Watch Dogs

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  1. nidvar
    May 31, 2014
    0
    It is a smaller version of GTA 4 with the ability to hack traffic lights and set off circuit explosions on the side of the street.

    Getting a bridge to rise and fall does not mean hacking a city. You can hack people but those 'people' are just randomly generated profiles that have no real significance. The city looks beautiful but you cannot enter into 98% of buildings so it is    It is a smaller version of GTA 4 with the ability to hack traffic lights and set off circuit explosions on the side of the street.

    Getting a bridge to rise and fall does not mean hacking a city.

    You can hack people but those 'people' are just randomly generated profiles that have no real significance.

    The city looks beautiful but you cannot enter into 98% of buildings so it is just a nice view.

    Enjoy 5 minutes of playing with traffic lights.    … Expand
  2. Oliver404
    May 31, 2014
    6
    Throughout the game you take on the role of a hacker whose phone allows him to access a network that controls the entire city the game is based. While this set up to being an interesting and innovative game, watch dogs falls short of the mark; not due to glitches, bugs, down-scaled graphics or over-hype but poor design choices and poor development. Ultimately the games spectacular ideasThroughout the game you take on the role of a hacker whose phone allows him to access a network that controls the entire city the game is based. While this set up to being an interesting and innovative game, watch dogs falls short of the mark; not due to glitches, bugs, down-scaled graphics or over-hype but poor design choices and poor development. Ultimately the games spectacular ideas and concepts are lost and in the end it doesn't quite compare to other games of its ilk.

    Now I say the design choices were poor because the ideas and concepts behind the game had so much more potential then what was given to use. For instance, the games world is constantly active with NPCs, objectives and missions but it never changes in any meaningful way, it never evolves or responds to what we do or whats happening in the story. The city at the start of the game is exactly the same as the city at the end of the game. There are also many other smaller annoyances like control frequently being taken away from the player, unresponsive scenes & controls, no save feature, tedious checkpoints that make the player re-watch long cut-scenes or dialogue, unskippable cut-scenes and dialogue and at times poor explanations, instructions or descriptions.

    However watch dogs all up is not a bad game, the plot is extremely interesting and it couples with the open world anarchy is the only thing that kept me plaything the game to its end. Multiplier is also a blast, I just wish the game would stop prompting me to play it every 2 minutes and let me get on with the single player. And while the world never changes there is a wealth of content and fun to be had in it.

    Overall I score this game a SIX out of TEN, its definitely a game I enjoyed and will spend more time in, but in the end I don't feel it has the replay value needed for an open world genre and in the end will sadly be left on my self to wait a couple of years before I could ever go back to it. And if anyone from ubisoft reads this I simply disappointed with the lack features you could have juiced from such a brilliant, interesting, unique idea and concept as watch dogs.    … Expand
  3. Eroticus
    May 31, 2014
    7
    This game is great! Game play is fun and extremely interactive. Can't wait for the patches to smooth things out. That is why I give this game a 9 and not a 10, is because of the technical sloppiness.
  4. xenochrist
    May 31, 2014
    6
    This game is not good.
    The pc version is even worse.
    The car driving sucks, there is a lag in the steering, the camera sucks, and the damage and speed is **** Also, alot of the game is driving away, which is such a chore. The combat is lame, it is clunky and the no gore makes it really empty feeling. the stealth is fun, but the dumb controls and ai makes any man rage. Exploring the    This game is not good.
    The pc version is even worse.
    The car driving sucks, there is a lag in the steering, the camera sucks, and the damage and speed is **** Also, alot of the game is driving away, which is such a chore.
    The combat is lame, it is clunky and the no gore makes it really empty feeling.
    the stealth is fun, but the dumb controls and ai makes any man rage.

    Exploring the world for unlockables was the only thing i found fun.

