Watch Dogs Review

Watch dogs has been released. The big Ubisoft release was announced by an E3 in 2012 and had as promise to be the first title of the new generation. The delay in the launch increased the anxiety on the part of the players and Ubisoft did not measure efforts to encourage this. With its release, Watch the dogs turned out to be a great game, but it does not come close to what everyone expected. It brings together all of the best of the other developer franchises, such as Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell. The good point of this is the game has the fundamental elements of a successful game. On the other hand, it is bad that he has only one story and new characters compared to other titles. In the end, the delay and anticipation for Watch Dogs got in the way, but it remains incredible.

The title tells the story of Aiden Pearce, a skilled hacker who did dirty jobs in Chicago, how to hack into the bank account of the citizens of the metropolis. He ends up being discovered and his niece is murdered, causing him to go after revenge and discover the whole conspiracy behind the metropolis and ctos, the operating system that controls the city. Its main weapon is the "Profiler", an app for your smartphone capable of invading all electronic devices interconnected through ctOS. This allows the protagonist to invade cameras and computers, for example. However, the most important are the citizens. Aiden can invade their cell phones and discover details of their lives, such as age, profession and some weak point. Some of them can be hacked. This allows the protagonist to go to the ATM and take some of the money from the account of the hacked person or prevent a criminal activity discovered during a call or exchange of messages. Controlling this whole scenario is simple. In car chases, simply push a button to open a traffic light and cause a bit of confusion or raise a bridge to prevent the opponents' progress. At times it is necessary to break into a system and solve small puzzles, but in general the hacker simplicity in Watch Dogs is balanced, making you feel that you are in control of everything without difficulty.

The Watch Dogs campaign is a weakness. As much as it is amusing, it does not present anything new. Most missions revolve around simple goals such as reaching a certain location and escaping the police. The characters follow the same logic, being charismatic enough to please the player, but far from possessing a depth that highlights them. Aiden Pearce, however, is an interesting protagonist. Before starting a mission, for example, the character usually talks alone to give the player a greater knowledge of what may happen or who the people are involved. This makes it possible to dive into Aiden's life and understand his decisions and details about the conspiracy behind the ctos. Other interesting facts that complement this are the protagonist's memories, which can be activated at specific points on the map.

The world created for Watch Dogs is the great differential. The game has several side quests and activities that are interesting enough to make the player forget the campaign and just explore the city. Augmented reality games allow the protagonist to collect coins while running and jumping in the alleyways of Chicago or shoot aliens. There are also more classic games, such as chess and poker, for example. In the latter, it is possible to use the "Profiler" to assess the opponent's stress level or invade cameras to try to see another player's hand. But digital travel is the best. These new illicit drugs from the world of Watch Dogs transport the protagonist to other worlds in which he can fly a car and run down demons or even control a giant robotic spider that must cause the greatest possible destruction in the metropolis.
Watchdog's multiplayer also deserves prominence, but is far from being responsible for being the differential of the title. In a mix between online and offline mode, players can be invaded at any time by other people. Thus, it is necessary to find the responsible and try to eliminate it. The opposite can also be done. This mode is the only totally unheard of. The others revolve around variations of known manners, such as street races, capture the flag or kills.