I really want to try this out, but Metro Last Light PS3 had so many unpatched glitches that made the game unplayable. I'm going to stay far away until the pioneers test the hell out of it and report back.
I haven't played this game, but all signs (reviews, game play vids) point to this analysis being spot on. The Watch Dogs' world lacks an internal cohesion that makes a world exist alone. So many parts of the environment stick out as if artificially crafted just for you. The believability and fun of exploring and interacting with that world are ruined, it's just a big ruse, a conceit to emphasize your character's ego.
A good single illustration of the fake-world-just-for-you feel is how it handles music. Gerstmann at giantbomb pointed this out in his review. Instead of tuning in or overhearing radio stations, you craft a playlist of licensed music that only you want to hear. The phony outside world occasionally bursts in with news announcements -- hey, I was listening to music! Then, what the fugue, the video game soundtrack barges on in during certain missions, no playlist controls for you this is an authentic dramatic event coming up now feel it!
Each time these free rent games are announced for PS plus I look them over and pick the ones I don't own that I would want to play and complete. Then I go search out the lowest used price I can purchase the disc-based versions and total this up. If this total amounts to more than half of the yearly cost of the service, then I sign up.
So far I haven't signed up, but I came close this time.
A trailer comprised mainly of in-game graphics? Pretty Nito.
The grossly incandescent music level swallowed the clarity of the voices. At least the music matched the game world (unlike Bioshock Infinite trailer, Dragon's Dogma, and many many other trailers and intros).
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