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  1. Sep 6, 2023
    5
    hacking stuff solving puzzles are so annoying , I hate solving puzzles in action games
    that mission that you have to hack cameras is so annoying
  2. Sep 3, 2023
    4
    Rating: 4/10

    Watch Dogs, Ubisoft's creation, is a game that brings forth visually attractive urban aesthetics. However, despite its positive aspects, there are certain factors that I cannot overlook, influencing my rating of 4 out of 10. Attractive Aesthetics: Right from the outset, the portrayal of the city is good. The details of skyscrapers, urban life, and interaction with
    Rating: 4/10

    Watch Dogs, Ubisoft's creation, is a game that brings forth visually attractive urban aesthetics. However, despite its positive aspects, there are certain factors that I cannot overlook, influencing my rating of 4 out of 10.

    Attractive Aesthetics: Right from the outset, the portrayal of the city is good. The details of skyscrapers, urban life, and interaction with electronic systems are crafted with great care and attention to detail. The concept of hacking in an urban world adds an intriguing twist.

    Repetitive Missions and Monotonous Gameplay: Unfortunately, as you progress through the game, it becomes evident that missions are surprisingly repetitive and lacking in the necessary variety. The hacking mechanic, though initially intriguing, becomes a predictable routine. Side missions fail to offer enough diversity and often feel like simple variations of the main missions.

    Forgettable Story and Characters: The main plot, centered around protagonist Aiden Pearce and his personal vendetta, fails to generate lasting interest. Aiden as a main character lacks depth and empathy, making it challenging to connect with his story. Secondary characters also lack development, negatively impacting the overall narrative.

    Conclusion: In summary, Watch Dogs presents visually attractive urban aesthetics that initially impress. However, the repetitive missions, monotonous gameplay, and lack of depth in both story and characters leave it falling short of its potential. Despite its strengths, the overall experience proves unsatisfying and fails to meet the expectations one might have.
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  3. Sep 2, 2023
    7
    História boa em alguns momentos e parada em outros, personagem principal tem personalidade não parece genérico, diferente do mapa que não tem nada muito inesquecível. Gameplay é boa tem muitas opções de abordagem.
    Gráfico meia boca.
  4. Aug 19, 2023
    5
    Look it's not a bad game, and it IS fun to play, but there are too many unforgivable screw ups. I expect better from such a huge game developer.

    ---{ Story }--- PC is a hacker who gets mixed up in something way over his head. Bad guys try to scare him off but end up killing his niece. Rampage. The story is ok in principal, but the further into it you play, the more the plot
    Look it's not a bad game, and it IS fun to play, but there are too many unforgivable screw ups. I expect better from such a huge game developer.

    ---{ Story }---
    PC is a hacker who gets mixed up in something way over his head. Bad guys try to scare him off but end up killing his niece. Rampage.
    The story is ok in principal, but the further into it you play, the more the plot contrivances build up. There are several plot holes that bothered me. It does raise interesting questions about the surveillance state, and a free society versus a safe society.
    However, there are too many main missions. I feel like half of chapter four should've been side-quests, it just drags too much and kills the pacing. Also Clara's *spoiler* feels like tacked on. Devs clearly knew it was going to happen (there was early signposting), but then the way it was integrated was very sloppy.

    ---{ Gameplay }---
    The movement is really awkward. You can climb over massive fences, but not a meter high wall. You can't climb out of water unless there is a pre-ordained climbable surface.
    The driving is absolute trash. Cars accelerate violently with the barest touch of a button. This might make sense with a high powered sports car, but it happens with everything, including massive trucks.
    Anything involving car chases is wack. Worst rubber-banding I've ever seen. The game (and fans) are very quick to remind you that you're not playing GTA, you're a hacker, so hack your way out of trouble, but then the correct solution to some escapes is to... steal a boat and sail out into open water??? Also enemy vehicles can instantly accelerate from stationary to ramming speed, your car however can not.
    Nobody in the city has any regard for there own safety. Pedestrians will leap in front of you. Enemies will ram their car into you in a way that would absolutely result in their death. Multiple times.

    ---{ Graphics }---
    So obviously the E3 fiasco. But actually the graphics are fine. Everything looks very nice. Certain levels of anti-aliasing resulted in shadows flickering. Got some object pop-in as well at what i would consider a relatively short distance.

    ---{ Audio }---
    Absolutely awful. Dialogue was so quiet i had to turn my volume well above 50% (normally I'm at about 20, 30 max), and then something exploded and I'm deaf now. Whoever was in charge of audio for this game should be locked up for wilful endangerment.
    The voice cast did very well.

    ---{ Difficulty }---
    Overall it's all very do-able. There were some missions that were badly designed (enemies spawning behind you, infinitely spawning enemy cars), but overall, not a hard game

    ---{ Grind }---
    Huge. The amount of side content here is ludicrous. You're constantly being peppered with notifications of a crime being committed nearby. You don't NEED to complete them, but you'd be crippled without some of the hacking and driving abilities, so a bit of side-questing is recommended.

    ---{ Bugs }---
    CTD when changing certain graphical settings. CTD when changing to full-screen with some graphical settings. Some missions are bugged so you can't complete without a restart.

