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ComputerMKII · May 26, 2014

Metacritic (PS4 version) - 82%

AusGamers: 8.9/10
CeX: 5/5
CraveOnline: 9.0/10
CVG: 9/10
Destructoid: 8/10 - Great
Digital Chumps: 9.0/10
Digital Spy: 4/5
DualShockers: 9.0/10
EDGE: 8/10
Eurogamer.net: 7/10
Europe 1 - No score
FanSided - 5.5/10
Flickering Myth - No score
Gameblog (PS3): 3.5/5 - Good
Gameblog (PS4): 4/5 - Very Good + 'Must-have' label
Game Informer: 8.5/10
Gamekult: 7/10 - Good + 'Selection' label
Gamenguide - No score
Game Revolution: 4.5/5
Gamergen: 17/20
GamersGlobal: 9.0/10
Gamespot: 8/10 - Great
Gametrailers.com: 8.9/10
Giant Bomb: 3/5
Hobby Consolas: 8.5/10
IGN Spain: 8.6/10
InsideGamer: 9/10
Jeuxvideo.com: 18/20
Jeuxvideo.fr: 9/10
Jeux Vidéo Magazine: 19/20
Joystiq: 4/5
Kotaku - Should You Play This Game? - NO
Lazygamer: 8.0/10
Les Numériques: 4/5
Meristation: 8/10
Metro: 7/10
Metronews.fr - No score
Millenium: 75%
New Game Network: 83/100
PC Gamer: 87%
PCGames: 86%
PlayStationLifeStyle: 6.5/10
Polygon: 8.0/10
Slash Gear: No score
T4Mag: 9.5/10
The Escapist: 4.5/5
Tom's Guide: 4/5
US Gamer: 5/5
Vandal: 8.7/10
Videogamer: 7/10
Visual-M Media: 4/5

CrazyDude · May 26, 2014

The negative seem to outweigh the positives.

Squire · May 26, 2014

It begins.

Predicting mostly 8s.

Edit: Holy shit, the negatives there confirm like every fear I have for the game. To a T.

Danny Dudekisser · May 26, 2014

It has a "lackluster scenario," but is still a must-have? I dunno about that...

CmdrShepard · May 26, 2014

Sounds good - i like hearing that this seems to have a deep skill tree and while it is disappointing to hear about the characters and the story letting the game down a bit, i can find my own fun in open world games.

Expecting mostly 8's, with some 7 and 9's to even it out to ~80-85 on metacritic.

Booty Patrol · May 26, 2014

Finally. I've been waiting for this thread.

Cincaid · May 26, 2014

I thought the embargo was over the 27th.

ComputerMKII · May 26, 2014

Chacranajxy said:
It has a "lackluster scenario," but is still a must-have? I dunno about that...

I know a lot of people who like GTA but couldn't care less about the story

Jeremy · May 26, 2014

CrazyDude said:
The negative seem to outweigh the positives.

It reads like "There are some interesting concepts happening in this game but nearly everything else sucks.

4/5 gold must have game of the year"

Hidden One · May 26, 2014

Spineker · May 26, 2014

High 7's, low to mid 8's, I reckon.

Pandemic · May 26, 2014

Who is gameblog?

Jagsrock · May 26, 2014

CrazyDude said:
The negative seem to outweigh the positives.

yea seriously, it doesn't sound like a 4/5 "must have game".

Koppai · May 26, 2014

Chacranajxy said:
It has a "lackluster scenario," but is still a must-have? I dunno about that...

Yep that's a red flag right there. I'll wait for bargain bin prices.

Gaz_RB · May 26, 2014

http://www.t4mag.com/reviews/watch-dogs-review-215/

PROS

Amazing gameplay and graphics

Characters seem to have unique personalities

Variety of dialogues that don't get old

Deep narrative and skill system

CONS

NPCs can sometimes be stupid

No pleasure in hunting for fast cars

9.5

I don't know if I'll have enough crow for everyone to eat....

ComputerMKII · May 26, 2014

Cincaid said:
I thought the embargo was over the 27th.

Gameblog refuses to sign embargoes/NDAs that get lifted on release day.

Jeremy · May 26, 2014

Spineker said:
High 7's, low to mid 8's, I reckon.

The new mediocre.

NateDrake · May 26, 2014

Expecting the game to settle around an 80 on Metacritic. This review seems.....off. The negatives seem stronger than the positives.

jiiikoo · May 26, 2014

Koppai said:
Yep that's a red flag right there. I'll wait for bargain bin prices.

Based on one review?

jabuseika · May 26, 2014

That's a lot of negatives, and still 4/5?

I hate reviewers that do that.

Neuromancer · May 26, 2014

Man this game is going to have an uphill battle with you guys. Rough crowd lol.

TimmiT · May 26, 2014

Pretty sure that there's an embargo until release day.

