Yeah I had to bail off the side of a bridge when I got boxed in during that mission. Boats make it way easier to get away from the cops. And it gets easier once you can control bollards and stuff like that to total the cop cars.
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Watch_Dogs |OT| PS4 would probably melt trying to do this
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Yeah I had to bail off the side of a bridge when I got boxed in during that mission. Boats make it way easier to get away from the cops. And it gets easier once you can control bollards and stuff like that to total the cop cars.
So.. ive been playing and streaming for the past 2 hours (xb1)...
This game is fucking bad ass. Im getting deep into it. The online is awesome. Every time ive done one of the hacking ones or ive been invaded, its been heart pounding. Ive had a few epic chases too where I was constantly hacking as I tried to evade him, all to eventually crash and die lol.
But yeah, this game is awesome. Fully worth the purchase. And this is the first game ive played that made me feel like the graphics were actually much improved over 360.
This game is fucking bad ass. Im getting deep into it. The online is awesome. Every time ive done one of the hacking ones or ive been invaded, its been heart pounding. Ive had a few epic chases too where I was constantly hacking as I tried to evade him, all to eventually crash and die lol.
But yeah, this game is awesome. Fully worth the purchase. And this is the first game ive played that made me feel like the graphics were actually much improved over 360.
I thought there would be some sort of effect on Karma/Notoriety with the Hacking for cash.
Turns out, there isn't.
I'm just a massive thief now.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
My quick thoughts after an hour plus of playing the PS4 version.
+ The graphics are great. Sure it doesn't look quite as good as the reveal, but it still looks very impressive.
+ Gun mechanics feel really nice. I enjoyed the gunfights I participated in.
+ This game makes high speed chases fun seeing as you can stop cars by using means other than ramming them repeatedly.
+ Framerate is rock solid throughout.
- Driving mechanics are some of the worst in an open world game. I'm hoping leveling up your driving skills will help, but right now I basically hate driving in this game.
- The screen is too damn cluttered with so many things going on with the HUD at once. I find it distracting.
- Tutorial could do a better job at explaining the controls. This is a very minor complaint though.
- Story tries too hard to be emotional, but falls flat every time it tries.
I still have plenty more to play so we'll see how it goes. I feel bad for laughing at folks live streaming and driving horribly. I found out the hard way that it isn't really their fault...
Oh, and why does every Ubisoft game have some sort of "capture the towers" element? Sort of strange...
+ The graphics are great. Sure it doesn't look quite as good as the reveal, but it still looks very impressive.
+ Gun mechanics feel really nice. I enjoyed the gunfights I participated in.
+ This game makes high speed chases fun seeing as you can stop cars by using means other than ramming them repeatedly.
+ Framerate is rock solid throughout.
- Driving mechanics are some of the worst in an open world game. I'm hoping leveling up your driving skills will help, but right now I basically hate driving in this game.
- The screen is too damn cluttered with so many things going on with the HUD at once. I find it distracting.
- Tutorial could do a better job at explaining the controls. This is a very minor complaint though.
- Story tries too hard to be emotional, but falls flat every time it tries.
I still have plenty more to play so we'll see how it goes. I feel bad for laughing at folks live streaming and driving horribly. I found out the hard way that it isn't really their fault...
Oh, and why does every Ubisoft game have some sort of "capture the towers" element? Sort of strange...
ReBurn
Gold Member
I don't see how anyone would even know it was 900p on PS4 if nobody told them. I really wouldn't.
played for an hour or so on xbone, liking it a ;pt. the police escape part is really fun, like open world hot pursuit. seems like a pretty deep progression system to keep you really busy to boot.
sure it's not all that impressive looking, but i'm looking forward to putting some time in over the next couple months.
sure it's not all that impressive looking, but i'm looking forward to putting some time in over the next couple months.
Stealthcobra
Member
exactly. its really silly. i never look to see if my game is running at 1080p on my tv. i just put the game in and play.
Statue of Limitation
Member
I guessing you enjoy massacres in GTA?
ComputerBlue
Member
Is there a way to remove the mini map? I'm on a roof and it's overcast, there's smoke coming out of a few chimneys and it just looks so damn sexy that I want to take a screenshot on the PS4, but not with that over sized mini-map ruining it.
I'm not saying I could tell, but you would expect some compensation in some other visual aspects of the game (maybe some improved lighting or textures, or maybe even fix the pop in) but instead it looks 'okay' even after the fact they had to compromise with a lower resolution.
After playing this on 1080p on PC all day I can easily see the jagged edges on the PS4 version. It's a pity as I would have liked to buy this game for PS4 to play with friends.
EDIT: should say on PS4 screenshots on this thread.
Stealthcobra
Member
played 5 hours and didnt notice pop in..it would have to effect gameplay for me to notice it.
Bumcleaver
Neo Member
Despite the shit-storm over E3-gate, I'm pleasantly enjoying it.
Chasing a felon whilst activating an electrical blast, resulting in said person being catapulted into a garbage bin, is a good thing.
Chasing a felon whilst activating an electrical blast, resulting in said person being catapulted into a garbage bin, is a good thing.
