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Watch Dogs 2 has a better open world than GTA V and Skyrim

I believe in what I say and I make the following statement with complete certainty: Watch Dogs 2 has the best open world ever. Better than Skyrim. Better than Grand Theft Auto V.

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Genuine-User3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

I can't say that just yet while comparing it to GTAV. And Skyrim isn't my thing, I found it really boring.

That said, Watch Dogs 2 is rich with detail and character interaction/conversation. Here's a small clip that I captureed on the Pro last night: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Ricegum3114d ago

That's too good!

"I'll give you a crazy hobo!"

Honestly though, you can hate Ubisoft for some of the rubbish they put out there at times, but Watch Dogs 2 is a very impressive game with such amazing detail.

Meltic3114d ago

Skyrim is the most played the game ever. That and fallout is huuuuge

mikeslemonade3113d ago

Nice. And I live in this city. Can't wait to play the free version on PC.

starchild3113d ago

@mikeslemonade

Yeah way to screw over the developers who worked so hard making this game. Yet you can't wait to play it.

I play on PC and I buy all my games. To do otherwise wouldn't be right.

KillBill3113d ago

Just not seeing the same volume as GTA V though. The random events in GTA V are just so great. Not seeing the same type of interactivity in what I have seen from Watchdogs 2 yet.

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Aloy-Boyfriend3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

Don't be! No one does open world better than Rockstar. R* does open world where you can literally live in and explore after you beat the game. Others do Open world great, but once you beat the game there's no reason to stay in

I mean cmon guys! The first Watch Dogs was touted as GTA killer. How did that work out? As cute as this Open world is, it is still missing that R* magic. Thus it will never be better

Let's just stop comparing Underdogs to Juggernauts to sorta give the lesses games an edge. People just like to try to give popular stuff a hard time these days...

KosherNostra3114d ago

Please, tell me more about a game you've never played.

thepluggy3114d ago

GT5 had the worst map in the entire series..a massive mountain and lake that took up neatly half of it.lol

Sm30003114d ago

Damn bruh, how come u don't like R* so much

_-EDMIX-_3114d ago

Even as a huge rock star fan that owns the majority of their games I don't know if I would have great so that.

I would say Bethesda and now CD projekt Red sort of make the best open World Games in regards to all the interconnectivity you have with NPCs.

I like knowing that the characters that you meet live in the areas there, they eat there ,they work there ,their business and Community is in those locations in GTA it's not really the case..

When I randomly kill someone in GTA I don't believe that a quest line was removed or that a business has just lost its owner or anything like that.

Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the GTA franchise but a GTA game that had an open-world similar to the Elder Scroll series with easily be one of the greatest open world games ever made..

Ie I randomly robbed a shot and killed its owner now the shop is closed down or a family member takes over the shop.

That is something that actually happens in the Elder Scrolls series that is something that does not happen in Grand Theft Auto what would be absolutely amazing if it did.

Open world in regards to Features has very little to do with size and everything to do with what can I do and how can I interact with the world.

Dark_Knightmare23114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

Yeah Rockstars worlds feel so lived in oh wait in gta 5 you can't even go in like 99 percent of the buildings lol. Seriously I love Rockstar open worlds especially rdr but I'm getting really tired of them barely having any buildings to go in when ubisoft,cdpr etc have almost every building able to be entered which makes the world feel more real and lived in.

Count_Bakula3114d ago

Rockstar's open world MATCHES their game is the thing too. Watch Dogs isn't the complete package because some hipster douche wreaking havok in streets, murdering hundreds doesn't make sense or fit. GTA is satire so it's accepted. You can suspend disbelief, of course, but that's where Watch Dogs fails in my opinion.

Starman693114d ago

Believe u me. Wd2 on pro kills gta5 console version. Goood game man!!

CrimzonRazor3114d ago

never liked gta, their sense of humor ruins their games

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Ashby_JC3114d ago

You also need to take into account that GTA 5 released 3 years ago!!!

