Nausicaa

Well, the PC version is still going to look awesome, so I'm not too concerned. I'm more worried about generic AssCreed gameplay and an excessively linear story that caps out at ~10 hours. Plus, the more I see of the city, the less and less it looks or feels like Chicago, which is disappointing, but I've already bitched about that plenty in this thread.

dsa_shea

It was mentioned in the video that Ubisoft was asked about the graphics and they shifted the importance from them to the gameplay. They basically said that graphics aren't as important as some of us make them out to be. This basically goes against one of the biggest premises they sold the game to us in the first place.

slop101

I've read that they can certainly make it look better on one platform, but there's pressure from the other side to not make it look that much better on the competition's platform, so you get this downgrade.

dsa_shea

Well, that plan certainly sucks. I just might have to stick with the games that take advantage of the console's power than doing stuff half-assed because the platform throws a tantrum and threatens to not let it be released on said console.

fumanstan

Any links to that speculation?

I blame the Wii U.

Meanwhile, some Playstation exclusive content for the game:

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Decker

That looked better than the story trailer. Not E3 pretty, but better than Crackdown.

I could give a crap about 60 minutes of bonus content. That's not much to brag about.

musick

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Rival11

Ok well, that looked great - even enough to get me to buy a new console. Hoping it looks that good when it's released.

Nausicaa

Definitely looks good. I hope they deliver.

musick

Just to clarify: Our "Welcome to Chicago" trailer is indeed PS4 Devkit footage. I know this was a popular question so there you go .
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chess

Excellent. It looks really great.

I have no clue how last gen consoles are supposed to do all of the things they say they're trying to pull off in that video...obviously the graphics, but moreso the citizen AI stuff.

mattysemo247

One of the podcasts recently mentioned that the developer has already confirmed that the last gen versions will be less populated with citizens roaming the streets.

fumanstan

Nvidia would like to remind you that Watch Dogs looks extra awesome on PC. /masterrace

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nickdawgy

That whole online thing seems kind of cool, but I dunno. If there was no way to tell whether it was the computer or a real person, it might be cool. But I'd hate to have some tool come into my game and start doing stupid shit to take me out of the experience.

But the trailer looks really good, and the game looks like a hell of a lot of fun.

Deftones

musick

^ why the gif when we have gameplay to look at

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not inFAMOUS pretty but gameplay looks interesting

also impressions of 5 hours of gameplay
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/...-first-5-hours

redrum

That doesnt look that amazing

Ps4 should handle that with ease

Deftones

i posted the gif because it looked funny and out of context based on the type of this game it is.

chess

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RichC2

Jesus, the way the videos have been coming out one would think this were a PS4 and PC exclusive.

Edit: Ah it was intentional, like Microsoft's little Metal Gear reveal last year:

"We have a partnership with Sony to promote this game. That's why we're here showing it this way," Graham told VideoGamer.com at a recent preview event explaining why only the PS4 version was on hand to media.

"The Xbox One version is good. I check it on the floor a lot. Animation-wise it's identical, absolutely identical. I know people talk about that a lot... But I can't tell the difference when I go on the floor. I have to look at the consoles because the TVs make a bigger difference in terms of what you see on somebody's machine. Is it calibrated correctly? Is it the resolution of the TV? Which kind of TV is it? I actually can't tell the difference on those two [consoles]. As far as I can see they're identical.

"And on the assets side where we work, they're absolutely identical. It's completely transparent to us. The only difference is the icon on the screen."

Dan

It's like Assassin's Creed... with GIANT MECHANICAL SPIDERS!!!!

dsa_shea

That gave off a Saints Row vibe and isn't a good inclusion in this game in my opinion.

chess

Given the way that turned out (720p), perhaps not the best example.

What does that even mean?

If you watch the interview I posted above, the director describes it as a VR mini-game inside the game. Meta right?

I'd say it's a welcome change of pace/tone. Makes me think of the destruction mode in Burnout Paradise for some reason.

RichC2

It means the animations are identical. One isn't going to look like InFamous SS and the other like Ryse.

Dan

I took it as meaning, "Just play the fucking game, you nerds."