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Watch_Dogs: First Legit Review Gives it a 19 out of 20; Calls it "Almost Perfect," Criticizes Story

Ubisoft warned about fake reviews of Watch_Dogs before the embargo on the 27th, but that normally doesn’t apply to the printed press, that has to deal with its own dates. One of the biggest French magazines, JeuxVidéo, has the first exclusive on the review of the game, and it's definitely positive.

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Robochobo3645d ago

Still laughing at the fact a review of something can be considered fake.

rodiabloalmeida3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

Not to mention the fact about people not getting a nerdy joke about hacking at ubisoft's twitter. stupid people.

Maybe the reason is the fact that wccftech is not a All-about-PS4 site, but dualshockers is.

Again: stupid people *sigh

PLASTICA-MAN3645d ago

NEVER TRUST OR READ ANYTHING from Jeuxvideo magazine or .fr or com), they are the laughingstock of all gaming journalism. I remember them playing MGS4 in very easy mode and saying that the game AI sucks, just to sabotage it because it was a PS3 exclusive (try to play the game in normal mode, to see how the AI is tough, let alone hard modes). In their Heavy Rain test A FRENCH GAME, they gave it a very bad score with a pretxt that the game has no replay values (while the game has around 60 different endings), just because it was a PS3 exclusive. Now I remember clearly, after just posting my news in N4G about Deep Down being a PS4 exclusive: http://n4g.com/news/1286463... Few ours later, they stole MY NEWS, and pereverted it luring people into thinking that the game will be on Xbox One too thus changing the whole content of the news (from PS4 exclusivity confirmation to Xbox One possible version), just to get hits: http://www.jeuxvideo.com/ne...

And very known to be the most corrupted magazines ever.

Wait for more reviews to see the real deal. Just don't trust this one.

aCasualGamer3645d ago

This is the beauty of the embargo system, we won't know for sure before the rest of the lot reviews the game. When i go to metacritic i can get a better overall picture of how good the game is.

randomass1713645d ago

@PLASTICA-MAN I thought Kotaku was the joke of all gaming journalism.

Aloren3645d ago

@PLASTICA-MAN The funny thing is that jeuxvideo magazine, jeuxvideo.com, and jeuxvideo.fr are completely unrelated.
Another funny thing is that none of them gave Heavy Rain a bad score...

Also, no offense, but considering the size of jeuxvideo.com, I seriously doubt they need your news to get hits.

PLASTICA-MAN3645d ago

@Aloren: You call this NOT A BAD SCORE? http://www.jeuxvideo.com/ar...

I hope you understand french when they said the game has no replay value. You cna aslo check video review of MGS4.

Also, just FEW HOURS after that my news got published, they copied it, while the tweet itself is very old, but only after I published it, they decided to make a news about it and pervert it: WHAT A CONCIDENCE!!! Also juexVideo.com and Fr and magazine share the same editors and they have many things in common, if not they are the same. Sorry NO OFFENSE, but you realy don't know them well or ever followed them. Even metascore sometimes use their reviews but most of the times they don't, because they don't consider them professional.

Gaming1013645d ago

You've obviously never heard of troll reviews, sites that put out negative reviews of extremely popular games to get more hits. They know that nerds will flock to their sites to fill up the comments with hate, that's what the site wanted! They get a ton of money with ad revenue doing that, and all your nerds out there who buy into it and fall into their trap are just sheep!

Dee_913645d ago

@PLASTICA-MAN
no. thats not a bad review.. and this one doesn't give me any reason not to trust them..

Aloren3644d ago

@PLASTICA-MAN Well, I don't know where you come from, but in France, 15/20 is a good score, it's not considered "bad" like a 7.5 would be on ign. Typically, here, a good game gets about 7, a very good game gets about 8, an awesome one gets about 9; and basically none ever get 10.

Also, do you read french ? Cause if you do, check this: "Durée de vie 16/20 Fort d'une soixantaine de chapitres, Heavy Rain remplit son office en termes de durée de vie s'étalant sur une dizaine d'heures environ. De plus, les quelques embranchements liés aux choix moraux vous permettront de reprendre l'aventure par ailleurs chapitrée et ainsi obtenir une bonne vingtaine de fins. " You know that praises the replay value, right ?

Also, jeuxvideo.com don't make video reviews. Just what they call "gaming live", which is basically a let's play.

And finally, jeuxvideo.fr belongs to M6 groups (tv channel), they're based in Lyon. Jeuxvideo.com belong to L'odyssée interactive, and are based in Aurillac, and Jeux Video Magazine belong to Link Digital Spirit and are based in Paris. So they don't share anything at all.

As for metacritic, well, if you read French, you probably know gameblog, and you know they're not exactly seen as uber professionnal and yet they're on metacritic. So, sorry, but being on metacritic isn't the ultimate proof of professionalism.

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Dudebro903645d ago

It can be called fake if the "reviewer" is lying about what they reviewed.

