Watch Dogs

 PlayStation 4
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6.7

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  1. rodrigo1UP
    Jan 5, 2015
    4
    I was really looking forward to playing this game, but unfortunately it didn't live up to its hype/promises. The graphics are beautiful, not as beautiful as the ones shown on E3, but i have no problem with that. A part graphics and few other fun moments, the game is mediocre, at best, boring story, annoying characters, frustrating car chases and same buttons for different actions that canI was really looking forward to playing this game, but unfortunately it didn't live up to its hype/promises. The graphics are beautiful, not as beautiful as the ones shown on E3, but i have no problem with that. A part graphics and few other fun moments, the game is mediocre, at best, boring story, annoying characters, frustrating car chases and same buttons for different actions that can get you killed take all the fun of this game.… Expand
  2. earbus
    May 27, 2014
    1
    Just an absolute joke hype hype hype all I heard the game is just dull so many others trying different things , sandbox hell as far as I am concerned you have played this before I thought this is just more boring.
  3. LTR
    Jul 4, 2014
    4
    The most hyped game of the year turns out to be the ultimate disappointment. The story is boring, the gameplay is boring, the music is terrible and the online was terrible.
  4. TSapper
    Feb 2, 2015
    3
    I admit it - I believed a lot of the hype about this game. Very disappointing.
    Pros: Pretty graphics (but not as good as in the demonstrations). A Watch Dogs 2 has potential if Ubisoft fixes all the problems with the first game.
    Cons: Controls. Boring missions. Rubber banding. AI is dumb. Low re-playability. If a game about hacking makes the hacking boring after the 3rd attempt, it's a    I admit it - I believed a lot of the hype about this game. Very disappointing.
    Pros: Pretty graphics (but not as good as in the demonstrations). A Watch Dogs 2 has potential if Ubisoft fixes all the problems with the first game.
    Cons: Controls. Boring missions. Rubber banding. AI is dumb. Low re-playability.
    If a game about hacking makes the hacking boring after the 3rd attempt, it's a loser. I'll be nice and give it a 3.    … Expand
  5. WryMouth
    Jun 6, 2014
    3
    Game gets boring fast, kinda sluggish in some areas and have not seen any dog yet. Why did it sell soo many copies? there is nothing else to play on the PS4.
  6. Ghoster
    Apr 3, 2015
    3
    I really love open world games, but this one is boring from beginning. Somehow they tried to bring something new in genre but completely failed. This game was complete waste of money. Tried to force myself to play few times but didn't make it. Don't know if this game start to be better after few hours but didn't managed to get there. If you like this kind of games get Sleeping DogsI really love open world games, but this one is boring from beginning. Somehow they tried to bring something new in genre but completely failed. This game was complete waste of money. Tried to force myself to play few times but didn't make it. Don't know if this game start to be better after few hours but didn't managed to get there. If you like this kind of games get Sleeping Dogs Definitive or something and enjoy! Don't waste your money on this one.… Expand
  7. Irul
    Aug 2, 2015
    4
    I tried but this game is just boring. Did not finish just got tired of playing. I never immersed in the story and the side quest are boring for the most part. To be avoided.
  8. Driver32
    Jul 15, 2014
    4
    Absolutely not impressive. Large open world, but move on it becomes a burden after the fifth mission. Gameplay unnecessarily complicated, we have to pretend to be hackers, instead of a simple way to pass the level

    There are some interesting ideas, but it diluted by ordinariness of world
  9. OrcuSS
    May 29, 2014
    1
    Deceived!!, Slipped a second-rate product! and this is not the 1st time sostorony Frogs

    Обманули!!!!, подсунули второсортный продукт!!! и это уже не 1й раз состорону лягушатников
  10. me-0815
    May 30, 2014
    0
    Another example of the typical media hype. The graphics aren't close to the level shown in those famous previews. Add to that the generally mediocre quality of the game, which doesn't keep many promises of the publishers, the game isn't worth the original price. Wait until it drops significantly or ignore the game, and you won't miss anything essential.
  11. panda_gamer
    Jul 7, 2014
    4
    The graphics are good but not as good as promised. I like the story but that's all the game has going on for itself.

    The gameplay pretty average: every mission consists of zero action, it's mosty toggling from one camera to the other, hacking a guard's phone and then solving a puzzle to unlock a code. Guns are useless, you can try breaking into a place by gunning everyone down but    The graphics are good but not as good as promised. I like the story but that's all the game has going on for itself.

    The gameplay pretty average: every mission consists of zero action, it's mosty toggling from one camera to the other, hacking a guard's phone and then solving a puzzle to unlock a code. Guns are useless, you can try breaking into a place by gunning everyone down but you'll fail 99% of the time. Driving is not as exciting since evert minor crash gets the cops after you - and they won't leave easily. Also handling the vehicle is hard. Side missions are boring and they don't complement the main story which gives no incentive to play them.

    It feels like paying a bad version of GTA with Assasin's Creed controls.
    In my opinion it's not worth the hype or the price.    … Expand
  12. ScienceAdvisor
    Jul 12, 2014
    3
    A terrible story with worse game mechanics and AI, which was over-hyped to an epic quality. The truly bored with anything resembling though are giving this high scores, but any thinking person will realize that the protagonist is not an Anti-Hero, he is just a villain. When you start to get into the game where the main hero apparently drops acid so he can have hallucination mini-gamesA terrible story with worse game mechanics and AI, which was over-hyped to an epic quality. The truly bored with anything resembling though are giving this high scores, but any thinking person will realize that the protagonist is not an Anti-Hero, he is just a villain. When you start to get into the game where the main hero apparently drops acid so he can have hallucination mini-games (he is not wearing AR glasses), and generally acting like a maniac in the open street, yet the moronic NPC AI just walks by talking about him as if he were Batman instead of the skell that just hacked their phone to steal their money, the immersion completely breaks down.

    When your car wrecks (mostly due to the bad controls), start a chain reaction of explosions, injuries, and fires, you are waiting for the inevitable police, fire department, EMS, or for those moronic NPCs to actually head away from the danger, but apparently UbiSoft has never even heard of GTA. So there is no reaction, unless it was scripted, which completely destroys the claim of this being a sandbox game. If you cannot even be bothered to emulate the best in class for the genre, you really have no point in releasing.

    Overall, this just proves the more advertising you see for a game, the worse it will be. I love games like this, as it clearly shows which advertising outlets are 'for sale'. Just search the Critic Reviews and note everyone over 80%, and add them to your blacklist.    … Expand
  13. Stulogic
    May 27, 2014
    4
    A veneer of originality can't hide the fact that this game is a horrible stinker, that proves the tried and tested adage of embargoes up until launch day mean it's a dud.

    The one button hacking is great for the first hour, but it quickly becomes apparent that the game is a one trick pony with a rinse and repeat formula - seemingly every mission is a 'get in, hack stuff with one button,    A veneer of originality can't hide the fact that this game is a horrible stinker, that proves the tried and tested adage of embargoes up until launch day mean it's a dud.

    The one button hacking is great for the first hour, but it quickly becomes apparent that the game is a one trick pony with a rinse and repeat formula - seemingly every mission is a 'get in, hack stuff with one button, get out stealthily' affair.