    ---{ PC Requirements }---
    Max settings on an i5-9600K and an RTX 2070 = constant 60fps.
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  5. Aug 14, 2023
    10
    When I finished this game It become my best game ever played maybe this game hated when cameout because of E3 graphics not the same in original graphics but graphics still nice
  6. Jun 4, 2023
    10
    The best story game I've ever played. Recently Ubisoft haven't came up with any good story game
  7. May 8, 2023
    8
    Не знаю как вам (если вы вообще проходили), а мне в целом и частностях понравилась эта игра. Да, в трейлере все выглядело немного лучше. Да, в трейлерах Ubisoft такое случилось не в первый и не в последний раз. Но они не одни этим грешат. Тем не менее по своему непосредственному содержанию эта игра во многом инновационна. Стоит ли объяснять, почему? Прямо сейчас я прохожу GTA IV, наНе знаю как вам (если вы вообще проходили), а мне в целом и частностях понравилась эта игра. Да, в трейлере все выглядело немного лучше. Да, в трейлерах Ubisoft такое случилось не в первый и не в последний раз. Но они не одни этим грешат. Тем не менее по своему непосредственному содержанию эта игра во многом инновационна. Стоит ли объяснять, почему? Прямо сейчас я прохожу GTA IV, на очереди после нее GTA V. Первая в свое время "сносила крышу" наличием мобильного телефона, с которого можно было звонить, отвечать на звонки, на который можно было получать SMS-сообщения, с которого можно было заносить встречи в органайзер, да блин, там даже можно было установить одну из предложенных мелодий на звонок! Вторая делает все то же самое со смартфоном, добавляя присущие ему фичи. Но в Watch Dogs смартфон нужен не просто как еще один элемент взаимодействия с игровым миром, более того, с его помощью мы совершаем невероятные вещи, которые возможно совершить в мире реальном. Взлом камер, взлом систем водоснабжения, взлом домашних сетей, которые не являются неприступной крепостью от слова совсем и, разумеется, блэкаут. Эти операции может провернуть тот, кто умеет обращаться с "умной" техникой на уровне "выше среднего", а также обладает доступом в сеть, которую он непосредственно взламывает. Все это я привожу, естественно, в общих чертах, но это не может не пугать. В целом механики игры, связанные с хакерством, доставляют удовольствие и заставляют собой любоваться. Открытый мир сделан неплохо. И да, это все же не GTA, но этой игре и не нужно ею быть, она совершенно про другое. Также мне понравился сюжет, его общая направленность и подача. Ну и, как я отмечаю почти во всех своих обзорах, то, что связано со стрельбой и боями, мне пришлось по вкусу. Я думаю, к Watch Dogs иногда можно возвращаться, пока эта игра окончательно не стала реальностью. Expand
  8. Apr 30, 2023
    1
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  9. Apr 4, 2023
    10
    One of the few jewels that exist among video games. With the garbage that there is today, that this Watch Dogs has received so much criticism is an injustice, even more so for a simple supposedly misleading E3 trailer that has not fooled me, because what I saw in the trailer matched what I later played. Worse are the subsequent Watch Dogs, which lost all that vigilante feature that AidenOne of the few jewels that exist among video games. With the garbage that there is today, that this Watch Dogs has received so much criticism is an injustice, even more so for a simple supposedly misleading E3 trailer that has not fooled me, because what I saw in the trailer matched what I later played. Worse are the subsequent Watch Dogs, which lost all that vigilante feature that Aiden had for some silly children who play at being rebels. Expand
  10. Apr 3, 2023
    8
    Watch Dogs is a game that still has a lot to offer even today, despite the fact that the main character may seem a bit stiff. While you're busy hacking into other characters' houses or phones, you can't help but wonder how Ubisoft managed to predict certain social trends with such precision, like the No-Vax grandma on "Tutte" or the onlyfanser/tiktoker taking selfies in front of a car inWatch Dogs is a game that still has a lot to offer even today, despite the fact that the main character may seem a bit stiff. While you're busy hacking into other characters' houses or phones, you can't help but wonder how Ubisoft managed to predict certain social trends with such precision, like the No-Vax grandma on "Tutte" or the onlyfanser/tiktoker taking selfies in front of a car in the garage. Additionally, the phone call about a girl, her hair, and a bird will forever be etched in my mind, making me wonder just how deviant the developers at Ubisoft must be.

    However, there are a few flaws worth mentioning. For example, there's no option to completely disable aim assist, which can make the gaming experience feel a bit too assisted, even when set to the minimum level. Furthermore, I had to drop the game due to the only mandatory drinking game in the main quest (Act 3). Unfortunately, it's not possible to customize the keys for mini-games, which put me in a difficult situation, especially considering my handicap that prevents me from using my left hand. Despite my two-hour effort to find a solution, I couldn't resolve the problem and had to abandon the game.

    In summary, Watch Dogs is a fantastic game, but it's a shame that certain technical limitations prevented me from fully enjoying the gaming experience.
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  11. Mar 30, 2023
    7
    Graphics 7
    Gameplay 8
    Controls 6
    Sounds 8
    Story 8
    Main Character 7
    Side Characters 6
    Quests 6
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    Overall 7
  12. Jan 10, 2023
    7
    I played Watch Dogs on the PS3 when it was first released, at first I was sad about the downgrade but considering that I now know a lot about gaming and the technology behind it I realised for a PS3 game it was above par. So a few years after I decided to play it on PC, I tried it on max settings and played around with some mods and enjoyed the story still to this day.

    This is a game
    I played Watch Dogs on the PS3 when it was first released, at first I was sad about the downgrade but considering that I now know a lot about gaming and the technology behind it I realised for a PS3 game it was above par. So a few years after I decided to play it on PC, I tried it on max settings and played around with some mods and enjoyed the story still to this day.

    This is a game that deserves a second chance, this needs to be Remade, I love the idea of a Lone Vigilant cleaning up the streets of Chicago using Hacking as his weapon. This game shows so much potential but was limited by the technology and possibly the creativity of its time.

