Watch Dogs: Legion (Zero Punctuation)

[@theescapist]

Watch today's Zero Punctuation episode on The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope. www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/the-dark-pictures-anthology-little-hope-zero-punctuation/ Or watch it early on KZbin and support our content via KZbin Memberships.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Sweet... when is Demon's Souls remastered?

[@saimysilvia]

Congrats on working with Ubisoft.

[@Ragetiger1]

Little Hope. OH boy, just that part of the title shows how "important" it is. However, I'll bask in the week of wait while enjoying . . . something. I lost my train of thought.

[@isen2619]

No Post-ZP stream today as far as I know.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

@@isen2619 Ah, thanks for the update dude.

[@legateelizabeth]

I'm pretty sure we're all supposed to call "The Elderly nailgun murderer lady with the stupid hat" 'The Queen' in the UK, Yahtz.

[@KissedByFire16]

I can't stop giggling at this

[@wmjm9931]

I will not stand for this blatant slander of the Queen's hat selection. The rest was fine though.

[@Sir_Bucket]

@@wmjm9931 Shall we behead this gentleman for his offense to the Queen?

[@XescoPicas]

🤣

[@harryclayton2416]

Nailed it

[@TheGingerDoctor]

I thought Bagsey was a little too suspiciously actually funny for a triple A game.

[@nomblob5592]

TheGingerDoctor Funny how Croshaw said in Watch Dogs 2 review that he wants Watch Dogs protag to be a generic dude then Ubisoft gave him that yet he still isn't pleased and wants Bagsy and his absurd characters to be the main. I say we hard reboot Watch Dogs and do the exact opposite of what Yahtz wants Edit: Bagsy

[@JohnSmith-bn5mi]

@@nomblob5592 well not exactly. He said you make the protagonist an everyman. If you can mix and match all the characters around you don't have a protagonist. You can't see how the oppression affects their life and family because little sally 3 fingers can just hop on the La Resistance train and power bomb the company that shuttered her school. And her bullies.

[@nikolasbryant4235]

@@nomblob5592 There's a difference between being generic, and being completely computer generated.

[@aidenpommee766]

I know right

[@just9019]

@@nomblob5592 He never said he "wanted" anything he just suggested, also legions doesn't have a main protag

[@Rocker-hq5lg]

I think Yahtzee just sold this to me better than Ubisoft did.

[@XescoPicas]

I mean, for one thing, I’d trust the word of Satan himself before believing anything a triple A marketing team tells me, so they had very few chances of selling it to me XD

[@MrCollead]

Honestly, the really stupid hat is tempting me to find out *how* stupid.

[@whymoo1]

@@XescoPicas Watch out the Canadian Satan will try to trick you into microtransactions

[@ZKP314]

I feel the same, time traveler.

[@Flowtail]

If anything , Ubisoft would be a reason not to buy something all on its own

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

If Yahtzee's career keeps progressing well, soon enough he'll have to start giving caveats at the beginning of his videos more frequently, with increasing absurdity. "For transparency's sake, I should clarify that I have a minor voice role in this game and wrote a few of it's missions. I also directed it, wrote the main plot, and designed the levels and combat. Anyways, this game is shit and I have no idea what they were thinking."

[@imageez]

Isnt that's his Dev Diaries project in a nutshell?

[@Nerozard]

@@imageez I mean ya kinda.

[@Nanorobotic]

So at what point does the opening cutscene for the game just get replaced with his Zero Punctuation review?

[@Grounders10]

@@Nanorobotic I think you mean "At what point do they just run this as the ad campaign"

[@Nanorobotic]

@@Grounders10 Generally they don't use that kind of language in ads, but that would be fun too.

[@KainGerc]

Ubisoft: "Look, we've just given up on creating a compelling main character, here's a framework of a few randomly generated ones with some bulletpoints for backstory, just fill in the rest of it yourself"

[@lnt305]

I did like Kassandra though. Pretty much the only thing I liked about that game

[@Fulllife3.2]

I think it's more fun to make up stories for my characters.

[@nomblob5592]

KainGerc Hey would ya look at that, exactly what he wished for in WD2. The monkey paws has not run out of stock yet I see. Still remember when he want more Open world games

[@MrSilnev]

The thing is, I think the protagonist of the game is Bagley (the A.I.), he goes through a character arc throughout the game and is a major component of the game's story, even going so far to have a connection to one of the villains of the game. You the player, play the role of a supporting character in Bagley's story.

[@fugitivehunter]

Will do as soon as I get this game.

[@ODST_Parker]

It sounds like that touched up dialogue from that one supporting character really redeems the whole thing, and whoever made that happen should be praised for carrying this game on their shoulders.

[@kabobawsome]

No, but like, genuinely. Bagsey's writing is the only saving grace for the very poor finale of the game, in my opinion.

[@infinitypilot]

Like Cr1TiKaL carrying that one Hunger Games film.

[@Manganization]

@@infinitypilot wait, what? He was in Hunger Games?

[@romxxii]

@@kabobawsome You actually played the story mission? I just turned this game into a terrorist cell recruitment simulator. I just run around finding random blokes who hate Dedsec and go out of my way to recruit them.

[@pvt.ltd.yt_industries]

@@Manganization lol he made a meme video a few years ago about how he was an extra but got too excited so they cut him out because he was too loud (I think, I might not remember it very well).

