Boulotaur2024
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Probably because graphics are an obstacle to enjoying the gameplay ?
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The perfect Dark
Banned
I love this game.
Much fun.
Much fun.
Fluffhead14
Member
is there a good picture of the map anywhere? or it's size relative to other open world games?
funkystudent
Member
This game has some nice brick textures at least.
A quick google will bring up a few pictures of the map.
I think it looks like the city is about the size of GTA4 but you have some suburban areas around the outside making it a bit larger and breaking up the dense urban setting
A quick google will bring up a few pictures of the map.
I think it looks like the city is about the size of GTA4 but you have some suburban areas around the outside making it a bit larger and breaking up the dense urban setting
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
I haven't really read through this thread yet so forgive me if I'm not really adding much. I had my PS4 copy come early and I put in about three hours so for.
I think the game is extremely average. Nothing stands out in the game as great - really, it just feels very safe. The driving hasn't felt right to me and Aiden just feels... weighty? Sluggish? The game so far just feels like a lot of different ideas stapled together without a lot of cohesion between them.
The hacking is pretty cool. I like it a lot during car chases, being able to turn on all of the traffic lights at an intersection as i pass through it.
The story so far is also just okay. The game really wants you to feel something for Aiden'so past, but he doesn't really sell it to me. I don't feel anything.
I also don't feel a pressing need to do side missions. This is more my fault as I generally find side missions in games boring.
Graphically, it looks nice at night, but the daytime stuff looks flat. There are some really annoying tech issues that are nitpicky but noticeable - for instance, I was shooting and moving, and I moved behind a metal shelf that was essentially just four bars and three shelves. I could clearly see my enemy through the massive gaps between the shelves, but when I shot, it stopped at the shelf, as if the gaps between the shelves were a part of the hit box. This was really annoying.
I'm not really sold on the game yet. If I had to sum it up, the game just feels awkward and off.
I think the game is extremely average. Nothing stands out in the game as great - really, it just feels very safe. The driving hasn't felt right to me and Aiden just feels... weighty? Sluggish? The game so far just feels like a lot of different ideas stapled together without a lot of cohesion between them.
The hacking is pretty cool. I like it a lot during car chases, being able to turn on all of the traffic lights at an intersection as i pass through it.
The story so far is also just okay. The game really wants you to feel something for Aiden'so past, but he doesn't really sell it to me. I don't feel anything.
I also don't feel a pressing need to do side missions. This is more my fault as I generally find side missions in games boring.
Graphically, it looks nice at night, but the daytime stuff looks flat. There are some really annoying tech issues that are nitpicky but noticeable - for instance, I was shooting and moving, and I moved behind a metal shelf that was essentially just four bars and three shelves. I could clearly see my enemy through the massive gaps between the shelves, but when I shot, it stopped at the shelf, as if the gaps between the shelves were a part of the hit box. This was really annoying.
I'm not really sold on the game yet. If I had to sum it up, the game just feels awkward and off.
Alcoholikaust
Member
I cannot activate the 6 codes for stuff I have either. I figure we can get it on Tuesday with everyone else.
great game tho-I'm very pleased with it (on PS4) mission variety so far is also awesome
Revolutionary
Member
Mine went through just fine yesterday afternoon. USA here
Edit: wait, 6 codes? It was just one for me that included everything.
vv looks about right. Maybe a little less in lighting quality.
Fried Food
Banned
To people playing the game. Do you feel like the "alive city" stuff makes up for the lesser visuals?
BananaSprinkles
Banned
UGH! I really want to play this game but it didn't ship to me until today and mail doesn't run on Sundays or national holidays (Monday) meaning I won't get it until Tuesday at the earliest.
I really think the visuals are only an issue for the first 2-3 hours.. once you got used to it and finally focus on gameplay you get to enjoy the game.
The game really doesnt look that great but its enough to enable good open world gameplay
SDCowboy
Member
Do you have it already?