    If I ever get into the gaming industry and somehow end up in Ubisoft, this is the first project I want to tackle. This game can be so much more.

    But for what it is, it is a fun game, with a deep story that doesn't pull its punches, Aiden Pearce is a Bad@ss with a dark past...Ok, this sounds generic, but believe it or not, it's true.
    Every time I play it I can just play the story threw with no problem it's not a hassle at all, perhaps it's just because I like the premise.

    There are a few bugs you'll encounter and they are irritating, literally, the end credits screen bugs out.

    Other Things like the characters the music, sound effects, weapons, and hacking enemies. they are really great, they are just let down by some poor level and mission design, it's not as cinematic or interactive as you think like an Assassin's Creed Game.

    The music is really good, it's one of my favourites in gaming, once you hit the helicopter chase scene you'll realise that you like the vibe and the music.

    Ubisoft, give Aiden Pearce a Second Chance, this is the perfect game worthy of a Remake.
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  13. Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  14. Dec 27, 2022
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  15. Dec 20, 2022
    8
    hikayesi güzel grafikler güzel oynanış güzel ama yine büyük eksiklikler hissettiren bir oyun. Ona rağmen 8 puan man
  16. Nov 30, 2022
    5
    Teoride güzel ama uygulamaya gelince sıkıntı çıkmış gibi...................
  17. Nov 8, 2022
    7
    опен ворлд типичный юбиговно но хоть дрочево нет сюжет можно пройти без гринда есть прикольные фишки в гейплееи, правда сценарий фуфел игра середняк
  18. Oct 20, 2022
    4
    the game itself is good but the optimization is horrible and it doesn't have much of what was promised
  19. Oct 14, 2022
    6
    I think it is good but just good
    In any field at least one better game exists just HACKING could make it so exciting but it was so normally
    It's good to play but once the story is over you can't and don't want to play anymore
    nearly nothing exists that you do and other game doesn.t have and its so bad for a open world game
  20. Sep 26, 2022
    8
    An underrated game. Ubisoft promised players so much that everyone expected the game to be no worse than GTA V. But it turned out not at all what they expected.
    The graphics that were shown in the trailer were exactly the same in the release of the game. Although the graph still turned out to be good.
    Also, many did not like the main character. Everyone said he had no character. The
    An underrated game. Ubisoft promised players so much that everyone expected the game to be no worse than GTA V. But it turned out not at all what they expected.
    The graphics that were shown in the trailer were exactly the same in the release of the game. Although the graph still turned out to be good.
    Also, many did not like the main character. Everyone said he had no character.
    The plot is generally not bad. Although everything looks banal. Throughout the game, we want to avenge the death of our niece.
    This game had good prospects, but in many ways it did not fulfill them.
    But overall I liked the game! Everyone expected a masterpiece, but it turned out to be just a good game.
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  21. Sep 4, 2022
    8
    8/10.......................................................................
  22. Aug 29, 2022
    7
    Давольно интересная игра, с хорошей концепцией и неплохой реализацией, но есть проблемы: С течением времени кажется, что тебе не достаёт хакерских примочек, ты вроде в песочнице, тебе это нравится, а вроде и хочется песочницу побольше, в миссиях с врагами по итогу ты пользуешься пистолетом глушителем, ибо это эффективнее. Зачем пытаться подманить врага куда-то, отвлечь, сделать вид, чтоДавольно интересная игра, с хорошей концепцией и неплохой реализацией, но есть проблемы: С течением времени кажется, что тебе не достаёт хакерских примочек, ты вроде в песочнице, тебе это нравится, а вроде и хочется песочницу побольше, в миссиях с врагами по итогу ты пользуешься пистолетом глушителем, ибо это эффективнее. Зачем пытаться подманить врага куда-то, отвлечь, сделать вид, что его гибель - несчастный случай, если можно за пару секунд избавиться отнего одной пулей? Тем более, что игра только подталкивает к скорейшему устранению врага, давая опыт за это (и она не даёт его больше, если вы убили его хакерским способом) Ещё одна проблема - активности. Их много и не понятно, зачем они нужны. Бабок много, тратить их, можно сказать, и не надо, а опыт можно получить с пары районов и у тебя будет достаточно очков опыта для +- комфортного прохождения. Хотя, отмечу, что эти активности лично мне особо не надоедали, иногда даже приятно их было проходить. Но когда понимаешь, что особо ничего и не получаешь в итоге, желание проходить их как-то улетучивается. Город выполнен хорошо, много знаменитых для Чикаго зданий и мест, которые интересно посещать, Юби даже подталкивают нас это делать, ставя "галочки" с интересной информацией по этому месту. К тому же понравилась фишка с происходящими случайно авариями на улицах, нпс тоже умеют делать ошибки :)))) А уход от полиции здесь, наверное, одно из лучших, что вообще есть в игре (хоть и физика машин дико аркадная и малоприятная) Сюжет в игре... ну он вроде нормальный, а вроде ты уже и забыл что там вообще было, к тому же ты не ощущаешь контроля над героем в сюжетном плане, он всё решает за тебя, да так, что даже не понимаешь, как мы из 1-ого пришли ко 2-ому. Персонажи не особо яркие и уникальные, но уж парочку из них запомните хоть немного Ну и графика. КЛАССНО, реально классно, даже 8 лет спустя ею наслаждался, но модельки персонажей как-то недоделаны что ль. Expand
  23. Aug 2, 2022
    10
    This was actually great game. Feels bad that some people got triggered for it not being like trailer, but it still looks good. graphically one of the better looking games from 2014, Ubisoft of course did it even better with Unity same year, but still. Good game, that feels like GTA, but with hacker twist.
  24. Jul 24, 2022
    7
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  25. Jul 13, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра отличная Сюжет интересный, местами провисает но всё же игра стоит того чтобы ее пройти. Expand
  26. Jul 8, 2022
    9
    It is one of my favorite games of all time. I know it has many flaws like the physics of driving is really bad and the graphics of the game was downgraded but none of these things affected my enjoyment at all.

