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Watch Dogs Early Impressions

From Vault of the Gameverse:

"After nearly twenty hours, the first thing I want to say is that Watch Dogs is my new most absolute favorite game ever. I have a lot of favorites but this one is my newest #1. Bumped up the list topping Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs, Alan Wake, Alice: Madness Returns, the Batman: Arkham games, even Beyond: Two Souls and more."

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TheUberAsian3634d ago

First impression To Me: This game has some very weird controls to it on the ps4!

SuperBlunt3634d ago

if you played ass creed you should feel fairly familiar but i agree they are unique. Game is incredible doh

Ken853634d ago

Bubbling for "Ass Creed"

Redrum0593634d ago

Has anyone else here suffered from the freezing @ 90% loading screen.?
I need help with this dilemma

Germaximus3634d ago

Try changing the Texture option under Display to Medium and then go from there.

forager3634d ago

Im a bit on the edge on whether or not to get the game, my concerns are the repetitive missions?
Is this game worth buying?

moomoo3193634d ago

yes it is far from repititive there is so much content and most of it occurs naturally in the city. potential crimes, robbers, purse snatchers, 4 types of contracts, online hacking, gang hideouts, 14 ctos towers to infiltrate and hack. This game is truly unique and one of the best ive played.

forager3634d ago

Awesome sounds great! Then whats with all the hate?

moomoo3193634d ago

@forager

I dont know its silly and pretty frustrating

SuperBlunt3634d ago

I literally cannot explain why people hate this game. i think its cause it doesnt look as pristine as the e3 2012 reveal. On ps4 its about 85% there during the night with rain

forager3634d ago (Edited 3634d ago )

but overall it looks good right? And last question, is the city saturated with NPCs or does it seem empty..?

Shakengandulf3634d ago

@ forager
The city is far from empty, lots of NPC.

SuperBlunt3634d ago (Edited 3634d ago )

its crazy full of people and cars and it looks very good for an open world game imo

Audiggity3634d ago

Hey forager,

From what I can gather - the "hate" is from a mixture of things as you read between the lines:

1. People's expectations were insanely high, to the point at which any game would be considered a let down

2. Those complaining about the repetition of the game don't realize that THEY are the limiting factor here. There's so much to do (as moomoo319 mentioned) that it's almost overwhelming... so, these people are either scared of change or* are too close-minded to appreciate just about any open world game.

3. Clickbait - plain and simple. People are actively researching Watch Dogs, so the negative reviews in some cases are clearly to drive traffic/ad revenue. (Some of the mixed reviews were so poorly written they should have just put up 6.5/10 to spike impressions and left the write-up out of it). Kind of sad really that they have to rely on cheap-shots instead of quality content.

Of course, just like the aforementioned hate, these are just my opinions. No game will appeal to everyone.

But this is easily worth $60 IMO, buying the Season Pass tonight in fact.

Germaximus3634d ago

The hate is probably from all of the PC issues. It's super broken on PC.

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Fasttrack763634d ago

Love it love it love it, enough said.

bienio3634d ago

Im happy with Watch Dogs. I got what I expected, gameplay is fun and demanding..So 9/10 Easy:)

zeeman3634d ago (Edited 3634d ago )

Got it. love it. not sleeping enough. Dont hate it. bye.

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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Watch Dogs Deserves A Remake, More Than Ever

With the world of information and technology, privacy and security growing every day, Watch Dogs deserves another chance in the spotlight, now more than ever.

RaidenBlack1020d ago

The only Ubi title that deserves a faithful remake right now is Splinter Cell 1.
All 2014+ Ubi titles are just underwhelming. Especially ones from 2016+ are just cancer.

LucasRuinedChildhood1020d ago (Edited 1020d ago )

Seriously, are we so far removed from Ubisoft actually making good games that people now praise Watch_Dogs in retrospect?

"Watch_Dogs has remained one of my favourite games of the last ten years." Jesus Christ.

HankHill1020d ago

I remember being so disappointed in Watch Dogs when I played it at release. It was alright, but I think I fell for the hype and I needed a game to play on my new PS4.

obidanshinobi1020d ago

This is what happens when mediocrity gets praised as good.
Standards are slipping across the whole entertainment industry.
What was once considering rubbish is now considered as OK, what once was OK is now being praised as good etc etc.

