Watch Dogs

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  1. DrXfort
    Jul 4, 2023
    8
    I liked the game, only the cars are still **** and the plot is not very I LOVE YOU WD
  2. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  3. AR021
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    I think this was one of the best games of Ubisoft ( it’s like this : watch dogs = 10 watchdogs 2 = 8.5 watchdogs 3 = 5 )

    I hope Ubisoft make watchdogs 4 exactly a copy of watchdogs 1 ( a good story + great gameplay like watchdogs 1 + ability to have all weapons not like watchdogs 3
  4. filipp_21
    Nov 7, 2022
    8
    Really original concept with a feature of hacking, In fact, the whole game revolves around it. Alsi a lot if side missions and an interesting reputation system that can be annoying. Great game all in all!
  5. Nameyyer122
    Sep 15, 2022
    10
    Просто Скажу что рекомендую, если проходить все сразу было даже весело но потом уже вышки stos надели но по сравнению с 2 частью это шедевр
  6. Domdom21br
    Aug 7, 2022
    8
    curti a historia, curti o estilo gta 5 e curti os graficos, uma pena que é limitado mas em geral é muito bom
  7. TenAdrian
    Jun 26, 2022
    9
    Awesome game. Loved the main character. Liked the story. While game play is not perfect everything else makes the game worth the 9 ranking
  8. Bethrewhy
    Apr 10, 2022
    8
    However you say, Watch Dogs definitely sham us in the trailer but as the result of the game is not disappointed as much. The storyline is basically of new system for citizens personality management call CTOS, Which is really dark scenery for hacker topics. The gameplay is branches way to do, strategy way or brutal way, gunshot or hacked system. The soundtrack isn't really noticeable due toHowever you say, Watch Dogs definitely sham us in the trailer but as the result of the game is not disappointed as much. The storyline is basically of new system for citizens personality management call CTOS, Which is really dark scenery for hacker topics. The gameplay is branches way to do, strategy way or brutal way, gunshot or hacked system. The soundtrack isn't really noticeable due to dull and unclear volume.… Expand
  9. cheloveknamarse
    Dec 26, 2021
    9
    This game is really addictive with its new gameplay, but if you look in more detail at Aiden's motivation, you can understand that he is a great egoist. Although the developers did not want to say this, Aiden is ready to kill hundreds of people for the sake of his family, by the end of the game we forget that we are not a murderer, but a family man who wants to save his family
  10. CRUM
    Dec 8, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Idk why people dont like Aiden Pearce he is a great character and I love how the game gives you backlash for killing when your nephew sees you kill the bad guys and views you as a monster
    I love this game    … Expand
  11. JottaSP
    Feb 5, 2021
    8
    O jogo é bom o gráfico não tanto mas a experiencia é incrível a história é também muito boa também.
  12. PopsV
    Oct 4, 2020
    8
    Es un buen juego, completo y con una historia buena, recibió un gran haré por su "downgrade" pero a pesar de eso sigue siendo bueno.
  13. SuperkenGaming
    Sep 29, 2016
    9
    Watch_Dogs
    A Great game with inexcusable flaws
    Watch Dogs unfortunately suffers from hype... It promised amazing graphics and a deep open world, this is never achieved, but the 18 hour campaign featured here is one of the best open world campaigns I’ve played in a while.. Watch Dogs is a 3r5d person open world shooter game with a dash of puzzle… You play as Aiden Pierce trying to get    Watch_Dogs
    A Great game with inexcusable flaws
    Watch Dogs unfortunately suffers from hype...
    It promised amazing graphics and a deep open world, this is never achieved, but the 18 hour campaign featured here is one of the best open world campaigns I’ve played in a while..
    Watch Dogs is a 3r5d person open world shooter game with a dash of puzzle…
    You play as Aiden Pierce trying to get to the bottom of his Nieces murder…
    The story telling in Watch Dogs is great… Especially when your focus changes from your niece to someone else that I won’t mention to prevent spoilers, but I feel like the transition was perfect due to that connection… it makes you care... it keeps you pushing forward… but at the same time you’re still going after everyone involved in the initial hit…
    And again the writing and introduction to each character in the story is so great that you’ll either really love or really hate someone… you feel pierces emotion personally which creates a great deal of immersion in this story..
    To get information on locations you have to hack into buildings and severs…
    And there’s freedom in the way you can approach this…
    Watch Dogs works great as a 3rd person shooter with an intuitive cover system… an easy to access weapons wheel, tons of weapon variety, a great amount of ammo and crafting parts for bombs… a great stealth system to silently take enemies down or take them out with a silenced pistol…
    Or you can hack cameras and explosives…
    I personally had the most fun jumping from camera to camera, waiting for opportunities to explode fuse boxes, trigger alarms for a takedown set up… activating the grenades inside of enemy pockets…
    Many times during the story I didn’t have to fire a single bullet to get everything I came for..
    I hopped from camera to camera hacked into the system and left…
    Hacking here is very simple and comes down to a pipe type puzzle of feeding a blue line into other pieces and unlocking them. And these sections are the only mandatory hacking sections as again you can just play as a third person shooter if you’d like…