    The game overall is a chore to play. each missions is just a mini game with cut scenes. you do the same mini games but at different locations and different 'story' to them.
    the hacking theme is almost childish. 'press q to be a haxooorrrr'    … Expand
  5. Zetkov
    May 31, 2014
    0
    This has become one of the most frustrating games I have ever played. So frustrating that I actually just gave up and uninstalled it. Maybe the control on consoles are better but on PC I never have the feeling that I can accurately control my character. And driving? Impossible. You cannot even control a car unless you go very, very slow. You WILL hit everything around you. So bad.

    You    This has become one of the most frustrating games I have ever played. So frustrating that I actually just gave up and uninstalled it. Maybe the control on consoles are better but on PC I never have the feeling that I can accurately control my character. And driving? Impossible. You cannot even control a car unless you go very, very slow. You WILL hit everything around you. So bad.

    You will get stuck in side missions that you cannot find any way to drop. Once you pick it up and fail at it 15 times the only way to get around this is to start a new game. Then you will never play a side mission again for fear that you will be stuck in that side mission and never ever complete the game.

    The game will force you to play in ways you just don't want to play. You will spend hours on just trying to get one action done. You will even go to YouTube and watch people fail over and over on the same mission you're on and commenting how frustrating it is or how they'll have to do a lot of editing to take out the 2 hours of attempts to do this one action that is blocking them from enjoying the rest of the game.

    I've never uninstalled a game so quickly as this one. I honestly feel ripped off.    … Expand
  6. Corocan
    May 31, 2014
    4
    The game itself has great graphics for computers THAT CAN HANDLE IT. My advice for the following reviews, if you notice they're complaining about choppy graphics, static shadows, frame rate drops, ect. ignore them. They're frustrated their PC can't handle it.

    Three things: Realism, Storyline, and Gameplay. Realism: Of course the game isn't realistic, it's a game what do you expect.    The game itself has great graphics for computers THAT CAN HANDLE IT. My advice for the following reviews, if you notice they're complaining about choppy graphics, static shadows, frame rate drops, ect. ignore them. They're frustrated their PC can't handle it.

    Three things: Realism, Storyline, and Gameplay.

    Realism: Of course the game isn't realistic, it's a game what do you expect. Of course I'm speaking of the whole hacking thing.

    Storyline: The storyline is extremely conventional. Dead family member causes hero to seek revenge and ultimately the bad guys use his family against him by kidnapping his sister so he has to spend over half the game doing jobs for them until he can save her. Pretty much bland characters, bland storyline, blandy bland bland.

    Gameplay: Forgive me as I split this into subsections.

    Driving - This took time to get used to. I couldn't get it at first but this game was originally designed to be a racing game so it was given much more realistic, difficult handling. It took a while but I learned just how to pull drifts and make those turns without plowing into the bus stop.

    AI - The AI was meh. It's not OMG TERRIBUL but it's not exactly great either. Of course there are some bugs to work out but it's within playable parameters.

    Online - Well you'd thing Ubisoft would learn that when you release a hyped up game you're gunna get a lot of online traffic. Needless to say uPlay servers are down...

    Hacking - I like it. I don't understand why people are pissed at the whole "one button to hack". What would you have done?

    TL;DR, game play kept me busy for a couple days but didn't leave me wanting more. Storyline was incredibly boring and original. Characters were very 2D. Online is currently down. Maybe if Online resurfaced and I can finally play it my score might've increased.    … Expand
  7. Loucetios
    May 31, 2014
    3
    Horrible game, amazing engine.

    I flat out refuse to believe they have been working on this game since 2009. The engine for the game? Sure. The entire game can be summarized in one sentence "Press Y to hack." The music is **** and the gameplay is like a dumbed down GTA5 with terrible controls. All vehicles handle like go-karts, and they all handle exactly the same. The    Horrible game, amazing engine.

    I flat out refuse to believe they have been working on this game since 2009. The engine for the game? Sure.

    The entire game can be summarized in one sentence "Press Y to hack."

