Watch Dogs: Legion

 Xbox One
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 600 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 202 out of 600
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  1. TactlessCloud
    Oct 30, 2020
    4
    The game itself runs fine and i havent run into any bad bugs/glitches. But my main problem with this game is that its so boring. You play stale characters in a stale open world with stale level design. Each recruitment level plays the same and there is barely any diversity in the game. The voice acting is good for plot/story characters like the ai bagley as he is easily the best in theThe game itself runs fine and i havent run into any bad bugs/glitches. But my main problem with this game is that its so boring. You play stale characters in a stale open world with stale level design. Each recruitment level plays the same and there is barely any diversity in the game. The voice acting is good for plot/story characters like the ai bagley as he is easily the best in the game. But everyone else like the recruited members dont fit as the voice acting isnt great and the lip syncing is nonexistent. Although you can recruit anyone in the world, the gameplay barely differs between characters and it all feels the same. The game does look good, it controls fine, and the concept of the game itself is really cool, but they failed in making a fun open world. I would recommend getting it on sale and not getting it at full price as it isnt worth it.… Expand
  2. leohugos
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    I was really enjoying the game, then I shut it down came back next day and found out that somehow 5 hours of progress wasnt saved. Will probably throw it into the garbage.
  3. Hypejoi
    Nov 11, 2020
    4
    It's "okay". It just feels like another Ubisoft cloned RPG game quick to release with recycled game objectives, rushed acting, and well just quite frankly a boring and not so engaging storyline offered this time around. It does have some nice mechanics, and the game design does work, but Ubisoft didn't hit the mark with this one. London in real life is vibrant, diverse, and engaging.It's "okay". It just feels like another Ubisoft cloned RPG game quick to release with recycled game objectives, rushed acting, and well just quite frankly a boring and not so engaging storyline offered this time around. It does have some nice mechanics, and the game design does work, but Ubisoft didn't hit the mark with this one. London in real life is vibrant, diverse, and engaging. London in this Watchdogs feels empty and holo. Though designed fairly accurately (as a visitor and resident of London) it was nice to see the familiar sites, just it didn't impress because the lack of soul and life put into the world.… Expand
  4. Dunkface11
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    It's a completely broken game. I can play for about 10 minutes before the game crashes. DO NOT BUY!
  5. Krabnevel
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    Complete garbage in gameplay, story qnd glitches. This is the laziest ubisoft game I know
  6. wamchuk
    Oct 30, 2020
    4
    I'm going to segment this review into a few sections: Performance, Gameplay, Story, and Subjective.

    PERFORMANCE: For reference, I am playing on PC. I have a 1660 TI, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core processor. My machine is by no means top of the pile, but it's easily able to run things like DOOM Eternal or The Witcher 3 on Ultra with stable, 60+ FPS. That is not the case    I'm going to segment this review into a few sections: Performance, Gameplay, Story, and Subjective.

    PERFORMANCE:
    For reference, I am playing on PC. I have a 1660 TI, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core processor. My machine is by no means top of the pile, but it's easily able to run things like DOOM Eternal or The Witcher 3 on Ultra with stable, 60+ FPS. That is not the case with this game. Even running on medium, I average about 45 FPS, which sometimes reaches 60 when I'm indoors, and consistent drops to 30 when I'm driving. I have up-to-date drivers, and I'm not trying to run this with ray tracing - I'm not dumb. This game runs *atrociously,* which makes the game difficult to enjoy.

    GAMEPLAY
    The ability to recruit operators is implemented quite blandly. They amount to little more than an aesthetic change with very slightly different abilities - maybe a different gun or a different gadget, more commonly slightly bonuses in melee combat. Speaking of melee combat, it is unbearably dull. For reference, I was playing with a PS4 controller. Melee consistent mostly of waiting for your opponent to swing, dodging, and then performing a counter-attack. That's it. It goes no further than that. You can take on a theoretically indefinite number of enemies in this way, as you are invulnerable while attacking. There is a sidequest where you must compete in various underground street-fighting competitions, and it was undoubtedly one of the dullest parts of the game. The gunplay is fine. Nothing to write home about, nothing to complain about. The stealth is identical to any other Ubisoft game. The nemesis system is virtually non-existent - it doesn't go much deeper than simply marking someone who killed your operator as "Adversary" and giving you a bonus reward for killing them. Overall, the gameplay is bland but not horrible.

    STORY
    Most of this will be subjective. I find the premise a little ridiculous, especially considering that this is supposed to be London one year from now (the game is set in 2021.) The UK government has dissolved the Metropolitan Police and replaced it with a private military corporation. This corporation is essentially free to do as it pleases, violating the rights of the citizens of London, however and whenever they please. Without the proper set up, this just comes across as absurd and difficult to believe. With the approach of having infinite playable operators but no established main character, the story is difficult to get in to, as the lack of a protagonist that we journey alongside throughout the plot makes emotional investment a chore.

