WatchdogUbisoft A role-playing game released in 2014 adopts the open world sandbox playing method.The game tells a wonderful story. It uses the new AnvilNext engine to create a vast world. This open world adventure game takes place inChicagoAt that time, electronic equipment had been built into almost all goods, and the whole city depended on them.Players should play Aiden Pearce, a masterHacker technologySo he decided to use his expertise to punish the corrupt elements in the city, and to punish evil.The game is recognized by the industry as the gateway to the next generation of games for its high degree of freedom, excellent game quality and rich game content. The game was rated as the best shooting game of the year by IGN[1]。The English version of Watchdog was released on May 27, 2014, and the Chinese version was released on June 25.WatchdogWiiUThe WiiU version was launched in North America on November 18, 2014 and Europe on November 20, 2014. The capacity of the WiiU version of this work is about 17.7GB.[2]
This operation is set inChicagoA mysterious organization controls the whole city through the central control system CTOS, and everyone knows their secrets, bank accounts, call content, and contacts.The player will play a person named Aiden Pearce, who is a hacker. Like a small number of hackers, he also has the ability to control the city monitor system by hacking into CTOS.Originally, he could do whatever he wanted, but after an ignorant intrusion into the confidential part of CTOS and failure, CTOS found Aidan's information through anti monitoring, because Aidan's 6-year-old niece died in a "car accident".The death of his relatives greatly stimulated Eden, who decided to take revenge on the mysterious dictatorship.Watchdog tells a fascinating story, and allows players to operate electronic products at will according to their own ideas.This open world adventure game took place in Chicago in the near future. At that time, computers had been built into almost all objects, and the whole city was dependent on them.The player plays Eden Pierce, a shrewd hacker. His family has encountered bad things because of his mistakes, so he decides to use his expertise to punish the corrupt elements in the city and punish evil.
From the demonstration video.Game style is like《Silver Wing Killer》Blended《Sleeping Dogs 》Plus《Grand Theft Auto IV》The tone of.Although the image quality and special effects in the game can be said to have reached the limit of the host function, it is not the image quality that excites us most.It is a physical special effect that is properly handled in the game. We have only seen such precise and smooth special effects in some PhysX games in the past.Not only that, the game world seems to be alive and well, which is very critical for the game taking place in a big city.
The development team said that Watch Dogs tries to present a real and vivid free world to players, and players need to do their best to abolish a corrupt system.In Watch Dogs.The biggest feature is that the protagonist can sneak into any interconnected computer system in the city. Whether it's a 30 car serial rear end collision caused by manipulating the traffic lights to trap the enemy in the downtown gunfight, or invading the ubiquitous security cameras in the city to get personal information of anyone, it means that you can almost dominate the entire virtual world in the game.
"Watch Dogs breaks through many restrictions in today's free world games, and players will be able to control the whole city," said Jonathan Morin, creative director of Ubisoft. "In Watch Dogs, anything related to the city's central operating system can become a weapon.By pushing the boundaries, we provide players with more large-scale action choices and allow them to obtain more information, which is not available in past games. "[3]
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Eden Pierce
This is the main character.Is a skilled computer hacker who can accessChicagoAnd obsessed with monitoring, protection and control.He is in the "gray zone" of morality, neither good nor evil.
A mistake led to the death of his six-year-old niece Lena Pearce, from which he embarked on the road of revenge in addition to protecting the rest of his family, and used technology and ctos to punish evil in his own way.
Eden Pierce
DeMot "Lucky" Quinn
The leader of the South Club started from scratch, and the actual controller of Chicago controlled ctos. Lucky, Lucky Quinn was not a pampered gangster boss - he fought all over the world on his own and is still fighting ceaselessly;He is eager and powerful, and has survived numerous assassinations.As the head of the Chicago South Club, Quinn knows that hugs are the key to his dominance in the underworld.To cover up the case, he killed Pierce's niece by mistake.He is a typical person who is cruel and ruthless.
