some of you guys are in denial and want the game to be good so badly...the writings been on the wall for months...early copies leak- nope don't trust leaked copies...early reviews- nope site is not big enough...big name site reviews- nope can't trust them, they are paid off...the game is going to be average at best...I wanted to buy it as well but not any more...gameplay matters more then graphics to me and Watch Dogs looks to be average at best in this regard...I predicted scores in the 8/10 range but now I'm thinking I might have been optimistic
Most of the people who've played it early seem to like it.
the game seems both very repetitive(which GTA V was) but with a much less interesting missions. But the story, acting, dialogue has been weak.
The side missions which seem constant, yet completely unnecessary, are all easy/boring/same thing over and over. The rewards, as far as I can tell, aren't particularly enticing to make you want to do them either. Loads of conversations to listen in on normally or through hacking but none are interesting, well 1 in 50. It's very non adult, and doesn't have much humour. I've heard one fart joke and that is about as funny as it got. Lacking the cutting edge wit or more adult/normal banter it's all a bit tame and neutered.
Performance issues are also making it pretty horrible to play, driving is hilariously awful both because of low frame rate and awful control.
It's killing time but really not drawing me in. Has next to no progression feel in it as (afaik) every gun, every car, it's all available straight away
It's not all bad, if I could pretend it was running at 120fps smooth, then it looks decent enough, it's not brilliant. The really only good effect is water on ground + lighting on water, day time/night + no rain all look a bit drab.
No punishment/bonus for stealing money off certain people is a huge mistake. You can just run around getting loads of money straight away. There is no "hack too many people and police come check the area" mechanic. Also despite giving everyone a job/story/name, there is no effectively karma mechanic which they could SO easily have done. IE hack the bank accounts of a single mother who works for a charity... people in the world dislike the vigilante, hack a rich wall street banker, or a rapist, or murderer, and the people in the world like you more. There is a name/back story for every hacking target yet it's irrelevant.
So you've played the game? On your main rig in the sig? Jesus. Also I find it funny that you think a fart joke is the most humorous thing you've found.