Plot
In the near future London is facing its downfall - unless you do something about it. Build a resistance and fight the opportunists who have seized power. But sit down and have a cup of tea first. After all, you're not a bloody monster.
Cast
Oddly featuring the voice of Smallville star Kristen Kreuk and dreadful excuse for a "Musician" Stormzy.
Verdict
The original Watchdogs was panned initially because the visuals didn't match the original footage, the second Watchdogs kind of came and went with minimal fanfare, praise or criticism then Watchdogs: Legion was pretty much panned across the board.
But why and is it fair? Well yes and no, I think people senselessly got on the hate bandwagon with this one but make no mistake the flaws are pretty blatant.
The first thing you notice are the visuals, they're not great. They look a bit pixelated, the environments are rather gritty and dark (But I suppose that was intentional) and nothing looks particularly polished.
Then the combat, it's not bad it's just very generic and in places more than slightly clunky.
The plot? Over convoluted like the other games.
The mechanics? Well this is why the game both strives and fumbles as it's so incredibly ambitious but fails to meet the expectations it imposes on itself.
You see Legion doesn't have a set protagonist like most games, the world is your oyster and you can acquire pretty much anyone in the game. That old lady? You can play as her. That punk in the alley? Go get him. That soldier? Easy peasy. As you walk the streets of this open world game you can acquire anyone for your team and different people have different skills and weapons.
Incredible right? Well it works, and yet at the same time it doesn't quite meet its potential. The differences are fairly nominal, the threat of losing team members is pretty non-existent and it just never feels as impressive as it sounds.
Watchdogs Legion is a passable enough entry to the series and promises great things, what it delivers is less than impressive however.
Rants
Something that is driving me crazy in the industry right now (And is not much better in the movie one) is the sheer unadulterated rampant negativity. Do you have any idea how much damage this is doing? Entire studios are shutting their doors over games that are DOA before they even hit the shelves. We're in a hate bandwagon culture where people are told something is bad so they think it's bad as well for no reason other than that. Games like Saints Row and Kill the Justice League weren't great games for example, but they also were nowhere near as bad as the average person off the street would tell you (Most of whom haven't even played them) and in doing this foolishness the studios suffer and very possibly ending them altogether. Video game studios are not as financially secure as movie ones and often can't afford even a single high profile bomb. It needs to stop or the choice people have will wane, you don't have to like everything but you also don't have to get on bandwagons either.
The Good
Some fantastic ideas
City isn't terrible
The Bad
Some of the ideas just don't meet their potential
Distinctly average combat
"Stormzy"
Mediocre multiplayer.
