Watch Dogs: Legion

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5.4

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  1. Gaymes
    Jan 7, 2022
    5
    Storywise, it's a bit repetitive so far and quite boring. Also bagsley feels like if you ordered wheatley off wish and that's being generous

    Gameplay? Actually pretty excellent. When I was playing it having cars crash into each other or hiring grannies was hilarious. Wish it appealed to me more as I was looking forward to this game a lot. If you really want to buy it i'd recommend    Storywise, it's a bit repetitive so far and quite boring. Also bagsley feels like if you ordered wheatley off wish and that's being generous

    Gameplay? Actually pretty excellent. When I was playing it having cars crash into each other or hiring grannies was hilarious. Wish it appealed to me more as I was looking forward to this game a lot. If you really want to buy it i'd recommend waiting for a sale or if you use Xbox see if it comes out on gamepass    … Expand
  2. MoniWhite
    Feb 9, 2022
    3
    It's boring, there are better open world games to play, could just play GTA
  3. Wguilamo
    Apr 22, 2021
    5
    It is a pitty this game is, so far, the worst WD when it could be the best by far. Bad habilities tree, weak history, broke gameplay...
  4. romanbartos
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    The user reviews for this game are **** 20 hours into the game not a single bug. The story is actually pretty good - each chapter feels like one episode of black mirror. I like the fact you can switch the person you play any time... One mission in stealth, one with machine gun, another with paintball gun. Good experience overall!
  5. Frankman82
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    The score here makes no sense. The graphics and the reproduction of London is some of the best I have ever seen so far on consoles and just that deserves a high score.
    Few defects are the low frame rate, an average longevity and poor dialogues, but other than that an amazing game!
  6. flxz
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Not nearly as bad open world London as expected. Some people act like it's worst game ever made or something. It's actually pretty okay. This user score makes absolutely no sense.
  7. Yaj78
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    London looks beautiful, first time ever any video game has modern London. Story is meh, but DLC's are really promising. If you liked Watch_Dogs 1, i would recommend this.
  8. Speed2301
    Dec 15, 2020
    9
    Es ist ein durchaus guter Nachfolger, wenn nicht sogar für sich gestanden ein echt grandioses Spiel! Klar gibt es hin und wieder Bugs und durchaus zu wenige Sprecher für die rekrutierten Agenten, aber das Feeling und der Spaß sind einfach unglaublich! Vorallem die Mission 404 einfach mega klasse, an dieser Stelle keine Spoiler!

    Also für mich eine Kaufempfehlung!!!
  9. Adonis_NYC
    Mar 2, 2021
    10
    This is actually a very good Watch Dogs! Bought half price so it is certainly worth it
  10. mr_dark_killer
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    you can playing by all npc in londan this is a dream and watchdogs legion have good gun play and very good story and londen is so good map
  11. ImSoDone101
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    This game is really interesting and ironically it has nothing to do with actual game.

    This feels like coordinated attack to bring this game down. First it's score was (for many days) 76 (on PC version) and then for whatever reason they lowered it to 74 (on PC version) just to hurt it's reputation. So according to metacritic logic "Total War Saga: Troy" is better game than watch dogs    This game is really interesting and ironically it has nothing to do with actual game.

    This feels like coordinated attack to bring this game down. First it's score was (for many days) 76 (on PC version) and then for whatever reason they lowered it to 74 (on PC version) just to hurt it's reputation. So according to metacritic logic "Total War Saga: Troy" is better game than watch dogs legion lmao.

    It's also obvious that if youtuber "penguinz0" never made his hate video on this game, it would have pretty decent user score, but after his video went up his fanboys came to this site to bring this game down. He doesn't care that many people were waiting for this game or that people know the difference between GTA series and Watch_Dogs series. All "penguinz0" cares about is whining about Ubisoft as much as he can. It's sad that he is that way and it's sad that people like him have that much power to destroy great games, but that's the reality we live.    … Expand
  12. Controlsucks
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    Ubisoft needs to just stop making games. Valhalla had a trash story. Watch Dogs Legion had a trash story. Don't be surprised if Far Cry has a trash story.