    Watch Dogs has one of the things I love the most in the games. A great story, I loved the story of this game from beginning to the end, Aiden Pierce is a badass vigilante fighting
    It is one of my favorite games of all time. I know it has many flaws like the physics of driving is really bad and the graphics of the game was downgraded but none of these things affected my enjoyment at all.

    Watch Dogs has one of the things I love the most in the games. A great story, I loved the story of this game from beginning to the end, Aiden Pierce is a badass vigilante fighting evil gangs using technology and his hacking skills. It is an incredible story very cinematographic and with a good plot.

    The gameplay isn't bad either, the stealth system is great the hack skills are cool, and a good innovation.

    The open world is kinda empty and dead, there are not many things to do aside from missions but at end of the day, the only thing that matters is personal enjoyment.

    So, if you like me that like a good story with a badass protagonist and good stealth gameplay with FC3 takedowns style, I think it is worth giving a shot in Watch Dogs.
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  27. Jul 7, 2022
    10
    I played through at least 10 times, I'm not bothered by the over-hype, this is a very good game, I don't care what others say.
  28. Jun 18, 2022
    7
    Watch Dogs is an okay videogame that at least tries to do something different.
  29. Apr 22, 2022
    4
    Геймплей неинтересный, с элементарными механиками. Стрельба вообще никак не ощущается, как и вождение. Графика так себе, даже для своего времени. Сюжет меня не цепляет.
  30. Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Extremely and unfairly underrated. This game wasn't GTA V level (obviously), but it wasn't bad at all. I personally love both watch dogs and GTA V.
  31. Mar 20, 2022
    7
    O jogo não é de tudo ruim, porém ainda sim muito aquém do que foi prometido e vendido pela Ubisoft em seus trailers todos maquiados e mentirosos.
    Ainda sim o jogo tem o seu chame.
    Nota 7.
  32. Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Great fun game, has solid graphics by 2014 standard. Anyone expecting this to have 2022 graphics is delusional, it look perfectly fine even now and gameplay holds up well. Overall this game is way better than empty, modern open world games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Elden Ring.
  33. Mar 13, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Personally, I think this game its overrated. The story shows to you a criminal who lost her sister-in-law, the only person who was happy with him. For his fault, Maurice killed her, and Aiden thinks that the only way to redeem is the revenge. But thats a big mistake. He tries to kill maurice, a few days, her sister gets kidnapped and he tries to go after damien, but hes does criminal things. After a while, he mets clara lile, her helper, after, he meet T-Bone, unfortunately, he starts to loose, things at the end of the because his obsession to kill damien, he loses clara, she is killed; he loses his family because they don't wanna be on risk, he loose his dignity and finally, when he kills damien, he kills his friend, jordi-chin. I personally think that the story represents how bad is the revenge, and how a criminal, usually can't become good person. Honestly, i hate the end because jordi-cin for no reason is still alive, but the story is breaking-down, you feel bad for the characters around Aiden pearce. The graphics are generic, in 2014 were good, but nowadays, i recommend to put graphical mods because some moments growned very bad at the time. The world is interesting, has some interesting activities but are very short and its easy to get the final trophie (platinum, in ps4, for example). The gameplay its very good, and the car persecutions are spectacular, with all of the hacks and slow motion, the final boss its very original, because you needd to drive around the city escaping and trying to go places wich in a short time, get hacked. The atmposhere is good, and dark. The game has a lots of bugs. Good performance. I recommend it, but only for 30$ Expand
  34. Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.4

    Ignoring all the downgrading crap Ubisoft pulled on everyone.... The idea is amazing, a good start for a nice franchise of games. The story was good enough for me, the gameplay was fun but not amazing, the worst part for me was the setting. The city was just boring and damp, no real will to go around and explore honestly. The second and third games had a way better
    Score: 7.4

    Ignoring all the downgrading crap Ubisoft pulled on everyone....

