Everything is connected… and they’re watching you. That was one of of the themes of Orwell’s 1984, and now 30 years after that iconic dystopian date, we have Watch Dogs, where Big Brother is an interconnected series of networks that runs a smart city. ctOS: The CenTral Operating System. Everything is connected. The power grid, transportation, profiles on every single inhabitant in the city. Everything. But who controls the system that controls Chicago. Who watches the watchmen, and what would happen if control of the system ended up in the wrong hands?

Aiden

Watch Dogs puts you in control of Aiden Pearce, a hacker extraordinaire. He and his partner would hang out where the rich folk gathered and hack their bank accounts, digitally siphoning money from their overstuffed bank accounts as ones and zeros. In their last job at some stuffy hotel owned by one of Chicago’s benefactors it all goes awry.

When network security notices the hacking and starts tracing, Aiden’s partner pushes too hard, keeping the connections open for too long. They escape, but not without consequence. Soon their identities are known by the powers that be, and a bungled hit intended to help Aiden atone for his sins by way of showcasing his mortality sees his beloved niece Lana killed instead. It all sends Aiden spiralling down a path of overwhelming guilt. Fuelled by the spirit of vengeance, and with equal parts help and hindrance from legendary hacking group DedSec, he sets out to find Lena’s killer, and in the process make Chicago a better place.  It’s a proverbial rabbit hole. How far is Aiden willing to go for justice?

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The narrative is as clichéd and worn as that description makes it sound, but it’s told well even if it is a little drab. Aiden – who has the personality of a dish towel – aside, there’s a cast of characters that make it a little more interesting. People like Clara, the punk-rock hacker chick; T-bone, a gruff red-neck techno-wizard and Iraq, a not-just-street-smart mastermind parading as a lowly thug peppering the narrative to make it more varied than it ought to be. Probably my favourite character – and not just because he’s Asian, is Jordi Chen, the fixer. Fixers are a sort of mercenary; assassins and mess cleaners for hire who specialise in making everything seem as though nothing was wrong in the first place. And, for a game focused on computers and hacking, it avoids the overwrought stereotype of the basement-dwelling know-it all, which makes a nice change.

What it doesn’t avoid is the rather cinema-perpetuated idea of what hacking is; the sort seen in films like the Matrix and yes, Hackers. Armed with his most important weapon, a cell-phone, Aiden is able to access and manipulate just about everything. Every NPC you encounter in the game, and even those you don’t, leave a digital footprint that can be read; you’ll use that phone to hack in to, pry apart and invade other people’s lives. And it’s fun. There’s a strange voyeuristic thrill from reading other people’s text, intercepting their calls and generally snooping about. Like all of private information, there’s an abundance of NPCs, all busy in the world doing their own things; going about their lives. And for a long time, it all seems like magic. For hours, you won’t encounter the same people having the same conversations or doing the same thing, but the longer you play, the more the cracks in the pretence start to show

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Until that does happen, the world seems very much alive. People you walk past on the streets will be arguing with each other, or having a heated conversation. Some might be playing augmented reality games on their own phones, or taking selfies.  Though it’s missing a few of the the finer details, the minutiae that make it as believable as the games by open-world experts Rockstar, it feels like a living, breathing city. Watch Dogs’ Chicago is a sprawling metropolis for you to dick about in and explore.

There are a few options for getting about that city. You’ll probably spend quite some time traversing the city on foot, as you’ll be profiling NPC to steal their cash as you do, but when you need to get around quickly the usual amenities you’d expect from an open-world game abound. There’s an L-Train metro for fast travel and boats littering the cities marinas.

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Cars and bikes are your preferred, easily-gotten playthings, and once you have the right hacking skills don’t even require broken windows or jiggered ignitions; they’ll open, ready to purr along at the touch of your mighty phone. The actual driving is not quite as good as it should be, handling much like an arcade racer; more Sleeping Dogs than GTA. That suits me just fine; as the world’s worst video game driver, I’m perfectly content to drive into and over everything than try and find the perfect race line as I’m trying to make my getaway.

Of course, getaways and chases are a little more interesting when hacking is involved. You can change traffic lights on the fly as you whizz past them, leaving a pile of cars in your wake. Or perhaps raise a bridge at the opportune moment, which you can ramp off of, leaving your pursuers eating dust. Chicago’s cops are relentless; a sniper-laden helicopter and an army of cop cars will plague you for committing offenses that go beyond simple misdemeanour and they’re nigh impossible to shake until you remember you’ve got the tech to keep them at bay. A simple tap on your phone and you’ve caused a temporary blackout, making your getaway just that much easier. It’s oddly empowering stuff, making you feel like a tech ninja, slipping away under cover of darkness.

