04-22-2024, 01:53 AM
Not entirely sure what is wrong with me, but I went back to Watch_Dogs: Legion, which I rage-quit 2 years ago after the final mission gave me no way to re-spec out of my non-lethal stealth loadout in a final mission which was unabashedly guns blazing. Tried finishing the last boss 20 times or so, couldn't manage it.
After struggling through Immortals: Rise of Fenyx and making sure I finished it, I realized I liked that game less than Legion, so determined to re-play and complete Legion to settle my ongoing compulsive issues.
It is a good game on its own. Following WD2, which I love-love-love, it is a harsh and frustrating pill to swallow, but on its own it is a satisfying experience. The biggest problem I am noticing this time around is the lack of a central character. If the game was just gameplay, I'd be OK with that, but the story is heaped on through the villains, making everything feel purely reactive. Even when the player's DedSec group goes after any of the three antagonists' group, it is a reactive stance, not something they're working to put in place. WD2 may have that as well, but it's also about Marcus relationship with other strong characters. Legion leaves aside all of the character interactions for generic, poorly voiced, AI-modulated lines which have been called out in essentially every review of it.
In contrast, the gameplay is actually pretty fun. Because they are legion, the various NPCs-turned-PCs in the game have unique abilities, the most powerful of which is uniformed camoflage. Being able to avoid triggering the alarm --just by being in the right outfit and acting "normal" (no running, crouching, climbing) and maintaining a little distance-- increases tension and deepens the experience. People say you can penetrate many defenses just by holding a clipboard and marching forward like you're meant to be there. This feels like that.
After struggling through Immortals: Rise of Fenyx and making sure I finished it, I realized I liked that game less than Legion, so determined to re-play and complete Legion to settle my ongoing compulsive issues.
It is a good game on its own. Following WD2, which I love-love-love, it is a harsh and frustrating pill to swallow, but on its own it is a satisfying experience. The biggest problem I am noticing this time around is the lack of a central character. If the game was just gameplay, I'd be OK with that, but the story is heaped on through the villains, making everything feel purely reactive. Even when the player's DedSec group goes after any of the three antagonists' group, it is a reactive stance, not something they're working to put in place. WD2 may have that as well, but it's also about Marcus relationship with other strong characters. Legion leaves aside all of the character interactions for generic, poorly voiced, AI-modulated lines which have been called out in essentially every review of it.
In contrast, the gameplay is actually pretty fun. Because they are legion, the various NPCs-turned-PCs in the game have unique abilities, the most powerful of which is uniformed camoflage. Being able to avoid triggering the alarm --just by being in the right outfit and acting "normal" (no running, crouching, climbing) and maintaining a little distance-- increases tension and deepens the experience. People say you can penetrate many defenses just by holding a clipboard and marching forward like you're meant to be there. This feels like that.