    Of course, there's the usual back story and first mission hand-holding, only this back story is about as interesting as watching paint dry. Then it's on to the driving missions where you'll instantly be ripped out of the next-gen console gaming and thrown back to a time where Saints Row 1 was a current title. It's some of the worst driving physics I've ever known. I mean, GTA was always a bit quirky, but this is plain terrible by comparison - making GTA look real.

    It's not all bad though, the game offers some genuinely original touches, the hacking and profiling, while a one button affair are interesting, just not sufficiently so to drag the rest of its blandness up a few points. I will admit that putting the blockers up or hacking the traffic lights makes me giggle every time at the resulting chaos, but then my moments of levity are replaced with 'meh' once I realize I've another mission to do.

    The city is pretty bland, the graphics are pretty average, certainly not testing the limits of the next gen consoles, and the audio mixing is woeful. The dialogue is fun though, we'll when it's not related to the main story or the utterly uninteresting protagonist within it.

    It could have been brilliant, but for me it falls very wide of the mark, and further proof that whenever a developer maintains an embargo right up to launch day the game is a dud.

    In summary, Ubisoft can ram it if they think I'm preordering anything they make in future - a marketing triumph that puts hype in place of substance.    … Expand
  14. arkyabbott
    May 28, 2014
    0
    Absolute **** how Ubisoft completely reduced all visual graphics and effects to cater to the underpowered console market. F*ck their marketing and completely capitalist money hungering f*ckery.
  15. Stoneprep
    May 27, 2014
    1
    If you are looking for an awesome game to hold you over until fall, I would say get Wolfenstein. I was extremely stoked about watchdogs before playing it, and was extremely let down. People say that it is the first installment so give it a break. I completely disagree with that statement. They have seen what a polished open world sand box game with lots of detail is like, and in no doubtIf you are looking for an awesome game to hold you over until fall, I would say get Wolfenstein. I was extremely stoked about watchdogs before playing it, and was extremely let down. People say that it is the first installment so give it a break. I completely disagree with that statement. They have seen what a polished open world sand box game with lots of detail is like, and in no doubt played their competitors game.

    Cons:
    1: Driving is horrible.
    2: Detail is simply left out (you run over a fire hydrant and sit over the spout and the water goes through your car, like it's not even there).
    3: Customization is lame. Do you want your trench coat in black or red/several other colors?
    4: Hacking doesn't feel innovative at all, it's actually pretty boring. Tired of looking at people through cameras already.
    5: You can't drive and shoot!!    … Expand
  16. DOUGIEFRESH
    May 27, 2014
    1
    This game pales in comparison to GTAV in almost all aspects. Even though it was delayed 6 months the game is still plagued with glitches and the graphics could greatly be improved. During gameplay many NPCs can be seen walking in to walls or other characters. The story has almost no point besides avenging your relatives death and Aiden Pearce has no personality unlike Trevor, Franklin, andThis game pales in comparison to GTAV in almost all aspects. Even though it was delayed 6 months the game is still plagued with glitches and the graphics could greatly be improved. During gameplay many NPCs can be seen walking in to walls or other characters. The story has almost no point besides avenging your relatives death and Aiden Pearce has no personality unlike Trevor, Franklin, and Michael in GTA. The missions are mundane and pointless. At one point you were expected to find a suspected criminal using your smartphone and it turns out the person was invisible and only appeared after scanning every possible suspect twice. Another frustrating glitch was when you were supposed to chase down a guy. I shot him in the back, but the game skipped to a cutscene saying he got away. On the opposite note I had to chase somebody in a car. He got away and a timer showed up stating how much time I had left to find him. the timer depleted and the guy got away,but the game skipped ahead to a scene after the car chase where I had to chase the man down on foot. The game feels very unpolished and has many other minor glitches besides the ones I mentioned. The controls of the game are also frustrating because there is not a button to jump freely. You can only jump by pressing circle when you are close to a climbable object and often have to wait for a prompt to show up before you can do it. The driving controls are also terrible. Hacking is a frustrating experience. Since there is only one button responsible for hacking the game often misreads what you want to hack. This would not be that bad if the game didn't end up blowing up explosives right next to you that lead to your death when you are trying to infiltrate a camera. The shooting mechanics are not great, but may be the best part of the game considering how terrible the entire thing is. Unlike in GTA free roaming is boring. The games fails to make a lively and exciting city. The police make driving a complete nuisance because they chase you for the slightest driving infractions,like speeding. GTA V is very smart to make the police somewhat slack in there enforcing. GTA allows you to fastly move from one location to another without the entire police department on your tail, but watch dogs turns these moments in to a high speed and hectic chase. I also found hacking while in the car useless. The only way to escape the police while in a car is to drive into water and swim far away.. The game is packed to the brim with useless add ons that are completely unnecesarry and prevent the game from focusing on the main story. For a next-gen game the graphics are bad. INfamous Second Son has much better graphics and actually puts the PS4's abilities to use. GTA V looks better then the PS4 version of Watch Dogs and managed to create these graphics on the PS3. The only interesting part of the game is the hacking which turns out to be a cheap gimick and is nothing but a frustration in an already frustrating game. Watch Dogs is terrible game that lacks innovation, Graphics, an interesting story, and polished gameplay. If you are looking for a fun open world game I suggest you buy GTA V which outperforms watch dogs in every way. I highly suggest you do not waste sixty dollars on this game like I did.… Expand
  17. PRAVDORUB_RUS
    May 27, 2014
    3
    I played in the creation of a new Ubisoft - do not know what 's so grand - engine - clean AC: BF can be seen with the naked eye with the 90% trimmed parkour . Physics in the game - the whole campaign she left a cloak protagonists. Machines behave inappropriately - simple details tkakih traces of burnt rubber - no. Physics destruction cars - about anything. In passable signified miracleI played in the creation of a new Ubisoft - do not know what 's so grand - engine - clean AC: BF can be seen with the naked eye with the 90% trimmed parkour . Physics in the game - the whole campaign she left a cloak protagonists. Machines behave inappropriately - simple details tkakih traces of burnt rubber - no. Physics destruction cars - about anything. In passable signified miracle play combined joystick ( for cars ) + keyboard + mouse ( for everything else ) . Puzzle empty and monotonous . Side missions did not want to pass because of wet and empty plot. And fantasy writers have really not as such - a good idea - the result - a complete PE. Less than at the end of the second chapter is becoming clear that there will be at the end of the fifth .
    Ubisoft is a failure . Trying to keep up with the GTA V - not successful . Absent any fan . Empty city and live their lives. Size 13 or 22 gig , it does not justify itself . 8 gigs ceiling.
    But what's really there - in Assassin Creed and that was fun to play - even though the story was surreal .    … Expand
  18. boogiesmeister
    May 30, 2014
    0
    Forget complains about graphics. The game looks decent and you can imagine yourself in it. That part is fine. The problem is the actual content of the game, not graphics. The plot is simply sucks ass. It's so naive it can be an entertainment only for a 10 years old. After GTA V, I'm wondering how come this game gets so high score in press. And don't even get me started about side quests -Forget complains about graphics. The game looks decent and you can imagine yourself in it. That part is fine. The problem is the actual content of the game, not graphics. The plot is simply sucks ass. It's so naive it can be an entertainment only for a 10 years old. After GTA V, I'm wondering how come this game gets so high score in press. And don't even get me started about side quests - a Tetris game would have done a better job. Forget this game forever, play GTA V instead.… Expand
  19. SignumOne
    Jun 1, 2014
    0
    This game is a good way to kill 20 hours but that's all I can say about it. It doesn't do anything new and the graphics are not impressive for this generation of consoles.
  20. tdebug
    May 29, 2014
    0
    I was unlucky to get escape-from-police mission right in the beginning of the game and experienced so stupidly difficult pursuit because of driving model is so bad. I don't know how it is on a PC, but with gamepad it next to impossible escape w/o destroying a car. Car handling is so bad that is it basically a torture playing car/pursuit missions, not at all enjoyable game experience.
    I    I was unlucky to get escape-from-police mission right in the beginning of the game and experienced so stupidly difficult pursuit because of driving model is so bad. I don't know how it is on a PC, but with gamepad it next to impossible escape w/o destroying a car. Car handling is so bad that is it basically a torture playing car/pursuit missions, not at all enjoyable game experience.
    I would mention PS3 level graphics and fake E3 2012 demo as well - that was mentioned many times already. In short - I would ask for money back, there is no even close great game experience they advertised.    … Expand
  21. novaGT
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Bait and switch tactics aside, the game is just average at best.
    Nothing like the "next gen starts' here experience that was promised.
    Very very poorly optimised on PC. And mandatory uplay drm. What is disturbing is that there are 5 different collectors editions of the game. Thus no was to experience the complete game. Probably better to wait for the inevitable goty/ definitive    Bait and switch tactics aside, the game is just average at best.
    Nothing like the "next gen starts' here experience that was promised.
    Very very poorly optimised on PC. And mandatory uplay drm.

