MickeyMix Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 So my step brother had this with his ps4 and after hearing the hype decided to give this game ago, after a few hours this game just got boring and a huge grind personally. Trying to decide if i actually want to force myself to platinum this or not. Its not a shocking game by all means, just not really as good as anticipated, would love to see other peoples opinions on this thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeividHasselhoff Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Lets put it this way; in first 5 hours you will pretty much have seen everything game has to offer. 100%'ing it will take closer to 50 however... Definitely case of quantity over quality, side missions are exactly the same over and over and over again. Story missions consist of exactly same gameplay elements. Very repetitive but ok game. Easy platinum, easy 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanehi185 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 It definitely didn't live up to all the hype but no game ever does so I don't pay much attention to it. Still I enjoyed this game and had fun with it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claret1858 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Lets put it this way; in first 5 hours you will pretty much have seen everything game has to offer. 100%'ing it will take closer to 50 however... Definitely case of quantity over quality, side missions are exactly the same over and over and over again. Story missions consist of exactly same gameplay elements. Very repetitive but ok game. Easy platinum, easy 100%. Have to agree. About 10 hours in and its getting a bit repetative. Not that bad that I'll give up but can see it being a grind before the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LThriller5 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I've only played the game for a couple of hours but what I like most is that there are many things to do dotted around the map (granted they can be repetitive) however I do like getting side tracked between story missions to do them. I also really like the premise of the game as the idea of being a hacker and hacking stuff and the unique online modes are really cool ideas. I can't really comment on the story yet as I've not played for long enough. HOWEVER .... What really lets this game down for me is the technical side like the awful control system that you aren't allow to change, the terrible driving mechanics. I'm not a graphics whore by any means but this was the first PS4 game I played where the graphics stood out to me as being not great after being wowed by the other games I played on ps4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfree7 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Some of the requirements are a bit annoying. The game overall was enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuroEnzeru Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Not a bad game, they just overhyped the shit out of it. Was it really worth pushing back the release date for? I don't have the drive to Platinum it, and I didn't when I started it. Easy platinum, easy 100%. I completely disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatting Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Lets put it this way; in first 5 hours you will pretty much have seen everything game has to offer. 100%'ing it will take closer to 50 however... Definitely case of quantity over quality, side missions are exactly the same over and over and over again. Story missions consist of exactly same gameplay elements. Very repetitive but ok game. Easy platinum, easy 100%. Yeah, easy after the latest patch , but some of the trophies are dumb pure luck spending forever hacking NPC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeividHasselhoff Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I completely disagree. Yeah, easy after the latest patch , but some of the trophies are dumb pure luck spending forever hacking NPC's. Yeah, maybe i should have specified that i only started the game a long time after they patched the drinking game. Songsneak trophy isn't all about luck either, there are a huge amount of startegies in the thread here. Finding the right ones got me 2 remaining songs in few tries each, however it took a while to find the right strategies. I am curious however how can you still completely disagree this being an easy one after they patched the drinking game? The game was a grind but there was nothing hard about it the way it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dz06lt Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Loved the game honestly, while its too bad they cut back on the graphics overall the story was good and the gameplay is pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I honestly thought the game had all the makings of being the next huge sandbox title, it just wasn't executed quite right. I really enjoy the game (I've finished the story, just working on trophy clean up at this point, then I'll get to the online), it actually managed to take a very familiar element and make it feel fresh and new...what other game can you hack like this? There just wasn't enough variety after a while. And I also felt the story lacked, I didn't really care about it at all, didn't really feel for the characters...it was the gameplay that hooks you. However, for me the absolute worst thing about the game were the driving mechanics...they're just terrible. All in all the game is very enjoyable because of the fresh gameplay mechanics and new ideas, but the game has it's flaws...it was over hyped for sure. But if Ubisoft can make a few tweaks here and there, I think Watch Dogs 2 will be amazing. The game has a ton of potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swotam Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I enjoyed the game overall, it was nice to have something GTA-like that wasn't necessarily GTA. I thought they implemented the hacking concept fairly well, and while the main character was a bit of a bore, the story overall was reasonably interesting. The Platinum wasn't too hard aside from Social Lubricant, which even after the patch isn't as brain-dead simple as the rest of the trophy list. Yeah, some people got it on their first try, but some people aren't all people so YMMV. The North American PSN