Watch Dogs

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  1. 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.
  2. 2Nice
    Oct 12, 2014
    5
    When I first started playing this game, I thought it was great! Unfortunately, it did not take long for my attitude to change. Within a few days, I could not stop myself from thinking it was a total GTA ripoff. The gameplay and progression just felt to similar for me. Other than that, missions felt disjointed and stale, especially with the AI making firefights routine and predictable. MiniWhen I first started playing this game, I thought it was great! Unfortunately, it did not take long for my attitude to change. Within a few days, I could not stop myself from thinking it was a total GTA ripoff. The gameplay and progression just felt to similar for me. Other than that, missions felt disjointed and stale, especially with the AI making firefights routine and predictable. Mini games add variety, but they aren't particularly fun to me, and some of them just didn't need to be there. I also found the story to be hugely anticlimactic. In fact, if I hadn't been expecting so much, I probably could have guessed exactly how it ended. It is really a shame that the game was such a let down because the hacker interface shows some real promise, and Chicago was built fairly well. There is nothing inherently wrong with Watch Dogs, except that I found it to be painfully average, which is why I give it a 5.… Expand
  3. EricDean
    Jul 6, 2017
    5
    Watch_Dogs is the most 5/10 game I've ever played before. So many times while playing I would say "Oh that's pretty cool" while other times I lost my cool over bugs or spottily implemented features. I picked up my copy from Gamestop for $9 pre-owned and if you just want a cheap game to play I do in fact recommend Watch_Dogs. It's got some pretty good driving left over from it's days as aWatch_Dogs is the most 5/10 game I've ever played before. So many times while playing I would say "Oh that's pretty cool" while other times I lost my cool over bugs or spottily implemented features. I picked up my copy from Gamestop for $9 pre-owned and if you just want a cheap game to play I do in fact recommend Watch_Dogs. It's got some pretty good driving left over from it's days as a Driver prototype and the combat is a decent competitor with GTA V. Where it falls short is content. In true Ubisoft fashion Watch_Dogs takes place in an open world, this world is filled with the most boring and bland stuff imaginable. After your 16th time stopping a random crime it starts to get boring. The campaign is where this game really shines and sadly it's hampered by some stages behind mind numbingly boring with ease or rage inducingly hard. Like I said if you can find it cheap definitely pick it up and place through the story, but for me after finishing the story, doing a couple "side missions", and not even touching the online I'm done with Watch_Dogs.… Expand
  4. Darko84
    Jan 20, 2015
    5
    Watchdogs is a wanna-be GTA rip off with hacking "skills" which fails to bring something new to this kind of games.

    Poor story line and telling, besides the plain and dull of the characters. The only positive thing I can find in this game is the game play is descent and the graphics are in an average scale (nothing compared to what Ubisoft promised). Positive: + Game play    Watchdogs is a wanna-be GTA rip off with hacking "skills" which fails to bring something new to this kind of games.

    Poor story line and telling, besides the plain and dull of the characters.
    The only positive thing I can find in this game is the game play is descent and the graphics are in an average scale (nothing compared to what Ubisoft promised).

    Positive:
    + Game play

    Negative:
    - Story
    - Characters personification/development.
    - Fail to bring a hacking atmosphere.    … Expand
  5. marco88
    Feb 24, 2015
    5
    the gameplay could be better, does not give you the feeling that u want. There is not full immersion in the game and about the hacking stuff it get boring after times. The graphic is not to bad. I though it was better. You can still play when you have nothing better.. Multyplayer is not that much fun,
  6. 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
  7. HungryHippo123
    Apr 14, 2015
    5
    Personally i enjoyed a few parts in it but it was a disappointing game this year, also with a extremely boring protagonist, but i did like the hacking and you should buy it at a cheaper price like 20 dollars
  8. 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.
  9. brandon911
    Jun 25, 2015
    5
    This is a great game full of moderate action but has little purpose because after the man story line. Theres not much to do, its actually quite boring because then people just call he ploice on you all the time, when you try to help people they turn on you. And the worst part is that you can't surrounder to the ploice they just kill you. And finally after you have bought all the carsThis is a great game full of moderate action but has little purpose because after the man story line. Theres not much to do, its actually quite boring because then people just call he ploice on you all the time, when you try to help people they turn on you. And the worst part is that you can't surrounder to the ploice they just kill you. And finally after you have bought all the cars there's nothing to spend money on. Its quite fun but many downers. Would recommen if you are into cyber/hacking games overall, good… Expand
  10. Lazlo21
    Jul 27, 2015
    5
    Watch dogs is the embodiment of why i hate ubisoft. I have to be honest, i was not very hyped for this game when it was first announced. I didn't buy it on launch day. I bought it a year and a half later just to see for myself what it was like.