    The music is **** and the gameplay is like a dumbed down GTA5 with terrible controls.

    All vehicles handle like go-karts, and they all handle exactly the same. The motorcycles are a complete joke.

    I appreciated the unix nods in the intro and stuff like that but ultimately the game has absolutely nothing to do with network security or "hacking". It may as well be magic.

    The story is garbage, complete and utter trite.

    The only redeeming feature of this game is the engines ability. There seems to be amazing A.I in the game, and bullet/particle/physics effects are all very cool. They slapped a very ****ty game onto a very cool engine by the looks of it.

    Wait for the sequel.    … Expand
  8. username1222
    May 31, 2014
    0
    Do NOT be fooled by the paid positive reviews (notice how the paid critics who got a nexus tablet gave this game a good grade) this game is a large stinking POS.

    The Open world and Driving are utterly pointless, the hacking is boring after 3 or 4 times. The main quest is good but stealth is the only way to play given the gameplay difficulties. It's a bastard of GTA IV (not up to    Do NOT be fooled by the paid positive reviews (notice how the paid critics who got a nexus tablet gave this game a good grade) this game is a large stinking POS.

    The Open world and Driving are utterly pointless, the hacking is boring after 3 or 4 times. The main quest is good but stealth is the only way to play given the gameplay difficulties.

    It's a bastard of GTA IV (not up to level with V) and Deux ex Revolutions but not as good as either of them.    … Expand
  9. jafettmisael
    May 31, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu sinceramente esperava mais gráficos e jogabilidade do jogo, o jogo nao vale o preço que se paga, na ultima E3 ele até valeria, afinal la estava com mais gráficos....mais no caso, gráfico nao é tudo, falta muito ainda pra esse jogo, falta mais fisica, melhorar a jogabilidade com o carro, mais o jogo em questão de cenario e natureza ele esta otimo, apesar de parecer um jogo em fase BETA ainda....… Expand
  10. lolmetacritic
    May 31, 2014
    6
    Game had a very promising start but after Act 2 (of 4) the writing goes straight out the window. The missions become repetitive and unimaginative. The game was a 8 eight about half way in but dropped quite sharply after that.
  11. i_nesm
    May 31, 2014
    5
    I was really looking forward to playing this game, I found the story interesting and original, but the controls are awful, specially the mouse, it's a mess. I don't think I can play it like this.
  12. Zhriver
    May 31, 2014
    2
    Lets start with the obvious. In it's current state the game is downright broken. No matter how insane a machine you've got you will suffer from debilitating stuttering.
    On to the gameplay, the driving is utterly **** The cars feel very floaty. Even a small bump will send it flying. Often you can drive straight through oncoming cars as the collision detection doesn't work. You can even    Lets start with the obvious. In it's current state the game is downright broken. No matter how insane a machine you've got you will suffer from debilitating stuttering.
    On to the gameplay, the driving is utterly **** The cars feel very floaty. Even a small bump will send it flying. Often you can drive straight through oncoming cars as the collision detection doesn't work. You can even drive your motorcycle upside down without falling off the bike.
    The voice acting is some of the worst I've come across as well, some of the voice actors can't pronounce common words correct. The dialog is downright painful in some cut-scenes.
    You can find plenty of write ups as to how boring the storyline and gameplay is so I won't go into detail about this.
    We're a group of 5 who often game together, picking up the new releases to have some fun. There isn't a single one of us who still has this game installed on our computers. I paid 100USD for this game and I've clocked more than 20hours to give it a fair chance, but I just can't stomach this game.
    I can't recall a game where I've wanted a refund more than this stinker.    … Expand
  13. Atlars
    May 31, 2014
    2
    Before the release of Watchdogs, Ubisoft released videos on Youtube showing friends hacking each other, and other cool hacking features amongst friends in multiplayer. The only problem, this was a lie - a scam if you ask. VERY few of the promised features are actually available.

