![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve only travelled there once myself, but I was delighted to see the accurate representation of Piccadilly Circus, to gaze across the river Thames from Parliament at the London Eye, and to have the opportunity to infiltrate the infamous Tower of London. The slightly futuristic version of London has been faithfully recreated, which should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Ubisoft’s attention to detail in crafting their game environments. Watch Dogs: Legion shows first and foremost that this lesson has been taken to heart, as the game serves as a well balanced juxtaposition of direction and distraction, which is what many of us are looking for in an open-world action adventure. ![]() I have always been a huge fan of Ubisoft games, but if there was ever an issue it was that some have felt like they lost their own direction in trying to do and be too many things at once. Don’t get me wrong you can still control people’s vehicles or raise barriers to evade pursuit, and since surveillance is London’s forte there are cameras and drones galore to hijack, but the entire hacking system feels more purposeful. While this initially felt limiting after the wealth of options in San Francisco, it created a much cleaner concept that felt less muddied. You don’t have as many options when hacking people, apart from the usual Disrupt, and there aren’t traffic lights to change or sewer grates to blow up every twenty feet. In terms of actual open-world hacking, it’s actually been scaled back substantially from the second game, which at times could almost feel a little overwhelming. Their core addition focuses on “Play As Anyone”, their new system that brings London to life and allows you to recruit any NPC in the game into a playable character. Instead of simply giving us more than we experienced in the second game - more hacking opportunities, more weapons, more side missions and activities to sink dozens of hours into - Ubisoft has refined the systems that were already in place and given players a much more streamlined experience. Legion is not simply a sequel to Watch Dogs 2, but a reimagining of the series. Alongside this groundbreaking system is a completely new direction for the Watch Dogs series, featuring a fine-tuned hacking system, engaging combat, and a deeply impactful narrative that resonates with our current society. Using Ubisoft’s “ Play As Anyone” system, you can recruit any NPC that you encounter in the world, so long as you can convince them to join the cause. Watch Dogs: Legion is a new chapter in the saga that allows the player to tap into the entire city to rebuild DedSec after they are framed by a mysterious group for a series of bombings across London. The perfect setting for a group like DedSec to capture the hearts and minds of a disenfranchised and persecuted population. It’s a city where private military contractors and gangs work together to profit from crime, and xenophobia runs as rampant as the surveillance. The London of the future is a dark place. The horn of the 25 Sport plays God Save The Queen, the national anthem of the United Kingdom.Title: Watch Dogs: Legion Released On: OctoGenre: Action-Adventure Reviewed On: Xbox One X Also Available On: PC, PlayStation 4 Developer: Ubisoft Toronto Publisher: Ubisoft MSRP: $59.99 USD / $79.99 CAD. ![]()
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