it was not worth it, not giving it a decent chance. It took me 13 hours to complete the game and I actually enjoyed it, I just wish it was longer. There are some minor things about the game like its lack of mechanics, bugs, physics, and its very bad on great hardware. I have a 1070 and I had to, unfortunately, run the game on low settings to keep a steady 60 frames. I would say if you want to give this game a chance, buy it for $40 or lower and think of it as a sandbox game, instead of a story-driven game. There is still more to do after the 13 hours of story with side missions and getting new characters so I hope to play some more of this game before my Ubisoft Plus expires.… Expand
  22. keeza
    May 17, 2021
    5
    This game is getting more buggy with every update. The online is completely empty with missions that all feel the same and never add anything new. Campaign is the only thing in this game that feels somewhat decent.
  23. WaterDoggo
    May 1, 2021
    7
    I spent 71 hours in this game and im ready to write a review about this game.

    Campaign: Its great. I had lots of fun with it but you cant replay any mission which kinda sucks because you can approach those missions in many ways. After you complete main storyline this game becomes a shell of itself. There is literally nothing to do except for recruiting people. Online: Its literally    I spent 71 hours in this game and im ready to write a review about this game.

    Campaign: Its great. I had lots of fun with it but you cant replay any mission which kinda sucks because you can approach those missions in many ways. After you complete main storyline this game becomes a shell of itself. There is literally nothing to do except for recruiting people.

    Online: Its literally Watch Dogs Legion but with grind and several new bugs. Here Operatives got kinda ruined, they don't have any relatives and if you beat the living crap out of them they can still join you. They literally turn into Pokemon's waiting to be used. Community is nice and support each other which is very nice.    … Expand
  24. radixlecti84
    Feb 17, 2021
    6
    Watch Dogs Legion makes an ambitious departure from it's old formula by introducing a new "Play as anyone" mechanic, this new addition allows you to play as one of dozens of the Jamaican or butch lady protagonists you can find on the street, if that's not to your liking you can play as an asian dude clearly voiced by a white irish guy. /s

    This new mechanic is a great idea that is poorly    Watch Dogs Legion makes an ambitious departure from it's old formula by introducing a new "Play as anyone" mechanic, this new addition allows you to play as one of dozens of the Jamaican or butch lady protagonists you can find on the street, if that's not to your liking you can play as an asian dude clearly voiced by a white irish guy. /s

    This new mechanic is a great idea that is poorly implemented, My first character was a suave looking black guy with a posh English accent, his personality oozed charisma and all credit goes to the voice actor, by my 6th mission however he was dead, and instead I found myself playing as a Jamaican guy as he was the only voice actor in my collection who wasn't irritating. This being a game set in london I was really looking forwards to playing as a relatable protagonist, I found one guy I sorta liked but he got killed in the next mission due to a bug, I ended up playing the rest of the game as a camp Gen Z bloke who was quirky enough but didn't really deliver much during the games climactic scenes.

    I think it would have been better if they hadn't made such broad strokes, focused on 12 or so characters and built them up more so that when you loose them you feel it. Sure you could say that more playable avatars leads to more variety but 95% of the operatives I encountered during my 30 hour playthrough were either Jamaican or Female, or like, just plain drab.

    London proved itself to be a great reproduction, the gameplay itself was solid and locations were well put together, there was a lot of effort put into some of these spots but quite often you'd be in and out in 3 minutes by dropping a spider drone from the sky exactly where you needed them to be. I felt a bit bad for the level designers!

