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  1. Nov 2, 2020
    8
    Played this on the One X and had no major issues. I think this game will meet i'ts full potential on next generation consoles. I am enjoying it so far.

    The base Xbox One just doesn't have enough system memory for the game (hence the crashes).
  2. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    So far I am enjoying it. My expectations were realistic so it is pretty much what I wanted. I haven't played it yet on Xbox One X due to the crashes I've read about, so until the patch is out I'll be playing on my One S. Unfortunately PC users seem to be having regular crashes as well.
    The game itself looks good, and I can't wait to play it on my Series X. I think I'll hold off on doing
    So far I am enjoying it. My expectations were realistic so it is pretty much what I wanted. I haven't played it yet on Xbox One X due to the crashes I've read about, so until the patch is out I'll be playing on my One S. Unfortunately PC users seem to be having regular crashes as well.
    The game itself looks good, and I can't wait to play it on my Series X. I think I'll hold off on doing too much until then. But for now I can still enjoy exploring London, at least whats unlocked so far.
    I really hope Ubi comes back and optimizes it more on all platforms. Unfortunately they don't have a great track record in that area.
    So it seems like it will be a decent game if you like open world games and just waisting some time and having some fun. But what it doesn't have is a gripping story or characters you care about. If you go in knowing what to expect and like this type of game this should satisfy!
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  3. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    I would say I'm halfway through the game right now. The story is dark, and I'm glad. The city is absolutely breathtaking and has plenty of tiny details.

    Conceptionally the design of the game is groundbreaking so full points for uniqueness here. That being said its not perfect, some actors are voiced poorly but for all of the actual NPCs they are voiced pretty well. Hell even the the ones
    I would say I'm halfway through the game right now. The story is dark, and I'm glad. The city is absolutely breathtaking and has plenty of tiny details.

    Conceptionally the design of the game is groundbreaking so full points for uniqueness here. That being said its not perfect, some actors are voiced poorly but for all of the actual NPCs they are voiced pretty well. Hell even the the ones that are voiced have a good variety of voice actors. People bombing this game probably 1) dont like watch dogs to begin with and thought this game would change their minds. Or 2) think that this game was going to be a materpiece. All in all if you enjoyed the previous entries pick it up, if you are short on cash wait for a sale, but to deny that there is a solid game here is just wrong and negative
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  4. Oct 30, 2020
    8
    Why all the negative ratings? I mean the game isn’t astounding or completely fleshed out like other premier AAA games but Watch Dogs Legion is an very fun and gripping game and is one of Ubisoft’s best titles in recent memory
  5. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Pretty fun to play and fun mechanics with some glitches Here and there but a very fun expiroence nontheless
  6. Oct 31, 2020
    8
    I love this game, so look like john wick simulator and play as old lady really fun, buyinngggggg
  7. Nov 3, 2020
    8
    Минусы:
    Очень много багов
    Управление транспортом
    Плюсы:
    Красивый, проработанный город
    Сюжет с 5 ветками
    Вариативность миссии
    Графика
  8. Nov 3, 2020
    8
    This game is funny and thats the important, it is not a master pice but it is funny, the story could be better and ubisoft could use better the resources of the game, the misions sometimes feel repetitive but thet are funny.
    My final veredict is: it is funny game that could be better
  9. Nov 4, 2020
    8
    While it could use perfromance boost, it's pretty solid ubisoft game. Specially after disasters that came out last year (ghost recon breakpoint). It's not must buy, unless you are hardcore watch dogs fan tho. Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be miles better without a question.
  10. Nov 4, 2020
    8
    Finally game developers discovered that there are more places than just American cities.
    London is perfect location for game like this. How about modern Paris next?
    So far it's fun, but needs performance patch asap.
  11. Nov 5, 2020
    8
    ta chido creo que exageran al criticarlo de una manera tan exagerada aunque no supera a lso 2 anteriores
  12. Nov 6, 2020
    8
    Graphics - 8.5 / 10, Gameplay - 8 / 10, Character recruitment - 8 / 10, Hacking / Story - 5.4 / 10
  13. Dec 6, 2020
    8
    I must admit that, when Ubisoft first presented the "recruit anyone" mechanic, I was a bit fearful that it was too ambitious to be true. But this game exceeded my skeptic expectations. It's an innovative, enjoyable open-world action game, with an interesting, although messy, story.