    So i boot up the game. After getting like, three reminders to sign into Uplay (which i refuse to get), i get the game started. The intro is    Watch dogs is the embodiment of why i hate ubisoft. I have to be honest, i was not very hyped for this game when it was first announced. I didn't buy it on launch day. I bought it a year and a half later just to see for myself what it was like.

    So i boot up the game. After getting like, three reminders to sign into Uplay (which i refuse to get), i get the game started. The intro is solid and gives us a nice introduction to our main character. So then we get to the actual open world "meat", the reason everyone was so excited for the game. The hacking. I had so much fun in the game for my first few hours, looking into people's phones, stealing their money, interrupting traffic. Then after 3 days of playing the game, total of about 15 hours, i decide to actually play the game.

    I hate pretty much every aspect of the game except the hacking. But even the hacking got mundane. The story was practically nonexistent. The characters weren't interesting, and Aiden was not fun to play as at all. The missions offered a nice variety, but it was still not enough to make me care to finish it. The side missions were very repetitive, no matter what the topic, and i couldn't finish each string of missions either. The gameplay was very monotonous overall. I did have some fun with the minigames around town, such as the chess challenges and drinking challenges.

    Ok, i have to quickly get through all these other nitpicks and such pretty quickly. The music on the radio was not good at all. the driving just didn't feel right somehow. The overworld felt more lifeless and boring than, say, GTA. The upgrades and rewards for beating side missions were pretty useless. The graphics look pretty nice through, and this game does feel like it's next gen.

    I do not like watchdogs. it's honestly not ALL that bad, but it's just so OK i can't even comment on it. 5/10    … Expand
  11. RoverGrover
    Jul 29, 2015
    5
    Start playing game, controls are a bit rough but I figure I'll get used to it. Too many cut scenes, but it's the beginning of the game, so far I dig Asian dude. Go through first mission a little lost but I make it through just fine; hacking system seems like it will be cool. Start making my escape in a sweet ride while driving casual so as not to rise suspicion. Get to police road block,Start playing game, controls are a bit rough but I figure I'll get used to it. Too many cut scenes, but it's the beginning of the game, so far I dig Asian dude. Go through first mission a little lost but I make it through just fine; hacking system seems like it will be cool. Start making my escape in a sweet ride while driving casual so as not to rise suspicion. Get to police road block, must act natural, they don't know who I am. Instantly recognized, WTF, commence car chase. Don't have vehicle controls down and sideswipe everything. Drive fast, can't shake them crash. Steal new car, rinse repeat for about 15 minutes. Rage quit, uninstall game. My watch is over.… Expand
  12. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    5
    There is fun to be had in Watch Dogs with it's decent gun-play and alive open world. But, the story and characters are super dull and some of the side content can get repetitive.
  13. Reed618
    Jul 13, 2018
    5
    The gameplay was very fun with the exception of its terrible hacking minigame which gets old fast and the annoying stealth missions, particularly those requiring you to guide someone.
    The story though... I actually got invested in some of the characters... Aidan Pearce is just such an emotionless **** and what's wrong with his sister?! Why is she so understanding? The protagonist is    The gameplay was very fun with the exception of its terrible hacking minigame which gets old fast and the annoying stealth missions, particularly those requiring you to guide someone.
    The story though... I actually got invested in some of the characters... Aidan Pearce is just such an emotionless **** and what's wrong with his sister?! Why is she so understanding? The protagonist is probably the worst i've seen in any game.    … Expand
  14. tsdenizen
    Nov 3, 2017
    5
    An interesting idea can only take you so far when you're too lazy to execute it properly, and that's what we have with Watch Dogs. Not only does the game struggle to make its main selling gimmick interesting, what we're left with is a mostly lifeless sandbox that's little fun to play in, with several basic mechanics that have been properly executed in other games for years almost entirelyAn interesting idea can only take you so far when you're too lazy to execute it properly, and that's what we have with Watch Dogs. Not only does the game struggle to make its main selling gimmick interesting, what we're left with is a mostly lifeless sandbox that's little fun to play in, with several basic mechanics that have been properly executed in other games for years almost entirely botched. The narrative isn't terrible, the characters are ok, and the hacking is kinda fun for a short while, but if you must try Watch Dogs, go used and cheap. Shouldn't be hard with all the returned copies.… Expand
  15. Budderkin
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    It's a mediocre 3rd person shooter with a gimmick that sound good but is executed very poorly.
  16. SwankyBoi
    Mar 30, 2020
    5
    The actual game is pretty fun, but it is a terrarium bugs.
    The game is poorly optimized. Even if you have a computer built by NASA, you'll still get crazy stuttering unless you set the textures in display to the lowest setting.
    Another bug I had experienced was that the crosshair disappeared, and it wouldn't come back. I had to dig through the files of the game, delete a file for    The actual game is pretty fun, but it is a terrarium bugs.
    The game is poorly optimized. Even if you have a computer built by NASA, you'll still get crazy stuttering unless you set the textures in display to the lowest setting.
    Another bug I had experienced was that the crosshair disappeared, and it wouldn't come back. I had to dig through the files of the game, delete a file for settings, and reopen the game just to get a stupid crosshair back.
    The game files corrupt frequently, so you might just open the game back up and see that your skill tree has been reset and all of your money is gone, but you're still in the point of the story that you are at. The list of bugs just goes on and on.
    There was even an option for ray tracing, but they decided to deactivate it for what ever reason.
    Now, I received this game for free on a sale on Epic Games, but if I had bought it with actual money, I would've gotten every chance to refund it. Definitely not worth $30 considering how many bugs there are. Please do not buy unless it is on a 70% sale or something like that. I've probably spent more time trying to fix the bugs than actually playing the game.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. William_Trigos
    May 14, 2023
    5
    Game that its developer company sold as a revolution and it is still a generic open world and quite repetitive
    With a pretty forgettable story
  19. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    5
    bought this game when the hype for it was real. got my hands on the actual product and it was stinky.
  20. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    5
    I remember how excited I was about this game. everything can be used and hacked to your liking and yet somehow ubisoft made that boring fast.
  21. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    A typical Ubisoft-style game 5.
  22. Agarwel
    May 27, 2014
    4
    I did not expected ths game to be perfect. But at least average. Ou man, how I was dissapointed. It feels like PS2 game in early PS3 graphics (just running on PS4). The hacking missions itself are fine. But everything else is so unpolished and rushed. I would almost say unfinished. Driving model is joke. The damage and physics engine too. Each time I drive Im reminded of DeadlyI did not expected ths game to be perfect. But at least average. Ou man, how I was dissapointed. It feels like PS2 game in early PS3 graphics (just running on PS4). The hacking missions itself are fine. But everything else is so unpolished and rushed. I would almost say unfinished. Driving model is joke. The damage and physics engine too. Each time I drive Im reminded of Deadly Premonitions. :-) That is not good in game with many car chases and hack causing mass crashes on intersections.
    I they made it just about hacking missions (structure like Hitman or Splinter cell - semilinear levels in linear story) it could be fun 8/10 game. But they burried this part in so much mess, that I can not recomend this game for full price to anybody.    … Expand
  23. wani0402
    May 29, 2014
    4
    Complete crap. Not sure why they delayed it. Clunkiest, clumsiest driving controls I have ever experienced. General character mechanics are terrible. Gets boring really fast. Very repetitive side mission structure.

