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"You Will Never See The Same Thing Twice, Guaranteed,” Says Watch Dogs Animation Director

T1 - Ubisoft Animation Director, Colin Graham, has confirmed via the Ubiblog that the animations in Watch Dogs are so varied and diverse that players “will never see the same thing twice, guaranteed.”

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R00bot3662d ago

This is really interesting.
A game that constantly recycles the same animations really pulls me out of the experience.

ZodTheRipper3662d ago

Guaranteed? That's a big word, I don't think he should use that ...we're not quite there yet.

theXtReMe13662d ago (Edited 3662d ago )

They are using procedural generation for a lot of the animations. So when he says you never see the same thing twice, he's probably right. He said they have over 3000 different profiles in the cities that can combine randomly to create new people. So a John Smith and a Brenda Johnson may turn into a Brad Johnson and Brenda Smith. With different occupations, different lifestyles, etc.

Watch the long video from PAX East 2014 and you will see exactly what he is talking about. How people react to not only you, but to other people around them. That is all recorded footage from the PS4 dev kit running via a video on the PC in front of the screen. So no, it's not PC footage, that is exactly what the PS4 game is going to look like.

https://m.youtube.com/watch...

Though the footage is blurry, you can see how high-quality the visuals are and you can see the reactions of people in any given situation.

Naga3662d ago

... That moment when someone says something so grandiose that it casts doubt on everything else they said on the matter.

Magicite3662d ago

I hope this game lives up to the hype. We need innovations.

hay3662d ago

While mathematically 3000 generated variations might never be equal to another, human brain is waaay above this capacity when it comes to filtering out similarities.

TitanUp3662d ago

not sure if that promise will hold up.

randomass1713662d ago

Yeah, they can't guarantee something like that for a game that's on current and previous generation platforms.

cfc783662d ago

Maybe he knows something we don't.

andibandit3662d ago

wonder if all that processing power into animations means the npc dialog is equally varied or they all say something like "..then I took an arrow to the knee"

MysticStrummer3662d ago

Agreed. The headline only made me think of other grandiose dev claims that didn't pan out in reality. I think there should be an entry in Urban Dictionary about it…

Molyneux - A claim made about a feature or features of an unreleased pc or console game that won't appear in the final product. Can refer to the claim or the phantom feature itself.

On the bright side, since it's guaranteed, we can all demand a full refund the first time we see something repeated. Of course we won't get that refund, but we can demand it anyway. ; )

I will (almost) guarantee we'll all see things repeated in the game.

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TruthInsider 3662d ago

I'll take him up on that, ok mister £1000 says you're talking out of your ass!

DigitalAnalog3662d ago

I like how the director emphasises this as "next-gen" features but forgets that this is a cross-gen game. What of the PS3/360 versions? Are they getting "next-gen" treatment too?

Ashunderfire863661d ago

Just like The Lords of the Rings: Shadow of Mordor, Watchdogs's PS3/360 version will get gimped, because both consoles have limitations. The only reason why next gen is getting these features, because developers can push more stuff in these next gen versions than last gen.

HugoDrax3661d ago

"A game that constantly recycles the same animations really pulls me out of the experience."

Cough! Cough! THIEF!

Fun stealth game, but boy was I over seeing his hands reach in and steal the loot every time. It was the same animation, over and over and over smh.

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stragomccloud3662d ago

I don't know... every time he whips out his phone, kinda' looks like the same animation to me.

Delsin_Rowe3662d ago

He lied, the phone, animation and the cake.

Bugz3662d ago

-_- you're kidding right....

the game has several thousand different character profiles, 100 hacks, lots of different vehicles, Possibly varied parkour moves

And you pick on the animation of pulling a phone from his pocket....which to be honest i don't know how many ways you can pull a phone from a pocket without go to the extreme!

stragomccloud3662d ago (Edited 3662d ago )

I was joking. More specifically, I was being facetious. Apparently the people who disagreed with me didn't get that.

Heisenburger3662d ago

Do you remember those little finger skateboard toys that were popular several years ago?

Lol I was imagining Aiden pulling out his phone and flipping it around with his fingers like one of those skateboard toys. Lol trying to do ollies and kick flips. Haha

randomass1713662d ago

Next generation phone pulling animation! Only in Watch Dogs! lol I kid. I'm sure there will be a lot of variety. It's just a big claim on Ubisoft's part.

wonderfulmonkeyman3661d ago (Edited 3661d ago )

Scenario: you're standing on one leg.
On the seat of a bicycle riding in circles while balanced on the back of that giant mecha-spider we saw during one of the videos of the game.
As this is all going on, you look at a random kid licking his ice cream on the street below, whip the phone out, point at him with it, and say "Bang!" as the ice cream falls out of his hands and his jaw drops.

Then proceed to use your phone as normal.

Epic.

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hankmoody3662d ago

Will they refund my $$$ if I happen to see the same thing twice?

Audiggity3662d ago

Yes!

...but the refund must be processed through UPlay. So, Ubisoft will never actually issue a refund.

hankmoody3662d ago

Ooooh maybe I'll get enough U Points to dress up Aidan like Altair!

Audiggity3662d ago

Or... perhaps you can cash in points for ring tones and wallpapers for your in-game phone!

Serious note: I have SO many UPlay points built up and waiting for the first game that I really want to spend them on. Far Cry 4?

Maybe they'll replace bitcoin and I'll be a millionaire!

randomass1713662d ago

Dude, I drove to Valve's corporate building and demanded a refund at gunpoint when I saw similar zombie death animations in Left 4 Dead 2. Totally worth it. D:<

Double_Oh_Snap3662d ago

Big words, now prove it. Guess we will find out soon. So freaking excited for this game.

rashada073662d ago (Edited 3662d ago )

Definitely a "Peter Molyneux" kind of statement lol we will see.

Audiggity3662d ago (Edited 3662d ago )

It certainly is. Colin Graham will claim that he was actually possessed by Molyneux before making this statement.

psych3662d ago

Sounded more like a Randy Pitchford statement to me.

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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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.

RaidenBlack1002d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood1002d ago (Edited 1002d 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.

HankHill1002d 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.

obidanshinobi1002d 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.

LamerTamer1001d 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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gantarat1002d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1002d 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?

RaidenBlack1002d 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.

BlaqMagiq11001d ago

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

Profchaos1002d 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.

BlaqMagiq11001d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn1001d 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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smolinsk1002d ago (Edited 1002d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1002d ago (Edited 1002d 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_toad1002d 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.

LamerTamer1001d 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.

TheSinsibleOne1002d 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.

LamerTamer1001d 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.

TheEnigma3131002d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1002d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131002d 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."

vallencer1066d ago

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

Pridefall1066d ago

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

mikefizzled11066d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921066d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1066d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1066d 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.

WeAreLegion1066d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1066d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1066d 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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