Watch Dogs

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  1. JeffEagle
    May 27, 2014
    10
    iamthewizard2 is obviously lying. I have ONE 780TI (not 3 like this guy claims he has..never even heard of that anyways...) and I am running this game on max settings with 60-80FPS. The graphics are very, very good. Anyone that says otherwise has not played the PC version of this game and are probably disgruntled console players (like myself, who cancelled my pre order for the ps4 afteriamthewizard2 is obviously lying. I have ONE 780TI (not 3 like this guy claims he has..never even heard of that anyways...) and I am running this game on max settings with 60-80FPS. The graphics are very, very good. Anyone that says otherwise has not played the PC version of this game and are probably disgruntled console players (like myself, who cancelled my pre order for the ps4 after learning about 900p 30FPS). Best decision I made was to get this for PC over the ps4. This is a GREAT game so far.… Expand
  2. OliverGrau
    Jun 4, 2014
    10
    Before you read this review; mind that many of the negative reviews are based upon launch issues as well as individuals who are either mad that their PC can't handle the game or don't know how to update their drivers.

    This review will be solely based upon the game itself, not Uplay, not launch issues, not anything at all which is directly game related. But I would like to mention that    Before you read this review; mind that many of the negative reviews are based upon launch issues as well as individuals who are either mad that their PC can't handle the game or don't know how to update their drivers.

    This review will be solely based upon the game itself, not Uplay, not launch issues, not anything at all which is directly game related. But I would like to mention that the optimization is fine! People just need to update their drivers. I run the game at 1080p, high/ultra settings with a setup featuring a GTX 670 and an i5-3570, with an average FPS of 45.

    The game itself looks great! It might be one of the best looking sandbox games at the moment. The reflections of puddles and the water is spot on. Textures look great, I have not yet found spots which are muddy or undetailed. Shadows are not static as some people mention, enabling anti-aliasing will help upon it and cranking the shadow details up a little. Furthermore, it's just amazing seeing how objects are following the wind, the trees, trash, paper, leaves etc.

    The AI is not dumb, it's actually one of the most realistic and best responding AI I've tried in a long time. When stealing cars people call the police, if you draw your gun they run in fear and call the police, if you're spotted during someone doing a crime they stop it of fear. Shooting officers in the knee during a chase will take them out without killing them, why did it take so long for something so simple yet useful as this?

    Gameplay works great. There are many mini-games, many crimes and many other forms of smaller side-quests to do, which are great for the most part, yet they will become repetitive in the long run. The main story itself is long and entertaining, without spoiling anything I can tell it's different and a fresh breath in the gaming industry. The hacking is easily done by a click of a button and I like that. The difficulty of the hacking is to do it at the right moment, so you can either get past guards, escape the police or take someone out. The driving works, yet is nothing fantastic. When you start to drive the car accelerates at an unrealistic pace, it takes a while to get used to, but isn't game breaking.
    You can also see the game is made by Ubisoft, a little parkour borrowed from Assassins Creed is well executed and brings life into chases on foot.

    The game is worth it's price. I haven't met any issues yet and I recommend to anyone who enjoys sandbox games! Now go hack a dude who often buys online porn!    … Expand
  3. Whity
    May 30, 2014
    10
    It may not be as good as people was waiting for, but it's a great game to put on the same level as Assassins creed.
    It has it's load of bugs but the story is great, the freedom feeling is great too. The multiplayer mode is truly immersive and innovative.
    I wish a few other game take example on their online mode (^_^)
  4. Appleman
    May 27, 2014
    10
    Most of the negative reviews are complaining about bugs or not being able to start Watch_Dogs. That's not part of the game. Everyone who isn't having issues is too busy enjoying themselves to counter those reviews.

    Compared to GTA IV, the NPCs are much, much more "real." They react as you would expect. Just taking out a gun starts to make people panic and run away. In GTA IV you can run    Most of the negative reviews are complaining about bugs or not being able to start Watch_Dogs. That's not part of the game. Everyone who isn't having issues is too busy enjoying themselves to counter those reviews.

    Compared to GTA IV, the NPCs are much, much more "real." They react as you would expect. Just taking out a gun starts to make people panic and run away. In GTA IV you can run around carrying a missle launcher without anyone caring -- really? They also tend to actually get out of your way -- unless they're facing the other direction, of course. Then just a gentle tap will get their attention.

    Anyway, what really makes Watch_Dogs great is that it sets the world up to allow you to be immersed. If that's not your thing, you probably won't be rating it 10/10. Even then, it's still a nice main story.

