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Preview : Watch Dogs (PS4)

Added: 23.04.2014 17:00 | 1 views | 0 comments

We sent Steve to play Watch Dogs, and he found a game caught between two generations.

Or, at least, after three hours play it seems highly unlikely it will be. So far Watch Dogs feels like a proof of concept, a demo for a better game that's coming in another two years. For every moment of innovation or excitement, there's intrusive, leaden storytelling or uninspiring mission design. It's a game that offers you a magic phone yet seems like it's constantly out of batteries.

Like with most Ubisoft open-world games, Watch Dogs opens at a glacial pace, tutorialising what should be a thrilling escape from underneath a baseball game (including wiping out power to half...