    The idea is amazing, a good start for a nice franchise of games.
    The story was good enough for me, the gameplay was fun but not amazing, the worst part for me was the setting.
    The city was just boring and damp, no real will to go around and explore honestly.
    The second and third games had a way better world building!
    Still i recomend if you get it for 10 bucks
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  35. Feb 27, 2022
    9
    The game is set in Chicago, the man-hole blowing capital of the world. The sprawling open world with a touch of rural area makes this an amazing open-world. The story is not the strong suit of the game as it is based on revenge for your family but the real deal is hacking in an open world environment. The whole city is connected to an Operating System called CtOS. You play as a hacker whoThe game is set in Chicago, the man-hole blowing capital of the world. The sprawling open world with a touch of rural area makes this an amazing open-world. The story is not the strong suit of the game as it is based on revenge for your family but the real deal is hacking in an open world environment. The whole city is connected to an Operating System called CtOS. You play as a hacker who can hack into any security camera, phone, and a lot of stuff. The funniest thing is hacking some poor blokes bank account while walking on the street and after a few seconds when they realize their bank is hacked, they cuss and lose their temper which is hilarious. The ATM side missions are the most hilarious. Every human has a different name and you can get their brief details which makes you realize how much information we give away for free to the internet. Your phone is your super-weapon and hacking around the world is more fun than the storyline. The side-missions start as fun but are way too repetitive which loses its glamour after a while. Expand
  36. Feb 23, 2022
    8
    Симулятор хакинга в мире экшн-боевика от третьего лица — Watch Dogs — это идеальная история про человека, по имени Эйден Пирс, который попытался остановить правительственную систему ctOS. Внутри этой операционной системы есть вся информация о каждом жителе города, о событиях внутри штатов, переписках людей и всё, что может быть интересно правительству. Объединенная группа хакеров решилаСимулятор хакинга в мире экшн-боевика от третьего лица — Watch Dogs — это идеальная история про человека, по имени Эйден Пирс, который попытался остановить правительственную систему ctOS. Внутри этой операционной системы есть вся информация о каждом жителе города, о событиях внутри штатов, переписках людей и всё, что может быть интересно правительству. Объединенная группа хакеров решила положить этому конец, дабы освободить людей от оков, но сюжет поворачивается в другую сторону. Expand
  37. Feb 23, 2022
    10
    This game shouldn't be called Watch_Dogs, it should be called "Underrated", because that's what it is. One of the most atmospheric open world cities (modern) of all time. I like GTA 4 and GTA 5 more, but Watch_Dogs is very closely behind them in 3rd spot.
  38. Feb 15, 2022
    10
    Great open-world AAA GTA style hacker gamer, that is unique enough to stand on it's own from GTA series. I'm saying all this as a hardcore GTA fan btw. Aiden is very cool, serious, deep main character. He is not you average hero who saves the day and acts nice. No. He is serious vigilante on revenge quest and that's what makes him actually interesting and cool. People often say that he isGreat open-world AAA GTA style hacker gamer, that is unique enough to stand on it's own from GTA series. I'm saying all this as a hardcore GTA fan btw. Aiden is very cool, serious, deep main character. He is not you average hero who saves the day and acts nice. No. He is serious vigilante on revenge quest and that's what makes him actually interesting and cool. People often say that he is "bad take on Batman" NO. Unlike Batman, Aiden actually kills his victims and that's no hate on Batman, i like Batman and that's whole another debate, but Aiden is very, very cool and likable character. Anyone who wanted him to be perfect hero, can look for some other game, Sims maybe. There's lots of similarities between Max Payne and Aiden, i have never seen anyone whining about Max Payne or maybe these haters have just never played that masterful shooter series, that is Max Payne. Either way Watch Dogs is already a classic and has huge fanbase. Two sequels were absolute garbage, only Aiden DLC was decent. Hopefully Ubisoft want actually make money again and next WD game will be prequel with Aiden as a main character. Expand
  39. Feb 9, 2022
    7
    Grand City Hacker

    I've played this game just because get it free in EGS and don't have any hope I like it. But, it was interesting experience and after all this years I can say that WD series do the same story as AC series - strange but interesting first game, great second game and frustrating third. Visual (7/10): So graphics is good, but as I know at the start there were too many
    Grand City Hacker

    I've played this game just because get it free in EGS and don't have any hope I like it. But, it was interesting experience and after all this years I can say that WD series do the same story as AC series - strange but interesting first game, great second game and frustrating third.

    Visual (7/10): So graphics is good, but as I know at the start there were too many problems and differences between prebuild and the game, even years after release on new videocard - the game lack optimization. Music was not very memorable, it was average just for atmosphere. Interface and visual design was ok, I don't feel the city is living I feel like it's my big sandbox, similar feeling I had in Prorotype years ago.

    Gameplay (6/10): Gameplay is not balanced, first mission on stadium - WOW, hacking city - WOW, virtual drug mini-games - cool, but it's first couple of hours in game, than you need to play a bit boring linear storyline, a hue minus of the game balance - in the end game it's better and easier to kill everyone using weapons rather than do some hacking staff and it's really frustrating, because WD is bad shooter game with strange physics.
    Story (7/10) Story is very average, but I really like characters and interaction between them. Really good job for direction some missions , very cinematographic. And it was a bit interesting at the beginning to understand how everything works with this cityOS. All other things are just average - we are god guys, all others are bad guys, and of course super bad guy who will tell us the plan before shoot us.

    So all in all WD is not an AAA game, but it was good AA game with some unique mechanics that I really like. and that's why I've tried other games. So like first AC this game is not balanced, was not optimized a lot, and have some boring moments in a super serious story, but I feel that developers and designers really like what they did and tried their bests. I think I can recommend this game to everyone who likes open-world games, or want to check WD series. But it's not a masterpiece or must play game, just good ambiguous game.
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  40. Jan 30, 2022
    9
    It is one of my favorite games of all time. I know it has many flaws like the physics of driving is really bad and the graphics of the game was downgraded but none of these things affected my enjoyment at all.

    Watch Dogs has one of the things I love the most in the games. A great story, I loved the story of this game from beginning to the end, Aiden Pierce is a badass vigilante fighting
    It is one of my favorite games of all time. I know it has many flaws like the physics of driving is really bad and the graphics of the game was downgraded but none of these things affected my enjoyment at all.

    Watch Dogs has one of the things I love the most in the games. A great story, I loved the story of this game from beginning to the end, Aiden Pierce is a badass vigilante fighting evil gangs using technology and his hacking skills. It is an incredible story very cinematographic and with a good plot.

    The gameplay isn't bad either, the stealth system is great the hack skills are cool, and a good innovation.

    The open world is kinda empty and dead, there are not many things to do aside from missions but at end of the day, the only thing that matters is personal enjoyment.