LamerTamer1019d ago

Everyone has their own likes. I liked it a lot myself. I played through it twice and liked the car chases and the open world with fairly decent environments and missions. It suffered from the whole downgrade thing where they showed graphics that weren't actually there. No game will appeal to everyone but it was still ambitious for it's time.

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gantarat1020d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1020d ago

For certain! AC1 was brilliant at the time but with new graphics and gameplay it would be amazing! Do you prefer old combat or new though?

RaidenBlack1020d ago

I'd say a reimagining of AC1.
I direct AC1 remake would be a bad idea. It'll need better story pacing and significant better world building.

BlaqMagiq11019d ago

Old. Let it play like how it did with AC2-Syndicate style gameplay but refine the setting and story.

Profchaos1020d ago

It would need a lot changed for it to be enjoyable again as even back in 2007 on launch we were all complaining about it's repetitive gameplay go here perform one of three side quests repeat then assassination now do it over and over until a big battle with a unforgiving checkpoint system.

BlaqMagiq11019d ago

Absolutely. It needs it. The only AC I truly didn't enjoy.

chicken_in_the_corn1019d ago

I'd prefer it didn't. Ubisoft would make it so bloated, it wouldn't be anywhere near the original

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smolinsk1020d ago (Edited 1020d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1020d ago (Edited 1020d ago )

As a fan of the franchise legion was garbage and I regretted my purchase for the first time in the franchise the entire thing felt like an experiment in NPC behaviour and released without the writers input on what makes a good story.

I don't think I'm alone in that feeling though as wrench and Aiden are brought back and the campaign was rewritten to fit them.

I am tempted to buy the season pass to play it again with Aiden but fool me twice shame on me I'm waiting for a deep sale

camel_toad1020d ago

Agreed. Despite the annoying hipness of the characters in part 2 I thought it was a really fun game. I was extremely disappointed and surprised at how many steps back they took with Legion. You'd think it was made by an entirely different team. Or was it?

It was just so devoid of fun.

LamerTamer1019d ago

Honestly one of my biggest annoyances with Legion is that they took out the camera views for the driving. I mean the behind the car view that they stuck us with is near unplayable. I always used a first person driving view. After two releases why did they take OUT features? I don't get it.

TheSinsibleOne1020d ago

The fist watchdog game was the best by far
After that they weren't weird and annoying with that hipster stuff. Aiden was a badass.

LamerTamer1019d ago

I thought so at first too. I got used to it and it ended up being good after some play time. I just had to give it a chance.

TheEnigma3131020d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1020d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131020d ago

That's good news. Hopefully it's done right.

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Inside the Driver game that died so that Watch Dogs could live

From VG247: "When cars slide, they leave tyre marks. In a game like Driver, they’re an aesthetic touch, part of the inherent cool of a handbrake turn. But those dark shadows in the road also tell a story. From tyre marks, you can determine the speed of a vehicle, when it started to skid, and its ultimate direction of travel – long after the car itself has vanished into the distance."

vallencer1084d ago

Different spellings in different parts of the world friend. Tyre is a correct way to spell it.

Pridefall1084d ago

Dunno why you got downvpted when tyre is correct in Australia.

mikefizzled11084d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921084d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1084d ago

Why did they stop making some of the best games ever? Driver was one of them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1084d ago

Assassins Creed 2 showed Ubisoft how to make money and Far Cry 2 showed them that gamers don't like complex ideas. Now Ubisoft just turns out games that are just variations of the same thing.

WeAreLegion1084d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1084d ago

A story driven game with pure driving gameplay. I'd love to see a new Driver game or a remake of the first one.

ApocalypseShadow1084d ago

Yes. This one. A definite remake of the first without adding any ridiculous fluff. The first game had great physics and sound for its time. The start of the car in the beginning cinema I watched constantly. My father and uncles were big muscle and classic car freaks. Only thing crazy about the game was the relentless cops in the last level. Insane the way those police cars were and launched at you.

Bleemcast made it look better just like PC emulators. But would definitely take a remake.

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