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Ubisoft comments on Watch Dogs Gameplay Demos Being Scripted Allegations

Watch Dogs had a strong showing at E3 2012 and also at recently concluded E3 2013. So far whatever things we've seen and heard about Watch Dogs is incredible but still there is a section of gamers who doubt things being scripted.

Double_Oh_Snap3939d ago

Maybe... I hope so, but going back to E3 2012. I can only respond like this.

Yeah sure, that line of cars at 6:40 is obviously dynamic magic... -_-

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

xtremexx3939d ago

yea, that sudden line of cars is a bit suspicious to me, but hey PROBABILITY.

Riderz13373939d ago

Yeah it does look scripted. Isn't the light green? The cars are just staying there lol.

poopsack3939d ago

They seem to just spawn from whichever direction of the road isnt being looked at, at that time. Nice cheap trick, I wonder if thats how itll work all the time or if it was just for the demo.

badz1493939d ago

sure you can hack everything the city has to offer but doing exactly what you want in any circumstances? I don't think so.

in every mission, I believe they will put you in situations where you will be able to hack just a couple of things THEY wanted you to, not just anything you want! think about it. if the missions are done during the night, won't blacking out the area and roam around using night vision goggle be the best solution for A LOT of things? trying to sneak through rooms with guards? blackout! chased by cops? blackout and blend in! wanna quickly grab something and get away? blackout! see? but THAT would be boring and repetitive, right?

so...they will create situations as if they are giving you options/freedoms as how to approach the mission by making you aware of these things they 'wanted' you to hack and use. the game will be a semi-linear game disguised as a sandbox game. not scripted, sure but not entirely freedom either!

assdan3939d ago

Yeah that makes sense. They will technically give you the freedom to do anything, but they'll probably force your hand without you knowing about it.

rocky0475863938d ago

You just described 99% of games that are made. No game gives you the freedom you want, unless it's a hack of course. Any game you play you are doing exactly what is set for you to be able to do, there are very few games that are designed so that the playtesters or the designers themselves haven't thought of it themselves, very few.

Blacklash933938d ago (Edited 3938d ago )

There's always a best strategy for any encounter in any game. It's something these demos are rehearsed in to show the features they want to illustrate to the audience. That doesn't invalidate that you have choice and can opt to approach things in a variety of ways.

You're not forced to blackout the city, we don't know when he gains that ability in the game, and for all we know their will be other effective means of escape. The demoer didn't have to approach that enemy base from that angle and he could have stealth killed the guards instead of alerting them. He could have turned right instead of left on that one road. And so on.

We haven't seen nearly enough of the game to make the judgement you're making. We don't know the full extent of your hacking options, no good impressions of the complete layout of maps, what new abilities you may gain, ect. We barely even know anything about the story.

BISHOP-BRASIL3938d ago

The thing is complete freedom may sound like great gameplay, but will ultimately make telling a story borderline impossible (or very shallow), then people will complain about that...

I'm ok with it, not that story alone is more important than gameplay, for that we could watch movies and read books, but I personally like my games to have more than just some ongoing generic plot made to move us through objectives... Still, nothing beats that anxious need to see what happens next.

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Prcko3939d ago

gonna believe it when i see it...

Heisenburger3939d ago

They showed it, but people aren't believing.

;)

Fireseed3939d ago

I'm a bit weary of it too, but even if the basic combat is pulled off I think it's still gonna be a great game.

P.S. You think the producer of this game popped a stiffy when the whole Snowden thing started? lol

iPad3939d ago

I think the demos are scripted, for presentation purposes.

Game developers have only so much time to show their game. They're not going to wander around and wait for an epic moment.

Summons753939d ago

Most devs admit this. They have a short time to show off and essentially sell the game that they need too. On top of that they're in build that isn't final so many things have the potential to go wrong. Demoers also play the demo hundreds of times to learn everything so they don't die or mess up or do one thing that could potentially set off a bug.

So I wouldn't be surprised of its scripted and honestly wouldn't care since I can see where they're coming from.

eezo3938d ago

yes agree... its just part and parcel of business strategy for these big gaming firms...

Hayabusa 1173939d ago

This.

Obviously in a demo things will be set up to give an example of what kind of interactions are POSSIBLE in the game...same with any other game.

As for whether the game itself will be fully dynamic...well, if it's an open world game, how can it not be? Open world games usually don't use scripted events, it's simply too much work. There's nothing stopping the devs from making it a linear, story driven hacking game that's fun, and people will still buy it as long as it does what it says on the tin and it looks fun...so why then would they need to market it as a open world game?

Time will tell I guess, but even if it isn't what they claim it to be, well, not many game ARE: Bioshock was nothing like what they hyped it to be, but it was still enjoyable to play, so I'll definitely give "Watch_Dogs" a chance.

Either way, I think Watch Dogs will be pretty close to what they claim. I mean think about it, it's just GTA where you remotely activate scripts...it's really not that hard to do.

eezo3939d ago

this is become a norm of some sort, every developer used these type of tactics (scripted gameplay demo, demo running on PC instead of the console it is schedule to release) to impress gamers and fans....