Rushmore Donovan
Mayor of Chicago, has a deal with Quinn.Kill former girlfriend Rose in the room of Merod Hotel. The rear video door is controlled by Quinn, elevated and controlled by Quinn. Although he wants to fight against Quinn through public opinion, he has been suppressed many times.At the end of the game, he died for unknown reasons. After his death, his corruption and other scandals were exposed one after another.
Clararile
One of the members of the DED, with an unknown past.In order to sell more favorable information, steal some data from dedsec and deliberately approach Pierce.After regretting, he was finally shot in the cemetery because he was unwilling to cooperate with the gang.
Diford
One of the members of the DED, the local tyrant, said that the mouse was not popular in the organization. He used Clara to attack Pierce through the network and steal hard disk data.
Jordi Qin
The closing member is straightforward and has a sense of humor;As long as you are willing to pay, he is willing to go through fire and water for you. "Compared with the soy sauce in many organizations, the "Ending Man of Quite Moral Integrity" is a unique and talented god. Jordi Qin and Eden have financial relations and complex friendship, and they are also enemies and friends. Sometimes they are cruel and cold, but even in this time they still maintain a consistent sense of silence.
Damian Bronx
Independent hacker, Pierce's master.Damien Bronx Damien never stops thinking.He is full of imagination and is often distracted, but when he wants to concentrate, he will definitely concentrate.He is a complete narcissist. Since he was beaten to death, his reason has gone completely crazy.
Delford "Iraq" Weide
"Iraq" is the leader of the Black Versailles Gang, with a military background and hidden ambition.Enthusiastic and noisy, he knows how to motivate his soldiers.After the baptism of the Iraq War, his successful tactical training has made him dominate the streets of Chicago. He knows that the future victory will be dominated by technology, and he is actively pushing the soldiers of the Vaslow Gang to the front line of digital battlefield.
Dinggu Grady
The creator of ctos, however, was ostracized due to his different position from ctos. The blackout event forced him to flee, unable to enter the ctos system, and all forces are eager to own its technology.T-bone Grady is the key to helping Aidan find the people who hurt his family.T-bone Grady also has his own problems to solve.Someone died because of his past mistakes, and T-bone Grady often felt guilty about it.
Morris
A thug who is threatened by the South and killed Pierce's niece by mistake under Quinn's instructions.Later, I felt sorry for this.His girlfriend was spoiled by drugs and sex.In the end, players can choose to kill him or not
Nikki Pierce
Eden's sister, an activity planner and amateur choir soprano, lost her daughter Lena 11 months ago due to the Merlot incident.I hope Aidan can give up revenge and forget about Lina.After Damian could not persuade Eden to become his partner again, he was taken as a hostage. From this, he learned that Eden was a "private law sanction". Later, Eden rescued Eden and followed his advice to flee Chicago.
Jackson Pierce
Eden's nephew is 10 years old.She suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder due to the death of her sister Lena and is now receiving psychological treatment.Later, he fled Chicago with his mother.
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DEDSEC
After Bloom launched ctOS, a group of hackers called themselves DedSec.They warned the citizens that the network system would bring danger to Chicago.They think they are protecting citizens' privacy, but for most Chicago citizens, DedSec is a group of nuisance.
Members of the DedSec organization believe that citizens place too much personal information on the network, which enables Bloom to publicly commercialize these information for profit.So they invade CTOS, raise bridges and stop traffic. They want to create all kinds of problems to "wake up citizens".Their ultimate goal may be to shut down the system completely and expose the background data to the whole world.
However, Eden did not regard them as a group of troubles.He uses them as tools to achieve his goals.Eden was able to use the lines invaded by DedSec, which also made DedSec members notice him.Eden refused to join them. Only BadBoy17 (Clara) stood by Eden in the organization.At the same time, DedSec said he was not sure about Eden, but they thought Eden had great potential.
As a skilled hacker, Eden can use the intrusion path of DedSec and dig out more information about ctOS.Of course, you can't keep doing this without meeting the enemy.Bloom is a strong enemy.
