Watch Dogs: Legion

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  1. Antek
    Nov 7, 2020
    10
    Game is a solid 7-8.
    10 to counter an inadeqaute bashing from the zero-guys.
    London's ambience and the setting overall are great. Recruting approach works perfectly well in this game, it gives a unique feel of playing as an undercover resistance network instead of a one chosen hero as in any other game. Gameply is a lot of fun, despite the game is even more casualized (less serious)    Game is a solid 7-8.
    10 to counter an inadeqaute bashing from the zero-guys.
    London's ambience and the setting overall are great. Recruting approach works perfectly well in this game, it gives a unique feel of playing as an undercover resistance network instead of a one chosen hero as in any other game.
    Gameply is a lot of fun, despite the game is even more casualized (less serious) than the first one (which remains the best for me). It's not narrative, but some quests are really well done and tell interesing stories.
    Highly recommended to play with a perma-death on hard!    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. weisscraft
    Nov 7, 2020
    10
    The game will be joy for lovers of the first and the second. Others can pass by.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Antio666
    Nov 4, 2020
    10
    I was able to start play at the lower hardware that was announced. gtx950m i5-7200U and it is really playable. cool.
  7. Nysp
    Nov 3, 2020
    10
    As it has become a tradition, Watch Dogs is attacked on social networks at its launch. But the game is very good and unfair by haters, despite the problems.

    Unlike the games in the series, this one takes place in the near future. This creates some new perspectives in gameplay. Technologies that today still seem distant from our reality, are already quite common in the open world of the    As it has become a tradition, Watch Dogs is attacked on social networks at its launch. But the game is very good and unfair by haters, despite the problems.

    Unlike the games in the series, this one takes place in the near future. This creates some new perspectives in gameplay. Technologies that today still seem distant from our reality, are already quite common in the open world of the game.

    I didn't like the series going into that future. I would still prefer it to be set on current days. But the game has not become a futuristic sci-fi, it leads well despite the new technologies present.

    About the gameplay, some commands have been changed compared to WD2. But it is very similar and fun as always, especially hacking. London's graphics are beautiful but the NPCs (which are controllable) are well below quality.

    The story is cliché in the extreme. Since there is no protagonist, we have little empathy with the controllable characters. They are more fun to play than they are deep in history.

    The problems aren't as big as the game's (and Ubisoft's) haters make it look on social media, but they do exist. However, this does not detract from the fun of the game at all. Like the other two titles in the series, it is a very good game but does not take advantage of all the opportunities it has to establish itself as a major franchise.

    In my preference, it is behind the first 2, but maintained a good level to wait for a really great sequence of the series. Hopefully it has a lot of DLC.

    PS: i wrote the same review on PS4 version because I have both (PC and PS4 version).
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    In Brazilian Portuguse:

    Como já virou tradição, Watch Dogs é atacado nas redes sociais em seu lançamento. Mas o jogo é muito bom e injustiçado, apesar dos problemas.

    Diferentemente dos jogos da série, esse se passa num futuro próximo. Isso cria algumas novas perspectivas na gameplay. Tecnologias que hoje ainda parecem distante da nossa realidade, já são bem comuns no mundo aberto do jogo.

    Particularmente, não gostei da série ter ido para esse futuro. Ainda preferiria que fosse nos dias atuais. Mas o jogo não se tornou um sci-fi futurista, está bem pé no chão apesar das novas tecnologias presentes.

    Em questão de jogabilidade, alguns comandos foram trocados em relação ao WD2. Mas está muito parecido e divertido como sempre, especialmente hackear. Os gráficos de Londres estão lindos mas os NPC (que são controláveis) estão bem abaixo na qualidade.

    A história é clichê ao extremo. Como não há protagonista, temos pouca empatia com os personagens controláveis. Eles são mais divertidos de se jogar do que profundos na história.

    Os problemas não são tão grandes como os haters do jogo (e da Ubisoft) fazem parecer nas redes sociais, mas eles existem. Porém, isso não tira a diversão do jogo de forma alguma. Assim como os outros dois títulos da série, é um jogo muito bom mas não aproveita todas as oportunidades que tem pra se firmar como grande franquia.

