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Watch_Dogs Previews - New actual gameplay footage inside! [Up: Detail Summary List]
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It is a Ubi Montreal game. Thankfully this looks to be more interesting and interactive than AC. All the random stuff in the world to stumble upon and play with reminds me more of Far Cry 3 than AC.
parappatherapper
Member
Reflections are on board with this - the driving better be epic!
SunhiLegend
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Portugeezer
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shinobi602
Member
- Been in development for four years
- Team has placed a big focus on the NPCs’ behavior and personalities
- You’ll be involved with other events when not on a main mission
- Bios flash for a few moments as you pass NPCs
- Examples: “refuses to cycle”, “trolls religious forums”
- Hack into phones, scroll through text messages and tap into conversations, with relevant locations relating to what was discussed marked on the map for later inspection
- Game doesn’t have “a bunch of minions creating personalities one after another”
- NPCs themselves are the product of another system.
- “Every backstory, every look – it’s based on a database. Some of the population will dynamically end up in certain scenarios based upon their personalities, but you’ll never see a mugging, for example, happen in the same way twice.”
- Won’t be bombarded with side-content
- Another system controls how much of it is doled out, depending on how often you participate in it
- The game’s main narrative arc remains under wraps, but there are hints that player interaction in side-missions will draw parallels with the way that Aiden Pearce personally becomes more obsessed and drawn into the actions of Chicago’s population
- Two types of hacking abilities: small-scale actions and larger-scale actions
- Small-scale: scanning passers-by, disabling a nearby car’s security system, etc.
- Larger-scale: access the city-wide Central Operating System (CTOS)
- Access CTOS district-by-district by storming local datacentres
- With CTOS access, Pearce can use the city’s surveillance technology to identify new side-missions and follow-up on potential crimes
- Side-content isn’t always about crimes
- One sequence has you gaining access to a local W-iFi hub and peering into someone’s home
- Watch Dogs will also include opportunities for you to interact with other human players in your single-player game
- “Say you’re playing alone, free-roaming. There’s a bunch of activities you can activate. Sometimes – and you won’t know when – the objective that you have is related to what someone else is doing at the same time. When that happens we merge your reality with the other person’s, and you’ll be able to see them.”
- Ex: spy on another hacker; it’s a real player carrying out an objective within their own game who had unknowingly become part of your city
- Sometimes you will be told if another player will be watching you during these objectives, sometimes you won’t
- Multiplayer mode planned
- Expected to take 80 hours to complete everything in the game
- Access a smartphone full of apps to activate contracts, drop glyphs for friends to find, or look up a tune playing on a nearby radio
- Version of iTunes lets you buy new apps and games with in-game money
- No micro-transactions
- AR shooter mini-game sees nearby NPCs attacked by purple Metroid-esque aliens, with high scores recorded on global leaderboards
- A number of ideas were cut, team is saving the list for the future
http://gamingeverything.com/47415/latest-watch-dogs-details/
- Team has placed a big focus on the NPCs’ behavior and personalities
- You’ll be involved with other events when not on a main mission
- Bios flash for a few moments as you pass NPCs
- Examples: “refuses to cycle”, “trolls religious forums”
- Hack into phones, scroll through text messages and tap into conversations, with relevant locations relating to what was discussed marked on the map for later inspection
- Game doesn’t have “a bunch of minions creating personalities one after another”
- NPCs themselves are the product of another system.
- “Every backstory, every look – it’s based on a database. Some of the population will dynamically end up in certain scenarios based upon their personalities, but you’ll never see a mugging, for example, happen in the same way twice.”
- Won’t be bombarded with side-content
- Another system controls how much of it is doled out, depending on how often you participate in it
- The game’s main narrative arc remains under wraps, but there are hints that player interaction in side-missions will draw parallels with the way that Aiden Pearce personally becomes more obsessed and drawn into the actions of Chicago’s population
- Two types of hacking abilities: small-scale actions and larger-scale actions
- Small-scale: scanning passers-by, disabling a nearby car’s security system, etc.