    What is disturbing is that there are 5 different collectors editions of the game. Thus no was to experience the complete game.
    Probably better to wait for the inevitable goty/ definitive edition.

    The game itself isn't as bad as most think, but definitely no where near what it was portrayed to be.
    Misleading, anti consumer policies seem to be more rampant than ever.
    Gone are the days where you could get value with any and every game you bought.
    It is this sort of practice that is killing the credibility of the industry    … Expand
  22. Imhonest
    May 28, 2014
    0
    Let me tell you something you already know about this game:

    - Driving is **** - The IA is gonna make you laugh, they are all retarded - Hacking is only about pressing a button on your magic phone XD - The cars are nearly undestructible - Graphically poor (I own a good PC and I run it on high-ultra) - Secundary missions get repetitive after 15 minutes and you will complete the    Let me tell you something you already know about this game:

    - Driving is ****
    - The IA is gonna make you laugh, they are all retarded
    - Hacking is only about pressing a button on your magic phone XD
    - The cars are nearly undestructible
    - Graphically poor (I own a good PC and I run it on high-ultra)
    - Secundary missions get repetitive after 15 minutes and you will complete the story in 10 hours, the multiplayer is worthless
    - Ubisoft is gonna give us 5421 ****ty DLC
    - BUGS , BUGS BUGS EVERYWARE
    - Get into the car and look at your driving mirror XD it is a piece of **** plastic XD !!!

    This game supposed to be THE NEW GEN GAME, instead is a bad GTA with worst physics, worst graphics, worst story , less posibilities ....    … Expand
  23. LiquidMoridin
    May 28, 2014
    0
    if u have come here for a review b4 buying then let me make this easy= if u thought ass creed was good and actually fell for this shallow,bargain-bin-in-a-weekend game and its sequels then watchdogs is for u,have fun this weekend and see u in the trade in's Monday morning -those of u who know what to expect from ubisoft then there's no surprise,avoid as expected=shallow and totallyif u have come here for a review b4 buying then let me make this easy= if u thought ass creed was good and actually fell for this shallow,bargain-bin-in-a-weekend game and its sequels then watchdogs is for u,have fun this weekend and see u in the trade in's Monday morning -those of u who know what to expect from ubisoft then there's no surprise,avoid as expected=shallow and totally scripted moments pretending to have variety and possibilities.they've paid off critics once again and the casuals behind the counter in gamestores wont know any better! to all those who would say this beats gta(I would like to slap u hard)ask these same dummies why they wont even b still playing it next week. I would give this a 4 but since ubisoft continue to do these ploys where they lie to the player and hint at massive depth in the 1st hour of gameplay,only to realise you've been had by the 2nd hour,because of this I give it a 2 -every game critic should be ashamed of themselves and should of called ubisoft out for this behaviour a long time ago -actually im giving this a 0,now that I think about it,its criminal theft… Expand
  24. POEPOEPOE
    May 27, 2014
    2
    I decided to give this game an oportunity even if i wasn´t impressed by the trailers. So today i bought the game and oh god what a shame. This game is boring, mediocre, with nothing new. You think the hack stuff is new? Nop, Deus Ex does something similar and in much better ways.
  25. FrancoisDuClos
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Overall, very disappointing game. The world is generic and fails to invoke the atmosphere of Chicago. Graphics were extremely downgraded compared to the vertical slices shown earlier at E3, with muddy textures, terrible lighting, no dynamic shadows, poor frame rate and resolution. Be prepared to explore a very dull, grey world, because Ubisoft Montreal can't be bothered to understand howOverall, very disappointing game. The world is generic and fails to invoke the atmosphere of Chicago. Graphics were extremely downgraded compared to the vertical slices shown earlier at E3, with muddy textures, terrible lighting, no dynamic shadows, poor frame rate and resolution. Be prepared to explore a very dull, grey world, because Ubisoft Montreal can't be bothered to understand how to create and follow through a unique artistic direction.

    The game is very glitchy with numerous bugs, and a physics engine that would make more sense in a Harry Potter game on ps1. The driving mechanics are very poor, with vehicles being a pain to control. Walking around is just as painful with floaty controls and unneeded acceleration.

    The story and characters have had no thought put into them and it shows, they are extremely generic and boring. As a player I had no desire to associate with anybody in the game. My daughter died so now I am going to kill a bunch of people is a terrible, illogical premise for any game and it especially shows here.

    Hacking in this game utilizes a long range use button. For example, you see that streetlight over there? Good, now turn it off by 'hacking it' (pressing square). Great! Mission complete, continue to you next objective/streetlight. You may think that that was an exaggeration of the story missions in the game but it was not, the main missions are so devoid of creativity that you will find yourself performing tasks that a sick 3rd grader could do.