    Na minha preferência, fica atrás dos 2 primeiros, mas manteve um bom nível para esperar por uma sequência realmente grande da série. Tomara que tenha muitas DLC.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. Bure1088
    Sep 20, 2022
    10
    Shame on all the people that rated this less then an 7-8. This game is fun to play, give it a try.
  10. BigExtraDip
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Исправили ошибки второй части, но совершенно убили техническую часть, не уровень Unity, но надеюсь патчами допилят.
  11. Maxkho
    Nov 9, 2020
    10
    Positives:
    - London looks incredibly realistic, to the point that it sometimes trips you out because your brain is convinced that it's witnessing real-life footage. The environmental graphics are gorgeous - but make sure to play with the highest graphics settings and ray-tracing on, or the experience won't be the same.
    - The general atmosphere of the world is spectacular, and the general    Positives:
    - London looks incredibly realistic, to the point that it sometimes trips you out because your brain is convinced that it's witnessing real-life footage. The environmental graphics are gorgeous - but make sure to play with the highest graphics settings and ray-tracing on, or the experience won't be the same.
    - The general atmosphere of the world is spectacular, and the general London feel is captured perfectly. If you have ever lived in London, the game will unconditionally make you feel nostalgic. Everything - down to small details like advertisement style - has been thought out to make you feel like you are living in the same city that, 15 years ago, was the London that we read in the news about today.
    - The recruitment mechanic is fantastic and works just like advertised. Every NPC in the game (apart from a dozen story-specific characters) is recruitable, and actually feels like a distinct individual with their own set of strengths and weaknesses, personality, and a complex life behind them. Every NPC has a detailed biography and everyday schedule, and which NPC you recruit has noticeable effects on the gameplay: the same mission can be an exercise in stealth, a full-blown firefight, a sniper-like quest, or even a drone war depending on which character you decide to complete it with. This, in conjunction with the game's general sandbox mechanic which makes the open world malleable and dynamic, provides numerous opportunities for you to express your creativity and play the game like you want to play it.
    - Some of the chapters (notably the Skye Larsen and Dedsec chapters) were captivating and featured genuinely thrilling storytelling.
    Negatives:
    - The character models, as well as their movement, animations, facial expressions, and lip-syncing are seriously outdated. It can be pretty weird seeing these comically poor characters interact with such an advanced and almost photorealistic environment.
    - The voice acting is some of the worst that I have ever seen. For some characters, I feel like a random person on the street would've done a better job. Besides, the accents of the characters match neither the characters' personalities nor, even more noticeably, the general London population. For some reason, Ubisoft seem that London is inhabited almost exclusively by native Patwah or Polish speakers, which is obviously wildly inaccurate; on the other hand, the massively popular MLE dialect is barely featured at all. As a consequence of all of these factors, immersion - and with it the otherwise wonderfully executed illusion of being in futuristic London - takes a massive hit.
    - The AI is bad. Albion staff won't shoot at you even after you have literally almost killed them; they won't spot you even if you are in their plain sight; and the less said about vehicle AI - which would be underwhelming even in year 2000 - the better.
    - Melee combat is very primitive, although most other combat mechanics are pretty good.
    - Other than a few thrilling moments, the general storyline is basic, and almost all missions follow the exact same format: break into building - kill a few guards - retrieve artefact - possibly survive ambush - escape to safety. The game starts to feel repetitive after a few such missions - especially given that completing a mission is a prerequisite for every new recruitment, which is honestly a bit of a nuisance.
    - I can't help but feel that much, much more could have been made of the amazing open world that Ubisoft has built and the recruitment system available at Ubisoft's disposal. The characters could be grouped into different classes, with more powerful classes having more demanding recruitment criteria; the missions could be designed to encourage us to interact with the game-world more - for example, some missions could require us to recruit a particular type of character, say a cryptocurrency analyst, so we would be encouraged to recognise that cryptocurrency analysts usually work in the types of skyscraper found in the City, and go look for them there; hell, they could even go crazy and establish a relationship system, whereby relationship points would be gained by engaging in the appropriate activities with them (e.g. taking them to some cafe in the city or engaging in a brawl) based on their profile. Unfortunately, none of that has been done, and the best recruitment strategy as of right now is simply to find the character that you want to recruit in a place you'd expect them to be and recruit them. Only a few types of character are actually worthy of being recruited, with the rest being completely useless, and the recruitment itself is monotone and repetitive. Additionally, not much has been made of the highly interactive open world, and there is a lot of untapped potential.