    On the plus, it is not bad graphically. I have seen better, but I feel like I'm playing a PS3 game and that I'm not looking at next-gen graphics. The game concept is great.    Complete crap. Not sure why they delayed it. Clunkiest, clumsiest driving controls I have ever experienced. General character mechanics are terrible. Gets boring really fast. Very repetitive side mission structure.

    On the plus, it is not bad graphically. I have seen better, but I feel like I'm playing a PS3 game and that I'm not looking at next-gen graphics. The game concept is great. Would be interested in the game if the character and driving mechanics were more on par with Rockstar, or Assassins Creed.    … Expand
  24. trollkiller
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    Dropped my rating significantly. reason: basic gameplay mechanics are seriously flawed (driving cars), the story starts well but ends up being superficial and formulaic, and as usual Ubi Montreal is more interested in cluttering the game with endless repetitive side-missions than in delivering an interesting narrative with decent gameplay mechanics
  25. renao
    May 27, 2014
    4
    Bad. These graphics are not next-gen, nor they are detailed. GTA IV does both much better. Driving is a mess and car variety isn't as plenty as I feel it could have been. Shooting isn't helpful either. It's fun to hack everything, but it tends to get old. And NPC's lives doesn't feel as realistic as they want you to believe as it seems they had about ten NPC models - with differentBad. These graphics are not next-gen, nor they are detailed. GTA IV does both much better. Driving is a mess and car variety isn't as plenty as I feel it could have been. Shooting isn't helpful either. It's fun to hack everything, but it tends to get old. And NPC's lives doesn't feel as realistic as they want you to believe as it seems they had about ten NPC models - with different clothing - to fill the world with. Even known Watch Dogs is a bit fun, I wish I had skip this game, since I don't feel it is worth full price.… Expand
  26. robdot
    Jun 7, 2014
    4
    No one seems to mention the story, and,,the main character,,,,is idiotic...nothing he says, or does, makes any sense at all...he robs people ,kills them, commits murders..but then get upset if he sees a purse snatching or other crime...and must go stop it....he commits all kinds of crimes but suddenly doesn't want to kill a witness and goes way out of his way to not kill him....ofNo one seems to mention the story, and,,the main character,,,,is idiotic...nothing he says, or does, makes any sense at all...he robs people ,kills them, commits murders..but then get upset if he sees a purse snatching or other crime...and must go stop it....he commits all kinds of crimes but suddenly doesn't want to kill a witness and goes way out of his way to not kill him....of course,,killing all kinds of people along the way,,,,,.it's all so very very,,,stupid...there's a game in here somewhere, good luck finding it.… Expand
  27. Mortvicr
    May 29, 2014
    4
    Foremost, before you buy this game I would like to warn you of the terrible car handling, as with most of these type of games from GTA, Just Cause 2 and Sleeping dogs the driving is one of the main part of the game. GTA driving mechanics weren't great, but Watch Dog are just awful, bordering unplayable.