Considering that first reviewer refused to show his copy of the game he claimed he bought/obtained on Xbox One, says a lot. If he has a legit copy and isn't afraid to post his review weeks before it ships, then why doesn't he shut up all the haters and post a picture. Takes 3 seconds.

thorstein3645d ago

He also claimed to have been "playing it for a week" when the game hadn't even gone gold.

Syntax-Error3644d ago

Game has been gold over a week. They are playing a live stream tomorrow, so people actually do have the game. Stop drinking the kool aid

Abriael3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

When you review the multiplayer beta and call it a review of the game, it can definitely be considered false.

MadLad3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

To be fair, if they did review the single-player and then use what was seen in the beta as the reference for multiplayer, I don't fault the author too much. It's unprofessional, yes. But I I am not surprised anyone with access to the vast majority of the content over a week before others would try and put out a review first. Not to mention, multiplayer betas are almost always what you can expect the multiplayer to actually be on day one.

@Abriael

Fair enough.

Abriael3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

@:SlapHappyJesus: the references to the single player were generic and very vague.

On the other hand the NDA of the multiplayer beta said clearly that the assets were downgraded to keep the download size down, and the "review" went on bashing the graphics.

That is not kosher, and is, IMHO, plenty to define it a "false" review.

mhunterjr3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

I guess it could be fake if the 'reviewer' didn't actually play the game... Or at least play something that accurately represents the final product.

kurruptor3645d ago

What is so hard to understand about this?

You and I have never played the game.

If we were to create and publish a review... doesn't that make it fake?

PraxxtorCruel3645d ago

Still not convinced that this game will be the next-gen big hit until embargo day lifts. Awaiting release day!

GarrusVakarian3645d ago

It was fake, the dude was playing the beta and was looking at the ground while it was was raining and saying something along the lines of "look at the water tessellation and procedural textures", lmao.

It was just a guy, playing a beta, making stuff up off the top of his head.

starchild3645d ago

Exactly. Didn't even know what he was talking about. Water tessellation and procedural textures?...pfft what a noob.

XiSasukeUchiha3645d ago

I'm Laughing like Sasuke when he met up with Kakashi, and Sakura at these reviews were quote on quote considered fake.

NexGen3645d ago

It's quote/unquote....not quote on quote. It's also something that is done verbally (not in writing) to indicate something that was directly said, or to imply sarcasm.

When using written words, we use the quotation marks.

Ex: The forum post was "amazing."

oof463645d ago

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My head.

DrJones3645d ago

What's wrong with you.

TooHigh2Die3645d ago

First review posted a few days ago was 7.2 this review is like a 9.5. I believe it will be in between with an average of 8 to 9. I'm not basing my purchase on these "reviews" I knew I wanted the game 2 years ago when it was shown at E3. In 7 days when I'm playing the game the last thing I'll be thinking is what some french magazine said or some other site.

Magicite3645d ago

I think this game is mostly all about gameplay, if it has nearly flawless gameplay, then its a must.

BongSmack3645d ago

It could be considered fake if the person "reviewing" hasn't played the game or hasn't played the completed gold version of the game. To be clear, I have no idea what the story is here.

admiralvic3645d ago

"To be clear, I have no idea what the story is here."

A few days ago WCCTech posted a review for Watch Dogs and it was met with a lot of criticism. This includes things like an oddly vague and generic approach to single player, most of the review focused on previously known things (not unheard of, but it was closer to an assets preview, which is basically a preview done by looking at trailers / videos / screenshots and little to no first hand experience) , the site having almost no game reviews, a distinct lack of unique content despite "owning" the game, many people noted the gameplay came from the beta and the reviewer digging a hole for himself. A lot of this could have been avoided by the guy simply posting a picture of the game, his achievements or something tangible that disproves others, but he instead simply claimed to beat the game and I heard others mentioned he had it for at least a week / had a retail version, despite the game went gold 3 days prior and while having a test sample is possible, he would 99.99% be under an NDA.

Old McGroin3645d ago

Thought Ubisoft made an official statement saying that all reviews before the embargo on release day were not legit?

gear3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

Can we go to an evil route in this game like instead of helping a npc we kill them after full fill there quest or before

Flamingweazel3644d ago

Umm they lied, never played the game HERP DERP>

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MattE3645d ago

If the bad early reveiews are being dismissed then so should this right? Embargo not lifted until 27th.

Cant be considered im afraid..

MadLad3645d ago

"Real Review" means good score, apparently. Considering Ubisoft is so quick to claim that the "Real" reviews, no matter the source or platform, will be released on the 27th.

LazyMinion3645d ago

Print media may have a different embargo then websites. I really dont know.

hellzsupernova3645d ago

You could be right because they have to finish the magazine before going to print so they would need to have there score down before printing not sure what kind of lead time they would need

Stapleface3645d ago

Helps if the reviewer actually has a copy of the game to review as well. That one review had no copy to show. They could upload videos and write a review but couldn't take a picture of their copy of the game? That's what makes people skeptical about it. There is zero proof the guy played the final version of the game.

