Watch Dogs Final Version Dumbed Down (Comparison)

As Expected from UBISOFT , it seems like they have dumbed down Watch Dogs before release just like Far Cry 3 .

Sony also confirmed that trailer was running on PS4 . Hopefully PC version will still be like initial 2012 demo (which was running on high end PC) .

Comparison

Yeah I guess they needed the resources on other aspects instead of graphics

Why Ubisoft?

Well, lets see how it looks when it comes out and it gets to run on a proper machine.

But those pictures can't be anything but ps3 and xbox360 versions or possible wiiu shots, if those are pc shots it looks like crap and i dont believe any company would release that when they clearly know how to release a proper game as we see in Black Flag.

Also that site is a fansite so i would be careful trusting them.

So incredibly typical... this is like bioshock infinite all over again, but infinite still was a good game i guess

Well , I saw a gameplay video of it right here on Gamespot....and I noticed a whole lot of pop-in.

Meh lost all interest in the game after the delay anyways

Graphics look shiat.

A lot of the effects (how the explosions and smoke look) aren't a big deal to me but the normal things like wind effects and people on the street are... that kinda stuff is what's really realistic, keeps what's on screen from getting boring when you're not fighting. Plus if there's less people on the street then that messes up the hacking gameplay a lot... Isn't a lot of this game supposed to be going around stealing data from people on your way to your mission objective?

i buy the ps4 version

this is going to read a lot harsher than I mean it, but, oh well :)

so, I see the op talking about "dumbed-down" and all i'm reading is about graphics, framerate, pop-ins and aspects that have nothing to do with a games' gameplay being dumbed-down?

as well, you don't need lots of "resources" to create a non-simplistic and boring game. you need brain power and innovation.

The game's visuals were downgraded. The game wasn't dumbed down. Please fix the thread title TC.

Yes, in a more linear setpiece-driven game with Uncharted levels of production values. Probably not with an open-world game, though.

@1PMrFister: Infamous says hi. In fairness, the Infamous team is making an SP only game for one platform, while the Watchdogs team is making a crossgen game across six platforms with SP and MP.

Wow, I am really surprised they couldn't sustain the graphics. I mean, there are better looking multiplatform games out there like The Division and The Witcher 3 (assuming they don't also downgrade) so why couldn't they keep the visuals up.

I'm surprised that people are getting surprised by this,in which case i'm not at all,everybody should know by now it was delayed in the first place because GTA V was coming out,it's common sense the game wouldn't sell that good. Best game in GTA series vs new game that nobody has an actual clue how to play? Verdict : GTA V 100% all the way

The thing is,there is no rain in the new footage so there isn't any reflections on the environment. I really can't tell any other differences in the fidelity except some changes on the bridge.

How about the car itself? It looks positively last gen, hell, it could pass for a car from Midnight Club 2: DUB Edition on the OG Xbox.

Different camera,no reflections on it and the heli light is casted from different angle .

Again the comparison is unfair from the start bc that is PC footage there,that was showcased with two gtx680 so some effects are dumbed down for PS4 version .

So lets wait and see how the PC version looks with max settings and then we can compare it with that e3 reveal.

Game looks great even on PS4 btw

http://www.pcgames.de/Watch-Dogs-PS4-256954/Videos/Watch-Dogs-Brandneue-Gameplay-Szenen-im-Angespielt-Video-1112349/

edit:Car looks perfectly fine to me in this footage :D

Definitely worse graphics look then 2 years ago. The console graphics obviously suck, I just hope the PC version still has the same old graphics.

The smaller amount of people is the largest letdown IMO. The single best option I've seen for PC was Sleeping Dog's option for the world population. Having more cars and people in the city sell the feel of the city. It's too bad the consoles don't seem to be able to handle it quite yet. I'm sure if last gen was dropped, the engine could probably do it.

It's great how Ubisoft tried to clear any doubt about the quality of the product and said "The PS4 version looks exactly like the 2013 E3 demo".

Too bad we wanted the 2012 E3 demo.

Holy hell we've been waiting for this game for two years and it looks nothing like that game now. Wow.

Since when has dumbing down had anything to do with worse graphics....ate you trying to tell us worse graphics =worse gameplay???

Now that's dumb.

Believe it or not this is the first time I've seen the original WD footage in high quality. When it was initially revealed the stream I was watching it on scaled back to a really low resolution to keep up. I had no idea it looked that good because I went on a media black-out after that.