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Watch Dogs' Map Size VS Grand Theft Auto V

GameVerb writes: Take a special look at the Watch Dogs map size as compared to one of the most popular open world games, Grand Theft Auto V. How important is map size to you?

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GamerXD4039d ago

Map size won't matter as long as the gameplay is great. Look at inFamous: SS, not really big but the game is a lot fun.

iamnsuperman4039d ago (Edited 4039d ago )

Map size is irrelevant and GTA is a perfect example of this. GTA had a huge map (which is great for driving) but the area wasn't densly populated (especially out of the main city in the south) and in the main city in the South you couldn't go into most of the buildings. The game felt empty because of this. If they had a map half the size but you could go into nearly all the buildings, the world would have felt more detailed.

Bigger doesn't mean better (I hope the trend soon dies)

vishmarx4039d ago

V prolly has the best map in any game ,
it also has the most underutilization of it in any game///
run around randomly and the details are simply mindblowing.
find prisons ,concert halls,motocross tracks,,oil rigs, construction sites,army base.
sadly none of it appears to the slightest in the story/side missions

ThatEnglishDude4039d ago

I agree. Look at Vice City in comparison. Many times smaller, but an ultimately more enjoyable and fun game. The story missions took you to every corner and part of the city. With IV and V, there's so much that you don't even visit. I get that there should be room for exploration - but ehhh.

frostypants4039d ago

What iamnsuperman said. GTA V has a huge map, but the majority of it is empty wasteland that offers nothing to the experience. It's like they just threw in filler in order to boast about the size of the map, but if anything it's a nuisance.

raWfodog4039d ago

Sorry guys. Map size matters :)

KingPin4039d ago

there is so much wrong with your sentence im afraid if i start explaining il never stop.

raWfodog4039d ago (Edited 4039d ago )

My attempt to be funny has failed. I am ashamed.

Next time I'll try to do a better job of explaining the joke.

3-4-54039d ago

I care more about what is within the map.

DFray9194039d ago

i like bigger maps!!!!!!!! we need huge maps!!!!!

cfc784039d ago

Bigger the better as long as there's plenty going on and things to do nothing worse than a large map with not alot goin on.

desertpunk864039d ago

sleeping dogs has a small map with ugly graphics and i had a lot of fun with it and i will with watchdogs.

but its sad that we need to compare every open world game with gtav.

King_many_layers4039d ago (Edited 4039d ago )

Bigger doesn't mean better.

L.A Noire is a perfect example of a pointlessly large map.

KonsoruMasuta4039d ago (Edited 4039d ago )

LA Noire really didn't try to be an open world sandbox king. They didn't even require you to drive around most of the game, you could just skip to most of the crime scenes. The city was just there, it was really nothing but a backdrop.

frostypants4039d ago (Edited 4039d ago )

The problem was that its presence gave the expectation that it would be fun to explore. Once one discovered that it was pretty much just for show, it hurt the overall experience. Rockstar broke the simple rule of "if you're going to do something, do it right". As it stands the huge open world of LA Noire just wasted everyone's time. Luckily the rest of the game made up for a lot of it.

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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.

RaidenBlack1366d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood1366d ago (Edited 1366d 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.

HankHill1366d 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.

obidanshinobi1366d 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.

LamerTamer1366d 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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gantarat1366d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1366d 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?

RaidenBlack1366d 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.

BlaqMagiq11366d ago

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

Profchaos1366d 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.

BlaqMagiq11366d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn1365d 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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smolinsk1366d ago (Edited 1366d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1366d ago (Edited 1366d 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_toad1366d 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.

LamerTamer1365d 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.

TheSinsibleOne1366d 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.

LamerTamer1365d 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.

TheEnigma3131366d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1366d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131366d 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."

vallencer1431d ago

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

Pridefall1430d ago

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

mikefizzled11430d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921431d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1431d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1430d 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.

WeAreLegion1431d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1431d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1431d 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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