    Now this review may be voted down due to marketers at Ubisoft, but understand this, I tried to warn you. If you do end up believing the paid and sarcastic perfect scores this game has received and end up purchasing this game, don't be too disappointed. You should at least get a few good laughs out of how bad it is.    … Expand
  26. No1Mugster
    May 27, 2014
    1
    GTA has set the bar too high. Not only is the story boring but the graphics are nothing like that we saw a year ago at E3. The driving in this game is awful, just awful. The hacking gets boring after 30 minutes. All I can think while playing this game is...I feel like playing GTA.
  27. umafeo23
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Over-hyped trash. Give me back my 60 dollars, Ubisoft! It's a buggy mess, with a generic map - bad, flat undeveloped characters, unstable frame-rate (even on my PC), HORRIBLE graphics and they're not even close to what was shown in E3 2012 - which is impressive because it's been 2 years and they still had to downgrade them (and lie about it). To add more, the gameplay is pretty generic andOver-hyped trash. Give me back my 60 dollars, Ubisoft! It's a buggy mess, with a generic map - bad, flat undeveloped characters, unstable frame-rate (even on my PC), HORRIBLE graphics and they're not even close to what was shown in E3 2012 - which is impressive because it's been 2 years and they still had to downgrade them (and lie about it). To add more, the gameplay is pretty generic and the story is just bad. Buy this game at your own risk! Ubisoft is now that one company that hypes games and then milks them off. I wouldn't be impressed if this is the next Assassin's Creed cash-grab (although they're probably going to keep AC even if they milk off this franchise a lot - they can't let go of their little gold mines). Anyway, I give it a 0 and that's my honest opinion. Just a little review here with some humble criticism.… Expand
  28. MrBrioche
    May 28, 2014
    0
    The game look amazing, it has very good graphic don't get me wrong. The problem is the game play (scripted event, control, stealth etc) and even the story isn't so good.

    -Scripted event. This game is really SCRIPTED ex: you doing a mission ( and like me you like to play stealthy) so you look around and find a ZOMG way to finish the mission like a boss : black out (destroy a    The game look amazing, it has very good graphic don't get me wrong. The problem is the game play (scripted event, control, stealth etc) and even the story isn't so good.

    -Scripted event.
    This game is really SCRIPTED ex: you doing a mission ( and like me you like to play stealthy) so you look around and find a ZOMG way to finish the mission like a boss : black out (destroy a transformer) and run (nobody seen you), you leave the red circle so it should be DONE... NO, 5 cars pop out of nowhere and charge you, you try to escape them, 2 thing can happen:
    -1 They chase you like they know where you are (you constantly break line of sight but they keep finding you no matter what).
    -2 You manage to almost escape then new car pop in the map and go straight for you.

    -Control.
    I had a hard time aiming at the enemy in a gun fight but the enemy never miss and kill you in like 3-4 second at normal... (coming from a guy that completed bf4 at hard with gold medal everywhere). Sometime you are behind cover and you try to neutralize an enemy, well the button to neutralize enemy is the same button that break cover end up dead. It is really hard to drive in this game.

    -Stealth.
    They said that you could do mission the way YOU want in this game... NOT TRUE. The stealth aspect get destroy by the scripted event. So if you are like me try to be stealthy hacker to avoid gun fight, you end up dying and start over REALLY often and even when you succeed you will really often find yourself facing a scripted event (car popping out of nowhere, chasing you).

    -Story.
    It fail to captivate: you have to go somewhere (often very far away from where you are) then cut scene (somewhat good but not really appealing) rinse and repeat. Some event doesn't even make any sense at all, I don't want to spoil anything but sometime I was like (NO WAY SOMEONE CAN DO THIS KIND OF THING).

    I'm 20 hours or so into the game and so far the most fun thing I have done was the Spider-tank mini game. Sorry for my spelling, English isn't my native language.    … Expand
  29. Da5h
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Dont belive the hype. Watch Dogs brought absolutely nothing "new" or remarkable to the table. It plays like an uninspired GTA clone. Do yourself a favor and save your money for something else.
  30. elbatoloco2000
    May 27, 2014
    0
    I was hyped when Ubisoft announced the game back in 2012, the graphics were gorgeous and the atmosphere had me in awe. Fast forward to today, the graphics are nothing to what was advertised back then and the game itself is lame, the car physics are pathetic, even GTA IV a game from 08 obliterates this garbage in terms of physics for both peds and cars. The city is empty and no activitiesI was hyped when Ubisoft announced the game back in 2012, the graphics were gorgeous and the atmosphere had me in awe. Fast forward to today, the graphics are nothing to what was advertised back then and the game itself is lame, the car physics are pathetic, even GTA IV a game from 08 obliterates this garbage in terms of physics for both peds and cars. The city is empty and no activities occur around you which makes Chicago seem dead. The gameplay is subpar at best with the one button hacking getting too repetitive and old quick. Do your selves a favor and do not buy this junk, this game does not define next gen, and it certainly does not look impressive nor were there any moments were I was amazed. I will be returning this game after lunch today.… Expand
  31. Doctective
    May 27, 2014
    1
    I've been very excited for this since the reveal, and I can safely say that most of the stuff shown off is in the game, more or less.

    The problem is that's really it. The game working the best is there in the trailers, far away from your own control. Except for the scripted instances, the actual open world element to Watch_Dogs is a full lackluster. Instead of investing so much into    I've been very excited for this since the reveal, and I can safely say that most of the stuff shown off is in the game, more or less.

    The problem is that's really it. The game working the best is there in the trailers, far away from your own control. Except for the scripted instances, the actual open world element to Watch_Dogs is a full lackluster.

    Instead of investing so much into advertising the game as whatever it is supposed to be, a lot more money should have instead been invested into making Watch_Dogs actually what Ubisoft is trying to make us believe what it is. I'm not saying it's false advertisement, but it seems pretty clear that they went all the way hyping up a very mediocre game while being perfectly aware of that.

    PS: Also, considering this was advertised as "true next-gen experience", it's a joke that this game is running on the lowest resolution/framerate combo yet on PS4. Battlefield 4, while 900p, at least ran on 60 frames per second.    … Expand
  32. goodOctor
    May 27, 2014
    0
    After playing GTA this game really sucks. Why ?

    - Lame physics when driving a car or motocyrcle - Hacking is fun the first hour, after that you easIly get bored ( the same happens with the multiplayer ) - Pc version has worst graphics than GTA IV ( a game of 2008 ). They tried to fool us with the 2012 trailer and this is not the quality they showed back them. - 52 DLC content ...    After playing GTA this game really sucks. Why ?

    - Lame physics when driving a car or motocyrcle
    - Hacking is fun the first hour, after that you easIly get bored ( the same happens with the multiplayer )
    - Pc version has worst graphics than GTA IV ( a game of 2008 ). They tried to fool us with the 2012 trailer and this is not the quality they showed back them.
    - 52 DLC content ... Shame on you Ubisoft
    - Every 15 minutes you'll get a bug ... Believe me or try it yourself

    THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE NEW GENERATION    … Expand
  33. flyer9431
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Graphics is nice, gameplay is good though gets boring after 4-5 hours of playing. I would give it 7/10 if it wasn't that overhyped. Ubisoft, calm down your marketers.
  34. voiders
    May 27, 2014
    4
    I hoped that game was the GOTY, but unfortunately Watch Dogs has so many problems that you cant avoid or lie to your self.

    1- Yes, the game dont have the E3 graphics. They downgraded the game. I dont have problem with the current graphics, but I have with lies! 2- The game was delayed for what? I hoped that time waiting was used to make the game better, not worse. 3- Every where I    I hoped that game was the GOTY, but unfortunately Watch Dogs has so many problems that you cant avoid or lie to your self.