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Watch Dogs Deserves A Remake, More Than Ever

With the world of information and technology, privacy and security growing every day, Watch Dogs deserves another chance in the spotlight, now more than ever.

RaidenBlack995d ago

The only Ubi title that deserves a faithful remake right now is Splinter Cell 1.
All 2014+ Ubi titles are just underwhelming. Especially ones from 2016+ are just cancer.

LucasRuinedChildhood995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

Seriously, are we so far removed from Ubisoft actually making good games that people now praise Watch_Dogs in retrospect?

"Watch_Dogs has remained one of my favourite games of the last ten years." Jesus Christ.

HankHill995d ago

I remember being so disappointed in Watch Dogs when I played it at release. It was alright, but I think I fell for the hype and I needed a game to play on my new PS4.

obidanshinobi995d ago

This is what happens when mediocrity gets praised as good.
Standards are slipping across the whole entertainment industry.
What was once considering rubbish is now considered as OK, what once was OK is now being praised as good etc etc.

LamerTamer994d ago

Everyone has their own likes. I liked it a lot myself. I played through it twice and liked the car chases and the open world with fairly decent environments and missions. It suffered from the whole downgrade thing where they showed graphics that weren't actually there. No game will appeal to everyone but it was still ambitious for it's time.

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gantarat995d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee995d ago

For certain! AC1 was brilliant at the time but with new graphics and gameplay it would be amazing! Do you prefer old combat or new though?

RaidenBlack995d ago

I'd say a reimagining of AC1.
I direct AC1 remake would be a bad idea. It'll need better story pacing and significant better world building.

BlaqMagiq1994d ago

Old. Let it play like how it did with AC2-Syndicate style gameplay but refine the setting and story.

Profchaos995d ago

It would need a lot changed for it to be enjoyable again as even back in 2007 on launch we were all complaining about it's repetitive gameplay go here perform one of three side quests repeat then assassination now do it over and over until a big battle with a unforgiving checkpoint system.

BlaqMagiq1994d ago

Absolutely. It needs it. The only AC I truly didn't enjoy.

chicken_in_the_corn994d ago

I'd prefer it didn't. Ubisoft would make it so bloated, it wouldn't be anywhere near the original

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smolinsk995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

As a fan of the franchise legion was garbage and I regretted my purchase for the first time in the franchise the entire thing felt like an experiment in NPC behaviour and released without the writers input on what makes a good story.

I don't think I'm alone in that feeling though as wrench and Aiden are brought back and the campaign was rewritten to fit them.

I am tempted to buy the season pass to play it again with Aiden but fool me twice shame on me I'm waiting for a deep sale

camel_toad995d ago

Agreed. Despite the annoying hipness of the characters in part 2 I thought it was a really fun game. I was extremely disappointed and surprised at how many steps back they took with Legion. You'd think it was made by an entirely different team. Or was it?

It was just so devoid of fun.

LamerTamer994d ago

Honestly one of my biggest annoyances with Legion is that they took out the camera views for the driving. I mean the behind the car view that they stuck us with is near unplayable. I always used a first person driving view. After two releases why did they take OUT features? I don't get it.

TheSinsibleOne995d ago

The fist watchdog game was the best by far
After that they weren't weird and annoying with that hipster stuff. Aiden was a badass.

LamerTamer994d ago

I thought so at first too. I got used to it and it ended up being good after some play time. I just had to give it a chance.

TheEnigma313995d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack995d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313995d ago

That's good news. Hopefully it's done right.

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Inside the Driver game that died so that Watch Dogs could live

From VG247: "When cars slide, they leave tyre marks. In a game like Driver, they’re an aesthetic touch, part of the inherent cool of a handbrake turn. But those dark shadows in the road also tell a story. From tyre marks, you can determine the speed of a vehicle, when it started to skid, and its ultimate direction of travel – long after the car itself has vanished into the distance."

vallencer1060d ago

Different spellings in different parts of the world friend. Tyre is a correct way to spell it.

Pridefall1059d ago

Dunno why you got downvpted when tyre is correct in Australia.

mikefizzled11059d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921060d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1060d ago

Why did they stop making some of the best games ever? Driver was one of them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1059d ago

Assassins Creed 2 showed Ubisoft how to make money and Far Cry 2 showed them that gamers don't like complex ideas. Now Ubisoft just turns out games that are just variations of the same thing.

WeAreLegion1059d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1059d ago

A story driven game with pure driving gameplay. I'd love to see a new Driver game or a remake of the first one.

ApocalypseShadow1059d ago

Yes. This one. A definite remake of the first without adding any ridiculous fluff. The first game had great physics and sound for its time. The start of the car in the beginning cinema I watched constantly. My father and uncles were big muscle and classic car freaks. Only thing crazy about the game was the relentless cops in the last level. Insane the way those police cars were and launched at you.

Bleemcast made it look better just like PC emulators. But would definitely take a remake.

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