![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Things start off with a literal bang when a terrorist hacker collective known as Zero Day sets off a series of massive explosions around the city. Legion takes players to a version of London that has been utterly transformed in the well-established techno-dystopian near-future of the Watch Dogs universe. Still, Watch Dogs: Legion earns points for weaving together a coherent open-world game where no one is the protagonist and everyone is the protagonist at the same time. The results of Ubisoft's ambitious attempt are a little sloppy at points, and it doesn't fix the open-world genre's problems with repetitive quests. Then along comes a game like Watch Dogs: Legion, which aims to blow up that dichotomy with a simple question: what if practically every non-player character could become a protagonist? ![]() This unwieldy phrase has become a ubiquitous term of art that highlights just how limited we are in most games by taking the point of view of a single protagonist (or maybe a small team). Links: Amazon | Epic Games Store | Official WebsiteIt's interesting how video games take a phrase like 'non-player character' for granted. Platform: Windows (reviewed), Xbox One, PS4, Stadia PS5 and Xbox Series X (coming in November) ![]()
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