    1- Yes, the game dont have the E3 graphics. They downgraded the game. I dont have problem with the current graphics, but I have with lies!
    2- The game was delayed for what? I hoped that time waiting was used to make the game better, not worse.
    3- Every where I look, here on Brazil, Watch Dogs is the most expense game of all time! At Steam, or PSN. I complained to ubisoft, and for my surprise they answered "the game worth this price". Cool, dont it?
    4- Watch dogs is a GTA clone, with a small city, promissing the best graphics of all time, but even Infamous Seceond Son has a better look!

    Sorry Ubisoft, you lied for us. And Im very disappointed with you.    … Expand
  35. GameFoker
    May 27, 2014
    0
    This game did not survive the hype, not only because Ubisoft's scam when they showed a graphic level they were never going to achieve, but also the whole premise of open gameplay and hacking almost everything.

    After a couple of hours of gameplay, you'll notice how rough this games is in almost every aspect and the reason they delayed it to not smash itself and lose against GTA V.    This game did not survive the hype, not only because Ubisoft's scam when they showed a graphic level they were never going to achieve, but also the whole premise of open gameplay and hacking almost everything.

    After a couple of hours of gameplay, you'll notice how rough this games is in almost every aspect and the reason they delayed it to not smash itself and lose against GTA V.

    Really, really disappointed on this one, this is what excessive advertising, false promises and biased reviews have created; an ugly, soul-less monster.    … Expand
  36. lain
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Realmente pobre, los coches no se deforman, no interactuan con el entorno bien, lastexturas les falta fondo y encima las sombras practicamente no existen, mejor recomendar jugar de nuevo el GTA IV que se lo come con patatas.
  37. MjCRUISER
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Ahh Watch_Dogs, you can tell it means business by its stylized title font! Yes the game that has had so many nerds and losers bickering over graphical fidelity since it's premier almost a light year ago. I'm not going to get into the brainless banter over 'consoles vs. PC' because A) I'm not 13. and B) The more I type the longer I go without beer. To start off, Aiden is the most obviousAhh Watch_Dogs, you can tell it means business by its stylized title font! Yes the game that has had so many nerds and losers bickering over graphical fidelity since it's premier almost a light year ago. I'm not going to get into the brainless banter over 'consoles vs. PC' because A) I'm not 13. and B) The more I type the longer I go without beer. To start off, Aiden is the most obvious looking criminal. Complete with his cartoonish gritty voice and a fashion sense that would make even the 'trench coat mafia' proud, Aiden sticks out like a sore thumb and from you hear him speak it's all downhill from there. If I was a cop and was told to look for a hacker I'd grab the guy in the trench coat plodding along with his hands in his pockets like a pedophile. This game is so silly, yeah it's an interesting twist on Open world game genre but interesting doesn't make it good. Forget the graphics. Nothing can fix the cliche story line, repetitive side quests, irritating driving and hackneyed dialogue that would only be considered 'tense' and 'gripping' by either 13 year old boys and adults who consider The Dark Knight, the 'greatest film of all time'. The driving is terrible and pretty much ruins the game, since the lack of physics and damage make it almost impossible to get invested in chases or driving at breakneck speeds. Characters are poorly written, with each becoming just a one dimensional caricature who spouts platitudes about corruption and secrets and blah blah. Please. The side quests, which while prove to be interesting distractions end up being just that 'distractions' from the 'god awful' hackneyed revenge story line. Sure It has its fun moments but what game doesn't? Disappointing on all fronts. A game that takes itself too seriously and unfortunately just can't seem to knock GTA down even a little off its pedestal. GTA isn't a perfect game by any means but it works because it combines hilarious elements of pop culture satire, memorable characters and doesn't take itself seriously at all! It's fun! Watch Dogs just wastes a lot of time to say very little about a lot of things and without an interesting story and mundane characters, there just isn't enough to warrant a replay let alone a positive review.… Expand
  38. aspargus
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Ubisofts most recent attempt to make a game combining assansins creed and gta. Failed horribly. Cashcrab involving "Funny internet memes" and hacking.

    We are not twelve.