- Larger-scale: access the city-wide Central Operating System (CTOS)
- Access CTOS district-by-district by storming local datacentres
- With CTOS access, Pearce can use the city’s surveillance technology to identify new side-missions and follow-up on potential crimes
- Side-content isn’t always about crimes
- One sequence has you gaining access to a local W-iFi hub and peering into someone’s home
- Watch Dogs will also include opportunities for you to interact with other human players in your single-player game
- “Say you’re playing alone, free-roaming. There’s a bunch of activities you can activate. Sometimes – and you won’t know when – the objective that you have is related to what someone else is doing at the same time. When that happens we merge your reality with the other person’s, and you’ll be able to see them.”
- Ex: spy on another hacker; it’s a real player carrying out an objective within their own game who had unknowingly become part of your city
- Sometimes you will be told if another player will be watching you during these objectives, sometimes you won’t
- Multiplayer mode planned
- Expected to take 80 hours to complete everything in the game
- Access a smartphone full of apps to activate contracts, drop glyphs for friends to find, or look up a tune playing on a nearby radio
- Version of iTunes lets you buy new apps and games with in-game money
- No micro-transactions
- AR shooter mini-game sees nearby NPCs attacked by purple Metroid-esque aliens, with high scores recorded on global leaderboards
- A number of ideas were cut, team is saving the list for the future
http://gamingeverything.com/47415/latest-watch-dogs-details/
Backfoggen
Banned
Something about this game doesn't look like it did when i first reveal.Why is the NPC looking over here? all these animations and these guys still look awkward as shit.
Ubisoft likes to bs a bit with their reveals. There's a thread on here about how Far Cry 3 looked way better early on.
thats not ps4 in the video. you can see they are using a 360 pad, so its pc version
didn't look epic. I'll settle for reasonable.
other than that, this seems like ac meets gta in a mobile/hacking way.. we will see
Which means that it'll be one of the only games I like the driving in. Most people hate Sleeping Dogs' driving for the reasons you listed but I had a blast with that.
Or Durango version.
Karak
Member
Something about this game doesn't look like it did when i first reveal.Why is the NPC looking over here? all these animations and these guys still look awkward as shit.
Ya its dropped a couple polish sheens. Maybe due to the demo being very closed off and everything cranked? But that's the game with this stuff.
This video is just constantly reminding me that I won't see Star Wars 1313...most likely
nelsonroyale
Member
I think it looks very nice visually.
Portugeezer
Member
You'd have to see the PS360 version for that.
I have a hard time believing the GTAV gif is gameplay.
This is why I love PC-Gaf
Oh, I think it looks like a fun game for sure. But that samey vibe is still annoying to me.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
This is the advantage that the Wii U version will have at least. HUD-less gameplay to enjoy Watch Dogs in all it's glory. (Optional:can someone do a photo shop mock-up showing how this would look?)
Raven77
Member
Those shadows and the LOD pop in will really suck if they remain in the final versions of next-gen. LOD is so annoying and seems to be a par-for-the-course problem in so many games in the current gen.
Hopefully UE4 and other next gen specific engines have figured out how to address this problem using that extra power.
Hopefully UE4 and other next gen specific engines have figured out how to address this problem using that extra power.
Miles Quaritch
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At least there seems to be a lot less in this than in most open world games. I only noticed it a tiny bit during the driving sequences.
Epic did say that they've been able to get rid of texture pop in on UE4 since all games are going to install to HDDs and load content from there instead of from a disk.
The Janitor
Member
Looks pretty weighty to me, he's using handbrakes and slowing down when turning.
Uno Venova
Banned
No persistent online is great, who knows the fears of next gen starting out with a bunch of always online software could turn out unfounded.
The footage looks good, learning from the dynamic situations of FC3 is great to hear, and comparisons to a skinned AC, a series which I hate, are making no sense to me whatsoever.
The footage looks good, learning from the dynamic situations of FC3 is great to hear, and comparisons to a skinned AC, a series which I hate, are making no sense to me whatsoever.
