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I though we had a thread on this already but I couldn't find it. New game play footage.

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Looks cool but its basically GTA which I don't really care for that much.

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The game looks really good. Hopefully they don't run it into the ground like the Assassin's Creed series.

I also noticed that the button prompts are from an Xbox controller, but no way is that video from the 360 version. So it's either a controller hooked up to a PC or that might be from the new Xbox hardware.

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I think it is a combination of footage, as I am pretty sure I saw the PS Square.

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I'm in the minority and feel the game will be like the first Assassin's Creed. Great in concept but boring in execution.

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Can be preordered for the PS4 on Amazon for $99.99. Is that the new price point we should be expecting?

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^ That's been asked before of this and other PS4 titles on Amazon. The current theory is that it's simply the price Amazon assumes and nothing more. Hopefully that is not an accurate assumption or else I'll be opting out this generation.

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This game looks completley over-whelming in terms of stuff you can / have to do. While I can appreciate that a game can offer that technical depth (ie entering stores or apartments for every single building)... I don't know that I want it.

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from a tech standpoint -- the game looks spectacular. however the gameplay looks like a snoozefest. i hope you don't have to walk around that slow all of the time. i am impatient in my old age (is 34 old?)

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I'd get it just to explore a virtual Chicago. I don't recall any open world game set in Chicago.

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I won't pay $99 a game either. Fuck that.

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I've always wanted an open city zombie game, similar to this kind of city design, where you have no idea what kind of situation you are walking into in each building and they are all different.

Anyways, That's a Barrett m82a1 I spotted in the gun store! I know what I'm going for first!

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That's the final price? WTF?!

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of course its not...

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Limited Edition announced. Looks like it's for the next gen consoles as well. $130.

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A "vigilante mask"? So who wants to start taking bets when the first crime while wearing one is reported?

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14 minutes worth of the open world gameplay

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Looks kind of fun, but nowhere near Infamous SS.

I actually think AC4, SR4 and GTAV all look more interesting as well.

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Hater!

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This game just looks dull to me. For some reason I think we have another AC on our hands. The first game will be cool in concept but a total snooze in execution whereas the sequel will live up to the potential of the first.

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I had canceled my pre-order. Not because of any word of mouth but because I wasn't sure what this game is or what it wants to be. AC was completely monotonous to me... I don't want to relive that with Watch Dogs. I'll wait for reviews.

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Don't get me wrong, I'll buy and play it (depending on reviews). I just don't think it's a game I need to get at launch.

The only launch games that are looking particularly next gen to me are BF4 and Killzone...and the driving games, but I'm getting one of those for free.

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I just preordered Watch Dogs (again) and Assassins Creed IV for the PS4.

I will decide which system version to keep after playing with the PS4 controller.

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I think the game looks pretty cool. I can see the point that it might be like AC 1 and be better in execution in the second game then the first. However Ubi has a company tends to produce quality games so I'll be playing it. Annoyed that the collectors edition is $130 though

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I thought it looked next gen from when I first saw this. The detail level and the fact that it does not slow down or load makes that obvious IMHO. I'm an AC fan anyways so I'm in but probably not at launch.

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I have this reserved on amazon showing a default 12/31 date. Do we have an actual date? I thought this was a launch game...it it matters I reserved the CE edition

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It's next gen but uses all the current gen "cheat" like reserving the highly detailed character models exclusively for conversations/cinematics and reverting to the lower detail models for actual gameplay and NPC's. It's pretty obvious from all the videos.

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I always wanted a game like this set in Chicago, and it definitely has the feel of Chicago from the looks of it, but what's with the giant body of water on the South Side? I hate when game makers do that :mad: Then again, I guess that means the Sox are gone, so it's not all bad ;)

Also, the draw distance isn't super since what looks to be the Aon Center pops in out of nowhere. I don't know if that means other buildings are just missing, or haven't popped in yet.

I still want this game though!

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Why would you think next-gen wouldn't do that same "cheat", except with even higher detailed models/textures.

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Just watched the 14min clip. I'm impressed. This wasn't on my radar previously but it looks pretty damn cool.

However, I had to laugh at every time the player needed a car there just happened to be a sports car handy. Whenever I play an open world game it's either jump into the junker parked nearby or I'm running around in the middle of the street just hoping someone with a decent car drives by that I can carjack.

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I had the opposite reaction. The game isn't looking as good as I expected.

First, that looks NOTHING like Chicago. Why even model it after a real city if you are going to completely redesign it and just drop in some iconic buildings and mimic the architecture a bit? Chicago is a giant grid, and all those curvy roads do not belong, much less the huge bridges. I was so excited to free roam in a virtual Chicago, oh well.

The on-foot mechanics look like a hodgepodge of other Ubi titles and the hacking mechanics seem pretty basic. Basically just running around looking for a control box for a given area (like climbing towers in AssCreed to reveal surroundings), and then running around hitting a single button to interact with a limited number of devices (cameras, traffic lights, and some basic environmental stuff like road blocks).

And then the driving looks like boring floaty arcade style where every car is a sports car going from 0-60 in 2 seconds, completely ruining any illusion that this is a real place. This, combined with the hefty arsenal, basically reveals Watch Dogs to be a generic open world arcade action game with some basic stealth mechanics added in.

Definitely not the next gen experience I was expecting.

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Now you guys know how I felt when I got to "Salt Lake City" in the Last of Us. ;)

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Just pointing it out because everyone I've spoken to is fawning over the cinematics graphics and don't realize those are not reflective of the actual gameplay graphics. The same with that Metal Gear Solid 5 gameplay demo.

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Watch Dogs' free mobile companion app detailed

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/07/wa...-app-detailed/


A post to Ubisoft's Ubiblog yesterday shared details on how Watch Dogs' "ctOS Mobile" companion app for iOS and Android will play into a competitive multiplayer mode focused on "fast-paced challenges." As a refresher, ctOS is the software responsible for the surveillance of citizens in the game's virtual take on Chicago. Players will use the app to foil the general plans of an opponent playing the console version of the game.

Communications Associate Anne Lewis shared her experience with the app, describing a match focused on stopping her opponent from reaching four checkpoints within the allotted time. Lewis' efforts included hacking traffic lights and raising traffic poles to inspire crashes, as well as maneuvering a helicopter to reveal parts of the city that can be affected through the app. Killing the opponent doesn't end the match, but it does send them back to the start without returning any of the time lost in their previous attempt. Attracting attention to the player will also get the cops involved, so the more chaos the player using the app creates, the better their chance for victory is.

A statement in the same post from Technical Lead Frédéric Blais clarified that app users "don't need to own the console game" to play. Of course, app users will still need to find a console-based opponent to douse with unfortunate events and ultimately ruin the day of.

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That sounds more annoying than innovative. Don't be surprised if they announce a patch for console players to opt out.

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Since I have neither Gold nor +, I probably won't have to worry about a patch to let me opt out.

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Not a big deal but just got an update from Amazon and it looks like It is shipping out 11/19

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PS4 version says 11/12

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Sorry...should have been more clear. Mine is for the X1

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They still show COD Ghosts for the XB1 as being released 11/05 :whofart: