Watch Dogs: Legion Standard Edition - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

*Spoilers* I wasn't sure if I was going to buy this. But I'm overall glad I did. I like WD1 the best, but this is pretty good too. It's not quite like they advertise that you can play as anyone. There are limited people you can recruit. I only had 5 total for the whole game. The gameplay gets repetitive as most missions you have to hack into somewhere, download something, and then get out. I thought this was much easier than WD2. You can go in guns blazing most missions if you want. The construction worker is by far the best character to get as you have a drone to ride to get to the top of buildings or get over fences. I completed 98% of the game as a construction worker. A barrister would have been good as I got arrested a few times, and a doctor might help if you could find one. You also get kidnapped a couple times- so you can lose the character you're playing for a while. The story isn't great- it's ok. Oh and driving is terrible most of the time. The cars feel like tanks unless you get a sports car, and more real motorcycles would have been great. Overall, it was a good experience and I will play it again. Worth buying if this is your genre.

Disclaimer: I am still playing this game and have not completed campaign. So far, I am really impressed with the mechanics and setting of WD: Legion. I was a fan of the first two games, especially WD 2. If you have played WD2, then you know a bit about the style of play. You will spend a lot of time exploring a variety of interiors by hacking security cameras and using spider-drones. You will also be solving a lot of environmental puzzles, including multi-tiered outdoor structures. This game is VERY vertical! There are so many upgrades to this new installment, but the biggest thing is being able to recruit and play as anybody in the game. Being set in London, everyone has a funny British accent. I mean, Ubisoft really leans in pretty hard on the goofy voice-acting. It is recommended that you play with perma-death enabled. Each character in your team then becomes a little less expendable, and it makes you think more strategically. If all of your best-laid chess plans go wrong, you still have many tools to fight your way out of trouble though. ;)

Watchdogs: Legion is a highly enjoyable game! I had been eyeing it for a while, and was thrilled to be able to pick it up during this year's Black Friday sale. At first, I was a bit concerned because I haven't played either of the previous installments of Watchdogs. However, the way the developers created Legion enables it to stand strong on its own with no need to play the other games first. With endless replay ability, I have a feeling this will be a permanent favorite of mine.

It's another cookie-cutter open world game just like the ones before it. Similar in mechanics to GTA5. If that's your type of game, then you won't be disappointed. This has the usual unique twist to the style that the series is known for as well. If you like hacking, jumping from camera to camera, spiderbots, drone hijacking, etc. If you enjoy that type of gameplay, then this may be your game. However, if you don't like games that follow the GTA layout of story missions and side mission grinding, then you may want to pass and wait for a deal/sale.

Since purchase date of 11/25/2020, the game has a couple of bugs that make it difficult for me to enjoy the game. NPCs will get stuck between ledges, or shoot at each other through walls. Some characters will get stuck between walls or street poles. Regenerating environment items, like vehicles and pick-up items, will either appear polygonal or incorrectly rendered. A vehicle for a side mission rendered floating at an angle in a garage and was impossible to drive out to accomplish the mission. I had to reload the game from my last checkpoint to correct the glitch.

Game is pretty good. It's a open world GTA style game. If you liked Watch Dogs 1 or Watch Dogs 2 you will probably like this. The game has some pretty cool tech gadgets and hacking features. I have over 50 hours in it right now and I'm enjoying the story and side quests. The only problem I have with it is it is repetitive at times but if you can find it on sale it's worth it, I paid $29.99 at black friday and glad I got it.

Good overall. Builds on the successes of Watchdogs 2. Refreshing to be in a European setting with many small details like the cars driver seat being on the other side and the roads flipped. Good concepts with being able to use any npc you come across but not having that personalized created character takes away from the immersion for me. Game play is solid as well with mobility, hacking, stealth, skill trees, customization gives you plenty to do

Runs well on the PS5 I got after buying the game though doing the free upgrade isn't very straight forward. For those buying for the base PS4 I will say there is a lot of screen tearing, but otherwise it's still fun to play and I enjoyed it quite a bit. If you liked watch dogs 2 this game should also be enjoyable. If you wish for the story tone of the first game to return you will be disappointed. I honestly preferred the tone of the first game, but this game is good and funny to play so I also like what it brings to the table.