Watch Dogs: Legion

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  1. 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
  2. InDieAntic
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Deserves a 10/10, it definitely wasn't perfect, with the voice acting and narrative. But the amount of stuff they got right was incredible, they made you feel like every character is different and unique. Gameplay opportunities here are crazy. This is not just about a good story with one character whom you can shoot and drive with, there is a lot of content here. Watch dogs was alwaysDeserves a 10/10, it definitely wasn't perfect, with the voice acting and narrative. But the amount of stuff they got right was incredible, they made you feel like every character is different and unique. Gameplay opportunities here are crazy. This is not just about a good story with one character whom you can shoot and drive with, there is a lot of content here. Watch dogs was always different from standard open world 3rd person shooter game but this sets it far apart from any other game. The amount of freedom and time you can invest in this game is worth the 60$. This is where the open world genre will innovate itself from not being limited to one character but instead a legion of characters for you to toy with. Hats off to ubisoft for making such an interesting step forward which will now probably be credited to the next open world game which uses this idea and makes it work. But for me this is a big step forward and i hope they will keep at it with this game and its online modes. Looking forward for the future of Watch Dogs!… Expand
  3. 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.
  4. 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!
  5. 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.
  6. Scritty
    Oct 31, 2020
    5
    It's Ok. But a mish mash of good and bad,
    The gameplay feels more proscriptive than it should. While there are multiple paths to success, there is an obvious best one in most campaign missions.
    I hear the same speech too often. The recruit speech is almost the same every time and I've not come across very many variations of accent. There are parkour "lite" things to do in the game, but    It's Ok. But a mish mash of good and bad,
    The gameplay feels more proscriptive than it should. While there are multiple paths to success, there is an obvious best one in most campaign missions.
    I hear the same speech too often. The recruit speech is almost the same every time and I've not come across very many variations of accent.
    There are parkour "lite" things to do in the game, but these are done really badly. Some walls or barriers you can climb - others you can't Often there is no logic as to why you can't climb. You scale a 8 foot wall easily, then can't scale the next 7 foot high wall. Why?

    The gunplay is ok. The spider bot is overpowered but fun for a while.
    Recruiting is a waste of time. I've found no need to change character except where a mission demands I use someone specific - like a construction worker to use one of the large hover pad things. Most missions it really doesn't make much - if any - difference who you use.

    The graphics are good but even on a relatively high end PC running from NVME drive, a 8700K running at 4.9 Ghz all cores, 32 gigs of 3200 ram and a 2070 Super card there are stutters as (I think) textures are loaded in.

    The politics are ham fisted. Given the "thought and language" police that are everywhere in UK society in the last 10 years at the moment, destroying careers, destroying lives, insisting on increasingly worrying additions to legislation designed to curb freedom - come exclusively from the left wing. It feels like a "bait and switch" to pretend these issues are from the right wing as this game s awkwardly and transparently insists. Mind you left wing fascism is a "thing" these days and maybe that's what this is.
    That said it's easy to ignore the messages as although they are everywhere, they are so simplistic and un-nuanced that - when I played - I was soon in a different universe. It was so unlike reality that in my mind it soon wasn't and this was just "random made-up world"    … Expand
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. HaydenLongley05
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    10
    HaydenLongley05
    Oct 31, 2020 This game is really such a beautiful and fantastic game Ubisoft has ever made. I still love the first game, MY NUMBER ONE GAME EVER. I love the whole series, all of them were awesome, especially Legion. The developers worked hard on this game and it must of been hard to work on the voice acting. This game as such a intriguing story line-keeps you playing.    10
    HaydenLongley05
    Oct 31, 2020
    This game is really such a beautiful and fantastic game Ubisoft has ever made. I still love the first game, MY NUMBER ONE GAME EVER. I love the whole series, all of them were awesome, especially Legion. The developers worked hard on this game and it must of been hard to work on the voice acting. This game as such a intriguing story line-keeps you playing. Forgot what these people say about the game, if you feel that this game is awesome and want to play, YOU MUST. 10/10 MUST PLAY Collapse Collapse    … Expand
  10. Valenteen
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Very interesting concept, loving the open world Ubisoft has created. The game is not perfect, but A+ for the work that went in to creating an amazingly fun world to explore.
  11. JoeMoonshine
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    We are enthusiastic about the game, as well as fully localized in many languages EN/DE/IT/ES/FR... for this an extra big THANK YOU - Ubisoft. 10/10
  12. JohnWicksGF
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    FULLY RECOMEND TO ANYONE!

