Watch Dogs: Legion

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  1. jackstarr001
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Approached as an Immersive Sim, Watch Dogs: Legion works incredibly well, and is a great deal of fun to play.

    Use the gameplay systems and intelligent level design to your advantage...you can play pretty much the entire game as a shooter, or using stealth - but the game really shines when you leverage the recruit system and mix up your gameplay. You can use all gadgets with all    Approached as an Immersive Sim, Watch Dogs: Legion works incredibly well, and is a great deal of fun to play.

    Use the gameplay systems and intelligent level design to your advantage...you can play pretty much the entire game as a shooter, or using stealth - but the game really shines when you leverage the recruit system and mix up your gameplay.

    You can use all gadgets with all recruits, and while it's nice that you have the freedom to do so should you wish, I'd suggest bringing to the table some roleplay - only use certain gadgets with recruits that make the most sense...roleplay each character according to their own backstory, moral outlook and initial skillset, and the game becomes even more interesting.    … Expand
  2. snicker1
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    i like it and the open world is very good.
    the graphics is good for me in 1440p with 3080 dlss rtx looks very nice.
    the strory is ok i think and motivating me to play it longer.
    with permadeath its wells good.
  3. Grandeur
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    Disappointed with the game. Bugs, lags, graphically downgraded, the plot sucks.
  4. Parker_
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    Lost 4 hour of progres on my save file. This is bug fest is a joke for a full price game
  5. noreason678
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Ubi really did homerun with this one.You can actually undress any women in watch dogs legion and make them your personal **** in your army where you fight against corrupted government.
  6. ubiprojectred
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Cyberpunk will be delayed until 2033 anyway, so who cares really. I would say watch dogs legion is 10/10 and huge win for gamers all over the world.
  7. comawhite23
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    Watch Dogs Legion is average at best, but still miles better than last of us part 2, so that makes it basically automatic win-win for ubisoft. I would recommend buying assassin's creed valhalla instead of watch dogs legion and waiting until legion has some dlc content.
  8. gmr367
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    I mean, it's better than fallout 76, anthem, last of us 2, mortal kombat 11 and death stranding. Does that make watch dogs legion masterpiece? Nope. But it makes it average game that is actually fun at times, unlike all these other games i mentioned. Why 10? Well i would ask same about these 0-s on this site...
  9. Btoux1979
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    Jeu répétitif, dépassé, redondant, très ennuyant et toujours la même chose avec les jeux Ubisoft... Les jeux Ubisoft se ressemblent absolument tous !!! Zzzzz
  10. cdprjetredsucks
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    Personally haven't had any bugs, cliches or crashes, maybe i have been lucky idk. Everything works perfectly fine with ryzen cpu. Game isn't anything special, in fact, i like watch dogs 1 more than this. BUT STILL, what's with extremely low user score? They delivered exactly what they promised in trailers, unlike Naughty Dog. I'm not sure what miracle some gamers were hoping, because it'sPersonally haven't had any bugs, cliches or crashes, maybe i have been lucky idk. Everything works perfectly fine with ryzen cpu. Game isn't anything special, in fact, i like watch dogs 1 more than this. BUT STILL, what's with extremely low user score? They delivered exactly what they promised in trailers, unlike Naughty Dog. I'm not sure what miracle some gamers were hoping, because it's exactly what they promised. You build an army with people, free London, good graphics, ray tracing. That's THE GAME they advertised. Why some people act like they were lied to or something? I'm pretty confident it's just bunch of cyberpunk fanboylosers who hate everything they can't pirate. Pathetic, but that's the reality of gaming in 2020, so yea, whatever.… Expand
  11. TheWeakerOne
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    Ubisoft: great ideas, terrible executions. Another game where my expectations were destroyed.
  12. maxrtx
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    I only bought it because i'm hardcore fan, but i would say wait for sale/until dlc-s are out. It's clearly not for everyone. Still it doesn't deserve that low user score. I would say Assassin's Creed Valhalla or Black Ops would be better games to buy.
  13. Alan111
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличная игра. Не то что я ждал, но получилось даже лучше. Играть приятно и весло. По началу игра разочаровывать, но с каждой секундой игры становится только лучше. Советую к прохождению.… Expand
  14. jack67s
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    Is it must buy? NO, is it one of the worst game of 2020? NO, in fact, far from it. What you saw in trailer is exactly what you're going to get. At least they didn't lie to their fans like Naughty Dog did with last of us 2. And to make it clear, watch dogs legion is about million times more enjoyable than last of us 2.
  15. edgomatic
    Nov 1, 2020
    3
    The openworld is not really big, but as usual Ubisoft fails to give it life. Ofc there is stuff to collect but we all know how fun this is...

    Side characters are super cringe paired with a mediocre story makes it art to get through it. Gameplay is just lame. Either you hop around in your spider bit 24/7 or fly around in your cargo drone. Or you rush in guns blazing. Most buildings    The openworld is not really big, but as usual Ubisoft fails to give it life. Ofc there is stuff to collect but we all know how fun this is...

    Side characters are super cringe paired with a mediocre story makes it art to get through it.

    Gameplay is just lame. Either you hop around in your spider bit 24/7 or fly around in your cargo drone. Or you rush in guns blazing.
    Most buildings or in general the objectives rarely give you more than 2 possible ways to solve it.

    Dont pay full price for this    … Expand
  16. lifedeath
    Nov 1, 2020
    8
    GTA 4 had better map design. Watch Dogs 1 had better map design. What i'm trying to say is that watch dogs legion's map design sucks. No nature areas. BUT. It's not awful game, these 0 scores make absolutely no sense on this site. I'm very confident these people don't have that game. I would say wait until Aiden dlc comes out and then decide if you wanna buy it. I would say from NovemberGTA 4 had better map design. Watch Dogs 1 had better map design. What i'm trying to say is that watch dogs legion's map design sucks. No nature areas. BUT. It's not awful game, these 0 scores make absolutely no sense on this site. I'm very confident these people don't have that game. I would say wait until Aiden dlc comes out and then decide if you wanna buy it. I would say from November games AC Valhalla or Black Ops would be better options. But i still need to repeate, it's not BAD game. It's just mediocre.… Expand
  17. ohwell
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    HONEST REVIEW AFTER 5 HOURS OF PLAYING
    This game is playable and even fun, but there are many problems (not technical). How they managed to make city more boring than in first game is just mindlbowing. I just can't understand. This (only small streets and buildings) approach is outdated and doesn't work anymore. It's okay, but this is really, really last time they can do it like that.    HONEST REVIEW AFTER 5 HOURS OF PLAYING
    This game is playable and even fun, but there are many problems (not technical). How they managed to make city more boring than in first game is just mindlbowing. I just can't understand. This (only small streets and buildings) approach is outdated and doesn't work anymore. It's okay, but this is really, really last time they can do it like that. Next game needs to be different. They need to really re-think their approach about map design. You can't just have endless streets and buildings on your WHOLE MAP. This is the place where they really should learn from GTA 5, you can't make open world game like this anymore. Rockstar did it in 2008 with GTA 4 and even then they had tons of buildings to go inside. Ironically Ubisoft did it better in 2014 with Watch Dogs 1. Watch Dogs 1 map design was so much better, you had more nature etc. Storys is "whatever", honestly kinda boring. I'm still hopeful that they can do something cool with Aiden dlc. But yea, you can't have "just city" in 2020 anymore, you need to have outside areas, nature, mountains, all that jazz. For the love of god i hope Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be good.    … Expand
  18. ridersrepblc
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    Not best of 2020, not worst either. Some people are way too harsh on it. I'm not saying it's must buy, but if you like what you have seen from youtube videos, then it's worth it sure. Even tho it's story isn't best thing ever (and can be even boring) it's still miles better than last of us part II story, that one was just a joke. And unlike in last of us 2, in watch dogs legion you canNot best of 2020, not worst either. Some people are way too harsh on it. I'm not saying it's must buy, but if you like what you have seen from youtube videos, then it's worth it sure. Even tho it's story isn't best thing ever (and can be even boring) it's still miles better than last of us part II story, that one was just a joke. And unlike in last of us 2, in watch dogs legion you can actually have fun and i'm not sure what else would be better in awful year that 2020 has been.… Expand
  19. tshonwomble
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    Right so, let's first disregard all the glitches/bugs/technical issues that makes players want to break their monitor. Watch dogs legion is definitely top tier with graphics. Beautiful display of London and besides the player models I'd give graphics a 9 or 10/10 for legion. As for activities, although most are repetitive, they are still interesting with the amount of flexibility you haveRight so, let's first disregard all the glitches/bugs/technical issues that makes players want to break their monitor. Watch dogs legion is definitely top tier with graphics. Beautiful display of London and besides the player models I'd give graphics a 9 or 10/10 for legion. As for activities, although most are repetitive, they are still interesting with the amount of flexibility you have with your various operators. Still a solid 7/10.

