Watch Dogs

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  1. Armis
    Nov 14, 2014
    6
    Horribly overhyped dull piece of crap. Add to that the horrible police rubberbanding (which makes it utterly impossible to ever, EVER lose the cops unless you have a gadget to prevent them spotting you in the first place. Just not fun.
  2. xShaunaOH
    Jun 2, 2014
    5
    Watch Dogs was one of the most anticipated games when it was first shown at E3 back in 2012. Two years later and we finally got a chance to play it, and does it live up to the hype and anticipation? Some say yes, some say no, some people are still unsure, and others never cared in the first place! As far as I’m concerned the game is a total flop. Some things work, most don’t at all, andWatch Dogs was one of the most anticipated games when it was first shown at E3 back in 2012. Two years later and we finally got a chance to play it, and does it live up to the hype and anticipation? Some say yes, some say no, some people are still unsure, and others never cared in the first place! As far as I’m concerned the game is a total flop. Some things work, most don’t at all, and the issues are extremely distracting from the game.

    First of all I don’t know what I was expecting, but I think I was expecting a little more than GTA V or Assassins Creed but with hacking. It feels like an older concept and I was really hoping for something fresh. The repetitiveness of missions gets old after about five hours. An endless cycle of car chase, sneak/hack aspect, and then another shootout; eventually it makes you want to rip your hair out. Don’t get me wrong the hacking is fun and cool to a point, but it just wasn’t enough to save this game. It’s countless other issues make it less enjoyable and more frustrating to be honest.

    The voice acting isn’t great, but it’s far from terrible! A lot of the characters, mainly Jordi Chin, shine strong while others fall flat and add little to nothing to the story. Speaking of the story, it’s cool I guess but it feels forced and it frequently gets sidetracked! All in all this aspect of the game adds nothing and it may as well just been an open world hacking game.

    Easily the most frustrating component of Watch Dogs is the online hacking, where other players can interrupt your story to hack you for points. It’s not that it’s difficult to deal with, but that you cannot progress with the campaign if somebody is hacking you. It detracts from the interest in the storyline, which is already boring enough on it’s own.

    I wouldn’t say Watch Dogs is a bad game; it’s just barely mediocre. Certain aspects are positive; such as the driving that everybody seems to be complaining about but I love, some of the main characters are entertaining and well-acted, while the hacking eventually bores it is very cool and new, and it is truly visually stunning! Other components have ruined the game for me and that’s unfortunate because I was really looking forward to it for a while. So while I could not stand Watch Dogs, I see it’s appeal and encourage fans of GTA or AC to check it out. ShaunaOH gives Watch Dogs a 5/10!!    … Expand
  3. AntonArnold
    Jun 10, 2014
    5
    I really wanted to like it.
    I was sold by the hype machine at E3 for the game and eagerly awaited the day I could get my hands on it.
    Now that I am playing it, I feel like it has become a chore to finish.
    GTA5 knocks this game out in the first round. GTA5 had characters and story and a real feel to the world, Watch Dogs is cold and lame and just doesn't capture me.
    Such a disappointment.
  4. Skullz
    Jun 6, 2014
    5
    As much as I enjoy the game I find it terribly boring. The game was, as a lot of people say, hyped way too much. What I played versus what I wanted was very different. The missions and story weren't very well put together and for a game that's so focused on the tools you can use to fight back with it feels like just a plain 3rd person shooter most of the time, and a painfully boringAs much as I enjoy the game I find it terribly boring. The game was, as a lot of people say, hyped way too much. What I played versus what I wanted was very different. The missions and story weren't very well put together and for a game that's so focused on the tools you can use to fight back with it feels like just a plain 3rd person shooter most of the time, and a painfully boring one....I feel as though the game could have been a lot more in terms of potential when in all reality most of the game is either hit or miss....I tried to like it, but I really just didn't.… Expand
  5. Hoshidesu
    Jun 10, 2014
    5
    I'm a little dissapoint of this game. The most comercial game and dont work propely because Ubisoft AGAIN show how not know the word Optimalizaction. The Hacking is very nice but is only a little plus.
  6. UnoDtantos
    May 31, 2014
    5
    Poor, not next gen, large, funny moments, it's not the game they show us, ubisoft liers... No es lo promotional ni de lejos. No vale la pena el dinero q piden. Conduccion mala. Historia mala, tiroteos se salva. No es un juego coherente pero al nenos es largo
  7. Crunch2407
    May 31, 2014
    5
    I bought this game even though many people said the graphics were terrible...that's the least of your worries with this game. The game has its upside, the voice acting and shooting mechanics ( on console, PS4) are very good, there is and abundance of other things to do besides the main story also. That's it, the rest is pretty terrible, the AI pathing ( the AI in general ), the driving isI bought this game even though many people said the graphics were terrible...that's the least of your worries with this game. The game has its upside, the voice acting and shooting mechanics ( on console, PS4) are very good, there is and abundance of other things to do besides the main story also. That's it, the rest is pretty terrible, the AI pathing ( the AI in general ), the driving is like driving on ice with bald tires and the Audio for everything is un-synced, and very cheesy C-Rate movie sounding, the hacking gets boring and the city feels dead and uninviting. There is some entertainment value, but not enough to get me through the entire game, very repetitive. Rather than spend $60 on it, red box it or use gamefly and just try it out, this game would be better suited at the 39.99 range even then it's a bad deal. This game was delayed for 7 months, SEVEN and it's still extremely buggy and is lacking in a lot of features...The Multiplayer is a gimmick, nothing more. There is NO customization to be had online, and it offers very little replay value. Save the full price, and give Wolfenstein: A New Order a try instead. This game could be great, maybe they get it right with the sequel. Have a nice day
    - Sam    … Expand
  8. asspavesspa
    Jun 16, 2014
    5
    I feel like i've wasted $60 for a game that is not totally bad as many haters reviewed, but its absolutely not the 'next-gen' experience we've been promised.

    This game does not look that bad but it pales in comparison with Infamous Second Son, with the graphics during daytime looking bland and washed out. Ubisoft also for me, failed to nail the scale of a bustling city. Hate to say it,    I feel like i've wasted $60 for a game that is not totally bad as many haters reviewed, but its absolutely not the 'next-gen' experience we've been promised.

    This game does not look that bad but it pales in comparison with Infamous Second Son, with the graphics during daytime looking bland and washed out. Ubisoft also for me, failed to nail the scale of a bustling city. Hate to say it, but truthfully no one has ever come close to GTA V in replicating a really realistic living breathing city, not even Infamous Second Son. This felt like a wasted opportunity.

    I'm disappointed that after reading a few reviews from reviewers that I've held in high regards, I could not seem to get to enjoy Watch Dogs at all like they did. I've bought it on launch day, and since then has only played this dull game 6 times. I'm seriously considering selling this game.

    For those who enjoy taking your time to soak in the atmosphere, driving leisurely around open world maps and stopping at certain places to enjoy the atmosphere, this game is not for you. It feels like a botched up job and the ultra big budget marketing campaign feels like an exaggerated lie.

    And the driving physics is just plain wrong. For an open world game where the majority of the time you have to traverse the large map by driving, I feel that Ubisoft really crashed and burned on this aspect of the game. There are no two ways about it. Its just dumb elastic car physics. You will fail a lot when trying to turn. It's so unrealistic how the cars turn it felt like a cheap low budget racing game you play on your phone.

    Try the game first before you buy    … Expand
  9. Barefoot_Gamer
    Jun 18, 2014
    5
    This game was all talk and no delivery. It is flawed in so many ways. Constant repetition over and over again of almost identical quests and side quests. No ability to surrender during a police chase without being gunned down for your sometimes minor criminal act. Selecting a weapon in the weapon wheel draws the weapon automatically meaning that every weapon selection outside of a questThis game was all talk and no delivery. It is flawed in so many ways. Constant repetition over and over again of almost identical quests and side quests. No ability to surrender during a police chase without being gunned down for your sometimes minor criminal act. Selecting a weapon in the weapon wheel draws the weapon automatically meaning that every weapon selection outside of a quest could result in 911 being called. This game is one of those nice ideas that just did not measure up when delivered. The developers have a great concept but it needs way more to make it a game that is worth holding onto.… Expand
  10. chaos50
    Jun 5, 2014
    5
    There are 2 things significantly wrong with this game and I'll list them in order of Gameplay and then Technical issues.

    Gameplay: 1) The controls are not intuitive on PC controls. The use of middle mouse button clicks and then scrolling to control menu is slow, cumbersome and frequently inaccurate. Its impossible this was not highlighted in play testing. 2) The crouch hide mechanism    There are 2 things significantly wrong with this game and I'll list them in order of Gameplay and then Technical issues.

    Gameplay:
    1) The controls are not intuitive on PC controls. The use of middle mouse button clicks and then scrolling to control menu is slow, cumbersome and frequently inaccurate. Its impossible this was not highlighted in play testing.
    2) The crouch hide mechanism is daft. It only works when you are in specific area otherwise you character will just stand then taking fire. And then when it works is still doesn't work corretly and you'll find yourself hiding in the wrong side of a barrier.
    3) Frustrating elements of having to take down (non lethal enemies). This is stupid. You are tasked to attack and probably kill tons of enemies armed to the teeth but you must melee them to take them "down". Totally useless especially when these target can killed by explosives accidentally and you have to restart.
    4) When you finish the game you cant redo old missions you can only replay those mostly crappy VR games.
    5) Driving controls are crap in the game and the game forces you to use vehicles that you dont want. If you enter a mission (first time) with a vehicle you want you get one try. If you fail and restart it will remove everything you had before that like you own vehicle. So sometimes these driving/chasing missions are depend on luck if you get a good vehicle for you. Other times they force you to use crap vehicles. This just feels forced and a waste of time.

    Technical (on PC)
    I tried to like this game but its a horrible pile of code on the PC. With a decent rig the game will and sometimes take out the OS as well. It also will degrade performance if you restart / reload too many times. Then game will get gradually slower until unplayable (about 3-5 reloads / mission restarts) then you have to restart you the game or your computer to get back to normal performance. Tested on two different machines and a google of performance issues on Watch Dogs will give you tons of hits.

    Lack of in game save of PC is just stupid. You cant select different save slots etc you only have checkpoint saves that you cant chose. So you something goes bad and it check points you then you are practically screwed. In essence you cant experiment because unless you played a mission before you dont want to end up in a situation where you experimented but are check pointed badly. The only alternative is then restarting the entire mission. Possibly a game limitation for old (PS2) era limitations but surely not for modern consoles and definitely not for PC.

    I see such high meta scores, I'm wondering if Ubisoft are paying them off or something... sounds fishy.    … Expand
  11. Moeras22
    May 31, 2014
    5
    I'm very disappointed by this game. First of all the graphics are good but so far away from the E3 2012 trailer. I don't understand why this game has been delayed when you see the outcome.
    The gunfights and the AI are very good but that's all. The driving gameplay is just horrible, there are no shadows with the lights of your car, the physics is 5 years dated. The hobbies the game    I'm very disappointed by this game. First of all the graphics are good but so far away from the E3 2012 trailer. I don't understand why this game has been delayed when you see the outcome.
    The gunfights and the AI are very good but that's all. The driving gameplay is just horrible, there are no shadows with the lights of your car, the physics is 5 years dated. The hobbies the game proposes are pointless but fun. The story is simple and give me a feeling of "Deja vu". My point is Watch dogs is over-hyped and he don't get things done. Sorry Ubisoft but maybe Watch Dogs 2 will be as good as this one should have been.    … Expand
  12. Slevin310
    May 31, 2014
    5
    The fools who allow a game's graphics to determine the game's quality are children who are complaining the keys being jingled in their face aren't shinny enough. Graphics do not tell you whether a game is good or not. When it comes down to it the most important aspect is the gameplay. And as much as I want to love this game I feel a bit disappointed. This is not GTA 5 and should not beThe fools who allow a game's graphics to determine the game's quality are children who are complaining the keys being jingled in their face aren't shinny enough. Graphics do not tell you whether a game is good or not. When it comes down to it the most important aspect is the gameplay. And as much as I want to love this game I feel a bit disappointed. This is not GTA 5 and should not be compared to it in any way. What the game should be held up to is Sleeping Dogs or Deus Ex Human Revolution. And in that regard I'd say Sleeping Dogs is a better game, and Deus Ex is leagues better. But I wouldn't say the game is bad, there are some great redeeming factors. But where the game falls short is the missed opportunity to explore the issues regarding Big Brother and NSA issues, the story seems to be misguided. It can't tell whether it wants to be silly like Saints Row 4 or if it wants to be the Dark Knight. The story is the same cookie cutter story you'll see anywhere else. Revenge and betrayal. The driving mechanics are... eh. The cars feel clunky, it's hard to describe what I don't like about the driving. It just doesn't feel smooth or realistic like Sleeping Dogs. Comparing the driving to GTA 5 seems unfair as GTA 5 relied heavily on driving mechanics and with the online mode giving players the ability to race one another they really needed to have the driving down perfectly. Watch Dogs use them as a means of transportation, chasing and escaping. They are not such a big focus as other games had.

    Now, my major issue is the gameplay. Sleeping Dogs wanted to give players a modern open world experience but not have guns be the main focus. They did so cleverly, as the country does not allow citizens to own guns. They could make them extremely rare thus focusing more on combat, and the game's fighting was very well done because of it. This game needed to make the gun a last resort. Watch Dogs throws you into way too many gunfights. When the game should have you focus more on hacking and stealth. At times you'll be able to choose hack/stealth or gun it out. I'd recommend giving yourself the challenge to go with hacking and stealth. That is where the game truly shines. Finding a clever way to navigate heavily guarded areas feels rewarding. But the game makes shooting the faster means of solving the problem. Deus Ex Human Revolution gave players the ability to choose stealth or shoot, but you were much more rewarded for using stealth and not killing people. Stealth non-lethal takedowns gave you much, much more experience. And this is why I bring up that game, Watch Dogs needed to break the mold on shoot em up missions by making hacking and tactics the overall better option. Also the times you'll use stealth and hacking to get around you'll notice how repetitive the solutions are. Some are extremely clever and you'll give yourself a pat on the back for doing so. But many times you'll often repeat that one clever solution.