    PS: Why compare it to GTA IV? Well GTA V doesn't even exist on the PC. Hardly fair to compare games cross console. That's really just a rant - at least Ubisoft is still fully willing to make PC games. That's more than I can say for R*. A game with some Day-One bugs is much, much better than no game at all. Although personally, I've only run into a couple of graphical glitches.    … Expand
  5. 23skidoo
    Jun 2, 2014
    10
    I usually don't write reviews unless I feel strong about the consensus. That said, I think that Watch Dogs is amazing and has a great future ahead of it. The biggest complaints involving performance and graphics have not been an issue for me. I am running an I7-2600 and a 4 GBEVGA GTX 760, 8GB or Ram, Win 7 64. I mention all that because it would be considered a upper tier systemI usually don't write reviews unless I feel strong about the consensus. That said, I think that Watch Dogs is amazing and has a great future ahead of it. The biggest complaints involving performance and graphics have not been an issue for me. I am running an I7-2600 and a 4 GBEVGA GTX 760, 8GB or Ram, Win 7 64. I mention all that because it would be considered a upper tier system compared to most of the reviewers. I am running smooth with not glitches. Driving can be a bit wonky at times but is still fun. Hacking while not complicated is still enjoyable, I really like the building spying hacks.

    A lot of people compare this to GTA 4 but I cannot compare because I skipped GTA 4 since the story did not appeal to me. Even though it is light I like the subterfuge involved with Watch Dogs,the character is a criminal but a smart one.

    As for those complaining about performance it seems no different than years back when the Wing Commander and Ultima 7 came out and required a 386 processor. I remember a lot of people complaining back then but it drove people to upgrade so that other game companies could push their limits further. Anyway, while there are some people disappointed by broken promises of even more features, I am happy with the package that was delivered, and I am excited to see what kind of improvements are made in the future.    … Expand
  6. Kosheus
    Jun 2, 2014
    10
    If you want to play it on PC then you need to make some changes in settings file (one option change from "console" to "pc" and turn on rain render).
    Game is good. My first impression was disappointment.. but then. i like it more and more
  7. Captain_jonno
    May 27, 2014
    10
    The more I play the more I absolutely love this game. There is so much to do, super fun and it looks absolutely amazing on PC especially when its not the middle of the day it really shows off its beauty. It also runs flawlessly!

    If people are having problems with performance get MSI afterburner/riva tuner and see how much of your videoram and your gpu % usage. etc I get 60+ fps and    The more I play the more I absolutely love this game. There is so much to do, super fun and it looks absolutely amazing on PC especially when its not the middle of the day it really shows off its beauty. It also runs flawlessly!

    If people are having problems with performance get MSI afterburner/riva tuner and see how much of your videoram and your gpu % usage. etc

    I get 60+ fps and run at 2560x1600 with textures on high (not ultra as it states 3+ vram req) and everything else on ultra, hbao+ high and Anti-aliasing on fxaa. No stuttering or any problems with the SLI just beautiful gameplay. My specs are GTX 690, i7 4770k @ 4.4 ghz, 16gb ram.    … Expand
  8. fabiovtec
    May 27, 2014
    10
    The game is not optimized for amd systems. The performance is very bad because ubisoft only worked with nvidia and this game is nvidia GameWorks.
    -1 for ubisoft and this garbage
  9. bwheatley
    Jun 1, 2014
    10
    This game is an amazing must buy. Great NPCs. Plenty to do in the city and the online play is awesome. I've played non stop for multiple days and i'm loving it. And it plays great on my 1 nvidia card.
  10. Loggrim
    May 28, 2014
    10
    I'm about 10 hours in with 14% completion. Only 3 out of like 40 (I think) story missions done, and still several types of missions that I haven't started yet, as well as several more of each type I have tried.

    There is a lot to do, some stealthy, some shooty, some trippy, some hacky, some goofy, some serious... sersiouly a lot to do in Watch_Dogs. So, I feel pretty darn good about    I'm about 10 hours in with 14% completion. Only 3 out of like 40 (I think) story missions done, and still several types of missions that I haven't started yet, as well as several more of each type I have tried.

    There is a lot to do, some stealthy, some shooty, some trippy, some hacky, some goofy, some serious... sersiouly a lot to do in Watch_Dogs.

    So, I feel pretty darn good about this games length.

    I continue to have a blast just wondering around hacking people for money, listening to their phone calls, reading their texts, peeping into their homes and apartments. lol.