    Now onto why I gave this review a 2/10. Story is meh but it's honestly not bad as some were saying. But my main problem with this game isn't the story, it's the bugs. Before the "update" that came in I was playing since launch and had over 20+ hours on my save file, I had dupes of hitman/spy operators and was balling with the operators I had. I literally spent hours in the start getting my operators and picking them from the hundreds on the street already. Now after the so called update, my game started to freeze (particularly when I recruited someone) and I had the infamous freeze when I tried to exit to main menu. Because of this, I had to alt+f4 or force quit my game a lot of times and that prompted me to lose progress on some parts of the game. It would range from 5 minutes to 3 hours. If ubisoft connects save cloud for legion doesn't work or is clearly buggy the least they could have done is put in a manual save option.

    That isn't the crux of it though. Today I was enjoying free-roaming and recruiting my last few operators. I completed most parts of the game and was really enjoying the game itself. Then a freeze and crash to desktop came. At that point, I was used to the game crashing so I booted it up again expecting to have lost some of my progress. However, when I tried to click continue from the main menu it didn't work and I wasn't able to select it. I had a sinking feeling because I knew how buggy this game was already. I went into load game and realized that my save file of over 20 hours was replaced with a new save file that had "0hrs 0min" of playtime on it. I had hoped that this was just a bug but when I clicked to load it, it brought me back to the prologue. Now you can see why I gave this game a 2/10. Ubisoft should really just delay the game and fix these problems that make the game virtually unplayable instead of trying to release a buggy game just to meet the deadline.

    Now that valhalla is coming out in about a week, I'm honestly worried about it being the same as legion in terms of technical issues. I was planning on buying it but I might just see the early reviews of the game and skip entirely.    … Expand
  20. Docker
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    I don't buy any ubisoft sh*t since they care more for their friends from Denuvo than the hardware of their clients. Due to huge amount of read/write they damaged my ssd two times, with two different games.
    According to the rumors-rating of the game is correct.
  21. nwilloughby
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    Glad I didn't buy this game and only got a month subscription, This game comes with all the normal Ubisoft bugs, including no Bluetooth controller support, random crashes, lost progress, no advancing progress. I have redone the 404 cTOS hub mission at least 4 times and each time it refuses to save even after completing several more missions in the story line.

    The optimization is easily    Glad I didn't buy this game and only got a month subscription, This game comes with all the normal Ubisoft bugs, including no Bluetooth controller support, random crashes, lost progress, no advancing progress. I have redone the 404 cTOS hub mission at least 4 times and each time it refuses to save even after completing several more missions in the story line.

    The optimization is easily one of the worst I have ever played I cannot get above 40fps on SLI, the combat on hard is easy, the AI is terribly stupid, the driving has always been terrible in this series this game is no exception.

    The story is okay but mostly forgettable, I will have to watch a streamer beat this game because I don't have time to fix their game's inability to progress the story and do not have time to start the story over after 12 hours.

    Just when you think they make an advancement you realize they cut a ton of other features from other past games like controlling traffic lights, bank accounts, etc.    … Expand
  22. Tanesis
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    Silly sausages. Games not even out yet. Comes out next year. Feck Epic Games
  23. FaceMace87
    Nov 1, 2020
    4
    Game is so boring it made me want to play Football Manager instead.

    The legion system is fine but it takes away any personality the game may have had. In games like this you want to be invested in the character, because of the Legion system your character just becomes one in a sea of generic boring characters with a modulated voice. All characters seem to share the same few lines of    Game is so boring it made me want to play Football Manager instead.

    The legion system is fine but it takes away any personality the game may have had. In games like this you want to be invested in the character, because of the Legion system your character just becomes one in a sea of generic boring characters with a modulated voice. All characters seem to share the same few lines of dialogues which is just another thing to add the negatives pile.

    With the exception of the spiderbot the rest of the tech is a pointless addition to pad out the game, everything (except spiderbot) that the tech is designed to do can be circumvented with a Hitman just using plain out bullets.

    Uniforms for an area make very little difference. I recruited a Buckingham Palace guard, when he wasn't recruited he could walk around fine as long as he had his uniform on. As soon as he became recruited the other guards were suspicious of me even when just walking, it makes no sense at all and you wonder why bothered including that feature at all.

    Recruitment is fun for the first few times but becomes boring very quickly.

    In short you can tell that they spent 80% of the development time and budget on the Legion system, the other 20% was to make everything else.

    Extremely boring generic game, do not buy until on big sale.    … Expand
  24. Tfn
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Ubisoft has created a master piece.
    I haven't found any bugs so far.
    The gameplay is fantastic. The graphics are incredible, despite the mischievous reviews, the game is very optimized. It is a game released in 2020, don't expect it to work perfectly on ultra settings with your gtx 1000 series. The NPC animations are very good. The story captivated me just from the prologue.    Ubisoft has created a master piece.
    I haven't found any bugs so far.
    The gameplay is fantastic.
    The graphics are incredible, despite the mischievous reviews, the game is very optimized. It is a game released in 2020, don't expect it to work perfectly on ultra settings with your gtx 1000 series.
    The NPC animations are very good.
    The story captivated me just from the prologue.
    Excellent details.    … Expand
  25. DarkwolfXP
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    The gameplay and the "play as anyone" is fun and all, settings good to etc. But every game without a Steam release automatically gets a bad score for me because there is simply no reason for it to not be on steam. You might say "Oh, but steam takes too much money from developers".
    First: Ubisoft is a multi million dollar company that makes most of its money through microtransaction which    The gameplay and the "play as anyone" is fun and all, settings good to etc. But every game without a Steam release automatically gets a bad score for me because there is simply no reason for it to not be on steam. You might say "Oh, but steam takes too much money from developers".
    First: Ubisoft is a multi million dollar company that makes most of its money through microtransaction which dont even belong into single player games. Why do you care if they loose money?"
    Second: They why is it on Stadia and Consoles? There revenue cut is the exact same!
    There is just NO reason for there not to be steam release,    … Expand
  26. Altar
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    One of the weakest game of this year.
    From the beginning, it had a vague direction. The result is as it is.
    No interesting story, rarely fun quests (1 of 30), lots of bugs, repetitive style of play, boring gameplay.
    The only good thing is the visual side of the game but there are also some technical shortcomings.
    Ubisoft has once again proven that marketing can do better than games.
  27. legitusername
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    When i play this game i feel no empathy for characters who we used in games cut scenes are bad gameplay are bad car contorls are bad and graphics are **** even gta5 outstandingly better this game i have rtx 2080 no performance issues but game itself is a copy paste of watch dogs 2 with no story
  28. Rollowos
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    The game is not bad, for me at least, but it has serious problems, like voice acting, story direction in some parts and unbalanced performance (etc). But in the end, I enjoyed up to a point, but not much.
  29. startergate
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    This is not a watch dogs game. This is a refined version of ghost recon breakpoint.
  30. delusionalUbFan
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Wankers here,game without two 3090s and have a bad fps is your own damn fault.
  31. dontcontractaid
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    It's okay. Not particularly good or bad. Some of the writing and political stuff is pretty cringe but the puzzles, hacking, drone manipulation and recruitment "play as anyone" system is quite cool. It has some of the same qualities of the nemesis system from the shadow of mordor/war games.

    A lot of the time the voice acting doesn't match the characters or the situation as everything has    It's okay. Not particularly good or bad. Some of the writing and political stuff is pretty cringe but the puzzles, hacking, drone manipulation and recruitment "play as anyone" system is quite cool. It has some of the same qualities of the nemesis system from the shadow of mordor/war games.

    A lot of the time the voice acting doesn't match the characters or the situation as everything has to be a sort of generic line since there is no main character. It seems in some ways a step back from Watch Dogs 2. No more tech tree, everything is very streamlined, no customization at the cool 3D printing station; now its all just through the menu and done at any time. Most of the hacking stuff is available right away except for manipulating drones. There's a pretty limited amount of things to unlock but it seems that it is to encourage you to go recruit more people as they have other special abilities and vehicles, weapons etc. The stuff you unlock is pretty basic and seems to serve as a baseline for your new recruits in the beginning of the game.

    Also, one thing i didn't like in particular is how many load screens there are. Like special events, specific mission events and going between indoor outdoor cells. Specifically the bare knuckle boxing events. You just walk up to the door, warp in to the fight and warp back out. Some of the story missions have loading screens where they could of had a simple animation. It's not a huge deal but it's these kind of things that I expect now because of other open world games of this era and it just makes the game feel low quality.

