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what's up Internet Kevin here now this video was originally planned to go up on launch day for watch dogs that didn't happen I've had kind of a weird couple of days and just a lot of external circumstances have messed with things but I'm pretty stubborn and I said in the unboxing that we're gonna bring you guys a first day impressions video and well damn it I'm doing it so a couple days late but here it is my day 1 impressions of watch dogs which is available on ps3 ps4 xbox 360 xbox one pc and we you all the gameplay are going to be seeing as well as my personal experience is based on the pc version now those of you who saw my unboxing the limited edition that i posted on TL d yesterday or my graphics comparison that I did on ticket tomorrow earlier today will know that I basically compared to watch dogs being a lot like Grand Theft Auto and that really is a fair comparison in terms of how the base gameplay works out it takes place in an open world city that you can explore steal cars in and drive around finding numerous side missions and collectible things what draws it apart though is it's heavy emphasis on the whole hacker concept you spend a lot of free roam time just looking at random passerby x' hacking their phones trying to find new side missions or crimes to stop maybe make a little extra money or get unlockable things like songs there's also the big difference of course and that GTA has remained character take on the role of being a criminal or a thug while watchdogs places a heavy emphasis on being a vigilante most side-quests involves stopping crimes like muggings or assault and there is a reputation system involved with how the city sees you based on how much crime you stop commit yourself or whether or not you use lethal means to solve problems gunplay even incorporates this as you are allowed to non-lethal II handle enemies by shooting them in just the right spot for instance targeting kneecaps rather than the head or the heart which the game considers a relatively good act sure they're crippled of life but at least they're alive now one thing I really do like about watchdogs so far is that there are a whole bunch of different progression systems going on all at once completing missions and taking down enemies will earn you experienced which then gives you skill points that can be spent on improving your shooting hacking driving and crafting skills and there's an entirely separate progression system based on just completing side objectives unlocking new weapons or giving you passive bonuses as far as the core gameplay feels the gunplay is pretty much what you'd expect in a third-person free roam shooter stealth mechanics are solid giving you numerous ways to distract or remotely beat guards using cameras and electronics the one big obvious low point of this game is its driving car physics are just silly vehicles are somewhat awkward to control whatever you yourself are driving will normally be pretty much invincible compared to other cars freely ramming through them street signs and even barely slowing down when getting in a head-on collision then there's the multiplayer which admittedly I don't have a ton of experience with just yet mainly due the fact that you play has been going up and down up and down which basically makes multiplayer unplayable I was able to get a couple matches in on the first day and basically my impression so far is that it's something very similar to Dark Souls where the game is still a single-player game for the most part but there's multiplayer components that are integrated into it where you can basically invade other players worlds to hack them while they try to identify you now the last thing I want to touch on really quick our virtual trips these are little mini games that are built into watchdogs that have their own set of rules and for me personally have really been some of the most fun parts so far especially one a particular spider tank spider tank is a game where you just run around the city and a giant spider mecha blowing stuff up for the highest score possible which honestly I just found to be way more fun than the base game so far because let's be honest the main attraction in a lot of free roam games is just being able to cause a bunch of havoc and having an automatically built-in way of doing this that doesn't affect your wanted rating and doing it with a giant mech on top of that is just a great way to win me over now this is all based on just about 5 or 6 hours of gameplay that I've experienced so far and there's a lot more ground that I need to cover I need to do more of the main missions complete more side quests and do a lot more multiplayer matches before I can really weigh in and give you as my final thought on the game but I can't tell you that so far I really am enjoying it but I wouldn't say that I'm loving it just yet as I said earlier driving is an absolute pain and the gun mechanics could also use a little bit of work but on the upside I really like the way the game is handled stealth in a free roam game and there are so many different things to do for character progression that it looks like it'll keep you really busy especially if you want to go full completionist on it all-in-all so far it's fun but just not exactly amazing just yet we'll just see how it maintains in the later stages or if it picks up noticeably with time what was yours my day 1 impressions of watchdogs if you guys somehow caught this vid without first seeing my unboxing of the limited edition or my graphics comparison on teka tomorrow we do have links posted to both of those videos down in the description now as always guys thank you so much for watching my videos this is the second one my own channel and I really appreciate you guys checking it out and if you enjoyed it please hit that thumbs up button to let me know and subscribe as well because this channel is just beginning to grow you guys can also follow me on my personal twitter at Kevin Kenton you can hear my up-to-date thoughts on what games I'm playing and see what videos I'm uploading on which channels when now once again guys thank you so much for watching this video until next time I hope to see you later this week on a post reviews for watchdogs as well as Wolfenstein and Mario Kart 8 until then I'm Kevin I'll see you later you