So I would hope that newer games can beat it as far as immersion and such.

SirBradders3114d ago

True and factor in that it was made primarily of rather ps360 first you can't knock it.

Jon_Targaryen3113d ago (Edited 3113d ago )

Awesome point, it took other developers 3 years to do what R* did on last gen technology and the limitations that came with it.. Never thought of it that way...

showtimefolks3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

if that's the case than why is WD2 so boring

that's right it's ubi they use the same features in all their games

notachance3113d ago

better than witcher 3 really?

oasdada3113d ago

The moment I was riding a trail bike off road, hit a rock, got my bike flying off in an akward,unrealistic Nd buggy manner, hit the grass and saw sparks coming out and the bike making soind like it hit a bloody metal pavement.. it just took me out of it. Sometimes its the little things

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-Foxtrot3114d ago

The fact is both games still hold up compared to it and they are old games from years ago...hell last gen even.

Smitty20203114d ago

am replaying skyrim and still think it's amazing

The 10th Rider3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

I'm playing it really for the first time (on PC with graphics mods.) I've played it before at a friend's house, but I picked it up for myself for like $5 a few months back.

It felt kind of overrated. I mean I do get the appeal, and I'm still playing it, but I guess I'd say the only part that stands out as exceptional is the world and just how much is in it. Outside of that, combat is okay, not bad but not great. Graphics are eh. The story is, at best, alright. The interface is atrocious on PC (thankfully mods fix that easily.) There's very little in the individual components that's really standout. The thing that makes it great is how the pieces come together to make an addictive game with massive amounts of content. . . However, I don't think it deserves a pass on the meh parts if the game.

A2X_3114d ago

People make some damn stupid comparisons these days. I understand comparing Watch dog's 2 open world to GTA V but Skyrim? Skyrim's world has a very different feeling, no modern citys, cars etc. Not even comparable.

You could definitely compare Skyrim to Fallout 4 or Witcher 3 but comparing it to GTA and Watch dogs is pretty dumb.

kevnb3114d ago

even then morrowind had the best world, too bad a lot of the rough edges will keep many people from playing.

TheFirstClassic3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

Morrowind wasn't as big but was definitely the best. It was so densley packed with things to discover, and all the locations felt varied, something I can't say about current open worlds. Anyone with a pc should give the morrowind graphics overhaul a go, it makes the game much easier to get into.

sullynathan3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

morrowind had a shit world with poor open world elements and is overrated to hell. Gothic 2 and GTA Vice City did open world back then far better. Morrowind is a classic example of rose tinted glasses covering the shit that the game had.

Allsystemgamer3114d ago

If they modernized Morrowind...I'd lose my mind.

Loved that game. The combat was silly but it's lore and amount of mission variety, weapon types armors...insane for the time.

Princess_Pilfer3114d ago

@sullynathan

It really doesn't. It's not that morrowind is perfect and some things (like NPCs who stand stock still behind a counter 24/7) show their age, but it is a very good open world. It's not a sandbox or an "open" world that effectively level gates most of itself to control progression (so if that's what you're looking for then you're looking in the wrong place) but that doesn't somehow make it bad. It's more hub-based where at any given time your quests and exploration center around a hub-area (usually a city or town) and you range farther and farther away from those places as you get to know the lay of the land, then it sends you to a new area to repeat this process until evenually the main quest says "we've spend the last 30 hours teaching you how to navigate this world using landmarks, memory and written directions and now we're sending you to the middle of nowhere and asking you to put those skills to good use."

sullynathan3114d ago

Morrowind is a sandbox like the TES games before and after it. It just isn't as good as people think it is.