    Outside of the 18 hour campaign though is the open world of Chicago and unfortunately the open world is the weakest aspect in the entire game…
    Think of this more as a hub world to extend play time by spreading out mission locations, because ubisoft took 0 note in crafting this open world as it has issues in its open world I haven’t ran into since the PlayStation 2….
    Cars will disappear from where you left them if you run into a building to start a mission and come back out…
    During chases you have to ram cars to stop them or hack the world around you... which is actually a great deal of fun during intense chases, to blow up streets, raise bridges and road blocks while youre chasing or being chased by the police…
    But you cant shoot out of your window to shoot out tires despite enemies being able to shoot while driving…
    Another annoyance with these chase missions is that if you do get the person youre chasing stuck, you cant just pull them out of the vehicle theyre in… the only way to continue is shoot them through the window or get back into your car and ram them until they get out…
    This isn’t too annoying in story, but is highly annoying in online play when you have a random player trying to hack you…
    You can turn this feature off, but anyone at any time can enter your world and you can do the same entering there’s for rep, or co-op and competitive fun like races…
    But again these are real people... not ai controlled enemies, so trying to get a head shot on someone in a vehicles is much harder to do in this instance…
    And then theres hacking npcs to profile them…. To stop crimes from happening before they happen... I personally didn’t enjoy this aspect at all, I found it to be shallow filler and had no interest in doing random chases as again the campaign created such a great deal of urgency that it created tunnel vision for me…
    While Wacth_Dogs didn’t deliver the ground breaking experience it promised.. If you can look past those promises for what it actually is, it’s a great game with a great story.
    I give Watch_Dogs
    an 8.5/10    … Expand
  14. OldSchoolReview
    Aug 31, 2016
    8
    This game is really underrated, I don't understand why all the hate against this game, the game itself is just like another sandbox, but has something special, yes, is not Aiden pearce, is a new IP, with left a seed for a sequel, I hope the history gets repeated, AC1 a mess, AC2 masterful, I will sit here, waiting for watch dogs 2, meanwhile, enjoy this game, you can get it for 5 bucks onThis game is really underrated, I don't understand why all the hate against this game, the game itself is just like another sandbox, but has something special, yes, is not Aiden pearce, is a new IP, with left a seed for a sequel, I hope the history gets repeated, AC1 a mess, AC2 masterful, I will sit here, waiting for watch dogs 2, meanwhile, enjoy this game, you can get it for 5 bucks on markets or garage sales.… Expand
  15. BananaReviews
    Jun 15, 2016
    8
    Eu não criei Hype pelo jogo,e gostei bastante do que joguei,história envolvente e boa liberdade no mundo,apesar da cidade morta e da jogabilidade de hackear estranha,mais vale a pena,não é o que foi mostrado na E3 mas é bom
  16. grrrr
    Feb 18, 2016
    8
    I was avoiding this game because of the unbelievable hype. The hype is gone and I have to say this game surprised me in a good way. Interesting story.
  17. roaldkaspers
    Jan 5, 2016
    8
    This Game has an intriguing and exciting Story, the Gameplay isn't going to satisfy you for a very long time but the Hacking is definitely fun. Although the Graphics are disappointing, Ubisoft delivered us an awesome Techno Thriller.
  18. GamergodsFail
    Jun 30, 2015
    8
    I'm one of the few people who seem to have liked what Watch Dogs had to offer. It had very smart ideas even if some things weren't the way they could've been. I personally enjoyed the main story and the characters. I never came across any technical issues that were enough for me to quit. If you have never played this game but keep your expectations low, you will enjoy this game. It's GTAI'm one of the few people who seem to have liked what Watch Dogs had to offer. It had very smart ideas even if some things weren't the way they could've been. I personally enjoyed the main story and the characters. I never came across any technical issues that were enough for me to quit. If you have never played this game but keep your expectations low, you will enjoy this game. It's GTA meets Assassin's Creed. I look forward to a sequel. And a spiritual successor.… Expand
  19. alekzd
    Nov 14, 2014
    8
    It's a very decent game, I enjoyed it. But I liked it more when it was called GTA V. Or I guess a more appropriate title would be GTA 4.5, judging by the graphics and the setting. Don't get me wrong, it's not awful...just really seems like Ubisoft stole a *lot* from Rockstar. I can't help but impress that upon you in this review.
    GTA comparisons aside, judging the game in its own right,    It's a very decent game, I enjoyed it. But I liked it more when it was called GTA V. Or I guess a more appropriate title would be GTA 4.5, judging by the graphics and the setting. Don't get me wrong, it's not awful...just really seems like Ubisoft stole a *lot* from Rockstar. I can't help but impress that upon you in this review.
    GTA comparisons aside, judging the game in its own right, it's pretty fun! I love the real life city of Chicago, so half the fun for me was riding a motorcycle around the Loop, using my hacker prowess to turn drawbridges into huge ramps. As many people have already stated, the graphics don't quite seem like they're up-to-the-minute for 2014. But many gamers are also incredibly entitled; the graphics are by no means **** although I'm sure they're orgasmic on the PS4. I thought the actual city of Chicago and it's neighborhoods were very well rendered, even if they've summarized the entire L network into a general loop around the map.
    I would say one of the game's strongest points, and probably one it does at least as well as GTA V, is its side content. The Digital Trips are hilarious and awesome. From ballooning around the city on giant bouncy plants to driving a muscle car through a hellish landscape full of demons, they're very entertaining. The Cash Runs and NVZN are also a lot of fun in between missions. Some of the spying side-missions kinda make me feel like a voyeur, but some of the hacked files are pretty humorous. There's also 100 different City Hotspots to check in at. On top of having little rewards at each one, like money or ammunition or meds, they also have some (often tongue-in-cheek) information about Chicago.
    I haven't gotten far enough in the actual game to really comment on the campaign missions, but they seem solid enough. Nothing too inventive or novel so far, but they're, well, missions. Lots of hacking into ctOS servers, shooting, escaping and busting criminal convoys. All pretty fun, and it even has "Focus," which would be akin to the characters' Special Abilities from, you guessed it, GTA V. Except in Watch Dogs it only applies to Aiden during shoot-outs.
    Speaking of Aiden, and most other characters in the game, he wasn't too memorable for me. He seemed to be doing his own thing, and he had an air of mystery about him, which is cool, fits the game...but his character really didn't speak to me on any particular level. I couldn't really associate much with him. Even the other characters, like the cyber-punk Lille, were cool visually, but weren't blessed with much personality. For Aiden, you can purchase new outfits for him, some of which are kinda neat, but all of which look virtually the same.
    The mechanics of the game are decent, nothing special. Typical cover, run-and-gun, stealth, physical takedowns, etc.
    Now, I appear to be seriously nitpicking the game, and in a more negative way, but I still gave it an 8. The fact of the matter is, if I could give it a 7.5, I would. Watch Dogs is a very decent and enjoyable game in its own right. It's just that compared to Grand Theft Auto V (which came out, what, 8 months before?), it seems like it had the same ideas but executed them with less panache (at best), or shamelessly stole them outright (at worst).
    Having said that, if you can find it for a discount price, get it.    … Expand
  20. SpawnCap
    Sep 17, 2014
    8
    An enjoyable open world game. Driving is fine, it's not suppose to be a racing game, vehicles have weight to them. It is missing one thing though, no radio stations. All of the other GTA like games I enjoyed listening to the radio stations and that was completely removed. Plenty of side missions and hacking is what you would expect in a game. Graphics are good, not as much detail inAn enjoyable open world game. Driving is fine, it's not suppose to be a racing game, vehicles have weight to them. It is missing one thing though, no radio stations. All of the other GTA like games I enjoyed listening to the radio stations and that was completely removed. Plenty of side missions and hacking is what you would expect in a game. Graphics are good, not as much detail in things like damage to vehicle and surrounding things you run into, but still good. A large amount of content in game.… Expand
  21. abi_abhiabi
    Sep 7, 2014
    10
    this is definitely an underrated game for ps3. i saw many people saying that the graphics isn't good. i say the graphics is good. the story is good and the stealth is awesome. hacking makes this game stronger. i give it a 10 because some people gave unfavorable scores like 1 and 2 which is definitely not fair. this game deserves a lot more than that, i assure you.
  22. Fireball59ru
    Sep 5, 2014
    10
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  23. shivers7766
    Aug 22, 2014
    9
    I personally don't see why people gave this game such a bad rating. The story wasn't amazing but still good. The hacking made it fun. The best part was the digital trips. As far a I could see there was some lag but nothing that would ruin the game. The only reason why didn't give the game 10/10 becouse the driving isn't all all that great. It's not Better then Gta 5 but still a fun game
  24. royksteam123
    Aug 12, 2014
    10
    Great game, gets fun when u get your way around the hacking system and got some enjoyable puzzles, not too hard, but not too handhelding either. Online is alot of fun, you can do stuff like going into other players games as civilians trying to hack them for an amount of secons without them detecting and killing you. theres also stuff like racing ect. ai isnt bad, enemies are good atGreat game, gets fun when u get your way around the hacking system and got some enjoyable puzzles, not too hard, but not too handhelding either. Online is alot of fun, you can do stuff like going into other players games as civilians trying to hack them for an amount of secons without them detecting and killing you. theres also stuff like racing ect. ai isnt bad, enemies are good at hiding, sometimes i barely believe the red spots that shows where they are on my gps in game.… Expand
  25. max_15_characte
    Jun 16, 2014
    9
    I created an account to post just this one review. I really don't understand the hate for this game. I am playing on PS3. This is the most fun I've had playing a game in a very long time, probably since Red Dead Redemption. I probably have 30-40 hours in and I only did 3 main missions so far. I am just too busy exploring the map and doing all the side stuff.