    The multiplayer part is DEAD - yes DEAD! Do not buy this game is you expect a multilayer feature! OK - the    Before the release of Watchdogs, Ubisoft released videos on Youtube showing friends hacking each other, and other cool hacking features amongst friends in multiplayer. The only problem, this was a lie - a scam if you ask. VERY few of the promised features are actually available.

    The multiplayer part is DEAD - yes DEAD! Do not buy this game is you expect a multilayer feature!

    OK - the single player campaign. Had loads of moments where I though to myself, what the F am I doing right now, and why? The all over story is a bad parody of only god know what high school play. Copied contend from famous tv-series. A total lag of originality.

    Why a score of 2? The hacking part is new! Well semi new! And its cool!

    All over! This game is a VERY bad attempt to make GTA clone.

    DO NOT waste your money on this game!    … Expand
  14. Latetzki
    May 31, 2014
    6
    Things I don't like about Watch_Dogs:

    - Armoured enemies are lame way to make the game harder. - You can't shoot at helicopters because they are mostly above you while chase is on. - Snipers (Also chopper, which is a bi*ch) aim is ALWAYS locked at Aiden's head. Which is just way too unrealistic. - There's no crouch, just cover. - Enemies often know your exact position right away. -    Things I don't like about Watch_Dogs:

    - Armoured enemies are lame way to make the game harder.
    - You can't shoot at helicopters because they are mostly above you while chase is on.
    - Snipers (Also chopper, which is a bi*ch) aim is ALWAYS locked at Aiden's head. Which is just way too unrealistic.
    - There's no crouch, just cover.
    - Enemies often know your exact position right away.
    - Man who is about die in a second or two, simply doesn't have time to report others about my presence.

    Things I liked:

    - Stealth gameplay
    - Graphics
    - Some of the gadgets were fun

    It's a game I wouldn't buy just yet, as the price is still high.    … Expand
  15. Yegwen
    May 31, 2014
    0
    As of today - very poorly executed port. It may sound like whining, but this game runs on ultra in very unstable 20-50 FPS on my rig with gForce 780Ti and i7 4770.

    Plus the u-play nonsence that noone wants drives me nuts. Oh yeah - you could argue - this is a next gen title, it has fancy graphics. No it doesn't. It looks good, but not revolutionary, and the constant FPS drops are    As of today - very poorly executed port. It may sound like whining, but this game runs on ultra in very unstable 20-50 FPS on my rig with gForce 780Ti and i7 4770.

    Plus the u-play nonsence that noone wants drives me nuts.

    Oh yeah - you could argue - this is a next gen title, it has fancy graphics. No it doesn't. It looks good, but not revolutionary, and the constant FPS drops are very annoying. Same kind of drops happen on medium settings.

    Talking about a poor console port!    … Expand
  16. soup980
    May 31, 2014
    0
    I can hardly even review the content of the game, as I have yet to even get into it. My system, running an AMD Radeon HD 7950 graphics card, blue screened not once, not twice, but thirteen times on the lowest graphics settings possible. If you value your $59.99, give this game a pass.
  17. Venari
    May 31, 2014
    9
    Notice how 9 times out of 10 the first thing these negative reviews mention is the game's graphics? The answer to this is simply that everyone is super "butthurt" about the "downgrade" in graphics compared to E3 2012. I've seen people claiming that it looks like Saints Row 2 on high, are you **** kidding me? WD on max settings is easily one of the greatest looking games of all time, fromNotice how 9 times out of 10 the first thing these negative reviews mention is the game's graphics? The answer to this is simply that everyone is super "butthurt" about the "downgrade" in graphics compared to E3 2012. I've seen people claiming that it looks like Saints Row 2 on high, are you **** kidding me? WD on max settings is easily one of the greatest looking games of all time, from the lighting, textures, rain, smoke and wind, to the gorgeous explosions and the astounding character models, this game is absolutely gorgeous, it's still pretty damn good looking even on low settings as well. When hacking cameras I often thought I was looking at real life, especially when spying on the character Iraq, he looks like a real person. Now that I've addressed the elephant in the review, let's get to the actual game.