Gen X · May 26, 2014

Prediction: Edge & GamesTM 7/10
Eurogamer - 8

Cincaid · May 26, 2014

ComputerMKII said:
Gameblog refuses to sign embargoes that get lifted on release day.

Huh, alright!

Wario64 · May 26, 2014

I thought reviews were on the 27th, lols

Mauricio_Magus · May 26, 2014

I'm expecting a lot of 80's for this game.

I'm not interested in this game, but if Watch Dogs 2 is as good as AC2 was, I'm in.

botty · May 26, 2014

Exciting times.

Phamit · May 26, 2014

I like Aiden

ComputerMKII · May 26, 2014

Pandemic said:
Who is gameblog?

French website created in 2007 by former members of 1990s magazines Joystick, Joypad, the official Playstation Magazine and others. They're in the Top 5 of the biggest French video game websites.

Gen X · May 26, 2014

Pandemic said:
Who is gameblog?

Someone who doesn't care about embargos? ;-)

oti · May 26, 2014

Worst thing that could happen: It's like Assassin's Creed 1. Lot of promise, a bit of a rough execution. That's absolutely fine in my book.

Can't wait. I get the game with my gtx 770, so I don't really care about the reviews though.

MrTroubleMaker · May 26, 2014

Underdeveloped enemy AI

Isn't that in the day one patch to "fix"

BUNTING1243 · May 26, 2014

Under 85 metacritic, four sequels, Wolfenstein is remembered as the better release.

Eusis · May 26, 2014

Mauricio_Magus said:
I'm expecting a lot of 80's for this game.

Ditto. A handful of 90s, some 70s, and a few people who just absolutely don't like a game going for 60s and lower (well, a 5 point system could get a bunch of 3/5s but those are always more like 7s from anyone else, nevermind how completely screwed up letters are scaled on Metacritic.) It'll probably be a very good but not amazing game, and I'll wait mainly to hear if the potential for screwing around is there. Lackluster enemy AI leaves me sort of worried, but then I've only ever noticed AI when screwing around and combat barely registers.

Pandemic · May 26, 2014

ComputerMKII said:
French website created in 2007 by former members of 1990s magazines Joystick, Joypad, the official Playstation Magazine and others. They're in the Top 5 of the biggest French video game websites.

Interesting.. Cheers mate.

Gen X said:
Someone who doesn't care about embargos? ;-)

Such rebellious journalists!

catmario · May 26, 2014

Review bomb Incoming!!!!!!!!!

Gray Matter · May 26, 2014

Broken embargo? This site is asking to be put on the blacklist of no review copies.

Edit:

holy shit, I can finally post, randomly tried and it went thru. Sorry if off topic, been waiting for this day for a while

Chanser · May 26, 2014

Pre-order redeemed?

dark_inferno · May 26, 2014

"Game is shit. I didnt liked the Story,Shooting,Hacking,Characters" - Its very good. 8/10 MUST HAVE TITLE

We probably get another 10 reviews like that. Criticising the game for being bad but then giving it 8/10.

sjay1994 · May 26, 2014

So... is this going to become the review thread?

There are a lot of watch dogs threads in the front page ATM.

bombshell · May 26, 2014

87.5% average after 2 reviews, not bad

ComputerMKII · May 26, 2014

Gray matter said:
Broken embargo? This site is asking to be put on the blacklist of no review copies.

You mean, like that time when they got blacklisted by Activision?

Wynnebeck · May 26, 2014

Meh, I'm still not fully convinced. Launch day embargoes should set off red flags to anyone.

LookAtMeGo · May 26, 2014

So... what if that day one patch fixes the AI?

Edit: Beaten like a troublemaker

Tamanon · May 26, 2014

Wynnebeck said:
Meh, I'm still not fully convinced. Launch day embargoes should set off red flags to anyone.

No they shouldn't. Not at all.

Gray Matter · May 26, 2014

ComputerMKII said:
You mean, like that time when they got blacklisted by Activision?

These people just don't care I guess.

darkwing · May 26, 2014

bombshell said:
87.5% average after 2 reviews, not bad

Not bad at all, preorder redeemed

Kelsey · May 26, 2014

bombshell said:
87.5% average after 2 reviews, not bad

If you count Jeux's score from last week (19/20), it's actually higher. And as someone else pointed out, the day one patch addresses enemy AI. To what extent? Who knows. I wonder if reviewers had access to the patch.

kitch9 · May 26, 2014

jiiikoo said:
Based on one review?

Gotta start tugging on those testicles as soon as you can.

CmdrShepard · May 26, 2014

Wynnebeck said:
Meh, I'm still not fully convinced. Launch day embargoes should set off red flags to anyone.

But from what i have seen the majority of AAA games are having a launch day review embargo (or 1-2 days from it). It's just how it is now.

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