ABOUT THE GAME
Watch Dogs: Legion, the third part of the Watch Dogs series, set in the near future of London, dominated by artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, in which Albion aims to exploit it to control London. The story tells about DedSec's resistance to the situation in London, including corruption and sabotage, some accused of terrorist bombings, recruiting team members and getting rid of city controllers and their aides.
Game information
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Developer: Ubisoft Tronto
- Release date: October 29, 2020
- Genre: action, stealth, shooting, open world
- Game life: 15 hours (approx)
POSITIVES
The game does not contain a single main hero, and the recruiting system has advanced in which you recruit whoever you want in the world (except for the main characters), and every one you recruit has advantages and disadvantages, a historical record, his life schedule, and data for his relationships, and sometimes they change with your progress in the game or by a decision you made. Thinking of how the developer designed this system is like crazy, and I have not been able to explain it yet, especially since the possibilities are many and developing it in a traditional way I consider almost impossible. You can recruit a character, and he will speak in the scenes with his own voice performance, and if he is a recruited character in the team that you do not currently play with, then he will participate in the talks with his own voice performance. In my opinion, this is the game's strongest point and I am still very impressed with it and am looking forward to learning how to develop it.
Some additions and improvements, the controls are smoother and better than before, and the button distribution is less complex and easy to learn. More types of drones, machines and enemies, cars driven by artificial intelligence, the advantages of each character that help differently in each mission, such as a specific dress or weapon, a huge world full of activities to extend the life of the game, and more The appearance of the game is good and London will appear in the near future as you expect, with support for ray tracing for PC users and it will be available with the next generation devices.
Freedom to choose the style of play, if you want to plan and hide or rush and get rid of enemies, also supported by the presence of different characters with features that enhance any style of play you want to finish any mission. The game contains varied and fun stages that take advantage of all available options. Gameplay allows you to fight close, use weapons, drive vehicles, hack all kinds (control machines, disperse people, pull files, solve puzzles by connecting closed circuits, etc.) and participate in the activities of the game world.
The AI character "Bagley" is what you will enjoy most in the game's dialogues. The character directs you to tasks and talks with you, humorous and fun, and his dealings with the characters you play with change the atmosphere of the game that tends to be serious.
NEGATIVES
The story is normal and does not present much, there are tasks that may attract you, but in general the story is not one of the strengths of the game. The start of the game was quick and does not explain how important the events are, then it takes you to play with random characters. I didn't associate with any of the characters I played with although I enjoyed playing and changing characters in every mission. Juveniles are weak, expendable and enemies are not very interesting.
The system of playing any character is impressive as an idea and application, but it lacks some features. For example, you cannot play one mission with two characters, because changing to a character will allow the previous character to continue his normal life, which is not logical for a team working together. Also, when changing a character's dress and then changing it to play another character, the basic dress of the first character will return when you meet her or see her in the clips, which is frustrating and reminds me in the end that I play with one person and not a team. If you want to recruit a character who works in a specific gang in order to make it easier for you to infiltrate their areas, the character must possess the advantage of "official entry" even if the character wears the gang's clothes, also for some reason. If you recruited one of them and has "official entry" and went to their areas, it is not a final solution. Rather, it only reduces their attention, which is illogical since the character works for them and wears their uniforms ... unless every recruited character goes and tells everyone that she will quit and join DedSec.
FINAL EVALUATION
8/10
The system of playing any character is crazy in itself and what will most dazzle you in Watch Dogs: Legion (although it has not been fully exploited), with a world full of content and entertaining tasks flawed by a weak story and events, it may be an enjoyable experience for fans of open world games