    Also the car physics seem to be coded by a incompetent developer.
  39. neviem
    May 27, 2014
    4
    I was really looking towards this game, mainly due to rockstar don't giving a crap about PCs, so maybe that's also why I'm so disappointed with it. (This is about the PC version)
    Like the story is ok, but the rest just screams CONSOLE-PORT. I mean, if I want to play with a controller, I will play on my console, but when I play a PC game I expect it to be playable with keyboard and mouse.    I was really looking towards this game, mainly due to rockstar don't giving a crap about PCs, so maybe that's also why I'm so disappointed with it. (This is about the PC version)
    Like the story is ok, but the rest just screams CONSOLE-PORT. I mean, if I want to play with a controller, I will play on my console, but when I play a PC game I expect it to be playable with keyboard and mouse. In this case, it's a pain. There is some really weird mouse acceleration that is different in menu's (too fast) and in the game (too slow) and it seems that is not possible to turn it off. But the major pain is driving a car which is unfortunately a major part of this game and therefore it's ruining it from my perspective - driving a car feels like you are driving on an ice. Not to mention that if you adjust the view while driving the game will change it back again after few seconds (another obvious console inheritance). Fighting is mediocre at best - again strange control - you have to press c to get in cover, but you have to press v to get out of it.
    The major gimmick of this game is hacking - this should have had made this game special. Well, to be honest it stopped in the middle again, some parts are ok (but those are mostly prescripted), rest feels like you don't even have to use it. Not to mention that hacking while driving (eg. traffic lights) is again a pain on keyboard (well, until you will remap the keys) - you drive with aswd and to hack you have to HOLD q - that means that you either won't be able to turn left or accelerate for the time needed to hack - add to that above mentioned crappy driving model and you have the image.
    The graphics is okish, nothing spectacular on the PC, but not bad. What IS bad is optimalization - there is almost none, just just the web and you will see cry of the users playing it. For a game that requires 3GB VRAM, 6GB RAM and Core I7 to run on full I would expect something spectacular, but this is not the case.
    Overall I rate this at 4, as there is nothing else for the PC at the moment, otherwise it would be a 3. If the manage (but I'm skeptical about this) to improve the controls and mainly driving model in the following patches (there is already a day 0 patch but it's fixing only AI and something else - oh, this reminds me about AI - it SUCKS. Like enemies don't care that you are killing them with unsilenced weapons or explosions as long as they won't see you. Like guy will walk to the dead body, look at it and after a while he will walk away. Really? in 2014?) it may be 6-7, but in current state it's a nobuy advice from me.    … Expand
  40. alidemigod
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Brings something diff to the table, not WOW but still interesting. Graphics are awesome on my opinion but graphic whores may think different. Overall i think this game is great and totally worth the 60$. Buy it, you won't regret it !
  41. sealthkillin
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Watch Dogs single player may have be a bit disappointing with it's stupid story line and monotonous missions but it brought a new kind of gameplay which was never seen before and it also has a multiplayer with full of online fun but over all it wasn't a complete perfect game as we thought watching the e3 gameplays and trailers
  42. renao
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Bad. These graphics are not next-gen, nor they are detailed. GTA IV does both much better. Driving is a mess and car variety isn't as plenty as I feel it could have been. Shooting isn't helpful either. It's fun to hack everything, but it tends to get old. And NPC's lives doesn't feel as realistic as they want you to believe as it seems they had about ten NPC models - with differentBad. These graphics are not next-gen, nor they are detailed. GTA IV does both much better. Driving is a mess and car variety isn't as plenty as I feel it could have been. Shooting isn't helpful either. It's fun to hack everything, but it tends to get old. And NPC's lives doesn't feel as realistic as they want you to believe as it seems they had about ten NPC models - with different clothing - to fill the world with. Even known Watch Dogs is a bit fun, I wish I had skip this game, since I don't feel it is worth full price.… Expand
  43. FourEyedGeek
    Jun 13, 2017
    4
    Effectively boring. The concept is great, the execution poor. I feel if it had been in development longer or perhaps they are attempted less it could have been an enjoyable game.
  44. ChillyBwoy
    Jun 29, 2014
    3
    boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring
  45. Skydog
    Sep 11, 2016
    0
    This game is extremely overrated. I'm not worried about the graphic drops.. i bought this game 2 YEARS ago... and only played a bit of it because its so BORING! The story is horrible as well!
    I am finally just now beating it and i'm reminded how tedious the missions are! Cannot believe people would want a sequel when there's much better games out there!
  46. localhost
    Oct 6, 2016
    0
    Horrible piece of ****
    Horrible piece of ****
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    Horrible piece of ****
  47. trollkiller
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    Dropped my rating significantly. reason: basic gameplay mechanics are seriously flawed (driving cars), the story starts well but ends up being superficial and formulaic, and as usual Ubi Montreal is more interested in cluttering the game with endless repetitive side-missions than in delivering an interesting narrative with decent gameplay mechanics
  48. ThisISmesmiling
    Jan 17, 2016
    0
    This will not be a gentle read. Watch Dogs, aside from a terrible title, fumbles in its ugly, clumsy man-hands, a terrible nonsensical narrative, underwhelming character mechanics, ridiculously outdated physics, and even after keeping my distance for over a year; going back to this game with the mentality of a last-gen mop up; I can't emphasize enough just how infuriating the pacing,This will not be a gentle read. Watch Dogs, aside from a terrible title, fumbles in its ugly, clumsy man-hands, a terrible nonsensical narrative, underwhelming character mechanics, ridiculously outdated physics, and even after keeping my distance for over a year; going back to this game with the mentality of a last-gen mop up; I can't emphasize enough just how infuriating the pacing, character, and plot development really is. It's unsatisfying when it should be clutch-critical, incredibly ridiculous when it's implied to be intimate, and lofty with a constant "head in the clouds" delivery when all the performances suggest there should be a great gravity about the situation. Its bad enough that the main character is supposed to be emotionally distraught yet through game-demanding-actions consistently falls to express that, but to force the player to become just so distraught over things like game mechanics and plot development, is not only a cheap parlor trick, it's an express ticket to "wtf review-land". If you're like me and gave this game a (cough* second *cough) chance, please, for the love of all that is holy, refrain from doing so and save whatever resource it would take you to acquire it. Money, time, pride, favors of one sort or another; just spare yourself the grief and stay away from this slog. This is literally the first game I have ever played which made me wish I could get back every single second I spent in it. Every would-be redeemable element of this game odd so strongly overshadowed by disappointment that even playing through to remind myself how it concluded was something I simply could not stomach. Worst. Game. I. Have. Ever. Played. And yes, I did play the original ME3 ending. Watch Dogs, as it sits now, is not only not worth the time. It's an insult to the industry. This makes HAZE feel understandably hyped.… Expand
  49. Expired_Cologne
    Aug 11, 2015
    1
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  50. jugadorhardcore
    Sep 4, 2018
    0
    thisgame is a joke. broken and empty. but the best joke of all is that the media gave this garbage an 8.0
  51. kinruiz
    Feb 15, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. tenia que ser de los idiotas de UBISOFT, creo que es la empresa mas nefasta de los últimos 10 años, debería llamarse, promise-soft, puras promesas, un downgrade vergonzoso, una imitación en chafa de GTA, pero como region 5. que pena que este tipos de juegos sean lanzados, con tantos errores, con tanta mentira para que la gente lo pueda comprar en preventa... si, lamentable que en esta nueva generación muy pocas empresas sean honestas... comenzó mal con lo de que no se tenia una beta para los usuarios, muchos errores incómodos, pareciera que estas jugando un titulo de PS2… Expand
  52. rexboy3000
    May 30, 2014
    3
    Amazing game!!! people are giving this a low score because this game was not what they expected. Way better than assassins creed. Having so much fun.
  53. TutuZika
    Mar 9, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MELHOR QUE GTA É A CABEÇA DA MINHA ROLA JOGO TODO CAGADO ATE NO PS3 E NO PC PIOR… Expand
  54. erolsabadosh
    Jun 7, 2020
    3
    This game has a lot of potential but throws it all away with boring repetitive missions. Bought it on sale and still wish I hadn't spent the $20.
  55. rezamirzaei
    Feb 22, 2021
    3
    Looks good and has an interesting concept. Starts well and gets your attention, but quickly becomes repetitive and boring. The side missions are a bland "copy paste" rush work that just wears you out without any real satisfaction. I have no idea what the story is about, even after playing it for more than 5 hrs. I made an honest effort to play this game, bit it just doesn't engage on anyLooks good and has an interesting concept. Starts well and gets your attention, but quickly becomes repetitive and boring. The side missions are a bland "copy paste" rush work that just wears you out without any real satisfaction. I have no idea what the story is about, even after playing it for more than 5 hrs. I made an honest effort to play this game, bit it just doesn't engage on any level.

    Poor story, unlikable characters with little or no development, limited customization options, awful vehicle handling, repetitive gameplay and worst of all: horrendous combat mechanics (like no shoulder swap of weapon).    … Expand
  56. Nobilis1984
    Dec 30, 2020
    0
    Today you actually notice how boring the first part was compared to the sequels. The story was good but it was told so tough and the side missions were almost all lame.
    The worst part is the control of the cars which has never been improved.
  57. stacuzi
    Oct 19, 2015
    1
    When Ubisoft showed what the world of Watch Dogs would be like.....I was excited. What I got was nothing remotely close. "you will never see the same NPC ever" 5 minutes into the game I see 5 bloody clones. The graphics are nothing spectacular as well. What they showed was something amazing but days before release they announce a graphical downgrade that really impacted the game. The gameWhen Ubisoft showed what the world of Watch Dogs would be like.....I was excited. What I got was nothing remotely close. "you will never see the same NPC ever" 5 minutes into the game I see 5 bloody clones. The graphics are nothing spectacular as well. What they showed was something amazing but days before release they announce a graphical downgrade that really impacted the game. The game play it self is very predictable, repetitive and dull, not to mention the story did not connect to the player at all. This game must be avoided .....period. Giving a 1 only because some losers put some hours of their life into making a **** game then over glorifying it to get rich...scum.… Expand
  58. dewdar
    May 25, 2019
    4
    What a boring game. It's as if developers target was to create the greatest open world game, but forgot to put in fun or quality content.

