A giant leap over Watch Dogs 2

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In a video game it is important to know how to start a story. If I had to judge Watch Dogs 2 for its first mission, it wouldn't stand out very well. Luckily, it improved dramatically afterwards. This in Watch Dogs Legion does not happen, but it starts strong from the beginning: we infiltrated the Palace of Westminster to disarm a bomb and we ended up witnessing multiple terrorist attacks throughout the London city. And of course, DedSec in focus.

From that moment on, we have to find out who is really responsible for these attacks while we try to clear our name with the help of more people. There will be people who are in favor and others against, so we must investigate them thanks to our skills for hacking and know which people are convenient for us for that task. Every person is a world!

Watch Dogs Legion improves on all levels in the sequel, from streamlined hacking that is less confusing and much more efficient, to much more polished control when shooting, jumping, or bare-chested.

Apart from the hypnotic attraction of the city of London, where its most emblematic areas are not lacking, such as Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Camden, Piccadilly Circus or London Eye, this installment highlights its verticality, although without reaching the point of madness from the recent Hyper Scape. And all because now we will no longer simply have cranes to be able to rise a few meters, but we will have a loading drone that will allow us to fly, literally.

This opens a whole range of possibilities to face the missions, because we start from many more entry routes. Although it is also true that very few DedSec agents have this drone: in many cases you will have to look for specific points on the map from which to call them, as was the case with the cranes in the previous adventure. We can even use them as transport

Variety is a taste for the new Legion

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In the early stages of the game we were given access to four agents who were completely different from each other: apart from the typical hacker with futuristic gadgets or the hitman, there were a hooligan and a construction worker.

The differences were more than palpable for each of these DedSec operatives, since Rachel Morris, the worker, did not have firearms as such, but a nail gun. Mind you, with the ability to summon a charge drone. But it was not the only important thing, since as a worker on construction sites, she wears clothes that allow her to sneak into places according to her position. And this is the same if we recruit, for example, a policeman. Each suit gives us access to specific areas without raising suspicions, unless we act strange.

Initially, yes, I opted for a more classic style with hacker Adam Barua, which is why this is a Watch Dogs. With London available to explore it to our liking, but with the urgent need to gather information about each of its main villains to find the head, Ghost Recon Wildlands, I set out to try the different types of missions that we can access at Watch Dogs Legion. And here it is surprising the change of the photos of the previous one for an errand job for Parcel Fox, which seems a nod to Death Stranding.

Each agent can have lethal or non-lethal weapons. In the case of the hacker, you can only stun the enemy. That is why the way of approaching each mission is equally different for each of these DedSec operations, which is a delight as we unlock more and more people. But what if someone dies?

Here we must make a little clarification, since there will be no default permanent death. If someone "dies", they will be in prison for half an hour in real time until they can summon them again. Now, yes, there will be some recruits who in their description make it clear that they can die forever...

The potential to recruit more agents for DedSec

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The process of making these signings is different for each person: it will not be reaching someone, hacking their profile and telling them to join. It may be against DedSec. Or ask us for various tasks before we can recruit you. And it takes time.

The missions were quite enjoyable and put us to the test with stealth, hacking or hostage rescue, also having to collect the infiltration taking advantage of the position of certain agents, such as Louise Ward. In addition, London offers countless activities to be discovered, such as giving a few touches to a ball like California Games or the typical game of darts, without forgetting the aforementioned distribution of Parcel Fox or making graffiti throughout the city.

In those three hours of play, on the other hand, I only played solo, but in the final version there will be an online cooperative with three other people. And if we take into account the enormous variety of characters to unlock, this makes it more attractive when it comes to making the goat. Because the spirit of Watch Dogs 2 has been exploited more if possible in this Legion, far from the excessive seriousness of the first. A little like it happened in Saints Row: The Third regarding its sequel, wow.

That freshness and color makes the experience more fun, motivated in part by better button layout and certain actions, making it easier to scan the area for clues. In addition, the best hacking skills in the sequel have been boosted, so we can easily cause chaos by unlocking certain skills. And it's cool the detail of putting on the mask when we go into action, as if we were in the iconic They call him Bodhi. Besides, there are many and they are 100% customizable.

There were three hours that certainly flew by and I enjoyed myself as a dwarf in manipulating the behavior of civilians and security agents, and of course flying the London sky with a charge drone. I had already liked his presentation of E3 2019 and after playing it I have corroborated those feelings. Watch Dogs has found its raison d'être with this Legion.



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Se exelente el juego, se me hace que es muy entretenido cuando le dedicamos tiempo para jugarlo, gracias por compartir, te dejo mi voto y te sigo.

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