About This Game
Most likely turning out to be a cross between a high-tech GTA 5 and an Assassin’s Creed game, Watch Dogs is set in Chicago in the not-too-distant future.
The game was originally intended to be an Xbox One and PS4 launch title, but was pushed back to 2014 because it wasn’t quite as perfect as Ubisoft wanted.
Now we have to wait until May to get our hands on Watch Dogs, but until then we can console ourselves with all the news and gameplay footage we have so far
Ubisoft had an extended demo of Watch Dogs available to see behind closed doors at E3 2013, and we were lucky enough to be one of the few to be granted access.
Our first impressions in our hands-on Watch Dogs review were that the architectural detail of Chicago is very realistic and the weather effects are particularly impressive.
Watch Dogs coming
Originally intended to be a launch title for the Xbox One and PS4, Ubisoft suddenly delayed the Watch Dogs release date to sometime in Spring 2014.
However, we can now confirm that the hacking-based, open world title, Watch Dogs will launch for Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC as well as the PS4 and Xbox One on May 27.
Anyone who chooses to play Watch Dogs on the PS4 or PS3 wil also get accessive to exclusive content, including 60 minutes of additional gameplay.
“We’re really excited for the launch of Watch Dogs on both PS3 and PS4 and are confident that it will prove to be one of the standout games of 2014,” said Michael Pattison, VP of Third Party Relations at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. “It’s a unique and visionary game and we believe that the exclusive content available via PSN will not only excite gamers, but showcase how PlayStation is a preferred destination for Watch Dogs.”
Watch Dogs for Wii U
Despite finally getting a firm release for all the other platforms, Watch Dogs for Wii U has been delayed. Again.
It will not be released on May 27, but will arrive at "a later date".
“We made the difficult decision to further delay the release of Watch Dogs on Wii U to focus the team’s resources where they could have the broadest possible benefit for both our customers and Ubisoft,” said Ubisoft to investors.
Watch Dogs the graphics are far better known
If you were following (or part of) the online outrage surrounding the supposed graphic downgrade for Watch Dogs spotted in the most recent story trailer, you might be pleased by the "Welcome to Chicago" trailer.
Ubisoft's Creative Director Jonathan Morin has said that particular trailer "wasn't a good graphics reference", but that wasn't the best excuse for a pretty major trailer for a hotly anticipated game.
The lengthier Welcome to Chicago trailer is all in-game captured and attempts to show off the game's "depth and diversity".
It focuses on rich dynamic lighting, weather and lighting effects offered by the game as well as the myriad NPC characters you'll stumble across in your Chicago adventures.
Watch Dogs Storyline in Chicago
You’ll need to manipulate Chicago’s Central Operating System, known at ctOS as it controls the majority of the city’s technology and information as well as holding data on all the city’s residents.
Manipulating the ctOS can be done via Pearce’s smartphone, meaning you’ll be able to access security cameras, download personal data, control traffic lights and public transport form the palm of your hand to achieve your goals.
Being able to control parts of the ctOS means "the city is our weapon", one of the game’s defining catch phrases.
Watch Dogs Gameplay
Watch dogs is a sandbox game that will allow you to explore the various layers of Chicago, from the rooftops down to the city’s dangerous underground system. However, you will have to hack Control Centres in order to access citizen profiles and the ctOS in each district, similar to the towers you have to scale in Far Cry 3 and the Assassin’s Creed series.
"When you’re doing an open world game, I think one of the best practices is to connect your fantasy, the fantasy of the game to the world itself," said Jonathan Morin, Ubisoft’s Creative Director.
Watch Dogs will also use a Reputation System that is based on the media’s perception of Pearce and the way the player completes the missions and side quests, including the amount of citizen casualties you wrack up.
"Every time you intervene and how you play, your Reputation is going to sway in different ways, and that’s now going to have an impact on the entire city and [how] they will perceive you,” added Morin. "It’s not a judgement call on how you play. There’s a lot more depth in that to our system."
Elements that seem particularly GTA 5-like include the driving sections. Ubisoft partnered with the Ubisoft Reflections studio, responsible for the Driver series, to influence Watch Dogs. Watch Dogs actually features over 65 vehicles each built using a top physics and handling engine.
There has yet to be any playable game demoes at gaming trade shows, but there have been several Watch Dogs gameplay trailers released by Ubisoft, which you can enjoy
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