    The game is still a lot of fun, I love hacking and stealing data although I wish the world was more full of NPC and buildings you can enter. You'll interactive with the many electronics around the world but you won't interact with the world it's self. But I'd still recommend you try it. The online play is fun and the game will throw you some tough challenges. It's a good start and I hope this game becomes a franchise, because I would love to see it improve in Watch Dogs 2. But ultimately I'd say Deus Ex Human Revolution is a much better game, Sleeping Dogs is better too but that's not to say this game isn't good. I'd give it a meh/10    … Expand
  13. Jakob
    May 29, 2014
    5
    I have played the version for both "next generation" consoles and the PS4 version has a better image and resolution than the XBox-one version, however the game in both consoles is monotonous and boring no new tricks or challenges at the time to hack things, it is really disappointing it feels like ubisoft rush to finish the game and the results were really far from our expectations. ThisI have played the version for both "next generation" consoles and the PS4 version has a better image and resolution than the XBox-one version, however the game in both consoles is monotonous and boring no new tricks or challenges at the time to hack things, it is really disappointing it feels like ubisoft rush to finish the game and the results were really far from our expectations. This game is another Titan fall, another waste of time and not worth to be played.… Expand
  14. Sjthjs
    Jun 12, 2014
    5
    First off, Watch_Dogs isn't a horrendus game. Its main flaw is the GTA V was released. Whilst GTA V felt like a next gen game in last gen's body, this feels the opposite. The one major twist that this game has going for it is the hacking element, which is a one button deal, but adds an extra element of gameplay to missions, both on foot and off. However, On certain missions, I found myselfFirst off, Watch_Dogs isn't a horrendus game. Its main flaw is the GTA V was released. Whilst GTA V felt like a next gen game in last gen's body, this feels the opposite. The one major twist that this game has going for it is the hacking element, which is a one button deal, but adds an extra element of gameplay to missions, both on foot and off. However, On certain missions, I found myself not even having to enter the "restricted area" to complete the mission, making the game a matter of finding the right camera to do the job, rather than a game of skill.
    The major bane of mine though is the driving. It is awful. Beyond words. Cars feel very cartoony, smashing through anything apart from trees always in a massive cloud of dust and sparks, yet losing little momentum. Cars feel the same, with variations only in speed, and have no weight to them. Another thing about this game (and not only this game) is how the game seems to rush. An example. Your character never walks anywhere. Another example. He gets in a car, and somehow, the engine is started before he even sits down and shuts the door. The whole process of breaking in a car to driving away lasts about 2-3 seconds.
    And the character. He is dull. And just seems to mess up not only his own life, but his family's lives. And he never apologises for putting them in danger. Also, for someone who cares sooo much about his family, he doesnt seem too concerned with taking the lives of civilians, stealing their money or spying on them. The best characters in the game are the side characters.
    Tech wise, this game has a veneer of prettiness, that is all too easily scraped off. Why is the reflection on the side of a skyscraper a reflection of an empty city road. On every building? Why do the L Train tracks sometimes run nowhere? Why when it rains, do cars not get wet, or splash as they go through puddles? Why are there so many people in Chicago related to Olympic athletes? And why oh why is Chicago so lifeless and devoid of traffic?
    Storyline wise, Im not sure sometime what is going on. I am aware of the general direction, that he is avenging the death of his niece, but missions confuse me sometimes. Why was Jordi holding some people hostage in "Not the Pizza Guy"? Why will no one meet Aiden face to face without leading him on a merry chase?"
    Chicago itself is a dull place. Too quiet, boring and lifeless. Look at Los Santos. Full of character, always something happening, a joy to explore. Chicago has none of this. There is no inspiring areas to play about in, everything just feels the same.
    Music in the game is terrible, so much so that I switched it off. Look at GTA V. The music hand picked to suit the feeling of the city Enough said.
    All together, Watch_Dogs is an OK game at best, but is by no means a next gen game. Wait for GTA V to come out and show Ubisoft what a next gen open world should be. Ubisoft should seriously consider finishing their games before release, this has the same unfinished feel as the AC games. From now on, I shall not be buying any open city game unless the Rockstar Logo is on it, I have been massively dissapointed by everything else.    … Expand
  15. FrankTCastle
    Jun 11, 2014
    5
    The hacking game play is great and combined with the items (grenades,IEDS, proximity mines) you can craft it makes all the side stuff a great deal of fun in how many ways you can approach enemy encounters. The gunplay is solid but the weapons are all very standard and you can't upgrade or modify them which would have been fun. The story started out ok kind of letting you get to know AidanThe hacking game play is great and combined with the items (grenades,IEDS, proximity mines) you can craft it makes all the side stuff a great deal of fun in how many ways you can approach enemy encounters. The gunplay is solid but the weapons are all very standard and you can't upgrade or modify them which would have been fun. The story started out ok kind of letting you get to know Aidan and a little about his back story but it just became something we have played through so many times before.

    For me the most of the fun came from side missions and running into random events in the open world, there was some good characters but most of them where not fleshed out as much as they could have been. It seems to me this could have been a great game on all fronts but suffered due to it being developed for so many platforms. I hope the next installment is like Assassins Creed 2 in that it expands upon the great ideas the original put forward.    … Expand
  16. warlock7
    Jun 2, 2014
    5
    It'd get a better score if this were a good representation of Chicago. There are no mountains with hydroelectric dams anywhere near Chicago. Six total dams in Illinois and none of them are in a mountain!!! Did they ever visit Chicago? I've read that they did, but they got SO MUCH SO WRONG!!!

    There is no stadium to the South West of Chicago either. There's three in town and none are    It'd get a better score if this were a good representation of Chicago. There are no mountains with hydroelectric dams anywhere near Chicago. Six total dams in Illinois and none of them are in a mountain!!! Did they ever visit Chicago? I've read that they did, but they got SO MUCH SO WRONG!!!

    There is no stadium to the South West of Chicago either. There's three in town and none are where the "May Stadium" is located.

    As a game, it's okay. Graphics seem pretty dated. Gameplay mechanics also seem pretty dated. Looks like the cross-gen development really hurt the game.

    Did the players of Infamous Second Son feel like their town wasn't represented properly?!?    … Expand
  17. KingSephir
    Jun 3, 2014
    5
    It's nice to see how polarized the critics are on that game. Either you like or you don't. I stand right in the middle, where after ~20 hours of gameplay, I'm not sure what to think of that game.
    I've never been a fan of Ubisoft, for their habit to milk the s*%t out of a franchise and force it down your throat (just like Activision is doing, however they got MP right!). Watch Dogs seems    It's nice to see how polarized the critics are on that game. Either you like or you don't. I stand right in the middle, where after ~20 hours of gameplay, I'm not sure what to think of that game.
    I've never been a fan of Ubisoft, for their habit to milk the s*%t out of a franchise and force it down your throat (just like Activision is doing, however they got MP right!). Watch Dogs seems to be another attempt at pushing something down your throat, something you already experienced somewhere in other Ubi games and that they tried to hide (Ubi is found of their towers and unlocking them to reveal the map...)

    For a start, this is not a next gen game. Especially after playing Second Son or Kill Zone. This game doesn't look better than The Last of Us or GTA V but on par. TLOU and GTAV were on last gen console by the way. There is a tremendous let down compared to what they showed at E3 2 years ago.

    While the game might have been delayed because of GTA V, I don't see why it took so long to release something that looks unfinished: the free running missions, digital trips and NVZM missions look like they're patched over the game, for no reasons at all. While other side missions are part of the game and fall into the flow of the game, some others seem like a botched attempt at adding content.

    The game aslo suffers of the "Skyrim" syndrome, where you can just go everywhere and do what you want, without guidance and boundaries. Right out of the box, you get thrown in there with no real incentive to do the main quest. On top of that, side quests keeps poping in you HUD, like they're trying to convince you to do other stuff than the main quest. By the time I was at the 3rd mission of act one, I already had unlocked 7 guns, without shooting anything or anyone. You get rewards for side quests, that aren't relevant to the main quest, therefor overpowering you quickly.

    Ubisoft has the tendency to throw tips and help at your face when you start to play a game. However, instead of making short and concise, they give you a whole freakin paragraph, that you need to read, while getting shot at, hacked, hanged by the balls and raped... Just to learn how to run... Either show me how to play slowly, or give me quick tips, with concise sentences : "Press R2 to run", "Hold O to jump over obstacles", etc.

    There is one thing that I don't understand. While Ubisoft is know for milking their franchises, some of them got really good, like AC. Controls are spot on in AC. So I don't understand why they decided to remap the whole controller with new controls instead of using those from AC. They might claim that it's a new game and they don't want us to associate it with other games they made, but we know you Ubi, so why pretend when we know that most of Watch Dogs mechanics come from other games?

    The main story is fun, secondary characters are well written and interesting. Online is new and fresh, but often bring bugs into the game when you leave a MP match.

    Controls are clunky, driving is bad (like driving a Zamboni with a Turbo), side quests are irrelevant and badly implemented, HUD is overcrowded with info. Can't shoot while driving and hitting the car doesn't affect it much, though the AI is pretty dumb when you race a NPC.

    Watch Dogs is awfully standard at best. Far from next gen, this game isn't worth 69.99 CAD. Then again, when there is nothing to play on PS4 you might think about getting it. If I were to get the game again, I would wait for a price cut. This is not GOTY material: scale isn't everything... Ask Arkham Asylum ;)    … Expand
  18. Sugoda
    Jun 4, 2014
    5
    Very disappointed with the game. The main character is so bland and the story itself is very generic. Ubisoft clearly tries way too hard to make this their Grand Theft Auto and congratulations, it's a sandbox game with no heart and soul.
  19. Foehammer
    Jun 5, 2014
    5
    Well, massive disappointment, it's not that it's really bad, or glitchy. It works ok, and that's just it, OK sums up the entire game. It's not managed to live up to any kind of PS4/ next gen expectations. The whole game has had me just thinking 'meh' every step of the way! Sure it's got lots to do in the game, I have lots of housework to do and odd jobs around the house, doesn't make itWell, massive disappointment, it's not that it's really bad, or glitchy. It works ok, and that's just it, OK sums up the entire game. It's not managed to live up to any kind of PS4/ next gen expectations. The whole game has had me just thinking 'meh' every step of the way! Sure it's got lots to do in the game, I have lots of housework to do and odd jobs around the house, doesn't make it fun to do. And so, like my odd jobs around the home I do them little and half heartedly as I know there is other things I'd rather be doing! The campaign is dull, the side missions are dull, the cars are dull, the music is dull, the... Look, it's just dull. OK?

    I just got a couple of campaign missions further and I turned it off to buy and download Worms Battlegrounds... why? because I was pretty bored, and I shouldn't be.

    the 0's given to this game are from butt hurt kids no doubt, but the 8-10's need to seriously question whether they are really satisfied with this kind of mediocre 'entertainment'

    The delays on launch of this game were because they honestly knew this would have disappeared off the gaming map if they hit the next gen console launch date! Just like Killzone Shadowfall did. Instead release it when the market is dry, charge a fortune for it and walk away counting the money.

    And that's why I can understand the low reviews, they hyped the hell out of this game, the media machine was huge and in full swing for this one. And it had no chance to deliver. ever.

    I'm bored of this game. I'm done with this game. I will forget entirely about this game in a few months. I just hope Destiny is hell of a lot better!    … Expand
  20. jovanpierre
    May 29, 2014
    5
    Why are there so many reviews about other people's reviews? That's their opinion and here is mine. Watch Dogs was suppose to be the first game I got for PS4. Then it got delayed so Ubisoft could "fine tune" it. So after all the wait and hype I finally get my hands on this game and my lust for Watch Dogs quickly faded. I wanted to love this game, but it was just such a let down. AlmostWhy are there so many reviews about other people's reviews? That's their opinion and here is mine. Watch Dogs was suppose to be the first game I got for PS4. Then it got delayed so Ubisoft could "fine tune" it. So after all the wait and hype I finally get my hands on this game and my lust for Watch Dogs quickly faded. I wanted to love this game, but it was just such a let down. Almost every aspect of this games seems so unpolished and rushed. They turned a very good concept into a very lackluster game. I would not recommend wasting $60 on this game.… Expand
  21. LokinDetonados
    May 29, 2014
    5
    First I want to say here that in my opinion graphics are not important , but what Ubisoft has crossed the line and tricked the entire gaming community .

    Watch_Dogs fou advertised with surreal graphics course in the PC version , with realistic physics and realism by the AI . The game looked stupidly gorgeous and wonderful visuals. But came to E3 2013 and the first downgrade of the game    First I want to say here that in my opinion graphics are not important , but what Ubisoft has crossed the line and tricked the entire gaming community .

    Watch_Dogs fou advertised with surreal graphics course in the PC version , with realistic physics and realism by the AI . The game looked stupidly gorgeous and wonderful visuals. But came to E3 2013 and the first downgrade of the game was visible . Here's a visual look and there it spawned a revolt in the community , then came the joke referring Ubisoft will GTAV and then the game was delayed EIGHT months and Ubisoft excuse was : " We need to enhance the game , fix some bugs "

    And if memory serves me , the more gameplays Watch_Dogs emerged in the period of late 2013 and early 2014 and a further downgrade was visible again , the visuals of E3 2012 were gone and the game was getting ugly. After Ubisoft released a trailer for a SEASON PASS for Watch_Dogs and this widespread revolt , at least for me .

    After the game was leaked and many people downloaded it for PC , of course it was not the full version but the game was completely different from the game we saw at E3 2012 and slightly worse than the version of E3 2013.

    The game has several flaws , starting with the graph, which loses old games like GTAIV , gameplay , physics of cars and DAMN DETAIL REFLECTIONS plus SEVERAL bugs .

    The positives are the history and fun Easter Eggs , otherwise the game does not deserve to be bought , so my rating is 5 .

    Forgiveness for the bad english , I'm using Gogle Translate because I'm Brazilian and do not dominate the American language .    … Expand
  22. austenite
    Jun 1, 2014
    5
    The gameplay felt mediocre at best. The driving was positively abysmal, controls felt ridiculously floaty and disconnected. The story didn't go anywhere near to drawing me in. Bland and predictable. I tried to play the game as stealthily as possible and it boiled down to simply distracting guards and pressing "O" over and over. It got old quick. Like most games with bolted on RPG elements,The gameplay felt mediocre at best. The driving was positively abysmal, controls felt ridiculously floaty and disconnected. The story didn't go anywhere near to drawing me in. Bland and predictable. I tried to play the game as stealthily as possible and it boiled down to simply distracting guards and pressing "O" over and over. It got old quick. Like most games with bolted on RPG elements, this one could be easily completed by not putting any points in to any skill trees. The game's rendering of the city of Chicago was monotone and boring to explore.… Expand
  23. leaf16nut
    May 30, 2014
    5
    For starters, the game was not downgraded graphics wise, it ran on a PC at E3 and now you're seeing console gameplay, those who think it was are sheep who believe that because of rumours.

    I had cancelled my pre ordered, but decided I would pre order it again a few days before it's release. I had worries that the handling of cars wouldn't be done right, which for me is a game breaker in    For starters, the game was not downgraded graphics wise, it ran on a PC at E3 and now you're seeing console gameplay, those who think it was are sheep who believe that because of rumours.