AstroZombie
Banned
Far Cry 3's E3 2012 demo looked a lot better than the finished game so it wasn't really "early on"
well damn all those 2d platformers are what... how many gens old?
clearly trying something with more equipment at your disposal is a sin.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I'm impressed with the graphics, but still not sold on the gameplay yet. If I get this it'll no doubt be the PS4 version.
I'm more focused on GTA V. If it weren’t for GTA V coming out close to this I’d probably be a lot more excited for it.
I'm more focused on GTA V. If it weren’t for GTA V coming out close to this I’d probably be a lot more excited for it.
hayabusachop
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Krisprolls
Banned
Mmmm... I'm not so sure it's a great selling point.
On a more serious note, I'm pumped for the game but the thing that irks me is they reused some Assassin's Creed assets. I mean for example, why did they choose this font ?
The font, the open world, the animus effect, the solitary hero who can attack everybody. It feels like Assassin's Creed and surely, they don't want that. I know I don't.
Also basing this off the E3 footage
I mean, just look at the massive jerks when turning and the sudden jerk boost acceleration. Obviously this is all guess-work until you try it but every vehicle sequence I've seen so far just looks like helium cars.
I hope I'm wrong though.
j0hnny_385
Member
This...this game...this fucking game...ever since it was announced it was on top my most anticipated list, but after seeing Sessler's interview with the producer... HOLY SHIT. #1 anticipated game OF THE FOREVER.
Seriously, I can't believe how much this game captured me. Stealth, Hacking, Open World, BWAAAAAAAA. My favorite game genres all wrapped in one juicy game (by the looks of it).
Who ho! \o/
Seriously, I can't believe how much this game captured me. Stealth, Hacking, Open World, BWAAAAAAAA. My favorite game genres all wrapped in one juicy game (by the looks of it).
Who ho! \o/
The Janitor
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Also basing this off the E3 footage
I mean, just look at the massive jerks when turning and the sudden jerk boost acceleration. Obviously this is all guess-work until you try it but every vehicle sequence I've seen so far just looks like helium cars.
I hope I'm wrong though.
That does look a bit jerky... but atleast it's better than Sleeping Dogs where you can turn effortlessly at 200 km/h
Chû Totoro;57327342 said:
People who run around in circles while jumping, or just jumping around are most likely other players, though.
I really dislike these kinds of comments;
It implies that this is a normal part of the game, like it's possible for every citizen/tons of citizens. It's most certainly not.
This, or something very similar has been said for so, so, so many games. Ubisoft seems big on hyping up the amount of years they spent on their games.
That said, I'm somewhat skeptical of the game. I love open world games, but it doesn't seem like this will focus on exploration, at all.
The initial preview was obviously heavily scripted, and these previews confirm that.
The hacking thing seems like a gimmick, like something that will quickly become an annoyance.
Also basing this off the E3 footage
I mean, just look at the massive jerks when turning and the sudden jerk boost acceleration. Obviously this is all guess-work until you try it but every vehicle sequence I've seen so far just looks like helium cars.
I hope I'm wrong though.
It reminds me of the way cars handle in Sleeping Dogs.
Generally these LoD issues remain till release. Perhaps tessellation can be of some help with their next project.
That said, I don't know whether it was an actual pop-in or shitty YT compression that made it look so because I didn't notice it in the IGN feed.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
They seem to do sometimes. Maybe I'm crazy but it looked like there's visible difference in shadow quality in different parts of the video. In the first half, they mostly looked terrible, especially visible on shadows cast from the trees, but then in the second half it was much better.
Portugeezer
Member
We all dress like this.. Isn't that right?....
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clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
I agree. I expected way more. Those shadows....
A preview from Gamekult actually compared the driving to Sleepy Dawgs too. Plus apparently the Driver San Francisco guys helped making the vehicle stuff, and I think that game was pretty arcadey too.
I'm really interested in what they do with the side missions and Dark Souls -esque multiplayer, on paper it sounds super exciting.
Except the SF handling model and Sleeping Dogs model is pretty far apart. At least the SF handling model was decent, Sleeping Dogs model was awful in every way.