Yeah, its a music app that lets you pick and choose what to play. In regards to the police report thing, it will pop up when peds are calling cops, so you can silence them before they are alerted though it gets increasingly difficult with more people witnessing crimes. Also police will catch on eventually if you do some super crazy shit.
On PC it definitely feels alive. Just walking on the streets you'll be bumping into people, no matter the time of day. Also a lot of chatter and random conversations to peer into, and Ubisoft has some hilarious AI moments that work really well with the "all seeing eye" hacking style.
Statue of Limitation
Member
But the graphics aren't an obstacle - they're spectacular. They just fall short of a target. Its established and its time for people to move along if that's going to step them experiencing the game.
For people that have the game - are the weather effects still there, as you walk do gusts of wind blow your coat and trash and stuff? Far more important.
Once more people get it in their hands you'll see discussion on gameplay. Right now its only those lucky enough to score it early giving their impressions, and it seems they are too busy playing
Objectively Bad Opinion
Member
Outdoor graphics are pretty meh most of the time. Draw distance is bad, while driving cars materialize just in front of you.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yep, Xbox One version. Visually I think it looks just fine. Storm and rain is incredible. Heavy tearing during cutscenes though.
MrCompletely
Member
Played 3-4 hours on Xbox One last night, I'll share my impressions.
Overall, this game is more fun than I expected it to be. It's refreshing to play a modern urban open world GTA style game where you are not criminal, rather, a vigilante, and can have fun without committing outright genocide. The game makes it clear that you're going after bad people, and though you are not one of them, you're perfectly fine in this grey area of what is socially acceptable. To that end, I enjoy the reputation system. Many acts in the game will push reputation towards good or evil, and I find its influencing how I play. Injuring civilians will hurt rep, killing cops vs escaping will lower rep. Stopping random crimes will raise it, etc. I don't know how this will impact the game yet, but I'm hopeful there are different benefits for going bad vs good.
In the spirit of playing as a good guy, I did a gang hideout side mission (same on in IGN video) purely by sneaking and using non-lethal takedowns, using cameras and hacking to cause distractions. It feels like there's a lot of room to improvise with these types of missions. You also have some gadgets, like lures (same as noisemaker in splinter cell), which further open up options. The objective the mission is to take down one guy, which is smart. If this is was GTA, it would be KILL ALL. The one guy, of course, has 15 henchman guarding him. I let them live, even the acquitted child diddler.
The world seems a little bit sterile compared to GTA, but overall, there's a ton of detail and character built in if you start to look. Hack cameras. You will get a lot of flavor simply by hacking cameras and observing civilians. You can spy on text messages and phone calls, which sometimes lead to side mission objectives. There's a ton of that stuff in the game.
The police detection system is AMAZING. This is the best it's been done in any open world game I've played. My favorite early mission so far challenges you to navigate a maze of alleyways in a locked down area of town. As cops drive by the alleyways and shine their lights in, you have to cut the engine/lights to blend with the parked cars.
I've been dabbling in the online hacking, which is super fun and unique. I've been invaded a few times, which is thrilling. The game a does a great job of blending this mode seamlessly into the SP world. Online hacking provides opportunities to be creative with using camera vantage points to get close to your target while keeping a low profile in meatspace. You can also hide in cars in this mode. The context of online hacking fits well into the context of the world, as players are presented as rival fixers - occasionally, you'll profile a civilian who is being hacked by a rival fixes, and it's essentially just a creative seamless way to matchmake.
The game has graphics.
Overall, this game is more fun than I expected it to be. It's refreshing to play a modern urban open world GTA style game where you are not criminal, rather, a vigilante, and can have fun without committing outright genocide. The game makes it clear that you're going after bad people, and though you are not one of them, you're perfectly fine in this grey area of what is socially acceptable. To that end, I enjoy the reputation system. Many acts in the game will push reputation towards good or evil, and I find its influencing how I play. Injuring civilians will hurt rep, killing cops vs escaping will lower rep. Stopping random crimes will raise it, etc. I don't know how this will impact the game yet, but I'm hopeful there are different benefits for going bad vs good.