    At the 30 hour mark the game was starting to outstay it's welcome, I definitely got my moneys worth and it was fun to play, there was just something about this game that didn't sell itself to me. Like, why was it that every British character spoke like "Wa gwan rude boi, dat car is peng" or just posh, where were the scousers, the mancs, the southerners, the brummies? London isn't only populated by Londoners and Jamaicans.    … Expand
  25. Manos84
    Jan 24, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the recruitment mechanic is a great idea, it falls flat on its face. Game developers cannot create a well rounded character or fully detailed character model for every possible recruit in the city, not even for the special operatives you will unlock when you liberate each borough. Therefore, as a player you cannot really connect with any of them. One special operative in particular is very poorly designed, with the way he looks and his profession, being very dissimilar with the way he speaks. Furthermore, after a few hours in the game you can start using only one operative, regardless of the mission, as you become ustoppable with all the tech you have unlocked.
    London is very well designed though and the story is quite good, however you can see all the plot twists coming from a mile away.
    Graphics are ok. I cannot see any major improvements over the last entry in the series, while Ray Tracing really doesn't bring anything visually groundbreaking in the visuals apart from tanking your frame rate.
    In general it is an OK game to spend some time on. Don't buy it full price though as it isn't worth it.    … Expand
  26. Lugarty
    Jan 21, 2021
    6
    Watch Dogs: Legion an average game, although I prefer its predecessor, (Watch Dogs 2) it was still a lot of fun. in relation to bad things, we have not very good optimization and repetitive gameplay, but we can have fun. It's not worth $ 60!
  27. namfa2002
    Jan 13, 2021
    5
    After completing the whole game in 25+ hours, I have to complain that the story and content of the whole game are too short. Comparing to other open-world games from Ubisoft, this game sells at the same price range but does not offer the same amount of content. However, the recruiting system is still inspiring and special, which could offer a sense of freedom and possibility in this OpenAfter completing the whole game in 25+ hours, I have to complain that the story and content of the whole game are too short. Comparing to other open-world games from Ubisoft, this game sells at the same price range but does not offer the same amount of content. However, the recruiting system is still inspiring and special, which could offer a sense of freedom and possibility in this Open world game.… Expand
  28. ev0liii
    Jan 10, 2021
    6
    Clunky, repetitive and no real feeling in the game. Driving or getting around is horrible and I feel like this is the worst of the Watch Dogs games.
  29. meistarkus
    Dec 15, 2020
    7
    Platform: High End Gaming PC - Playtime: 35h -
    Storytelling: 7/10 - The story isn't bad, but it just doesn't get to me. I don't feel empathy for any of the characters. And the only one i do care for, is the AI "Bagley", which is weird in a way. -
    Gameplay: 9/10 - Switching characters is fun! It plays nice, no real complaints despite the driving mechanics. - Graphics: 9/10 - The game    Platform: High End Gaming PC - Playtime: 35h -
    Storytelling: 7/10 - The story isn't bad, but it just doesn't get to me. I don't feel empathy for any of the characters. And the only one i do care for, is the AI "Bagley", which is weird in a way. -
    Gameplay: 9/10 -
    Switching characters is fun! It plays nice, no real complaints despite the driving mechanics. -
    Graphics: 9/10 -
    The game looks very good. All the characters are detailed and so does the world. However, it's a bit on the blurry and grainy side. Maybe that's due to RTX.
    Sound: 8/10 -
    Sound is good, the characters voices are good, but they won't fit t all the available characters. Which spy is talking like a yokel (hillbilly)? The one i got! -
    Bugs: 1/10 -
    Just very view crashes, haven't encountered any mentionable bugs. -
    Overall: 7,2/10 -
    It's a solid game, which lacks in storytelling and immersion. Should you play it when you liked the older titles of the series. I would say yes, but wait for a sale. -
    Rating Overview - Storytelling: 30%, Gameplay: 30%, Graphics: 20%, Sound: 20%, Bugs: -100%    … Expand
  30. Bushinho
    Dec 14, 2020
    5
    Joguinho bem mais ou menos, história até que é interessante, mas não é nada marcante. Nenhum personagem me marca de alguma forma(Exceto o Bagley que é incrível), Gameplay até que boazinha,mas falha em certas coisas. Fora os bugs que tive no lançamento que com certeza influenciam pra minha nota. Joguinho bem na media, ubi já foi melhor
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 46
  3. Negative: 1 out of 46
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    80
    Legion is a return to the darker roots of Watch Dogs. It is also the best game in the series, regardless of whether you’re inclined to avoid violence and solve problems DedSec style (by hacking), or prefer to unleash a hail of bullets. The story improved big time and it is unsettling to realize how much the game’s dystopian reality resembles our own. [13/2020, p.62]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 26, 2021
    50
    This is the worst kind of sandbox, with bland, repetitious gameplay, and barely existing narrative.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    60
    Watch Dogs: Legion is a fun game, but in the end it doesn't stand out. The possibility of recruiting anyone is ambitious, but many, perhaps even more important elements have fallen victim to it. The game unfortunately falls into the ranks: to play and forget. [Issue#307]
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