Watch Dogs

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  1. Dampwater
    May 27, 2014
    9
    Ubisoft's Watch Dogs for me is a brilliant game. Even though it shows alot of room for improvement since i was walking up a transparent staircase!! ¬¬ Ignoring that, there is plenty to do in watch dogs, as long as you understand what this game is about. The trailers do this best but the whole purpose of the free roam is to be a realistic hero with all the cities gadgets at your fingertips.Ubisoft's Watch Dogs for me is a brilliant game. Even though it shows alot of room for improvement since i was walking up a transparent staircase!! ¬¬ Ignoring that, there is plenty to do in watch dogs, as long as you understand what this game is about. The trailers do this best but the whole purpose of the free roam is to be a realistic hero with all the cities gadgets at your fingertips. Walking around the city you can profile every person, listen to their phone calls, read their texts, hack into their bank accounts and occasionally you come across a criminal. Vigilante justice is then in your hands. This is what watch dogs offers.
    The way Watch Dogs blends multi-player into single player is genius, I almost got hacked twice whilst I was free roaming between missions. TBH free roaming has gripped me more than the story-line so far but I'll see where it goes.
    This game is compared to GTA 5 which in my opinion is not fair considering Rockstar have not released a PC version of GTA 5. If they did, I reckon it would be as demanding on high end game PC's as Watch Dogs which is why they haven't done so. The fact is, watch dogs is an open world game with to many elements to count for. It has elements similar to the free running of Sleeping Dogs, the driving of GTA IV, alongside the gun mechanics of mafia 2, with the similar ambient lighting affects of far cry 3 as well as the new hacking system. Alot of bang for your buck. The stealth side of Watch Dogs to me felt alot like Hitman Absolution. I was running this game on a GTX 660, with 4GB of ram and an AMD FX processor, for a gaming rig it is not great but walking the streets was fluid, I didn't bother driving because I had a stupidly low fps.
    This is the type of game I expected when Rockstar released GTA IV, so yes, Watch Dogs map is small(er) compared to GTA V but Watch Dogs a few updates down the line will be quality.
    It is an incredibly demanding PC game considering just to run the game textures on high you need 2 GB of GPU memory and 3GB for Ultra. My rig does run it on ultra at around 10 fps and it is truly a work of art. I have not been this impressed into a games aesthetics since Farcry 3, but at-least that runs smoothly.
    I would like to of seen some physical restraint to the amount of weapons you can carry because for a realistic game, to be able to carry three sub-machine guns and three pistols is a little bit 90's. Considering the availability of money in watch dogs it would not make a difference if Aiden could only carry 25 bullets. He could easily buy more at the store after he's robbed a few citizens.    … Expand
  2. augurseer
    May 27, 2014
    8
    This isn't your grandfather GTA. Its darker. Nicer looking and has a fairly creative new game mechanic. That mechanic is simplified hacking of Chicago. Play the game as a run and gun it all it is is GTA. play it like a zero-cool punisher and your golden.
  3. kartana
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Overrated and badly optimized console port. There is nothing new here. The hacking is mostly a gimmick. It's the standard "go here, go there, click that and now escape the bad boys chasing you".
  4. thefastone
    May 27, 2014
    7
    Watch_Dogs is an ambitious effort from Ubisoft. For the most part the game succeeds but in ways it fails. I gave it a 7/10 because I do enjoy the game quite a lot but at the same time I expected so much more out of it. Graphically the game is amazing, however it seems to crash when in SLI/Crossfire. I had to take my cards out of SLI in order to avoid random crashes. Game still plays onWatch_Dogs is an ambitious effort from Ubisoft. For the most part the game succeeds but in ways it fails. I gave it a 7/10 because I do enjoy the game quite a lot but at the same time I expected so much more out of it. Graphically the game is amazing, however it seems to crash when in SLI/Crossfire. I had to take my cards out of SLI in order to avoid random crashes. Game still plays on everything High with some Ultra settings and I only have 2x 560ti's. In one sentence this game is similar to AC but is a fresh start on a new story. Here is my list of pro's and cons.

    PROS:
    -Large(ish) open world.
    -Controlling the city is a blast.
    -Good story
    -Graphics are great.
    -Control scheme is intuitive and easy to use. Maybe too easy. Especially if you have a controller.
    -Missions are varied in context.

    Cons:
    -Driving is atrocious. Like a newborn behind the wheel atrocious.
    -While mission context varies, the way with which you approach them rarely changes.
    -Open world is big but not GTA5 big.
    -Hacking is fun but is far too simplified. Though this is good during chases or combat.
    -Doesn't standout from the open world crowd.
    -Crashing bug in SLI/Crossfire

    While I had high hopes that this games was going to be a new and exciting entry to the open world genre it just feels like another game in the long line of games in this genre. The story is pretty well told and fleshed out. The core mechanics work well. The game plays well. However, when playing you just don't get sucked in for hours on end like a big AAA title should. It is a good game that I would recommend to anyone. However, if you're on the fence then I would wait for a sale before purchasing.    … Expand
  5. TheTiidMachine
    May 27, 2014
    9
    Good game, the only problem with the game is the driving and the car damage system it's pretty dull. Everything else is pretty amazing. And to everyone that gives a bad score because they can't run it, it's not your graphics card it's your cpu that needs to be good, I run the game on high with a gtx 650 ti 1 gb. People now a days are so stupid they just buy graphics cards because theyGood game, the only problem with the game is the driving and the car damage system it's pretty dull. Everything else is pretty amazing. And to everyone that gives a bad score because they can't run it, it's not your graphics card it's your cpu that needs to be good, I run the game on high with a gtx 650 ti 1 gb. People now a days are so stupid they just buy graphics cards because they think that's what is going to run the entire game, to all those people... GO TO SCHOOL!… Expand
  6. nebz
    May 27, 2014
    2
    I don't recommend this game. It was nothing but average and over hyped. Ubisoft sure know how to **** people off with their DRM. I have no idea why I even bothered buying this on steam, when I have to use Uplay too, what a friggin joke! The driving controls are so god damn sensitive I feel like I am in a damn car with schizophrenia. The movement controls are so clunky and thisI don't recommend this game. It was nothing but average and over hyped. Ubisoft sure know how to **** people off with their DRM. I have no idea why I even bothered buying this on steam, when I have to use Uplay too, what a friggin joke! The driving controls are so god damn sensitive I feel like I am in a damn car with schizophrenia. The movement controls are so clunky and this optimization is a total farce! If you can't help yourself and must play this, pirate it. Don't give them a cent more.

    THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS MADE OUT TO BE. DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  7. Ploutonas
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Nothing new from the previews sleeping dogs or saints row games, some missions or side missions, reminds you these games.

    Big limitations the way you want to play and look with your character. Cloth stores are basically ink stores, you only change colors. Mini games and CtOS towers reminds me Saints row 4. Hacking is easy and turns into a borring rutine. Over hyped and delayed for    Nothing new from the previews sleeping dogs or saints row games, some missions or side missions, reminds you these games.

    Big limitations the way you want to play and look with your character. Cloth stores are basically ink stores, you only change colors. Mini games and CtOS towers reminds me Saints row 4.

    Hacking is easy and turns into a borring rutine.

    Over hyped and delayed for nothing!    … Expand
  8. jonnyvonny
    May 27, 2014
    3
    This game is an awful, unfinished piece of garbage.

    - Terrible AI
    - Worse dynamic lighting than GTA IV
    - Static shadows
    - Hacking mechanics are stupid and unrealistic
    - dumb moral system
    - glitches EVERYWHERE

    Also, the last boss is a QTE. 2 stars above minimum for effort
  9. johnnyjoint
    May 27, 2014
    0
    The game is amazing!!! This is the nextgen!!! The cars are handling like a brick and missing the deformation. Those amazing pedestrians with the same walking animation. The boring storyline, and press to win hacking. Oh god 10/10!!!
  10. albertoberto
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft is not giving a shiet about PC and thats enought for me to give it a big fat zero. Also the graphics are awful and this is important in a game that was marketed as "next-gen". What a load of bull crap.
  11. GTXMUQSIT
    May 27, 2014
    10
    Best game play the orignal game not pirated. Game with Nvidia hardware looks awesome install 337.88 driver then see it is not very heavy game GTX 760 can play it ultra but with latest driver . Consoles and amd looks same but with Nvidia it looks so much good.
  12. magetron
    May 27, 2014
    10
    It was just incredible to see so many NPCs alive with their own backgrounds, and the city in Chicago was amazing.
    It's not only a game about hacking but also reflects the recent issues that just happened in reality.
  13. iamthewizard2
    May 27, 2014
    0
    absolutely abysmal ! even my Triple GTX 780 Ti graphics cards have a hard time keeping this game smooth on high let alone ultra quality. have to play on medium with a 30 framerate lock to keep it smooth! Thanks Ubisoft or should I say ****
  14. Lambretta
    May 27, 2014
    5
    Everybody thought that Watch Dogs would compete with GTA series. The truth is you will see more Assassins Creed and Far Cry in the game than GTA. The story is interesting and lenghty, the hack puzzles are challenging at the end, the fights have their moments BUT THIS DRIVING!!!! Seriously i thought it was a joke on the beggining. You simply cant drive. No physics, no handling, no logic,Everybody thought that Watch Dogs would compete with GTA series. The truth is you will see more Assassins Creed and Far Cry in the game than GTA. The story is interesting and lenghty, the hack puzzles are challenging at the end, the fights have their moments BUT THIS DRIVING!!!! Seriously i thought it was a joke on the beggining. You simply cant drive. No physics, no handling, no logic, nothing. GTA 3/Mafia had better driving than this 12 years ago. I also used a 360 controller on the pc, but still the same.
    The 70% of the missions is "jump the fence, kill everyone, hack this with a puzzle, escape".
    I played the game on realistic difficulty. Every time i just headshot everybody with silenced gun and procced.

    Battlefield 4 for example has very bad driving experience for cars and buggies, but its like the 1% of the game so it doesnt matter. But on watch dogs driving is 50% of the game and important to complete some missions, so it matters and ruins the whole experience. If it wasnt that the game is for 8/10 in my opinion.

    Is Watch Dogs a GTA replacer? No. In any way. All GTA clones always fail to imitate it. It gives the illusion of freedom and sandbox, but its restricted to gossiping citizens, and hacking them for stealing.
    Does WD live up to the hype? ABSOLUTELY not. So much marketing and advertisement before release, everybody expected something extraordinary and revolutionary. Big dissapointment. I feel bad for people who preordered.

    Is WD an OK game? Yes but not perfect. And since you expect perfection, its mediocrity is even more harsh. If you are rich or pirate go ahead and try it. But if you cant afford many games I strongly recomend to wait a GTA 5 release on the PC.    … Expand
  15. Bleuzarro
    May 27, 2014
    4
    So here's the thing, the game is simply horrifically optimized. They said the 2012 e3 version everyone saw was actually running on a gtx Titan. So it looked great, but clearly not everybody has a Titan. Even if you can run all other games these days on ultra, you prob will barely get by on medium unless you have a 3k$+ rig. It's sad. And AMD users are horrifically screwed over.

    Anywho.    So here's the thing, the game is simply horrifically optimized. They said the 2012 e3 version everyone saw was actually running on a gtx Titan. So it looked great, but clearly not everybody has a Titan. Even if you can run all other games these days on ultra, you prob will barely get by on medium unless you have a 3k$+ rig. It's sad. And AMD users are horrifically screwed over.

    Anywho. Aside from that, which to me really ruins the experience. The controls are terrible. It was meant for a controller. If you use a mouse you get terrible lag until you manually change the settings in the file. Thank reddit users for that info.

    The driving made me so angry at first, because the game didn't seem to take into account anything I was telling it to do. Pretty much any game ever has better driving in it. Sleeping dogs, gta, saints row. The controls are just terrible. But I eventually got the hang of it several hours later, although it certainly isn't an enjoyable experience.

    The reason I started with these things is because sure, the story may not be great and hacking is cool sometimes, but ultimately if I can't even play the game and enjoy it, all the little things about gameplay don't even matter.

    TL:DR.
    Graphics are a huge let down. Most people wont be able to run it on max settings to get it to look good. Mouse settings are finicky and driving is horrendous. GTA V is a better game to me simply because all the controls and optimization were so polished that you didn't have to worry about it and could enjoy the game and story and characters for what it was.

    PS. the story was clearly an afterthought. The idea came first then they meshed splinter cell and infamous and whatever other story they could find and tacked it on. Also another disappointment.