Bloom
Basically, Bloom is not a "bad guy", nor is the CTOS system.This is a development team, and ctOS is just a program.Bloom is trying to create a more intelligent world to make people's daily life easier.Everything looks good, but when you go deep into it, you will find some evil motives.
Bloom was originally a pure development team. Some people in Bloom had other abacus. They added an unnecessary program to CTOS, and they were not sure what the program did.Bloom did not publicly claim to put this program into the system.But someone in the company does. This program allows people to view personal information and tamper with it.This is also the reason why DedSec opposes ctOS.
Bloom is not a completely innocent company in the view of the outside world.They pay huge salaries to hire mercenaries of all kinds to protect their facilities.However, most citizens still support Bloom.They do help people live more easily.
Both DedSec and Bloom are in the gray zone.DedSec's behavior is disgusting, but they are the people who really understand the truth of their actions in the city.Bloom makes people live better, but there are many dark sides.
THE Black Viceroys
As smart cities bring smart criminal forces, the leader of Black Viceroys is very smart.Anthony Iraqi Wade had a clear plan for future gangs after he retired from the battlefield.With his superior leadership skills and communication skills, Black Voceroys was pushed to the top.But he is not satisfied.
We don't know what his motivation is. He once established his own network, which attracted Aidan's attention.They seem to have compiled some data that Eden wants.Eden wants something from Black viceroys later, which will obviously cause conflicts.
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The core plot tasks of Watch Dogs, players can use the tools they have to complete these tasks.
The beginning of the plot
This exhibition starts from a suburb of Chicago, which is the poorest neighborhood in the city, littered with debris, graffiti filled alleys, abandoned buildings, and many weeds grow on the broken sidewalks.
There are graffiti everywhere, but not just ordinary decorations.In several places, we found monkey patterns and painted monitors, which may be a symbol of the fight against the authoritarian Chicago central control system CTOS?
Aidan Pierce pulls out his gun, holds it behind him and moves.In this way, he is ready to move and avoid attracting attention.
When Aidan raises the gun, the crowd will react immediately, some people will escape, and others will start looking for cover.Eden shot at the crowd. At the moment, all people rushed to escape, and the scene was in chaos. Some people nearby began to call the police.If you find out who is calling the police, you can block the other party's communication;In one of the demonstrations, Aidan even grabbed the phone from the other party's hands and threw it directly on the ground.
In another display, the protagonist did not stop the police in time, but we could still leave the hot area marked on the mini map to avoid contact with the police.Anything can be used as a cover.We see Aidan hiding in: cars, box cars, trucks, damaged washing machines, roadway walls, fences, ventilation holes on the roof, and countless other objects in the surrounding environment of the game.
Aidan, as a scheming hacker, has a versatile vehicle theft tool.He can easily take away all the cars he wants. He can open the door and sit in it just by clicking.
In Chicago of Watchdog, people put cash and good things in the front locker of the car, and Eden will collect them when he gets a new car.
Plot development
Eden went to the pawnshop to sell his loot.At the same time, he can also buy parts to make new items, such as "binary compounds" and other chemicals, which are used to make explosives (IED), and he can also stock up some bullets.
When we were at the pawnshop, we noticed that there was a small icon in the game interface that said "Threaten". Although we didn't see how it actually worked, we couldn't wait to try it.
In some areas, the pictures on the heads of the residents have red crosses, which means that Eden cannot frighten these people.
The restricted area is marked on the mini map with a red area. This area is the local ctOS control center, which is where Aidan needs to penetrate before entering anything in the area.Aidan can approach this restricted area in any way he wants.In addition, whether these "area unlocking" tasks are carried out is entirely up to the player.
Although the bomb only killed one guard, other guards began to be on high alert.Aiden pulled out his rifle and shot a guard from the roof.
In another exhibition in the same area, Eden scared the cover of the roof vent to raise it, creating a convenient shelter for Eden to take down two guards;But Eden needs to keep moving. The guards are smart and will try to attack from the flank. The bunker is not always reliable.