    SUBJECTIVE
    Honestly, I hate the aesthetic of this game. The original Watch Dogs game, flawed though it was, knew what it wanted to be. Aidan was dressed mundanely but believably, in such a way that he looked cool, but also liked any guy off the street, which is to be expected for someone who wants to maintain a low profile. Watch Dogs two began to branch out a little bit with the aesthetic, giving characters LED masks with changing faces. This felt a little off to me, but honestly, it was bearable. Watch Dogs 2 also had a more grounded feel, as the protagonist (whose name escapes me) had to use something other than a smart phone for some tasks, given the limited capacity of such a device. In Watch Dogs Legion, the aesthetic is all over the place. Characters can have holographic cat ears or halos. They have flashy jackets and shiny pants, despite the fact that they are attempting to covertly fight against tyranny - so one would imagine they'd need to blend in. Half the characters look like they're at a contest to become a Skrillex groupie, and the other half look bland. The hair, as it usually does in Ubisoft games, looks very bad, like painted fabric glued on to silicone.

    I didn't have very high expectations for this game. I thought it would probably be an ok game that would probably feel like any other Ubisoft game. As far as exploration goes, at least there aren't any towers. 4 / 10.    … Expand
  7. Zumbie101
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    Game puts a lot of stock in the "you can play as anyone" which is kinda cool but remains nothing more than a gimick. It ends up resulting in a group of cardboard characters with dodgy voiceacting doing random missions which usually involve trying to find the way to the roof of a building to press a button.

    The world and combat is fine but nothing amazing. The "hacking" feels very    Game puts a lot of stock in the "you can play as anyone" which is kinda cool but remains nothing more than a gimick. It ends up resulting in a group of cardboard characters with dodgy voiceacting doing random missions which usually involve trying to find the way to the roof of a building to press a button.

