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14 minutes of open world Watch Dogs gameplay [hacking, combat, driving]
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EA had the same thing with NFS:Rivals, meaning they demo'd it on pc with a ps4 controller.
MotorbreathX
Member
LeeRoyBrown
Banned
After that 14 minute long video that gametrailers just put up.
I'm not longer buying this game, I would have to be extremely fucking wrong here.
Just here me out.
The main character kills 6 random security guards.
0 reputation lost?
Then incapacitates a criminal using blocking poles.
Now if you were the media, you would see a criminal violently killing 6 or more people, then you see the main character joining up with another man who was beating a woman, then you would see them jump into their getaway cars which are parked right next to each other, and then you would see the violent criminal get away.
Somehow...according to the way the game works... the main character earned 25+ reputation points.
WHAT...THE...FUCK Ubisoft.
Can you drag bodies in this game? Like does it have a real stealth mechanic or is a fake?
I'm not longer buying this game, I would have to be extremely fucking wrong here.
Just here me out.
The main character kills 6 random security guards.
0 reputation lost?
Then incapacitates a criminal using blocking poles.
Now if you were the media, you would see a criminal violently killing 6 or more people, then you see the main character joining up with another man who was beating a woman, then you would see them jump into their getaway cars which are parked right next to each other, and then you would see the violent criminal get away.
Somehow...according to the way the game works... the main character earned 25+ reputation points.
WHAT...THE...FUCK Ubisoft.
Can you drag bodies in this game? Like does it have a real stealth mechanic or is a fake?
NullPointer
Member
Hate to say it but I think it'd serve the premise and I'd like this game far more if the protagonist didn't use any guns.
The gunplay does a disservice to the ultimate hook of hacking as weapon, and puts this game squarely tit for tat against GTAV on its own (now Max Payne inspired) turf.
Considering all the weapons available at the gunshop and how much random, purposeless killing occurs in this short walkthrough, and all amidst talk of shades of grey in morality, I don't have high hopes.
GTAV has the open world, heavily armed, fast car driving, city-asshole down pat. I thought this was going to be something very different from that mold.
The gunplay does a disservice to the ultimate hook of hacking as weapon, and puts this game squarely tit for tat against GTAV on its own (now Max Payne inspired) turf.
Considering all the weapons available at the gunshop and how much random, purposeless killing occurs in this short walkthrough, and all amidst talk of shades of grey in morality, I don't have high hopes.
GTAV has the open world, heavily armed, fast car driving, city-asshole down pat. I thought this was going to be something very different from that mold.
Apart from some LOD pop in, everything looks solid. I think the success, well how good the game is, not the sales numbers, is going to hinge on how safe they play it with the bulk of the game. If it's close to the later AC stuff, we'll be stuck with another beautiful game with an interesting setting that's boring throughout. Hopefully it's more Far Cry 3 than AC in that sense.
Are we going to get any ps3 footage before the release?
Are we going to get any ps3 footage before the release?
LeeRoyBrown
Banned
Sorry, forgot about that however I have 2 points on that.
1. After reading 20000 people have allergies to nuts I completely ignored them.
2. The media don't know they are former mercenaries, also I highly doubt you'll ever hear a news reader say. A man killed 6 guards with explosives and a hand gun today but who gives a fuck because they all have criminal records.
Next in the news scientists say the whole world may be allergic to nuts by 2022
With so many mechanics in this genre set in stone, I don't know if you could start taking elements away without fans howling outrage. Maybe they could do it if there was something taking up the slack in a big way. A deep platforming/parkour system or the sneaky bits, but from the videos, it looks like par for the course stuff. The hacking seems rudimentary as well.
And you're right about it being really close to GTA. Especially when people actually boot up the game and are no longer strolling to the mission objectives and neatly parking cars, it's gonna look really similar.
Hope you aply the same you said to this:
If you cover up his character model, yeah, the graphics to Infamous SS look like shit. But like I said earlier, the Infamous SS character models look nice at least in.
I know it will look better when it is actually played rather than a video, but I couldn't help but notice the poor graphics everywhere in this screen once you ignore the cars. The car models look pretty good, with the lighting and all, take them out and it looks early this gen.
Again, I realize it is a video, but it doesn't look great does it :/
You're right. They showed super powered versions of the game early and now they are throwing this at us. That's why I laugh when people start talking about stupid shit like Deep Down and that Quantic Dream tech demo. Then I really start laughing when people say "launch games" "wait 2 or 3 year for real next gen" and what we end up later are blurry games that struggle to maintain frame rates in the 20's. If someone wants to bring up Beyond: Two Souls, don't bother. That game looks horrid outside of their faces. I'm sure it's going to be fun and it looks stylized, but don't bring that crap up like it's some kind of graphical tour de force.
LiquidMetal14
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Any game can be less flattering in stills. I thought we didn't have to go through this time of clarification.
I also hope the PS4 controller prompts will become standard on PC versions of games. I would buy another PS4 pad for the PC in a heartbeat.
I also hope the PS4 controller prompts will become standard on PC versions of games. I would buy another PS4 pad for the PC in a heartbeat.
That is the absolute worst screen I've seen of Second Son and I'm not counting bullshots. Is that a Youtube screencap?
This would make absolutely no sense in showing off a demo. Why would you show off the PC ver with low-end settings.?