    I see a lot of complaints about the driving, but I think that's just because it "feels" different than GTA or Saints Row, so you kind of have to re-learn how to play. I guess people hate that. Learning.

    But I love the WAY it works, hacking streetlights so it takes out an armored convoy that didn't even know I was there. Or slamming on the brakes and firing a barricade so my chasers fly by me and slam into it. Raising a bridge with juuuust the right timing so that I can jump over but they cannot follow. Time it just right and you get an awesome slow down so you can admire your hacking (timing) skills.

    It's fast, its dynamic, you always have options over the GTA/Saints Row staple of "drive fast" and I love it.

    Tried some of the Multiplayer, it's interesting, kinda like AC but you are trying to stay in range without getting spotted, or trying to spot who is after you. The matchmaking system is kind of a bummer, because you are locked out of a lot of activities while you are queued in the MP system but its another thing to do in the world and it (and all the other activities) is better than ALL of those "things" to do in GTA.

    The game continues to run great for me, no lag, no stutter, no crashes, no memory leaks, no bugs aside from a tiny bit of open world funk here and there, I haven't had to get new drivers or anything, just install and play.

    Really hoping the buzz on this game turns around a bit.

    Yes it sounds like AMD users are having more trouble. Yes it sounds like there is some weird FPS issue with PCs that should completely overpower this game's engine. Yes Uplay was down for a while today a couple of times causing some trouble for some people to download the game.

    But that's no reason for people to give 1 or 2 star reviews. Or even to not recommend it to others.

    That said Watch_Dogs might not appeal to every single GTA/Saints Row/AC fan out there... but I liked those games a lot... and I can't wait to have some free time tomorrow to play more.    … Expand
  11. Noolah
    May 28, 2014
    10
    It's Assassins' Creed meets GTA, with some Far Cry 3 and Deus Ex thrown in. Although it can't really be compared to anyone of these on their own.

    The story is rather generic, but that can be forgiven in place of game play. Yes the hacking is simplistic for the most part. But how much more annoying would it be if you got dropped into a mini-game every time you clicked the hack button    It's Assassins' Creed meets GTA, with some Far Cry 3 and Deus Ex thrown in. Although it can't really be compared to anyone of these on their own.

    The story is rather generic, but that can be forgiven in place of game play. Yes the hacking is simplistic for the most part. But how much more annoying would it be if you got dropped into a mini-game every time you clicked the hack button to empty someone's bank account. The driving seems to be about the same as in other games of this type E.G. Saints Row. Something I've never really gotten the hang of. I expect there's going to be a fair amount of repetitiveness too, but when isn't there in an open-world game like this.

    I can't comment on any of the technical problems that some seem to be having as I'm working fine at 60+ fps on an i7 with a sing GPU. Although U(don't)play wasn't working last night it didn't stop me loading the game in offline mode. It seems there are a fair number of complaints from people running 32bit OSs that didn't pay attention to the requirements.    … Expand
  12. BLADELING
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    The game today is much better than when I wrote the first review. I'm happy to fix it and to recommend Watch Dogs! (often on sale, a deal!)
  13. Hermes_tri
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    The score is 9.5 - rounded to 10. This is a masterpiece of a game - and thats coming from a guy who haates recent GTA iterations. This game is so varied and full of content its incredible:

    You have: 1. Variety of cars, motorcycles and boats to drive around causing havoc or just enjoying the speed, and just travelling of course. 2. Trains - i love trains, you can ride in them, ride    The score is 9.5 - rounded to 10. This is a masterpiece of a game - and thats coming from a guy who haates recent GTA iterations. This game is so varied and full of content its incredible:

    You have:

    1. Variety of cars, motorcycles and boats to drive around causing havoc or just enjoying the speed, and just travelling of course.
    2. Trains - i love trains, you can ride in them, ride on them, hack them and blend with passengers in them.
    3. Hacking - everything - from bridges to car alarms to grenades to steam pipes to police helicopters to cameras...awesome stuff, and easy to do on the go.
    4. Firefights - gunning baddies, not necessarily fatally - shooting knees neutralizes them,for peaceful amongst us. You can avoid most of the combat through smart stealth. Cover system is solid.
    5. Puzzles
    6, Minigames - lots of them, and fun ones!
    7. Narrative and voice acting
    8. The best multiplayer I have ever played - you have to see it to believe it, pairing people in different scenarious, even with players on mobile phones with a special app!

    I can't say enough good things about that game - there are negatives too.