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That pervasive hacking is pivotal to the game, and much of your time in missions will be spent hacking your way in and out of nasty situations. Many of them have you infiltrating guarded institutions, and from there the choice is in your hands. The fact that there are multiple ways to tackle scenarios is something I appreciated. If you want to go in guns blazing, you’re free to do just that – but I almost always opted for the stealthier approach, making it more of an open world Splinter Cell than a hack-centric GTA. Hack in to a camera on the outpost; bounce around from camera to camera, set off alarms to distract guards, and hack their comms – eventually finding a route to whatever security systems you’re sent to override.

Enemies exhibit passable AI. They’ll try to flank you, use cover and call in reinforcements – but you’ve got a hacker’s toolkit ready to unleash; gadgets you can use to distract enemies, making them easier targets. You’ve also got the ability to focus, to slow down time making headshots a cinch. Naturally, missions often devolve in to all-out gunfights anyway, but the choice of how to approach them is appreciated, and keeps everything from feeling too familiar. Completing missions and side quests will earn you skill points that you can then use to unlock game hacks, combat upgrades and driving skills.

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The much vaunted online multiplayer, where players from all over the world are able to invade your game works as advertised, and it fits in with the narrative so well that you’ll hardly mind the intrusion. Hack the wrong NPC – one who happens to work for the company that controls the ctOS – and you’ll hear them phone in and report your hack attacks. A contract, and bounty, will then be placed upon you, and live players will be the ones trying to take out those contracts. They’ll appear as NPCs in your game, but you’ll be alerted that somebody’s trying to hack you – so using your profiler, you’re tasked with finding them, and killing them before they manage to download all your data. They’ll naturally be trying to stay hidden from you, using their hacking skills. It has its own skill tree and progression, conferring bonuses if you build up enough notoriety. You can, should you choose, turn the feature off, but you’ll reset your online skills to zero by doing so.

Overall, it’s far more serious in general tone than most other open world games, and eschews the parody and broken, often overbearing satire of Grand Theft Auto. That doesn’t mean there’s no place for levity; you can hack a talking fish or moose head that adorns a wall and watch them come to life with a pithy saying or cornball joke, or a use your phone to spur a toy Rabbid to go “BWAAAAA!.” The digital trips within the game, the closest thing to an Assassin’s Creed connection, allow you to live out odd, simulated experiences. One of them, Madness, is a car game that has you driving in to flaming zombies for score; a sort of homage to Carmageddon. Another puts you in the driver’s seat of a gigantic, robotic arachnid tank, while another still has you bouncing from psychedelic flower to psychedelic flower.

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There’s almost always something to do; play a minigame, hack or be hacked in the excellently executed online multiplayer, partake in a game of chess or poker, check-in at any of the city’s hotspots using a 4square-like application or just cruise the streets hacking your way to a healthy bank balance; you’re never short of some sort of activity to keep you entertained.

There’s been furore over the “graphical downgrade” the game’s received since its original unveiling, and while there is truth to the claims, it’s still quite a remarkable game to look at, especially with regards to lighting and weather effects. When it’s raining, at night, with each drop pelting the ground and light glistening off of puddles on the ground, it’s spectacular. During the day it’s less so, looking not far removed from GTA V – and in some cases, most notably car models and general physics, even worse.

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Watch Dogs won’t please everyone. Many will, I suspect, find it boring; a case of missions being a cycle of rinse and repeat. That’s the unfortunate, repetitive nature of open world games in general.  It will, unfortunately, crumble under the lofty expectations it has set for itself. It fails to set a new benchmark for modern, open world games – but given that it’s the studio’s freshman effort of the sort, we won’t hold that against them.

Watch Dogs is one of those rare games that I’ll return to, though I’ve seen the post-game credits – and is a worthy investment of your time – and more importantly, your money.

Watch Dogs was reviewed using a publisher-supplied copy of the game. Game played to completion on normal difficulty, with sufficient time spent in the multiplayer and the periphery. We have yet to play around with the ctOS mobile app, which allows you to meddle with your friends’ games as it was unavailable at the time of review – but it would have no bearing on scores.

