WATCH DOGS LEGION REVIEW SERIES

ItвЂ™s incredibly handy to have this upgraded as not only can it open doors and turn off security gates but eventually, you can cloak it with the use of skill points so you can slip by guards undetected.

Then there is the robotic spider which was my go-to tool. You can control a security drone to scope out an area, even inside, and even hack devices remotely while using it. Being part of DedSec gives you access to numerous gadgets to hack your way through a multitude of locations and they all have their quirks. The missions themselves are elevated by the numerous ways that you can choose to go about completing them. (Not that you need to drive that far as the handy tube network acts as your fast travel system and there are enough scattered about that you will never end up too far from where you want to go.) That being said, being able to control other vehicles from behind the wheel of your own car so they swerve out of your way never stops being fun. Vehicle control lacks the smoothness you would hope for, particularly when compared to something like GTA. Driving around the city is fine if a little unrefined.

Even the weather here is typically British with rain being prominent on many occasions and puddles to run through on the pavement. This is a dystopian version of the city, but it resembles the London we all know вЂ“ good and bad. In fact, the graphics overall are stellar, even on an older console and they spring to life even more when played on a next-generation device. Speaking of London, the city looks fantastic and, happily, not glamorised. How does London look in Watch Dogs: Legion?

WATCH DOGS LEGION REVIEW SERIES

London, divided up into boroughs, can be brought into the fight through a series of sabotages of Albion equipment, and while these do on occasion feel same-y, there are some highlights вЂ“ one of which being a drone attack on a propaganda-filled London Eye. Outside of the main missions, there are a ton of side quests to complete and you get one for every recruit you try to sign up. I found myself cringing at the vocals and the dialogue more than I was enjoying it, depending on who I was playing as, and the overabundance of swear words feels more juvenile than it does realistic at times (although there are some great British cuss words in the mix that did raise a smile at first).ДЄs for the gameplay, happily, it remains a huge amount of fun вЂ“ even if a repetitive feeling does seep in at times. Not only that but while the voice acting is solid from the main characters that push the story along, it is not quite as strong from the random characters you spend the most time with. For one, it does not feel like you are fighting against the tide to start the rebellion when it seems that almost anyone and everyone is fair game to fight alongside you вЂ“ even soldiers from the enemy group, Albion.

ItвЂ™s a neat change to the formula, but it is not without its disadvantages. People who live in the city can be recruited to the DedSec cause and you can then play as those who you have been able to successfully sign up.

Instead, you can essentially take your pick for who you want to play as from the whole of London. There are main characters here, but they exist to further the narrative rather than to serve as actual playable characters. The game takes an interesting approach to how it tells the story and how you navigate your way through it. The game looks beautiful, particularly when playing on next-generation consoles while the gameplay is fun вЂ“ if a little repetitive on occasion.ДЇor: Stellar graphics and fun gameplay with a story that is compelling and fun missions that have multiple ways you can choose to approach them.ДЄgainst:В The game does feel a tad repetitive at times while the choice of who to play as does not work out quite as well as hoped, with some questionable voice acting from the playable characters at times, as well as some dodgy dialogue that lets the side down. Watch Dogs: Legion quick verdictДЄ solid and enjoyable third entry in a franchise that embraces the silly aspect of the genre and runs with it more than ever. The aim of the game here is to work out who is responsible for the carnage and to take the city back вЂ“ building DedSec back up and clearing their name in the process. They did this by blowing up key areas of the city and framing our very own team at DedSec, and killing one of them, in the process. London is now under the rule of Albion, a military organisation that has seized control of the city and turned it into a surveillance state.

Watch dogs legion review