Bigpappy3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

Yeah. I used to go to work and talk about things I did in MORROWIND like it was real life.
@sullynathan: If you are comparing Morrowind to GTA, you complete played it wrong, didn't play Morrowind or maybe did a speed run. You had to live in that world. You had to find your way using the compass, no lines showing you the way; You had to train in your chosen fighting style to be effective (that's why many of you could never hit a darn thing with your big swords); You needed to capture souls to do enchantments and pay to travel; Money was very important and you needed to work, kill or steal to get some; There was no auto-leveling to match NPC or weapons. You had to get the right training or you die on the spot if you couldn't avoid a powerful NPC. You were genuinely scared to go in to certain areas, and you avoided many NPC until you were well trained and equipped.
None of that is relevant to GTA and there is a lot more I didn't get into.

sullynathan3114d ago

@Bigpappy Guess what also had all that with reactive AI and an actual great world too? Gothic fucking 1& 2. Gothic 1 & 2 didn't have the shit combat of morrowind either.

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spicelicka3114d ago

Not to mention it was released 6 years ago on last gen platforms.

ps360s3113d ago

that's so true...

Not sure why people mention R or GTA5 or Skyrim

Just play the damn games and enjoy them!

never knew this kind of fanboys/girls existed!

I see how some comments are so ridiculous...

what is out now and are good, is worth playing...past games are past (good or bad)

I never compare, I just play any games that are good and enjoy them

Tankbusta403114d ago

I doubt it, nice cry for attention with an edgy title though

SilverDemon3114d ago

Haven't bought watch dogs2 yet but the original's world felt for alive than gta5
People were rapping, car accident happens and people would get out and start fighting, random thefts happens, you can see couples fighting and much more

I don't remember anything happens to the NPCs in gta5

starrman19853114d ago

I read "DC movies are more enjoyable than Marvel ones" and that immediately made his opinion invalid to me.

mochachino3114d ago

The Chistian Bale batman movies were pretty good and the first one is generally regarded as one of the best movies in the last 20 years.

starrman19853114d ago

I don't consider them true DC movies (because they're good...)

kevnb3114d ago

Christopher Nolan directed those movies, and they actually gave him some control!

The 10th Rider3114d ago

It's too bad the trilogy ended with such a low note. Otherwise it could have gone down as one of the top movie trilogies for its era.

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lipton1013114d ago

Avengers were awful. Captain America and Days of future past were the only good marvel movies. As far as D.C. Films, TDK trilogy immediately invalidates your opinion, TDK is one of the best films ever made, not just superhero movie.

Not to mention Watchmen which was absolutely stunning. Even Man of Steel had more going for it than the 2 dimensional marvel movies. I can comfortably say that Marvel has better TV shows vs D.C. though. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and daredevil beat the hell out of Gotham and Flash

The 10th Rider3114d ago (Edited 3114d ago )

I agree marvel movies are two dimensional. I honestly can't sit through them anymore, but I can understand why others find them enjoyable. They make good popcorn flicks. However when it comes to DC, one or two good outliers doesn't excuse the absolutely unbearable rest of DC's cinematic universe. I'm so done with super hero movies until someone gives us something unique. Wonder Woman looks interesting, but it'll probably just be more of the same so I'm not getting my hopes up.

CrimzonRazor3114d ago

watchmen was pure trash worst movie of all time

starrman19853113d ago

So we have TDK trilogy, they are amazing but also happened before the whole Marvel vs DC crap so I don't really count them! Then we have....

Superman Returns
Watchmen
Green Lantern
Man of Steel (I quite enjoyed that)
BvS
Suicide Squad

I think if someone paid me to sit through the majority of them I'd decline!

Marvel might be comical flicks, but they're great fun and some of the Captain America films have a more serious note too, they have their bad ones but noway near train wrecks that some of DC's have achieved!

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MindsEye to Revolutionize Gaming with Cinematic Brilliance, Creation System & Steady Premium Content

Build A Rocket Boy, led by legendary game director Leslie Benzies, and IOI Partners are thrilled to share some exciting updates on MindsEye, the highly anticipated narrative-driven action-adventure thriller launching on June 10, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

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cbuc11251d 7h ago

Looks good, cant wait. Not sure why its getting so much hate.

MastaMold2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Same I dont understand the hate, gonna buy this day one. I'm getting True Crime vibes from this game. Those True Crime games were underrated.

Profchaos2h ago

Probably because it's being hyped on the back of Leslie benzies as the ex GTA producer so expectations were higher than what we are seeing.

Everyone who attended previews walked away scratching their heads the game is out in two weeks and they chose to present it over teams nobody went hands on.

There seems to be a lot of smoke and mirrors in this one.

I have it in my wishlist but I'm thinking of taking it off until long after launch it seems like a bit of a wait for a sale type of game

The_Blue2h ago

"ex GTA producer, so expectations were higher than what we are seeing."

who is WE, where is all this hive mine crap coming from?

Profchaos2h ago

@the_blue spend 5 mins googling this game they highlight it in the damn sorry reveal trailer that aired during state of play.

Countless articles go over this from mainstream outlets it's no secret you don't need a hivemind to get to this conclusion.

would you prefer it was all one big conspiracy against this game.

All those people who previewed the game just had bias blinders on that day or something

Deeeeznuuuts6h ago

Looks okay, I'm hoping that the footage they've shown doesn't do it justice, very poor trailers in my opinion, I'll have to wait and see.

The creation suite looks pretty good though,do like a good editor in a game, the editors in Far Cry 2, 3, 4 and 5, Doom (2016), Infamous 2 etc. spend so many hours in them.

Do wish RPG Maker would actually make a completely new entry instead of the same game, rehashed, saying that, I do enjoy that too 😅

repsahj6h ago

Looks good, but I am not sold yet.

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EA Cancels Black Panther Game, Closes Cliffhanger Games

Electronic Arts is canceling its planned Black Panther game and shutting down developer Cliffhanger Studios, IGN has learned.

Fishy Fingers8h ago

S*** for those affected.

But 'Marvel' aint the easy win it was a few years ago, far from it. 2 years on with nothing but a 9 second logo teaser. I'm honestly not surprised.

DivineHand1258h ago(Edited 8h ago)

The industry is extremely volatile these days with layoffs happening every other day.

Fishy Fingers8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

That's a different game from a different studio. That's why its got a different name...

Oh the massive comment edit :(

DivineHand1258h ago

I realized after doing more research. Not even EA would be that crazy. Didn't realize anyone was replying.

Lightning778h ago

More big publishers cutting jobs BS. No more Black Panther I bet Ironman is next. All before SGF next week they better not show their faces. They're already the most hated publisher.

Just sell your IP and secure jobs for the rest of the devs within EA to other game companies. Also sell the rest of your assets and shut down. They can barely do anything right anymore.

Christopher8h ago

Another high profile IP that likely got ruined by too much management and not enough focus on just giving gamers what they want.

Profchaos6h ago

It could also be they realised public interest in Marvel properties has hit low. Compared to when they started development.

Prolonged Dev times meant to craze died before the game had a chance

The cost of licensing included in development costs which was clearly still years out meant that turning a profit was never going to happen.

Eonjay3h ago

Totally disagree with the so called Marvel fatigue. Rivals us doing great and there is no doubt to me that both Wolverine and even Blade will sell. Very well. I think Chris is more on point in reference to management and I do agree with your point about profits.

JEECE23m ago

Lol I've heard for years that "gamers are tired of copy paste live service games" and that "people are completely burned out on the Marvel IP." Then Marvel Rivals came out and both narratives went down in flames.

Relientk777h ago

EA continually proving how awful they are.

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Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher developer CD Projekt revealed its earnings and announced that Cyberpunk 2 is now in pre-production.

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repsahj6h ago

CDPR please! Make a free Switch 2 upgrade of Witcher 3 or even with a small fee of $2.49 (like Fantasy Life did).