    The campaign is not the longest, but it's considerably longer than most games nowadays. I beat the game in 45 hours of gameplay on my first playthrough, and a lot of that was side stuff and free roam, I'd say the campaign by itself is between 17-23 hours or so, give or take.

    Gameplay is fun as **** gunplay is fluid, animations are excellent, stealth is incredible, better than Assassin's Creed's by far. Hacking is definitely the highlight of the gameplay, hacking security cameras to get a better view of the situation, setting off traps, controlling the city at the tap of a screen, it makes you feel powerful and successfully executing a plan using hacking is extremely rewarding. Driving, in my opinion, really grew on me. It's different from most games and cars can be difficult to control, but once I got used to it I found that I was driving better than I was in GTA games. To top gameplay off, there is a difficulty mode called realistic mode, play on this, seriously. Enemies die in 1-4 shots without armor, you die in about 3-5 shots, it makes gameplay really tense and definitely rewards careful planning and stealth, and discourages balls to the wall shootouts, because your face will get shot up. Speaking of shootouts, I don't know specifically, maybe the animations, the fluid combat controls, parkour, just make it so fun to be in a shootout. Hacking isn't as complex as it could be, but would you really want anything more complicated? The way hacking is makes it very accessible and fun to use, anything more complicate and people would be whining about how it's too complicated. One complaint about realistic mode however is that armor is OP. You'll get hitmarkers with a Barrett if they're wearing bullet-proof vests. Armor is unrealistic in this game and realistic mode will become frustrating and a bit cheap later in the game, but that just made it more fun for me.

    The story may become confusing at times, and there are many anti-climactic moments, such as taking down couple of antagonists, some of them just end in an in game shootout, not very cinematic and a bit disappointing on that part, but there is one antagonist death that is just so **** cool and outside the box, I'll let you discover that if you get the game. Overall the story is good, combine the ridiculously good character models and graphics with the absolutely amazing voice actors and you get some very touching and emotional moments. Although, Aiden is by far the weakest character in the game, while his voice actor sounds nice, gravelly voice and all, execution of some lines lack emotion sometimes, kind of comparable to male Commander Shepard, Mark Meer, in Mass Effect, although nowhere near as bad. Aiden definitely doesn't lack the depth though, he has a great backstory and history. The supporting cast is really where they shine. From the French accent stereotypical young punk hacker girl with a partially shaved head Clara Lille, the charming, often hysterical and great guy Jordi and even your sister Nicole to the interesting and cold Iraq, the Deadmau5 wannabe Defalt and the manipulative monster "Lucky" Quinn, there is no shortage of lovable and incredible supporting characters and antagonists.

    In the open world there is a LOT to do, preventing crimes, criminal convoys, gang hideouts, fixer contracts, they add a lot of depth and variety to the game, and definitely do not get old quickly. Even after 50+ hours of gameplay I am still giddy when I get a gang hideout alert, those are my favorite. The game has a reputation system that can quickly change depending on your actions. You will either be a revered vigilante or a feared monster in the public's eyes, and this affects gameplay. If you're on the latter side of that spectrum you may walk into a store to find you're in a news broadcast on the TV in the back, making it difficult to complete a nice and legal purchase.