    I'm one of those people who stayed under a rock just to avoid all the hype the game was getting, so don't expect me complaining about how graphics are downgraded or how Ubisoft was lying straight to consumers faces. Gameplay: Car physics and    What a boring game. It's as if developers target was to create the greatest open world game, but forgot to put in fun or quality content.

    I'm one of those people who stayed under a rock just to avoid all the hype the game was getting, so don't expect me complaining about how graphics are downgraded or how Ubisoft was lying straight to consumers faces.

    Gameplay:
    Car physics and handling is terrible, feels like something from the PS2 era. Even the terrible handling of True Crime felt more realistic or fun for that matter. Same goes for weapon handling, AI is as bad as you can expect, they'll be either staying in one place and show themselves for a few seconds just to shoot and then hide again in the same place, or run towards you. It's already a clumsy game, yet they managed to screw the melee system that you can knock someone only if you're playing a stealth mission.

    The location itself is alright, but there are some awkward moments. Take for example civilian cars, you will never see in a car anyone else besides the driver(except for police and henchmen in the story missions). I find that small detail very annoying since that's something that was not an issue since GTA3 which came out in 2001. If you visit any store more than once you will quickly notice that the visitors do the same thing every time you enter. So most of the stuff is copy/pasted and scripted, hence the world feels more lifeless than it should.

    The hacking part can be in some respects fun, but it can be limiting. For example: wouldn't it be fun to crush your card with a container? According to the game, nope. If you put any vehicle under, I guess then your hacking system get some kind of guilt or something, it won't do anything. You want the train to hit the car or Aiden because he's a lifeless tool? I guess you can't because the train has feelings now, but explosions are ok.

    Missions/Campaign: Yet another terrible mess. The only positive thing I can say is the hacking part, but even that part gets annoying when you see that's the only thing they have to show outside all the generic open word stuff. Those hacking puzzles and finding the targets through the camera overstay their welcome, just like tank missions in Arkham Knight. The plot is poorly executed, main characters are boring, I don't feel any sympathy for characters that have fewer emotions than my neighbors' old cat.

    If there is one thing most developers have learning for the past 10 years is that tailing missions are boring, so you have to ask why didn't these developers get the memo. Chase missions would have been fun if the car handling/physics weren't so stiff. And every time you're a bit behind you gets warning that you're losing the target and it's annoying because of the counter stopwatch which refreshes to the start quite a lot. A good example of how broking the stealth/tailing target is the mission where you're following Iraq's cousin, you will fail even though you can see him right across the walking path. A lot of times I failed missions because I didn't know what to do, and they happen to have the worst possible checkpoints as if developers were trolling just for the fun.

    A lot of times, it's much easier just to kill everything that moves, rather than avoid or use hacking gadgets for a stealthier approach. As a vigilante, you'll be killing more often policemen than escaping them, because it's just less annoying.

    So yeah, mission design is not great.

    Sound/Music:
    The music playlist, outside of a few songs nothing else either good or worth listening. It's the type of music artists put on albums as a filler. Whoever was choosing those songs, your hipster music is terrible.

    If I have not mentioned gun or vehicle sound, well it mediocre, just like the rest of the game. If you're reading this far, this shouldn't be surprising.

    Conclusion: The game is mediocre at best. Some will find it appealing, because of the hacking features, but in my case, it quickly wore off. I would recommend to try it out only if you have nothing else to play, which is very unlikely.    … Expand
  59. CoreGamer1408
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    I am really not into crime driven games set in contemporary real world settings. This game had some neat ideas with how hacking is used. Beyond that this IP seems like another GTA/Saints Row wannabe. The combat and driving elements have two issues. One performance seems to drop and secondly it is not that much fun to shoot and/or drive. Yeah a big open map, but with only copy paste stuffI am really not into crime driven games set in contemporary real world settings. This game had some neat ideas with how hacking is used. Beyond that this IP seems like another GTA/Saints Row wannabe. The combat and driving elements have two issues. One performance seems to drop and secondly it is not that much fun to shoot and/or drive. Yeah a big open map, but with only copy paste stuff to do. Most of the side activities just did not resonate. Sometimes a story can save a game and pull me in. A generic tale of revenge wasn't really a show stopper. After a combined total of several hours gameplay I was kind of bored with this one. No interest in the MP side of this game. So maybe that is a chunk of the score I am missing out on.… Expand
  60. JayDarbz
    Feb 17, 2020
    0
    This is by far one of the worst games I've ever played! Its disgraceful! I can't believe ubisoft sunk this low! Its clunky as hell the side activities are abysmal! Like literally things you'll find in a arcade! This game is disgusting and a embarrassment!! Shame on ALL involved! Ubisofts worst game my margins!!!
  61. I_Hate_Minions
    Aug 2, 2019
    2
    The car mechanics were made by a beaver. The story was made by beaver. The characters were made by a beaver. The people who like this game are beavers. The game was made by a beaver.
  62. TakeMyRupee
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Game stopped in the middle of the tutorial. "installing 41%". climbed to 45% after 10 minutes.
    "Do you want to quit? Progress will be lost". I had very low expectations but this joke surprised me anyway.
  63. Ward2019
    Jan 27, 2020
    1
    Average revenge story. The MC is boring like most people say, but his voice actor is on point. The gun play is terrible, along with the driving, even after 5 hours of playing, still can’t get a feel for either The hacking is awesome, aside from the timed hacking spots. I don’t care for events with timers. Overall:wait for sale.
  64. EshanBhatt
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    not much to say for a game that is so dull and forgettable. 3/10 just because the idea and parts of the hacking gameplay was very enjoyable. being able to control so much around you was fun, but nothing else was. The city is dull, the characters are forgettable and boring. The graphics even for the time were horrible. Why would anyone play this with GTA V out there???? Makes no sense to me!
  65. LG_Fox_Brazil
    Aug 5, 2020
    4
    One of the most disappointing games of the generation. Extremely buggy at release, I even got two game breaking bugs in week one. Bland characters, mediocre story and horrifying driving mechanics. While it has an interesting hacking component and surprisingly fun multiplayer modes, it still is a major letdown
  66. FckWatchDogs
    Dec 5, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice game mechanically, the story sucks. Key events happen like they are marked off a list not making much sense. And then the god damn Damien sequence. Unavoidable CtOS scan and no idea where your objective is unless you made a god damn picture at the start. Ridiculous, attempted it multiple times, there is not a second to breathe on hard diff, no skill can help you and i don't bother lowering diff. Uninstalled don't care to see the end, the story went to **** anyway after forcefully killing a key character. Was wondering why the game was hated but now i get it. Wasted potential, wasted 5 h of mine, fire your writers.… Expand
  67. AwAtF
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Personally, I think this game its overrated. The story shows to you a criminal who lost her sister-in-law, the only person who was happy with him. For his fault, Maurice killed her, and Aiden thinks that the only way to redeem is the revenge. But thats a big mistake. He tries to kill maurice, a few days, her sister gets kidnapped and he tries to go after damien, but hes does criminal things. After a while, he mets clara lile, her helper, after, he meet T-Bone, unfortunately, he starts to loose, things at the end of the because his obsession to kill damien, he loses clara, she is killed; he loses his family because they don't wanna be on risk, he loose his dignity and finally, when he kills damien, he kills his friend, jordi-chin. I personally think that the story represents how bad is the revenge, and how a criminal, usually can't become good person. Honestly, i hate the end because jordi-cin for no reason is still alive, but the story is breaking-down, you feel bad for the characters around Aiden pearce. The graphics are generic, in 2014 were good, but nowadays,
    some moments growned very bad at the time. The world is interesting, has some interesting activities but are very short and its easy to get the final trophie (platinum, in ps4, for example). The gameplay its very good, and the car persecutions are spectacular, with all of the hacks and slow motion, the final boss its very original, because you needd to drive around the city escaping and trying to go places wich in a short time, get hacked. The atmposhere is good, and dark. The game has a lots of bugs. Good performance. I recommend it, but only for 30$    … Expand
  68. xpto2004
    Feb 8, 2016
    1
    The good:

