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Watch_Dogs reviews
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PlumCantaloupe
Member
I must admit that the Polygon review turned me off, though I was not completely enthralled with what I was seeing to begin with.
The gender and racial stereotypes really bother me as we really need to start breaking away from this in the industry, and the lack of any interesting characters and story also have me deciding to wait until the WiiU version,
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The gender and racial stereotypes really bother me as we really need to start breaking away from this in the industry, and the lack of any interesting characters and story also have me deciding to wait until the WiiU version,
so likely indefinitely
LithiumSpade
Member
My bad. Struggling to be sure with some of the posts in this thread!
-MD-
Member
Dynasty Warriors 8.
This is actually a good answer.
Hmm, care to elaborate on the stereotypes? I've completely missed them.
This is the same reason why i posted the PS4 top 12 or so Metacritic game scores as well in a earlier post in this thread. The PS4 platform has more recent reviews than other platforms, which obviously gives you a better "average".
Its largely fictional for the most part..outside of the main skyscrapers and a few other area's its not as close as say even Infamous SS.
By the way, i use to live near downtown chicago but now live out in the greater suburbs of Chicago.
Skyrim and GTA IV is proof enough metacritic should be taken with a truck full of salt.
Enjoy a game based on your own experience; not an aggregate of other peoples' reviews.
Standard review thread procedure is to link the most reviewed platform unless there is a significant reason to believe other versions have huge issues or are being reviewed on a totally separate basis.
Readingaid
Neo Member
Been playing this for hours last night.
Wow what a game, yes visually it's not up there with Infamous and the other exclusives but boy does it make up for it with gameplay.
This game is fun, there is never a dull moment, seriously it's so packed with things to do and most importantly the things you do are not worthless and the rewards are not simply XP or some extra health or boost items. If you go off the beaten path you get chunky rare guns or a super car that you wouldn't normally find In the city. The side missions are genuinely difficult, trying to infiltrate a gang hideout isn't a case of simply shooting everyone it's very very hard and you have to plan your every move one step ahead
I really didn't expect the gameplay to be so solid in terms of thinking about what you have to do way ahead.
The visuals are nice but not next gen, the gameplay, the city and always feeling connected to other players is stunning and certainly next gen so far I'd give this a 9/10
Wow what a game, yes visually it's not up there with Infamous and the other exclusives but boy does it make up for it with gameplay.
This game is fun, there is never a dull moment, seriously it's so packed with things to do and most importantly the things you do are not worthless and the rewards are not simply XP or some extra health or boost items. If you go off the beaten path you get chunky rare guns or a super car that you wouldn't normally find In the city. The side missions are genuinely difficult, trying to infiltrate a gang hideout isn't a case of simply shooting everyone it's very very hard and you have to plan your every move one step ahead
I really didn't expect the gameplay to be so solid in terms of thinking about what you have to do way ahead.
The visuals are nice but not next gen, the gameplay, the city and always feeling connected to other players is stunning and certainly next gen so far I'd give this a 9/10
Why do you hate alejob?
To be fair the game has much more detail and cars pedestrians etc than second son
-MD-
Member
I haven't looked in awhile but it's probably the best game on PS4.
I'm only sort of serious
I agree, while I thought GTA 5 was the better game, I enjoyed GTA 4 driving a lot more. The only real criticism I heard is that it's "too hard" which is not valid, in my opinion.
Well, they're from the same stable as Eurogamer, who did one of the more critical reviews; it'd be odd for Ubisoft to pay for a review score from one (smaller) establishment yet not the larger, more influential one. I think it just might happen that Rignall really liked it in ways that Whitehead did not, and vice-versa.
It's among the worst PS4 games I've played along with Contrast and Mercenary Kings.
Best is probably a tossup between Resogun and MGS5 GZ. Infamous ain't bad and I'm sure AC4/Watch Dogs are much better than the turd known as Dynasty Warriors.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
That's terrible, should be atleast a 89.
Delta Assault
Member
Here is my review:
Dennis: Graphics is awesome - 10/10
Ya know, I actually thought that was a real life photo at first. Only the fake rubble at the bottom eventually gave it away.
Bumcleaver
Neo Member
Tin hat on, but I'm enjoying it (a lot) more than Second Son.
At times, Watch Dogs feels like there's a dizzying amount of content to explore and partake in.
Second Son, for all it's beauty, felt 'empty' in that regard.
At times, Watch Dogs feels like there's a dizzying amount of content to explore and partake in.
Second Son, for all it's beauty, felt 'empty' in that regard.
Here is my review:
Dennis: Graphics is awesome - 10/10
WTF this isn't really the PC version, is it? O_O
game will look like that if you're okay downsampling from 5130870x3238127 and playing at 10FPS
ComputerMKII
Banned
Here is my review:
Dennis: Graphics is awesome - 10/10
It would be perfect without that shitty Depth-of-field effect
Dennis I'm disappointed by you, that depth of field is atrocious, completely unnatural.
Here is my review:
Dennis: Graphics is awesome - 10/10
The new Divinity game looks better sorry.