    The cars slip and slid around like that the ice part in Zelda: ocarina of time, -    Foremost, before you buy this game I would like to warn you of the terrible car handling, as with most of these type of games from GTA, Just Cause 2 and Sleeping dogs the driving is one of the main part of the game. GTA driving mechanics weren't great, but Watch Dog are just awful, bordering unplayable.

    The cars slip and slid around like that the ice part in Zelda: ocarina of time, - Don't turn enough and the car doesn't turn, turn too much and its slips'n'slids and fish tails around like crazy, hitting every, lamp post, car, fence, wall, pedestrian and building, which makes those - Chase guy mission frustrating, or tail that guy and invade the goons are just plan unenjoyable. And there are loads of these, the main campaign is mostly tail this guy, chase those guys oh and the terrible sneak into the build or sneak out without been seen, and if they catch you it's right back to the beginning again.

    It take all the worst and annoying elements from other open world games, the parts that are just filling to add more packing to the game, Watch_Dogs is that, filler.

    This is a god awful game, and a nasty little PC port..

    Do not buy..    … Expand
  28. HeeresJ0hnny
    Jun 3, 2014
    4
    A 30 gigabyte loading screen with nothing of great interest on the other side. It's boring. It's dull. It's not an epic action-hacking game. It's a third person shooter with some "hacking" elements (and by hacking, I mean pressing the 'x' button at an object". The AI is embarrassing, the story is a contrived cliche joke with only 1 or 2 memorable, interesting characters. Some parts areA 30 gigabyte loading screen with nothing of great interest on the other side. It's boring. It's dull. It's not an epic action-hacking game. It's a third person shooter with some "hacking" elements (and by hacking, I mean pressing the 'x' button at an object". The AI is embarrassing, the story is a contrived cliche joke with only 1 or 2 memorable, interesting characters. Some parts are frustrating beyond belief (no, not because they're hard, I'm not afraid of a challenge as long as it's fair). Having to chase a guy in a sports car through busy Chicago streets when the only vehicle they give you is an old station wagon isn't fair. It's bland and boring and I was rooting for it to be over after about 2 hours. It's not awful, it's just offensive because it promised so much and delivered on so little. If you want a fun interesting single-player game, get Wolfenstein.… Expand
  29. voiders
    May 27, 2014
    4
    I hoped that game was the GOTY, but unfortunately Watch Dogs has so many problems that you cant avoid or lie to your self.

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

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

    Sorry Ubisoft, you lied for us. And Im very disappointed with you.    … Expand
  30. Umbrella-17
    Jul 27, 2014
    4
    Watch Dogs is not as good as they marketed it. i have to force myself to play the game. Don't listen to people who insult the game because of its graphic its not what they show to us of course but this is not the main reason for such a low score. First of all i will resume how to game plays go to a point activate something kill some enemies some of them are trying to flee awayWatch Dogs is not as good as they marketed it. i have to force myself to play the game. Don't listen to people who insult the game because of its graphic its not what they show to us of course but this is not the main reason for such a low score. First of all i will resume how to game plays go to a point activate something kill some enemies some of them are trying to flee away chased them with no possibilities of using pistol in car use you hacking Quick time event to stop them. Leave your car shoot them mission complete. Again and again and again. Sometime you have those sneaky mini mission where you use camera to limit the enemies capability. those are the two thing you do. as the main quest goes on. The Story start at the end of act 2. Optional quest those are actually mini game fun at first look but they get boring really fast. The Radio is boring ( matter of taste). The Car driving is boring. Too many useless weapon all feeling the same an autoriifle is an auto rifle etc. Graphic are decent i guess if you don't mind lies. Multi player is to me useless no real progression. I could go over and over about how i don't like the game. The Best advice i can give BUY GTA V over nine thousand better than this. To me Watch dogs is going the Same way Assassin's creed did i would Say sequel bait.… Expand
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 80 Critic Reviews

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