    Look at how many games they had in development at the same time.

    It doesn't even matter because they will still make their money either way. No point even talking about it.
  13. Sjv1991
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    This game in utter garbage. The fact ubisoft allowed this sorry excuse for a game to come out on the ps5 full price is an insult to us customers. This game has terrible frame rate as well as graphics. The game doesn’t even let you switch between graphics 30 FPS mode or performance mode. The game is littered with bugs, and when I say littered I mean infested with bugs. The driving isThis game in utter garbage. The fact ubisoft allowed this sorry excuse for a game to come out on the ps5 full price is an insult to us customers. This game has terrible frame rate as well as graphics. The game doesn’t even let you switch between graphics 30 FPS mode or performance mode. The game is littered with bugs, and when I say littered I mean infested with bugs. The driving is horrible in this game. The wanted level in this game is a joke. You can literally kill 10 people and you’ll only get one wanted level and they’ll forget about you if you drive to the next block. Honestly, I think I’m done with Ubisoft. They have become lazy and incompetent. I honestly hope they go bankrupt and another company that’s actually good buys their ip’s.… Expand
  14. Hexacon
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Can anyone tell me why on earth is this user score so low? Been playing this over 15 hours and while not perfect, it's nice game.
  15. UltimateFighter
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Deserves so much better user score and where are all reviews for Playstation 5 version???
  16. michaelc1024
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    I'm about 15 hours in and the game is spectaculor. Sure there are so minor issues here and there but nothing that is enough to wear it's affecting the gameplay. The graphics are absolutely stunning and jaw dropping on the PS5. Remember that a majority of the review on here are from users who hate Ubisoft and have never played the game before. People have nothing better to do than reviewI'm about 15 hours in and the game is spectaculor. Sure there are so minor issues here and there but nothing that is enough to wear it's affecting the gameplay. The graphics are absolutely stunning and jaw dropping on the PS5. Remember that a majority of the review on here are from users who hate Ubisoft and have never played the game before. People have nothing better to do than review BOMB. I'm 110% sure the negative review are from people who weren't even able to get a PS5. I'm having a blast running through England.… Expand
  17. Sky-Line___
    Jan 8, 2022
    5
    This game could have been so much more than what is unfortunately is. In the first hours gameplay, I was intrigued and optimistic. The city of London and overall graphics look great on PS5 and the gameplay appears to be decently enjoyable.

    But all of that quickly faded away to give place to an extremely dull world, full of copy-paste missions (if you can even call them missions). The    This game could have been so much more than what is unfortunately is. In the first hours gameplay, I was intrigued and optimistic. The city of London and overall graphics look great on PS5 and the gameplay appears to be decently enjoyable.

    But all of that quickly faded away to give place to an extremely dull world, full of copy-paste missions (if you can even call them missions). The plot is uninteresting and very boring. Most of the gadgets are actually useless so you cannot try to vary your own approach to the game either. I also didn’t like car handling, it feels very unrealistic. I don’t mind arcade style, but the cars in this game are boring to drive.

    I strongly believe that what could have saved this game is an extensive coop mode. A coop mode as in do missions together and use synergies of multiple approches on an objective instead of one always similar and linear way. Unfortunately, that is not the case at all since the coop possibilities of WDL are very limitative.