Last Updated: May 27, 2014

Watch_Dogs
Watch Dogs won't please everyone. Its shallow narrative and bland protagonist detract, but those looking for a finely-crafted open world game that eschews parody and satire for an overall darker tone will have a great time in Watch Dogs' digital Chicago.
8.0
Watch_Dogs was reviewed on PlayStation 4
80 / 100

112 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief in Space

    May 27, 2014 at 09:02

    Heh, quickly scrolled down to see the scores! Not bad.

    *goes off to read*

    Reply

  2. Kromas

    May 27, 2014 at 09:03

    A review on the day it gets released when I have already pre-ordered a few copies is a bit late.

    #Justsaying 😛

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      May 27, 2014 at 09:05

      There was a review embargo that prohibited reviews till release day.

      Reply

      • InsanityFlea

        May 27, 2014 at 09:15

        Talk about forceful marketing. They will shove the game down everyone’s throat but not allow any reviews until release day so at least they are guaranteed the pre-orders. What a crock. Luckily, the game is good.

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          May 27, 2014 at 09:22

          Agreed.

          Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      May 27, 2014 at 09:08

      I wish it were different, but that’s the way it is, unfortunately.

      Reply

      • Kromas

        May 27, 2014 at 09:10

        I know. It is sad. If reviews came out earlier I would not have had to suffer Alien:CM. I am just glad the review numbers are good so that is a sigh of relief. 🙂

        Reply

    • RinceofFuturePast

      May 27, 2014 at 09:56

      It was embargoed till today.

      Reply

    • ToEnternity

      May 27, 2014 at 10:31

      Then don’t pre-order, Dumbass!

      Reply

      • Kromas

        May 27, 2014 at 10:33

        I can’t stop. I have Obsessive Compulsive Pre-Order Disorder.

        Reply

  3. Admiral Chief in Space

    May 27, 2014 at 09:06

    Hehehehe, “people taking selfies” I CAN MURDER THEM NOW MUAHAHAHAHAHHA

    Reply

    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      May 27, 2014 at 09:23

      You saw the ION comments yesterday right….

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief in Space

        May 27, 2014 at 09:24

        Indeed, filthy

        Reply

      • Umar_Zero

        May 27, 2014 at 09:25

        That was so weird…..She followed me. I think she followed most people here

        Reply

        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

          May 27, 2014 at 09:27

          We shall henceforth refer to as #SelfieStalker

          Reply

          • Umar_Zero

            May 27, 2014 at 09:28

            She had a nice scarf though

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 27, 2014 at 09:30

            She is all your’s Umar…

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            May 27, 2014 at 09:33

            Not a fan of yellow

        • Weanerdog

          May 27, 2014 at 09:36

          Isn’t there a rule that all woman on the internet are FBI agents. #selfiestalker indeed.

          Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 27, 2014 at 09:57

        WTF was that about?

        Reply

        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

          May 27, 2014 at 10:13

          No freaking clue

          Reply

  4. Hammersteyn

    May 27, 2014 at 09:06

    Fine I’ll buy it but if that phone rings and I have to hear “Nico it’s your cousin” just once……….

    Reply

    • Dutch Matrix

      May 27, 2014 at 09:17

      If I was the developers for this, I would have thrown that in at least once.
      “Hey Nico, this is your cousin Roman want to go… Sorry! Wrong Number!”

      Reply

  5. Hammersteyn

    May 27, 2014 at 09:09

    Sure hope the mobile app works better than GTAV this time round.

    Reply

  6. Admiral Chief in Space

    May 27, 2014 at 09:14

    Also, well done on the Latin Senor Tim

    Reply

  7. Umar_Zero

    May 27, 2014 at 09:15

    Great review sir…..So my question….will Aiden still be iconic….JK

    Hmm…extremely disappointed to hear that the narrative is drab and shallow 🙁 …. I mean the story could’ve gone places, it has a fantastic setting…..Will get this once it’s cheaper

    Reply

    • MakeItLegal

      May 27, 2014 at 10:02

      R300 tops

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief in Space

        May 27, 2014 at 10:08

        *R100 for me

        Reply

        • MakeItLegal

          May 27, 2014 at 10:12

          That’s a 3 year wait instea of a 1 year wait ( r100 vs r300 ) and it’s a new ip , so I think it deserves the r300

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            May 27, 2014 at 10:14

            Have you SEEN my backlog???
            XD

          • MakeItLegal

            May 27, 2014 at 10:26

            I imagine it’s huge , startin to get I to this steam thing

  8. iAmWeasel

    May 27, 2014 at 09:16

    Pre-order… justified!