    I had cancelled my pre ordered, but decided I would pre order it again a few days before it's release. I had worries that the handling of cars wouldn't be done right, which for me is a game breaker in an open world game and I was correct, the cars feel underpowered, I hate that it burnouts every time you smash the throttle, it just doesn't feel right having to slowly increase the pressure on R2. The controller rarely vibrates and the cars bounce off objects like they're made of rubber. Even the little things, like driving into the water and he instantly jumps out instead of potentially drowning. It's like the first few 3D GTA's, they just didn't have everything right at the time.

    The story is boring and does very little when trying to invoke feelings towards the character(s), voice acting is dull, especially that BadBoy character *knock off Batman voice*, the lip sync is terrible, hacking doesn't go deep enough for my liking and I found the map wasn't very well designed, areas such as city and rural are too close, highways are short, the whole map seems to compact.

    Very disappointed, I'm returning the game this weekend while I can still salvage some money for it. Maybe buy it when it's in the bargain bin. not worth the 69.99 price I had to pay in Canada...    … Expand
  24. Sentral57
    Jun 2, 2014
    5
    From the user reviews I've read so far, the people who gave high ratings, say that people who gave it low ratings was only because they had high expectations. While that may be true for some people. I didn't even hear about this game until a couple months ago. The concept seemed cool, but it fell on its face, when i started playing it i quickly realized "this is GTA but lets just addFrom the user reviews I've read so far, the people who gave high ratings, say that people who gave it low ratings was only because they had high expectations. While that may be true for some people. I didn't even hear about this game until a couple months ago. The concept seemed cool, but it fell on its face, when i started playing it i quickly realized "this is GTA but lets just add environmental interaction through 'hacking' ". While some parts of the game are fun, not being able to shoot while driving, being forced to sneak around for some parts. I would recommend installing the game on your hard drive, because if you mess up a mission the loading times are irritating. The side missions are passable, most of them are not that fun, Most of the time you will mess up more than once and you have to learn the encounters(not what i'm looking for in a game like this). I only really like stopping the crimes. Some redeeming factors of the game that i like is the main story, it's actually intriguing. I like that you can hop the L-train and fast travel or just go for a ride to where you want to go if you're feeling leisurely. I also liked they way they introduced a form of PVP in the game with the mobile app to console play, it's fun but also sometimes can be unfair when another play is hacking you, It can be on the annoying side when you're about to start a mission then all of a sudden you get invaded out of nowhere (you should choose to PVP and not almost be forced to). It's a cool concept but, i think it needs some improvement Also one review i read said that it was a similar to how 'assassins creed 1' was, If this were remotely true i would have enjoyed it more. I was quickly bored with this game, other than the main story (I'll give Ubisoft that, they write some good stories for their games) Watch Dogs was not what i had expected the 'hacking" should be more prevalent and less of the guns and shoot em up aspects(it didn't really fit the main character to be a hacker but just be ok with shooting people, doesn't make sense to me), i had more fun playing Saints Row 3 and 4, Sleeping Dogs, and GTA V, Watch Dogs seemed to Hype up changing this genre of games but it fell flat to me.… Expand
  25. Whrod
    Jun 11, 2014
    5
    Hugely let down. Just a normal shooter with average shooting with ELEMENTS of hacking in a HACKING GAME. The plot is terrible aside from some stand out character, but this is nowhere near GTA V standards. Even if GTA had a bigger budget than WD , WD is supposedly next gen. I'm not even half one done and I'm definitely returning this. It just can't knock off it's GTA similarities, which isHugely let down. Just a normal shooter with average shooting with ELEMENTS of hacking in a HACKING GAME. The plot is terrible aside from some stand out character, but this is nowhere near GTA V standards. Even if GTA had a bigger budget than WD , WD is supposedly next gen. I'm not even half one done and I'm definitely returning this. It just can't knock off it's GTA similarities, which is a shame for everybody that saw the e3 2012 demo and thought it was true next gen. You're better off with that GTA V next gen port coming out in Fall. This game is average, taking elements from Far Cry 3, Assassins Creed, GTA, and other popular games and makes them bland. Just don't believe the hype.… Expand
  26. austerus
    Jun 14, 2014
    5
    After playing a finishing the game, I return to "fix" my previous rating of 7. This is definitely not a 7.

    I don't really understand how people can say this is a different kind of gameplay. The Watch Dogs (all platforms) gameplay is nearly identical to GTA V or Assassin's Creed. You have the same "main story" structure, about the same actions to perform and same side-quests/minigames.    After playing a finishing the game, I return to "fix" my previous rating of 7. This is definitely not a 7.

    I don't really understand how people can say this is a different kind of gameplay. The Watch Dogs (all platforms) gameplay is nearly identical to GTA V or Assassin's Creed. You have the same "main story" structure, about the same actions to perform and same side-quests/minigames.

    The main difference is that this game contains a much more annoying forcible push to multiplayer but in modes that are unimaginative and repetitive. They get really old and really fast and are much worse than the also repetitive single player "side quests".

    The city isn't breathing life, it's idiotic. Shoot a person? Police are on to you and you lose "street cred", ok. Run over a civilian? No police but you get a drop in reputation. Cause an accident killing tens of civilians or intentionally push a car to crush pedestrians? Nothing.

    Civilians behave idiotically following accidents. Often they remain in burning cars or sit around burning cars waiting to explode. They don't tend to each other, no police goes on the scene and no ambulances come as well, no matter how many dead.

    The story is bland (although not as predictive as some say), the world isn't immerssive (nowhere near Assassin's Creed for example), the characters are stereotypical cardboard and some are downright annoying.

    Also, Aiden is unable to jump over stuff. Sure, he can vault over obstacles, but he can't jump over a half a meter pit to get from a railing to a roof (the kind of jumps they breeze through in Assassin's Creed).

    I am willing to disregard technical issues but the failing in storytelling and gameplay I can't forgive. I'm giving it a 5 because it's slightly better than the PC version    … Expand
  27. unluckydice
    Jun 19, 2014
    5
    I admit I fell for the hype and bought this game, The first 3 acts is basically a tutorial that contains repetitive missions such as tailing and get this guy in some building called A and escape... similar to AC Black Flag, Aiden Pearce is unrelatable and fight's for a greater cause even though he is less greater, other issues such as chunky driving, small side missions and online modesI admit I fell for the hype and bought this game, The first 3 acts is basically a tutorial that contains repetitive missions such as tailing and get this guy in some building called A and escape... similar to AC Black Flag, Aiden Pearce is unrelatable and fight's for a greater cause even though he is less greater, other issues such as chunky driving, small side missions and online modes which run there course after the first few hours of playing, The game though does pick up into the 4th and 5th act but by then i was burnt out, plus the online aspect of hacking and 4 v 4 is enjoyable, my conclusion is buy this when on sale.… Expand
  28. bsyben
    May 28, 2014
    5
    This is the game I and my roommate have been waiting for too long since 2012-2013 E3. My roommate had some connections and got into E3 2013. He came back and told me how good the game would be. So, we purchased PS4 the moment it released and waited for the game. Sadly it is not exactly what I expect. But make no mistake, the game is good, or at least OK on next gen console. I will goThis is the game I and my roommate have been waiting for too long since 2012-2013 E3. My roommate had some connections and got into E3 2013. He came back and told me how good the game would be. So, we purchased PS4 the moment it released and waited for the game. Sadly it is not exactly what I expect. But make no mistake, the game is good, or at least OK on next gen console. I will go through my feelings about it.
    Graphics: If this game was only available on last gen console, I will applaud for its graphics. Especially the lighting effects are very attractive. I believe that most people would agree that the city looks better at dawn or in mid-night. When comes bad weather, it is also phenomenal. Not just raining effect, but also true storm feelings.
    So what are bads for graphics?
    1. Details are not as we expected. Facial motions, damage, etc.
    2. Even though lighting effects or partical effects are good, the HORRIBLE optimization ruined this game. These effects are good, but are they so good that PS4 can only play it in 900p? If you check PS3 version, you will notice that fps drops dramatically every time when you turn around your visions in the game. Pay attention to the background environment, they don't even vertically lined up.
    3. For PC, I don't want to comment. The recommend system setting is an evidence of bad optimization. Sandbox games are cpu killers, but for graphic cards, you usually do not expect them to be this high level (FPS games do on the other hand).

    Gaming experience: since we haven't done online part yet, I will leave it behind and only comment on the single player part. Again, like GTA V, Watch Dogs has the fundamental elements you expected for sandbox games. They are functional, and some aspects like chasing part are better than GTA V. I always find that GTA V has some weird running ways that sometimes make me laugh. In Watch Dogs, it is much better, and very cinematic. I guess most people, who do not satisfied what the game offering, are just like me, who find this game somehow boring. I think the problem is because of the hacking system. The hacking system is a brilliant idea, but maybe because of first time attempt, it executes in a wrong way. What I expect is that the system is not only a police-fooling toy, but also a way to interact with the city and all NPCs. Apparently, this is not the case in the game. You can hack bystanders' bank account, but the thing you can do are limited, not even could you decide how much money you want to withdraw. You can also find personal information about strangers, but so what? It won't affect the way you solve those missions. Believe me, every time ends up with a chase and ass-kicking. When those information being just messages instead of intels or tools to solve a puzzle, what is the fun of hacking? If not hacking, then why am I purchasing this game instead of playing a classical masterpiece like GTA V?
    Again, this is just a review from a somehow disappointed gamer. I like this franchise and the idea behind it. But Ubisoft really need more time to get out of the shadow of GTA V and build a new world that people want to hack into.    … Expand
  29. ToBeHonest
    May 29, 2014
    5
    In short:
    Ubisoft has failed to deliver a good product. Things that are in almost all games since 2000, like for instance the effect of splashes when you shoot on water, should have been implemented. You could say that this is a tiny error. But there are lots of those.
    The story is not interesting at all. The game becomes repetitive and boring very quickly. The multiplayer is be    In short:
    Ubisoft has failed to deliver a good product. Things that are in almost all games since 2000, like for instance the effect of splashes when you shoot on water, should have been implemented. You could say that this is a tiny error. But there are lots of those.

    The story is not interesting at all. The game becomes repetitive and boring very quickly.

    The multiplayer is be fun. But I'm afraid it will get very boring after a while. (I haven't played that for a long time)    … Expand
  30. HHJ
    May 28, 2014
    5
    I played Watch Dogs on PC for a few hours and the one thing that kept repeating in my head was: This is GTAV without the humor. Yeah, their is hacking in the game, but really it's just a superficial mechanic. Ultimately the goal is still the same - just with a new obstacle in the form of hacking "puzzles" that require no real intelligence to solve.

    I could have dealt with that if the    I played Watch Dogs on PC for a few hours and the one thing that kept repeating in my head was: This is GTAV without the humor. Yeah, their is hacking in the game, but really it's just a superficial mechanic. Ultimately the goal is still the same - just with a new obstacle in the form of hacking "puzzles" that require no real intelligence to solve.

    I could have dealt with that if the missions didn't force me into a linear play style. In certain scenarios you MUST knock your opponents out rather than shoot them down. That alone killed the immersion for me. The main character can massacre an entire gang yet he must knock out 2 of those gang members without good reason. If you're gonna be batman you gotta be batman all the way. Batman doesn't kill 100s of people and knock out a couple random dudes. It just doesn't work.    … Expand
  31. BLESStheMARTYR-
    May 27, 2014
    5
    Meh is how I feel about this game. I was completely underwhelmed. The driving is sloppy, the hacking is really boring and when the peoples occupation and things about them pop up I actually find it distracting, overtaking my screen. You can't shoot your gun out of your car which is a frickin joke. The side missions are a borefest. The main story is like a 12 year old wrote it. Aiden is oneMeh is how I feel about this game. I was completely underwhelmed. The driving is sloppy, the hacking is really boring and when the peoples occupation and things about them pop up I actually find it distracting, overtaking my screen. You can't shoot your gun out of your car which is a frickin joke. The side missions are a borefest. The main story is like a 12 year old wrote it. Aiden is one if the most unlike able characters I've ever had to play has. Ubisoft royally dropped the ball. I wish I wouldn't have bought it.… Expand
  32. TBONE1138
    May 28, 2014
    5
    Watch Dogs is the most average, uninspired, by-the-numbers triple-A game I've played in a long time. Considering an Ubisoft game's usual high level of quality and polish I'm amazed by how flat Watch Dogs is from a gameplay and story perspective.

    Gameplay: Driving feels like a PS2-era GTA III clone. Coming from GTA V/GTA Online driving to this is shocking. It also just doesn't feel fun.    Watch Dogs is the most average, uninspired, by-the-numbers triple-A game I've played in a long time. Considering an Ubisoft game's usual high level of quality and polish I'm amazed by how flat Watch Dogs is from a gameplay and story perspective.

    Gameplay: Driving feels like a PS2-era GTA III clone. Coming from GTA V/GTA Online driving to this is shocking. It also just doesn't feel fun. Travel in an open-world game like this should not be an unpleasant chore. The gun play is flat like the driving. On foot the controls seem more refined and your guy walks around with decent animations, and can climbs and run around convincingly. In general, the story missions and side missions just aren't fun, and I don't feel the player agency I get in games like GTA V.

    Story: I hate the story, the characters, even the stupid cap/over coat outfit that is your only wardrobe choice. I remember people complaining about the characters in GTA V (not because they were boring , flat or not fleshed out but because they found Trevor repugnant) I wonder how these people will feel about watch Dogs protagonist Aiden Something or Another? I'll take interesting but unlikeable over the Watch Dogs guy any day.

    Graphics and Sound: Other than the fact that Watch Dogs runs at a higher resolution there's not a thing that visually exceeds what's been accomplished with GTA V on last-gen consoles. I saw reviewers mentioning the water effects. They aren't on par with GTA V's water. Also the music sucks, but the ambient city sounds make up for this. The playlist approach to music gives you no context for the city as a character (like GTA V!) so again, one more thing that makes the game feel flat and uninspired.    … Expand
  33. Gr3y_Wolf
    May 28, 2014
    5
    Wow... where do i begin... at the begining i suppose;

    Casting my mind back to e3 2012 and the first time i saw this game in action i thought wow, thats looks really good, and it did - the graphics looked true next gen and the concept was intriguing. The following year at e3 2013 they showed the game again - this time it looked a little off from the previous year in terms of visuals, but    Wow... where do i begin... at the begining i suppose;

    Casting my mind back to e3 2012 and the first time i saw this game in action i thought wow, thats looks really good, and it did - the graphics looked true next gen and the concept was intriguing. The following year at e3 2013 they showed the game again - this time it looked a little off from the previous year in terms of visuals, but this was (we were told) because it was running on the PS4 (or at least a PC with the same specs), it still looked good so i wasnt too concerned. Anyway come launch day May 27th, i went to my local game store and picked up the game, got home and started to play...

    Initialy the game looked ok at the start, being night time and raining created a nice atmosphere and some pretty looking visuals, not e3 pretty, but nice all the same. But my impression of the game quickly changed when i saw the day time, lets not beat around the bush - it looked bad, in fact i have seen better looking last gen games that this. The lighting during the daytime is awful, its bland, dull and washed out, with very soft shadows that lack any real definition, the who lighting system lacks contrast, nothing stands out, instead it all just blends together in a drab mash of grey and beige. In my opinion GTA V looks more next gen...

    Some objects look ok, things like trees look ok although they are nothing special and look like they would be right at home in the console version of skyrim, they lack any self shadows which can make them look a bit flat. Colors in the game are muted and washed out. Character models are probably the best looking things in the game, but while they are not bad, they are also nothing to write home about either - also some NPCs can look like they are glowing, especially in shadowed areas.

    For the most part buidings look fine, even if they do look slightly last gen, although some buildings just look down right bad, they look very flat, especially in the distance where they look like upscaled PS2 buildings.

    Textures are boring, flat, drab and lifeless with not real definition at all, most of them being the exact same shades of grey and beige, and it looks like ubisoft just copied and pasted these all over the game.

    Car models are OK, but ive seen much better. They look very last gen, and the textures on the cars is rather dull.

    Driving in this game is among the worst ive ever encountered in a game, with cars being both very twitchy AND unresonsive and heavy at the same time (dont know how they did that), to give you some idea of how bad it really is - try to imagine driving a car both underwater and on ice at the same time, then you will have some idea of how bad the driving physics are. Cars can also feel like they are floating at times - speaking of floating, i have actually seen some vehicles that do for a brief time float a couple of inches off the road, before quickly falling down again to the roads surface... Also the slightest press on the accelerator sends to car to full throttle with tires screaching, its very difficult to move at anything other that flat out in this game. Car damage is terrible - for example, you can smash into a group of cars at full speed, hitting them with such force that they burst into flames, yet your car can be completely undamaged - no im not joking. Everytime you hit something you will see sparks and bits of glass and debris flying everywhere, but a quick check shows you have received absolutely NO damage to your car what so ever.

    But i hear you cry - its not all about the visuals... and yes you are right - so how is the story and gameplay? Well the story is not great either, it is very cliché and is one of revenge. The main character Aiden Pearce is unrelatable and boring, you certainly wont feel anything for him at all, his voice also becomes very irritating after a while. The hacking at first feels fresh and new, but quickly gets old once the novelty wears off. Missions feel very repetitive, having you do the same things over and over again, sort of assassins creed style. Some of the games characters can be interesting and humourous, certainly more interesting than Aiden... The main story will take about 30hrs to complete, after that there are plenty of side missions and minigames to do - although these feel more like padding just to bult up the game.

    I havnt the multiplayer so cannot really comment on it, but ive heard that its similar to GTA Online which i have played and found a bit boring.

    In summary this game is completely over hyped and over rated - possibly the most overhyped/ rated game in recent history. Having just paid full price for this, i am completely disappointed in it. If you havnt bought the game yet or are not sure what to do - take my advice, spend your money elsewhere, it will save to the disappointment.

    Score 5/10    … Expand
  34. SecherNbiw
    May 27, 2014
    5
    Watch_Dogs is a mediocre GTA/sandbox-world game. Boring main character, terrible driving mechanics, endless reminders to join online games, and a bland hacking mechanic make WD a game to rent or borrow.
  35. MettaWorldPeace
    May 27, 2014
    5
    Pros:
    Good graphics. Not E3 2012 but still good.
    Well designed open world city.
    Cons:
    Badly optimized for PC.
    It's so boring. Boring story and even hacking gameplay is boring.
  36. OneEyeRed
    May 28, 2014
    5
    For all the hype I am seriously unimpressed. I would rather replay AC4 Black Flag because its night and day above this game. Not impressed with this game at all and I lasted about an hour and half and could take no more. This game just didn't do anything for me. For those of you enjoying the game I am happy for you. The great thing about gaming is we all have different tastes. This isFor all the hype I am seriously unimpressed. I would rather replay AC4 Black Flag because its night and day above this game. Not impressed with this game at all and I lasted about an hour and half and could take no more. This game just didn't do anything for me. For those of you enjoying the game I am happy for you. The great thing about gaming is we all have different tastes. This is solely my opinion of this game as you already know.

    Bland, boring, repetitive in an agonizing way.    … Expand
  37. discostuAU
    May 27, 2014
    5
    Meh is how I feel about this game.

    Perhaps it was my own fault, however I feel this game was massively over hyped and as such it has not come close to my expectations. Within a few hits of playing I was bored. The story is okay, the tasks that lead it forward however are all different variations of the same things. It just lacks the wow factor of stepping into similar open world games.    Meh is how I feel about this game.

    Perhaps it was my own fault, however I feel this game was massively over hyped and as such it has not come close to my expectations. Within a few hits of playing I was bored. The story is okay, the tasks that lead it forward however are all different variations of the same things. It just lacks the wow factor of stepping into similar open world games.

    Car handling is horrid, 'hacking' is dull, using your hacking skills in the game is only ever good it scripted events, when free roaming its all completely pointless. Graphics are acceptable, but not 'next gen' that's for sure.

    All in all - meh.    … Expand
  38. Sesse
    May 27, 2014
    5
    Ok ignore 0 reviews here is a serious one, this game is normal, is nothing like GTA V or GTA San Andreas is just a sandbox game like Scarface or the god father 1 & 2 or true crime. If you like sandbox try it.
  39. nnoom
    Jul 4, 2014
    7
    Not sure why I spent $60 on this game. It's a shoddy copy of GTA with lame hacking. Definitely one of the most overrated games of the year. I'd feel more satisfied selling it to GameStop and getting $20. Not sure why I spent $60 on this game. It's a shoddy copy of GTA with lame hacking. Definitely one of the most overrated games of the year. I'd feel more satisfied selling it to GameStopNot sure why I spent $60 on this game. It's a shoddy copy of GTA with lame hacking. Definitely one of the most overrated games of the year. I'd feel more satisfied selling it to GameStop and getting $20. Not sure why I spent $60 on this game. It's a shoddy copy of GTA with lame hacking. Definitely one of the most overrated games of the year. I'd feel more satisfied selling it to GameStop and getting $20. Not sure why I spent $60 on this game. It's a shoddy copy of GTA with lame hacking. Definitely one of the most overrated games of the year. I'd feel more satisfied selling it to GameStop and getting $20.… Expand
  40. RazerN
    May 27, 2014
    5
    I was hyped for this game following E3 2012, but feel Ubisoft sold me a lie. From the moment they hyped the graphics, not telling people that it was on a top spec PC and Next-Gen consoles would be a big downgrade, they set themselves up to fall.

    Somebody has put a lot of effort into the game, but let down by the marketing department. Fortunately I waited until somebody else spend £65    I was hyped for this game following E3 2012, but feel Ubisoft sold me a lie. From the moment they hyped the graphics, not telling people that it was on a top spec PC and Next-Gen consoles would be a big downgrade, they set themselves up to fall.

    Somebody has put a lot of effort into the game, but let down by the marketing department.

    Fortunately I waited until somebody else spend £65 on this then tried first. I am a graphics whore, so felt so let down that my money will stay in my pocket.

    Next Gen is not really feeling like it at the moment.    … Expand
  41. Reviz
    May 27, 2014
    7
    The game isn't as bad as people may think. It brings some original gameplay elements as well as decent graphics and interesting storyline with well-written characters. Is it worth 60$? I'd say yes if you enjoy stealth gameplay and don't mind GTA-style big city
  42. Masterhummel
    May 27, 2014
    6
    There's not that much to say about the graphic controversity. The game looks good, no doubt, but not nearly as good as in the E3 Trailers, Launch Trailer or Steam Shop Page Screenshots. By all means, this form of false advertising has to stop. Also, getting hours less of playtime because i didnt bought the "Digitale Deluxe" Edition is just wrong and should not be supported.

    For the game    There's not that much to say about the graphic controversity. The game looks good, no doubt, but not nearly as good as in the E3 Trailers, Launch Trailer or Steam Shop Page Screenshots. By all means, this form of false advertising has to stop. Also, getting hours less of playtime because i didnt bought the "Digitale Deluxe" Edition is just wrong and should not be supported.

    For the game itself, its your average GTA style game. The story is very odd and inconsistent. The one moment i beat someone up with a basbeall bat, then i'm visiting my nephew, then i'm suddenly Badass McBadBat again. The side Missions are extremly dull and usually consist of dozens of heavily armed dudes getting thrown at you. You have whole military-like mob convoys driving trough the city. Whoever runs the city is probably the worst police state in the history of gaming.

    The gameplay is uber-realistic. You have a three meter turn radius, every car handles like a formula one car that has tanked cerosine and the gunplay is quite odd. That said, there are good things in watchdogs and its fun to **** around with the city, but its not enough to keep me want to play it.

    In the end, Watch_Dogs is not a bad game. Its just extremely average.    … Expand
  43. GrumpyReviewer
    Sep 30, 2014
    5
    UBISOFT should be embarrassed. For real? This game is a lie. Boring, uninspired, repetitive. A main character that we root against (I did, at least) and the whole promise of being the 'ultimate hacker' is false. You do a couple of tricks, now and then, and they can be fun and all but it won't save this game. UBISOFT promised us something great and we blindly embarked on the hype-train. AndUBISOFT should be embarrassed. For real? This game is a lie. Boring, uninspired, repetitive. A main character that we root against (I did, at least) and the whole promise of being the 'ultimate hacker' is false. You do a couple of tricks, now and then, and they can be fun and all but it won't save this game. UBISOFT promised us something great and we blindly embarked on the hype-train. And it's a train wreck. Watch Dogs is just a mess of an open world game (Sleeping Dogs, for instance, is a way better game). The map of Chicago is a sandbox with 100 things to do and you have no desire to do them. After a few hours, I just wanted to see it finished. If UBISOFT is thinking about making WD2 and expects us to hype once again, they got another thing coming.… Expand
  44. Termin8ter
    Mar 4, 2016
    5
    Don't buy Watch Dogs, because Watch Dogs is another unfinished, dumbed down, pushed out the door game by Ubisoft. First off, the graphics have been dumbed way down from the E3 demos, the hacking mechanics are very linear,you don't have as much control of Chicago as you first thought, and Aiden Pierce sounds like Batman when he spits out a sentence. The story is pretty boring too, barelyDon't buy Watch Dogs, because Watch Dogs is another unfinished, dumbed down, pushed out the door game by Ubisoft. First off, the graphics have been dumbed way down from the E3 demos, the hacking mechanics are very linear,you don't have as much control of Chicago as you first thought, and Aiden Pierce sounds like Batman when he spits out a sentence. The story is pretty boring too, barely anything happens for most of the main story. The multiplayer is fun, but that doesn't make up for anything. Don't buy Watch Dogs.… Expand
  45. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    5
    With huge hype after the E3 demo everyone was excited for it. And like many many Ubisoft games the reality sets in downgrade graphics and gameplay. Aiden Pierce is one of the most bland and boring characters I've ever played with and the game just felt incomplete.
  46. PsychoShane123
    Feb 15, 2017
    7
    A classic revenge tale told in modern Chicago. The game-play is solid with some fantastic level designs, but it never takes advantage of the hacking ability. A worse GTA, but still a solid thriller.
  47. BrianDavid94
    Sep 8, 2022
    6
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of coursed influenced by my personal opinions.

    (7) Average. The game’s feature may work, but are nothing that even causal players haven’t seen before.

    Bad Business Practices
    (-1) False Advertisement. Everything shown about this game at E3 and afterwards showed 10x better graphics

    This game worked fine but was very dull from the story to the graphics to the driving mechanics. The idea behind the game was innovated and unique but the implementation was just poorly done and ended up not standing out in the genre. Could have been beneficially if they left it in the oven for an additional year.    … Expand
  48. Schuback
    Mar 7, 2016
    5
    This game is wayyy overhyped. Don't believe the demos or even the trailers. They are lies. Ubisoft, the developers are lying to your face. This game is mediocre at best. It wants to emulate ambitious openworld games like gta or saints row but is so conservative it chooses to be Assassin's Creed instead... An open-world without any soul.

    Graphics are PS3 level. Open-world? Nope not    This game is wayyy overhyped. Don't believe the demos or even the trailers. They are lies. Ubisoft, the developers are lying to your face. This game is mediocre at best. It wants to emulate ambitious openworld games like gta or saints row but is so conservative it chooses to be Assassin's Creed instead... An open-world without any soul.

    Graphics are PS3 level. Open-world? Nope not really there's nothing to do in the world besides reading other people's messages or monitoring their scripted personal lives... Can't punch a random guy in the face. FAIL. You play a guy who talks like a ghoul (in Fallout) and dresses like a hobo without any form of personality. He's unlikable and you are forced to play this random guy. Wtf Ubisoft? Combat mechanics are alright. Poor driving, poor ai, poorly designed npcs. The token Jordi Chin is so out of place... So what's good? Well, I guess hats off for their marketing team =)

    Stick to gta. And Ubisoft, I don't know what to say but maybe... please give your customers some respect? I mean, how dumb do you think we truly are?    … Expand
  49. Asianbunny26
    Aug 4, 2015
    7
    I gave this game a 10, but now it's a 7 for me. I was planning on getting a platinum in this game, but a glitch had happened. I beat the main story, and it's really fun, but that glitch messed everything up. I lost my money,skill points, etc, but overall the game is enjoyable. I just wish the glitch didn't happen because I spent a lot of time on it.
  50. trav1sr
    May 30, 2014
    6
    I have to agree with a lot of the negative reviews of this game. I find so much of this game to be frustrating and downright annoying.

    Firstly, the whole hacking thing is entirely too simplified and gimmicky. It's basically just "press a button to do this". Of course everything is kind of set up for you, so it feels way too easy and undeserved. The slingshot camera is extremely    I have to agree with a lot of the negative reviews of this game. I find so much of this game to be frustrating and downright annoying.

    Firstly, the whole hacking thing is entirely too simplified and gimmicky. It's basically just "press a button to do this". Of course everything is kind of set up for you, so it feels way too easy and undeserved.

    The slingshot camera is extremely annoying while driving, especially in chases. Car chases are boring and feel so fake as the chase cars follow you like they have super AI robots behind the wheel and not humans. You can't lose anyone by simply out driving them, it has to be by using the hack gimmick (to change traffic lights, alter a bridge, etc).

    You're constantly barraged by things on the HUD cluttering up the screen - a common practice with Ubisoft. You couldn't escape text, pop ups and markers in Far Cry 3 or Assassins Creed IV, and you certainly can not in Watch_Dogs.

    The driving is terrible. Cars just float and "slide" everywhere, no sense of traction whatsoever. You can bash through pretty much everything and it vehicles (even motorcycles) can take a monstrous amount of damage. That in a sense, really takes away from the chases and the sense of danger when involved in such things. I've had jumps on bikes where I've been in mid air, smashed into a wall, landed and was fine. Just drove right off. This is something I'd expect in Just Cause 2, not a game trying to emulate GTA, which is known for it's awesome car physics.

    The story is just all over the place. They give you a morality bar, yet you're constantly on missions where you're killing these guys and those guys. You can go around stealing out of peoples bank accounts, spying on people. It just doesn't make sense, and I'm not really sure how it fits into the game. You're a guy out for revenge, morality is kind of out the window, IMO.

    The side missions are kind of repetitive. So far it's been "stop this guy with this convoy", or little mini games. Some of the little city games are kind of fun, like the chess game and the ball-under-the-cup as time killers.

    Overall, I think it tried to do way too much. I can see the similarities between this and AC4: Black Flag. It feels like the concept was so wide ranging, they had so many ideas they wanted to throw in. They did, and as a whole, everything turned out to be mediocre at best. Nothing is really 'great'. Not one part of the game really shines out and makes someone say "wow, that is awesome!". Instead, you have a lot of really cool ideas, thrown together into one convoluted game with so many moving parts and different story lines that it kind of makes you disinterested in everything that is going on because it's so overly complicated.    … Expand
  51. mosessaur
    Jun 16, 2014
    6
    I am disappointed with this game. Not because it is bad. But because it's not up to the hype ubisoft created for it. The made me feel it's gonna be GTA V competitor. In fact it hardly reach GTA III. Even Sleeping Dogs was better in my opinion.
    The game had potential. But boring. I didn't get attached to the game. I just wanted to finish it. Even the side activities where boring and    I am disappointed with this game. Not because it is bad. But because it's not up to the hype ubisoft created for it. The made me feel it's gonna be GTA V competitor. In fact it hardly reach GTA III. Even Sleeping Dogs was better in my opinion.
    The game had potential. But boring. I didn't get attached to the game. I just wanted to finish it. Even the side activities where boring and repetitive. The world isn't big. And Chicago wasn't interesting at all. The story wasn't interesting as well. Aiden character acting was very bad. There was no need to put this batman voice twist to character. Other NPC characters were more interesting (Clara, T-Bone & Jordi)
    The game has too many bugs and glitches. Also online multiplayer is bad. Not interesting at all. And PvP invasion. You play it couple of times and you get bored of it.
    Just very disappointed. This 6 for me.    … Expand
  52. nerdpride25
    Jun 5, 2014
    6
    The story is disappointing. Didn't care for any of the characters. The game was fun and the world is deep, but the hacking is too simplistic. Also, the multiplayer is unneeded and there isn't enough to it. The game was overhyped, and this is the consequences. I'm disappointed.
  53. AKR
    May 28, 2014
    6
    this game is not a next-gen game ... the Graphics is not that good , and the story is bad , and if you played the game for more than 10 hours ... you will feel bored.
  54. AaronAction
    Jun 23, 2014
    6
    This game falls extremely short of everything I hope for. Next-gen? Nope, in fact it's severely downgraded from the E3 gameplay we saw 2 years ago. Is it fun? Reasonable, for a couple missions then the massive repetition begins. I'd be fun if it was varied, but the mini-games are extremely far-fetched and falls so outside the scope of reality, which had me really confused. I thought thisThis game falls extremely short of everything I hope for. Next-gen? Nope, in fact it's severely downgraded from the E3 gameplay we saw 2 years ago. Is it fun? Reasonable, for a couple missions then the massive repetition begins. I'd be fun if it was varied, but the mini-games are extremely far-fetched and falls so outside the scope of reality, which had me really confused. I thought this game was suppose to be realisitc? Apparently not, and on top of that, there's literally

    I played the game/spent most of it online (only redeeming thing, but even this is plagued and I mean **** PLAGUED with unfair vehicles and bugs that create a super unrealistic, and non-fun multiplayer. An example of this is the motorcycles that literally go faster than every single vehicle, can go places no other vehicle can go & to finish it off, you can literally drive full speed into a wall and not fall off. What I mean is it's extremely unfair/hard to get thrown from a motorcycle which creates easy wins for game modes like **crack the file**

    In all I spent 5 days playing the game before returning it for $35 at gamestop (and I'm happy I did). I reached the top %1 on ALL OF MULTIPLAYER (apparently people suck at it/or give up when they lose (in which you literally go down in money/exp when you do).

    In all the game has A LOT OF POTENTIAL! But it literally never achieves any of it. IT falls flat on its face, which is a huge disappointment for how great it could of been.

    Perhaps in a couple weeks Multiplayer may be better, but for right now it's completely broken and plagued with bugs.    … Expand
  55. Dog4life
    Jun 16, 2014
    6
    Average open world title, that unfortunately gets boring pretty quick.

    Nice hacking aspect, but way too simple 1 button actions. City is just plain boring, not even close to Los Santos.

    technically just average. Dont believe the hype
  56. zeitsch
    May 29, 2014
    6
    The driving and chase scenes are horrid. the combat is great but is marred by stupid reinforcement mechanic. the driving is ruined by the same thing. also why cant i shot from the car ffs. the hacking feels irrelevant. and the story is downright cheesy and lame tbqh
  57. Ecto1
    May 27, 2014
    6
    Story: Good, nothing new or amazingly entertaining. Revenge story thats mostly killing and stealthing and following, so. Normal stuff

    Side missions: Where the game shines. There are a lot of different things to do Hacking: A little gimmicky and not fully explored. Mostly simple tap a button "this is why our game is different" stuff. Nothing incredible Performance: Smooth until you    Story: Good, nothing new or amazingly entertaining. Revenge story thats mostly killing and stealthing and following, so. Normal stuff

    Side missions: Where the game shines. There are a lot of different things to do

    Hacking: A little gimmicky and not fully explored. Mostly simple tap a button "this is why our game is different" stuff. Nothing incredible

    Performance: Smooth until you drive anything (its the same on pc, so its probably that the engine wasn't built for speed)

    Graphics: Not great, wasn't expecting it to beat second son tho, but considering how it looks, its hard to see why it couldn't be 1080p, especial when other, better looking games are on the PS4.

    Overall. Its a little over hyped and under-polished. It seems rushed, but not broken and playes like Assassins Creed or Far Cry, so like any other Ubisoft game. A little disappointing that it IS NOT A NEXT GEN EXPERIENCE like ubisoft promised (Although its on PS3, so it cannot be next gen by default). I regret not saving $20 and getting it on PS3 as the graphics are similar and gameplay is identical, or even rather just replaying GTAV and saving some cash.

    Its not amazing, it looks mediocre unless its a rainy night and the story can be boring. But a tleast its long and not broken.    … Expand
  58. prawntoast1
    Sep 14, 2014
    6
    I actually got bored of playing this game and just stopped playing it. It seems to be my sort of game: stylish, sleek and cool with shooting and futuristic elements but was just boring with a boring story.
  59. ls2014
    Jun 9, 2014
    6
    I think it was smart for Ubisoft to delay this game and release it during a very dry period on the next gen platforms because if this game were to come out along side other triple a titles I don't think many people would even bother finishing it.
    This is not a bad game game, but it is also did not live up to all the hype it received.
    The story was mediocre with a very obvious plot twist    I think it was smart for Ubisoft to delay this game and release it during a very dry period on the next gen platforms because if this game were to come out along side other triple a titles I don't think many people would even bother finishing it.
    This is not a bad game game, but it is also did not live up to all the hype it received.
    The story was mediocre with a very obvious plot twist that takes place.
    The game also tries making you feel sorry for the main character however his behaviour does not help with this.
    He literally slaughters more people than any of the villains in this game and also manipulates people into doing his work putting their lives at risk, and all of this isn't for him to gain anything, it is all to avenge someones death.
    This also put his sister at risk which caused him to kill even more people in order to save her, why is her life more important than the people he kills? There is also a mission where he needs to take on someones identity but he is forced to kill that person first, during this mission him and his accomplice are upset and uneasy about the fact that he has to kill someone even though he would have already killed a good number of people before this mission.
    He also steals cars, and hacks bank accounts in his free time and we are meant to feel sorry for this guy?
    The gameplay was not too great either, a lot of the time you have to wait for a button command to appear on the screen before performing an action. For example, simply being next to a car and pressing triangle will not let you enter the car, you need to position yourself next to the door and wait for the command to come up, this gets annoying when you’re being chased by the police and you have to quickly switch between vehicles.
    There is also a problem the cover system has because the only way to get out of cover is to push back on the left stick and wait for him to to stop crouching leaving yourself exposed. Press circle will make him vault over the cover and pressing cross will make him run to the nearest cover, doing this over and over will make him run between 2 covers repeatedly. This will get annoying if someone runs up behind you when you’re behind cover and you need to sprint somewhere else.
    The game itself was decent and the hacking elements adds a unique experience which do make game stand out so it has potential to improve.
    The game also sets itself up for a sequel which we will probably see in the next 2 years, hopefully they can improve on the flaws this game had and make that game turn out great.    … Expand
  60. SoT_Jake
    Jun 10, 2014
    6
    Watch Dogs.

    The gameplay: The gameplay feels good, the controls are both on console and on PC pretty smooth when you are on foot. The aiming is precise and the freerunning is also enjoyable even if you play with keyboard and mouse. The driving, however, is not even close to finished. The cars don't behave like cars but more like bumper cars. You also cannot shoot while driving which    Watch Dogs.

    The gameplay:

    The gameplay feels good, the controls are both on console and on PC pretty smooth when you are on foot. The aiming is precise and the freerunning is also enjoyable even if you play with keyboard and mouse. The driving, however, is not even close to finished. The cars don't behave like cars but more like bumper cars. You also cannot shoot while driving which leaves you only the hacking as defense while driving.
    The hacking is also one critical point. You can use the hacking feature, but don't have to. In fact, besides of some puzzles, it is much easier to shoot your way with a silenced weapon, than to hack your way through the levels.
    You also gain Exp during missions which gives you the option to skill more unnecessary hacking abilities. Funny, how the main theme of the game can be so obsolete.
    As obsolete as the hacking is also the reputation system. If you rescue people from crimes you gain reputation which as insignificant effects on your game. If you have a bad reputation, people will call the cops when they recognize you, if you have a good reputation nothing happens.

    The Missions:

    The missions are always the same: follow someone, hack into a system, jump from camera to camera with your hacker abilities and unlock a door. Then shoot everybody and escapy by car. The last part is always the scariest, because the driving is really bad.

    There are several side missions which consist of stopping people from reaching a certain destination, killing people, rescue people, scare people and shoot up gang hideouts.
    Also existent: mini games and god knows how many collectibles.
    Funny: the most fun part of the side missions and mini games are chess puzzles.

    The story:

    Awful. Just awful. Predictable and boring. After the first Act everyone with an average IQ knows how the story will end eventually. Ubisoft has not learned anything about narratives in the last years. It takes the topic of hacking and global connection way too serious.

    Overall:

    Much potential, wasted for the sake of making fast cash. It really has potential and I hope they will learn from this mistake named Watch Dogs and correct it in Watch Dogs 2. Currently it's not match for GTA V and can compare itself maybe to the Saints Row series.

    There is still a long way to go.    … Expand
  61. dorgard
    May 28, 2014
    6
    This game is mediocre at best. It feels generic and emotionless. It's not half what could be expected after being hyped that much since about two years.
  62. Arcendus
    May 28, 2014
    6
    First of all, I hope I'm not the only one tired of hearing how this game is a GTA V clone. It isn't... unless you're someone who considers the fact that it's open-world and features humans as the main characters enough to make a game a "clone", in which case you shouldn't be writing reviews at all.

    I will admit that Watch Dogs falls short in many areas where GTA V delivered (radio    First of all, I hope I'm not the only one tired of hearing how this game is a GTA V clone. It isn't... unless you're someone who considers the fact that it's open-world and features humans as the main characters enough to make a game a "clone", in which case you shouldn't be writing reviews at all.

    I will admit that Watch Dogs falls short in many areas where GTA V delivered (radio stations, car selection, character customization, etc), but that's all I'll say on the comparison.

    Yes, the graphics are very mediocre for next-gen. However, as I think many of us can agree, it takes more than graphical superiority to make a great game. It helps, of course, but the beauty of Second Son couldn't overshadow the mediocre plot and the hollow shell of a city (much as it was baffling-ly detailed) (and don't get me wrong, it was worth playing and an absolute blast). Being great requires a combination of things, and this obsession with "it's next-gen so it needs to look amazing right now" really needs to chill out. Compare a PS3 launch title with The Last of Us or GTA V and get back to me.

    Yes, this game was over-hyped and marketed to be an absolute game-changer, and really, it doesn't live up to any of that. It was delayed for several months, so I think many of us took that as "well gee that must mean it's going to be REALLY good!" and the hype only grew. This game is not a good enough reason to buy a next-gen console if you don't already have one, in my opinion. I think it's a wonderfully enjoyable game and if people can expand their minds a bit and try to embrace the stealth emphasis they'd have even more fun with it, but this game is nothing ground-breaking. It has some fun tricks (and they ARE fun) and some great voice acting (Aiden, not so much, but the others are fantastic), but this is not a game that will raise the bar any higher than it already was before it was launched.

    I pre-ordered Watch Dogs so long ago it was shipped to the wrong address. I was looking forward to it as much as The Last of Us and GTA V and Bioshock Infinite and Second Son and Dark Souls 2, but I am not disappointed with it. I could gripe about how Ubisoft tricked us into thinking it had better graphics (*cough*Dark Souls 2*cough*) when really it looks like it could have been achieved on a PS3, or how it was over-hyped, but really that last one seems to be the key issue being had here with all the negative reviews.

    Ubisoft prepared us for a 10, so to see that in reality it's just an 8, we're all crushed. I know that I for one considered returning my copy after seeing the reviews (I'm still thoroughly enjoying Dark Souls 2) until that dawned on me. It was supposed to be "phenomenal", but in reality it's just "pretty good". It was supposed to be the reason to own a next-gen console, and it isn't.

    Paul Tassi at Forbes does a good job at saying this:

    "It’s a tough situation for developers. You want your fans to think you’re bringing them the moon with a new game, but with those sorts of lofty promises, you sometimes oversell your own product. When played in a vacuum, Watch Dogs is a very good sandbox game. But as it exists in this world where it’s meant to be an earth-shattering original IP and the birth of a new uber-franchise, it comes up short in many noticeable areas. It can often feel more derivative than innovative, despite its array of new hacking toys, and may disappoint some expecting more than it delivers."    … Expand
  63. usrevenge
    Jun 5, 2014
    6
    Fun while it lasts.

    Watch dogs is a great premise and a decent game overall but the game hits a wall where it becomes a chore to play. I got up to 70% completion before I hit this wall. the hacking aspect is good but it needed more. you can only hack a few things and most things don't work as you would want. example is police chases. when the cops are called something called a    Fun while it lasts.

    Watch dogs is a great premise and a decent game overall but the game hits a wall where it becomes a chore to play. I got up to 70% completion before I hit this wall.

    the hacking aspect is good but it needed more. you can only hack a few things and most things don't work as you would want. example is police chases. when the cops are called something called a "ctOS" scan is started, which is supposed to be a series of all the cameras in the city looking for you. the problem is, it doesn't work that way. it puts a bubble on your mini map and if you are in it a % indicator goes up, if it hits 100% the cops TELEPORT to you.

    the police chases itself aren't to bad. unlike GTA 5 cops do not have ESP. but you cannot shoot while driving. only hack. and if you are on foot. you die VERY fast.

    there are various side activities to do, but most are chores or boring in general.

    probably the best part about the game is the invasions for online play. players can join your single player world and hack you or stalk you. you have to find them before they hack you (it gives you a small search area first) it's unique because it makes you paranoid. thankfully you can turn this mode off, but it resets your multiplayer rank completely if you do.

    there are some other online modes but for the most part they aren't special.

    overall the game is only slightly above average. it wasn't worth the wait. GTA 5 is a much better game, has much more content as well. if you NEED a new game, watchdogs isn't bad. but if are content with what you have, just pass it or wait for a price drop.    … Expand
  64. BillyJ
    May 28, 2014
    6
    Hey everyone, i am going to give you the skinny on this game. The no fluffs biased review. First i would like to say i got Watchdogs on PS4, yesterday. The outdoor environments are excellent, The story so far is interesting, but confusing. I not very far into the game so i am reviewing it after playing about 5 hours or so. There is some screen tearing at times...

    The basic    Hey everyone, i am going to give you the skinny on this game. The no fluffs biased review. First i would like to say i got Watchdogs on PS4, yesterday. The outdoor environments are excellent, The story so far is interesting, but confusing. I not very far into the game so i am reviewing it after playing about 5 hours or so. There is some screen tearing at times...

    The basic preface of the game is your some sort of hacker, think of him as batman with a cell phone. You were doing a job, and somehow they traced it back to you, they hurt your family and now your looking for revenge. Which is fine, but you know now the most original story.

    The biggest flaw in this game to me the inability tho drive and shoot at the same time. This feature was removed for some reason, This should be in the game, it makes absolutely no sense logically why you can't shoot and drive at the the time.

    There is very minimal blood, It disappoints me because it was supposed to be the Next Gen Console. Total disappointment.

    The game punishes you it seems, when you "accidentally." kill a civilian when driving. OK Seriously Ubisoft?

    In short this game could of been a contender to beat GTA 5, but in sooooo many times it falls short, because of bad decision making by the developers. You can't even beat up the civilians walking around with a melee attack. Why not Ubisoft? Are you trying to go for that teen rating? I feel the game we got was completely censored, and it breaks the immersion time after time again.    … Expand
  65. RSJohn7293
    Jun 5, 2014
    6
    Also LOL at the people who are rating high flaming those who are rating low because they know what a good game is when they see one.

    People are entitled to opinions, ever hear of that?
  66. Porko
    Jun 1, 2014
    6
    Driving feels quite clunky and the main hacking function turns into a press x constantly situation with not much skill involved at all. Maybe with all that hype it had a lot to love up to, still a good game though.
  67. GRIMREEFZ
    May 28, 2014
    6
    Its an alright game to putz around in, the de-optimization hit it took really made the games visuals look grim. With the standard (GTA) still fresh in our minds and the hype that this game commanded, I think it falls short in most respects.
  68. Zefaistos
    May 31, 2014
    6
    Watch_Dogs is a good open world game, but should be compared with Sleeping Dogs, and not GTA. First, the graphics are good during night, with all its effects and reflections, but there are so few NPCs walking around, and the cars are culled within a short distance, that it's definitely not a new generation game. Driving system and physics are not so good, the hacking system is not amazingWatch_Dogs is a good open world game, but should be compared with Sleeping Dogs, and not GTA. First, the graphics are good during night, with all its effects and reflections, but there are so few NPCs walking around, and the cars are culled within a short distance, that it's definitely not a new generation game. Driving system and physics are not so good, the hacking system is not amazing and everything is repetitive, with mechanics already seen on other games.

    Ubisoft tried to give a step bigger than a new franchise can, and it was a failure. Watch_Dogs worths for its multiplayer, but who wants a singleplayer game experience, better to keep on playing GTA IV and GTA V.    … Expand
  69. jayfox
    May 30, 2014
    6
    Fun but not as fun as i thought it would be. Story OK, hack awesome.AC BF is better. It's gta with the ability to hack things. Doesn't feel next gen. Multilayer hasn't worked for me yet. Nothing ground breaking here.
  70. TheBrokenGamer
    Jun 3, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Watch_Dogs
    PlayStation 4

    This review is based on my own experience and does not intend to insult other reviewers or their opinions.

    Graphics – Personally the graphics within the Watch-Dogs universe vary, sometimes you will look at the beautiful landscapes and be blown away by the detail, other times you will notice that after a very bad crash in your car it is left unmarked and the headlights still operational therefore destroying the illusion of the game, the rain effects are especially nice, the puddles and the effects of it soaking our hero Aiden Pierce are very impressive though once again there are downsides to this, you will notice how the rain effects our main character but those around him seem to be shielded from it once again shattering the illusion. The hair of the characters also don’t come across as I would imagine in next gen, they reminded me of Final Fantasy, blocked and clumped together. I suppose this can all be saved by the beautiful landscapes of the high tech Chicago, it is very impressive and exceeds what GTA5 done by far.

    Characters – The characters can be the biggest downfall within this game, they are very solid and though the story is based on Aiden and his family you don’t really find yourself caring about them, Aiden himself tries to crack a few emotional moments and jokes to lighten the mood but it all falls on deaf ears. The main thing that bugged me were the phone conversations between Aiden, his sister and his old mentor, during the conversations you wouldn’t believe that it was a kidnapping, once again you find yourself moaning at the screen for them to shut up and move on.

    Story – The story itself I can only speak on behalf of half of it, I am only up to Act 3 and though that may seem silly, reviewing a game I have not yet completed the fact I have got to Act 3 and still do not feel compelled to unravel it further says a great deal in terms of storyline and progression. The story has potential to be amazing but falls flat, feels very repetitive and forced, scattered would be the best word for it.

    Result – Personally I found that looking forward to it for nearly a year and a half and expecting a truly beautiful and story packed game to highlight exactly what a next gen console could do wrecked the actual result, my expectations were too high, It reminded me of the films that have trailers better than the film itself. Everything seemed to fall flat for me on this title, though it is good to play on to pass an hour or so while bored it is not the game that had me glued to the TV from dusk until dawn.    … Expand
  71. Coolmoos
    Jun 5, 2014
    6
    This game promised so much and got to much hype for what it actually is. Driving is terrible, the cars are clunky. Fortunately enough the story is okay, but again to much hype for what was actually delivered.
  72. Yuuji
    Jun 9, 2014
    6
    While in the first couple of hours you'll be overwhelmed, once you've played it for half a week or a week you'll find the game fails to deliver. The campaign is dreadfully short, and after you've finished the campaign there's not a lot else to do. Sure, there's a ton of collectibles, but most of these are just that, collectibles. Get to where they are, press a button, and you're done, offWhile in the first couple of hours you'll be overwhelmed, once you've played it for half a week or a week you'll find the game fails to deliver. The campaign is dreadfully short, and after you've finished the campaign there's not a lot else to do. Sure, there's a ton of collectibles, but most of these are just that, collectibles. Get to where they are, press a button, and you're done, off to the next.
    The other 'collectibles' are sidemissions: clearing out gang hideouts, destroying criminal convoys, etc.; but all of these are simple kill-em-all-and-be-done-with-it. Yes, you can choose whether you want to go in guns blazing or if you want to be sneaky, but there's not much of a difference. The sneaky approach utilizes hacking, but the hacking mechanics aren't interesting, to say it kindly. Hacking is way too easy, and there's only 1 type of puzzle. At least in AC4 there were 3 or 4 different kinds of puzzles when hacking...

    The other major letdown is the fact that there's tons of multiplayer issues. Every time I tried to initiate multiplayer, the game told me it was unable to connect to public sessions, and that I should check my NAT type. My NAT is type 1, and noone on the forums could tell me why NAT type 1 was wrong (and that's correct, it shouldn't be wrong at all).
    Even if you manage to access multiplayer, every form of multiplayer apart from 1v1 requires PlaystationPlus.

    Visually, the game fails to delives too. It's graphics are on a par with last years GTA V for the PS3 - dissappointing for a PS4 game to say the least.

    It's sad to see that a game that could've been brilliant ends up being mediocre, and saying that is pretty generous...    … Expand
  73. robjmitch74
    Jun 17, 2014
    6
    I hadn't seen any of the hype other than a couple of trailers for the game which looked great to me, thus I came to the game with no specific expectations. My only concern was that the game would be identical to Assassin's Creed IV which I had found monotonous in it's repetition of the same tasks/gameplay.

    I'm now at the stage where I have just finished up to Chapter 3 and my overall    I hadn't seen any of the hype other than a couple of trailers for the game which looked great to me, thus I came to the game with no specific expectations. My only concern was that the game would be identical to Assassin's Creed IV which I had found monotonous in it's repetition of the same tasks/gameplay.

    I'm now at the stage where I have just finished up to Chapter 3 and my overall opinion is that the game is much better than Assassin's Creed IV (maybe I didn't like the historical setting on that one) but still suffers from what, based on playing two Ubisoft games, is extreme repetition of the same tasks.

    I'm not going to talk to the graphics because in my mind they look fine. Did they blow me away? No. But hey certainly aren't as bad as some people are making out.

    Whilst this is an open world game the city of Chicago actually feels fairly small and one of the biggest problems for me is that despite a couple of differences (Pawnee in particularly) everywhere in the game looks almost identical. With the absence of variety in location this is just further exacerbated by the repetition in the nature of the missions. At the start of the game the hacking idea is new and exciting and I have to confess I do still enjoy the stealth nature of trying to hack into cameras and solve a mission entirely that way. However, after 15+ hours it just becomes far too similar. There are probably around 4 different mission types which effectively repeat throughout the entire game. Therefore, it is very easy to become bored by what you are doing.

    The story itself is nothing new and revolutionary and in some respects felt to me a bit like a tv show where they have 22 episodes to fill what could essentially have been done in 8 so everything is long and drawn out just to extend the life of the story rather than because there are jaw-dropping twists and turns that keep you engaged.

    It's interesting seeing so many comments on the driving mechanics as from my perspective I actually found it far easier than driving in GTAIV or GTA V. I do share the frustration though that even after breaking line of sight far too often you would almost escape in the car only to have the police/enemy suddenly arrive in oncoming traffic from nowhere and the whole chase to start up again.

    The side missions/collectibles I just found incredibly frustrating. The gang hideouts and criminal convoys in particular are actually pretty difficult and frustrating and so don't really inspire completion unless you are someone who has the patience of a saint.

    That also leads me to another issue which really was the significant frustration in how easy it is to die and how repetitive this makes everything. Save points are few and far between and often you end up having to repeatedly sit through cut scenes of 5 minutes+ without having an option to skip them. As mentioned on another review it is far too easy to die after taking only a few hits often meaning you don't even get chance to turn round to face an enemy or get to any cover before you are killed. For me the worst thing in any game is forcing people to repeat huge swathes of action over and over again. The only challenge I find here is not putting the controller through the tv!

    That being said with the exception of Aiden Pearce the other characters are engaging. The novelty of hacking is interesting and for me the stealth aspects of the game are far superior to those in ACIV and really set it above that. I think with either more variety in the types of mission or differences in location then this would have really helped the game.

    In summary, the game is slightly above average for me but is certainly not something that in my mind inspires me to 100% completion or repeat play.    … Expand
  74. Animator97
    Jun 4, 2015
    6
    Watchdogs is another game that has been hated on unfairly. Most people are still mad because the game we got was not the game that Ubisoft showed us two years before. Luckily, I never saw that video, so I had nothing to be disappointed in. The game is solid. Better than what Ubisoft usually does. They always have the greatest ideas and then they do a half-ass job on the game, not toWatchdogs is another game that has been hated on unfairly. Most people are still mad because the game we got was not the game that Ubisoft showed us two years before. Luckily, I never saw that video, so I had nothing to be disappointed in. The game is solid. Better than what Ubisoft usually does. They always have the greatest ideas and then they do a half-ass job on the game, not to mention the lie about the product. The game has a good, interesting cast of characters, but the main character seems lifeless. He's not he badass you would expect. Some elements of the story are cliché but still entertaining. Many people complain about the driving. I had no problems with it, but I MUST tell you that if you play this game, get comfortable with the driving because most of the game is either driving from point A to B, or doing very difficult car chase sections. I wish there was more gunplay instead of driving and servelance. The game can get quite boring at times, but can still be fun. The tracks for the car radio are complete **** I found that only one song out of 25, I think, I enjoyed. That's bad since you are driving always. The hacks were cool but there could have been more. All in all a solid game. No it is not a rip off of GTA 5,so shut that up!!! GTA has better gameplay and a crazy ass story. Plus watchdogs has a more serious tone, but not as serious and dark as It should have been. The graphics were also good. Not as good as it was originally, but you can tell that they really worked on the look of the game. Not to say that they couldn't have worked harder. This game is good and fun, but I doubt you will make it through a second playthrough. Not a bad buy though.… Expand
  75. eldumloido
    Nov 14, 2014
    5
    Nice idea, bad execution. Too much shooting, crime prevention bugs like hell (perp takes a gun out, point's it at victim, I beat him, get fail, apparently I acted too soon(!!!!!!!!!)) and driving physics are ridiculous.
    If they just focused more on actual hacking and took influences from games like uplink in mini-games instead of pipe-mania it would be great.
  76. Bluenebulas
    Jun 8, 2014
    6
    Though it is packed with interesting characters, has a decent storyline and has one or two interesting game mechanics, Watchdogs lacks anything that makes it stand out from other titles, resulting in it having a bland and disappointing feel.
  77. slugfest321
    May 28, 2014
    6
    Watchdogs is not a bad game by all means but it is definitely not a massive innovation in sandbox games. All though the hacking is a good idea the hacking is really not that good mainly because most the stuff you hack do lackluster things. The side missions are pretty boring apart from the virtual trips but once you've finished the trips there just repetitive and don't last long. TheWatchdogs is not a bad game by all means but it is definitely not a massive innovation in sandbox games. All though the hacking is a good idea the hacking is really not that good mainly because most the stuff you hack do lackluster things. The side missions are pretty boring apart from the virtual trips but once you've finished the trips there just repetitive and don't last long. The campaign is enjoyable not amazing but still decent but free roam wise there's not much to mess around with. And as far as the multiplayer goes its a good little gimmick but it wont keep me playing watchdogs.

    so overall i think its a ok game but nothing special.    … Expand
  78. carlingtat
    Jun 28, 2015
    7
    If it wasnt for all the hype that Ubisoft put into this game as well as the graphics downgrade, I think more people would like this game and what it can offer. Its a good action game with innovative puzzle type elements to it.

    Escaping the police can be both amusing and fustrating as they seem to be able to spot you even when way out of sight but the manipulation of the city's    If it wasnt for all the hype that Ubisoft put into this game as well as the graphics downgrade, I think more people would like this game and what it can offer. Its a good action game with innovative puzzle type elements to it.

    Escaping the police can be both amusing and fustrating as they seem to be able to spot you even when way out of sight but the manipulation of the city's electronics are fun and creative ways to sabotage the police cars. The car physics and handling are very meh and the storyline is ok but not very fresh and the missions a bit repetitive. Overall I think if they makes some good changes to the sequel I will probably play it just no monster hype or graphics downgrade please.    … Expand
  79. simon1854
    Jun 1, 2015
    7
    Ok so this is isn't a perfect game, feels like they went with a nice idea which in reality they didn't quite pull off. However, its interesting, it's easy to pick up and play and there is just about enough open play to try new things. It's not GTA by a long shot but i for one will be eagerly looking out for WD2. Good try for sure.
  80. Plasmaneedle
    May 27, 2014
    7
    Watch Dogs features a large fresh open world with some interesting characters and a fresh new ideas for multiplayer. The hacking features are innovative and open up some gameplay possibilities. Unfortunately the stealth and vehicle mechanics are poorly done and the rest isn't anything special.
  81. Almighty-koz
    May 27, 2014
    7
    Lets start with the good, its a fun game and it looks great, now the OK its GTA with hacking you cant really argue you that, im finding myself in the car more then i am hacking crap. the Bad there aren't really many bad things about the game i mean it sticks close to the GTA formula of grab a car run from the cops hunt down bad guys so on. its good but not bad also nothing groundLets start with the good, its a fun game and it looks great, now the OK its GTA with hacking you cant really argue you that, im finding myself in the car more then i am hacking crap. the Bad there aren't really many bad things about the game i mean it sticks close to the GTA formula of grab a car run from the cops hunt down bad guys so on. its good but not bad also nothing ground breaking. The only part is dumb cause it mostly doesn't work yet. i try to get a 1v1 hacking session and it just comes up nobody found. i have however been able to defend myself 3 times successfully.… Expand
  82. B1R0NG4
    Jul 6, 2014
    5
    Jogo extremamente maçante. A história principal não agrada, os personagens não tem personalidade impactante, o que não nos faz ter empatia por eles. Sistemas de direção e tiro são pobres e beiram o ridículo, sendo superados por muitos jogos da geração PSone. Sem dúvida, Watch Dogs é uma boa idéia que estava não mãos erradas, na hora errada. A Ubisoft não soube transformar todo o hype deJogo extremamente maçante. A história principal não agrada, os personagens não tem personalidade impactante, o que não nos faz ter empatia por eles. Sistemas de direção e tiro são pobres e beiram o ridículo, sendo superados por muitos jogos da geração PSone. Sem dúvida, Watch Dogs é uma boa idéia que estava não mãos erradas, na hora errada. A Ubisoft não soube transformar todo o hype de seus trailers em experiência prazerosa na jogatina. Watch Dogs é só mais um dos exemplos de jogos que são bonitos e divertidos em teasers!… Expand
  83. angelooliveira
    May 27, 2014
    7
    Watch Dogs are a really nice game. Ok, looks like AC, of course, but in a new world. The problem is a big hype we were.

    The best part to me was the idea of hacking stuffs and when you are been chased, there aren't the whole NYC behind you in a minute. It's a little more real and actually fun. The worst is not everything you can interact. I thought you could go in every grocery store    Watch Dogs are a really nice game. Ok, looks like AC, of course, but in a new world. The problem is a big hype we were.

    The best part to me was the idea of hacking stuffs and when you are been chased, there aren't the whole NYC behind you in a minute. It's a little more real and actually fun.

    The worst is not everything you can interact. I thought you could go in every grocery store or restaurant, but you can't. Another problem is this interaction is not even acceptable, sometimes people start running away just because you touched somebody, what is that? Old GTA???

    By the way, I'm enjoying the game and the storyline is nice and attractive.

    Image 8/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Intelligence 4/10
    Story 9/10
    Map 7/10
    Driving 5/10

    I RECOMMEND THIS GAME!!!    … Expand
  84. DNAVL
    Mar 17, 2015
    6
    So after all the great hype and promising teasers of gameplay, we finally get to experience the long awaited Watchdogs and i have mixed thoughts about the game. i liked most of what i've seen and experienced but there are some vital areas that personally disappoint me.

    Gameplay - Despite having a vast amount of side missions, you do feel like after completing a few that it does eat away    So after all the great hype and promising teasers of gameplay, we finally get to experience the long awaited Watchdogs and i have mixed thoughts about the game. i liked most of what i've seen and experienced but there are some vital areas that personally disappoint me.

    Gameplay - Despite having a vast amount of side missions, you do feel like after completing a few that it does eat away at your interest of the main campaign. It does lack major depth in the side missions but the short details do keep them interesting. The movement is nice & solid which is similar to the feel of Assassins Creed IV but does get irritating when attempting to climb some fences and walls that cant be engaged. The hacking is fun while it lasts and prevents WD from being a generic game. The driving though is the biggest disappointment and almost jeopardizes the entire experience, the control when driving is very poor and it heavily takes away from getaways and chases. The combat system is also a tad too simple and easy. Gameplay Rate: 8

    Storyline: I think the story is great but it lacked complexity, it has a basic plot for a very sophisticated world. Better writers could have made this much more engaging. Aidan also at times lacked to pick up the momentum throughout the story, luckily he had a strong supporting cast. Storyline Rate: 4

    Challenge: At first the hacking can be annoying but once you've settled in playing you'll get the hang of it but as for the missions i felt it was a bit too easy, the only difficult thing for me was the driving because of the horrible driving system but other then that WD isn't that hard. Challenge Rate: 7.

    Fun Factor: A very fun game that i enjoyed and still enjoying at this moment, obviously hacking being on top of the list but even the horrid driving system has fun moments when playing around with blockers and traffic lights. Fun Rate: 7

    Graphics & Sounds: The graphics didn't really impress me much, i actually was a fool to expect the quality to be high as it was shown on all the teasers. What i really didn't like was the contrast of color through the game, it was like walking through a bland and unhappy city throughout the whole game even the sunny days were depressing. Expect the same and even less from the game on PS4. Unless you got it on the PC....The sound effects were up too par and accurate, cars crashing and the different sort of guns blasting were sharp and even the the voice casting were great, the in game music wasn't too bad either. Graphics & Sound Rate: 6

    My Conclusion: As much as i wanted to praise this game i feel the expectations were set too high, even with a avid amount of things to do in the game i felt there were bits and pieces that prevented this game from reaching its full potential.
    Buy or Rent: Buy with caution or if you like Assassin Creed just with a modern technology twist other then that rent first. Want chaos? Stick too GTA V.

    Overall Rating - 6.5: Far from perfect    … Expand
  85. wellspokenman
    May 28, 2014
    7
    How on earth could anyone give this less than a 5? That is just disrespectful to the people who devoted years to developing a good game. The graphics are nice enough, although Naughty Dog did more realistic face models on a PS3. The story is fine - not groundbreaking, but certainly not bad. The open world is big enough for me, and I'm a fallout3 junkie. My biggest problem is actually theHow on earth could anyone give this less than a 5? That is just disrespectful to the people who devoted years to developing a good game. The graphics are nice enough, although Naughty Dog did more realistic face models on a PS3. The story is fine - not groundbreaking, but certainly not bad. The open world is big enough for me, and I'm a fallout3 junkie. My biggest problem is actually the side quests They are clearly optional and meaningless - feels like a total grind that I know will not reveal any more of the narrative or character backstory.

    But it's fun, pretty and well acted and written. Really don't get all this negativity. Our review scores are for this game on this day - not some sort of crowd sourcing mechanism to punish their PR department.    … Expand
  86. jefped
    May 27, 2014
    7
    Watch_Dogs plays like Assassin's Creed. Even much of the hacking just takes the place of pickpocketing. I'm playing on an Xbox 360 and I think the graphics look great. I can't wait to explore all of this virtual Chicago. Basically if you like the AC series, you'll probably like Watch_Dogs. If you prefer a little more energy and chaos, stick to GTA V.
  87. Kunrya
    Jun 30, 2014
    7
    If you forget about all the hype and expectations and just focus on the game itself, it's pretty good. Is it going to go down as one of the greatest games ever? Not a chance. But, it's a good-looking game that provides hours of consistent fun with enough variations in the missions to keep you going. The main story is good and the secondary characters are intriguing enough. Unfortunately,If you forget about all the hype and expectations and just focus on the game itself, it's pretty good. Is it going to go down as one of the greatest games ever? Not a chance. But, it's a good-looking game that provides hours of consistent fun with enough variations in the missions to keep you going. The main story is good and the secondary characters are intriguing enough. Unfortunately, Aiden's persona is probably the weakest thing in the entire game. Bottom line though: It's worth playing.… Expand
  88. Hellrazer95
    Jul 16, 2014
    7
    I do not understand the hate that this game is getting, I really dont. I do however understand that this game is a fantastic sandbox action adventure game that has fun side missions and an immersive story.

    Watch Dogs has a plentiful supply of action and also has an enjoyable amount of stealth, as you can easily get out of harms way if you are not a stealth oriented person thanks to the    I do not understand the hate that this game is getting, I really dont. I do however understand that this game is a fantastic sandbox action adventure game that has fun side missions and an immersive story.

    Watch Dogs has a plentiful supply of action and also has an enjoyable amount of stealth, as you can easily get out of harms way if you are not a stealth oriented person thanks to the fluid movement and shooting mechanics. Throughout the game are random encounters with criminal activity and other side missions were you must stop the criminals either by lethal or non lethal means, this choice allows you to choose if you want to be a hated vigilante or a praised batman like vigilante. Hacking which plays a big role in the game is just as fun as blowing someones head off with a shotgun in game, hacking through your mobile phone is as easy as it is customizable, the fluid camera to camera movement allows you to see the entire battlefield and manipulate anything with a wifi connection to kill enemies and move things to better afford movement. The driving and hacking makes running from the otherwise difficult police a breeze as you can manipulate almost anything on and off the road to accompany your escape.

    There are some faults to the game though, even minor as they are they can still get on your nerves. If you go into watch dogs expecting GTA esque car driving and shooting you will be disappointed as the driving is more like the driving you get from sleeping dogs and you are not able to shoot from your car. The apparel customization while fun and colourful is beaten down by the fact that you can not preview the expensive clothing before you buy it. There is very little gun customization which is odd for a game with so many firearms in it, an example being the only way to customize your gun is to unlock the same one with a silencer of other attachment through uplay (which you must connect to if you would like to unlock any of the cool things it has.)

    The online portion of the game borders on fun and annoying as you can jump into anyones game without them knowing and chase them around stealing their money. On the other hand people can jump into your game without you knowing and steal your money, while fun at times the amount of people joining your game in a day can get really annoying.

    In short Watch Dogs is a great game that has some minor annoyances that add up to a single issue, the game could have been refined into a more seamless game earning it a 7 out of ten from me.    … Expand
  89. HitmanStryker
    May 27, 2014
    7
    This action game is an ambitious project. I have read a bit of reviews on it and some of it is spot on while others are complaining mostly about the graphics. I will break this down into three sections, the first will be the graphics, the second will be the game play mechanics and the final is on the game itself.

    GRAPHICS; Billed as a next-gen title, I believe that the graphics are a    This action game is an ambitious project. I have read a bit of reviews on it and some of it is spot on while others are complaining mostly about the graphics. I will break this down into three sections, the first will be the graphics, the second will be the game play mechanics and the final is on the game itself.

    GRAPHICS; Billed as a next-gen title, I believe that the graphics are a bit of a letdown, the pale in comparison to InFamous Second Son and the latest installment of Killzone Shadow Fall where the graphics were crisp and clear. The graphics on this game are comparison to GTA V. They are good for the PS3 and XB360. but are not mind blowing for XB ONE and PS4. The graphics suffer in the PS4/XBONE, especially in the day time sections where the although they look good, I found them to look just as good as a last-gen game. In some daytime section the characters look stiff and the textures are not as clear as one would expect. The shadows were muddy and the people had no expression. Now the surprising part is that on nighttime missions, the graphics shine through as if it were being played on higher setting. In my opinion the PS4 outshine all the other consoles except for PC's on the higher settings. Even on the PS4 it is a bit of a letdown. (Five out of Ten Stars).

    GAME-PLAY MECHANICS; The games has excellent game-play mechanics. The cover system is responsive, the shooting is stellar and the controls are tight, especially when driving. The only problem I had with the game play is the tiny hacking instructions which I had a hard time reading. I have a 54 inch set and found it a bit hard to read. Another problem is that once you're spotted, (as in stealth play) you must react fast or else the auto restart system kicks in and you start where you left off. The menus are good and the game can even show you yours waypoint if you en able it, this makes things much easier, since its a huge game. (Eight out of Ten Stars)

    GAME; This game is huge, it is an ambitious project with a lot of missions, side stories, online components and other side games that will make this game a high replay value. It will take you a good twenty hours just to complete the main campaign, which does not include collectibles, trophies, audio files, music, side games ranging from slots to a racing zombie type game. If you thrown in the online component and you'll instantly add hundreds of hours in an living breathing city that changes constantly. Other than some repetitive dialogue abd you can enjoy this games for months to come. (Nine out of Ten Stars).    … Expand
  90. Alsvha
    Jun 1, 2014
    7
    Well - have mixed feelings about this one.

    The main gameplay is rather simplistic and uniform. Run or drive around doing and mostly pressing Q to hack something, and occasionally shoot at something. But it is strangely intriguing to escape the police by stopping a train, jumping in and drive on. Also there's some stealth gameplay when taking out gangs and racing gameplay when driving    Well - have mixed feelings about this one.