    Main character is too .... two sided. Game is not sure whether it wants him to be good protector of innocent or just an **** murdering people for no reason. His character is a bit flat too, graphics is a bit average(google the worse mod - makes the game look 10 times better and stutter less), and some missions are bit repetitive.

    9.5/10    … Expand
  14. Samzig
    Oct 11, 2014
    10
    To my surprise Watch Dogs turned out to be one of my favorite games of all time. It does the majority of things really well and it has content for 100 hours if you want to do everything! Hacking brings a lot of optional ways you can tackle missions. You can hack enemy equipment and go stealthily and try to remain unseen or go guns blazing and blow everything up. There's also some greatTo my surprise Watch Dogs turned out to be one of my favorite games of all time. It does the majority of things really well and it has content for 100 hours if you want to do everything! Hacking brings a lot of optional ways you can tackle missions. You can hack enemy equipment and go stealthily and try to remain unseen or go guns blazing and blow everything up. There's also some great voice actors, great driving, surprisingly clever puzzles and even a wonderful original score, Also, Chicago is one of the best open worlds I have seen in games, it looks fantastic especially at night. A word of warning though, you will need a powerful PC to be able to fully enjoy this game. I understand why some players are mad about how the game run at launch and how buggy it was, but fortunately for me I started to play this after the patches so it was a really smooth experience for me and I couldn't be much happier with it. Game of the year material, definitely. (9.5 / 10).… Expand
  15. Blackmill
    May 30, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing and far superior to GTA V. The city is alive and the game looks great. Granted i Had to work a little to get everything to work graphically and this game can do with some optimizing. But its a great game and there is just so much to do.
    Once i got the online to work the game really started turning up. It all seemed so real, I would be playing the game like normal and    This game is amazing and far superior to GTA V. The city is alive and the game looks great. Granted i Had to work a little to get everything to work graphically and this game can do with some optimizing. But its a great game and there is just so much to do.
    Once i got the online to work the game really started turning up. It all seemed so real, I would be playing the game like normal and all of a sudden Im being hacked. There is a person in my game and they have been tailing me. They are trying to still info from me and i didn't know it until they started hacking. I was just about to do a mission. This game is amazing and if they add co-op missions to the free roam it will be one of the greatest this year. All the negative reviews will either have no merit or purely be based on how they couldn't get the game to work. In that regard thats not a review of the game it self but on either their hardware or Ubisoft horrible servers and bad optimization. Games great and you may have to fiddle the settings i give it a 10/10 (9.5/10) truly but gotta counter the trolls.    … Expand
  16. SpyderScythe
    Jun 5, 2014
    10
    I had a blast with Watch Dogs. Very interesting open world with a ton of things to do, time would fly by like crazy when playing. Online is intense fun. Being able to tail someone else playing the game and has no idea you're there or hacking someone and they definitely know you're there can be a blast! I love this game a lot, and Ubisoft did a good job putting out a stellar new IP. I'mI had a blast with Watch Dogs. Very interesting open world with a ton of things to do, time would fly by like crazy when playing. Online is intense fun. Being able to tail someone else playing the game and has no idea you're there or hacking someone and they definitely know you're there can be a blast! I love this game a lot, and Ubisoft did a good job putting out a stellar new IP. I'm really excited with the direction they could take this idea.

    A must buy!    … Expand
  17. MajikkijaM
    Jul 3, 2015
    10
    For me, this was the best game of 2015. I finished it on X1 and now playing it on PC using high settings, and let me tell you, it's the best looking next gen open world game I have played. The multiplayer is really fun and there are alot of ppl playing(7-2-15), I find matches instantly. The 1v1 hacking is soooo fun, it's like hide and seek with guns!! Tons of sidequests. Very destructableFor me, this was the best game of 2015. I finished it on X1 and now playing it on PC using high settings, and let me tell you, it's the best looking next gen open world game I have played. The multiplayer is really fun and there are alot of ppl playing(7-2-15), I find matches instantly. The 1v1 hacking is soooo fun, it's like hide and seek with guns!! Tons of sidequests. Very destructable environment where everything smashes to pieces in a realistic way. Keep in mind there are very realistic adult things in this game. My only gripe....no planes or heli. 10/10… Expand
  18. 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
  19. SeriousMike
    Jun 19, 2014
    10
    This game is NOT 10/10, I am giving it to it because of how many 0/10 it got.
    People with logic.
    I have a **** PC that cannot run the game. 0/10 is bull****. Metacritic should ban those people, but well they make money out of it.
  20. Clean
    Jun 16, 2014
    10
    This game had sold 4 million units worldwide in the first week of launch. What does it mean? It means that Ubisoft is now the best developer in the world, and this game is the master of all games in the universe.