    All in all I am having fun but it is a bit bland and doesn't really seem like they have brought much new to the table besides the recruitment system. I pre-ordered ultimate edition and I'm thinking now that was definitely a mistake. If you get it you will definitely get your moneys worth for 60 bucks; but don't expect anything ground breaking.    … Expand
  32. Riefnight
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    Guys, stop paying for low effort rubbish Ubisoft games or this approach will become a standard for each game franchise.
    P.S. Ubifans just because you have low standards doesn't mean that everyone does.
  33. FrostormNidhegg
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    Очередное унылое говно от юбисофт. Если ты купил данную игру - ты из тупейших идиотов, отборный придурок. Все плохо, скучно и убого.
  34. Natteke
    Nov 1, 2020
    2
    God how i waited for this game, and how i disappointed. WD2 was interesting because of the ok storyline, meaningful skill tree and bunch of tools to play with. I was in love with wrench from the beginning, and sad when one of the characters died. Because they were elaborate characters.

    Im not going to talk about car driving. Which Ubi actually could make better in 6 years after original    God how i waited for this game, and how i disappointed. WD2 was interesting because of the ok storyline, meaningful skill tree and bunch of tools to play with. I was in love with wrench from the beginning, and sad when one of the characters died. Because they were elaborate characters.

    Im not going to talk about car driving. Which Ubi actually could make better in 6 years after original WD release.
    Overall gameplay feels raw. Characters looks raw. No empathy to anyone. Dialogs are raw. Storyline just horrible, predictable, and boring.

    WD3 fully deserves its low score.

    Indeed, I do not understand how small studios of 20-30 people makes more interesting games than the products of Ubisoft. Maybe because they love their games?    … Expand
  35. LaCuna77
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    The game has clearly progressed. The plot has become much more interesting. The graphics for such a project have become even more realistic. Great game!
  36. TheNikoHero
    Nov 1, 2020
    3
    "Play as anyone", sounds very good on paper. But it's not done right, it's weird and the dialogues are so bad that they're funny.

    I wanted this to be more than what it is. But Ubisoft has done a bad job. It's poorly optimized, there's not a lot of different things to do in this huge open world. There is a lot of activities, but they're basically all the same. It's a HUGE step down    "Play as anyone", sounds very good on paper. But it's not done right, it's weird and the dialogues are so bad that they're funny.

    I wanted this to be more than what it is. But Ubisoft has done a bad job. It's poorly optimized, there's not a lot of different things to do in this huge open world.
    There is a lot of activities, but they're basically all the same.

    It's a HUGE step down from Watch_Dogs 2    … Expand
  37. Prosper
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    FIX YOUR GAME. The fact that I have a system that is better by far than your recommended specs and im only hitting 40 fps with hardcore edited settings without raytracing! Get outta here! I was in denial for awhile but no **** this game. Thank god I only payed 20 bucks on uplay and not the full price. Optimize your ****
  38. Ggoyang
    Oct 31, 2020
    6
    The recruitment system and information were like putting the soul into each NPCs. Amazed how the consequence of killing one NPC can affect other various NPCs. The detailed world of London and its characteristics should be well praised. HOWEVER, the lack of various interaction was a bit disappointment such as lack of customization (Hairstyle, tattoo, weapons, skills, etc) instant-crimeThe recruitment system and information were like putting the soul into each NPCs. Amazed how the consequence of killing one NPC can affect other various NPCs. The detailed world of London and its characteristics should be well praised. HOWEVER, the lack of various interaction was a bit disappointment such as lack of customization (Hairstyle, tattoo, weapons, skills, etc) instant-crime noticing police AI, little traffic population etc.… Expand
  39. Dasamurai34
    Oct 31, 2020
    6
    Meh. Its mediocre at best, I loved the past 2 games and this just felt really bland. Like, it isn't bad, but its just so middling. IDK, Meh.
  40. HardestMoon
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    это просто очень плохо. я разочаровался в убейсофт окончательно.
  41. Calanq
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Watch Dogs: Legion is a great addition to the series and thus far I have been enjoying it thoroughly.

    Downsides: The biggest downsides to Legion are game design choices that don't seem to make much sense (at least to me). For example, London in the game is just a few boroughs that colloquially constitute the city - the most central part that ends with Camden Town up North. Also,    Watch Dogs: Legion is a great addition to the series and thus far I have been enjoying it thoroughly.

    Downsides: The biggest downsides to Legion are game design choices that don't seem to make much sense (at least to me). For example, London in the game is just a few boroughs that colloquially constitute the city - the most central part that ends with Camden Town up North. Also, everyone in game speaks like a geezer while in reality London has a very wide gamut of accents. It is considerably, remarkably less homogenous. Moreover, the city itself isn't very vibrant in game. It's neon and colourful, but the different areas feel the same, unlike with the real thing. On the flipside, many areas are recognizable and I think the key elements of them are there. It just doesn't feel like London overall - that sense has not been captured. Not in the same way that San Francisco felt like San Francisco in Watch Dogs 2.

    There are many more unrealistic things in the game, but it's a video game - it's meant to be fun (even if Neil Druckmann might argue). So I only draw my attention to the parts where Legion yields to real London significantly in terms of that sense of exploration.

    Some good things about the game:
    1. I think mechanically it is about as fun as Watch Dogs 2.
    2. the mechanic where a lot of the story characters are randomly generated is a breath of fresh air, and I like it.
    3. the game supports Nvidia DLSS and it is one of the titles where with Nvidia 20 series cards you can actually run ray-tracing with decent framerates, also the game is well-optimized and the framerate doesn't dip as much as in many other Ubisoft titles.
    4. Graphically the game is pleasing.
    5. The story is a little convoluted but about to the same degree as in Watch Dogs 2 - it's quite enjoyable.
    6. The hacks no longer deplete charges, instead each individual hack recharges, and quite fast. It's a welcome change.
    7. Surprisingly, all the dynamic characters have quite unique voices.

    What I would improve:
    1. there is a bug with setting the contrast in video settings, the setting is far too sensitive and the preview images do not reflect the actual strength by far.
    2. there are some loose subtitles coming from nowhere.
    3. when driving under street lights at night, sometimes the sky changes brightness drastically due to eye adaptation.
    From my experience in game production, those are not high priority issues. So the game is quite polished for launch, especially by Ubisoft standards.

    Performance:
    I have two computers I've tried it on. Legion gets 35-40 fps average on a 7th generation i7 & Nvidia 1080 on low settings at 1080p. 80 fps average on a Ryzen 3900x and Nvidia 2070 S on nearly Ultra settings (except Ray Tracing, or with Ray Tracing but DLSS) at 2K. It crashes every few hours on the Ryzen but not on the i7. So far the crashes have all happened within minutes of the Boring-Sundae error, which I experienced only on the Ryzen. Otherwise the performance is quite good and severely aided by DLSS. If your card supports DLSS, you will have a great time.

    Multiplayer:
    Multiplayer isn't available at launch. At this time, it is planned to launch in December.

    Overall gameplay:
    The main gameplay loops are tight, you will generally always be engaged in a few tasks that feel rewarding. Locations are reused between missions so they can get a little bit old. But I've already spoke about the map feeling relatively small for a Ubisoft game.