Metroid-Squadron
Banned
To make it look like console versions. Crytek did it with Crysis 2.
shinobi602
Member
To people complaining about Aiden killing 'random' security guards, they're not random.
They're part of the Bloome corporation that runs ctOS. I think they are part of the group responsible for hurting Aiden's family and the target of his revenge.
Also notice how shitty their backgrounds are, mercenaries, ex cons, etc.
They're part of the Bloome corporation that runs ctOS. I think they are part of the group responsible for hurting Aiden's family and the target of his revenge.
Also notice how shitty their backgrounds are, mercenaries, ex cons, etc.
Psychoward
Banned
Yes but isn't the media on their side?
Poly count is too low, animation is identical to current-gen, too few cloth physics. Utterly lacks the wow of something like Infamous Second Son that really looks next-gen.
The whole thing looks like a rushed current-gen port that is taking advantage of increased ram but not much else. I suspect it will lack polish because it's a launch game.
GTAV has me more excited. Significantly.
I haven't played the game so I can't comment on gameplay, only graphics.
Also, this was NOT prominent on the PAX floor, which tells me that Ubisoft knows the game's shortcomings.
I hope i'm wrong.
The whole thing looks like a rushed current-gen port that is taking advantage of increased ram but not much else. I suspect it will lack polish because it's a launch game.
GTAV has me more excited. Significantly.
I haven't played the game so I can't comment on gameplay, only graphics.
Also, this was NOT prominent on the PAX floor, which tells me that Ubisoft knows the game's shortcomings.
I hope i'm wrong.
shinobi602
Member
Not necessarily...remember the hacker group Dedsec has been exposing them and the system to the public, so perhaps the public overall doesn't have a favorable opinion of ctOS. We'll just have to wait and see how the story unfolds.
mylasthope
Neo Member
Then don't use any guns. iirc, they said there were multiple ways to play game. I am glad that using guns is an option. It's better to have options than to not having options...
NullPointer
Member
Do you think I'll be able to play a no-gun playthrough? With all the weapons of display at the gunshop I'm kindof doubting it.
Its not just about the guns though - its also about how many kill objectives make up the meat of the game.
And just so you don't think this is purely some anti-violence crusade, my point is that I think this game would do well to distance itself as much as possible from GTA's core gameplay.
Boss Man
Member
I've just never caught any real interest in this game. It looks like an unfun GTA, sort of like GTAIV but even more boring.
Having said that, you can't really complain about how they present hacking. Hacking is a thing that everyone loves to shoehorn into things (especially games) but it never has and never will actually make real sense.
My personal favorite of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ
Having said that, you can't really complain about how they present hacking. Hacking is a thing that everyone loves to shoehorn into things (especially games) but it never has and never will actually make real sense.
My personal favorite of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ
Hidden One
Member
How are people comparing Watch Dogs with Infamous graphics? WDs is releasing on Current Gen, Next Gen, and PC..Infamous SS is an exclusive.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Yeah, that didn't sit right with me. But the moment I saw him shooting the security guard, the whole moment said "sorry, the focus groups said we needed to have this." Presumably you can do a non-lethal play through if you'd rather, though.
The game looks a bit better than current-gen stuff, but only marginally so. The frame rate and presumably all the AI stuff going on is what's taking up memory.
Vire
Member
At the end of the day, both are open world games being played on a PS4 and cost the same amount. So yes they are directly comparable.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
That shouldn't matter. Look at Battlefield or Metal Gear. You can have a great looking cross-gen game if you build towards it.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
I think the game looks fine considering it's a cross generation launch title. More importantly, it looks fun. Hopefully default difficulty provides a challenge. Game that allow stealth and all that crap are so mindlessly easy you might as well just run and gun and shoot everything.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
It's the first release of a complex open world game. It's going to be buggy as hell.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
I wonder which elusive version is this one
LiveFromKyoto
Member
This is Ubisoft. It will come out a year later and look mostly the same.
TetraGenesis
Member
shinobi602
Member
Check my previous 2 posts.
That's my biggest worry. I don't want to play another Fallout 3.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Aiden (what a name... my god) looks like the douchiest character on earth.
Hey, amir0x. I'm late to this thread, but next time you should check a user's post history before falling for the bait. Metroid-Squadron is an xbottle troll. A bad one at that.
But in Infamous you are gonna jump into a vent and immediately shoot to the top of a three story building in seconds, fly through the air, grab onto the Space Needle and climb to the top, jump off and slam to the ground sending enemies/cars flying off in a big ass explosion. Watch Dogs all seems to take place at street level for the most part. Totally different scope between the two games.I will say, some things in Watch Dogs do look better than Infamous.
Specifically the grass textures. In Infamous it's relatively flat, something we have seen many times in the past, whereas Watch Dogs has individual blades in certain areas.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
That would be something that would have been shown or said. The same as incapacitating all enemies by shooting in the kneecaps (only police officers can be incapacitated in that way).
Ubisoft missed a big opportunity to make this game so much more awesome.
Whaaaat? You can't incapacitate criminals via knee-capping? Why would they not include that? Force you to carry out a chase sequence?
shinobi602
Member
God you guys are judging this game so damn hard 2 months before it's even out. Come on people, christ.
Vire
Member
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