    Oh one other thing, game looks great at night in the rain. Put on some cheats and run wild with a grenade launcher and destroy the cops. Most fun I've had in the game.    … Expand
  16. Denial
    May 27, 2014
    3
    This game really tests your nerves and patience. Firstly i downloaded the game through the ubisoft launcher, which then totally eats up all bandwidth and shuts everything else off on your computer (I have a 60mbit/12mbit line). When the game is finally installed i first get the black screen after ubisoft logo, verify files then repair files, then finally get to see the menu, start up a newThis game really tests your nerves and patience. Firstly i downloaded the game through the ubisoft launcher, which then totally eats up all bandwidth and shuts everything else off on your computer (I have a 60mbit/12mbit line). When the game is finally installed i first get the black screen after ubisoft logo, verify files then repair files, then finally get to see the menu, start up a new game and the game freezes at 80% of loading a new game. Verify files and repair game AGAIN. After that i finally get into game, but nooo this isn't enough, the game now freezes all the time 3-5 seconds, but the sound continues to run like nothing happened - This is just one more game in the line of MANY games that is being released without being tested properly. This is starting to be a really bad trend to release buggy games and after that just release patches as they see fit.

    Now for the actually review of the game;

    As we all have seen in the intros, this game should be very sophisticated and have great AI, but it doesn't. You spend a lot of time driving in this game so you would think that the driving would be a great feel, but its not. every time you get into a car and hit the throttle the whole screen shakes like its starting an earthquake, i mean wtf? The handling is very clumsy and you use more time watching for things you can hack while driving rather than watching the road, which makes for some random accidents A LOT.

    The AI in this game was advertised as being really good, however the way it is, is something really different, ie. if you get the police after you, they don't really care what you did, they just want to see you dead, whatever the cost may be (Shoot first, ask later), which gets annoying after a while.

    The whole hacking thing gets really old, really fast and the switching of traffic lights is often a burden rather than a help since you most of the time start a traffic accident/jam in the middle of the road. Also walking around can be quite tedious, because every time you pass someone it automatic lock onto them due to the hacking part.

    The side missions is just annoying after you've done them 5-10 times, i mean you spot some potential crime because you hack a phone and read the texts, thats already far fetched, on top of that you follow that person and intervenes right as the crime is about to take place, which leaves you often running after the criminal and just plain gunning him down.

    One of the positive things i've tried (There is some!) is the mini games, even though they are a bit misplaced in the game they are actually quite enjoyable and different.

    I give this game 3 in score simply because its a game that was released with massive bugs, the list is huge on the ubisoft forums. Also because this game was advertised to be way more than it actually is, which is a shame, its good fun for some hours but after that you just get tired of doing the same things over and over again. If the game just had better driving mechanics i think this game would be a lot more enjoyable. I would not recommend buying this game at full price, not even half price, i luckily only paid half price of retail, but would have loved to pay way less.    … Expand
  17. ItsFrootLoops
    May 27, 2014
    8
    Tried my best to avoid the main story but I couldn't help it, this game is amazing the driving that everyone complains about I do not understand it feels fine it looks great too, the hacking in this game really does make it a whole better experience. The game may have a been a little too short but I still had a great time playing it. The game sort of lives up to the hype that was centeredTried my best to avoid the main story but I couldn't help it, this game is amazing the driving that everyone complains about I do not understand it feels fine it looks great too, the hacking in this game really does make it a whole better experience. The game may have a been a little too short but I still had a great time playing it. The game sort of lives up to the hype that was centered around it and the game is definitely worth playing but I think a few things could of been added I'm not sure what but it felt like it was missing a few little things and the graphics, yes they aren't as good looking as they were in the early gameplay trailers but even on ultra with the PC version the game looks amazing, whichever idiot decided to use the word 'outdated' on the graphics I have no idea why they say this, especially when I have completed Wolfenstein: The New Order and that games graphics seemed to be outdated.… Expand
  18. Hellstalker0352
    May 27, 2014
    9
    If you want absolute realism put some shoes on and go outside. As far as video games this has to be the most fun I've had in a while with an open world game, the slow mo reminds me of Max Payne and the hacking is smooth and seamless maybe it was a bit overhyped but it is still worth a buy. I find myself constantly sidelining to the multiplayer for obvious reasons, it's entertaining asIf you want absolute realism put some shoes on and go outside. As far as video games this has to be the most fun I've had in a while with an open world game, the slow mo reminds me of Max Payne and the hacking is smooth and seamless maybe it was a bit overhyped but it is still worth a buy. I find myself constantly sidelining to the multiplayer for obvious reasons, it's entertaining as hell! Good buy all around.… Expand
  19. zamach
    May 27, 2014
    1
    Extremely over-hyped with no good reason. Instead of buying this You could get a bunch of indie games and have more fun just by not playing any of them. I'm very disappointed with this title. I will think twice before I pick another Ubisoft game. 1 point for an "almost original" concept.
  20. traktorist
    May 27, 2014
    0
    This game not worth money and time . Graphic not amazing at all, driving physic awful. It feels boring and chunky. There is many bugs on amd card. With my i5 and r9 280x i can't play even on low
  21. aj587
    May 27, 2014
    3
    Probably the most hyped game in the past year aside from Titanfall. The graphics are a 7/10. A lot of characters have the same faces, same glasses (particularly a copied black female and a white blond girl). The vehicles in this game are a joke. It feels like I'm playing Mario Karts with slightly better Payday 2 graphics. I have an average of 30-40 fps in the cities on high with a GTX 680Probably the most hyped game in the past year aside from Titanfall. The graphics are a 7/10. A lot of characters have the same faces, same glasses (particularly a copied black female and a white blond girl). The vehicles in this game are a joke. It feels like I'm playing Mario Karts with slightly better Payday 2 graphics. I have an average of 30-40 fps in the cities on high with a GTX 680 and i7. Fps dips randomly and often.

    Escaping cops is too easy. All you have to do is hold W for about a minute and a half. Somehow you can hack the entire city and know everything about a person, yet the law enforcement with a similar or same system can lose track of you. The cameras in this game are pointless. Sure, you can hack them but you can literally wave your gun at the camera and there will be no alarms/criminals/cops at your location unless they actually hear or see you in person.