    So, if you like me that like a good story with a badass protagonist and good stealth gameplay with FC3 takedowns style, I think it is worth giving a shot in Watch Dogs.
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  41. Jan 27, 2022
    9
    Story: 80/100
    Gameplay: 90/100
    Graphics: 90/100
    Music/Soundtrack: 80/100
    Main Character(s): 85/100
    Side Characters: 80/100
    Regular Enemies: 75/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: 75/100
    World/Level Design: 90/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 100/100
    Would I Play It Again?: Yes
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: 27

    Rating: 90/100
  42. Jan 23, 2022
    5
    Watch Dogs, is an incomplete gta-like game with some hacker aspects.
    This game could be much more good if it was a completed game. But in this current form, game has too many lacking contents about open world design. Except for the time spent during the main quests. There is only few activities player can do in the open world. And this activities are mostly same anti crime side
    Watch Dogs, is an incomplete gta-like game with some hacker aspects.
    This game could be much more good if it was a completed game. But in this current form, game has too many lacking contents about open world design. Except for the time spent during the main quests. There is only few activities player can do in the open world. And this activities are mostly same anti crime side missions.Except the open world events, even the main quest types are very few and too similer to each other.
    Even the game mechanics are incompleted. Game usually offers you a stealth gameplay especially in the main quests. But the silly part is, game even doesn't have fundemental stealth mechanics like, carrying dead body's.
    This game had the potential. But the Ubisoft's money lust causes a incompleted freak game again.
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  43. Jan 22, 2022
    8
    Не сказал бы, что согласен с большинством критикующих эту игру. Да, сюжет не огонь, но атмосфера хороша (её бы к сюжету второй части).
  44. Jan 14, 2022
    10
    я просто не знаю,что написать,так что,я просто напишу рандомные буквы или цифры. вввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввввв
  45. Jan 9, 2022
    10
    Atmosphere in this game is just next level, i really like this game. At times i enjoy this even more than GTA V.
  46. Dec 30, 2021
    10
    Watch Dogs obviously reminds GTA 4/5, but what makes it stand out and it's own thing is hacking element. There's also unique world design, cool outfits you can wear, lots of guns and while it's story might not be amazing (it's decent), there's still lots of fun to be had and many well designed missions. Graphics actually look pretty good, especially at night time, rain effects are great,Watch Dogs obviously reminds GTA 4/5, but what makes it stand out and it's own thing is hacking element. There's also unique world design, cool outfits you can wear, lots of guns and while it's story might not be amazing (it's decent), there's still lots of fun to be had and many well designed missions. Graphics actually look pretty good, especially at night time, rain effects are great, etc. This game has this unique atmosphere that i haven't really felt in any other game. It's dark and serious, very similar to Max Payne to be honest, but still different enough. Real star of this game is obviously ability to hack almost anything, unlock cars, change traffic lights, stop or make trains move and so on. Overall very cool game. Sadly sequels were awful, but hopefully WD 4 will be something similar to Watch Dogs 1. Expand
  47. Dec 17, 2021
    10
    I was playing Watch Dogs all night yesterday and i just can't get over how good and underrated this game really is. City design is absolutely fantastic for this 2014 video game. Graphics are solid on PC, story is fun enough. Gunplay feels great, i really like lots of different outfit colors you can use on main character, there's so many different cars you can steal, weather effects areI was playing Watch Dogs all night yesterday and i just can't get over how good and underrated this game really is. City design is absolutely fantastic for this 2014 video game. Graphics are solid on PC, story is fun enough. Gunplay feels great, i really like lots of different outfit colors you can use on main character, there's so many different cars you can steal, weather effects are amazing, city at night looks simply stunning. Hopefully Watch Dogs makes comeback one day and they make something similar to this first game. Maybe even Prequel with Aiden in Watch Dogs 4 would be perfect. Expand
  48. Dec 13, 2021
    7
    Watch Dogs were so over-hyped and in the end didn't deliver. But it's not a bad game, just not a great one.
  49. Dec 12, 2021
    7
    Review

    Attention: That's just my opinion! Watch Dogs - '' Hacker game about the future world '' The game surprised me the most with its details and how the surrounding future will look. When I started talking about the story of the game, I personally enjoyed the start of the game, the game felt at first like a movie series, I mean the cutscenes. The goal of the game's story is
    Review

    Attention: That's just my opinion!

    Watch Dogs - '' Hacker game about the future world ''

    The game surprised me the most with its details and how the surrounding future will look. When I started talking about the story of the game, I personally enjoyed the start of the game, the game felt at first like a movie series, I mean the cutscenes. The goal of the game's story is about revenge and fighting corrupt bandits and so on, but story - writing was sometimes funny or dumb, without logic. Personally, I liked and disliked how they made the game's gameplay. The most interesting thing was to hack certain things you could. The story mission of the game was very boring, those missions kept repeating only there were a few missions that really felt like a good game, even the side missions were better than the story mission was, and some game missions were repetitive and were boring. But what I really disliked in the game, the Auto Aim, on the PC platform - WHAT Really? Auto Aim annoyed me a lot because it was too easy to play and very uncomfortable. The enemy's AI was very bad, they only knew how to shoot very accurately and think dumb. The game had quite a few bugs that interfered with playing the game.