    To close, I think it's important that we recognize that this game has faults as well as great technical achievements. Let's not review-bomb it because it didn't meet crazy-high expectations at launch. For anyone interested in playing it - it's playable, it's fun, and it's worth the £12-24 (depending on how long it will take you to get enough of it) on Ubisoft+, hands-down.    … Expand
  42. gr8st
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    First the pros. Candy sweet graphics, ray tracing, dynamic lighting, juice colors. Some quest are barely interesting and funny (1 of 100). "Hacking" all what moves. That all.
    Now the cons. Literally no story-line, bunch of non-immersive boring quests. Broken textures, broken shadows and models physics (no weight, objects flying through textures, no water splashes), lots of small and    First the pros. Candy sweet graphics, ray tracing, dynamic lighting, juice colors. Some quest are barely interesting and funny (1 of 100). "Hacking" all what moves. That all.
    Now the cons. Literally no story-line, bunch of non-immersive boring quests. Broken textures, broken shadows and models physics (no weight, objects flying through textures, no water splashes), lots of small and huge game-mechanic bugs. SJW and other 'social' ideas exposed one-way and were being derided. Characters moving much worse than in any modern game (similar to fall guys, but much worse). FPS not stable even with 2080ti, broken lip-sync. AI do nothing. Looks like its not a game, its just a sandbox for role playing (further in online mode).
    Now for the truth. Ubiqs PAID all streamers to ad this game with strict 'rules of conduct' while streaming (they just bought them). Game was over hyped from the first cinematic trailers. The budget invested in advertising greater than invested in a game. Just think about. You pay your money not to the game designers, you pay for commercials and CGI cinematic trailers. Also, ubiqs paid for critics review and (as you may noticed) they paid 'bots' for positive feedback in here.    … Expand
  43. thesaxmaniac
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    I gave the game 22 minutes before uninstalling. I have a 3090 and a 9900K and playing the game maxed out WITH DLSS in "balanced" gives about 60FPS average...in the benchmark. The moment I got into a vehicle past the tutorial the game can barely maintain >30 FPS. On top of that, it looks like garbage. At least when Crysis melted my computer in 2007 it actually looked good.
    Oh and the story    I gave the game 22 minutes before uninstalling. I have a 3090 and a 9900K and playing the game maxed out WITH DLSS in "balanced" gives about 60FPS average...in the benchmark. The moment I got into a vehicle past the tutorial the game can barely maintain >30 FPS. On top of that, it looks like garbage. At least when Crysis melted my computer in 2007 it actually looked good.
    Oh and the story has absolutely no hook, it's extremely generic.
    I didn't bother with the gameplay because it also seems pretty generic and boring.
    Garbage.    … Expand
  44. DeathKillerNOR
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    {Gameplay: Level Design, Combat Systems, etc}
    The Level system was as expected and was fantastic.
    The combat system was easy to learn. ☐ 10/10 - Amazing. ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic. ☐ 8/10 - Good ☐ 7/10 - Average. ☐ 6/10 - OK ☐ 4/10 - Bad ☐ 2/10 - Painfull {Story: Plot, Ending, etc} The story was great, but at some point, during the gameplay, it became obvious that there was going to    {Gameplay: Level Design, Combat Systems, etc}
    The Level system was as expected and was fantastic.
    The combat system was easy to learn.
    ☐ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☐ 8/10 - Good
    ☐ 7/10 - Average.
    ☐ 6/10 - OK
    ☐ 4/10 - Bad
    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Story: Plot, Ending, etc}
    The story was great, but at some point, during the gameplay, it became obvious that there was going to be a twist to the story.
    ☐ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☐ 8/10 - Good
    ☐ 7/10 - Average.
    ☐ 6/10 - OK
    ☐ 4/10 - Bad
    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Narrative: Dialogue, Cutscene, etc}
    The Narrative is good.
    ☐ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☐ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☑ 8/10 - Good
    ☐ 7/10 - Average.
    ☐ 6/10 - OK
    ☐ 4/10 - Bad
    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Graphics: Aesthetics, animations, etc}
    Sadly due to the limits of the GTX 1080, i had to play it in 1080p.
    But the graphics were good non the less.
    ☑ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☐ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☐ 8/10 - Good
    ☐ 7/10 - Average.
    ☐ 6/10 - OK
    ☐ 4/10 - Bad
    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Technical: Performance, Bugs, etc}
    I only noticed a bug where an enemy went into the wall. other than that, i notice no other bugs.
    ☐ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☐ 8/10 - Good
    ☐ 7/10 - Average.
    ☐ 6/10 - OK
    ☐ 4/10 - Bad
    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull "9/10 – Fantastic. I enthusiastically recommend that you add these games to your to-play list. As it does not hit the amazing score, It is still an extremely good game. I recommend getting this game." ~DeathKillerNOR~ ⚠️ IN MY OPINION ⚠️    … Expand
  45. goodday23
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Looking at user score, it's pretty clear that CDprojectred fanboys (who pirate their games btw) have just mass down voted watch dogs legion without even trying it. That just shows how bitter these people really are.
    Anyway, if you liked watch dogs 1, go buy legion, it's worth it. It will have Aiden too later. It wont get craked anyway before 2021, so yea.
  46. d2ysgone
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    So i watched youtuber penguinz0 review of this game and i'm literally shocked. Like, does he have some personal issues with this company or something? He gave THIS game lower score than resident evil 3 and marvel's avenger's got. Like fine, i can completely understand if he doesn't like stealth games or even doesn't care about hacking, but he literally trashed this game like it's worstSo i watched youtuber penguinz0 review of this game and i'm literally shocked. Like, does he have some personal issues with this company or something? He gave THIS game lower score than resident evil 3 and marvel's avenger's got. Like fine, i can completely understand if he doesn't like stealth games or even doesn't care about hacking, but he literally trashed this game like it's worst thing ever. There's clearly more to this. I'm pretty sure he just wanted to trash ubisoft for whatever reason and he actually doesn't even care about watch dogs legion, seems like this game was just good opportunity for him to do so. This game is very much fun, it's noting extremely special, but it's very enjoyable.… Expand
  47. nightlght
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    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.
  48. Tentenne
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    LITERALLY CREATED THIS ACCOUNT WITH A 10 MINUTE MAIL WEBSITE I COULD D O IT OTHER 200 TIMES IF NEED TO DAMAGE A GAME.
    METACRITIC PLEASE FORCE PEOPLE TO BUY AND PLAY THE GAME AT LEAST 10 HOURS BEFORE DOING REVIEWS.
    YOUTUBERS LIKE penguinz0 DOES INSTIGATE PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND REVIEW WRITING BUGISOFT OR BETHESDASOFT, fix your Website jesus.
  49. hopeneverdies
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Developers of Last of US 2 said that they don't want that game to be fun. Well, Watch Dogs Legion is complete opposite of that, it's very much fun. If it's your type of fun or not, that's another topic, but i enjoyed it a lot and i keep playing for months to come. I truly hope that this game wont get cracked in a long time (at least 3 months), so none of these losers who claim that theyDevelopers of Last of US 2 said that they don't want that game to be fun. Well, Watch Dogs Legion is complete opposite of that, it's very much fun. If it's your type of fun or not, that's another topic, but i enjoyed it a lot and i keep playing for months to come. I truly hope that this game wont get cracked in a long time (at least 3 months), so none of these losers who claim that they are going to buy cyberpunk 2077 (but actually are just pirating it) couldn't pirate watch dog legion. They simply don't deserve it for their absolute hypocrisy.… Expand
  50. readyornot23
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Solid open-world. Reminds me Watch Dogs 1. Fact that you can play as pretty much any character in the world is very unique. I personally feel one main character or even team of 6 would have been better, but i still like the game. I'm mostly excited for Aiden (main character of first game) dlc.
  51. reilshat
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    A very good game. I have a very interesting and unusual experience. Why is everyone unreasonably giving low ratings to this game?
  52. th6under
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Runs well with RTX 2070, there's no need to max out everything. Fun game, would recommend. Not sure what's with low user score, but i bet it's typical that losers who take gaming way too seriously need to downvote everything they haven't even played.
  53. goldie119
    Oct 31, 2020
    5
    Very buggy and a poor launch state as per norm from Ubisoft, have had to close several times just because I couldn't advance a quest. On top of several crashes. The legion mechanics are cool in theory, but they don't actualize what they could have in this area. I played on permadeath, but I could care less about any of my recruits since I can replace them so easily. It also lessens theVery buggy and a poor launch state as per norm from Ubisoft, have had to close several times just because I couldn't advance a quest. On top of several crashes. The legion mechanics are cool in theory, but they don't actualize what they could have in this area. I played on permadeath, but I could care less about any of my recruits since I can replace them so easily. It also lessens the quality of voice acting, story, and cutscene animations. After the bugs are ironed out it will be mindless fun, what most have come to be expect from watch dogs / ubisoft open world. Fun for a few hours, but uninstalling within a month. Wait for a sale.… Expand
  54. tourist27
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Watch Dogs Legion is solid game for what it is. It doesn't re-invent the wheel, no. But it's still new enough to enjoy. It doesn't feel dated, at least for me. If someone would complain that it's too similar to previous games then that's just hypocritical. Literally same could be said about doom games, or fallout games, mortal kombat games and so on. Nice graphics, decent story, andWatch Dogs Legion is solid game for what it is. It doesn't re-invent the wheel, no. But it's still new enough to enjoy. It doesn't feel dated, at least for me. If someone would complain that it's too similar to previous games then that's just hypocritical. Literally same could be said about doom games, or fallout games, mortal kombat games and so on. Nice graphics, decent story, and promising dlc-s.… Expand
  55. nextlvl66
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Gaming industry would be pretty empty without Ubisoft, they are at least doing stuff constantly and their games are actually from decent to good. I would love to play gta 6 as well, but it wont come until 2023 or later. Until then i'm glad there are games like watch dogs legion to have fun with.
  56. lnknpark
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Well i rather play this than Demon Souls remake or miles morales dlc. This one is actual open-world game. miles morales is just reskin of original original spiderman with some snow and some new effects. It very clear that people who have to wait 40 days for cyberdelay 2077 are bitter af right now and are trying to let their anger out giving watch dogs legion 0-s. I mean good luck, becauseWell i rather play this than Demon Souls remake or miles morales dlc. This one is actual open-world game. miles morales is just reskin of original original spiderman with some snow and some new effects. It very clear that people who have to wait 40 days for cyberdelay 2077 are bitter af right now and are trying to let their anger out giving watch dogs legion 0-s. I mean good luck, because no matter how many bad reviews you leave, fact is, that watch dogs legion is decent game that tons of people enjoy. truth hurts, right? lol… Expand
  57. daysandnights
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Better than Watch Dogs 2, still nothing special, but i enjoy it for what it is. London is created beautifully, very detailed. Story is nothing special, but whole open-world makes up for it. Also, Aiden dlc is very promising. If you don't like stealth/hacking then this game is not for you. It doesn't have planes like gta, but it has drones you can fly on. Overall i think it was never meantBetter than Watch Dogs 2, still nothing special, but i enjoy it for what it is. London is created beautifully, very detailed. Story is nothing special, but whole open-world makes up for it. Also, Aiden dlc is very promising. If you don't like stealth/hacking then this game is not for you. It doesn't have planes like gta, but it has drones you can fly on. Overall i think it was never meant to be gta clone, it tries to do some stuff differently and that's how it should be. I really liked watch dogs 1, so if you liked watch dogs 1, you might like this too.… Expand
  58. absolution23
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    lmao it's hilarious to watch losers giving 0-s because they can't buy it. And they all claim that they will buy cyberpunk and then they just pirate it. Pathetic. Anyways, watch dogs legion is surprisingly good, i wasn't expecting much, because i didn't like watch dogs 2 at all. 10 hours into game and i'm having fun, so yea. Might be one of the better games of 2020.
  59. mighty78
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Not like it's best game ever, but clearly it's not worst either. Far from it. Not sure if people are expecting too much or what's the actual problem, but userscore 4? Really? I mean it's clearly more fun than RE3 Remake. About game, story is decent (nothing special), but i actually cared more than about WD2. Graphics are beautiful as expected. I would recommend it.
  60. enjoylife
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    If you don't like it, don't play it. You don't need 10 accounts to whine about it. Now about game. So far, city looks beautiful, driving is fun, tons of cool characters to recruit.
  61. tom234
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Solid modern open-world game to have fun with. Not every game needs to be extremely deep or have "Dune" level writing. Jesus. It's perfectly fine game. Graphics are nice, story is fine, by any means it doesn't deserve user score 4.0. That's just absurd. I have played it about 8-9 hours and had 1 crash. I personally haven't experienced any bugs serious bugs yet. I would very much recommend it.
  62. radiosilence
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    After playing Watch Dogs Legion about 10 hours i can say that much: beautiful open world, tons of unique characters to recruit, story is fine, cool easter eggs. Performance is solid, if you have up-to date PC. Even tho story isn't greatest thing ever in this one, true winner is the open world that it has. I have high hopes for Aiden dlc.
  63. mattyfresh
    Oct 31, 2020
    5
    Swing and miss. Hacking through walls without line of sight and the spider drone remove all strategy from the game. It's fun for a few hours but once you realize all you do is just skip past everything super easily it loses all charm. The whole play as anyone gimmick doesn't add much depth either, I just stopped recruiting people after the first two and it made no difference really.