    While I do wish that the recruitment mechanic brought a more personal taste, where I feel like I have my
    I must admit that, when Ubisoft first presented the "recruit anyone" mechanic, I was a bit fearful that it was too ambitious to be true. But this game exceeded my skeptic expectations. It's an innovative, enjoyable open-world action game, with an interesting, although messy, story.

    While I do wish that the recruitment mechanic brought a more personal taste, where I feel like I have my own team and its members interact in their own unique way, I'm still impressed with the variety of characters the developers were able to include.

    I understand that this is the first entry to try something like this, and I'm very excited to see where it goes next. After all, Ubisoft does have a history of expanding on their concepts as the series progresses.
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  14. Aug 26, 2021
    8
    Эта игра довольно спокойная, картинка радует глаз, геймплей интересный(это мой первый Watch dogs не могу сравнить с другими частями)
  15. Sep 9, 2021
    8
    The game is very good, a good but short campaign, great work on graphics and scenery, but there are still a lot of bugs.
  16. Jul 29, 2022
    8
    игра очень интересная, интересный сюжет и задания, геймплей тоже крутой
  17. Jan 27, 2021
    7
    Does it have bugs? game breaking bugs? yes, it is enjoyable? Yes! it is not perfect, at all, but it is very enjoyable, i got more hooked than the two previous chapters, was waiting for the online mode to review it but it's being postponed. it is a solid 7.
  18. Oct 31, 2020
    7
    Would you rather play as Niko Bellic from GTA IV or the silent protagonist from GTA 3? Personally I would rather play as either over a bunch of throw away characters with dodgy voice acting.

    The "play as anyone" is a great technical feat, but it's ultimately a gimic that doesn't replace having a fully fleshed out protagonist. It also feels like developing this gimic kept them from
    Would you rather play as Niko Bellic from GTA IV or the silent protagonist from GTA 3? Personally I would rather play as either over a bunch of throw away characters with dodgy voice acting.

    The "play as anyone" is a great technical feat, but it's ultimately a gimic that doesn't replace having a fully fleshed out protagonist. It also feels like developing this gimic kept them from creating a great world, engaging side objectives, or interesting missions. Speaking of gimics, the "hacking" from the earlier games is here in full force. Bouncing from camera to camera, or sneaking around with a droid, isn't an overly fun experience. Neither is downloading a key for the hundredth time or performing another silly "rotate the line" puzzle. The foundation is all kinda meh as well. Driving is touchy, melee is miles behind any competent action game, and the shooting is worse then many past generation open world games. Some of the characters have interesting skills that let you approach missions differently. The story is okay. They did an admirable job of implementing the play anyone mechanic. It's a competent open world shooter to spend some time in before Cyberpunk, Assassins Creed, or any of the other big boys show up.
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  19. Nov 30, 2020
    7
    I enjoyed the game overall and liked it more than the 1st one but not as much as the 2nd. It had a lot of new good ideas but it's biggest feature was also it's biggest weakness in some ways. Being able to play as anyone was cool and made for some fun moments but having a crew of easily replaceable randoms meant you didn't really care about them. Still a few bugs in the game too which meantI enjoyed the game overall and liked it more than the 1st one but not as much as the 2nd. It had a lot of new good ideas but it's biggest feature was also it's biggest weakness in some ways. Being able to play as anyone was cool and made for some fun moments but having a crew of easily replaceable randoms meant you didn't really care about them. Still a few bugs in the game too which meant the game crashed or froze up. Overall had a lot of big ideas but didn't really manage turn them into a great game. Expand
  20. Nov 1, 2020
    7
    Has been good fun. Much smoother than previous titles. The xbox one X bugs have made it difficult to enjoy at times.
  21. Nov 17, 2021
    7
    As a big Watch_Dogs fan I must say, Legion is quite disappointing. Sure, it’s a decent game on its own, but as part of a franchise it’s certainly the weakest. The story took the wrong turn somewhere, dropping the lore and the themes of the first two games completely, plus lots of gameplay features which made the first two games stand out were dropped completely. It’s just not Watch_DogsAs a big Watch_Dogs fan I must say, Legion is quite disappointing. Sure, it’s a decent game on its own, but as part of a franchise it’s certainly the weakest. The story took the wrong turn somewhere, dropping the lore and the themes of the first two games completely, plus lots of gameplay features which made the first two games stand out were dropped completely. It’s just not Watch_Dogs anymore. Expand
  22. Nov 19, 2020
    7
    Before I begin to write down the review, let me be clear; a 7 is not a bad grade for a video game. It means the video game was good, but there was nothing outstanding about it.