MadLad3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

I was talking more the "Real Review" statement than the review put up by WCCF itself. I have no reason to confirm nor deny whether that review was genuine. I am only backing the statement that Ubisoft themselves said that, without pointing out a difference between print or video-based reviews, any proper review will only be available on the 27th.
A shining review for the game comes out, yet again before the 27th, and now it is the first "Real" review.

Abriael3645d ago

It's a worldwide exclusive, and it's official, so yes, it's the first "legit review" :D

You could bring up the usual tinfoil-hattish argument that a reviewer that gets a worldwide exclusive will be nicer with the game, but at least in my experience (I did work on print a few years before moving to the web), that's a very slim possibility.

Abriael3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

Nope, "Real Review" means made with an actual final copy of the game, with all the assets in place and the features unlocked.

CrashJones3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

Nope. A real review is once the definitive edition with all the DLC etc is out to be reviewed.

:P

I'm kidding...kind of. Real reviews are reviews based off a completed game. So, as Abriael said.

I'm still feeling really positive about this game. I think Ubisoft wants to hide as much as possible for story purposes, and to surprise the public with some innovative "next-gen", in game feelings/features.
NOT because they are trying to hide a glitch fest.

cyguration3645d ago

Not according to Ubisoft.

Anything published before the 27th is "FALSE!"

mrpsychoticstalker3645d ago

Real or not Im getting this game. Reviews is the last thing I follow before making a purchase.

aliengmr3645d ago

Don't know about most gamers, but I prefer reviews from a reviewer that:

A. Knows how to review an actual game.

B. Has at least some credentials.

C. Oh, and can prove without a doubt they actually have the game.

That review was unprofessional at best and at worst just trolling.

beerzombie3645d ago

None of this exist today. Everything is bias look at the u
way the gaming media acted with the x1 even using xbone i just watch twitch now and the player questions.

CrashJones3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

I agree with you 100% aliengmr.

Also, it would be nice for them to have completed the main story at the least... and a majority of the rest..if not all.

Hard to do in some cases I know, but obviously someone who has experienced something is in a better position to discuss/review it then someone who has not experienced something.

Jimi Hendrix said it best...

Are you experienced?

admiralvic3645d ago

"no matter the source or platform, will be released on the 27th."

Two things you have to keep in mind. The first is that print is different and that a tweet is limited to 140 characters.

So why is print different you ask? Ignoring the obvious stuff like they get games earlier / print has more demands than a site, a magazine is a physical product. This is very important, since the review is already done (embargo or not, it's already printed), so all it takes is for someone to snap a picture and post it online. This is EXTREMELY common with magazines like Shonen Jump (really any manga magazine), Famitsu and the like. So while SJ might release on Monday, you can typically find next weeks chapter online by Wednesday. The point of this? Even with the embargo it's possible for these things to get out early due to the aforementioned stuff. Please note though, I have no clue what conditions this magazine has, their print schedule or that they even existed prior to today. I just know that things get leaked and Ubisoft is going to go for a simple message (especially since the warning was just a tweet, so it was limited to 140 characters by default), than say "No valid review will be posted before May 27, 2014, unless a magazine gets leaked early or a site accidentally publishes early and the following publications will be printed prior..." See what I mean? It's just a lot of needless words when a simple statement will do.

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Stapleface3645d ago

Ha, yeah lost in translation I guess. Wish I knew what BOF meant. lol

King_of_Nothing3645d ago

bof means "ok", "blah", "whatever", etc depending on the context

Abriael3645d ago (Edited 3645d ago )

Should have translated with "blah" I guess, it's a very french expression that means "blah" :D

Edited for clarity.

danowat3645d ago

Worked in France for a while, never heard "bof", heard "oof" alot, which generally meant either "meh" or "oh good, do I really have to do that"

Palitera3645d ago

Scenário translates to "story"?!

Aloren3645d ago

In this context, it means the story is average.

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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.

RaidenBlack1019d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood1019d ago (Edited 1019d 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.

HankHill1019d 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.

obidanshinobi1019d 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.

LamerTamer1019d 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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gantarat1019d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1019d 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?

RaidenBlack1019d 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.

BlaqMagiq11019d ago

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

Profchaos1019d 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.

BlaqMagiq11019d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn1018d 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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smolinsk1019d ago (Edited 1019d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1019d ago (Edited 1019d 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_toad1019d 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.

LamerTamer1019d 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.

TheSinsibleOne1019d 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.

LamerTamer1019d 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.

TheEnigma3131019d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1019d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131019d 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."

vallencer1084d ago

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

Pridefall1083d ago

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

mikefizzled11083d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921084d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1084d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1083d 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.

WeAreLegion1084d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1084d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1084d 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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