    You can crash into 40 walls before destroying vehicles. You can floor your motorcycle into a building head-on and 90% of the time you will somehow stay on your bike. I was bored within an half-hour of free roaming. Everything seems like it was copy-and-pasted or are inhabitable or useless.The campaign is boring and there is no life to the characters. The city is lifeless. Wow, press Q to hack. Game over.

    Another reason why you should not pre-order video games. Hopefully, there will be mods in the future that can save this game. Season pass... lol. Outfits and a hillbilly to play as. Awesome $20. Surprised Ubisoft didn't charge $50 for it.    … Expand
  22. andyone
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Absolutely boring gameplay. Graphics and physics worse than GTA 4 (yes, I say «four») — static shadows, fake reflections, poor damage system, stupid AI. I regret that I spent money on this game.
  23. Masterhummel
    May 27, 2014
    6
    There's not that much to say about the graphic controversity. The game looks good, no doubt, but not nearly as good as in the E3 Trailers, Launch Trailer or Steam Shop Page Screenshots. By all means, this form of false advertising has to stop. Also, getting hours less of playtime because i didnt bought the "Digitale Deluxe" Edition is just wrong and should not be supported.

    For the game    There's not that much to say about the graphic controversity. The game looks good, no doubt, but not nearly as good as in the E3 Trailers, Launch Trailer or Steam Shop Page Screenshots. By all means, this form of false advertising has to stop. Also, getting hours less of playtime because i didnt bought the "Digitale Deluxe" Edition is just wrong and should not be supported.

    For the game itself, its your average GTA style game. The story is very odd and inconsistent. The one moment i beat someone up with a basbeall bat, then i'm visiting my nephew, then i'm suddenly Badass McBadBat again. The side Missions are extremly dull and usually consist of dozens of heavily armed dudes getting thrown at you. You have whole military-like mob convoys driving trough the city. Whoever runs the city is probably the worst police state in the history of gaming.

    The gameplay is uber-realistic. You have a three meter turn radius, every car handles like a formula one car that has tanked cerosine and the gunplay is quite odd. That said, there are good things in watchdogs and its fun to **** around with the city, but its not enough to keep me want to play it.

    In the end, Watch_Dogs is not a bad game. Its just extremely average.    … Expand
  24. djoug
    May 27, 2014
    0
    The game is unoptimized, filled with graphics and physics engine bugs. It doesn't hold anything to what the industry has been putting out since 2008, like GTA IV. Severe framerate and stability issues, as expected from anything coming from a subpar video games company like Ubisoft.

    Physics engine is a total mess: car handling, damage reactions, one hit kills, bullet impacts, etc. Same    The game is unoptimized, filled with graphics and physics engine bugs. It doesn't hold anything to what the industry has been putting out since 2008, like GTA IV. Severe framerate and stability issues, as expected from anything coming from a subpar video games company like Ubisoft.

    Physics engine is a total mess: car handling, damage reactions, one hit kills, bullet impacts, etc.
    Same goes for the graphics engine: lack of proeminent modern features like dynamic shadows or reflection.

    Final boss is a QTE.

    Uninteresting story and characters.

    No content besides random roaming and killing.

    Target audience is 16 years olds from Reddit/Tumblr, as proven by the inclusion of Internet "pop culture" references like "memes".

    Play GTA IV instead, this is just a wannabe Rockstar game but fails completely. Stop trying Ubisoft, just make mobile apps and leave the video game industry alone.    … Expand
  25. Peniaga
    May 27, 2014
    10
    Wow, the game really delivers what it promised for. Played it on the most superior platform for gamers which is my PC, and it's totally worth it preordering. You really feel like an unstoppable hacker where you literally kill everyone with your iPhone! Also, it even has more cars than GTA V, so I personally think this game is far more better! The graphics are pretty beautiful, beautifullyWow, the game really delivers what it promised for. Played it on the most superior platform for gamers which is my PC, and it's totally worth it preordering. You really feel like an unstoppable hacker where you literally kill everyone with your iPhone! Also, it even has more cars than GTA V, so I personally think this game is far more better! The graphics are pretty beautiful, beautifully crafted dialogues and memorable characters so I think the devs really put much thought into this. The driving physics really up to par with some driving simulator sims like Gran Turismo, and the combat is far more intense (and even better than Max Payne series!). Ubisoft never fails to make a good game!

    Buy this game, you won't regret it for the awesome adventure of chicago!    … Expand
  26. Hightimer
    May 27, 2014
    8
    You will see many people who are let down by the gameplay. I think it is great.
    You will see many people who are let down by the graphics. They are great.
    You will see many people who will compare it to GTA. It is not. You will also see a lot of people who complain that the story sucks, the fact that it is too short, multiplayer doesn't have enough modes, things to do. While Watch    You will see many people who are let down by the gameplay. I think it is great.
    You will see many people who are let down by the graphics. They are great.
    You will see many people who will compare it to GTA. It is not.

    You will also see a lot of people who complain that the story sucks, the fact that it is too short, multiplayer doesn't have enough modes, things to do. While Watch dogs is not a perfect game by any means, it is a very solid open world game. It blends a fantastic hacking system with seamless interaction with the environment.

    Driving isn't as bad as people say it is. They have just been too accustomed to GTA's driving, which is admittedly better but still unrealistic, as well as the lack of severe deformation. It isn't a big deal. First person driving is a lot of fun and you can tell that is how it was meant to be played.

    If you can pick this game up for 40$ on a key site etc, then you will not be disappointing. If you pay full price for the game you will still enjoy it. Don't be fooled by these people expecting GTA 5.1. It isn't and doesn't try to be.    … Expand
  27. staszek
    May 27, 2014
    1
    This game is a huge letdown for what initially looked like the first real "next gen" experience at the E3. In reality this game looks and plays like something out of 2005. I'll give them that the game looks nice in the rain, but apart from this it is a huge letdown. Reading people's personal data is fun initially but it gets boring after you relize that mostly they are randomly generatedThis game is a huge letdown for what initially looked like the first real "next gen" experience at the E3. In reality this game looks and plays like something out of 2005. I'll give them that the game looks nice in the rain, but apart from this it is a huge letdown. Reading people's personal data is fun initially but it gets boring after you relize that mostly they are randomly generated and often don't make sense like a "Hiv positive blood donor with the income of $60,000"

    The driving is disgraceful and even more over-simplified than the latest GTA. There is no destruction model to speak of and it is riddled by constant bugs and physics glitching out. The worst thing is that all the sellouts like ING will give this game "10/10 amazung" reviews while in reality this game is not worth even $20 and you should not waste your time on it.    … Expand
  28. reaidstar
    May 27, 2014
    8
    What Watch_Dogs is, is what it does well. A new IP that is trying to compete with Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row, which are well established and have a big following behind it.