    Ubisoft continues to deceive on its deliveries. I am pessimistic for the future, and so are their shareholders judging on UBI’s stock price.    … Expand
  18. thecoldcat1
    Dec 16, 2020
    9
    Ubisoft delivered on everything apart from the usual mission ****
    amazing game
  19. djin4uuriki
    Jan 4, 2021
    9
    Поставлю 9 только из-за слабого сюжета) да и игра не про сюжет особо. Приятно зачищать локации и выполнять задания, после нескольких часов игровой движок ощущается по новому, играется на одном дыхании. Классическая Музыка по радио, интересное решение, порой даже комично получается под неё вытворять какую нибудь дичь. В игре есть небольшие баги, но на фоне киберпанка 2077 эта игра простоПоставлю 9 только из-за слабого сюжета) да и игра не про сюжет особо. Приятно зачищать локации и выполнять задания, после нескольких часов игровой движок ощущается по новому, играется на одном дыхании. Классическая Музыка по радио, интересное решение, порой даже комично получается под неё вытворять какую нибудь дичь. В игре есть небольшие баги, но на фоне киберпанка 2077 эта игра просто шедевр с точки зрения визуала и геймплея. Правда персонаж очень странно падает и получает урон от падения, допилить бы эту анимацию и была бы пушка бомба.… Expand
  20. Vexual
    Nov 30, 2020
    1
    Pros - Map - Quite accurate small map of London
    Characters - the addition of being able to play as any one in the game is an amazing idea all with unique play styles and abilities
    Drones - Drones have increased use in this game compared to watchdogs 2, Cargo drone is by far one of the best, hijacking one and using it in missions can be fun. Permadeath mode - is a welcome challenge for    Pros - Map - Quite accurate small map of London
    Characters - the addition of being able to play as any one in the game is an amazing idea all with unique play styles and abilities
    Drones - Drones have increased use in this game compared to watchdogs 2, Cargo drone is by far one of the best, hijacking one and using it in missions can be fun. Permadeath mode - is a welcome challenge for anyone for more hardcore gamers, resulting in your operatives dying and losing them forever, combined with hard mode alcan make this game a challenge. Adverts - in this game radio adverts can be heard in some locations, for example there is an ad that features the tag line "see it, say it, sorted" which is Very accurate as in the UK there are government adverts at trains rations pushing this exact phrase, blew my mind the first time I heard it. Story - It's ok Poor Voice acting - all characters sound so beyond fake and lifeless paired with their overtop the top London accents
    Poor framerate--whilst playing this game I've noticed a lot of stutters with overall low responsiveness. Lack of a sense of progression - no skill tree, replaced with tech upgrades with are found densely populated over the map, so no real challenge, all real abilities which would normally be on a skill tree and locked to certain characters which you either have to get lucky with RNG.
    Characters abilities - some are quite pathetic in the trailers we see a "bee keeper" who can summon robotic drones apon his foes, in game this does barely any damage and makes you wonder why you spent any time unlocking him. Combat - Generic, some characters have their won moveset but it gets repetive very quickly. Map - quite small that personally felt quite empty, not many cars on the road, if they're was cars they had no passengers and were just semi autonomous cars, you cannot enter any shops, the underground is just a few steps down from ground level blocking you off from seeing anything with ticket machines. Cars - very few cars, the one big truck I wanted to drive, you can't, it's autonomous

    Honestly this game could be alright but everything else just makes it seem like a rushed copy and paste basic game. This game was so unenjoyable for me I had to sell it in the first week
    My personal experience places this game to be the worst of all 3 watchdogs games with watch dogs 2 being the best. I honestly can't recommend this game to anyone, the only people I could possible recommend this to is a child who wanted GTA but isn't allowed GTA or someone who just wants to look at London (even though you can do that on Google maps for free).    … Expand
  21. guidzo99
    Dec 17, 2020
    4
    Watch Dogs is a dead series and this is a boring game, awful concept, empty and stupid carachters, the city of London is the only reason it isn’t a one or two, the driving is amazingly awful
  22. monokeith
    Dec 30, 2020
    4
    4k 30fps is annoying but acceptable. Controller feels laggy.
    Driving physics seems to be the same as Watchdogs 2, which is very bad.
    Some key settings like “long press triangle to get out of the car” and “long press right button to open weapon menu” is just idiotic. The aiming when trying to hack is problematic too, sometimes you just need to aim and wait for 2 seconds before the    4k 30fps is annoying but acceptable. Controller feels laggy.
    Driving physics seems to be the same as Watchdogs 2, which is very bad.

    Some key settings like “long press triangle to get out of the car” and “long press right button to open weapon menu” is just idiotic.

    The aiming when trying to hack is problematic too, sometimes you just need to aim and wait for 2 seconds before the “connection” happens.