ShockingAlberto
Member
So has anyone else noticed you can escape the cops with ease by just booking it for the shore?
If they have a helicopter, you just have to drive the boat under a bridge and the helicopter will give up and stop looking for you.
If they have a helicopter, you just have to drive the boat under a bridge and the helicopter will give up and stop looking for you.
Preach
What's your guys' hacking tips? Tailing is a breeze, but the past few times I've had to run because the people I was hacking found me.
My main strat is to hide somewhere until he has searched an area, then I move to that area and try to blend in with the peds he's already searched. But the circle gets so small by the end that its hard to hack 100%
My main strat is to hide somewhere until he has searched an area, then I move to that area and try to blend in with the peds he's already searched. But the circle gets so small by the end that its hard to hack 100%
You mean they aren't real!? MIND BLOWN
shiftplusone
Member
Played the first few missions
Definitely glad I rented this, I'm not enjoying it very much.
I can see some neat ideas but maybe I'm over these style of open world games. There's no interesting hook for me this time (push square to awesome is not an interesting thing for me)
Definitely glad I rented this, I'm not enjoying it very much.
I can see some neat ideas but maybe I'm over these style of open world games. There's no interesting hook for me this time (push square to awesome is not an interesting thing for me)
I've yet to manage a 100% hack, highest I got was like 50+%.
I just don't know how you can do it, I always get found and just end up evading the guy.
ReBurn
Gold Member
No kidding.
Statue of Limitation
Member
Public places or outside the box hiding places - anything else and as the search radius narrows they'll eventually find you out.
Plenty of AI means there's loads of leg work for them to do - if you see them getting close don't be afraid to cause a public panic yourself with an explosion - when the crowd goes nuts in different directions you are free to run and relocate. Use camera's to extend your reach and confuse in the early game.
The last twenty percent for me always takes place in cover, dodging out of the players FOV as they get closer - anyone got any tips for end game when the radius is pathetic?
So we can praise how pretty a game looks, but can't criticize it? Gotcha.
Max Steele
Member
You need to find a dark, out-of-the-way corner to hide in. The player doesn't have all day to look in every nook and cranny. Hide out out-of-sight, and they'll never find you.
lem0n
Member
Being critical is fine, that's our right as customers. But I'd assume that's not what everyone wants to discuss online here?
It's just like, "we get it", at this point
Statue of Limitation
Member
What about in the last 10 percent when the radius all but circles you?
I'll consult with you next time I wanna express an opinion on a game, just in case you haven't read a similar comment in any other thread.
HoopzBarkley
Member
I do it all the time in this game, bought almost all outfits in the first hour of the game lol. I kept getting bank info from single mothers who didn't make nothing, but had more money than the rich people in the bank.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
For me, as soon as I log into PSN it keeps kicking me to the home screen on my Nexus 7.
Come on man. Criticism is all this game has gotten since the whole "downgrade-ation" fiasco. Whatever you want to fucking call it. People just need to give it a rest and swallow the fact that it's gotten good reviews for the most part and at the same time it can be polarizing, Ubisoft or not. The game isn't broken. It looks fine and plays fine for what it is. It's not pulling rabbits out of fucking hats. Who cares. We get it. But guess what?
The game is FUN.
properpropaganda
Member
anyone know how to access the season pass outfits on the ps4? or do multiplayer hacking with a friend and not randoms?
Darryl M R
Member
How the hell do I get good karma. . it is so much easier just shooting everyone to become an evil dick.
The Grim Heaper
Member
I'm surprised by how much work they put into Remote Play on PS4 (aka more than everyone else does lol).
They change the button icons to match the Vita counterpart.
They change the button icons to match the Vita counterpart.
dreamer3kx
Member
Game plays great on high settings with a 270 w/ i5, frames fluctuate just a bit when driving really fast, Im guessing thats normal. Im really early in the game, can you go all out in red zones, whats the consequences, ill play stealth there but wondering.
Max Steele
Member
At that point, it depends on how good your hiding spot is and how determined the player is on finding you.
You can also try going above / below the normal height of the map. That will help out. Remember, you have 5 minutes before you need to initiate the hack and alert the player of your presence. Use that time to scope out the area and find the spot you're going to go hide in.
lem0n
Member
Wasn't speaking of you, personally- was just saying, in general. It's been covered. That's all I meant by my post. :shrug:
Uncompressed PS4 caps.
Played 4 hours...
First off always play at night, day time this game looks horrible, like late PS2 early PS3.
AC black flag looks more Crisp than this.
Second I guess it is a Ubi type of thing but this all felt like a Tutorial, I only felt unchained after 3 hours.
I loved a early mission where it looked like I had to go guns blazing, then I said wtf let me go full watchdogs. It end it up with me hacking all the way to a guys phone camera and I caused distractions leading him( phone cam view ) to the objective I had to hack!. Thats when I said THIS IS WATCHDOGS!.
The overall story so far seems like Max Payne...gameplay as in Free Roam open world game feels good, but I am hacking more than full on GTA madness.