    I am having so much fun just    I created an account to post just this one review. I really don't understand the hate for this game. I am playing on PS3. This is the most fun I've had playing a game in a very long time, probably since Red Dead Redemption. I probably have 30-40 hours in and I only did 3 main missions so far. I am just too busy exploring the map and doing all the side stuff.

    I am having so much fun just derping around in this open world, more fun than I ever had in any GTA game I can remember. Last night I spent an hour just chillin' in some NPC's basement and playing poker. The NPC's in this game are really well done and I love how interactive the whole environment is. 9/10    … Expand
  26. Nikos453
    Jun 14, 2014
    10
    The game is awesome the story is too awesome! i dont understand why some people say the graphics are bad the driving is bad the graphics are good ok not like gta v but its good and im happy i enjoyed the gameplay and the story...some people have to hate a game for nothing and i dont know why they do this just relax and enjoy!
  27. darkwraith
    Jun 12, 2014
    8
    I cant understand the down voting of watch dogs on meta critic the score of 4.6 is way off the true score.
    Although on ps3 the game is not as ground breaking as it could be watch dogs is not GTA V so some mechanics don't feel the same the driving mechanics you will love or hate but if you have played the driver series you will be right at home. This game for the most part on ps3 has    I cant understand the down voting of watch dogs on meta critic the score of 4.6 is way off the true score.
    Although on ps3 the game is not as ground breaking as it could be watch dogs is not GTA V so some mechanics don't feel the same the driving mechanics you will love or hate but if you have played the driver series you will be right at home. This game for the most part on ps3 has decent graphics and frame rate except if there are masses of enemy gangs and police the ps3 cannot handle it so the frame rate drops although this is not seen very often there is good online connectivity and good fun with the online available a shame they omitted the multiplayer team death match hack mode from the ps3 version.
    Watch dogs is absolutely full off content collectables side missions mini games and hacking puzzles. I completed the main game in around 30 to 40 hours but not 100% completion this will take a lot longer.
    Over all this is a good game and my advice would be ignore the reviews buy it and try it if you are looking for an open city sandbox game with a slightly different take on the genre than saints row and GTA V.    … Expand
  28. hitman98
    Jun 7, 2014
    8
    Definitely over hyped but still good game considering the budget, multi-platform, but worth trying out andDefinitely over hyped but still good game considering the budget, multi-platform, but worth trying out and andandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandandand… Expand
  29. KJ4
    Jun 7, 2014
    8
    So, I just finished the main story of this game, and I decided to take a look at the reviews. To my surprise I saw how many negative reviews it got and left me wondering why. But then I noticed something about the negative reviews, it seems that 3 out of 4 of the reviews start off with something like "Not as good as it was made out to be/ over hyped etc. etc." But that's just it, nobody isSo, I just finished the main story of this game, and I decided to take a look at the reviews. To my surprise I saw how many negative reviews it got and left me wondering why. But then I noticed something about the negative reviews, it seems that 3 out of 4 of the reviews start off with something like "Not as good as it was made out to be/ over hyped etc. etc." But that's just it, nobody is considering what this game actually is, they are comparing it to what they wanted, when they should be analyzing the game itself.