    What is good: + Huge open world + Story is well written + Acting is brilliant + Hacking is fun as all hell, and helps interaction in the world + It's beautiful (Even if it's not as good as E3, it still has    What Watch_Dogs is, is what it does well. A new IP that is trying to compete with Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row, which are well established and have a big following behind it.

    What is good:
    + Huge open world
    + Story is well written
    + Acting is brilliant
    + Hacking is fun as all hell, and helps interaction in the world
    + It's beautiful (Even if it's not as good as E3, it still has graphics on par to GTA V)

    What it does... not so good:
    - Optimisation is abysmal. Even on the best rig possible, Ultra won't hold a frame rate above 60FPS. People that have obnoxious rigs want 120FPS, and if they can't get that, that's bad.
    - Logic. You can steal a high performance car while everyone is around and run them down. No cops.
    Aim a gun at someone, or steal a car, every cop in Chicago!
    - Reputation System is pointless. Kill people, Save people; there is still no influential consequences or rewards for it.
    - Even though it's beautiful, render distance of objects are terrible

    The big thing about this is the morality choices you are given from seeing the personal information from Profiling them makes you not want to kill people like you do in GTA V and Saints Row, and that is a good reason to try to be a good person.

    As I said, as a new IP it's amazing. There are things Ubisoft can improve on exponentially, and they will be working on patches maybe for the next six months, and I would see that Watch_Dogs 2 will improve the series beyond anything we've seen already. Don't be so hard on a game that has the potential to knock Grand Theft Auto off their pedestal, because I already see their tower getting a few dints from this game already.    … Expand
  29. jackdawz
    May 27, 2014
    9
    Awesome game totally master piece ! i really anticipate it a lot so it was worth waiting this game hacking is so cool! i was bored of same things in video games .it is some new ideas in it and great story too
  30. RavenEvan
    May 27, 2014
    1
    Game could be fun, but it's not, because it's a terrible PC port. I have GTX770 + i7 and I suffer terrible frame drops and crashes. This game supposedly is "Meant to be played" on hardware with nVidia, but actually it seems that this game is not supposed to be played at all. When will Ubisoft learn how to make proper PC ports? Most of other publishers already learned that.
  31. neviem
    May 27, 2014
    4
    I was really looking towards this game, mainly due to rockstar don't giving a crap about PCs, so maybe that's also why I'm so disappointed with it. (This is about the PC version)
    Like the story is ok, but the rest just screams CONSOLE-PORT. I mean, if I want to play with a controller, I will play on my console, but when I play a PC game I expect it to be playable with keyboard and mouse.    I was really looking towards this game, mainly due to rockstar don't giving a crap about PCs, so maybe that's also why I'm so disappointed with it. (This is about the PC version)
    Like the story is ok, but the rest just screams CONSOLE-PORT. I mean, if I want to play with a controller, I will play on my console, but when I play a PC game I expect it to be playable with keyboard and mouse. In this case, it's a pain. There is some really weird mouse acceleration that is different in menu's (too fast) and in the game (too slow) and it seems that is not possible to turn it off. But the major pain is driving a car which is unfortunately a major part of this game and therefore it's ruining it from my perspective - driving a car feels like you are driving on an ice. Not to mention that if you adjust the view while driving the game will change it back again after few seconds (another obvious console inheritance). Fighting is mediocre at best - again strange control - you have to press c to get in cover, but you have to press v to get out of it.
    The major gimmick of this game is hacking - this should have had made this game special. Well, to be honest it stopped in the middle again, some parts are ok (but those are mostly prescripted), rest feels like you don't even have to use it. Not to mention that hacking while driving (eg. traffic lights) is again a pain on keyboard (well, until you will remap the keys) - you drive with aswd and to hack you have to HOLD q - that means that you either won't be able to turn left or accelerate for the time needed to hack - add to that above mentioned crappy driving model and you have the image.
    The graphics is okish, nothing spectacular on the PC, but not bad. What IS bad is optimalization - there is almost none, just just the web and you will see cry of the users playing it. For a game that requires 3GB VRAM, 6GB RAM and Core I7 to run on full I would expect something spectacular, but this is not the case.
    Overall I rate this at 4, as there is nothing else for the PC at the moment, otherwise it would be a 3. If they manage (but I'm skeptical about this) to improve the controls and mainly driving model in the following patches (there is already a day 0 patch but it's fixing only AI and something else - oh, this reminds me about AI - it SUCKS. Like enemies don't care that you are killing them with unsilenced weapons or explosions as long as they won't see you. Like guy will walk to the dead body, look at it and after a while he will walk away. Really? in 2014?) it may be 6-7, but in current state it's a nobuy advice from me.    … Expand
  32. truesam
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Where to start... Completely crusty around the edges. Waited all day to get into the game just to find it stuttering down to 28 FPS with a 3770k and 770. Apparently you need 3GB of Vram to max the game out, but for me, I can't even play on medium or high settings without trouble. Optimization is no where to be found. Ubisoft deceived us with the E3 trailer, they set the bar for graphicsWhere to start... Completely crusty around the edges. Waited all day to get into the game just to find it stuttering down to 28 FPS with a 3770k and 770. Apparently you need 3GB of Vram to max the game out, but for me, I can't even play on medium or high settings without trouble. Optimization is no where to be found. Ubisoft deceived us with the E3 trailer, they set the bar for graphics and didn't meet it, so even if I could play on ultra it wouldn't be what I paid for. Not that I even care about graphics, but they did say they did set their own bar.

    Looking past graphics, the physics engine is absolutely atrocious. You can't make it from one street corner to the next without encountering a bug. Try putting a motorcycle in the back of a pickup or smashing your vehicle under a drawbridge. The craziest of things happen, you get smashed through the ground, or your motorcycle gets launched into orbit. The hacking system (which at one point was supposed to be the main feature of the game) has been gutted post launch. At no point in the game will the hacking involve more than a press of the action button, or at best multiple presses of the action button. The police officers in the game have the most atrocious and shallow AI. They know how to do two things, chase and shoot. Police officers at no point attempt to apprehend you or detain you in any non-lethal way so prepare to die when you bump that police car in traffic. The rest of the pedestrian AI is just as bad. Hacking street lights causes every civilian driver in the vicinity plus a few more to press their accelerators through the floorboard and cause a 15 car pileup at the intersection. I don't know what it is about hacking a streetlight, but be prepared when you do it or you might wind up killing yourself.