    It    Swing and miss. Hacking through walls without line of sight and the spider drone remove all strategy from the game. It's fun for a few hours but once you realize all you do is just skip past everything super easily it loses all charm. The whole play as anyone gimmick doesn't add much depth either, I just stopped recruiting people after the first two and it made no difference really.

    It basically has no depth to it, which is a shame because the framework is there.

    Performance was a little sluggish on a 3080 @ 4k but I mostly did not experience the technical issues others did.    … Expand
  64. londonrocks
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    People complaining about performance while putting every setting on ultra+ ray tracing with their 5 years old computer are jokes. Watch Dogs Legion is solid sequel to the first game. I never liked second game, it was too childish.
  65. shadow722
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Watch Dogs Legion is one of the better games of 2020, that's for sure. Even tho, if you only want mindless action and hate stealth then this one clearly isn't for you.
  66. DixreuX
    Oct 31, 2020
    7
    I wanted it to be more, but its still a good game.
    It seriously needs more depth and optimization.
    The good: -Combat, stealth and gadgets feels good and realistic -Driving is ok, but i didnt use it as its a horrible city to drive in -I liked the story, and it even **** me a little -The recruitment system is good -i like the swearing, british voices and humor in this game    I wanted it to be more, but its still a good game.
    It seriously needs more depth and optimization.

    The good:
    -Combat, stealth and gadgets feels good and realistic
    -Driving is ok, but i didnt use it as its a horrible city to drive in
    -I liked the story, and it even **** me a little
    -The recruitment system is good
    -i like the swearing, british voices and humor in this game
    -Missions feels diffrent when playing as a different character
    -Graphics are good if you have a decent card

    The bad:
    -When the melee system takes up a lot of the gameplay it need to have more depth and variation, ecspecially in bare knuckle boxing.
    -i spend to 10+ hours looking for a good melee combat character, a female hitman, and a decent looking spy and i couldnt find any of them (as i didnt like the characters i was forced to pick)
    -HORRIBLE PC optimization
    -Recruitment needs more depth (specificly to make them better, more unique, can switch weapons and gain new skills, maybe by training the skill you want?)
    -Enemys just stop coming when invading enemy territory
    -No parkour
    -None of the cool hack from WD2 like blackout and call gang members/police
    -When an area is liberated Albion dissapears from streets which removes the tension and the cool interactions with citizens.    … Expand
  67. LiamFokz
    Oct 31, 2020
    6
    First game in the Watch Dogs series, enjoying it more than I thought I would, probably also cause I didn't keep my expectations too high lol.

    The whole concept of "play as anyone" seemed a bit far fetched at first, but I gotta say: they pulled it off and it works surprisingly well in the game's favor. The whole gameplay loop is good and the different ways of approaching missions,    First game in the Watch Dogs series, enjoying it more than I thought I would, probably also cause I didn't keep my expectations too high lol.

    The whole concept of "play as anyone" seemed a bit far fetched at first, but I gotta say: they pulled it off and it works surprisingly well in the game's favor. The whole gameplay loop is good and the different ways of approaching missions, whether that's going in full stealth mode like some Mission Impossible movie or going in guns blazing, it's surprisingly flexible and doesn't keep you on a tight leash when it comes to all of that. Shame though that in all my hours I've been benching the game, I've had the same recruitment mission happen like 3 times already, and keep encountering people with the same haircut, voice, whatever. This is understandable since we can't expect a whole library of characters with the whole "play as anyone" mechanic, although it's just a shame since it's pretty un-immersive and there's no way to change a character's hairstyle or appearance or anything either, or at least not to my knowing. I dunno, maybe I just got unlucky too.

    I LOVE the world though; the dystopian future post-brexit London is great and provides such a great ambiance, it's amazing to walk/drive/swim/fly through: so many sights to see, items to collect, things to do in general, they did a great job on that whole department.

    The main story I haven't advanced all too far yet as of writing this review, but it's so-so in my opinion; It's pretty interesting with how it all plays out and has some interesting turns, though there are some cliché's.. Which, to be honest, is kind of to be expected with how almost nothing seems like it's original anymore these days. Regardless, I also find it disappointing the way Ubisoft and developers "overhyped" the storyline, praising it and saying how it's one of the best things about the game (see UbiCentral's interview with one of the people working on the game).

    It's a shame too that it still seems rather unpolished in certain areas, like the prestige operators I got from the Urban Jungle pack have really pixelated assets in the teams menu, some npc's bugging out or dying by stubbing their toe against a corner or something, not to mention the hours of trouble I've had to even get the game working without it crashing on me (tried contacting Ubisoft support but to no avail, since their live chat was disabled, they weren't replying to forum posts on the matter and the twitter support account didn't reply to my request to check it out or help either). Some of these little flaws I can overlook, but from a triple A game you wouldn't really expect these flaws. Not going to compare to any others in particular here, but it's just a shame that there are still this many little bugs and fixes that need to be done.

    I am however excited for the online content and season pass when they finally release, though I find it a shame and a bit odd they're not out yet.. Hopefully in the month or two that's left before the updates start releasing, they'll polish it up and make sure it's not that buggy or anything like the main game right now.