    Reply

  9. hayted

    May 27, 2014 at 09:20

    Thank goodness – had a look at Metacritic and looks like the pre-order is justified. Phew! Now don’t feel like money is wasted 🙂

    Reply

  10. Jedi JJ

    May 27, 2014 at 09:28

    Lying on my wishlist in wait.

    Reply

  11. Rock789

    May 27, 2014 at 09:29

    Shweet!! Got my pre-order already and cannot wait to get home tonight to get stuck in! Pity I have to deal with this thing they call ‘work’ today… Meh!

    Reply

    • RinceofFuturePast

      May 27, 2014 at 09:58

      Nice one man! Oh, OvG went and bought himself a PS4 😉 Explains why we haven’t seen him in a while…

      Reply

      • Rock789

        May 27, 2014 at 10:07

        What?! I knew it!! And he didn’t say anything about it… Tsk tsk. 😉 🙂

        That’s shweet! Now all he needs is some online. 🙂

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        • RinceofFuturePast

          May 27, 2014 at 10:10

          HAHA! No, he refuses to let it go online.

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          • Rock789

            May 27, 2014 at 10:12

            I’ll have to persuade him then… 😉 🙂 I was wondering about all his “can your PS4 operate offline” questions at Barristers… Clearly he was already plotting. 😉 🙂

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 27, 2014 at 10:13

            Indeed. The sneaky bugger! @disqus_CmSOeB7F9d:disqus bought Second Son, seems to be rather taken by it 🙂

          • Rock789

            May 27, 2014 at 10:20

            That is an awesome game. With 2 storylines – so needs to be played through twice to get the full experience… Definitely worth the money! 🙂 I’m still busy with my 2nd playthrough. But with Wolfenstein (which also has 2 storylines) and Watch Dogs, my backlog is ever-growing.

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 27, 2014 at 10:25

            dammit. Now I want to go buy on on credit! Gah!

          • FoxOneZA

            May 27, 2014 at 10:36

            Interest rate hike on the cards soon 😛

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 27, 2014 at 10:41

            You are a ball of love and happiness 🙂 heheheh

  12. Morne Nell

    May 27, 2014 at 09:33

    Cant wait to play game in hand waiting for 17:00, tick tok, tick tok

    Reply

  13. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    May 27, 2014 at 09:34

    Schweet.

    Now just need to wait it out for a cheaper GOTY edition with DLC at a fraction of the price and somehow avoid all spoilers about the game until then.

    Spoiler avoid mode: ENGAGE!

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief in Space

      May 27, 2014 at 09:36

      There will be hacking and revenge!

      Reply

  14. Francois Knoetze

    May 27, 2014 at 09:34

    Picking up my copy today but I am in 2 minds between this and Wolfenstein. have no idea which game I should get first.

    Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      May 27, 2014 at 09:38

      Our Wolfenstein review will be up later.

      Reply

      • Francois Knoetze

        May 27, 2014 at 09:42

        thanks a lot! it might make my decision a bit easier close to day end

        Reply

    • Kromas

      May 27, 2014 at 10:04

      Wolf will not disappoint you.

      Reply

    • Mark Treloar

      May 27, 2014 at 10:48

      Wolfenstein is retarded. Story with a giant black hole.

      Reply

      • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

        May 27, 2014 at 11:04

        All FPS games are full retard.

        AIM, SHOOT, RELOAD… rinse repeat for 4hours.

        Reply

  15. FoxOneZA

    May 27, 2014 at 09:39

    Sounds like Infamous on ground level.

    Back in my day kids, games like these would have gotten 7/10 ad by all means, anything at 7 would be a must buy 😉

    Reply

    • oVgeeeeee whiz

      May 27, 2014 at 10:08

      In my day it was the Nintendo Seal of Quality on the front of the box that got my vote. No internet.

      Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 27, 2014 at 10:16

        In your day women weren’t even allowed the vote 😛

        Reply

        • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

          May 27, 2014 at 10:30

          Reply

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 27, 2014 at 10:36

            BWAHAHHAHAHA!

      • FoxOneZA

        May 27, 2014 at 10:39

        Are you pitying the fool that’s trading Infamous SS for Watch Puppies?

        Reply

        • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

          May 27, 2014 at 11:00

          Different strokes for different folks.

          I still think The Saboteur kicked GTAIVs butt.

          Reply

  16. oVgeeeeee whiz

    May 27, 2014 at 09:41

    Second Son OWNS Watch Dogs… So does the 7th gen GTAIV come to think of it.

    Reply

    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      May 27, 2014 at 09:42

      It lives!