    Vehicle physics are bad, apparently you can drive any vehicle you wish on any piece of terrain. Even the rain isn't going to stop the supertraction each vehicle in the game gets. You will remain glued to the road/aspault/gravel/dirt rain or shine. Collision is shallow, sure you can knock your hood off and burst your windscreen, but actual deformation is nearly nonexistent. Explosions are weak, even on the highest difficulty they rarely kill you. You can stand next to your car while it explodes and come out of the accident with a few minor scratches. When you get in an accident with another vehicle the AI doesn't even acknowledge it. The NPC will do its best to just continue driving in any valid direction until their car catches fire.

    The shooting mechanics are mediocre at best, on armored enemies like police officers or gang members shots to the knee seem to disable the NPC while a headshot will instantly kill them. However, any random pedestrian in the game can be instantly killed by a shot to the foot. They are also deceptively vulnerable to cars, throughout the game I was visited by the "pedestrian killed" message far too often. You can tell the game has a hard time discerning high and low levels of momentum, this issue goes back to vehicle collision as well. Oh, and what happens when you die? Well you respawn 15 feet away with refilled ammunition. There is absolutely zero death penalty.

    The Karma system proves to be mostly irrelevant through the game. I haven't made it far enough into the story myself but a friend claims it affects a whopping ONE situation throughout the plot. There appears to be no reason to do a non-lethal play-through. The main attraction is a irrelevant slider and clean conscience I guess.

    The story thus far is completely forgettable, even worse the main character seems indifferent to the whole situation. People are after my family and I'm out just hacking street signs to post memes. Just about every element of the story is forced and shallow, story missions in particular hold the player's hand at every step as far as I have seen. The hacking system is heavily implemented into every situation so you can lure enemies into explosive traps or hack the grenades they are holding(however that works). From the beginning the game handholds the player in every way, you find yourself in shooting gallery after shooting gallery(actually I should say hacking gallery) mushed together by a bunch of cut-scenes.

    All in all the game is just forgettable, no one will be talking about it a month from now because it's just another crummy title in between the launch of the triple A's everyone looks forward to. I fear that far too much budget went into hyping this game rather than developing it. This industry standard needs to stop, the game is rough around every edge imaginable and it's just not acceptable given the development time and release delays. Ubisoft had a chance to carve a titan into gaming history with sequels we would look forward to every year, instead they pump and dumped us with expectations and day one DLC. You guys aren't even near what you promised to deliver, I hope you learn a valuable lesson from this    … Expand
  33. Deonord
    May 27, 2014
    7
    So boring game with bad physics, bad story and stereotyped missions and faces of main protagonist are like from 5 years old game or worse. No emotions, no fun Developers should look on Crysis 3 faces. . Really disappointed.
  34. Hnedokneznik
    May 27, 2014
    2
    Not funny at all. Some bugs and stupid AI. Very repetitive. Minigames is... just not fit in the game. Hacking is "hacking" by button. Im sorry, but this is not good game.
  35. KebabuTurka
    May 27, 2014
    3
    So. Hype of this game was reaaalllyyy big. But, gameplay is awful, physic is awful, gameplay is good and graphics ... Well, GTA V on x360 have better graphics (maybe everything ?) than this game on PC. Only story is rather good.
  36. Frappas
    May 27, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was way over hyped for the game it actually is. The driving is absolutely horrendous, you almost have to have a motorcycle to escape on realistic. The story line is ok, although the dialog felt really bland and boring. The only interaction I actually preferred was Aiden and Clara and they ruined that. I won't even start on the performance issues about this game. Honestly it burned two nights of boredom but that was about it.… Expand
  37. Ivan665
    May 27, 2014
    0
    No spoilers. Honest and quick review. Hello. OK first things first. Most of us were hyped about this game. Maybe we expected more than it delivers. As this is a review for the PC version, I have to inform you that the port is a sloppy job. Putting the glitches I often experienced aside, the frame rate is pretty bad at times with med. settings for me, and my rig is good enough for mostNo spoilers. Honest and quick review. Hello. OK first things first. Most of us were hyped about this game. Maybe we expected more than it delivers. As this is a review for the PC version, I have to inform you that the port is a sloppy job. Putting the glitches I often experienced aside, the frame rate is pretty bad at times with med. settings for me, and my rig is good enough for most games - Intel i7, 6GB RAM, GF GT630 4GB. Lets get to the graphics - the detail is slightly higher than in GTA 4, but the environment effects are sub par, so its not wrong to say that the game looks like GTA 4. But the most important thing for many is the game-play. And this is where this game let me down. In the environment of the game world, you are playing with what is basically someone who should supposedly have the power of Batman and Spider-man combined. Or more precisely, a mortal with the powers of a God over his environment. If you think of it like me, you will often hit invisible barriers in what you can do. The game cuts your potential, your approach, and your creativity, and firmly holds your hand, step by step. This is a great mismatch between what you should be able to do, and what actual capabilities are given to you.
    And at first it only made me feel that the release of the game has been rushed. But when I played more, this blatant incoherence spoiled the whole atmosphere for me. I am not against games that firmly hold your hand and guide you through the plot. But this was not the game, that should have taken this approach. Because it is most appropriate for quest games, and this game was not marketed as such.
    I cant speak for you but to tell you the truth - I feel cheated. I hope they fix the sequel and create a really good new series, but I am highly doubtful of that because it will require too many changes in the code, basically a brand new engine. Bottom line: Ubisoft should not attempt to produce anymore open world games, for their good and ours. Its a great strain for their designers and the studios should be used more rationally, and do what they can do best. I give this game a 0/10.    … Expand
  38. Zombinedotrar
    May 27, 2014
    6
    I enjoyed my time with Watch Dogs, however it never managed to live up to expectations or feel more than an average GTA clone. The hacking is the most notable reason for this, as it has become almost completely sidelined instead of the central mechanic of the game. Instead of working on a wheel where you could select the hacks you wanted to use, hacking is now limited to "PRESS Q FORI enjoyed my time with Watch Dogs, however it never managed to live up to expectations or feel more than an average GTA clone. The hacking is the most notable reason for this, as it has become almost completely sidelined instead of the central mechanic of the game. Instead of working on a wheel where you could select the hacks you wanted to use, hacking is now limited to "PRESS Q FOR AWESOME" style situational button prompts. It is very limited and compared to the original E3 footage, highly disappointing. Nothing in the game managed to reach the heights of that footage, and as a result everything ends up feeling rather middling.

