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Ubisoft teases new city for Watch Dogs 2?

How would you feel about a new Watch Dogs game taking place in Camden, New Jersey?

Yi-Long3552d ago (Edited 3552d ago )

... there are so many games set in American cities, which are mostly pretty boring as it is anyway.

I would much prefer to see it set in a modern Asian city, like Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, or Singapore or something.

Pandamobile3552d ago

If you want a Watch Dogs-esque game set in an Asian city, try Sleeping Dogs.

Yi-Long3552d ago

I did try Sleeping Dogs, but it's depiction of Hong Kong wasn't very good. Bad even.

I did like the gameplay, although the fighting didn't really have enough depth (the Arkham games are so much better in that area), and I felt the story just didn't turn into anything special, and main character wasn't very interesting.

It did feel it had a lot of potential, so hopefully the sequel will be much better.

However, I don't see why a new Watch-Dogs should be set in an American city? We've already seen sooooo many games set in American cities, it's getting very boring. I'd love to see some new interesting locations.

Eonjay3551d ago

OMG. Camden New Jersey...

-Foxtrot3552d ago

I know right

Why do all these games need to be set in the US

I really want to see a game set in London. I thought Ubisoft would of liked to choose cities that haven't really been done much in games.

cfc783552d ago

I think people see America as some big action packed country that's why games/movies and so on seem to be set there frequently England doesn't give off the same vibe but you never know Uncharted 3 and Fast and the Furious 6 was partly set there so there's always a chance of others.

-Foxtrot3552d ago

Wouldn't that make it better though, I mean London isn't a action packed place where over the top action shit takes place in films/games so if it did it would feel more "special" and out of place...but in a good way

I mean it would offer some interesting design choices...like how in the UK they don't have guns like the US do.

Maybe in WatchDogs though the laws have changed and the police are now allowed guns to go along with the recent attacks against the CToS buildings.

cfc783552d ago

Yeah it would i'd like to see it happen at some point,one i've always liked the idea of is a Fallout game set in apocalyptic UK that would be friggin awesome in my opinion and like you say the design choices would be totally fresh and new which is what this gen needs,it's a nice dream maybe one day but for now alls i see is more of the same old sh*t.

christian hour3552d ago (Edited 3552d ago )

London would be a nightmare for the driving sections of watch_dogs 2, but being one of the most monitored cities in the world with a CCTV camera everywhere you look, its PERFECT for watch_dogs. Hell with a new lead character and a proper script with believable characters with depth to them and a setting like LANDAN, ubisoft could really undo all the bad they did with the original game (not saying it was ALL bad, just, most of it :P)

Foxtrot I think we may have talked about london being great for watch_dogs before actually, shortly before the release of the game.

One of the things I loved about the original Getaway was it was the first game I'd ever played that was set in place I'd actually been to (I have cousins living there :D). One of the things I loved about Broken Sword 1 when I was a kid too was there was a segment set in Ireland (albeit a very stereotypical one, i still didnt care!)

I would love to see non western cities get the sandbox treatment this gen, I know all those old middle age city layouts are thrown together all haphazardly after centuries of progress and rebuilding on top of foundations and aren't as easy to design in a game as american city blocks, but they are SO much more interesting to explore than square and rectangular streets.

Other games that should get some mention for being sandboxes and set outside of US;

The Saboteur
Far Cry 1/2/3
Just Cause
I know theres more... help me out here guys :)

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cfc783552d ago

@ Yi-Long

Maybe email Ubi and see if they'll put your house in there as well.

Yi-Long3552d ago

Sadly, I don't live in any of those cities. I live in crappy Holland.

christian hour3552d ago (Edited 3552d ago )

I'm sure you mean AMAZING Holland... at least, the part I've been to was amazing (Amsterdam) and I'm sure you can figure out why I thought it was amazing :P

But I can understand why you think it's crappy.

I live in crappy Ireland.

To a lot of people Ireland is a beautiful country, but when you live there your whole life and have to witness embarrassing government parties you didnt vote for screw things up on a daily basis, the inherent racism of the older generations being passed down to "chav" culture, our nomadic people destroying our environment and being cruel to horses etc... its painful.

And I'm sure it's the same for you in Holland. And for most people in most countries. Visiting a place is always awesome... Living there, not so muuuch. Grass is always greener kinda thing haha. Though I do love my country, jsut not the cities and the politics.

Also while im on the subject, I felt very much at home in Amsterdam, it reminded me a lot of dublin city. And it was small enough it was easy to get around, learn the streets and not get lost, a lot like Dublin :)

Yi-Long3551d ago

@Christian: I know what you mean, that living somewhere is different than visiting, but I've lived in Hong Kong last year, and it was just sooo mcuh better.

Gorgeous city with lots of nature (yes, really), and very affordable food and cheap public transportation.

Holland is very expensive. You visited Amsterdam, which is nice for a few days, but other than that, Holland has very little of interest to offer, plus it's expensive as hell, and public transportation is terrible and expensive. Politics is terrible as well, but that goes for most western countries nowadays.

Amsterdam is our capital, yet it's just a big village which closes at 6 o'clock at night. Compare that to Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc etc... which are cities that are always awake and alive.

3-4-53551d ago

eww watch dogs 2?

New ip please

RioKing3551d ago

Be prepared for at least two more Watch Dogs games :/

SpadeX3551d ago

Watch Dogs Brotherhood after the 2nd one.

iNFAMOUZ13551d ago

so true but the kiddies will disagree, we need more european countries based cities

gamernova3551d ago

Why does everyone want to leave the US? That's why we have assassin's Creed. Although new Jersey is meh to me, I don't want to leave the US for this series. Not enough attention is paid to places like new york, San Francisco, Las Vegas, etc. I'm really hoping for Las Vegas.

ARESWARLORD3551d ago

Bring it to Toronto. We have china town little Italy and much more. Watch Dogs Toronto. epic.

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ForgottenProphecy3552d ago

I would love for Watch Dogs to take place in Camden, right outside my home town!

C-H-E-F3552d ago

Doesn't matter where it is, not buying it brand new again that's for sure.

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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.

RaidenBlack996d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood996d ago (Edited 996d 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.

HankHill996d 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.

obidanshinobi996d 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.

LamerTamer995d 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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gantarat996d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee996d 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?

RaidenBlack996d 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.

BlaqMagiq1995d ago

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

Profchaos996d 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.

BlaqMagiq1995d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn995d 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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smolinsk996d ago (Edited 996d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos996d ago (Edited 996d 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_toad996d 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.

LamerTamer995d 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.

TheSinsibleOne996d 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.

LamerTamer995d 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.

TheEnigma313996d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack996d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313996d 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.

Pridefall1060d ago

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

mikefizzled11060d 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_Frampt1060d 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.

WeAreLegion1060d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1060d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1060d 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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