The time suddenly slows down, allowing Eden time to aim at and annihilate the last guard. This is a kind of ability called "concentration" in the game, which allows players to perform multiple actions at the same time by slowing down the time, thereby emphasizing multiple attacks;In this example, Eden uses "focus" only to get more bullet time.
Aidan finds the entrance to the server room in the building, which is the second step to unlock the regional control center.Aidan needs to actually arrive at this location and use the security password previously obtained to enter the server room.
Eden has full permissions for all elements that can be hacked into this area, including all computers, any surveillance cameras, and the Crime Prediction System;After leaving the control center, Eden can monitor and scan the call details of any civilian.
Obviously, Eden's character analysis ability is applicable to all people in this area, from Shaquan Johnson, who owns the Animal House, to Melanie Scott, a professional mysterious shopper who is 40 years old and often obsessed with pornographic websites.
Aidan can obtain the basic information of the character when approaching a person, or lock the character from the hacked monitor to achieve the same effect.
At this time, the crime prediction system intervened to warn Aidan of the potential possibility of crime, and Aidan got up to investigate.
While constantly searching for potential crimes among surveillance cameras, two gang gangsters noticed that surveillance cameras were tracking them, and one of them picked up a stone and threw it at the camera.
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At this time, Eden found the potential victims, and the description text was shown in yellow, and the percentage indicator representing the incidence of crime was rising.
Both the potential criminals and victims are members of the local gang named Black Viceroys. Eden watched their continuous intense communication (one of them unfortunately tends to talk too much), and the percentage continued to increase, turning into a red alert when it reached 70%.
Aidan decided to intervene to prevent the gang quarrel from turning into a murder case.When Aidan took out his gun and ran forward, the criminal was alert and turned to run away. Aidan followed him to catch up with the street and shuttle between the complex alleys.
The criminal got into a vehicle to escape, so Eden also robbed a car to chase after each other, and they raced in the street. In the process, Eden knocked down pedestrians, which will affect his reputation.
Like Chicago in the real world, the difference between good and bad areas in the city is surprising.As we approached The Loop, where the city center is located, we saw the famous Chicago skyscraper rising rapidly.
Whether they are still in operation or have been abandoned for a long time, there are factories along the Chicago River on this side of the town, which reminds us that this city was originally developed from blue collar workers.
Eden finally catches up with the villain and crashes his car. The criminal abandons the car and escapes. Eden gets out of the car and catches up with the concrete barrier, jumps over it and uses it as a cover, and then executes the criminal with his gun.As a result, his reputation has increased by 35 points, which will affect how residents and the media discuss you and how they react to you.
Eden went to the famous landmark Willis Tower in Chicago. It was originally named Sears Tower when it was completed. It was very tall. When it was completed, it surpassed the height of the World Trade Center in New York and is still the tallest building in North America today.
In Willis Building, Eden noticed that two people were pointing their mobile phones. They were playing a virtual reality game called NVZN (pronounced "Invasion" in English), a virtual alien invading the real world.
Aidan played NVZN for a while. When purple virtual aliens entered his virtual field of vision, they fired several shots. Some aliens attached to people nearby and wrapped their tentacles around their heads.Eden can start the game whenever he wants, and players can challenge friends or compete on the leaderboard.
Eden can hack into the running tram or simply use it to travel around.
As Eden entered the entrance of the Wells Building, we heard the popular songs played from the outdoor loudspeakers.Eden takes out his mobile phone and uses the song search software APP, just like Shazam in the real world, so that Eden can recognize and buy songs in the game (using the currency in the game).
In addition, Eden also has many APPs on his mobile phone. We have at least seen various mobile applications including "survival strategies", "wireless network hotspots", "graffiti walls" and "city maps".
Eden continued to observe the local people. He found that there was a man who was a judo expert with an annual income of 47000 dollars, which was enough for Eden to obtain his information and withdraw cash from his bank account directly at the nearby ATM.