    I personally played through the full story and enjoyed what the game had to offer. However, there was nothing about watchdogs that would make me play it again. I had heard about the play as anyone mechanic and
    Before I begin to write down the review, let me be clear; a 7 is not a bad grade for a video game. It means the video game was good, but there was nothing outstanding about it.

    I personally played through the full story and enjoyed what the game had to offer. However, there was nothing about watchdogs that would make me play it again. I had heard about the play as anyone mechanic and was very excited about testing it out, and it is fun; the first 6 hours. After this time period it seems like more of a chore than something special.

    I am now playing this game in the Series X, and whilst it looks outstanding with the raytracing, it's not enough for the game to lure me in. I recognize that Ubisoft has made a good game, but the problem with a good game is that nowadays there are too many. And with so many good tittles, it's really the outstanding ones that have moved the standard of what to expect in a video game.

    I like watchdogs legion, I just find it forgettable.
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  23. Jan 7, 2021
    7
    I have been a long time fan of the Watchdogs series and was therefore very excited to play the game when it first came out. However, I was rather apprehensive to purchase it after how bad Watchdogs 2 was. When I made the decision to buy it, I booted it up and was overall impressed with some aspects and dismayed with others. After finally finishing the game, I have come to a consensus onI have been a long time fan of the Watchdogs series and was therefore very excited to play the game when it first came out. However, I was rather apprehensive to purchase it after how bad Watchdogs 2 was. When I made the decision to buy it, I booted it up and was overall impressed with some aspects and dismayed with others. After finally finishing the game, I have come to a consensus on how I feel about the game and each of it's components:

    Logistics and Running: The game ran pretty well, which I was surprised about, given how poorly and buggy other next generation games ran on my 7 year old Xbox One. The graphics and visuals were stunning at times and definitely added to the experience

    Gameplay: Watchdogs is notorious for it's simple and, at times, mind-numbingly identical gameplay loop. This game attempts to change that but not by very much. You'll still find yourself cycling from three different objectives in different locations, with stealth, hacking, combat, and puzzles sprawled in between. However, I still found the game very fresh and enjoyable. I never felt bored during the campaign and I would have to say that Ubisoft created a very fun and engaging gameplay loop. On top of that, this game's gimmick is the whole "be anybody" mechanic, which introduces a variety of unique scenarios and problems. Each character's abilities and weapons made building your team a welcome and new addition to the game, adding more content and things to grind for. However, the ways to aquire these new operatives boils down to a boring and repetitive loop that can get real old real fast. I believe that the new mechanic is a double edged sword that does more good than harm overall. Finally, the gunplay and hacking is fanominal in this game. The various abiiities and weapons you can get to help out all feel satisfying.

