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Early Watch Dogs Review Breaks Embargo Silence- So What?

Editorial | May 18, 2014 6:27 pm
Dear friends,

A mediocre review on an unknown site is making news this weekend. While people with no qualifications and barely a passing grasp of the English language writing negative reviews is hardly news (seriously- see Gamestop's website) the subject of this review- the heavily anticipated and much delayed game Watch Dogs- has people in an uproar, and Ubisoft scrambling to cover their butts.

No, I'm not going to link to the review from here. I feel the review is clickbait- unabashed, in your face, undeniable clickbait, and those practices won't be rewarded by me. If you're inclined, google it. The fact that there was not a single photo of the case of the game, a receipt, box art, the disk- nothing to prove that the game was a retail release for xbox one and not beta, or a last gen version makes the claims that Watch Dogs will be releasing with sub 360 graphics lose some of their punch. The video was created by someone with the gaming ability roughly on par with my 11 year old- when he first started playing shooters 5 years ago. The review had some pretty painful punctuation errors and rookie grammar mistakes. Together, these issues scream "fledgling site, we'll take what traffic we can get!" And traffic they are getting, thanks largely to Cinema Blend's gaming department, Gaming Blend and their willingness to grab onto anything remotely anti-XB1 with their little monkey hands.

Ubisoft was quick to respond, albeit strangely...

Hackers have attempted to infiltrate our system and post false reviews of Watch Dogs. All valid reviews will emerge at release on May 27_ -Watch Dogs twitter (@watchdogsgame)




Obviously they are trying to "sweet lemon" the situation by playing it into the game-lore, but instead kind of come off as flakey and superficial.

And while the negative review and their site in general seems to have drawn the ire of the console-loving internet, complete with insults and straight up racism, there are others pointing out that it must be true- why else would Ubi make the embargo date the same as the release date? Usually when PR companies do that, the thought behind it is it's because a game is being overhyped and reviews won't stack up compared to how the game is being sold. With preorders for Watch Dogs breaking records for a new IP, it's understandable that they would want to clamp down on any possible negative publicity.

Except for two issues. First, Watch Dogs has been basically "an enigma shrouded in mystery" as my husband puts it. The whole point of the promotional information up to this point has been to immerse players in this new vision of Chicago, and everything from the trailers to the promotional website has worked to further that futuristic feel that is present in the game. Early reviews and early gameplay take us out of that world, out of the mystery from wondering "Wait- what IS this game?"

Secondly, and most importantly on a personal level, release day reviews create a more level playing field for all reviewers. Personally, not having a review copy in hand right now, I look favorably on the embargo date being 5/27. It means when I go get a copy to review it, I'm not swimming upstream against a million sites who already have reviews posted. It means that the journalists who get the games early can actually spend a while immersed in the game rather than rushing a review out in a matter of hours. It means a comprehensive review of the multiplayer options, considering there will actually be people to play against. This is better for me, the reviewer, and you, the consumer.

Many theories about the gameplay videos exist. They're from the beta, they're the xbox 360 version, the xbox one version is going to suck, we should bow down to the PC overlords, and- most pervasively- the idea that if the videos are legit the game could be shipping unfinished, requiring a day one patch to fix the graphics, as a method to counter pirating and retailers who break street date. Clever solution to a problem that does plague the gaming industry. Unfair to people without an internet connection? Perhaps... but game companies have already demonstrated quite a bit of disregard for those who refuse to "get with the times." And subpar graphics would hardly be a game breaking problem... just ask anyone who has ever played any (non-Witcher) RPG released from Europe.

I'll be honest, after watching the videos in the reviews- I don't think the graphics are entirely that bad. But I don't value graphics too highly anyway. There are some frame rate issues, some pop in- stuff like that, but to compare it to GTA IV, as Cinema Blend did, is somewhat misleading. Perhaps the low end of the Watch Dogs videos can be compared to the higher end GTA V graphics on 360, but the game has been revealed to only have 729p 30 ffs resolution, so it can't be expected to come in and compete with any PC version of the same game. And console gamers know it. We choose slightly lower graphics as a trade off for the convenience of a console. Would I love to jump on the bandwagon of hatred for this super hyped game and denounce the evils of everything more than 20 people like at any given moment? You know I would, that's how I'm wired. But still, I'm interested in this game, interested to see how it ends up playing out, and I just can't get on any bandwagon being run by someone who uses "a" and "an" incorrectly (or someone who throws those in where they aren't needed) or a secondary author with a visible axe to grind against a console. Again, how I'm wired.

