Watch Dogs

[Rail Tracer]

Haven't gotten it yet, but there was a lot of hype about it... and it is out today.

Has anybody started playing it yet? And what do you guys think about it?

I am big when it comes to PC, so seeing that there is a PC version and all, I was contemplating it.... that... or complete my Civ 5 game with Brave New World.

 

[The Ü™]

I'm not having much fun with it so far.

 

[Totenkindly]

I did not play it, but I looked at the page on Steam. It looked interesting but kind of complex (lots of options on what you can do, like hacking into city systems, etc.) -- the game kinda looks like a catchall for various genres -- and wasn't sure how much time I wanted to commit.

What do you find to NOT be fun so far, U?

 

[Cellmold]

I wanted to try this, but I might wait a bit and see a few more videos on how it actually plays, I love options, but when I first saw a demonstration it looked like it was filled to the brim with extraneous options in the heat of a moment, that probably wouldn't come into use that often.

People tend to pick the most effective route and it's rare that a game actually caters to different methods of doing something without leaving someone wondering why they didn't just take the more effective route in the first place.

This might just be my issue though.

 

[Rail Tracer]

Game looks sort of fascinating. I think the graphics will be a lot better on the PS4/One/PC though, consider all the ones I am looking at are on youtube with graphics turned very low.

I wanted to try this, but I might wait a bit and see a few more videos on how it actually plays, I love options, but when I first saw a demonstration it looked like it was filled to the brim with extraneous options in the heat of a moment, that probably wouldn't come into use that often.

People tend to pick the most effective route and it's rare that a game actually caters to different methods of doing something without leaving someone wondering why they didn't just take the more effective route in the first place.

This might just be my issue though.

I find the constant use of getting into the systems without being overly noticed kind of fun. Instead of shooting one's way into everything, get into systems and let those things handle it instead. It's sort of like other games... which I can't remember the name of.

 

[Cellmold]

I find the constant use of getting into the systems without being overly noticed kind of fun. Instead of shooting one's way into everything, get into systems and let those things handle it instead. It's sort of like other games... which I can't remember the name of.

Well that's the side that appeals to me as well, but it remains to be seen how it is to actually play like that outside of developer demonstrations.

Personally it looks so entertaining manipulating this virtual world with these tools that I hope my gut is wrong about this.

 

[The Ü™]

What do you find to NOT be fun so far, U?

This for starters:

And it's tedious and overhyped.

And since I got done playing the greatest FPS since Half-Life 2 (Wolfenstein: The New Order), this open world game pales by comparison. It is no Saints Row 2 or, more recently, Infamous: Second Son, that's for sure...because it's not that fun.

I will, however, give it credit for not being the way-too-realistic driving simulator that GTA IV was. That being said, Watch Dogs is more in simulator territory than game.

 

[Rail Tracer]

This for starters:

And it's tedious and overhyped.

And since I got done playing the greatest FPS since Half-Life 2 (Wolfenstein: The New Order), this open world game pales by comparison. It is no Saints Row 2 or, more recently, Infamous: Second Son, that's for sure...because it's not that fun.

I will, however, give it credit for not being the way-too-realistic driving simulator that GTA IV was. That being said, Watch Dogs is more in simulator territory than game.

Not exactly sure everything they've done to the game, but the comparisons seem to show enough....

 

[The Ü™]

Not exactly sure everything they've done to the game, but the comparisons seem to show enough....

Now that I'm watching the comparisons on a higher resolution computer monitor instead of my phone, I see some very obvious difference between seventh- and eighth-gen (not that I didn't expect that), but as far as the eighth-gen consoles and PC go, while there are minor differences in resolution, there are virtually no graphical differences, and I don't think either differences are worth upgrading my PC or worth the Sony vs. Microsoft fanboy wars.

I hope that the rumors are true and that Rockstar plans on releasing GTA V for the next-gen. The game already looks next-gen on eight-year-old consoles, so imagine what they could do with newer hardware.

 

[Hive]

Need to check this out. I love playing as a hacker, shutting down security systems, turning it against my enemies or unlocking doors to find alternate routes. It was my preferred style while playing Deus Ex.

 

[Daenera]

 

[Cellmold]

I hope that the rumors are true and that Rockstar plans on releasing GTA V for the next-gen. The game already looks next-gen on eight-year-old consoles, so imagine what they could do with newer hardware.

At some point though we'll have to update the human eye first.