store has it on sale this week (Feb 24/15), so if anyone has been thinking about it you can get it reasonably cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcrock Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I bought this game on release and put a good 20 hours into it before having the game breaking bug which was around back then. I lost all my weapons and upgrades and couldn't complete the story mission that I was on. I gave up on it. Recently I was browsing the forums here and found that the drinking game was patched, I remember this being too difficult for me. This encouraged me to pick the game back up and start again. I have hammered through it in the last week only to have another bug occur with the city hotspots. I had to start over again to get that trophy. I finally have my platinum. With all that crap that has happened, I still found the game really good. The story was fun to play but I do agree that you don't really get submerged into it. The side quests are really poor as after a few goes you are just doing the same thing all of the time and its too much of a grind. The driving mechanics are one of the worse I have came across in a game. They are that poor. The collectibles were a fresh way of getting collectibles and I enjoyed that. All in all, if it is on sale, get it! Most of the bugs are gone now and it is enjoyable. It is also quite an easy plat. I think if a sequal is made then it would be a must buy as this game shown us a little of what this title can do and a sequel would deliver something very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefo Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 It's on sale again and somehow I'd love to buy it although I am aware that it might get tedious real quick. My greatest concern is the online part. Are the trophies still obtainable and somewhat easy to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swotam Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The online trophies are still obtainable and generally simple to obtain, although the Traced trophy is a bit of a pain in the ass (and has been since the game was released). All in all it's an OK game, it's not as bad as some say and odds are you'll find it to be worth a sale purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefo Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) The online trophies are still obtainable and generally simple to obtain, although the Traced trophy is a bit of a pain in the ass (and has been since the game was released). All in all it's an OK game, it's not as bad as some say and odds are you'll find it to be worth a sale purchase. Thanks. I think I'll dive into it. Edit: Few hours in and somehow I am enjoying the game. Might not be able to plat it because I am a very bad driver but still. Edited May 8, 2015 by chiefo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegetollo7 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'm enjoying it so far. The graphics are good and the shooting mechanics are solid. The premise is kind of silly where you can literally hack almost anything with your smartphone but other than that it's nice to play a different styled open world game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfree7 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 So did you decide to play this game Hallaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickeyMix Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 So did you decide to play this game Hallaw? Yes i did mate but not finished yet done all the online, hotspots and all the song sneak songs e.t.c just got campaign and side missions and social lubricant left. However i find it very tedious but i really like Clara Lille she's pretty awesome not going back to it for a while because i need someone to sit down and just chat with to make it less tedious but soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairin Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Spent about 30 hours playing it at first, I had high hopes and after I paid full price I pushed through it. I can't even remember if I finished it. Once I put it down I didn't have any interest to go back to it so there it shall stay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEER MONSTER Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I held off from buying this because of some of the criticism that I'd read about when it was released, that was mainly directed at the graphics, managed to get it cheap the other day and I'm actually quite impressed with them. Whilst not the amazing PC images that where shown by Ubisoft at the demos it hardly an ugly game is it, the detail and character animations are not too bad at all I don't think. I've only played a little bit of the game so far, and while it certainly isn't the greatest ever I don't think it's to bad, quite enjoying turning all the traffic lights to green and watching the carnage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjdavies Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) I'm enjoying it, the first open world game I'm spending more time on foot than a vehicle, due to the hacking. EDIT: I just read the difference between online hacking and tailing! Tailing is going to be fun, and I wonder how many times happened to me as never knew about it and mostly on foot lol Edited May 29, 2015 by cjdavies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucienNL Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 This is just a great game. Great gameplay. Great story. Great voice acting. Interesting characters. I can't wait for Watch Dogs 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowAFC Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I'm in Act 3 and honestly, it's quite boring now. I only rented it so I haven't lost too much in that department. I'm going to send it back and I'll just read up on what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodSpaceFellow Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The game was definitely fun, especially for me since im majoring in Computer Security, so the whole game is like a big easter egg for me. It was fun, the story was pretty good, graphics were good too. Although at the end, it gets repetitive (ew 40 fixer contracts) and you have to grind a bit. Other than that, i definitely recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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