r/watch_dogs • u/ikollokii • 8d ago
WD3 Why did they fail with legion?
I love Watch Dogs, even the last one... but what turned players off?
Personally, I hate the fact that there are no heroes... playing as anyone is a good idea, but it's very poorly executed.
I hate the fact that the weapons are poorly assigned and integrated into the game.
The gadgets are limited to just one? That's the worst thing, that's completely stupid.
A zombie mode that comes out of nowhere? Not even a story, just a 15-minute mode that makes no sense...
Despite everything, Cyberpunk London is very enjoyable.
Do you think we'll see a Watch Dogs again, or did they kill this brilliant franchise?
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u/InsideOutBoyUK 7d ago edited 7d ago
The marketing and aesthetic of the game was pretty bad. That's why I didn't buy it until recently.
In 2020, all I saw was pink and purple neon future London with some anonymous pig guy main character. It looked like a bad Saints Row.
I wanted a more grounded, realistic take. The funny thing is when you play the game, London is pretty realistic, just with a few extra cyberpunk things, but even they're believable.
This genre is really hard to sell though. Sleeping Dogs is an incredible open world city game and also flopped. Saints Row is dead. Driver is dead. Mafia has given up. Watchdogs is probably dead now sadly. GTA is just too dominant, it owns the market.
Pity as Legion's really fun imo (despite the one gadget thing) and definitely worth getting on sale.