    not fun to play
    gets boring fast
    the mission design is horrible
    Vehicle handling is poor
    Uninspired and generic open world, concept

    the bad:

    you need to pay to play this piece of s$#&
  69. DoUEvnLft
    Sep 30, 2014
    4
    It's not awful, but it's certainly not the 'true next-gen experience' we hoped for. With a lackluster story, boring characters and middling visuals, Watch Dogs is only really held up by it's open world and multiplayer.

    If you're planning on buying Watch Dogs, wait for the price to drop below £20 (or your regional equivalent), since this is, in my opinion, definitely not worth the    It's not awful, but it's certainly not the 'true next-gen experience' we hoped for. With a lackluster story, boring characters and middling visuals, Watch Dogs is only really held up by it's open world and multiplayer.

    If you're planning on buying Watch Dogs, wait for the price to drop below £20 (or your regional equivalent), since this is, in my opinion, definitely not worth the current price.    … Expand
  70. Rorbag
    Oct 6, 2015
    4
    The homeless, malnourished version of GTA V. Realised an hour into this game that it was minging. Took a day off work for it's launch but ended spending the day watching redtube.

    Ubisoft erection
  71. Barnes1987
    Mar 8, 2017
    4
    Not good at all. No need to go into any detail on this one as there is already lots of negative reviews out there to read. The only thing amazing about this game is that it got a sequel.
  72. AlejandroFIN
    Aug 22, 2016
    4
    Watch Dogs is the worst game of Ubisoft. The story missions are mostly boring and unclear. Due to problems with the story the map loses its potential. The world is visually good-looking but characters and cars are not. Chicago feels empty and you have nothing to do except annoying side missions. Vehicles have ridiculous acceleration so you have no time checking your surroundings. PhysicsWatch Dogs is the worst game of Ubisoft. The story missions are mostly boring and unclear. Due to problems with the story the map loses its potential. The world is visually good-looking but characters and cars are not. Chicago feels empty and you have nothing to do except annoying side missions. Vehicles have ridiculous acceleration so you have no time checking your surroundings. Physics of the game are terribly unrealistic, enemies are too stupid or too clever but never even close to normal. The genre Watch Dogs is competing is just way too harsh for it. Hacking is the key element of the game and sometimes it causes unexpected death of Aiden Pearce or somebody he was supposed to protect. Very often you are about to hack some gates or traffic lights but Aiden decides to commit suicide by exploding himself with steam pipe... and mission failed. It is somewhat annoying when some other player invades your game during your casual gameplay and you have no time for their mierda del toro. The good thing is that you are able to invade their games as well. One of the few good things is that you will earn relatively multiple easy trophies from the game...… Expand
  73. rthiago
    Jul 15, 2016
    4
    Good graphics. Nice driving and GPS system. But the game overall is boring and repetitive, the story is the same old cliche. This is Ubisoft being Ubisoft again.
  74. sgthombre
    Sep 26, 2016
    4
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.
  75. Diegohh87
    May 12, 2023
    0
    this game is rotten and ridiculous, the gameplay is horrible, confusing buttons, confusing missions, poorly balanced and everything else bad you can imagine. Ubisoft's worst game
  76. TjCytora
    Apr 25, 2022
    4
    This game sucksss.... it has a horrible story, the 'missions' 90% of the time just consist of the side missions either repackaged or not even. The framerate is also horrendous i had drops at least every 10 minutes especially when a lot is going on. If you never played this one you didn't miss out on much a totally forgettable GTA ripoff
  77. AdoMobA
    Aug 6, 2023
    4
    Pros
    - the various hacking skills feel cool to use
    - bunch of cool ideas that unfortunately go unrealized Cons - the driving is awful - Aiden is monotone and boring throughout most of the story - the story itself is generic Not much to say about the original Watch Dogs. It is just the most bog standard Ubisoft video game you will play. Open world, meh story and a bunch of side    Pros
    - the various hacking skills feel cool to use
    - bunch of cool ideas that unfortunately go unrealized

    Cons
    - the driving is awful
    - Aiden is monotone and boring throughout most of the story
    - the story itself is generic

    Not much to say about the original Watch Dogs. It is just the most bog standard Ubisoft video game you will play. Open world, meh story and a bunch of side activities. On the topic of those.

    So many side activities require you to drive. And my god is this driving one of the most broken things ever created. I personally believed that it was created by a group of chimps that thought cars stick to the ground like they weigh thousand tonnes and move like ice skates. I can't overstate how bad it feels to drive in this game. And you are going to be doing a lot of driving.

    Other than that the game is a standard cover shooter that is beyond braindead easy though looks good at times. And that is the thing with this game that pisses me off the most. This game has all the potential and no execution. Everything is half assed or down right boring.

    The story is a cliche revenge plot. The protagonist is a brooding monotone dude who has one or two good moments. The villains… Eh, who cares? Not memorable to survive in your head two days after you roll the credits.

    All in all, Watch Dogs is a bunch of good ideas and promises that go unfulfilled. Shame, I'd rather play the game from the trailers.    … Expand
  78. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    3
    34/100 even as a kid i saw this as gta but worse .
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 80 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 80
  3. Negative: 0 out of 80
  1. Softpedia
    Aug 6, 2014
    85
    Watch Dogs is a fun open world experience. However, the repetitive chases and the formulaic gameplay tend to get tedious and boring after a while. As such, you might want to enjoy the different multiplayer experiences and take frequent breaks to just roam around the city.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jul 25, 2014
    70
    It’s a bold first step on the new terrain for Ubisoft. The game is enjoyable, offers some interesting mechanics and lasts for long enough, but is bland as a whole. The characters lack personalities, the city could use more distinctness and the story is instantly forgettable. [07/2014, p.46]
  3. SpazioGames
    Jul 18, 2014
    85
    Overall, it is almost without a doubt the best platformer that has popped up on the current generation of consoles and is a bedrock on which Ubisoft could build a brand to remember.
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