So the result (for me) of this early review is that Watch Dogs has been moved from a "probably buy" to a "day one" purchase and priority review for me. If you're up in the air about it, I hope to have my review out before the end of May. Considering the controversy, I want to have my hat in the ring as soon as possible. And I hope you all look forward to that as much as I look forward to discussing the game with you all! :)

xoxo,
Kat
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A lot of the leaked footage leaves me with mixed feelings about the game. I've been in the watch dogs thread on neogaf and seeing the screen shots from the different consoles is incredibly interesting.


Who knows at this point if this game is any good, it certainly has the company and financial behind it to be successful, but I'm more concerned of whether it's a good game or not.
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And that's what I'm saying too. In order to be dicks, they give the game a score of 7 based on graphics alone. Nothing about the story, music, voice acting and glossed over the gameplay. The review was basically good but graphics dragged the score down at least 2 points.

For me a game should be fun first. And while reviewers should feel a duty to report the truth, even if it's ugly, there shouldn't be such a rush to negative a game just for attention.
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What i'm more disappointed about is if you turn off the MP options then apparently your stats and stuff reset. now THAT is a dumb design choice.

sometimes you want to enjoy SP without constantly being invaded like dark souls, why should you be punished for that?
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I'm holding off on that until there's actually a mp mode to play and seeing how it plays out. I probably will only play sp anyway. But is it unusual to have 2 separate saves, one for sp and one for mp?
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Kat's Review about a review 10/10 would fap again.
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I definitely agree that review embargoes actually work out as win-win for everyone, developers, reviewers and gamers especially.

I had never before heard the theory that shipping unfinished games purposely and patching them day 1 was an anti-piracy tactic. I don't know how true it is, and it is unfair to the non-internet folks, but to be completely honest, I think at this current point in time it is actually unreasonable to keep asking game developers to worry about people that don't connect to the internet.

To people that bitch about this being unfair, all I can say is there are tons of older consoles and games that don't require connectivity of any sort, and if you really want to be playing the newest games on the newest consoles, maybe you could also be bothered to get online?

I have only recently gotten good internet, before that I had terrible internet and that was only for a few years--before that, I was only able to get on the internet once in awhile, usually at a friend's house or a business with wi-fi. So you know what I did? Instead of getting on the internet and bitching about all the 360's online features, I just played offline games, and didn't worry about XBLA titles or Achievement verification. Weird, right?

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, this "review" sounds highly suspect and I wouldn't give it any credit even if I had Watch Dogs pre-ordered and was really concerned with its quality.

And yes I am very much looking forward to your review Kat, as I am one of those people that still doesn't know exactly what this game is. From the video I watched, it is apparently about "hacking" steam pipes to fuck with your friends while they are trying to complete missions? Sounds like a hoot.
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I thought the game looked fine but the toolbox playing it annoyed the hell out of me. At least I can see what the game seems to be....GTA:WatchDogs!!! That is my first impression anyway. Not going to be a day one buy for me so I'll be looking forward to your review Kat.

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The only issue I have with review embargoes is that they usually are up the same day the game releases, which really can make them become an afterthought. The reviews should go up about a week or so before launch to keep the public as informed as possible.
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The only issue I have with review embargoes is that they usually are up the same day the game releases, which really can make them become an afterthought. The reviews should go up about a week or so before launch to keep the public as informed as possible.



A lot of publishers don't send out the games until then. CDPR sent out my witcher copy so late I got it the day before the release. In that situation the only companies that get it are like- huge ones. Game informer, ign- ones that everyone pretty much knows is not going to be a very objective review.

The sooner a review comes out, the bigger the incentive was for them to get it out. R* pays for good reviews so they love them coming out weeks early. Or something like this, where the place putting up the review wants the traffic so bad they skewer the shit out of the game on purpose just to be contrary.

Plus, if they are starting to ship games that require a day one patch, review copies are going to be harder and harder to judge a game by.

@tk- yesss! The lack of skills and annoying personality did not win him a fan in me!!!! Although if I did video reviews, I'd probably irritate people.
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If you require a day one patch after extensive testing periods you deserve a lower score anyway. Most games that have that usually end up having tons of other glitches on release as well that aren't fixed.

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If you require a day one patch after extensive testing periods you deserve a lower score anyway. Most games that have that usually end up having tons of other glitches on release as well that aren't fixed.




Did you miss the part where the discussion was regarding rumors that companies are shipping requiring a day one patch INTENTIONALLY to cut down on pirating and stores breaking street date? Hence I said "starting to ship games..." As in- marketing strategy homes.
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That doesn't make it any more right. Day one patches are nonsense.
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That doesn't make it any more right. Day one patches are nonsense.



Doesn't make it right? I don't think we are having the same conversation.
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Quote by Kat:



Quote by The Snapple Cap:


That doesn't make it any more right. Day one patches are nonsense.



Doesn't make it right? I don't think we are having the same conversation.



I don't think we are either lolz.
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