    The main gameplay is rather simplistic and uniform. Run or drive around doing and mostly pressing Q to hack something, and occasionally shoot at something.
    But it is strangely intriguing to escape the police by stopping a train, jumping in and drive on.
    Also there's some stealth gameplay when taking out gangs and racing gameplay when driving challenges (although car handling is waaaay out the window and actually quick frustrating as your over civilians for penalty).
    There's gameplay where you stop crime where it can be difficult to avoid detection (eagle eye NPCs) and then take down the culprit at the right time. So there's a good deal to do - but as said - most of the time it's rather uniform and ultimately simplistic.
    It's also completely overpowered that you can almost instant hack from surveillance camera to camera and blow up bad guys that way - but I guess it would be difficult to make a proper stealth game when the theme is hacking.
    Money in the game comes from just randomly hacking civilians back accounts and then going to an ATM - again - rather simplistic.
    The story I've not advanced much but it is also a minor thing compared to the sandbox game.

    I did get some sort of hacking mini-game when hacking a cTOS tower, but there wasn't much game in the mini-game as it was just pressing some nodes to allow a data flow.

    I did try an on-line portion and this might be where the game shines a bit more. There are a number of missions where you either hack or prevent hacking from real life player enemies and some driving contests (which given the handling of the cars could be quite chaotic). Unfortunately I suck in this game and failed my first on-line mission terrible - so newbies might get run over by experienced players and that would kill the on-line part for newcomers and detract a lot from their experience - but I think the online part could be an addictive and different experience compared to so many other games. Especially if they expand a bit on the missions and make a few more non-combat missions.

    All in all - the game is decent enough in smaller doses (I don't see myself playing 4 hours in a row) and does have a lot of qualities. But it is let down by simplicity which makes me wonder what they've actually spend all the time on.

    The city is beautifully created - but as always with all these games. There's not much to do as most building are closed to you. A lot of civilians are rendered giving a nice populated feel to the city, but these moving objects are little other than ways to get cash.

    For a game with the hacking theme I feel this game misses it mark and it could have been much more fleshed out instead of just pressing Q to hack traffic lights, Q to hack trains, Q to hack signs, Q to hack for money, Q to .... well, you get my drift. It could just as well be any theme game.

    But all in all - it still is strangely fun, but it just falls short. It's definitely not a 9 or 10 game but neither is it a 0 or 1 game.
    7/10 from me so far.    … Expand
  91. MKSauceLOL
    Jun 13, 2014
    7
    Talk about over-hyped
    Pros:
    +The Graphics on PC and PS4 are beautiful +Some side activities and main missions are fun +The physics in the cars have weight in some areas +Hacking is fun +Well Voice Acted Cons: -The story is average at best -The main character is dull and boring -The graphics on the Xbox One and last gen console are gross (not trying to be a fanboy here)    Talk about over-hyped
    Pros:
    +The Graphics on PC and PS4 are beautiful
    +Some side activities and main missions are fun
    +The physics in the cars have weight in some areas
    +Hacking is fun
    +Well Voice Acted
    Cons:
    -The story is average at best
    -The main character is dull and boring
    -The graphics on the Xbox One and last gen console are gross (not trying to be a fanboy here)
    Recommendation:
    Anyone that only cares about gameplay and nothing else    … Expand
  92. Oraakkeli
    Jun 9, 2014
    7
    First off, I hadn't followed any news about this game prior to launch. I hate being disappointed because of hype. The only knowledge I had was that it's a sandbox game with a vigilante hacker in it.

    At first I was quite surprised finding myself playing a version of GTA. I wasn't quite sure if it was a good surprise or not. The controls didn't seem quite right and the overall feeling was    First off, I hadn't followed any news about this game prior to launch. I hate being disappointed because of hype. The only knowledge I had was that it's a sandbox game with a vigilante hacker in it.

    At first I was quite surprised finding myself playing a version of GTA. I wasn't quite sure if it was a good surprise or not. The controls didn't seem quite right and the overall feeling was not like I expected it to be. The beginning seemed a bit forced and I couldn't play the game for long at a single sitting.

    It didn't take me too long to get over the controls and it seemed quite enjoyable after getting some skills unlocked. The invasions irritated me at first, but once I got the mechanics behind it, I started to love the concept. Hacking is usually quite fun, though a bit simple to my taste. There could be another dimension to it.

    My problems with the game:
    1. I expected there to be more possibilities for playing smart. I don't mind violence in games in general, but the vigilante theme would benefit from having less violent solutions in general IMO. Too GTA now.
    2. Super repetitive and simple side missions. Some of them could be more random events you'd pick up when walking in the streets and it would force you to react on the spot. Now the events wait for you to pick it up when it suits you.
    3. The immersion is just not there. I think it's because I'm annoyed with the inconsistency of the main character. The moral compass is spinning like crazy. It's too easy just drop this and to pick up another game.

    Overall it's a fine game, but there's so much missed potential. l suppose there will be a sequel, but I'll wait for the reviews before buying it. While I don't regret buying this game, it's not quite the unforgettable masterpiece it had the potential to be.    … Expand
  93. rickyrb
    May 29, 2014
    7
    A wonderful new creation of ubisoft, they keep amaze me about how emotional and amazing the stories are being put forward, the game mechanics are working perfectly, the game is flawless (server overloads, but thats common stuff these days), and the whole scenario of Chicago is just mind blowing.
    This is a good start for a new franchise with allot of potential.
    Every game got its    A wonderful new creation of ubisoft, they keep amaze me about how emotional and amazing the stories are being put forward, the game mechanics are working perfectly, the game is flawless (server overloads, but thats common stuff these days), and the whole scenario of Chicago is just mind blowing.
    This is a good start for a new franchise with allot of potential.

    Every game got its moments of problems, regarding overloaded servers, bugs, if you know how many codes a A.I like in watchdogs need to get to be working, and how many variables being compute, you would be crazy to expect it to be flawless!

    10/10 - amazing details, great story, amazing active and alive open world, very smooth, and amazing and fun multiplayer.    … Expand
  94. Succubus_Claw
    Jun 29, 2014
    7
    Despite some devastating reviews, I don't think Watch Dogs was a bad game - it wasn't without its flaws, but it was overall a decent experience, however after all the hype around it I expected something a lot more.
    Let me start with pointing out the good things. What caught my attention first - the game has fantastic soundtrack from the very start, it fits the atmosphere perfectly. Then    Despite some devastating reviews, I don't think Watch Dogs was a bad game - it wasn't without its flaws, but it was overall a decent experience, however after all the hype around it I expected something a lot more.
    Let me start with pointing out the good things. What caught my attention first - the game has fantastic soundtrack from the very start, it fits the atmosphere perfectly. Then there's the whole hacking part - the main reason I would play Watch Dogs over GTA V any day - it makes a gameplay more varied and adds that little something to the story. The game's open world is beautiful, and it's rather massive - though frustrating at times. Also I'd like to point out the variety and scale of side quests, in-game as well as online - they definitely keep you busy along the main quest.
    For the not-so-good side of the game... My main complaints are the story and the protagonist. The story looked very promising in the beginning, but somewhere very soon it melted down to the usual "someone offended the good guy-now good guy kills everyone" storyline - and that's connected to the other thing I hated about the game - it has to have the most boring protagonist I've seen in a very long while; after the second half of the game I kept playing basically to know what happens with side characters who were a lot more interesting than the protagonist himself.
    Also at times the game reminded me of GTA so much, I wondered how Ubisoft hasn't been sued yet.

    So, I'd say Watch Dogs is a decent game, it can keep you entertained for a while, although be warned not to put your hopes too high up with this one.    … Expand
  95. piuscorvus
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    This could have been much better game but it ended up being just an open world game full of missions, side missions and tones of content to try to make you feel busy. It made me feel only empty. It looks as it wants to be close to the GTA in a way but it is far from it in a sense of gameplay quality. It has an average story and tons of side missions that do not offer anything but "go thereThis could have been much better game but it ended up being just an open world game full of missions, side missions and tones of content to try to make you feel busy. It made me feel only empty. It looks as it wants to be close to the GTA in a way but it is far from it in a sense of gameplay quality. It has an average story and tons of side missions that do not offer anything but "go there and do that 10 times". Why are most of the open world games made like that, I cannot say...… Expand
  96. LesandroBonucci
    Mar 28, 2021
    7
    was looking promising
    was looking promising
    was looking promising
    was looking promising
  97. Bowskill247
    May 31, 2014
    7
    EDIT: Just realised the version of Watch Dogs I own doesn't have online free roam or Decryption, apparently this is due to hardware shortcomings even though MANY other games supprt online free roam such as Red Dead Redemption, Saints row,2,3 and 4, Borderlands, Dead Island, GTA, Minecraft and Terraria. Because Ubisoft didn't advertise this until I had brought the game I'm lowering my score to a 7.
  98. Agent-D
    Jun 4, 2014
    7
    Watch Dogs is a game that carries a lot of hype about being a true next gen game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I feel it's nearly impossible for anything to live up to the level of hype this game received. It is my intention to review this title fairly without any level of hype or hatred for this game as I never got in to the hype and I do not hate Watch Dogs.

    The narrative in    Watch Dogs is a game that carries a lot of hype about being a true next gen game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I feel it's nearly impossible for anything to live up to the level of hype this game received. It is my intention to review this title fairly without any level of hype or hatred for this game as I never got in to the hype and I do not hate Watch Dogs.

    The narrative in Watch Dogs showed promise at first but quickly starts to fall apart and not just due to the cliche vigilante revenge story. Certain narrative decisions make it little to hard to believe that anyone would make that decision and Intelligent characters start acting irrationally at almost the on set of the Pearce family saga and many players will put together the entire story line about halfway through. It's not that it isn't a fun story, it's just painfully obvious.

    A game I originally thought to have more in common with Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs is in every way an open world game in line with Grand Theft Auto and like GTA it falls victim to some of the common issues in almost all open world games. While it is obvious the game is also running on some last gen tech, I do not count off for that due to that being something of the norm at the moment, but we need to move passed this phase. Even with that said graphically I feel that it is a mixed bag. The game looks simply amazing at times, only to fall off at others. I perfect example of this is how almost every character outside of Aiden and Clara looks in game. Nicole & Jackson Pearce look like they had been ripped straight from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood graphically and placed in a game with a next gen version of Aiden and that not even getting in to how other non-important characters look far worse.

    The city is very hit and miss as well, I am not 100% certain what version of Chicago this is but it isn't remotely close to the one I have visited. Look I am not saying we need this 1:1 ratio of the city, but things should at least be close. Chicago is graphically inconsistent as well. It has some real beauty at times then the quality suddenly drops to muddy/blurry textures and bad aliasing. I am a bit concerned about the lighting and shadows in the game outside of direct sunlight as many of the lights at night do not cast shadows. That said I think the game looks astonishing at night when it's wet from rain and no visible light source around, but that in itself is the problem as they are covering up their faults by adding a layer of water to a darker landscape. Reflections in this game are rarely ever even used and in almost every event they are faked out to try to add to the realism, the issue I take with this is that the reflections are almost 100% of the time not even close to accurate. You might be standing on a rooftop looking at a window of an intersection when in reality it is a city skyline. I have found myself on street level staring in to a building that shows a road running right through the city and in to the building I am looking at, I then turn around and find river and a bridge.

    While the game is set at 30fps it has some frame rate issues on the PlayStation 4 (900p) and the Xbox One (792p). The drops are not considerable enough to cause a panic but should be noted after the game was delayed to correct issues like this.

    The game controls well and has some good mechanics with the hacking but lacks any real combat. Melee combat is really non-existent outside of the a quicktime style take down and shooting is a very basic version of the mechanics found in Splinter Cell: Blacklist. It just always feels so subpar in combat driving scenarios. That leads to another issue, for a game that tries to allow the player so many options to achieve their goals the game tends to fall back on one of two things, firefights and car chases. Hacking was suppose to be the thing that makes it stand out, but then it falls back to being GTA kill everyone or escape and the hacking is a minute tool used to change traffic lights or raise barricades / bridges. most of the time it's not even needed as you can get away with little no no effort (until much later in the game). While on driving, the driving in this game takes the poor controls of cars in every other open world game and decreases handling to make them that much more of a chore. Motorcycles are almost flawless so I highly recommend using those or the special stealth car unlocked in 'uplay'.

    The multi-player is unique and feels genuine, but is basically a trolling simulator The main quest will take one to two days to complete and the game offers enough side missions to make any 80 hour players scream with joy. The issue with those side activities is that once again like most open world games, they are very repetitive and lack any real diversity. Overall I think Watch Dogs is a solid game that everyone owes it to themselves to try, I feel that it is a very strong rental but not worthy of purchase    … Expand
  99. FranCosen
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    Su historia deja mucho que desear y su realismo a la hora de jugarlo carece de sentido en varias partes. Pero a pesar de eso entretiene bastante.
    La idea es bastante original y el hecho de poder hacer una variedad de cosas con tus hackeos lo hace más llevadero.
    Tiene una gráfica muy buena para su época aunque de vez en cuando se ven algunos bugs. Es un nuevo bueno, aunque le faltó algo de    Su historia deja mucho que desear y su realismo a la hora de jugarlo carece de sentido en varias partes. Pero a pesar de eso entretiene bastante.
    La idea es bastante original y el hecho de poder hacer una variedad de cosas con tus hackeos lo hace más llevadero.
    Tiene una gráfica muy buena para su época aunque de vez en cuando se ven algunos bugs.
    Es un nuevo bueno, aunque le faltó algo de desarrollo en la historia y jugabilidad.    … Expand
  100. cylentstorm
    Jun 5, 2014
    7
    Forget the silliness of the "hacking" or the sometimes stiff character acting and animation. Ignore the dated visuals that look like a barely dressed-up 360 game. This is a game about living in a surveillance state--you know, just like in real life--whether you want to acknowledge that or not. As such, I can forgive the cliches and goofs, because this is something that needs to beForget the silliness of the "hacking" or the sometimes stiff character acting and animation. Ignore the dated visuals that look like a barely dressed-up 360 game. This is a game about living in a surveillance state--you know, just like in real life--whether you want to acknowledge that or not. As such, I can forgive the cliches and goofs, because this is something that needs to be addressed, and I applaud the devs for it.

    Now, taken purely as just another open-world action/driving game, it is mediocre, at best. The gunplay is fun, but flawed--as are the driving mechanics. Online multiplayer is present, but 90% of it is either hopelessly broken/bugged, or entirely forgettable. It does make one wonder how bad the game was when they decided to push it back...perhaps they should have taken a bit longer.

    Okay--my final word: Worth playing--just don't expect too much from it. Play it for fun, but consider its theme--your smartphone is NOT your friend.    … Expand
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  1. Positive: 64 out of 80
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  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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