Eden passed the wireless network hotspot, which is not very safe (veteran producer Dominic Guay reminded us).In order to hack into more things, Aidan needs to start it first (by hacking into the box on the street), then go to the nearby roof, find out the wireless network box of the building and hack into it.
Aidan can hack into that apartment.It shocked Arvid Steadman, a 41 year old physical therapist who likes to collect human shaped dolls with movable joints.
Aidan watched him directly through the video camera on Arvid's laptop. He sat next to the stolen department store mannequin and said, "I know this is not your home, but it can be your home". Arvid said to his stiff partner as if asking.
After peeking at this creepy clip, Aidan scared into Arvid's information and stole his driver's license and license plate.
Back on the street, Eden strolled on the shopping avenue, playing Muzak music on the megaphone. Eden shocked and played his own collection of light orchestral music instead.
Aidan intercepts the potential crime from the message sent by the drug dealer he knows. The dealer is letting his partner know where to find the man who raped his wife.This makes Eden (and players) have a moral question in mind: to prevent potential murders against habitual sex offenders?Or let street justice be biased - deal with everything, which seems impossible in the formal judicial process?
Aidan went to the lane where the rape suspect was, took out the pistol and sneaked around, then found the potential victim by hacking into the surveillance camera.In this live demonstration, Eden did not intervene, but Guay reminded us that these decisions will be in the hands of the players themselves, and all decisions will also have an impact on the whole game.
The next stop is the gun shop, where Eden needs to buy additional weapons.In the exhibition, Eden was equipped with pistols and assault rifles.
In the store, we can see at least: AK-47, SG-590 shotgun, Vector. 45ACP submachinegun and M107 sniper rifle. According to the information previously released by the official, the game will bring more than 30 weapons.
The gun shop owner really knows how to dress the T-shirt with wolf design in rock.
While browsing the goods, the TV above the cash register was broadcasting the breaking news about Eden, which was called "the suspect of the murder of Joseph DeMarco". The boss recognized Eden immediately and slowly put his hand under the cash register to trigger the silent alarm bell;Aidan sensed all this, pulled out his gun, ransacked the cash register, and finally rushed out of the store quickly.
Plot ending
Police were everywhere and began to gather outside the gun shop.Eden grabbed a car and began to storm in the street. It was dusk. It was raining, the moisture on the road and the mist in the air really reflected the light generated by the headlights. Such amazing details made us admire the power of next generation games.
Aidan uses his "focus" ability to slow down the progress of time, and when driving at full speed, he frightens into the traffic lights, causing the police to crash into the opposite traffic.Aiden once again used his "concentration" ability to find some street barriers, and after he passed, he raised them and destroyed the police car behind him.
Eden startled into the iron roll door of the nearby garage and turned into the room.Out of sight of the police, Aidan left the car and then stepped out of the garage. However, a police helicopter flew overhead and hit Aidan with the spotlight, calling for additional police support to rush to the scene.Eden jumped onto the motorcycle and raised more street barriers, which could be easily crossed by the motorcycle.But because of the spotlight from the helicopter above, he could not easily escape the police.
Eden was shocked to enter a movable bridge, and the bridge floor began to rise slowly. He urged the accelerator of the motorcycle and prepared to jump up. Everything was calculated so well, and ended the demonstration of this stage on the way of Eden's jump.
In the Watchdog game, players can use this system to measure the views of Chicago citizens on the protagonist.The citizens of Chicago have unique feelings for the protagonist's actions such as manipulating the city's information system, cracking the signal lights and cameras.Their positive and negative feelings will affect the protagonist's reputation pointer, which will change with the protagonist's behavior.
For example, if Aiden has a positive reputation, the media will be more likely to choose to ignore it when the protagonist commits a crime.His allies will not change their attitude towards him. If citizens believe that he is a good man, he will easily enter more areas of the city.
The media will still report Aiden, but may not make negative reports.The report will be more inclined to ask questions.Is he a good man?Is he a hero?Is he a terrorist?They will begin to ask such questions.
