Shawn McCarthy

It doesn't feel like a military simulation, even with the new immersive mode. The game was built from the ground up with the intent of gear and microtransactions. You need to play with gear and gear scores and in multiplayer in order to enjoy raid content. They are finally trying to turn this game into something people want because of the outcries after launch, but it's still built on a weak foundation. This game shouldn't have RPG-style gear and gear scores, yet Watch Dogs: Legion should, and it doesn't. They should have doubled down on the realism of wearing different kinds of gear (if it looks heavy, it probably is) and the unrealism of carrying two weapons. Of course you can carry two weapons, but with the additional weight of a second weapon and the accompanying ammo, you are going to move and maneuver substantially slower. Wearing nothing but a t-shirt, jeans, and baseball cap should afford maximum movement speed and climbing, whereas wearing a full ballistic suit should give you significant damage reduction, but reduced speed and the inability to climb (at least effectively). I'm not sure who decided to taint this game with RPG-style gear and gear scores, raids, etc. but Ubisoft should consider their future as a creative director.

It has the same issue as the second game. It looks beautiful, but the game is hollow and empty. Because you can play as anyone, it's difficult to feel connected to any character, and the plot is just as empty and pointless as the second game. There's a lack of meaningful activities. It's a neat concept technologically, but whoever's making these games seems to lack creativity. Edit: If Valhalla only deserves four stars, this deserves two. I think my standards were lower when Legion released because there hadn't been much in the way of gaming since COVID-19 set back everyone's release dates.

There's quite a bit of room for improvement on this one, but it's a far step up from GR: Breakpoint or WD: Legion. It feels like a downgrade from Odyssey, though it does have some neat new features that Odyssey did not, like the ability to attack with the left hand or block. Some people complained about the large map size of Odyssey, but that's what made it feel epic (like an odyssey, or an epic). The map size and more importantly the town/village/city sizes in this game make it feel too small compared to the last two installments. There are some bugs with the game that prevent me from fishing because I remapped the aim button, but hopefully that will be fixed with future patches. Regarding all of the news surrounding Ubisoft, their constant pandering, and their attempts to break into MOBAs/multiplayer and microtransactions, the quality of their games seem to be suffering in 2020.