


Some even have mixtures of positive and negative abilities, like a fighter I recruited that was a “glass cannon,” dealing but also taking more damage. Still others will have skills like faster hack times, bonuses to abilities, and improved combat skills. Someone in law could lower jail times for captured resistance members. Medical characters might drop the amount of time your characters spend off their feet after an injury. What’s new here is the idea that London faces a not-so-farfetched dystopian occupation, so the hacker resistance group DeadSec needs to stir the pot that is beginning to boil within the city and recruit citizens-anybody and everybody-to rise up against the evil corporation Albion.Įach citizen has different skills that can either aid in gameplay or benefit your resistance team. The general open-world gameplay, hacking, and gunplay will feel familiar to anyone who’s played the past two games. But despite the power and capabilities of the PS5, Watch Dogs Legion feels stuck betwixt console generations, unable to ever break free of that traditional “Ubisoft open-world” formula despite its novel concept and advancements.Īt its core, Watch Dogs Legion is a Watch Dogs game. The ambitious new Ubisoft title almost begs for next-gen, allowing you to recruit literally any NPC in the sprawling London map to become a playable character (can we still call them NPCs at this point?).
WATCH DOGS LEGION REVIEW UPGRADE
Watch Dogs Legion hit at a weird time, releasing for PS4 just a few weeks before next-gen consoles launched, with a free next-gen upgrade available once the new consoles were out.
