{"id":65307,"date":"2014-05-30T11:58:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T09:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=65307"},"modified":"2014-05-30T12:08:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T10:08:14","slug":"watch-dogs-my-copy-worked-just-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/65307-watch-dogs-my-copy-worked-just-fine","title":{"rendered":"Watch Dogs – my copy worked just fine"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there was such a thing as an objective review, I would be hard pressed to write one about Watch Dogs. The new title from Ubisoft was undoubtedly the most hyped up game of 2014 so far, and while this is good for sales, it is bad news for gamers. Whenever high expectations are created the game has to be near flawless and completely revolutionary to not leave you feeling somewhat disappointed.<\/p>\n

Combine this with the fact that the launch of the game for PC<\/a>\u00a0and next-gen consoles<\/a>\u00a0did not go very smoothly, and it is hard to judge Watch Dogs\u00a0in isolation – for the game it is.<\/p>\n

So, instead of giving Watch Dogs a score, I am going to give you a brief overview of what it was like to play the game (on PS4) – from taking the disc out of the box, to connecting to Uplay, to running around a virtual Chicago.<\/p>\n

Check out the scores the game has been getting: Watch Dogs review roundup<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watch Dogs – PS4<\/p><\/div>\n

Getting Started<\/strong><\/p>\n

First off, the game worked. The loading times were a bit long, but besides that Watch Dogs functioned properly. There was one occasion where a mini-game had a glitch and I was unable to bet on a game of three cups, one ball, but besides that it was relatively smooth sailing.<\/p>\n

From what MyGaming has seen online, and experienced in the case of the PC version, installing the game and connecting to Uplay was impossible on numerous occasions. On my PS4 version the game installed, the 90mb day one update kicked in, and I was able to connect to Uplay. To test the system I created a new Uplay account (plus, I couldn’t remember my details from the one I had when I used to play Anno), which was verified and working within minutes.<\/p>\n

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Watch Dogs – PS4<\/p><\/div>\n

Playing as Aiden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch Dogs looks good on the PS4, not great, not terrible, just good. I was not blown away by the visuals, but the environments looked well put together and Aiden himself was fairly detailed. The cars aren’t visual masterpieces, but their wheels are round and the window glass breaks when you put your elbow through it.<\/p>\n

On a few occasions the draw distance was not spot on, and various items – mainly bushes and plants – only rendered within a few metres of the camera.<\/p>\n

As you know, the game centres around Aiden’s ability to hack various items, from traffic lights to CCTV cameras, using his smart phone. Pushing square opens the phone-based profiler which shows you what, and who, is hackable. This is a bit overwhelming at first as you are bombarded with a lot of information simultaneously, but once you get used to the constant flow of data\u00a0you can start seeing what you should pursue and what you can ignore.<\/p>\n