    Plot: This is where the game really struggles in my opinion. The setting and backstory, in my opinion, is one of the best parts about the game. I love the idea of a PMC seizing control and liberties from a free Britain after staged terrorist attacks. The modern setting also perfectly intertwines with this narrative, creating various interesting scenarios. However, this is where the praise stops. The characters are all one-dimensional good or or one-dimensional evil. There is no gray area and nobody's motivations or thoughts ever get fleshed out. On top of this, the "be anyone" mechanic is a thorn in the game's side, as you cannot connect to a single character since you are playing as several different people. Also, a nasty byproduct of there being so many possible main characters is that the voice acting is AWFUL. At times I laughed at how bad the line delivery was. The villains all are uninteresting and don't get enough time to be developed. They had a LOT of potential that was sadly wasted and squandered. Bagley, though, was the one character that got any development and I LOVED him. If everyone had the charisma and development of Bagley this game would be an automatic 10/10.

    Overall, this game was a nice attempt at a return to form for the Watchdogs series. I am definitely going to buy the next game as I feel that Ubisoft has got themselves back on track. Anxiously awaiting this next release and this was an very enjoyable game that I had plenty of fun with.
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  24. Feb 1, 2023
    7
    This game was good. Its basically a British Version of GTA 5 with a scale replica of London. I loved the plot of the story with the ending being sad (NO SPOILERS). I like this game but there are some flaws to this game. Sometimes when I'm in the menu it will automatically crash. There's also barely in Online Mode. But overall it is an "ok" game
  25. Nov 1, 2020
    6
    The Good:

    Fresh Story in Fresh Setting Well Designed London. The Bad: The voice acting is so bad and so offkey I'm literally taking away 2 points on that alone. The best voice acting is by The Bug which is a pirate podcast you pick up along the way. Noticeable Graphical Glitches The Deadsec teammates are completely uninspiring and forgettable. Can I not even hail cab?
    The Good:

    Fresh Story in Fresh Setting

    Well Designed London.

    The Bad:

    The voice acting is so bad and so offkey I'm literally taking away 2 points on that alone. The best voice acting is by The Bug which is a pirate podcast you pick up along the way.

    Noticeable Graphical Glitches

    The Deadsec teammates are completely uninspiring and forgettable.

    Can I not even hail cab?

    Can't hack traffic lights anymore? What's that all about?

    Just had my first random crash to desktop

    Summery:

    It's just not polished in the way you'd expect a $50 AAA game to be. Probably going to go down as worst in the franchise so far.
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  26. Nov 12, 2020
    6
    Beside the crashes and many bugs, including an audio bug on the Series X version that makes the audio crackle/pop, Watch Dogs Legion is just not a interesting game.

    Every playable character in the game, and there are many since you can play as every single person, sounds horrible and acts like a lunatic. The story characters are all uninteresting and their stories end way too quickly.
    Beside the crashes and many bugs, including an audio bug on the Series X version that makes the audio crackle/pop, Watch Dogs Legion is just not a interesting game.

    Every playable character in the game, and there are many since you can play as every single person, sounds horrible and acts like a lunatic. The story characters are all uninteresting and their stories end way too quickly.

    The game has multiple story lines which kind of feel like a Black Mirror episode. They are sort of appealing but nothing too special.

    The gameplay itself might be the most disappointing part of the game. Ubisoft tried something new by letting you play as every character in the city by simply recruiting them. These characters are randomly generated, so most of them have voices that don't fit their face and age. The recruiting missions are all the same. In fact, almost every mission in the game feels the same. Infiltrate a building, hack a computer, finish a puzzle and escape the area. After doing this 15 times, it's just not fun anymore.

    I feel like this game is a huge step backwards from the previous games. They got rid of many features and added a few that don't impress me much. Watch Dogs Legion's release date was pushed back by Ubisoft, but I think they should have postponed it again to 2021 because of the many bugs.