    All in all, Watch Dogs Legion is definitely worth trying out, and it's a fun and immersive experience. However, it's certainly got its flaws, and it could have easily been just so much better.    … Expand
  12. 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?
  13. Pipolop
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра,интересная,юбисофт приятно удивили. Но, вторая часть будет получше. Советю купить и поиграть.
  14. 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
  15. ejizateam
    Aug 15, 2021
    10
    [RUS]
    Итак, моё мнение! Я прошёл Watch Dogs: Legion на 100 процентов, кроме сбора всякого хлама. Зачистил все районы и тд и могу сказать что игра меня удивила в хорошем плане, не на что не надеялся, но понравилась она мне даже больше 2й части. К плюсам:
    Отличная графика, не сказать что революция, но ооочень приятная картинка, особенно ночью. Геймплей, мне понравилось, что теперь хакинг    [RUS]
    Итак, моё мнение! Я прошёл Watch Dogs: Legion на 100 процентов, кроме сбора всякого хлама. Зачистил все районы и тд и могу сказать что игра меня удивила в хорошем плане, не на что не надеялся, но понравилась она мне даже больше 2й части. К плюсам:
    Отличная графика, не сказать что революция, но ооочень приятная картинка, особенно ночью.
    Геймплей, мне понравилось, что теперь хакинг больше не ограничивают ботнет ресурсами, что делает сами взломы довольно веселыми, особенно если дело касается транспорта, жаль только, что убрали разведение мостов, а то хотелось бы посмотреть на то, как с Тауэрского моста падают десятки машин.
    Интересные и веселые миссии, игру прошел вместе с доп миссиями и они не разочаровали. Миссии районов только через чур короткие, но вот например миссия, где мы заходим в дом к Скай Ларсен или миссия района, где мы попадаем внутрь Биг-Бэна очень удивили.
    Система агентов, она очень крутая. Можно гулять по городу и случайно завербовать мужа одной из агентов, это же реально круто!
    Перейдём к нейтральной стороне:
    Сюжет, он очень пресный, сделан для галочки, но с другой стороны ждать сюжет от Watch Dogs это глупо. Мне лично очень сильно понравилась арка со Скай Ларсен и в частности персонаж Бэгли, есть что то в нём такое, что притягивает.
    Отрицательная сторона:
    Физика, физика здесь просто отвратная, машины не рулятся никак, они как будто специально настроены очень чувствительно, физика стрельбы так же не обрадовала, но и не разочаровала, отдача есть, хоть и сделана очень деревянно, но вес оружия вообще не ощущаешь.
    Итак, подведем итог, я обожаю эту игру, эти 30 часов что я наиграл я получал удовольствие, меня эта игра реально смогла развлечь и не наскучила даже после прохождения доп. миссий. Я ставлю этой игре 5 баллов, хоть и понятно что она не идеальна, но я не совсем понимаю отзывы критиков, по моему игра реально достойна внимания!    … Expand
  16. Sathurshan30
    Nov 2, 2020
    10
    This game gameplay, graphics are awesome, play as any one really worked, every watchdogs fans are should try this game,
  17. HorridSalmon
    Mar 6, 2021
    10
    Watch Dogs: Legion is an absolutely amazing game and honestly my GOTY! The concept of being able to recruit anyone is just amazing and is delivered amazingly. People have been saying that this games voice acting and lip-sinking is horrible - THIS IS NOT TRUE! As a British citizen i can say that the voices are amazing and sometimes hilarious to hear! Lip-sinking is not a problem either! TheWatch Dogs: Legion is an absolutely amazing game and honestly my GOTY! The concept of being able to recruit anyone is just amazing and is delivered amazingly. People have been saying that this games voice acting and lip-sinking is horrible - THIS IS NOT TRUE! As a British citizen i can say that the voices are amazing and sometimes hilarious to hear! Lip-sinking is not a problem either! The map and London it's self is **** stunning and beautiful and Ubisoft have done an amazing job at making London look dystopian and beautiful at the same time! The story is amazing and see's you get really attached to your AI companion Bags aka/Bagley.

    In conclusion i love this game and just don't understand why its getting so much hate. I understand that there's been no DLC up to yet but i think this is because Ubisoft are focusing on releasing the multiplayer and i think as soon as we see that come out the sooner we will see the DLC come out as well.    … Expand
  18. bigboybiggins
    Nov 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This truley is a game for the most epic of epic gamers. Would highly recommend buying on your mums credit card as it is worth the robucks… Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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!
  21. BigExtraNoob
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Спасаю игру от репутационного провала, коротко, мне зашло. А хейтеры сосут бибу.
  22. KolaySerga
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Решил написать отзыв так хочу поддержать игру. Но не такое гавно как некоторые говорят. Довольно интересный сюжет и геймплей. Да, некоторые вещи по сравнению со второй частью - порезали, наверное для упрощения. Но так ввели довольно интересные механики.
    Так же не понравился тупой ИИ. Плюс баги и оптимизация. Но со временем уверен это поправят, а так хорошая игра.    Решил написать отзыв так хочу поддержать игру. Но не такое гавно как некоторые говорят. Довольно интересный сюжет и геймплей. Да, некоторые вещи по сравнению со второй частью - порезали, наверное для упрощения. Но так ввели довольно интересные механики.
    Так же не понравился тупой ИИ. Плюс баги и оптимизация. Но со временем уверен это поправят, а так хорошая игра.
  23. Noctixx
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall fun! With Rtx freaking sleek yo! Only problem is the repeated link hack but world and various characters make it repayable… Expand
  24. sora1456
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    so so so special
    graphic perfect
    gameplay perfect
    story perfect
    really i think this game goty
    i love it
    thank u ubisoft.
  25. 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!
  26. kotofoney
    Nov 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Поиграл в игру, ощущения странные.
    С точки зрения технической, игра очень не понятно себя ведет.
    Но с точки зрения геймплейной - очень даже не плохой проект.
    Оптимизация радует, во 2 Вд были постоянные дропы фпс, тут стабильно все держится + геометрия и качество графики стало на много выше, чем в прошлой игре.

    Пока игру полностью не прошел, но плюсов лично для меня пока что больше, чем минусов.    … Expand
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
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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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