    The world and combat is fine but nothing amazing. The "hacking" feels very limited and quite dull honestly. The story is pretty bland and generic. Ive also had several crashes while playing, maybe after fixing these and adding mutliplayer it might be okay. But all around one to skip.    … Expand
  8. OlliHJ
    Nov 9, 2020
    1
    I haven't been able to play this for 2 days, it crashes after 5 minutes, every time.
  9. Dubtricksgaming
    Nov 7, 2020
    2
    Completely broken and unplayable can't even boot up a mission with out it crashing also never received my pre order gold edition stuff event though the season pass is available in the store feel Completely ripped off by ubisoft this will officially be the last ubisoft game I pre order ever again even with the amazing detail and fun gameplay I still would not recommend this game at all
  10. sevh
    Oct 30, 2020
    3
    frankly the best thing about the game is the setting.
    as usual, the ubisoft game is poorly optimized and polished, waiting screens are horrible and long. the characters lack soul and although the concept of the game is very good, the development is disastrous, I have played 3 hours and I feel that the story is dust, it is a pity that ubi does not know when to stop exploiting his sagas.
  11. WeslyG
    Oct 31, 2020
    3
    why do we need this game? To find out that you can create London, I saw it in Syndicate (and it was great there) I miss the Noir of the original watch dogs, its hero lacked a bit. If there was a greater emphasis on realism, closer to the series mr Robot, this game would be a masterpiece, and the new assassin's creed. But now, it's just ridiculous.
  12. BootyConsumer
    Oct 30, 2020
    2
    Watch Dogs Legion is the worst game in the series. The best way to describe the story is that its the most boring and uninteresting storyline out of all three games. None of the characters you can really relate to and there is no chemistry between the characters unlike Watch Dogs 2 were the characters would often make jokes with each other and actually have emotions. The gameplay isWatch Dogs Legion is the worst game in the series. The best way to describe the story is that its the most boring and uninteresting storyline out of all three games. None of the characters you can really relate to and there is no chemistry between the characters unlike Watch Dogs 2 were the characters would often make jokes with each other and actually have emotions. The gameplay is lacking where they got rid of some features such being able to choose what weapons you want and being stuck to very slim to no options. There is no phone feature and you can not edit the music to make your own playlist or call in cars. The only way to get a car is hoping your character has one standard or steal one. The handling model for cars feels worse than the previous games and cars seem slower too. The characters will often share the same voice actors and voice lines. The missions seem very straight forward and simple. Ubisoft got rid of the fun puzzles and side game modes. Overall the gameplay seems like a worse FarCry with technology were you go to one district and liberate the place but there are less missions than a FarCry game and they are way easier. I would only recommend this game if it was Pre-Owned and on sale for Black Friday, the game is not worth it and unbelievable boring. The game has also major crashing issues, I have experienced over 10 crashes in my time playing.… Expand
  13. Steyraus
    Nov 9, 2020
    3
    When are people going to stop accepting micro transaction heavy, buggy, **** , technically out of date games from a publisher that make billions of them every year... PLay RDR2, play , Ghost of Tshushima, Days Gone, the difference in attention to detail and quality is generations apart.
    Damn NPC AI was better in GTA 4, when an enemies is hit is this ubisoft game they jenk back, if they    When are people going to stop accepting micro transaction heavy, buggy, **** , technically out of date games from a publisher that make billions of them every year... PLay RDR2, play , Ghost of Tshushima, Days Gone, the difference in attention to detail and quality is generations apart.
    Damn NPC AI was better in GTA 4, when an enemies is hit is this ubisoft game they jenk back, if they fall into an object they teleport on top of the object. Its just pathetic have little the effort them still put in is.    … Expand
  14. LongHappyFrog
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    You can tell when love is put into a franchise and this just isn't one of those. Ubisoft at this point is just being Ubisoft and continues the trend of ruining an established franchise with a rushed pile of trash Game is just not fun. Very repetitive, the story is boring, and worst of all has microtransactions. This game is 60$ and it has MICRO TRANSACTIONS? Like this isn't a free game,You can tell when love is put into a franchise and this just isn't one of those. Ubisoft at this point is just being Ubisoft and continues the trend of ruining an established franchise with a rushed pile of trash Game is just not fun. Very repetitive, the story is boring, and worst of all has microtransactions. This game is 60$ and it has MICRO TRANSACTIONS? Like this isn't a free game, this is a 60$ GAME and you have cosmetics behind a PAYWALL! Not to mention you can buy in-game currency with real-life money! This is a single-player game!… Expand
  15. GhostShoot3r
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Very boring.
    The first Game was special, the second was okay but this one here is trash!
    Performance is very very very bad!
  16. theLonedirewolf
    Nov 1, 2020
    1
    I've had 8 softlocks and 4 hard crashes. The game is about a 5 but due to the frequency in crashing it's lower. I'll reevaluate once it's fixed. The game has a good idea of recruiting any one how ever you get bland characters, that join the cause cause the enemy of my enemy thing. You can definitely feel that characters are NPCS that you possess at times.
  17. Skade71
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    Le jeu bug sans arrêt, les voix FR sont absolument immonde et les graphismes laisse vraiment à désirer pour une jeu ubisoft de 2020.
    La conduite est très peu réaliste. Aucune sensation de vitesse que ce soit en courant ou en conduisant. Les missions sont redondantes.
    Malgré tout le fait de pouvoir contrôler n'importe qui est pas mal et l'histoire est prenante.
  18. Zer093
    Nov 7, 2020
    2
    Truly a downgrade from watchdogs 1 and 2, the story may be good in some ways but it does lose interest quickly, the recruiting is flawd giving females more power than males even showing that you will unlock high class male recruits for certain missions before giving you an old lady with the same stat's (e.g clearing an area shows you will unlock a male spy but you get an old lady with aTruly a downgrade from watchdogs 1 and 2, the story may be good in some ways but it does lose interest quickly, the recruiting is flawd giving females more power than males even showing that you will unlock high class male recruits for certain missions before giving you an old lady with the same stat's (e.g clearing an area shows you will unlock a male spy but you get an old lady with a silencer instead)

    The humour is hit and miss, at times funny and gets a chuckle at other times you're wishing you weren't playing the game. The incredible cloth physics from the last 2 games especially with coats is now gone, instead we have cardboard clothing that clip through everything including the cars your driving and bikes you're riding and looks terrible, the control scheme is also awful and even when you change the buttons to suit your play style it forces other prompts to be left out or combined with the same button as others, at first this doesn't seem so bad but after fiddling with the controller layout for over 3 hours there is no fluid way to have control of the game.