    Overall: I have enjoyed my time on it so far and will definitely be playing more, just a shame that it's not living up to expectations as much as I'd hoped.    … Expand
  68. BigExtraNoob
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Спасаю игру от репутационного провала, коротко, мне зашло. А хейтеры сосут бибу.
  69. DreamCore
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Boring story told only through voice dialogues. Basically the same gameplay as the previous two games. Performance sucks even on an RTX 3090. Spend your money on something else.
  70. FarkyJTV
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    i had preordered the game a long time ago.after the early access streams i cancel the preorder right away and used uplay+ to test it.and iam shocked how ubi mess this one up big time.
    something about how it runs on my sytem.3900x,32g of ram and vega 64.
    first let me state that i dont give a F about rtx.games should run on both systems good.rtx is kind of ilussion that if you got a rtx    i had preordered the game a long time ago.after the early access streams i cancel the preorder right away and used uplay+ to test it.and iam shocked how ubi mess this one up big time.
    something about how it runs on my sytem.3900x,32g of ram and vega 64.
    first let me state that i dont give a F about rtx.games should run on both systems good.rtx is kind of ilussion that if you got a rtx card something magically will happen.
    its seems that this game was meant for the new generation of consoles.actually i can play this on ultra settings which makes the game looks stunning.the problem appears when you wanna hunt for more fps down the settings.every setting is getting the game more and more down the drain until it looks way worse than gta4 .no kidding.i really hope for the console players that the optimalization is at least there good.
    story-not good pretty boring.the lack of main protagonist makes this game a dull experience.pretty lame from ubisoft going this we are all resistance mentality.the main point of any sandbox is to have a main protagonist embeded by the world around him.not dum expendable npcs doing braindead missions against braindead AI.that is just boring.also the lipsyncing is out of place constantly which torns you out of the immersion.big fail on this one too.
    mechanics.itsk ok but alltogether kinda boring.its really not tight to story or any better character progression.lame.shooting is kinda flat,animations weak.you dont feel any impact on the game.division 2 was better with this.
    all together a mediocre or subpar sandbox experiment.i recommend to buy uplay+ and try it.also you will have a lot of time to try the new AC which i think will be another mediocre game.    … Expand
  71. 32Threads
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    The people that say the performance is fine are people that game on a 1080P 60Hz monitor with a 2080 Super and don't know the difference. But even then, you'll dip into the low 30's with very minimal ray tracing. If you game in 1440p or 4K, you can just forget about it (even with an RTX 3080). They build games for 30 FPS consoles and then slap a "PC" sticker on the box. Just another rushedThe people that say the performance is fine are people that game on a 1080P 60Hz monitor with a 2080 Super and don't know the difference. But even then, you'll dip into the low 30's with very minimal ray tracing. If you game in 1440p or 4K, you can just forget about it (even with an RTX 3080). They build games for 30 FPS consoles and then slap a "PC" sticker on the box. Just another rushed out mess. But if these companies are hurting so bad for money that they need to shove everything they do out the door, I think they're in the wrong line of work.… Expand
  72. combative788
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Positives: Top tier 2020 Graphics, you can play as (almost) any character in the game, more serious tone than previous game (reminds watch dogs 1), Aiden will be back as dlc character.

    Negatives: penguinz0 think only he knows what fun game means and if he doesn't find something fun, nobody should. I bet Assassin's Creed Valhalla gets even more bitter review from him lmao. Also    Positives: Top tier 2020 Graphics, you can play as (almost) any character in the game, more serious tone than previous game (reminds watch dogs 1), Aiden will be back as dlc character.

    Negatives: penguinz0 think only he knows what fun game means and if he doesn't find something fun, nobody should. I bet Assassin's Creed Valhalla gets even more bitter review from him lmao.
    Also something to point out, this game is getting review bombed by people who don't even own the game.    … Expand
  73. Lexa241
    Oct 31, 2020
    1
    So finally finished the plot in two evenings. Would like to write some words. In fact I'm disappointed with the game. Protagonists don't have own character, you fell them like functions. Yes, you can hire any of people but use only 2-3 of them. I used spy, soldier and drone specialist. Exepting medic and lawyer for passive perks. So there are three way to play, silent mode for spy,So finally finished the plot in two evenings. Would like to write some words. In fact I'm disappointed with the game. Protagonists don't have own character, you fell them like functions. Yes, you can hire any of people but use only 2-3 of them. I used spy, soldier and drone specialist. Exepting medic and lawyer for passive perks. So there are three way to play, silent mode for spy, hardcore for soldier and remote access for drone specialist. About environment. It's cool , fullfilled with different people, events, drones and small details. But London with its narrows streets makes it uncomfortable to play. Plus stupid NPC's. S lot of bugs like invisible vehicles, texture stucks, and frozen videos. Plot twist also wasn't surprising for me. In substance there's no any new ideas but playing any of people. Can't recommend for buying.… Expand
  74. Pipolop
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра,интересная,юбисофт приятно удивили. Но, вторая часть будет получше. Советю купить и поиграть.
  75. Moontoad
    Oct 31, 2020
    1
    I'm confused by the praise heaped on this game. On the plus side, London is beautifully represented, and if you know your way around the real city you will find on foot navigation easy. Another positive is the spiderbot's ability to stealth takedown - easily the most fun to be had here. Unfortunately, there's little else of merit. Yes, you can recruit anyone - but they all play more orI'm confused by the praise heaped on this game. On the plus side, London is beautifully represented, and if you know your way around the real city you will find on foot navigation easy. Another positive is the spiderbot's ability to stealth takedown - easily the most fun to be had here. Unfortunately, there's little else of merit. Yes, you can recruit anyone - but they all play more or less the same, so there's no point. The voices are mismatched to characters, particularly by ethnicity - for example a kick-ass black dude I recruited sounds like Pee Wee Herman whilst a middle Eastern mechanic sounds like Black Panther - it's jarring and ruins immersion. The puzzles make little sense and invariably result in you clicking on things randomly, without thought, until you hit the solution. And worst of all, the game freezes and crashes a lot - but combine that with the fact that it uses a save point system that returns you to the start of any mission if there's a crash at any part of it... which more often than not there will be... this one is strictly for masochists only. The first Watch Dogs remains the best by far.… Expand
  76. Rhad3
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    So, where to start. The only good thing at this time is that the story is B-rate and not worse.
    - Graphics? Tru next gen, if next gen is x-one/ps4
    - Gameplay? Same as WD 1/2 just again worse. - Story? Bland, weak. Cant compare to WD2 much less to WD1 - Optimization? Curse word at ubisoft...probably overdid it with DRMs again..i7-9700k/rtx3080, playing on medium just to achieve stable    So, where to start. The only good thing at this time is that the story is B-rate and not worse.
    - Graphics? Tru next gen, if next gen is x-one/ps4
    - Gameplay? Same as WD 1/2 just again worse.
    - Story? Bland, weak. Cant compare to WD2 much less to WD1
    - Optimization? Curse word at ubisoft...probably overdid it with DRMs again..i7-9700k/rtx3080, playing on medium just to achieve stable fps without too big drops on game that looks like a bit better skyrim.    … Expand
  77. MaiaBee8
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Огромнейший даунгрейд по сравнению со второй частью, 0 оптимизации, даже главное меню багует при выходе из игры
  78. Davel33123
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    The city and its citizens are far more detailed in Legion compared to previous Watch dog games.
    I'm about 13 hours in and I couldn't be happier with whats been made here .
    Its mostly pure infiltration stealthy missions which i am absolutely fine with ! Patch has fixed 90% of niggles ... buy it
  79. lightindarkness
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Very enjoyable open-world game. Most negative reviews are either losers who watch penguinz0 (because this dude hates ubisoft no matter what) or cyberpunk fanboys who are bitter that it got delayed into 2030. If you liked Watch Dogs 1, you gonna like this even more. Can't wait for Aiden dlc.
  80. tharindumt6
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Another mmediocre Ubisoft game with microtransactions, DRM, Bad graphics/optimization, SJW politics.
  81. InDieAntic
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Deserves a 10/10, it definitely wasn't perfect, with the voice acting and narrative. But the amount of stuff they got right was incredible, they made you feel like every character is different and unique. Gameplay opportunities here are crazy. This is not just about a good story with one character whom you can shoot and drive with, there is a lot of content here. Watch dogs was alwaysDeserves a 10/10, it definitely wasn't perfect, with the voice acting and narrative. But the amount of stuff they got right was incredible, they made you feel like every character is different and unique. Gameplay opportunities here are crazy. This is not just about a good story with one character whom you can shoot and drive with, there is a lot of content here. Watch dogs was always different from standard open world 3rd person shooter game but this sets it far apart from any other game. The amount of freedom and time you can invest in this game is worth the 60$. This is where the open world genre will innovate itself from not being limited to one character but instead a legion of characters for you to toy with. Hats off to ubisoft for making such an interesting step forward which will now probably be credited to the next open world game which uses this idea and makes it work. But for me this is a big step forward and i hope they will keep at it with this game and its online modes. Looking forward for the future of Watch Dogs!… Expand
  82. Greek_objektife
    Oct 31, 2020
    6
    если смотреть на предыдущие игры от Юбисофт,то Watch Dogs Legion не так уж и плоха,но все портят очередные эксперементы с Джагернаутами и Аванпостами и херовая оптимизация игры на PC,открытый мир красивый,но такое чувство что его взяли из Assassin's Creed Sindicateесли смотреть на предыдущие игры от Юбисофт,то Watch Dogs Legion не так уж и плоха,но все портят очередные эксперементы с Джагернаутами и Аванпостами и херовая оптимизация игры на PC,открытый мир красивый,но такое чувство что его взяли из Assassin's Creed Sindicate
  83. Moonshine45
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    I cannot understand such low rate. I played 12 hours and rated 10 absolutely. Beautiful london city and attractive Deadsec members. Try to be spy!
  84. twz
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    #ubisoftdeliverenglish

    No En voiceover for CIS countries, though advertised.
  85. Azolture
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    I created an account just to write my honest review. I was super hyped for this game and it failed so hard. Watch Dogs 1 & 2 are way better games to play.

