There’s a strange sense of the game not taking itself as seriously as previous Watch Dogs titles, though when you’ve got people walking around with pigheads and Grandma’s doing roundhouse kicks, reality does kind of slip away from you just a bit.īut the concept at the heart of Legion is the most exciting part of this package. Apparently everyone in London has a cockney accent, they all seem to call each other ‘blud’ and the first song I heard on the radio was ‘Football’s Coming Home’. That said, I think Ubisoft have leaned a little too hard into the British theme to the point of being almost too comical. Probably safer I’m not actually driving around Camden for real, then. Despite knowing where I’m going, I’ve never crashed a car so much. Ubisoft have even made sure that the driving experience is as challenging with all the one-way streets and tight corners. It’s unequivocably London, but with all the quirks of being in the future with checkpoints and spiderbots. But what should also be commended is how well the city has been made to feel relevant in the Watch Dogs Universe with drones flying overhead and striking holograms dazzling in the distance. The attention to detail and effort that’s gone into it is painstakingly brilliant.

Watch Dogs: Legion has at least allowed me to take in some of those familiar sights this year. I usually make it to London several times a year, but with 2020 doing its thing, that just hasn’t happened. I could visualise my favorite shop in China Town, and smirked at the sight of Kings Cross Station. I sometimes found myself stopping in the middle of traffic to coo and caw at Piccadilly Circus, and gawp at the majesty of Buckingham Palace. The beauty of it is, once you have the worker in your party, you can then do epic skyline tours of the stunning in-game recreation of London, going on a real sightseeing tour of England’s infamous capital.Īs a Brit myself, it’s super refreshing to get to explore an open world that’s incredibly familiar and feels like something of a second home to me. A mission only that person could haved accomplished. Help them out and, once they’re on side, you then play as that character and bring in a Cargo drone that lets you reach the rooftops to access some crucial data. All of which are essential to your end goal.įor instance, one mission has you helping out a Construction Worker who’s got into a bit of a jam. Watch Dogs: Legion spins the notion on the head somewhat, tasking you with building up a team, recruiting potential operatives, and using their unique abilities to complete certain missions. Most games situate you with a sole protagonist to sift your way through a lengthy campaign, making it seem as if there’s only one good person for the job.

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