    This game gets a 2 if problems are fixed maybe I'll give it a better score but as it stands it feels like you are forced to play as females and people you don't want to play as just to suit their agenda, this is disgusting to the point even my girlfriend was asking if I could play longer to find her a white male spy or hitman because that's who SHE wants to play as. Ubisoft I implore you to fix the game as much as possible I will relook at this in a few months and decide on if the score should improve    … Expand
  19. ThePeoplesPlay
    Nov 2, 2020
    1
    Characters feel like they have no life. Buggy as hell. Feels unfinished. Would see vehicles appear randomly in front of me. This is on the Xbox one X.
  20. Wini
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Generic story, with generic protagonists, and generic antagonist, terrible optimization on PC.
  21. Exanthius
    Nov 2, 2020
    1
    I'm now 7 hours into the main story and feel difficulties to motivate me to keep playing. The main reason for this is that all too often I'm being pulled out of the immersion. Too often the NPCs get stuck in the environment and all too often the game stutters and does not perform very well. But, the worst thing is hearing two of your recruited guys talk to each other with the exact sameI'm now 7 hours into the main story and feel difficulties to motivate me to keep playing. The main reason for this is that all too often I'm being pulled out of the immersion. Too often the NPCs get stuck in the environment and all too often the game stutters and does not perform very well. But, the worst thing is hearing two of your recruited guys talk to each other with the exact same voice although they look completely different. This concept just does not work for me. From what I heard they already had 12 different voice actors, but it just isn't enough unfortunately.… Expand
  22. Rasjam
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    It’s unfortunately bland, but I must commend the attempt the developers have made. It is a functioning game but not a fun one.
  23. Amorphius
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Ну в общем хочу выразить юбикам очень негативный отзыв я купил вашу игру в юплей и мне обещали английскую озвучку, что в результате вы банально исправили табличку в магазине на то что его там нет классно интересно, оптимизация параша дикая, опять донат магазин, какой то вип статус в мультиплеере который не вышел да уш ребята идите пожрите сами свою парашуНу в общем хочу выразить юбикам очень негативный отзыв я купил вашу игру в юплей и мне обещали английскую озвучку, что в результате вы банально исправили табличку в магазине на то что его там нет классно интересно, оптимизация параша дикая, опять донат магазин, какой то вип статус в мультиплеере который не вышел да уш ребята идите пожрите сами свою парашу
  24. GustaCNXFL
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    Muito Ruim pior jogo da ubisoft todo bugado e mal feito e sem personagems marcantes
  25. deftones034
    Oct 31, 2020
    0
    Another watchdog game that looks and plays like the others. Its outdated and BORING!!!!!! Wait for a under 10 sale and patches to fix crashes. Blah
  26. KaRToFaBOT
    Oct 31, 2020
    1
    The graphics are disgusting. The gameplay has not improved, as well as the physics of the machines along with the interface.
  27. damonleelcx
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a liar!! The permadeath is faked. No matter how difficult I set the game, all I can get is arrested or injured. There is no death in the game!! So boring!!! … Expand
  28. Demon1821
    Nov 13, 2020
    1
    The game is quite fun once you start to Unlock gadgets and skills, the gameplay really opens up for choice of how to play the game. However I can't recommend this game as without a central character the story feel lackluster and the voices are terrible for each recruit. As someone who is British I find it insulting that most characters sound incredibly stereotypical and brain dead. TheThe game is quite fun once you start to Unlock gadgets and skills, the gameplay really opens up for choice of how to play the game. However I can't recommend this game as without a central character the story feel lackluster and the voices are terrible for each recruit. As someone who is British I find it insulting that most characters sound incredibly stereotypical and brain dead. The final thing that ruined the game for me was losing my save twice when the game unexpectedly quit. I lost several hours of progress and lost interest in finishing the game. Avoid at all cost, play the second game instead.… Expand
  29. Shadowdrives
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    play it for a few days, it is the most buggiest games I have played this year. my character gets stuck at the most stupidest places at times and the game kept crashing half the time. I wasn't into the story that much because there is no main character in the story, unlike the last two games.
  30. Sarthak02
    Nov 1, 2020
    3
    Created so much hype by Ubisoft but the game is an utter disappointment in playing an hour and so you will get bored with the similarity and complexity plus lots of glitches and **** graphics will face player time to time, so it's a disappointment and not a game to buy for like in 60 bucks.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. ZTGD
    Nov 25, 2020
    65
    My gripes really stem from the place of being a fan. Anyone entering Watch Dogs: Legion looking for a by the books open world game is going to find a lot to enjoy. There are small puzzles to solve, plenty of collectibles, lots of missions and I would say the shooting and driving are the best this series has ever been. Fans of the series like myself however will be disappointed by the lack of enjoyable characters as well as stand out missions and story beats. With how close Legion is releasing to Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Immortals Fenyx Rising it feels like Watch Dogs: Legion was left to fight for your attention and your money with less money put into development. I would recommend both Watch Dogs 1 & 2 as well as plenty of other Ubisoft experiences from the last few years before Legion at full price.
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  2. GameGrin
    Nov 24, 2020
    65
    Ubisoft have done well with this game but if you get frustrated easily I would maybe wait till this game has had a few more updates first before playing it.
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  3. Telegraph
    Nov 13, 2020
    60
    It’s a convincing facsimile, which makes trying to save it from Albion and its assorted cronies a more compelling task. And Legion’s big gimmick is that you can play as, well, anyone. Construction workers, lawyers, YouTube stars, retired cage fighters, Anarchists, football hooligans. All are served up by Ubisoft’s smart procedurally-generated trick, each with their own look, background and sometimes even voting record.
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