      Reply

      • oVgeeeeee whiz

        May 27, 2014 at 09:43

        In 1080 😛

        Reply

        • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

          May 27, 2014 at 09:46

          So..you get that Ps4 then?

          Reply

          • oVgeeeeee whiz

            May 27, 2014 at 09:57

            It was the UFC game that bent my rubber elbow followed by The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 announcement 🙂

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 27, 2014 at 10:05

        It has been away for a while!

        Reply

  17. FoxOneZA

    May 27, 2014 at 09:41

    “you can hack a talking fish or moose head
    that adorns a wall and watch them come to life with a pithy saying or
    cornball joke, or a use your phone to spur a toy Rabbid to go
    “BWAAAAA!.” << THIS!

    Reply

  18. Andre Gabriel Coetzee

    May 27, 2014 at 09:42

    “Aiden – Who has the personality of a dish towel” #Dies

    Reply

  19. oVgeeeeee whiz

    May 27, 2014 at 09:45

    • oVgeeeeee whiz

      May 27, 2014 at 09:46

    • Umar_Zero

      May 27, 2014 at 09:46

      I see what you’re doing lol

      Reply

      • oVgeeeeee whiz

        May 27, 2014 at 09:48

        A BOMB drop on Aiden Pearce

        Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      May 27, 2014 at 09:46

      Wd’s city is far, far better than Infamous, dead, lifeless one. ;P

      Reply

      • oVgeeeeee whiz

        May 27, 2014 at 09:50

        One is far too busy traversing Seattle at lightning speed as smooth as silk to bother noticing the street life while 1billion particle effects are flying all over the screen 😛

        Reply

      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        May 27, 2014 at 10:18

        What about compared to GTA or even Sleeping Dog’s city life?

        Reply

        • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

          May 27, 2014 at 10:19

          the people are more alive and varied than both.

          Reply

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            May 27, 2014 at 14:34

            Sweet. That’s something that always bugs me with games. When NPC’s are kinda… well boring…

    • RinceofFuturePast

      May 27, 2014 at 10:01

      There he is…

      Reply

  20. MakeItLegal

    May 27, 2014 at 09:45

    Open world game with kak driving ( sorry passable ) mmm still in two minds , anybody here been playing It on pc yet ?

    Reply

    • RinceofFuturePast

      May 27, 2014 at 10:06

      It’s on PC? Trololo 😉

      Reply

      • MakeItLegal

        May 27, 2014 at 10:09

        Ha ha , clever troll

        More concearned about game breaking bugs , as I would expect with a ubisoft pc title ( no offense ubisoft ) come launch day

        Reply

        • RinceofFuturePast

          May 27, 2014 at 10:56

          Be nice to Ubisoft, they make you register with Uplay, Hip hip UUU Ray!

          Reply

  21. RinceofFuturePast

    May 27, 2014 at 09:56

    Nice review man. I think I may have to get this now. Dammit.

    Reply

    • oVgeeeeee whiz

      May 27, 2014 at 10:03

      Just dont expect it to look better than GTAV on the 360.

      Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 27, 2014 at 10:05

        Well Geoff said at night it’s stunning.

        Reply

        • oVgeeeeee whiz

          May 27, 2014 at 10:09

          Where? Seapoint main road? 😛

          Reply

          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 27, 2014 at 10:11

            Sho, someone has a bee in his bonnet 😛

        • Anon A Mouse

          May 27, 2014 at 10:10

          Luckily I only play my games at night which means that I will have the quality graphics then 😉

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          • RinceofFuturePast

            May 27, 2014 at 10:12

            HAHAHA 🙂

  22. Wyzak

    May 27, 2014 at 09:59

    “Gameplay is superb, allowing you to tackle situations in various ways. The invasive online multiplayer, though not especially deep, is no mere gimmick, and actually serves the narrative.” and yet you gave it an 8 for that category…

    Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      May 27, 2014 at 10:01

      Yeah, an 8 means it’s really good where I’m from.

      Reply

      • RinceofFuturePast

        May 27, 2014 at 10:02

        Next you’ll be saying a 5 is average and a 1 is shit.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief in Space

          May 27, 2014 at 10:08

          5 is average in his case yes

          😛

          Reply

    • Umar_Zero

      May 27, 2014 at 10:10

      Exactly…should’ve been a 6 …

      Reply

  23. UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

    May 27, 2014 at 12:30

    If I buy a retail copy at TakeALot does it link to Steam or does only the Steam version do that?

