Watch Dogs: Legion

I've never been a huge fan of Watch Dogs but I still found this game disappointing. Each of the games have had a lot of potential that Ubisoft haven't quite capitalised on and I thought this was going to be the one to finally do it. Unfortunately this might be the worst one yet. 

I did have some fun with this game - I've always enjoyed the stealth-based open world gameplay that most Ubisoft games consist of - but I felt dirty enjoying this. The game is so buggy, the A.I are stupider than usual, cops give up on chasing you almost immediately after they start, some of the characters that you recruit either have powers that sound fun but are worthless or they have powers that completely break the game, like being able to summon a cargo bot that lets you access pretty much anywhere with no downsides, and the story is practically non-existent which wouldn't be a bad thing if the gameplay was more polished. 

For some reason every single character in this game is an expert hacker (even the elderly characters who would barely know how to turn on a computer) but the majority of characters don't know how to use a gun. I don't understand why weapons are tied to individual characters. I guess it encourages you to swap between your different recruits but I just found it to be an annoying gameplay limitation. I think a system where characters who weren't trained to fire a gun have reduced accuracy stats or if some characters had a pacifist trait that prevented them from killing enemies etc. would have been better, and some explanation (or any explanation) for why my 90 year old recruit knows how to use her phone, let alone hack into a high security secret government facility, would have been nice. The game needed to be set in a futuristic-cyberpunkish setting for that to be at all believable, but instead it's set in a "dystopian London" which equates to London with amazon delivery drones hovering everywhere you go.

I have a lot more to say about this game (enough that I could probably write an essay on it) but at the end of the day I'm still playing this game and I'm mildly enjoying it. The best compliment I can give this game is that it made me appreciate Watch Dogs 2 a lot more and that it made me want to keep watching Mr. Robot.

The storyline is almost non-existent, it starts and ends pretty quickly. While the permadeath is pretty interesting as a concept, having the possibility to recruit anyone, doesn't let you get attached to any of the characters.

Combat and driving, on the other hand, feel much more realistic and fluid. However, hacking has seen a major downgrade. Before you could use the city to your advantage, while in this game drones and cars are the main things you could hack.

The only thing that I was able to fully enjoy, were the graphics and environmental details. London looks amazing, especially, during a rainy night. The city has a cyberpunk vibe that's just beautiful, and makes you want to move there.

Just like the new titles of Ubisoft, this game doesn't lack repetition. It feels like all you ever do is getting into restricted areas, finish the objective and getting out.

•Beautiful world design, repetitive missions with multiple ways to progress through them, and a bad storyline.
7.5/10

**The User experience in most Ubisoft games is a mess up, Ubi needs to fire whoever is in the User Experience development and starts to hire professionals!

-Had to disable lots of options that were overloading my screen! why the HUD is always overloaded in Ubi games!!!

-The bad UE gave me hard time adapting to the game, which ended up in having bad impressions.

-Ubi is again using awkward robot-like voice acting. 🤢
They should invest more in character presentation, and quit with their cheesy throwaway behavior with how they handle side-characters! Since they're important to the lore, a bad representation will only leave a bad taste.

Gameplay 8/10
Graphic 8/10
Soundtrack 6/10
Story 7/10

"Watch Dogs Series has always been an "Okay" franchise for me . The first one was fun but about the second one I really don't like it. I give it a lot of chances at different times but it wasn't for me. but legion got a pretty unique idea that makes me hyped when I saw it first trailer. and I got to admit it's really unique game . playing NPC as player and freedom you got feels good and execution is acceptable (can get better but it's good) . gameplay give you a lot of freedom to playing in your own style (that's the way I prefer) and graphic looks good even on 8 generation console. London has an identity and feel alive . story is fine I don't expect much but sometimes is engaging (and thoughtful) and sometimes is just meh it can be better (i really want to be better) but worst part is soundtracks and voice acting. radio music's are lame and literally you can't hear it cause it's so low and can't get any louder.overall music is fine but voice acting...god it's so bad for some nps's. I don't play with some character just because of cringe voice acting (it's getting worst in British accent) also some dialog feel that way too. at the end legion is a enjoyable and unique experience and I'm going to miss my own team that I gathered (except those cringe members for sure) "

Platform : PS4

Legion is the worst and the best Watch Dogs game. Definitely - most complex in mechanics. Fully understand why it flops, newcomers will just blast cheese trough it or drop it completely after an hour.
You need to spent a whole lot of your time to learn the game, its bugs, annoyance, limits and forget about missed potential - things you wished for but didn't got it. Take and understand what you been given and create your meta playstyle - this game is a huge nerf from chilouted gameplay presented wd2, devs assassinated by cargo drone abuse - on the other hand.
When this clicks you will be fully immersed and blown away by the best cyberpunk world creation in video game history.
Map itself is another, separate game within a game - UBI creates best worlds and their vision of London is a new peak of open world standards -honestly doubt it to be beaten by gta6. (even if npc been better in wd2).

Come on, ubisoft...😑
I want my old watch dogs games back😕
Of course this game had some potential to become a great game but they just ruined it