I agree with this.
Disclaimer: I am 20 hours into the game screenshot-wise but 20 minutes in gameplay-wise.
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Watch_Dogs |OT| PS4 would probably melt trying to do this
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I agree with this.
Disclaimer: I am 20 hours into the game screenshot-wise but 20 minutes in gameplay-wise.
bananafactory
Banned
Wow the screenshots in this thread look much better than I expected! Are they all from the PS4 version?
Max Steele
Member
With the hacking mission, the player gets notified as soon as you inititate the hack. And when it all finishes, either with the hack successful, or the player killing the fixer, or the fixer getting away, the invaded player gets the same run-down.
With the tailing mission, I do not know how the other player is notified. I haven't been on the receiving end of a tailing mission yet.
Most of them are PC in the last few pages.
TheSinkingKnight
Member
A lot are from PC. Dennis' are from PC and like usual, he always takes the best screenshots.
flaxknuckles
Member
Yes you have
lmao
chixdiggit
Member
First couple of hours are....OK.
I find it hard to get into because it's all so unrealistic with no context to explain anything. Hacking into a video camera by looking at it through another video camera? Hacking a forklift? If he had some kind of mutant ability I could accept it better than simply saying it's all done by hacks.
I find it hard to get into because it's all so unrealistic with no context to explain anything. Hacking into a video camera by looking at it through another video camera? Hacking a forklift? If he had some kind of mutant ability I could accept it better than simply saying it's all done by hacks.
cuevas. PhD.
Member
Uplay down? I can't download my gaem 
You don't get notified afaik. So you probably already got tailed and did not notice it lol Which is the whole point of the stealth tailing anyways.
Edit: Oooooooooooh snap, not a junior anymore. Wohoo.
bananafactory
Banned
Ah, damn. Yeah his shots were incredible. I'll wait to see some comparison shots but I guess I'll probably end up going PC if it looks significantly better.
Krisprolls
Banned
I played only a few hours but I like it a lot, I'd say grab until now. The game is fun and there's a lot to do. The atmosphere is great. It's a bit buggy though, so not as polished as GTA5 but it feels nice. The $1000 question is 'will it stay fun after a while ?'...
M.W.
Member
I haven't had the chance to really dive in, but with the few hours I played last night and this morning I'm really digging it. The city feels alive moreso than any other open world game I've played. I've only done side missions and activities too. I hope to get some campaign in tonight.
Also, these police are hard to lose. Any tips? I've tried getting into alleys and ducking down, doesn't work the best.
Also, these police are hard to lose. Any tips? I've tried getting into alleys and ducking down, doesn't work the best.
chixdiggit
Member
Uplay down? I can't download my gaem
Keep trying. It took me several attempts.
How come then that after last years E3 several sites (including Gamesreactor), reported that you can invade friends?
So you think
The person being tailed never knows when they're being tailed.
What is the purpose/reward for tailing? What do you lose if someone does it to you?
Did the tutorial online hacking mission but haven't been able to find anyone since. It was cool. The guy sprinted straight past me oblivious and I turned and popped him in the head before he knew what hit him. Went to watch it back and surprise surprise PS4 just didn't record anything.
petethepanda
Member
The lip sync in this is like a Remedy game, everything looks great but when mouths move it's suddenly like something from three years ago.
Max Steele
Member
So you think
The person being tailed never knows when they're being tailed.
Even when the tailing mission is finished?
SDCowboy
Member
So you think
The person being tailed never knows when they're being tailed.
But do they get notified when it's been completed?
AnAngryPillock
Neo Member
Well I guess I'm not alone on this issue. I will be fucking PISSED if the save is corrupted.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/882580-PS4-Loading-Game
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/882580-PS4-Loading-Game
Just be warned that it's vram hungry. You'll need a 2gb card to stop it looking like a 360 as below that you'll be on medium textures.
Max Steele
Member
Show me one official word from Ubisoft where it said you would be able to invade friends. The only friend "invasion" has always been the ctOS mobile app. No hacking.
flaxknuckles
Member
Yeah some people on here are having this problem too. Fucking bullshit. I'm only like 4 hours in but still.
I feel the opposite. It doesn't seem to have the tight controls or polish of GTA or even AC for that matter.
bananafactory
Banned
I'm running:
i5 2550k
8 GB DDR3
2 x Radeon HD 6950 2 GB (Crossfire)
So far I've run pretty much every PC game I've played on Ultra with nothing lower than 45 fps average. Any PC friends wanna weigh in on how they think this one will run?
EDIT: nvm, found the PC performance thread.
SDCowboy
Member
For what?
You get notoriety points for successfully tailing someone. It strange because it's not really something you "lose", but you get points for killing someone who is tailing you, if you figure it out. Otherwise, you're none the wiser.
He's saying you should be paranoid that people will be following you.
Tight controls and GTA are pretty distant cousins.
Stealthcobra
Member
So you think
The person being tailed never knows when they're being tailed.
can someone explian this? so if its a bad tail how would we know...if we dont know then whats the point?
mickcenary
Member
Haha. We have a comedian here.
I know I just slagged off the cover system quite a bit, but holy shit, every bit of control in WD is light years ahead of GTA. GTA is a mechanical travesty and its adoration, a farce.
SDCowboy
Member
On the contrary...I want the other player to know I successfully tailed them. lol
When someone invades your game, you get a notification.
Deified Data
Banned
Don't think I could play as a character named Aiden.
So say you're driving towards a mission, the person tailing you would have to keep up without it being obvious. It's harder than you'd think.
At what framerate?
Hidden One
Member
I love the online lmao. Some guy was walking out of a coffee shop and I hacked him and then went hid behind the counter. The guy literally walked right past me at like 89%. He was panicking.
Darryl M R
Member
It is impossible for my karma to ever be good in this game. I am stuck at citizen or I shoot 3 people and boom I'm "evil"
AnAngryPillock
Neo Member
This is unfortunate. Let me know if you or anyone else finds a workaround.
Max Steele
Member
No. You don't.
When someone invades your game in a hacking mission, you only get notified when they initiate the hack. They have 5 minutes of you not knowing they're in your game before they start the hack.
When someone comes into your game on a tailing mission, you are not notified either.
The only thing I don't know is if you get notified when someone successfully tails you.
SkylineRKR
Member
Exactly the reason why I dislike GTA, and actually like Watch Dogs. The driving controls are debatable, but everything else has controls you usually experience in more confined games such as Splinter Cell.
Facebook pic of PS4 version:
I'm nitpicking here but I dislike how far inwards the HUD is from the edge of the screen. I know it's to put it in the overscan safe zone but the PS4 allows you so set your screen size.
Also I'm assuming there's no option to put your phone away when you're walking around? It mildly annoys me seeing the occupation, salary, etc, details of the pedestrians all the time.
I'm nitpicking here but I dislike how far inwards the HUD is from the edge of the screen. I know it's to put it in the overscan safe zone but the PS4 allows you so set your screen size.
Also I'm assuming there's no option to put your phone away when you're walking around? It mildly annoys me seeing the occupation, salary, etc, details of the pedestrians all the time.