    Basically, they put all the basic features from the previous games into a perk system and removed some cool things (like calling police/mafia) completely. Oh, they also nerfed the parkour system, not the first time they do it...    I created an account just to write my honest review. I was super hyped for this game and it failed so hard. Watch Dogs 1 & 2 are way better games to play.

    Basically, they put all the basic features from the previous games into a perk system and removed some cool things (like calling police/mafia) completely. Oh, they also nerfed the parkour system, not the first time they do it... (Looking at you, Assassin's Creed).

    The game is also terribly optimized. If this is the new standard of Ubisoft, then maybe we should start dodging their games as well. Just sad what this mess of a game is.

    The story is non-existent, just some BS to go with their 'play as anyone' gameplay motto.

    Oh yea, it costs 15 EUR if you want to buy 1 'special' operator. On top of the 50-60 EUR that you pay for the game. The greed is real in this game.

    Do not buy it now, wait for a sale, maybe max 25 EUR is what I would give after it has gotten a lot of optimization patches.    … Expand
  86. Steyraus
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Why is this franchise even still going, the first game was OK the second was a flop and has all the same issues this game has.
    Another generic, repetitive open world chore from Ubisoft. Cut and paste assets AI from the first AC games still walking into walls and acting in ways that is completely immersion breaking. The whole game has a district lack of attention to detail and polish. So    Why is this franchise even still going, the first game was OK the second was a flop and has all the same issues this game has.
    Another generic, repetitive open world chore from Ubisoft. Cut and paste assets AI from the first AC games still walking into walls and acting in ways that is completely immersion breaking. The whole game has a district lack of attention to detail and polish. So many games this generation have pushed the medium of gaming forward in meaningful ways but Ubisoft one of biggest, richest publishers continues to give us uninspiring out of date trash..Sure they pull a rabbit out of their hats occasionally but overall enough is enough.
    Literally the only thing that could be innovating is the ability to play as any character and even that is rubbish. Everyone in this world is ugly and idiotic, could not find a single character I was invested in and the whole system is just shallow RNG tricks.
    The worst and most unforgivable thing about the game is its creator stubbornness in bring a 60fps mode to next gen consoles. Apparently it got ray tracing and runs in 4K, how hard would it have been to lower the resolution to 1440p and remove ray tracing for a Smooth experience. Once the new machine are out I wont buy a single game that is running a 30FPS. They dont have the CPU to blame anymore and consumers should expect better.    … Expand
  87. Belarus_neckoby
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    игра крутая. советую к покупке . у кого не тянет советую купить ps4-ps5 и радоваться жизни а не ныть что у вас на ПК что то глючит или текстуры не те
  88. Arazzy
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    Not really sure what ubi is doing here, Hopefully the other upcoming games aren't as bad as this one as it runs terrible especially given the graphical appearance of the game, can't save the game, no depth to mechanics, no caring for the characters you can recruit since they're so bland and are pretty much all the same its like uni have lost all game since as this game is a watered downNot really sure what ubi is doing here, Hopefully the other upcoming games aren't as bad as this one as it runs terrible especially given the graphical appearance of the game, can't save the game, no depth to mechanics, no caring for the characters you can recruit since they're so bland and are pretty much all the same its like uni have lost all game since as this game is a watered down version of watch dogs 2 and given the extra time this game got before release I really question the sanity of whoever signed off on this who must have just looked at the cash shop of this already over priced videogame.… Expand
  89. Delcien
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This game is brilliant! the best watchdog to date.. I dont know why people are hating it. I live in London and its great to see how amazingly well they recreated London, its great to see the places i work at and have visited. I love the crew building and the driving and puzzles and they upgrades. i love the strategy you need to employ it decide what techs and which crew member is bestThis game is brilliant! the best watchdog to date.. I dont know why people are hating it. I live in London and its great to see how amazingly well they recreated London, its great to see the places i work at and have visited. I love the crew building and the driving and puzzles and they upgrades. i love the strategy you need to employ it decide what techs and which crew member is best to tackle the next job! I love the story and you actually care about the crew you slowly build up. This is someone who hated watchdogs 2, this is the best yet! 10/10… Expand
  90. Valenteen
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Very interesting concept, loving the open world Ubisoft has created. The game is not perfect, but A+ for the work that went in to creating an amazingly fun world to explore.
  91. LawrenceP
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    I feel so disappointed by this game that i felt compelled to make an account to tell you how bad it is.

    The good: - Graphically, its pretty good. A lot of people have talked about issues with performance, but from what i can tell that was patched out before i purchased the game. - The recreation of London is pretty good - even some buildings that are not landmarks (but most people    I feel so disappointed by this game that i felt compelled to make an account to tell you how bad it is.

    The good:
    - Graphically, its pretty good. A lot of people have talked about issues with performance, but from what i can tell that was patched out before i purchased the game.
    - The recreation of London is pretty good - even some buildings that are not landmarks (but most people will recognise if you've walked down the street) have some good and faithful portrayals here.
    - From memory, WD1/2 did not have any kind of flying mode, which this game has added, its pretty cool to see London in the 3rd dimension.

    The bad
    - The story is horrifically bad, DEDSEC has been framed for the killings of thousands of people across London in 3 terrorist bombings, and you can just walk the street asking if people want to join. Throw in the hilariously bad recruitment missions and people sign up willingly. Imagine if ISIS approached you, roughed up your old boss that you didn't like, and you accepted that as justification and reason enough to join the most wanted terrorist group in the UK.

    - The recruit anyone mechanic isn't very clever. There is absolutely no reason to do anything with anyone other than the person you start with. The abilities you get are minor % increments over the base stats, meaning you can spend 3 hours to find the perfect recruit, and you've completely offset any gains of having them. The recruitment missions are long winded and silly, and repeat regularly, with even the same building, dialogue, objectives.

    - The recruit anyone mechanic has some very serious downsides, these include TERRIBLE facial animation as they have tried to make 15 or so voice actors hit a million randomly generated NPC's, and it just delivers terrible terrible results, its massively immersion breaking. It might be "Funny" having an 80 year old white woman talk like a 20 year old Roadman, but it wears off very quickly.

    - You cannot develop your operatives at all,what you recruit is what you get. You can unlock more weapons and gadgets, but that's it.Its all done through a central tech purchasing menu and applies to all operatives.

    - The main downside is that you're robbed of a good character, Aiden was a bit bad i admit, but I genuinely liked Marcus, i don't care about any of the operatives as they are immediately replaced, just cannon fodder. Though, they'll only ever die if you do something monumentally stupid or if the game somehow breaks and just spontaneously blows up your car...again.

    - Every single line of dialogue has some terrible joke in it, its constant, never ending. If they're not making some terrible joke, its some inane political commentary. "Oh haha, that guy is about as popular as a french football team" or "Searching for footage of police brutality, this might take a while...Oh, that was easy". It's constant.

    - Fundamentally, at its core, its just a boring game. The gameplay loop is a simplified version of the previous games, with a lot functionality removed, and I'm not entirely sure why. A lot of the special ability hacks in previous games have not been carried over to this one, such as blackout, or my personal favourite call police/gang members to harrass people.

    - The new "improved" melee combat is a bit half baked, every single opponent has the exact same fighting style, meaning that after you've fought two enemies it becomes telegraphed and you can set your watch to what the npc will do next. It plays like an old Assassins creed game, dodge counter, dodge counter.

    - The addition of "Health" to NPC's is not a wise choice, enemies survive head-shots, the pseudo realism of the combat of previous games was one of the best aspects, i'm sad that it has been MMO'd like the Division with kids in hoodies having health bars equivalent to being in full riot gear.

    -The physics are dreadful, the driving is terrible, spongy, and just doesn't work. They largely fixed the driving in WD2 so not sure why its gone back to the way it was previously.

    - The police are so laughably bad, you can go on a melee rampage but as long as you don't pull a gun nothing will happen, if it does, the police will spawn 15 feet away from you and you just drive around two corners and you're home free.

    - The radiant AI is horrific. You'll walk down the street and everyone is calling you, or someone, a prick, a wanker, or all sorts of horrible language that's okay in moderation but its CONSTANT. Literally every NPC you walk past on the street is shouting curse words, its insane.

    I've just ranted a few of the key things that have really disappointed me, i've not even mentioned the fact that you can use the construction drone to basically "Skip" most of the game, land next to your objective, hop off, press Y and fly off into the sunset. If UPlay didn't have terrible DRM policies i would refund it, but i cant.