    So the game isn’t too bad I still remember what event happens that day, when Ubisoft cheated players that Watch Dogs would have brutally good graphics, but things were different. I may have played the older version, maybe everything is fine now, but I wanted to start with the older version. I enjoyed the details of the city and that life in the game felt like the future. The game has problems, and it is not the best. I would dedicate 7/10 to this game.
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  50. Dec 12, 2021
    10
    --------------------------------------------------------------Pretty Good-------------------------------------------------
  51. Dec 11, 2021
    10
    One of my favorite games of all time, seriously well made game. Yeah not perfect, but nothing is.
  52. Dec 6, 2021
    9
    Very good little game, good story, even if the main thread is short. Sometimes it might be repetitive if you want to push it to 100%, but it’s a very good game.
  53. Dec 4, 2021
    10
    Очень крутой сюжет и геймплей. Я такого не встречал ни в одной игре до этого. И графика очень приятная, особенно вода и ветер.
  54. Nov 30, 2021
    10
    Great game, got hate because entitled lazy gamers never even tried it. They were like "huh downgraded? must be trash". Actually looks pretty good for a 2014 game and has fun open world and nice story.
  55. Nov 28, 2021
    10
    One of my favorite semi-futuristic, city-centric, open-world games. I can't believe it was so underrated when it came out, but seems like over the years, lots of people have finally found this game and it gets the respect it truly deserves!
  56. Nov 26, 2021
    10
    Amazing game in 2021! Don't listen to the negative reviews. Most of them are to do with performance issues that were fixed a long time ago. The game is much better now and is totally worth buying in 2021!
  57. Nov 15, 2021
    7
    A game with an interesting story and decent game play, but a lacking open world. The story kept me interested until the end with enjoyable missions and memorable characters. Making the environment interactive through hacking explosive pipes, bollards, and other world objects is a great idea and it's fun to do. There's a good soundtrack to go along with the game. My biggest issue with thisA game with an interesting story and decent game play, but a lacking open world. The story kept me interested until the end with enjoyable missions and memorable characters. Making the environment interactive through hacking explosive pipes, bollards, and other world objects is a great idea and it's fun to do. There's a good soundtrack to go along with the game. My biggest issue with this game is that after everything with the story and side missions are done, there isn't anything else interesting to do. This isn't the kind of open world game where you can simply wander the world and find something to play with. The NPC AI is basic. The only good part about the AI is how the police AI can weave traffic like it's nothing, something all other games with vehicular pursuit I've played struggle with. Overall, I enjoyed it, and it's a game worth playing for the story and missions. Expand
  58. Oct 14, 2021
    6
    monotonuos and boring but GREAT graphics and optimisation. gta 5 su cks in this case
  59. Sep 29, 2021
    8
    Basically it got hate because it didn't look like E3 trailer and that's fair, but i never saw that E3 trailer, maybe i'm lucky, but i wasn't even waiting for this game. In fact first time i heard about this game was the day it released lol. So basically i had no idea what this game even was and i found out it's open wo
  60. Sep 25, 2021
    7
    A typical Ubisoft game no more, no less. I wonder why it is keeping gain so much hate even today, 7 years afterwards. Dowdy plot, boring characters, poor gameplay mechanics - everything in the best traditions of Assassin's Creed games, nothing new. But... That neo-noir style the game was made in kept me glued to screen throughout whole campaign. Only because of aesthetics i'll give it 7/10.
  61. Sep 19, 2021
    9
    Aiden Pearce is legendary protagonist. I like him here and in DLC in Watch Dogs Legion. Cars physics is terrible. But story very good. Graphics looks great.
  62. Sep 18, 2021
    10
    Watch Dogs 2 was absolutely awful and i was really disappointed in basically everything they did with Watch Dogs 2. But Watch Dogs 1 is absolutely amazing and one of the most enjoyable games Ubisoft has ever made. Highly recommending, if you like GTA 4 or GTA 5.
  63. Aug 27, 2021
    3
    A more interesting craft like GTA, at first it is interesting, then you feel the lack of a soul
  64. Aug 23, 2021
    10
    Good old classic. This user score was rigged when this game came out, but it's actually very popular on youtube, just check some recent watch dogs videos. Overall very good game.
  65. Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Watch Dogs is still very much popular game and people still very much play it. Not sure why some would think that it has died out. That's not true. Of course it can't be GTA 5 level popularity because that's the only game Rockstar has rn (nobody plays rdrd2 online lol), but Ubisoft has been constantly making new games. So saying that GTA 5 is more popular today than Watch Dogs is kind ofWatch Dogs is still very much popular game and people still very much play it. Not sure why some would think that it has died out. That's not true. Of course it can't be GTA 5 level popularity because that's the only game Rockstar has rn (nobody plays rdrd2 online lol), but Ubisoft has been constantly making new games. So saying that GTA 5 is more popular today than Watch Dogs is kind of obvious. If Ubisoft was milking Watch Dogs since 2014 with similar online support as GTA 5 then it would be also more popular today. But Watch Dogs was always meant to be Single Player game first. Only reason i care about GTA 5 is also single player. Expand
  66. Aug 22, 2021
    10
    One of the best games of all time, i'm serious btw. This game has way more depth than some people think. There's so many places to explore and have fun.
  67. Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Very good open-world gta style game, but it's different thanks to hacking elements. Very cool.
  68. Aug 9, 2021
    2
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  69. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    One of my favorite open world games of all time. Seriously, it's great. there's almost no other game with dark and gritty atmosphere like Watch Dogs has. It's raining all the time, it has interesting city design. It's almost like Max Payne, but it's open world and you can hack everything. Amazing.
  70. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Watch Dogs is amazing game and so underrated that it's almost sad. People who say that it has bad graphics, don't understand graphics at all. Just cause it has different graphics from E3 trailer, doesn't mean it automatically has bad graphics. It looks great and is very fun game.
  71. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Bel gioco divertente, bella grafica, il tono generale di questo gioco è davvero buono. Dovrebbero fare più giochi come questi.
  72. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Lijepa zabavna igra prekrasna grafika ukupni ton ove igre je zaista dobar. Trebali bi napraviti više ovakvih igara.
  73. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Gözəl əyləncəli oyun gözəl qrafika bu oyunun ümumi tonu həqiqətən yaxşıdır. Bu kimi oyunları daha çox etməlidirlər.
  74. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Գեղեցիկ զվարճալի խաղ: Այս խաղի ընդհանուր գրաֆիկան ընդհանուր առմամբ իսկապես լավն է: Նրանք պետք է ավելի շատ նման խաղեր պատրաստեն
  75. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Lojë e bukur argëtuese grafika e bukur toni i përgjithshëm dhe atmosfera e kësaj loje është vërtet e mirë. Ata duhet të bëjnë më shumë lojëra si këto.
  76. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    'N Prettige speletjie, 'n pragtige grafiese algehele toon en die atmosfeer van hierdie speletjie is regtig goed. Hulle behoort meer sulke speletjies te maak.
  77. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    لعبة ممتعة جميلة رسومات جميلة لهجة بشكل عام لهذه اللعبة جيدة حقًا. يجب أن يصنعوا المزيد من الألعاب مثل هذه.
  78. Jul 31, 2021
    10
    One of my favorite modern-open world-city games, just behind GTA V. Hacking mechanics makes it fun and stand out more than games like Sleeping Dogs. Nice atmosphere, decently designed city. It could have had more, but at the same time, it has just enough content.
  79. Jul 29, 2021
    10
    Watch Dogs 1 (PC Version) is stunning open world (similar to GTA series) hacker-action game, hopefully they make WD3 about Aiden.
  80. Jul 27, 2021
    9
    Взламывать почти все интересно, управление машиной на клавиатуре отвратительное. А если у тебя включена русская раскладка то все в каких-то непонятных знаках! Стрельба нормальная, но вот NPS на дорогах тупые пипец на светофорах это ещё не заметно а если его убрать они будут ездить по очереди а не по правилам. Ещё когда ты едешь по главной дороге машины которые выезжают со второстепеннойВзламывать почти все интересно, управление машиной на клавиатуре отвратительное. А если у тебя включена русская раскладка то все в каких-то непонятных знаках! Стрельба нормальная, но вот NPS на дорогах тупые пипец на светофорах это ещё не заметно а если его убрать они будут ездить по очереди а не по правилам. Ещё когда ты едешь по главной дороге машины которые выезжают со второстепенной дороги тебе не уступают дорогу. А NPS пешеходы боятся всего фиг припаркуешься не спугнув кого-нибудь! Expand
  81. Jul 15, 2021
    10
    First of all, People were ranting over this game because it did not look like what ubisoft showed in E3 trailer. They are also complaining about why Aiden can not shoot while driving. Besides they are not happy about the bugs at the release of this game. Moreover, some people are ranting because they can not pass a mission because of its difficulty.

