Gamers are complaining about Watch Dogs for no reason

Remember when the Mass Effect trilogy did not conclude to the satisfaction of gamers and BioWare had to redo the ending? It’s just one of the many occasions where gamers lost their minds for absolutely no reason. The latest event to have this take place is with the new trailer for Watch Dogs, whereby gamers are at the top of their game when it comes to bitching.

[mcarsehat]

Yes they are. Going by the comments, every game after e3 has looked identical to the demo shown at the event.

[cleft5]

I don't agree that gamers are complaining for no reason. Back in 2013 the game was shown off on the PS4 and the footage clearly looked better. Just look at the Watch Dogs comparison video, there is no room to say that the visuals haven't been downgraded.

With that said, if this is the compromised they needed to make to deliver us a fun game than while that is a bittersweet pill I will deal with it. However, to act like people have no reason to be disappointed at these change of events is a bit silly. Hopefully, the PC version lives up to what they originally showed.

[White-Knight]

I wish that the game did not get downgraded on the PS4 nor PC.

[mcarsehat]

They need to show realistic expectations for future games, that's all. people won't notice anything if it becomes standard to show what it WILL look like.

[rdgneoz3]

"I wish that the game did not get downgraded on the PS4 nor PC."

Well, they were both shown running the game leading up to the original launch. Only One version wasn't shown with it's own game play (cough One system using another's with the controller layout almost blanked out cough). Hopefully they weren't downgraded for "parity" reasons.

[curtis92]

I thought people were excited about this game because it looks fun, turns out they only cared about the graphics at E3 2012.

@rdgneoz3 the delay was to fix MANY things, things that worked against the game. I have no Idea about the graphics but this hoopla is all over a trailer in which we don't even know what systems being shown. It could be Wii U graphics for all we know. But as a community we just always assume the worst and completely turn our backs on things on a dime. I would genuinely hate to be a developer these days with how brutal the internet gaming community is.

[rdgneoz3]

The initial reveal made the game look next gen, as well as the ones leading up to the previous nov release. It was alive and beautiful. This recent stuff made it look like crap in comparison, and the world looked dead. So, a delay for how long to downgrade it severely?

[whitefang1988]

To me at e3 it looked like a boring GTA but with fantastic graphics, I think a lot of people were focusing on the graphics because nothing gameplay wise looked better than games that are already out.

[Sharky231]

Wonder if the division will suffer the same fate?

[ape007]

if we have the same gameplay mechanics then the E3 12 gfx will push the gameplay/immersion/feel to a whole new level, it's nextgen it's mindblowing

watch dogs gameplay with E3 12 gfx = mind blowing nextgen, next level

watch dogs with current gfx = just a fun game

simply put gfx push boundaries of gameplay(especially in action games) if the team was talented

[rdgneoz3]

"if we have the same gameplay mechanics"

Check the video comparison with the car explosions. The E3 version shows cars nearby getting bounced around and hoods flying open (from a good distance away). The new one if you look close, the red car on the very right doesn't move till it explodes... And it's right next to the others.

[candy_mafia]

'Gamers are complaining about Watch Dogs for no reason'..

Hey why don't you purchase a copy of the game for me, then I'll take the article seriously?

[curtis92]

maybe you all should play the game first before declaring it DOA

[WeAreLegion]

Graphics aren't everything, but this is a drastic downgrade. There are PS3 and 360 games that look better than this.

[KnightRobby]

They aren't complaining about nothing. Thankfully, I have seen enough E3's to know that Watch Dogs was just a concept when it was revealed. And so is Tom Clancy's: The Division, as are most games.

From what I have seen recently about the game, I am still extremely excited to play the 8 player coop free roam with friends. Plus, the atmosphere, characters, and story looks right up my alley.

Transitioning from current-gen to next-gen will take time. Batman: Arkham Knight, The Division, and The Witcher 3 will show us next-gen's potential.

[lonewolfjedi]

here we go, how many of these articles are we going to see today?

[DC777]

Should be titled, "WatchDogs makes gamers feel like they bought a next gen system for no reason."

[_LarZen_]

I'm not going to complain about the graphics downgrade and the false advertising Ubisoft have been doing since E3 2012.

But I am going to complain about using my time to click and read this article.

[calvincrack]

Poorly written, uninformative article

[secretcode]

Thing is, bullshots and target trailers are a sadly commonplace tactic many companies use, especially during a console transition phase. Ubisoft is easily the biggest offender of this, alongside EA.

Does it suck? Yeah. It does. Is it a commonplace tactic that people seem to react to each time it happens as if it's the first ever time someone's done it? Yeaaaaah.

[johny5]

I believe the negative response is a good thing!

Why? because the way I see it more people are not going to be fooled anymore by these mundane tactics these companies try to get a way with and these so called commonplace tactics can be seen for what they really are a cheap way to entice more consumers!

Now maybe if there's more criticism they will instead show gameplay from the very beginning if they know people won't be as gullible handing over there money!

[secretcode]

I think that's kinda unreasonable, especially in the case of the E3 2012 build. That was a time where the PS4 and XONE specs clearly weren't ready. It was a case of where they needed to be completely transparent with their consumers and while I can't expect complete open details, don't beat around the bush.

And then again I remember this is Ubisoft. Same company that did this with Assassin's Creed. And Splinter Cell. And let's not forget their initial reveal for Red Steel.

(I'm still hella stoked for this game and will probably pick it up when it comes out because I'm an idiot)

[Dynasty2021]

No, we're pissed that reveal videos don't reflect the final product.

Aka, we're pissed at the console's lack of power.

[Saithraphim]

There are always consequences when you don't deliver what you promise and expect people to not notice

[kewlkat007]

Is it fare to say, we should not trust most reveals until we see it running on the Hardware....I swear, every game has been downgraded since the initial showcase. I doubt this is anything new. You are shown a tech demo to WOW gamers and we fall for it. Expectations becomes huge and voila, the letdown.

I think, we will be asking ourselves in the future, which games is closest to the tech demo when it was first revealed?

I expect, the division, destiny and others games to get same treatment. Let's not be shocked. If you are a PC gamer, well you can complain. You can probably get the game that was shown if it has not downgraded to keep the playing field level.

*Only PC Gamers can get NOW, what Consoles gamers will eventually be getting graphically in 2-3 years. It's that simple.

[BluP]

Not every game has been downgraded. Killzone:SF and Driveclub both got better with time (granted, Driveclub isn't actually out yet). And Infamous:SS seems to look the same since it's reveal. Thief seems to look the same since E3.

I'm thinking either

A) Trailer was from PS360 version

B) Ubisoft used their "polishing" time to downgrade PS4/PC version to have parity with XBone (which would also imply that they've been paid off by M$)

I think the former is much more likely.

[MatriXcian]

Well i for one am dissapointed with the downgrade. Some of the car scenes look worse than GTA5 and from what Ive seen of the game Assassins Creed looks better on the PS4 and AC is HUGE.

[EjWarrior]

that is real complaining for nothing the game its not out and i now the game its gonna be ultra cool and the graphic are good better than the last video i now that.. ho dont like the bla bla bla graphics just dont buy the game........

[WitWolfy]

This is interesting... Looks like we'll have another Gearbox scenario if this turns out to be true.