    Wait till its £5 on those black market CD key sites, then still don't buy it.    … Expand
  92. HaydenLongley05
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This game is really such a beautiful and fantastic game Ubisoft has ever made. I still love the first game, MY NUMBER ONE GAME EVER. I love the whole series, all of them were awesome, especially Legion. The developers worked hard on this game and it must of been hard to work on the voice acting. This game as such a intriguing story line-keeps you playing. Forgot what these people say aboutThis game is really such a beautiful and fantastic game Ubisoft has ever made. I still love the first game, MY NUMBER ONE GAME EVER. I love the whole series, all of them were awesome, especially Legion. The developers worked hard on this game and it must of been hard to work on the voice acting. This game as such a intriguing story line-keeps you playing. Forgot what these people say about the game, if you feel that this game is awesome and want to play, YOU MUST. 10/10 MUST PLAY… Expand
  93. visaya925
    Oct 31, 2020
    5
    ***Pretty Game***

    I actually paid for this game because I bought my rtx 3080 fe re-sell and I must say it was a huge disappointment. The game looks very good at ultra with everything on. It runs pretty smoothly with the right settings. i feel the game looks better than anything I've seen on my Xbox one x or ps5 pro. I don't understand why people didn't like the visuals. The    ***Pretty Game***

    I actually paid for this game because I bought my rtx 3080 fe re-sell and I must say it was a huge disappointment.

    The game looks very good at ultra with everything on. It runs pretty smoothly with the right settings. i feel the game looks better than anything I've seen on my Xbox one x or ps5 pro. I don't understand why people didn't like the visuals.

    The story is bland. It didn't pull me in. I really wanted to like it but it just never hit for me. It's like waiting for a bass drop in a techno song and it never gets there or like driving a boosted car and the boost doesn't kick in. I'm not sure if its because there isn't a central protagonist but the story didn't worth feel playing.

    The game doesn't really lead you well. I'm not sure how to say this but some games hold you're hands too much in the early stages and there are some games where the systems just feel right and you kind of can just go in and play. Spider-man for the ps4 felt this way. WDL even though uses systems from many other games it just didn't feel natural. Like collecting little side items etc didn't feel fluid.

    The concept of playing anyone is cool but to be honest it didn't work out. It's too any choices. In theroy its cool but it just didn't pan out.

    The driving physics are pretty good for an open-world game. It matches a game like GTA pretty well. The music selection was good but it would have been nice if I turned off the radio in one car it stayed off in the next car.

    The weapons and gadgets are fun to play. I stealth wasn't sam fisher good but it was good enough for me. I was pretty much able to play any style I wanted.

    I'm not saying this game is a pass but I think some people may or may not like it. Its a decent game but I personally would wait for it to be on sale before I buy this game. At this time of the year when there are other big games on the way this is a pass for me. I would rather be playing Hades at this time while waiting for AC Valhala. I am disappointed this wasn't as good as WD2 but I am sure glad I was able to get a refund after playing a few hours of this game.    … Expand
  94. Juskevich
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ryzen 7 2700X + RTX3080 should run this game at 100+ fps at 3440x1440 EASILY. It doesnt, doesn't even do 60 fps. Runs at 40-45 fps, dips down to 30s (With raytracing disabled).

    For comparison Red Dead Redemption 2 (much prettier and not even very optimized game) runs at 70-110 fps with same specs, everything maxed out. This is a piece of dogs*** game. Do not buy, do not try even if    Ryzen 7 2700X + RTX3080 should run this game at 100+ fps at 3440x1440 EASILY. It doesnt, doesn't even do 60 fps. Runs at 40-45 fps, dips down to 30s (With raytracing disabled).

    For comparison Red Dead Redemption 2 (much prettier and not even very optimized game) runs at 70-110 fps with same specs, everything maxed out.

    This is a piece of dogs*** game. Do not buy, do not try even if you get it free.    … Expand
  95. meten90
    Oct 31, 2020
    1
    This game is very bad. Graphics joke. City is awful joke. They should postpone IT a year.
  96. Jackless
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    The amount of time spent waiting, was not worth it at all. A week ago I went through WD2 again, and the mechanics were much better of that game than this one. Driving is just absolutely terrible and does not feel like a car at all anymore. Optimisation is even worse! How is it not possible to play on Ultra settings with a 3090??? You had months to optimise this and still runs awfully.The amount of time spent waiting, was not worth it at all. A week ago I went through WD2 again, and the mechanics were much better of that game than this one. Driving is just absolutely terrible and does not feel like a car at all anymore. Optimisation is even worse! How is it not possible to play on Ultra settings with a 3090??? You had months to optimise this and still runs awfully. Loading screens just kill the immersion. Fast travel everywhere... Voice-overs are bland, “cutscenes” are just tasteless. Everything about this game screams bland and tedious. Only gunplay is improved. The combat becomes one big problem after a while, every time you miss your takedown, because the enemy turned at you by 2 degrees, now you have to fight him for 3 minutes and get spotted by every enemy in the area. Really, no interiors? A 2020 game and i get interior in the first mission and thats it? Does everyone in London live outside?

    In my opinion the UI overlay is weird, just does not fit at all. And where did the Phone mechanic disappeared from WD2? That was such a cool thing , which got you immersed even more.

    MUSIC! Where the hell did all the music disappear, why can I not put on headphones and listen to music like in WD2? Besides doing missions, theres nothing else to do. Boxing for 4 rounds? Tedious and too easy. Kicking the ball for as long as you can? Are you serious?

    Recruitment system... you have to be joking. Yes I agree that is so cool to recruit anyone! But take out 80 percent of the NPCs because they don't have good features. No upgrades, no skill leveling, nothing. How am I going to be attached to a chracter besides him being “critically injured”? There is no emotional attachment to this game.

    WDL feels like a grey arcade game, that does not know what it wants from itself. Becomes a repetitive mess which has no replay-ability.

    I hope AC Valhalla will brings something to the table.    … Expand
  97. TheFootmobile
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Russian version was supposed to come with English audio, but somehow it did not. Russian VO is horrendous and game ruining. Ubisoft should get their act together and push as English VO update as originally promised, otherwise that game is total write-off
  98. dsqer
    Oct 31, 2020
    2
    this game is disgusting in almost everything except the price tag. full price + dlc + microtransactions.
    It seems that ubisoft first creates a monetization plan, and only then the game itself, just as
  99. WhiteL
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    На моей памяти нет ни одной настолько технически неиграбильной игры:
    1 - Сейвы работают через раз. Заходишь в игру и гадаешь, сохранился ли прогресс или последние несколько квестов придется проходить по второму кругу.
    2 - При выходе в главное меню иногда идет бесконечная загрузка. Приходится завершать процесс. Возможно, это тоже херит сейвы 3 - Лаги при езде не могут убрать с первой    На моей памяти нет ни одной настолько технически неиграбильной игры:
    1 - Сейвы работают через раз. Заходишь в игру и гадаешь, сохранился ли прогресс или последние несколько квестов придется проходить по второму кругу.
    2 - При выходе в главное меню иногда идет бесконечная загрузка. Приходится завершать процесс. Возможно, это тоже херит сейвы
    3 - Лаги при езде не могут убрать с первой части
    4 - Иногда при выходе в главное меню кнопки становятся неактивны
    5 - После обновления сейвы могут похериться, то есть они вообще не загрузятся (загрузка будет идти бесконечно, придется начинать новую игру)

    Также с геймдизайнерской точки зрения тут тоже все очень плохо:
    1 - Теперь нельзя слушать музыку вне машины, передвигаясь пешком
    2 - Нашел аудиофайл с огромным содержанием? Слушай его целиком, не выходя из меню
    3 - Анимации стали хуже. Убрали мой любимый отскок от стены из прошлых частей
    4 - Не чувствуется какой то "сюжет", т.к. ты просто выполняешь квесты и смотришь однотипные катсцены.
    5 - Боевка не работает. Наверняка можно не получить люлей, только если выжидать нападения для контратаки
    6 - Графика стала хуже. Днем она очень плохая.
    7 - Нельзя "скипать время"

    Напоминаю, это все за 2500р    … Expand
  100. FunkyMonky
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    This is a perfect example of an ubisoft game. Full of all kinds of systems and mechanics with interesting concepts, but that have the depth of a puddle. This makes the game become repetitive and bland so fast. The core gameplay loop, while it does work, it's so uninspired and executed so poorly that I wonder if they've even playtested the game . If you want to play a game with aThis is a perfect example of an ubisoft game. Full of all kinds of systems and mechanics with interesting concepts, but that have the depth of a puddle. This makes the game become repetitive and bland so fast. The core gameplay loop, while it does work, it's so uninspired and executed so poorly that I wonder if they've even playtested the game . If you want to play a game with a recruitment system that is actually done right and that keeps you engaged, go play Middle Earth: Shadow of War and don't waste your time and money on this.… Expand
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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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