In the spirit of playing as a good guy, I did a gang hideout side mission (same on in IGN video) purely by sneaking and using non-lethal takedowns, using cameras and hacking to cause distractions. It feels like there's a lot of room to improvise with these types of missions. You also have some gadgets, like lures (same as noisemaker in splinter cell), which further open up options. The objective the mission is to take down one guy, which is smart. If this is was GTA, it would be KILL ALL. The one guy, of course, has 15 henchman guarding him. I let them live, even the acquitted child diddler.
The world seems a little bit sterile compared to GTA, but overall, there's a ton of detail and character built in if you start to look. Hack cameras. You will get a lot of flavor simply by hacking cameras and observing civilians. You can spy on text messages and phone calls, which sometimes lead to side mission objectives. There's a ton of that stuff in the game.
The police detection system is AMAZING. This is the best it's been done in any open world game I've played. My favorite early mission so far challenges you to navigate a maze of alleyways in a locked down area of town. As cops drive by the alleyways and shine their lights in, you have to cut the engine/lights to blend with the parked cars.
I've been dabbling in the online hacking, which is super fun and unique. I've been invaded a few times, which is thrilling. The game a does a great job of blending this mode seamlessly into the SP world. Online hacking provides opportunities to be creative with using camera vantage points to get close to your target while keeping a low profile in meatspace. You can also hide in cars in this mode. The context of online hacking fits well into the context of the world, as players are presented as rival fixers - occasionally, you'll profile a civilian who is being hacked by a rival fixes, and it's essentially just a creative seamless way to matchmake.
The game has graphics.
Statue of Limitation
Member
Starting to doubt my copies coming today - postman already came this morning, doubtful Royal Mail van is going to deliver this afternoon right?
Maybe a chance if your waiting for vigilante or deadsec edition.
We've seen that PS4 has AO as well.
I imagine these are the graphics we would expect on PS4. Taken at 1600x900 with a mix of high and medium.
I imagine these are the graphics we would expect on PS4. Taken at 1600x900 with a mix of high and medium.
Resolution aside, this is what I imagine a PS360 version to look like.
Hidden One
Member
So I ordered watch dogs on Thursday night and it says delivery by the 29th but I have 2. Day prime shipping ..
LordBaztion
Member
Started the game a bit ago and love that after hacking a semaphore, there is a car crash, then drivers come out of their cars to complaint.
http://xboxclips.com/video.php?uid=...tion&vid=dd335698-7717-4b16-bace-b21ef96920c4
http://xboxclips.com/video.php?uid=...tion&vid=dd335698-7717-4b16-bace-b21ef96920c4
Statue of Limitation
Member
Just standard, why would there be a chance for those?
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
wait is that pixelated effect in cutscenes done on purpose ?
http://youtu.be/xuNTncgwl70?t=2m46s
http://youtu.be/xuNTncgwl70?t=2m46s
This is pretty damn cool.
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
mother of god
lmao yeah, it's overdone
Raitosaito
Member
I expect scores around 8.
Yup, wouldn't be surprised to see 5's and 10's.
More valuable so more chance of being signed for and more importantly much larger, so something the postie wouldn't want to drag around with them. At least that's generally what gets delivered by van where I live.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Stealth is so awesome in this game.
Yea basically. A 10 here and there and a 5-6 here and there.... I'm thinking metacritic right around 80.
PC with shadow and textures on high and the rest on max if i remember correctly, temporal SMAA.
First gen i7 and a GTX670, i capped it at 30fps and it's fairly stable.
I'm having so much fun with this game, so many things to do. Hell, even the spider tank minigame have its own skills tree.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
essentially. but there are a good number of impressions coming in.