    This game learned me one thing, and that is to never buy a Watch Dogs game on launch again.
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  27. Nov 2, 2020
    6
    Very mediocre game. Got it for free alongside with my new RTX 3090. Runs smooth on maxed settings @1440p 165hz on 60 FPS capped. But it's very taxing on resources. Haven't seen a AAA game that badly optimized in a good while, last one was RDR2.

    Hair and characters look unfinished and ugly. Soft locks on main screen or pause screen happens quite often. Faced 2 crashes in 10 hours of
    Very mediocre game. Got it for free alongside with my new RTX 3090. Runs smooth on maxed settings @1440p 165hz on 60 FPS capped. But it's very taxing on resources. Haven't seen a AAA game that badly optimized in a good while, last one was RDR2.

    Hair and characters look unfinished and ugly. Soft locks on main screen or pause screen happens quite often. Faced 2 crashes in 10 hours of gameplay. The game glitches very often. Had to restart the game a bunch.

    The voice acting is very cringe, english and german. Characters repeat alot just change clothes and hairstyles along with names. The recruitment quests repeat also after doing around 5-10 recruits.
    Collecting as always just a pain in the butt, no fun involved.
    Car driving is terrible, feels garbage and makes me sick from the camera movement.

    Combat is somewhat alright but nothing special. Shooting is weird. Gadgets are somewhat decent but most of them are useless. Stick with the spider drone and silenced pistol and you'll be beyond fine.
    Liberating one part of the city uncovers the tech point locations but does not remove the "fog" of the map, also doesn't reveal fast travel points or other collectibles. Kinda sad.

    Recruitment quests are okay but if you have to do the same mission on the same locations for the 10th time to recruit some guy you prolly never gonna use anyways makes no sense to me.

    Story is okay but i actually enjoyed the WD 1 & 2 Story more.
    Glad i didn't pay money for it. I would've been hella mad.

    If you wanna kill some time until AC Valhalla drops and you don't feel bad spending 60 bucks on a filler game, then you might wanna grab WD Legion. Otherwise i would suggest to wait for AC or Cyberpunk 2077 to get some good games.

    Cheers

    P.S. If you rate this game below 5 or above 8 you should defo get your mind fixed.
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  28. Dec 17, 2020
    6
    Really unique game and I'm glad Ubisoft tried something different with this one, after all, people often complain of Ubisoft games being pretty cut and paste. Overall, I think this game is a very good with just some rough edges to buff out. London is a beautiful recreation and the dystopian future seems believable to me; the cars, guns, tech, buildings, etc. all compliment each other. SomeReally unique game and I'm glad Ubisoft tried something different with this one, after all, people often complain of Ubisoft games being pretty cut and paste. Overall, I think this game is a very good with just some rough edges to buff out. London is a beautiful recreation and the dystopian future seems believable to me; the cars, guns, tech, buildings, etc. all compliment each other. Some buildings are historically old (Big Ben or Buckingham Palace) and some buildings are brand new (high-tech skyscrapers) - this clash of architectural styles results in a very unique and beautiful looking take on London.

    The gameplay is not for everyone - it resembles State of Decay in a way, where you can build your own unique roster of characters with different abilities. Personally, I love it and think it gives the game a lot of replay value. You aren't forced to play as any particular character, but you will find some missions easier if you change up your playstyle from time to time - it also just makes it a lot more fun. Permadeath mode is something I haven't tried yet but will definitely use in my second playthrough, and that alone will add a lot of tension to characters you grow attached to. The hacking feels smooth and well-thought out, the gunplay is pretty standard (nothing wrong with it), and the combat is fun enough - I don't see anything inherently wrong with this game's gameplay systems and I commend it for trying new things - it can only improve from here.