    I pre-ordered the game when it was first available because I liked Watch Dogs 2 a lot. I noticed these problems at launch, have been waiting for fixes since then. It’s been so long but ubi still not making any progress?    … Expand
  23. eksponentiall
    Jan 14, 2021
    3
    I can't express how bad is this game, from catastrophic plot, across the most rigid driving model I've ever seen, to embarrassing voice acting. I love other Ubisoft games but this is my last Watch Dogs.
  24. WDforever
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Would very much recommend! It had some fps issues when it launched, but they have updated it so much since then. Online is coming out soon, dlc's as well.
  25. srslyTroLL
    Nov 20, 2021
    3
    I have fully completed the first Watch Dogs and I have greatly enjoyed it, didn't play the second one and now I have bought Watch Dogs: Legion and to be honest I am disappointed. It feels like a reproduction of the first game, only with quite better graphics and a few gimmics.

    The gameplay feels repetitiveand I quickly got sick of playing this game and I probably won't finish it. There    I have fully completed the first Watch Dogs and I have greatly enjoyed it, didn't play the second one and now I have bought Watch Dogs: Legion and to be honest I am disappointed. It feels like a reproduction of the first game, only with quite better graphics and a few gimmics.

    The gameplay feels repetitiveand I quickly got sick of playing this game and I probably won't finish it.
    There is nothing more to the gameplay than to sneak, kill - repeat 1000x times or just go all out.
    The story is not interesting. Basically this game could be just a sneaky kill simulator for 20$ in the store.

    The idea of controlling many characters and not sticking to one or a few main characters that are with throughout the whole game is a mood killer. I did not feel attached to any character - I didn't care about any of them, and that translates into me not caring about the game itself.

    Support for haptic feedback while shooting is a plus, and recreating London ingame is cool too. But I think the developers mainly focused on just making a game that says "wow look we have made London and you can make a cool army of hackers". In reality this is really boring    … Expand
  26. Foxfistmicfox
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    Five hours of fun in a Sixty dollar package. Permadeath is a fun idea, but you will find yourself rarely in danger, especially later in the game. The missions feel the same. Stability is a big problem. All around another modern Ubisoft game.
  27. Manc_Prophecy
    Nov 22, 2020
    4
    Watch_Dogs: Legion is an emotionless copy and paste of it's predecessors.

    Enter the world of Ubisoft where your main character is nothing but a vessel for you to control, you could change the character to a duffle bag and I wouldn't notice anything different. Ubisoft's characters have no substance or (ironically) character, and their stories and worlds are a mishmash of over the top    Watch_Dogs: Legion is an emotionless copy and paste of it's predecessors.

    Enter the world of Ubisoft where your main character is nothing but a vessel for you to control, you could change the character to a duffle bag and I wouldn't notice anything different. Ubisoft's characters have no substance or (ironically) character, and their stories and worlds are a mishmash of over the top representation of how the world sees the far-left, and how the far-left sees the world.

    Their script team must have bullet points which consist of:
    - Government bad
    - Anti-Establishment hip
    - British people love the word shag

    I've never attempted to speed run a game as badly as I did with this one. I must have gotten into about 7-9 hours of the game (most of it playing the keepy-up football mini game) and I had to google the mission list, and when I saw that I was near the start I lost all interest in the characters and the story and decided to just gun for it.

    Let's talk about the characters, play who you want sounded like such a potential quirk in a video game, but alas it doesn't matter as they have no defining features, even their special traits are lacklustre and bear no usefulness once you unlock a verity of standard abilities which all of your characters will posses. In the end I think I stuck to one character, and the rest were just there for convenience whenever my chosen character would die and then I would be forced to pick someone else.

    Now the story... Literally YouTube watch it, I'm sure there is someone out there who actually cared about it, but the dialogue and voice acting was too bad for me to handle another second of cinematic cut scenes... The only time in video game history I'm thankful for a skip button.

    The missions are mind numbingly repetitive... Drive to destination, break into destination, hack terminal, escape.

    I'm not sure what made me think that this franchise would be revived after the borefest that was Wath_Dogs 2, but it felt basically the same but with a different setting. The first game wasn't amazing but the story had emotion and the main character had background, so you felt sort of invested at the start... This is basically you start the game, you die at the start, your organisation gets rebuilt... Oh and there's a witty AI that basically comes off as an Aldi version of JARVIS.