    While everyone is parsing how great this game is, unfortunately haters are pulling down the score of this game here. Accept the truth, recognize the master piece of design    This game had sold 4 million units worldwide in the first week of launch. What does it mean? It means that Ubisoft is now the best developer in the world, and this game is the master of all games in the universe.

    While everyone is parsing how great this game is, unfortunately haters are pulling down the score of this game here.

    Accept the truth, recognize the master piece of design from this game! Everyone, join me!    … Expand
  21. xSmoshi
    May 27, 2014
    10
    Don't listen to the negative reviews. This game, in my opinion, will be nominated for Game of the Year. The amount of content they put into this game blows my mind. Aside from the main missions, there are a plethora of side missions, hacking jobs, mini games, and even collectibles to find that will unlock additional missions. I have completed the game, and am about 90% done with the extraDon't listen to the negative reviews. This game, in my opinion, will be nominated for Game of the Year. The amount of content they put into this game blows my mind. Aside from the main missions, there are a plethora of side missions, hacking jobs, mini games, and even collectibles to find that will unlock additional missions. I have completed the game, and am about 90% done with the extra content. I would give the story an 8/10, gameplay an 8/10, and graphics a 9/10. If you are still unsure whether you should buy this game or not, I highly recommend a rental. I guarantee you, once you play even just an hour, you will be hooked.

    Happy Hacking    … Expand
  22. SpeedProg
    May 30, 2014
    10
    Game is fluent on my PC (i7-3770K, GTX 770 4GB), I have a constant 55-70fps. Never drops below that which in my opinion for the Graphic displayed is very good.
    If your PC isn't high end especially if your do not have a lot of Graphic RAM you shouldn't use ultra settings.
    Is uses 3,4GB of my Graphic RAM on Ultra, so yeah even if you have a good graphic card, but one with only 2GB of RAM    Game is fluent on my PC (i7-3770K, GTX 770 4GB), I have a constant 55-70fps. Never drops below that which in my opinion for the Graphic displayed is very good.
    If your PC isn't high end especially if your do not have a lot of Graphic RAM you shouldn't use ultra settings.
    Is uses 3,4GB of my Graphic RAM on Ultra, so yeah even if you have a good graphic card, but one with only 2GB of RAM you can't use Ultra, don't try it and then complain about stuttering, it is your fault for not choosing the right settings, not the games.
    They seem to have done a very good job at making the game use multiple cores, there are 5-7 cores on ~40-80% load, so yeah it does use a lot of computing power but they managed to use the cpu effectively!
    Game play it self is very interesting, played it 16 hrs now, and didn't really find a need to follow the many story since there is a lot of other stuff to in the World, how it should be in an open world game!
    About the handling, well it is different how you control a lot of stuff like menus, but once you figured it out it is very intuitive and easy to use! It is a lot easier, than I thought before playing the game, to to choose the target you wanted for the hack while you are driving
    tldr; Game is great, ppl who complain about performance should choose appropriate settings. Controls are different but easy to get used to.    … Expand
  23. rootz
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    1554 negatives about this game ?? Amazing…
    You f*cking baby whiners !
    You depressed baby gay s&*ckers ...nothing is good enough for you ? Disgusting people !! whiners . Better Kill Yourself than . Nobody will miss you … 1554 negatives about this game ?? Amazing… You f*cking baby whiners ! You depressed baby gay s&*ckers ...nothing is good enough for you ? Disgusting    1554 negatives about this game ?? Amazing…
    You f*cking baby whiners !
    You depressed baby gay s&*ckers ...nothing is good enough for you ? Disgusting people !! whiners . Better Kill Yourself than .
    Nobody will miss you …

    1554 negatives about this game ?? Amazing…
    You f*cking baby whiners !
    You depressed baby gay s&*ckers ...nothing is good enough for you ? Disgusting people !! whiners . Better Kill Yourself than .
    Nobody will miss you …
    Your parents will be very happy if you kill yourself
    Than they will give a big party hahahaha :)
    Your parents will be very happy if you kill yourself
    Than they will give a big party hahahaha :)    … Expand
  24. CloudyDaze
    Jun 1, 2014
    10
    Watch_Dogs is an amazing game and people should understand that if you are going to review a game, the client being used to run said game is irrelevant. A review on a game should be commenting on the game itself and it's gameplay as well as graphics rather than if Uplay is having problems or not. If your game is crashing, just lower the settings. I have a horrid computer and can still runWatch_Dogs is an amazing game and people should understand that if you are going to review a game, the client being used to run said game is irrelevant. A review on a game should be commenting on the game itself and it's gameplay as well as graphics rather than if Uplay is having problems or not. If your game is crashing, just lower the settings. I have a horrid computer and can still run this game perfectly at medium settings.

    In other words, ignore all the negative reviews saying that the game is bad because of client or crashing issues, as aside from those factors, the game is possibly one of the best games of 2014.

    Also, if the game crashes and says it dosent support your driver, go to the website of said driver and update it. It's what happened to me and that is how I fixed it.

    P.S Uplay does suck.....    … Expand
  25. kingmaker
    Jul 10, 2014
    10
    i dont know why these guys are giving bad reviews about watchdogs.dear pc users watchdogs is a evergreen game try it ultimate hacking,huge open world,great vehicle handling.the last level of the game is chanceless.

    dear GTA users without playing watchdogs dont give bad comments.
    ubisoft rckzzzzz
  26. Davidtiger
    Jul 1, 2014
    10
    +Heartwarming story! (I was crying couple times)
    +Beautiful graphics!
    +Extremal gameplay!
    +Great artificial intelligence!

    - A little count of bugs! (but they are also funny)
  27. Voodoo123
    May 13, 2018
    10
    +Incredibly detailed immersive Chicago
    +Best in class sound effects
    +Excellent cast deliver memorable performances +Excellent gameplay -Ludo narrative dissonance issues (depending on how you play!) -Had to install worse mod to get the 'e3 visuals' switched back on This game got trashed on its launch for a number of reasons. One of which was the 'downgraded visuals' from its e3    +Incredibly detailed immersive Chicago
    +Best in class sound effects
    +Excellent cast deliver memorable performances
    +Excellent gameplay
    -Ludo narrative dissonance issues (depending on how you play!)
    -Had to install worse mod to get the 'e3 visuals' switched back on

    This game got trashed on its launch for a number of reasons. One of which was the 'downgraded visuals' from its e3 reveal in 2012. However, despair not because a plucky script kiddie 'The Worse' managed to tap into software graphical effects that were disabled by ubisoft at the last minute and re-enable them. So this is a must if you own the game look for the wose mod and install that.

    The story in watchdogs has excellent writing and I found the world very engaging with unique in world npc animations that warrant just taking a moment to enjoyy (street performers, work colleagues on a drunken night out etc) just little moments that make the city feel alive. Some great interior environments to explore all culminate to make you feel like the ultimate hi-tech 'fixer'. I kind of felt as if I was playing the ultimate splinter cell conviction idea of an ex cia operative working through a case. Highly entertaining stuff!

    The music tracks while excellent, repeat often so I found myself turning them off and supplying my own soundtrack (thanks good old media player). Alot of criticism was aimed at the hacking here which conversely I found to be intuitive and thoughtful especially following the lines of connection through a building - I mean its far frp, realistic but im holding a controller so not expecting more than that.

    Overall then an underrated experience that warrants a look in. Worse mode all the way!!!!    … Expand
  28. Zhael
    May 28, 2014
    10
    Tully amazing game! I've played it all day and am constantly impressed with the diversity, imagination and attention to detail. Worth every penny I paid. The best thing about this game is the immersion.
  29. magetron
    May 27, 2014
    10
    It was just incredible to see so many NPCs alive with their own backgrounds, and the city in Chicago was amazing.
    It's not only a game about hacking but also reflects the recent issues that just happened in reality.
  30. Peniaga
    May 27, 2014
    10
    Wow, the game really delivers what it promised for. Played it on the most superior platform for gamers which is my PC, and it's totally worth it preordering. You really feel like an unstoppable hacker where you literally kill everyone with your iPhone! Also, it even has more cars than GTA V, so I personally think this game is far more better! The graphics are pretty beautiful, beautifullyWow, the game really delivers what it promised for. Played it on the most superior platform for gamers which is my PC, and it's totally worth it preordering. You really feel like an unstoppable hacker where you literally kill everyone with your iPhone! Also, it even has more cars than GTA V, so I personally think this game is far more better! The graphics are pretty beautiful, beautifully crafted dialogues and memorable characters so I think the devs really put much thought into this. The driving physics really up to par with some driving simulator sims like Gran Turismo, and the combat is far more intense (and even better than Max Payne series!). Ubisoft never fails to make a good game!

    Buy this game, you won't regret it for the awesome adventure of chicago!    … Expand
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77

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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