    Instead of being a Deus Ex: Human Revolution style look at the moral and ethical problems associated with mass surveillance like it was originally intended, the game is instead a combat heavy open world game. Many times it was just easier and less troublesome to go in guns blazing instead of opting for the stealthier approach. This might have been alright, had the gunplay not been painfully mediocre. The game's arsenal is completely generic and dull, and I managed to go through the game with nothing more than a pistol. one of the other weapons are interesting, and everything feels very limp to fire. Enemy AI is also functionally braindead, resulting in the game feeling very dull and uninteresting to just shoot the place up, while being completely unfulfilling to stealth and hack your way through.

    The story goes from interesting to mundane, and the pacing is usually fairly terrible. The game has many amazing ideas yet never capitalizes on any of them. Though the game opts to go for a GTA clone open world style game, there is almost no attention to detail in the world to make it feel alive like every other GTA has. Even comparing it to GTA IV, a six year old game, feels unfair to Watch Dogs. The city feels bizarrely lifeless and disjointed, with very few small details to make it feel vibrant and alive. Watch Dogs' city is just entirely uninteresting.

    I played the game all the way through on PC, on an i5 4670k and a GTX 770, with 8 GB of RAM. Despite the very high specs I have, the game is so atrociously optimized I couldn't run it at a steady framerate on ultra. I had to lower many of the settings to achieve an acceptable framerate and even then the game was highly unstable, dropping from 60 frames per second down to 20 at the drop of a hat. It is seemingly random. Load times are equally as random, sometimes loading an area in as little as 5 seconds, up to a minute for no apparent reason. The PC optimization was apparently handled by Ubisoft Kiev, who did such an abysmal job it completely took me out of the game for a long time. It is frankly unacceptable that Watch Dogs can only hit an average of 40 FPS on high-ultra settings when I can run Metro: Last Light at 45-50 steady FPS on ultra. LL is a much more graphically advanced game than Watch Dogs, which has absolutely no reason to consume so many resources that results in frankly disappointing graphics.

    While the game looks fairly good at night, and during rain, it simply looks terrible during the day. The daytime lighting is awful, colors are all washed out, shadows are weak and occasionally there are NO shadows in some building interiors. During the day you can also see how low quality many of the art assets are. A lot of the textures look great, but there is a huge disconnect when you go from an area with great textures and lighting to an area with low quality, blurry textures and bad lighting. It is very unpolished graphically, but at least at night you can't see how low quality many of the textures are. I preferred to switch to night time every chance I could because the daylight is just so much worse looking and it has no reason to be. To once again compare it to GTA IV, it looks only slightly better than that game during the day.

    The story mission design is fairly standard, but it's the side content that suffers the most. The minigames are terribly boring, and the crime missions are all literally the exact same foot chase repeated over and over again. You can walk down a single street and might encounter 2-3 crimes, yet they all play out the exact same. This repetitiveness, combined with the lackluster hacking, make the game feel completely hollow. It simply doesn't have anything to set itself apart from other open world games out there like GTA, Sleeping Dogs, or Saints Row.

    It's not all bad though, the game is still fairly enjoyable overall. there is a lot of fun to be had if you can find it. My favorite part of the game was walking around at night profiling strangers. This was surprisingly comfy and enjoyable, and I came back after finishing the game to do it some more. Overall the game is competent but only slightly above mediocre, with a ton of highly disappointing aspects. It's worth a single playthrough, but only the story missions are really worth a look.    … Expand
  39. sowingsadness
    May 27, 2014
    3
    Facts about Watch Dogs:
    - Stupid NPC
    - Woods cars
    - Not interesting player's company.
    - Nothing to do in city
    - Static shadows
    It is game not about hacking. One button click is not hack. It is game not about freedom. You have only few opportunities which stay so boring after 2 hours.
  40. teratron1
    May 27, 2014
    0
    First of all, this game is broken beyond repair. My computer uses a graphics card utilizing two GPUs on the same PCB, which is essentially an integrated Crossfire system. Disrupt doesn't support such systems (the engine), so I had to install it on my powerful laptop with a dedicated Nvidia GPU, which worked as Nvidia is in bed with them. It stutters like **** and makes the game unplayableFirst of all, this game is broken beyond repair. My computer uses a graphics card utilizing two GPUs on the same PCB, which is essentially an integrated Crossfire system. Disrupt doesn't support such systems (the engine), so I had to install it on my powerful laptop with a dedicated Nvidia GPU, which worked as Nvidia is in bed with them. It stutters like **** and makes the game unplayable at any setting but the lowest.

    The crime system is a joke consisting out of three different cases in six different locations, each the same. The repercussions are a joke, getting money is a joke, there is two types of police vehicles, two models... The helicopter and the generic vehicle.

    There is no dynamic lighting (not even on ultra), the game looks like **** during the day. The drving mechanics are a joke, cutscenes are pretty much the only thing that's okay. But you can't drive anything, it was developed by a goddamn toddler.

    Stealth missions are an automatic fail on the first sight of discovery.