    However, I have played this game
    First of all, People were ranting over this game because it did not look like what ubisoft showed in E3 trailer. They are also complaining about why Aiden can not shoot while driving. Besides they are not happy about the bugs at the release of this game. Moreover, some people are ranting because they can not pass a mission because of its difficulty.

    However, I have played this game recently in 2021 and the graphics did not seem that bad to me. Secondly, Aiden not being able to shoot while driving actually makes sense because on one hand he's holding his phone to hack and he's using the other hand to drive. Thirdly, I have completed the whole game and could not even find a single bug. Also, the game is really difficult even on normal difficulty but I like it. Lastly, I would recommend everyone to play the main story of this game, it is a masterpiece. The only complain I have is that there are some audio issues and the control for audio settings did not work for me.
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  82. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Në përgjithësi më pëlqen shumë kjo lojë, është pothuajse perfekte shumë e ftohtë
  83. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    logħba super sabiħa ħafna terġa 'tilgħab u tirrakkomanda wkoll lil ħaddieħor
  84. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    super tre bela ludo ludus denove kaj ankaŭ rekomendus al aliaj!!!!!!!!!!!!
  85. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    un ghjocu super bellu bellu ghjucaria torna è cunsiglierebbe ancu à l'altri
  86. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします
  87. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    lojë super shumë e bukur do të luante përsëri dhe gjithashtu do t'u rekomandonte të tjerëve
  88. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    game super sangat bagus akan bermain lagi dan juga merekomendasikan kepada orang lain
  89. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    helvítis mjög flottur leikur myndi spila aftur og mæla líka með öðrum
  90. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    сјајна врло лепа игра би се поново играла и такође препоручила другима.
  91. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Све у свему, врло лепа игра би се поновила и такође препоручила другима
  92. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    “Every strength is also a weakness. The opposite is true as well.”- Neil Strauss
  93. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    солидна врло лепа игра би се поновила и такође препоручила другима!!!!!!!!!!
  94. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I wish when i'm 80 years old, i would still go back and play this game or some other similar games that they made in 2010s, good stuff.
  95. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    gioco super molto carino giocherebbe di nuovo e consiglierei anche ad altri
  96. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Beautiful game, is it absolutely perfect? No, no it's not (but no game is btw). Is it good game tho? Absolutely.
  97. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece!
  98. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily
  99. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?Very good okay?
  100. Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Sound/music 10/10------Graphics 10/10-------Story 8.5/10----------Characters 9/10
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  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. 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.