Watch Dogs: Legion, essentially the first next-gen game of the year, releases this week on PC and current-gen consoles. While we all wait for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S to arrive, lets actually see how it fared with critics. Legion is the third Watch Dogs game, and though it uses certain elements and concepts from the series, it is not a direct sequel to either of the two games. Legion takes place in near-future London, under siege by an army of mercenaries who operate under the guise of keeping the peace following a terrorist attack. In this bleak, post-Brexit London, civil liberties are trampled on in the name of public safety. With this new totalitarian rule comes a new era of surveillance, which you’ll be fighting against alongside the remains of hacktivist group DedSec. Watch Dogs: Legion’s biggest, and most interesting new mechanic is that any random NPC can become a protagonist. As a DedSec agent, you’ll go around looking for a special set of skills, or certain access. Once you find a potential recruit, you only need to do a loyalty mission for them and they become part of the team. At that point, you can play as them for the entire game, or switch to/recruit anyone else should the need arise. Ubisoft made use of some clever voice modulation tech and hired a large number of actors to make every individual believable. Without further ado, here are the reviews for Watch Dogs: Legion. Keep in mind that this is based on PC and current-gen console code. Reviews for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S will be available closer to their respective launches.
The VG247 review - Some cool tech can’t cover up dull repetition and a story that hits too close to home 3/5 IGN - 8 Game Informer - 9 Gamesradar - 3.5/5 PC Gamer - 80/100 Gamespot - 8 Slant - 2.5/5 Press Start - 8 Attack of the Fanboy - 3.5/5 We Got This Covered - 3/5 PCGamesN - 7 COGconnected - 75/100 Gameblog [French] - 7 Spaziogames [Italian] - 7
Watch Dogs: Legion is out October 29 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The Xbox Series X version drops November 10, followed by PS5 on November 12. The game supports ray tracing and DLSS on PC. On next-gen consoles, ray tracing will be available as an option.