    I've clocked 21 hours on this game according to my PS5, but I reckon 6 hours of them 21 were spent on pause whilst I got distracted by YouTube , or doing something else... but I put in those hours just so I could complete it and give my honest opinion.

    I couldn't recommend this game without feeling some part of my soul being obtained by the devil himself. You may have a few hours of fun doing the same thing over and over again, but I'd highly recommend you save your hard earned money and buy something else.

    TL;DR:

    Watch_Dogs: Legion is a repetitive borefest, that is a carbon copy of it's predecessor. Don't waste your money, or at least wait for it to be on sale for £15-20, which won't be too long.    … Expand
  28. GlennLimos
    Feb 17, 2021
    6
    It's a beautiful game, but the mechanics felt like a big step back from Watch Dogs 2. WD2 is the best in the series. This one tries to go to dark and spooky at times, but doesn't quite sell it. I personally think WD should keep the somewhat lightheartedness of WD2.
  29. web0rama
    Dec 16, 2020
    7
    More than a little repetitive and lacking in character development but still a very enjoyable game, especially for what you can pick it up for right now during Christmas sale season. I dug the protagonist switching mechanic and enjoyed the different skill sets of the classes included, they don't break the game but they provide some interesting perks beyond what you'll find just randomlyMore than a little repetitive and lacking in character development but still a very enjoyable game, especially for what you can pick it up for right now during Christmas sale season. I dug the protagonist switching mechanic and enjoyed the different skill sets of the classes included, they don't break the game but they provide some interesting perks beyond what you'll find just randomly recruiting folk or leveling up using the in-game mechanic. That was one of my favorite aspects of the game, exploring digital dystopian London and creeping out on my compatriots in an effort to fill out my roster with interesting and useful personalities.… Expand
  30. Lonejumper23
    Mar 14, 2021
    8
    I am late to the party and just playing this on the PS5 system and it is incredible. Its different than 1 & 2 and the recruiting system takes a bit to grasp, but once you do it is great! I would highly recommend playing this on permadeath so you actually give everyone a value and you try harder not to let anyone die. It's genius and I feel this risk highly paid off. I still like the oneI am late to the party and just playing this on the PS5 system and it is incredible. Its different than 1 & 2 and the recruiting system takes a bit to grasp, but once you do it is great! I would highly recommend playing this on permadeath so you actually give everyone a value and you try harder not to let anyone die. It's genius and I feel this risk highly paid off. I still like the one character that you build on but to have to find the people to get the job done right is also pretty cool. Graphics are top notch and the story is good but falls a little flat. It all comes down to what you do to finish the game. I give it an 8 because I wanted a strong story like the other two games but it is well worth the time spent if you get this game at half price. London looks amazing and it is a fun playground to play in with big boy & girl toys. Everyone needs to try this if you liked the other two games 100%!… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Digital Chumps
    Dec 7, 2020
    90
    While its dystopian, futuristic London may smell of Grand Theft Auto open worlds, Watch Dogs Legion's approach to recruiting any NPC differentiates the formula in a unique way, creating a fascinating blend of freedom, action, stealth, and roguelikes.
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  2. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 29, 2020
    60
    What you end up with is an experience that shows a ton of promise, but ends up being entirely average. It’s hard to call Watch Dogs Legion a bad game outright. It’s a serviceable, if traditional, open-world game with a boring story and novelty mechanics that play out better on paper than in execution. The PS5 version makes expected improvements to visuals and load times, but isn’t a standout example of a “next-gen” title.
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  3. PlayStation Universe
    Nov 23, 2020
    65
    Watch Dogs: Legion is a far more palatable experience on PS5 thanks to its vastly-improved load times and splendid visual upgrades. The only real technical gripes are that there’s little in the way of DualSense implementation, and the framerate, while steady, hasn’t been upped. Its base problems of open-world fatigue and messy storytelling are still problems that can’t be so easily fixed and still remain a significant barrier to enjoyment. It’ll give you a dazzling trip to London, but you wouldn’t want to stay there.
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