What I've been playing for the past week, and nothing else.
Got it for $45 and, next to Battlefield 4, it's my most valued purchase for the PS4 thus far. (Bought Killzone, Ghosts, BF4, Infamous, ACIV, PS+ Games, and Knack came with the system)
Here is my review:
Dennis: Graphics is awesome - 10/10
Realistic shot, but a bit (way) too heavy on the depth of field...
dragonbane
Member
Which potentially reveals less than stellar looking assets
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Here is my review:
Dennis: Graphics is awesome - 10/10
Oh my ..
is that a direct in-game capture or was this edited? DoF seems too .. much ( ? )
CybernatonEvolution
Member
I wasn't interested in the game at all to begin with; not a fan of generic mainstream games. I got the game for free when I bought my Nvidia card, so I am thinking of selling it if it looks like crap on my new PC. It is only benchmarks worthy lol; unless it is mod-friendly.
The depth of field never appears like that in-game while just playing. He is employing a temporary effect for screenshot purposes that activates when you take your phone out. I think it looks quite nice for such shots, also
The Millennium Park area is pretty accurate. The Sears [Willis tower] is correct for the most part, and there are a few other areas that are accurate. Otherwise it's a cliffs notes version of the loop, with a few other spots across the river that are made to seem like islands.
If you live here, it's kind of disconcerting. And there are no real neighborhoods on the north side in the game, it seems.
The Seattle in Infamous SS is not a very realistic rendition of Seattle at all. I used to live in Seattle.
The human eye naturally blurs the background when you focus on close up stuff.
ComputerMKII
Banned
What if I want to look at something other than what the games wants me to look at?
I was only trying to get a laugh lol.
In all seriousness however, I do think we take it all a little too seriously these days.
I know games have got a bit more expensive and I know we've all been burned with day one purchases based on dubious reviews, but some of the reactions to reviews or games are more than a little OTT.
For instance this particular game, I've bought it and what I've found to be wrong with it so far isn't reflected in any of the reviews that I've read so far-
The controls are terrible. There is a massive amount of lag when controlling the main character, turning up the aim sensitivity has no effect and he seems to moving in slow motion all the time.
I can't get over the lack of a jump button.
I can't understand why melee is context only.
Now for me, what ever merits the game has I can't enjoy because I am constantly aware that I am struggling with the controls being so slow.
So in my opinion, the game is simply not enjoyable because of the constant irritation of the controls, so until this issue was patched or fixed, I would be rating it as a 5/10 as it's not a particularly pleasant experience to play.
But that's it, its £44.99 I won't get back (I'll get some of it back if I sell it on if the controls are not patched) but I am not disappointed enough to blow my top over it.
In all seriousness however, I do think we take it all a little too seriously these days.
I know games have got a bit more expensive and I know we've all been burned with day one purchases based on dubious reviews, but some of the reactions to reviews or games are more than a little OTT.
For instance this particular game, I've bought it and what I've found to be wrong with it so far isn't reflected in any of the reviews that I've read so far-
The controls are terrible. There is a massive amount of lag when controlling the main character, turning up the aim sensitivity has no effect and he seems to moving in slow motion all the time.
I can't get over the lack of a jump button.
I can't understand why melee is context only.
Now for me, what ever merits the game has I can't enjoy because I am constantly aware that I am struggling with the controls being so slow.
So in my opinion, the game is simply not enjoyable because of the constant irritation of the controls, so until this issue was patched or fixed, I would be rating it as a 5/10 as it's not a particularly pleasant experience to play.
But that's it, its £44.99 I won't get back (I'll get some of it back if I sell it on if the controls are not patched) but I am not disappointed enough to blow my top over it.
Really? What platform? I'm finding on PS4 that there's almost zero dead zone and instant response and am more than happy with the controls and movement with the sensitivity set to 70 in game. I can't see any lag, and I am extremely sensitive to it. I can't replay GTA4 because it bothers me so much for example. And almost anything PS3 was unplayable due to the huge dead zones though I suffered through it for the must play games.
PS4 - it's as bad as Dead Space on PC, really slow acceleration when aiming, the input sensitivity does nothing at all.
Perhaps when I fire it up tonight it might correct itself after the restart as I was playing it after it had just installed.
But for me at the moment it is distracting from everything I do in the game, I'll capture some footage later when I get back from work.
Its in game, he has just initiated a scan and then taken the shot as it amplifies the DoF,Bokeh in the shot at that time, then saturates the image.
For a camera shot with a long lens this would be a great shot, I love it.
The world will end. Seriously, do write to Steven Spielberg when you aren't happy with his camera work or something?
I don't find this to be the case. He moves how I'd expect a real person to move. No one goes around jumping all the time - what do you need to jump over? Melee is context only so it doesn't turn into Saint's Row. The game is about hacking, not punching pedestrians.
psn
Member
It's not a review, but it's kinda funny:
http://img.pr0gramm.com/2014/05/30/74ad237c46d6f447.webm
http://img.pr0gramm.com/2014/05/30/74ad237c46d6f447.webm