    Over the past few years, I've learned not to trust user reviews anymore. From the less than 1 rating of Mass Effect to the whiny **** bashing this game, user reviews aren't to be trusted anymore, read the reviews of the people who are PAID to review games, please.    … Expand
  18. hachkunhia
    May 31, 2014
    10
    The game is unique and really fun.
    Too bad many haters rate it low because some people think there was downgrade, even if there was it looks absolutely gorgeous.
  19. whatzitooya
    May 31, 2014
    5
    Watch Dogs' Disrupt is a new engine developed specifically for this game. It's based on the Assassin's Creed series' Anvil Engine and Far Cry 2 & 3's Dunia Engine which i could not ask for a better combination. But really though this one is a total disappointment. While undoubtedly beautiful, watch dogs has, surprisingly, a decent amount of glitches. Not to mention the stutter whichWatch Dogs' Disrupt is a new engine developed specifically for this game. It's based on the Assassin's Creed series' Anvil Engine and Far Cry 2 & 3's Dunia Engine which i could not ask for a better combination. But really though this one is a total disappointment. While undoubtedly beautiful, watch dogs has, surprisingly, a decent amount of glitches. Not to mention the stutter which indicates the lack optimization for PC. The worst part for me is the AI, they're really dumb, even though Disrupt's AI is based on Dunia. I even dare to say that Far Cry 3's psychotic and insane pirates are far smarter than any enemies in Watch Dogs. And the mechanics are too repetitive, many different tasks ended up on you chasing off the main target. Also, i won't advise you to get all of the unlockables since some of them involves a long and boring activities like playing a texas hold em poker or drinking challenges. Overall this is a very boring game, except if you want to know the main story.… Expand
  20. Praetorian27
    May 31, 2014
    1
    I am extremely disappointed with this game. After all the hype, it turned out to be a horrible version of Splinter Cell. For starters...you play a dickhead. Not a cool, likeable guy. But a thief who hacks innocent people's bank accounts and steals their money. I know it's a game, but that a pretty crappy message to be sending to younger players. When you are playing, you realize thatI am extremely disappointed with this game. After all the hype, it turned out to be a horrible version of Splinter Cell. For starters...you play a dickhead. Not a cool, likeable guy. But a thief who hacks innocent people's bank accounts and steals their money. I know it's a game, but that a pretty crappy message to be sending to younger players. When you are playing, you realize that this is almost a carbon copy of Splinter Cell. You use tech to distract and sneak past NPC's...how original.

    Save your money guys.. $60 is WAAAAAY too much to pay for this crap. This is a $20 game tops. This one's headed to the bargain bin very soon.    … Expand
  21. nlmike
    May 31, 2014
    0
    Just a call to metacritic to try and stop these very obvious FAKE reviews to try and get the score to a positive number. people are pissed of because we are getting RIPPED OFF yet again by the likes of Ubisoft

    I am beyond rage about these horrible media campaigns and the unfortunatly expected crappy console ports. What a bad day for gamers.
  22. Waclaw
    May 31, 2014
    3
    The first thing you need to know, that this game is not optimized for AMD cores because they were not invited into the development process and the game design will probably prevent any driver updates or patching to make it any better - google it. I couldn't play on my own PC and had to use my wifes since she has Nvidia on board. You have been warned!

    And now to the game itself. 1.    The first thing you need to know, that this game is not optimized for AMD cores because they were not invited into the development process and the game design will probably prevent any driver updates or patching to make it any better - google it. I couldn't play on my own PC and had to use my wifes since she has Nvidia on board. You have been warned!

    And now to the game itself.

    1. Graphics is nowhere close to what we saw on trailers shown to us at gaming events around the world. Not only is it just medicore, but the game doesn't even try to hide that most of the stuff is just copy paste - watch some gameplay videos and focus on random NPC animations. Clone sense tingling!

    2. Main story is just boring and predictable.

    3. Side missions are just a laugh - after 5-10 of them you will most probably skip this aspect of the game.

    4. Earning money is a laugh.

    5. Game physics is a misunderstanding if you realize that we're in 2014, not in 2004. Cars drive like a brick falling of from a bridge, vehicle damage is almost irrelevant, everything seems to be glued to the ground...

    6. Multiplayer? Go play whatever you're playing online these days as the lags, loss of connection and downtimes will just piss you off.