    Where is the pride? Big review houses are giving this game huge scores (8+), but it doesn't deserve 3. It's a piece of **** go around it if you can.    … Expand
  41. WickedAlmond
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Talks the talk, but can't walk the walk. The game just feels flaccid compared to its peers, mostly in the open world department. Mini games like poker and chess feel detached from the theme of the game, and are thrown in to up play-time. Most things that tie an open world game together are quite lacking in Watch_Dogs. Technology and world interactions are shallow and sometimes completelyTalks the talk, but can't walk the walk. The game just feels flaccid compared to its peers, mostly in the open world department. Mini games like poker and chess feel detached from the theme of the game, and are thrown in to up play-time. Most things that tie an open world game together are quite lacking in Watch_Dogs. Technology and world interactions are shallow and sometimes completely absent. Driving, a huge part of open world sandbox games, feels terrible and floaty, with minimal car damage making this game look like there was no effort put in from the developers. Hacking is "Press X to Hack", but I can forgive Ubisoft for that since it's a new mechanic, and when it works it's interesting. The game is mostly centered around stealth, which actually works quite well, with enemies shooting at the last spot they saw you, rather than being all-knowing beings. However, when you are forced into combat, be prepared for the most generic TPS on the market. Soundtrack is pretty garbage... prepare to hear the same handful of alright songs over and over again, until you decide to turn the playlist off. The game doesn't look like it should, this is a next gen game, and while it struggles to perform on most PCs, it looks like a decent 7th gen game. Story is pretty garbage, a huge waste of potential, with characters that really are just handled at a weird angle. Watch_Dogs is a strange case of a hugely anticipated game being handled seemingly without care by its developers, and it's a damn shame it turned out that way. There are better open world games that deserve your attention more than Watch_Dogs... looking at you Sleeping Dogs.… Expand
  42. BridgetFisher
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Game is full of bugs, the whole time I played it I felt like I would rather be playing Grand Theft Auto 5, which has a bigger map, a bigger world, and it felt more alive than the dead world in Watch Dogs. For gamers I got about 5 hours of playtime out of it before beating the game. Worst part was to hack anything all you have to do is hit a button.
  43. steelcurtaingam
    May 27, 2014
    8
    Watch Dogs is a game that almost needs no introduction but shouldn't be taken completely lightly at all. From the start it seemed like this game would have to much hype going into its release, but once you get into the game you will start to notice the journey it takes you on isn't what you probably expected but is still breath taking and a fresh idea none the less. Being set in aWatch Dogs is a game that almost needs no introduction but shouldn't be taken completely lightly at all. From the start it seemed like this game would have to much hype going into its release, but once you get into the game you will start to notice the journey it takes you on isn't what you probably expected but is still breath taking and a fresh idea none the less. Being set in a futuristic city of Chicago I feel the best things going for Watch Dogs has to be the innovative story it has set, along with decent character developments that will keep you wanting more even after the story is over. The only things that truly held this game back from being the best it could be was due to a bit of rushed story plot lines, quality control and a tad of repetitive gameplay. None the less Watch Dogs is truly a next gen experience that you will want to play at some point and that is why I feel this game deserves a 8.5/10!… Expand
  44. roflCyclone
    May 27, 2014
    6
    Do you wish this game was GTA V?

    So does Ubi Soft. Driving mechanics are awful, graphics are shoddy, discouragement of offline play is questionable, and the whole game is an attempt to emulate something great rather than create it. Hacking is pretty damn fun, but I'd hoped for more from this game after waiting so long with so much hype surrounding it. If you're desperate, wait till    Do you wish this game was GTA V?

    So does Ubi Soft.

    Driving mechanics are awful, graphics are shoddy, discouragement of offline play is questionable, and the whole game is an attempt to emulate something great rather than create it. Hacking is pretty damn fun, but I'd hoped for more from this game after waiting so long with so much hype surrounding it. If you're desperate, wait till it's on sale. If you're desperate. Definitely not worth $60.    … Expand
  45. diendjap
    May 27, 2014
    6
    Pros:
    - Enjoyable story
    - Graphics are comfy (nowhere near the e3 level though) - Cool concept - Alright multiplayer Cons: - Limited music choice, no radio - Gunplay is generic - Most minigames such as ctOS towers and hacking are copy-pasted from other Ubisoft Montreal games - Ridiculously bad physics - Missions are repetitive - Side missions are boring - Skill tree is useless    Pros:
    - Enjoyable story
    - Graphics are comfy (nowhere near the e3 level though)
    - Cool concept
    - Alright multiplayer
    Cons:
    - Limited music choice, no radio
    - Gunplay is generic
    - Most minigames such as ctOS towers and hacking are copy-pasted from other Ubisoft Montreal games
    - Ridiculously bad physics
    - Missions are repetitive
    - Side missions are boring
    - Skill tree is useless and serves no purpose other than locking out features from you at the beginning of the game
    - AI is underdeveloped
    - Driving isn't arcadey nor realistic, it's outrght bad.
    Overall, the game isn't bad and you can have some fun with it, just don't expect anything groundbreaking.    … Expand
  46. EloHeaven
    May 27, 2014
    6
    At first it's interesting and gives some new stuff like hacking traffic lights, exploding pipes under the road, but it's fun for a short time. Later those hacks doesn't even interest you, so the game becomes another GTA and GTA is better fullfilled. Driving is bearable, but a bit sad that this game at first supposed to be driving/racing game. Only first and second act was interesting inAt first it's interesting and gives some new stuff like hacking traffic lights, exploding pipes under the road, but it's fun for a short time. Later those hacks doesn't even interest you, so the game becomes another GTA and GTA is better fullfilled. Driving is bearable, but a bit sad that this game at first supposed to be driving/racing game. Only first and second act was interesting in story wise, after that I just wanted to finish it and put it a side.… Expand
  47. jrob23
    May 27, 2014
    5
    It's just boring. It starts out promising but then gets monotonous and the driving is abysmal. The graphics are only slightly better than PS360. What sounded so promising when it was teased so long ago is just old hat by now and too ambitious. I think Ubi released it a year too early. It needed to be fleshed out more
  48. TheWalkingFat
    May 27, 2014
    5
    In some aspects this game is amazing, like the technology factor. But it seems to have disappointing graphics. And characters that overall were cliche. I'd rather play a game like GTA than watchdogs
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
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  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 3, 2014
    79
    Ubisoft's flagship title has a really, really repulsive protagonist. The entire storyline feels like it was cranked out of a automated story generator. On the positive side, Watch Dogs looks really good on PC, especially after modding the graphics to match the visual splendor of the early E3 demos. [Aug 2014]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Jun 29, 2014
    70
    There are some strong gameplay elements in Watch Dogs, but overall it's merely an adequate open world game. [July 2014, p.46]
  3. GameCritics
    Jun 23, 2014
    80
    Nothing could have realistically lived up to the immense level of hype that Ubisoft stirred up for this game, and while I value strong narratives and envelope-pushing technological advancements, I place just as much importance in the ability to enjoy the gameplay that's being offered to me. Watch Dogs is one of the more exciting sandbox games of the last few years, and if this is to become Ubisoft's next big franchise, I'm excited to see where they take it.
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