Reputation system is not a good or bad system.It mainly shows the feedback of citizens on your behavior, so that players can think more.
The game doesn't suddenly change because of bad reputation.It will not become more difficult.It only makes you think about what the players are doing.
If the player decides to spend time destroying other people's lives or doing damage, Aiden will have other ways to make up for the damage he has caused.If the protagonist starts to destroy, the citizens will pay more attention to the protagonist, but this does not mean that the protagonist cannot win their trust again.
If the player is always a good person and starts shooting at the police one day, his reputation will soon decline.If players scan a large number of crimes, and then save themselves by saving citizens, then the reputation of players will rise, but they must work hard.It takes time and a lot of good deeds to become famous.
The player will still be in the situation of no one's attention. At this time, the player needs to make his own choice on this moral gray zone.Such behavior as stealing a wallet will not affect reputation, so it is up to players to define their own protagonists.
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The DedSec Deluxe Collection includes the following:
Watchdog
-23cm high statue of Eden Pierce
-80 pages of Art of Watch Dogs
-1 set including 4 AR cards
-3 unique collection badges
-An official map of Chicago in the future.
In addition, the classic package also includes additional game content - named "Vehicle Expert Pack", Biometric Assault Rifle and ATM Hack Boost.Ubisoft released a new trailer to show the latest collection of Watchdog, DedSec.
The game uses the new AnvilNext engine to create a vast world. Such precise and smooth special effects were only seen in some PhysX games in the past.Not only that, but the game world is alive and well, which is very critical for the drama taking place in a big city.
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Windows Vista (SP2)/Windows 7 (SP1)/Windows 8 only supports 64 bit systems
Windows Vista (SP2)/Windows 7 (SP1)/Windows 8 only supports 64 bit systems
Windows Vista (SP2)/Windows 7 (SP1)/Windows 8 only supports 64 bit systems
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AMD X4 740 and other four core CPUs of the same level
Intel Core i3-3220; AMD X4 760K, etc
Intel I5 3570K
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4M ADSL or above
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In the opening animation, the hackers in Watchdog called themselves "modern magicians".This summary is very accurate. What we do in the game is the same as the magic routine.As long as you move your finger, you can trigger the trap in the scene, destroy the vehicle chasing you behind you, or suck the bank account of a passer-by, or even remotely detonate the grenade in the enemy's pocket.Although the game itself is not as rich and varied as it seems at first sight, the illusion created by the game makes its content more than other third person action games, and the whole game is a very gorgeous visual show.
The main character, Aiden Pearce, is a person without character and personality.It was explained in the game that he deliberately suppressed his character, but in any case, the character was not well portrayed.But fortunately, other supporting actors are very attractive.We have a repair expert full of enthusiasm and chivalry, a gangster leader super hacker, and a boss with soft speech who is outspoken. The whole NPC team is very popular with players, and the characters' movements are very beautiful and coherent.
The open world map of Watchdog is also one of the two major points of this book: the map is large in area, diverse in content and rich in details.The suburban scene of Pawnee is a supplement to the downtown area of Chicago. It looks very spectacular, especially when the sun sets or on a stormy night.The game screen can always guarantee a smooth 30fps. However, if the game time exceeds several hours, the author will start to find obvious stagnation when reading the task target.Fortunately, when those interesting events happened, everything was smooth, but when the plot progressed, people felt stuck.
The game tells us a thriller fantasy brought about by a technological revolution. Here, the whole city is highly connected, and the power of information is the leading role on the stage.Scan any passer-by or soldier, and you will see his randomly generated personal history resume about their hobbies and lifestyle, as well as their age, occupation and income.This is a small detail, but it is a key setting. With it, NPC suddenly becomes alive.Once again, I accidentally bumped into a person, and then found that he was a critically ill patient waiting for liver transplantation, which immediately made me feel deeply guilty. Therefore, this game is the last game in the open world that I would like to kill, and it has nothing to do with the false wolf index[5]。
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In May 2022, the watchdog will be launched first on May 24.[6]