    Reply

    • Stefan

      May 27, 2014 at 14:26

      If you purchase through Steam the game will be linked to your Steam account and track your stats such as playtime, screenshots, reviews although there is no achievements to my knowledge. It will still launch uPlay which you will need to sign into in order to play. Purchasing through Steam the game will forever be linked to your Steam library if that is important to you and manage all game updates. Store bought copies can not be activated on Steam although you can run them as a non-steam game but then the game will be tied to your Uplay account (which in essence the Steam version will be too) and not yout Steam account. I bought the Steam version since I like having everything in one central repository even if that does mean I have to launch uPlay to play the dam thing which makes no sense – double DRM – especially since the game has already leaked and the peoples who pirate would have already pillaged the game. Plus side to buying a store bought copy will be that its much cheaper than the $60 dollar to rand conversion that needs to happen when purchasing on Steam.

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      • UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

        May 27, 2014 at 14:28

        Fristly, this is weird, because my real name is Stefan… Secondly, thanks for the the response. I figured as much, but needed conformation. I wanted to buy it for cheaper online or something 🙁

        Steam has me by the balls!

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        • Stefan

          May 27, 2014 at 14:37

          LOL! Another Stefan – hit me up on Steam if you ever wanna chat or play a game. Steam nick: “SIr Faulty “- just please leave a comment on the profile that you are from lazygamer as I tend to be quite virulent about who I add to the list

          There is a place i buy a lot of game keys from. I been using them for about two years now and not once has any of my keys been revoked so I trust them. Also when paying I use paypal since I dont want them holding my details but their specials are often amazing and sometimes you can pick up Steam Keys for uPlay games. You may want to check there although with it being launch day I dont think you gonna see massive savings. I managed to get THIEF 2014 key from them a month after launch for $9. I just love the site. Bought Wolfenstein from the last week in fact. I dont buy AAA games from Steam direct anymore since I generally refuse to drop console prices on a new game (although I did make an exception with Watch Dogs)

          http://www.fast2play.com

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          • UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

            May 27, 2014 at 14:40

            Agreed on the price thing… I use many sites to try and get the best deal, but haven’t heard of that one. Which is weird. I thought I had them all xD

            Are the keys region specific? I ask cause I am in South Africa. Haven’t actually had any issues yet, but figured at some point it might cause a problem.

            Watch Dogs does look really cool though… I am rather close to just straight out buying it.

          • Stefan

            May 27, 2014 at 15:04

            keys are generally ROW unless stated 🙂

  24. Aussious

    May 27, 2014 at 13:06

    Perhaps this is this gens Assassins Creed…

    Reply

  25. oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

    May 27, 2014 at 13:28

    For a so called NEXT GEN release that has built its HYPE around graphics you would think they would at the very least give the people shadows when walking past a light source like a cars headlights for instance.

    The devil is in the detail. Something ROCKSTAR is only able to fathom.

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  26. oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

    May 27, 2014 at 13:28

    For a so called NEXT GEN release that has built its HYPE around graphics you would think they would at the very least give the people shadows when walking past a light source like a cars headlights for instance.

    The devil is in the detail. Something ROCKSTAR is only able to fathom.

    Reply

  27. oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

    May 27, 2014 at 13:32

    Sis man. Where is his shadow?

    Reply

    • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

      May 27, 2014 at 13:34

      This

      Reply

      • oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

        May 27, 2014 at 13:37

        not this

        Reply

  28. oVgeeeeee Comet Drop

    May 27, 2014 at 13:32

    Sis man. Where is his shadow?

    Reply

  29. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    May 30, 2014 at 09:31

    Solid review, I think this is one of those games that’ll get during my break.

    Reply

  30. EDJ MIDDLE EAST

    June 9, 2014 at 11:00

    We
    would like to be your translation and localization agent to take all kind of
    subtitling or narration etc. projects for any cartoons or movies produced or
    broadcasted by your esteemed channel .

    If
    you please take a moment to read our profile as follows:

    We
    are a specialist company in Translation and Interpretation based in Egypt with
    head quarter in Tokyo Japan.

    We
    have Multilingual professional translators who can translate and proof read
    between Arabic, Japanese, English and other languages as needed who can
    start working on your projects from today.

    We
    have a long experience in subtitles and editing of movies between Arabic and
    Japanese in Japan for broadcasters such as NHK , TBS , and Fuji Television
    Network in Japan .

    Please
    feel free to contact us for more information or any inquiries at any time . one
    of my colleagues or Myself will be more than happy to contact you as soon as
    possible .

    Thanks and Best Regards

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