    Honestly I loved this game, sure I can admit it was over hyped, but even though it wasn't what I expected it still made for a great game with and a lot of fun. Many people spoke of the graphics but I don't think you should be turned off. Yes, they aren't a great breakthrough for graphics but if you really cared that much about graphics you would go buy it on a PS4 or PC, and it's not like they are horrible and unbearable, they were just standard.

    The gameplay is somewhat generic, hacking features aside, but who doesn't love a generic open world city to explore? I found a lot of the hacking to be a lot of fun being able to change traffic lights, raise bridges, make things explode and even disabling enemy helicopters at the press of a button. I often hear people talk about the controls being a bit difficult, but after a few levels they become much easier to use, it's just a matter of getting used to it and honestly I liked the controls once I did get used to it.

    The story was good. Nothing too remarkable, no spoilers but it was basically you did something bad to me, I want revenge, few main enemies appear before the big ending, there was a few very minor plot twists in it, nothing that's going to leave you in shock and awe. But despite that by the end of the game it did make me feel empathetic to the protagonist and at some points managed to make me genuinely feel bad for the character.

    As for performance issues, I don't really understand what people are saying? I had almost no performance issues at all when I played through it, I did notice one part when I was saving that it went a bit jumpy but it only lasted a few seconds, apart from that it was all good.

    As a bit of a sum up. Yes, it is over hyped. Yes, the graphics aren't ridiculously fantastic. No, it was not in any way a good game. I have a had a genuinely fun and exciting experience with this game and I will continue to play it until it stops being so. The game play is good, I love the side missions and I love the stealth and combat options. There is truly nothing wrong with this game and I do not think you should not buy it because of these reviews, because the game is truly a great game, perhaps not a classic, but certainly not one that will be forgotten.    … Expand
  30. AcC7107
    Jun 7, 2014
    9
    This game has suffered a lot from pre-hype which is disappointing because this game while not being perfect is still different and interesting which is hard to come by in modern day games.
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  1. IGN
    May 29, 2014
    75
    Car chases aside, Watch Dogs would be a great and memorable open-world action game if not for persistent performance problems.
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  2. Gameblog.fr
    May 27, 2014
    70
    The Watch_Dogs experience on PS3 is good but it does not match our expectations from a technical perspective. The definitive version is definitively on Next Gen platforms.
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