    Where the game faults are in its story (not unusual for a Ubisoft game), glitches/bugs, and overall awkwardness. I was not interested in the story and I can tell that that's a general consensus among many gamers, but that's okay, because nobody plays Watch Dogs for the story anyways - I bought this game for its unique gameplay systems and that's exactly what I got. Although, I wouldn't be against some better writing. The glitches are pretty bad, understandable for a new game, and it's certainly not as bad as some games at launch, but they're noticeable. My game has frozen about 5 or 6 times already and it's really a drag to have to restart the game over and over again (especially because the loading screens aren't quick). And lastly, the awkwardness does get in the way of immersion sometimes; characters will repeat dialogue lines they've already said, voices might not always match the character, and cutscenes with your characters just seem off. Of course, this makes sense since you can play as literally anyone, but it needs to be mentioned.

    Despite the good things I've said about this game, I still think it deserves only a 6/10 because regardless of how unique it is trying to be, the game just seems to be boring once you finish it. There's not much to do and the restricted areas are all pretty cut-and-paste. I don't see this game having much longevity to it, but the story was fun while it lasted.
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  29. Nov 3, 2020
    6
    + fun

    - repetitive, bad optimization, bad story, a main character is missed after playing a few hours, the voices are very bad, many npc's are filler.

    conclusion: it's fun for a few hours but then I got bored, it's not a game to buy at $60.
  30. Nov 2, 2020
    6
    WD: Legion. The idea play as anyone or recruit anyone sounded very good. But on the paper. In actual gameplay... well. It sucks.

    Don´t get me wrong it is possible to recruit anyone from beautiful London ( I get here lately) but it´s not something I want to do. A lot of people owns a car but that is useless because you can always steal a car without any penalty or police chase. And cars
    WD: Legion. The idea play as anyone or recruit anyone sounded very good. But on the paper. In actual gameplay... well. It sucks.

    Don´t get me wrong it is possible to recruit anyone from beautiful London ( I get here lately) but it´s not something I want to do. A lot of people owns a car but that is useless because you can always steal a car without any penalty or police chase. And cars are everywhere so a lot of people are useless. Next are seniors that can´t run and take cover. So if you don´t wanna make memes they are useless. So you want to find uniformed people like policeman becouse they reduce time spent in prison. doctors becouse the reduce time spent in hospital. And Albion soldiers. And this is weird. You can recruit an Albion soldier to fight Albion. He can also get into they zones/bases etc. without big suspicion. You still have to watch out but why he would go against his own man? So I used 2 people, spy becouse he had stun **** silenced pistol and cool car. And if there was an Albion I used my traitorous soldier :D. And of course I didn´t feel anything when my spy died. Well i felt angry becouse I had to find another and that´s not simple task.

    London is beautiful. Ubisoft did great job that much that I want to go there after this Corona crisis ends. And it really look futuristic thanks to drones and self-driving cars. Nothing else to say, it´s just perfect.

    Story is just bad. Like really I have never seen that story would be that predictable. So WD1 story still the best. I don´t want to make any spoiler by accident so that´s it.

    Cars are driving like they are weightless. In 1.5 sec you reach top speed and in another 1.5 you stop. Steering is maybe even worse than in WD2. But what Ubi did great once again is how they look. No matter what car it is all of them are beautiful.

    Gameplay and missions are well... It´s not very good. Some missions are great and I had fun and and some were awful (mostly recruitment misions xd). I liked the spiderbot parkour inside Big Ben. But missions like go to the other side of London. Hack something there and come back. So 90% of that mission was driving or fast travel trough Underground metro and the rest is actual mission.
    Gameplay is fun. From shooting trough spiderbot infiltrating to drone flying.

    WD:Legion is great game that is good in graphics and gameplay. but struggles in driving and "play as anyone" mechanic. I think it would be better to make about 20 pre-made characters to play as them. It´s not a bad game, but it´just not what I want to play again like GTA or first WD. Still like other games from Ubi it´s just go there hack/rescue/etc. and done. If there will be another WD it will be hopefully better.
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 50
  2. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.