    TLDR: smooth/rewarding gameplay, optimized well on ps4 pro, solid entertaining story, not repetitive besides the pipe puzzles (I have played for 30+ hours) and you get the full game experience in the standard $60 edition (all that is added in the gold/ultimate edition is dlc side stories and cosmetics) I have seen a lot of negative reveiws on this game and I    FULLY RECOMEND TO ANYONE!

    TLDR: smooth/rewarding gameplay, optimized well on ps4 pro, solid entertaining story, not repetitive besides the pipe puzzles (I have played for 30+ hours) and you get the full game experience in the standard $60 edition (all that is added in the gold/ultimate edition is dlc side stories and cosmetics)

    I have seen a lot of negative reveiws on this game and I understand that not everyone will share the same opinion with me but are we playing the same game!?

    Obviously its not perfect but I think it is really good, not just for an ubisoft game but a game in general.

    The gameplay is really smooth depending on what operative your are using, if you have a professional hitman, you can go up to people and execute them jhon wick style, and if you have a beekeeper you can send a swarm their way and it just feels so cool.(there are many more operatives with great abilities) while if you didnt like the gameplay of WD or wd2, you may not have as much fun as me ut I still think it could offer enough to let you have fun.(NOTICE!If you are someone who likes going up against very smart AI, the ai in this game, though quite unforgiving if caught, can be very dumb)

    i'm not sure about PC or Xbox but the game seems very well optimized on my ps4 pro, the graphics are great, the loading times arent obnoxious like some other games that came out this year and the input is perfectly fine. Another complaint I have heard is that the story is boring and while Its no the last of us or the witcher 3, it is really solid and entertaining. (without any spoilers) the plot is basically something happens to london and dedsec that requires you to recruit the people of london and un cover the person disturbing the have to find the perpetrators and restore peace in london.

    People have also been saying that it is a very repetitive game and I just have to disagree , there are so many things to do around london and so many Ways to infiltrate each hideout whether you go in guns a blazing, stealthily, with a drone, disguised, etc. It always has new things to offer. Also, cto clear each borough of London, they have similar missions that have been re touched to feel unique each time and the final mission of each borough is unique and rewards you with an elite operator (spy, drone expert, anarchist, etc.) That has special abilities that is hard to find just on the streets. (The only thing that feels repetitiveto me is the pipe puzzles but they dont seem to be as frequent as they were in WD1 or 2)

    I HAVE BOUGHT THE GAME ON THE STANDARD EDITION ($60) and it doesnt feel like I'm missing out on anything so dont feel inclined to but the gold or ultimate edition unless you want to expand on your experience of the game.    … Expand
  13. playboiflacko00
    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
  14. ATL
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Very disputing how such big studio makes such shallow games.
    From what i can see its for players in 13-17yo.
    If u have big expectations, just wait for CP2077.
  15. BreadedBabySkin
    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    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. sora1456
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    so so so special
    graphic perfect
    gameplay perfect
    story perfect
    really i think this game goty
    i love it
    thank u ubisoft..
  20. Akashi_1234
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    the best game .............................................................
  21. SASISTER998
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Я думал, что после провала Breakpoint Юбисофт уберут одну из главных проблем своих игр - донатный магазин. Но нет. Покупай валюту, оперативников, бустеры. И это при вышедшем Ghost of Tsushima, где весь контент выбивается, вы не поверите, только играя в игру без какого-либо доната и обесценивания достижений игрока. Или другой пример Genshin Impact. Я в неё вообще могу бесплатно играть. ИЯ думал, что после провала Breakpoint Юбисофт уберут одну из главных проблем своих игр - донатный магазин. Но нет. Покупай валюту, оперативников, бустеры. И это при вышедшем Ghost of Tsushima, где весь контент выбивается, вы не поверите, только играя в игру без какого-либо доната и обесценивания достижений игрока. Или другой пример Genshin Impact. Я в неё вообще могу бесплатно играть. И именно по этой причине у неё присутствует донат. Но Watch Dogs - это ААА-игра, хотя правильнее сказать - магазин на диване.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. BigExtraDip
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Хороший спин-офф хорошей серии игр. Ждём полноценный Watch Dogs 3.
  24. spark20
    Oct 30, 2020
    9
    I am enjoying in the game i like it ..
    Anyone who rates bad has not played the game ;)
  25. 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
  26. Valkron1
    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!    … Expand
  27. abusaleh223
    Oct 30, 2020
    9
    I love the game, the beautiful world, the beautiful gameplay, the sweet character customization, and the great stealth. Thank you Ubisoft for the beautiful game
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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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