    Since it' s a Ubisoft game and they are well known for making promises that are never 100% fulfiled, I wasn't expecting all of the stuff that they were showing off. But the end product looks like an early alpha of what we were being shown so far. 3/10 from me, and that's only for the fact that the story has some nice support characters although even they are utilized in a predictable and unsatisfying way.

    P.S. This game runs (as always) via Uplay so expect a bumpy road when trying to actually launch the product. Server downs, missing files, 3+ file repairs in a row, you name it. So that doesn't help the overall impression at all.    … Expand
  23. robdarian
    May 31, 2014
    10
    I'am just adding a 10 to offset stupid scores. When posting a review about a game and giving it a horrible score because your pc sucks and can't run it, it means nothing. They game could be amazing and you wouldn't know because your peace of junk pc is underpowered. How is it the developer's fault your pc sucks? That's the worst reason to score something bad. Would you buy a hondaI'am just adding a 10 to offset stupid scores. When posting a review about a game and giving it a horrible score because your pc sucks and can't run it, it means nothing. They game could be amazing and you wouldn't know because your peace of junk pc is underpowered. How is it the developer's fault your pc sucks? That's the worst reason to score something bad. Would you buy a honda civic and score it a 1 out of 10 because it isn't as fast as a corvette even though you didn't buy a corvette? Makes no sense.… Expand
  24. EagleTiTi
    May 31, 2014
    1
    Maybe this game is good on consoles and some supercomputers, but in current state it's unplayable on many (powerful) PCs. Game have great potential but doesn't live it's potential.
  25. Flastie
    May 31, 2014
    0
    Next-gen graphic is a LIE !!! Trailers were pre-rendered, screenshots on STEAM are far from reality. The reality is that this game looks like GTA4 with awful optimization. RADEON cards owners are intentionally disadvantaged, because you cannot run this game on hiend CPU/GPU, while NVidia owners can run it on mediocre GFX cards :( ....Its makes me sick where this AMD/Nvidia corp warNext-gen graphic is a LIE !!! Trailers were pre-rendered, screenshots on STEAM are far from reality. The reality is that this game looks like GTA4 with awful optimization. RADEON cards owners are intentionally disadvantaged, because you cannot run this game on hiend CPU/GPU, while NVidia owners can run it on mediocre GFX cards :( ....Its makes me sick where this AMD/Nvidia corp war ended. Its make me sick that AAA titles are continuously sabotaged.. Remember Colonial marines? Remember Dragon Age 2?... just Warez this piece of s.... and save 60,- EUR. This was the last time i bought AAA title. A highly potential game sabotaged by corp war and trailer lies about nextgen graphic. Sorry, but 0/10. :(… Expand
  26. Digitalkid
    May 31, 2014
    9
    Story is awesome! Still there is a bunch of true misses like really bad car-phisics and city-scape made of concrete and paper)) Srsly, all you can brake is as fragile as paper)) But! Stealth and shooting mechancs are OK, no more no less. Chases and car-stealth are realy something new to me. And there's one thing that makes them all shine with new colors.. it's HACKING!
  27. herr_rosa88
    May 31, 2014
    8
    Watch dogs makes an amazing job in creating a living breathing open world city. It also has a decent amount of polish to it, even though a game of this magnitude won't have the same amount of polish as some closed world games such as Crysis 3.

    Pros: The incredible open world enviroment A lot of things to do e.g. mini games, hacking online activities and interesting story Graphics    Watch dogs makes an amazing job in creating a living breathing open world city. It also has a decent amount of polish to it, even though a game of this magnitude won't have the same amount of polish as some closed world games such as Crysis 3.

    Pros:
    The incredible open world enviroment
    A lot of things to do e.g. mini games, hacking online activities and interesting story
    Graphics and physics

    Cons:
    There draw distance is way to short.
    The driving mechanics of the cars are bad because the acceleration is way to fast and the steering is not responsive enough.
    The PC-version is not well optimized.    … Expand
  28. mezdejek
    May 31, 2014
    10
    Yesterday i completed this game and I can say that it's the best story i have ever played. This game has some problems but people that give it bad note only shows how stupid they are. This game should have solid 8/10 (I gave 10 because there are to much idiots there that gave 0 because... i don't know what)

    + amazing story - actually one of the best stories so far i have ever played +    Yesterday i completed this game and I can say that it's the best story i have ever played. This game has some problems but people that give it bad note only shows how stupid they are. This game should have solid 8/10 (I gave 10 because there are to much idiots there that gave 0 because... i don't know what)

    + amazing story - actually one of the best stories so far i have ever played
    + smart and flanking npc
    + spider tank!!!
    + a lot of cars ( a lot of "budget" cars! )
    + enough weapons
    + amazing multi-player free roam (but they should at least add poker there)

    - cannot modify weapons (scope, magazine, silencer, laser etc )
    - cannot do some simple stupid things like sit on bench this could be event greater durning hacking other player (like in assasin's creed but without stupid gray colors...)
    - only one item at normal shops -> for eg you can only buy beer ( alcohol should negatively influence the "focus" not add it...) beer should take one point of focus for some time, vodka should take 5 )
    - has typical sandbox errors (big car spawned blended with fence and disappeared (when i did enter)

    For those which want "radio" from gta 5 you have application for music where you can remove all songs from list and add only those which you want (it is organized in music types so you can add all pop or soul whatever you want)

    If you don't want to play - it's your problem, but don't give not < 5 because this game does not deserve it!    … Expand
  29. Acher4
    May 31, 2014
    9
    Watch dogs is a very good game! I liked the character and the world, and the hacking was actually fun doing. I have to say that my money were well spent :D.
  30. atkinsonandrew
    May 31, 2014
    5
    Played it and completed the story on a PS4. This game was hyped up a lot. The ads and demonstrations prior to launch didn't reflect the tone of the game very well. I couldn't help but think the story was trying to strike the same chord as The Last of Us did, but it didn't at all. The characters were all pretty hate-able, especially Aiden Pearce, the main character. He's completely insanePlayed it and completed the story on a PS4. This game was hyped up a lot. The ads and demonstrations prior to launch didn't reflect the tone of the game very well. I couldn't help but think the story was trying to strike the same chord as The Last of Us did, but it didn't at all. The characters were all pretty hate-able, especially Aiden Pearce, the main character. He's completely insane and doesn't understand when to stop. There is hardly any context to the characters' lives before the death of Lena.

    The gameplay felt like a mixture of GTA and Assassin's Creed (which sounds really damn cool), but the execution was pretty poor. It has all the bells and whistles of GTA, but you're forced to sneak around and take enemies out one by one. Hacking isn't very difficult and it get's really repetitive after the first few times.

    The best part of the game are the mini-games. There are at least 6 fully fleshed out mini-games (not including poker) that are pretty fun. I played Spider Tank and NVZN for at least an hour each.

    Multiplayer is practically non-existent. It's not even worth it to try and explain it because it should have just been left out completely. They probably could have made a better game if they had.

    The game does look really nice though. Although there were some glitches and pop-ins here and there, it showed off the PS4's capability well. The character models looked excellent, and the cars look believable. The reflections on the buildings is bad though; the game looks exceptionally better when it's night time (in-game) or when it's raining. Some of the explosions and things you can do are awesome though. Getting away from the cops by raising a bridge and ramping over it is surprisingly satisfying. The black-outs are really cool, especially at night.

    Although it looks nice, it feels limited, and I don't really want to play it now that I've completed the main story. It's forgettable, but I enjoyed causing grandiose explosions and stopping cops with barriers that pop out of the street. Not a next-gen game by any means.    … Expand
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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
  3. 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. 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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