[@pirig-gal]

WD:Legion - Yahtzee plays as Bob The Builder and The Queen going undercover.

[@humbledaoist]

When someone offhandedly asked if someone could fix the current state of affairs down the pub, nobody expected Bob to pick up his hard hat, stare into his eyes, and menacingly respond "Yes, we can."

[@gavinlee6196]

@@humbledaoist well, now u got me to remember nightmares I had about Bob the builder

[@zakbax7259]

Finally I can atone for my many, *many* crimes against old ladies in Saints Row 2

[@elgostine]

i have... SEVERAL ... questions.

[@BumbleCrumble1072]

The recruitment system is basically The Nemesis System but in reverse and shit.

[@anthonyknight170]

Exactly, it's as if they saw the nemesis Iceberg and copied it, without seeing the depth it really had.

[@axios4702]

I for one really want to try it though, the nemesis system was so good even an imitation is probably worth playing.

[@vVAstrAVv]

@@axios4702 its not. Just cus in wdl the nemesis system amounts to either wanting to recruit that npc or not wanting to. And your interactions from there are ignoring or mistreating them like the usual npc you couldnt care less about. Or doing 1 to 2 mini objectives to recruit them or 1 mini objective and one recruitment mission. But youll eventually just do 2 mini objectives because theyre quicker than doing the mission since after you do them the person just calls and says "ok ill join you" whereas the mission makes you drive back and talk to them again

[@orioninfernal7269]

@@axios4702 Be mindful of the hate but dont bias yourself because of it, if you want to try it wait for a sale and try it out. Is it the best game? No. Is it janky in places and have a number of bugs? Yes. Is it just a game and therefore fun if you allow yourself to have fun/ make your own fun? Yes. I have played through this whole game and while it definitely has its issues its still a blast to play if you just f**k about in it - I also recommend perma-death, play it like a nuzlocke and it allows you to attach to your characters to a degree.

[@enskje]

Didn't they supplement the Nemesis system with a Lootbox system? Is that also present in this title? Pay 10$ for a 1% chance of getting an old lady dressed in Yahtzee's hat?

[@2CPhoenix]

I’ll be buying this game solely on the merits of that last line’s flawless delivery.

[@Admiral.Snakbar]

Shit, now I gotta get it too.

[@Anastas1786]

0:53 You remember, DedSec! Those kind, caring lovers of liberty and justice? ... The ones that steal cars? And use them in reckless high-speed chases? Which they escape by causing numerous multi-vehicle crashes by tampering with streetlights, water mains, and the onboard acceleration-and-brake-controlling computers of often occupied vehicles? ... The ones who hack ATMs to empty bank accounts? ... The ones who crack random civilians over the head with billiard balls, take their wallets, then run away,assuring themselves it was "nonlethal" without bothering to check? ... The guys who once briefly _turned Korea off?_ Yeah, those guys.

[@louisduarte8763]

Put that way, blaming DedSec for a terrorist attack makes a scary amount of sense.

[@Root174]

Don't forget about them making their own guns with a 3D-printer :D !

[@MilkyNep]

hey remember how T-Bone turning a city off was a massive thing in the story, so much that he only helped doing it again because other hackers were turning the city into chaos? Yea, let's do that again, but to a whole country, for the lolz

[@espio87]

I was expecting Yahtzee to make use of the psychotic grannies. I was not dissapointed. If there's the possibility of them wearing a "Hell's Grannies" jacket, I'll buy the game.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

I'm willing to bet there are more than a few WD:L players who have transformed DedSec London into Hell's Grannies.

[@SomeGuyandanAmbulance]

Is that a fuckin Monty Python reference I see?

[@espio87]

@@SomeGuyandanAmbulance You bet it is.

[@andrewmcnally5013]

And now for something completely different.

[@thetaarakian]

Nanageddon!

[@greenfolder2437]

"Laugh while you can, whipper-snappers. This REALLY stupid hat carries a REALLY big pile of spider-droids."

[@Sound_Tech]

For once in my life, I actually finished this game before Yahtzee did the review I agree with both points, both the spider bot and making your own story. I felt that I was relying on the spider bot quite heavily early on and vowed never to use it unless forced otherwise in which case I immediately found myself relying entirely on either Hitmen or Spys. Regardless, my character arch was with Emmet Flanagan, legendary hitman.

[@orpheus3357]

What are the micro transactions like?

[@NeoXandercrossfade]

@@orpheus3357 special outfits, three operatives (that are in the season pass if you get it) that are not really that powerful in my opinion and the like. Purely cosmetic, the only thing that could be useful is the reveal all collectibles for $4.

[@DrFrankenMax]

I love playing as Phil Cooper, a banjo-toting psychopath with a fur suit. His favorite hobby is punching the shit out of random citizens who make fun of him for his fur suit and he speaks in a surprisingly suave, emotionless tone of voice that makes me convinced that, whenever I'm not using him for a mission, he's off somewhere pulling the legs off grasshoppers and drowning babies

[@KickyFut]

I... I think I *really* want to watch a "Let's Play" of you playing this game and inserting your own elaborate backgrounds to the characters and consistently retaining those character quirks throughout your playthrough!

[@birdroll]

Im fairly certain if you position the jaffa cakes right, you cant win a game of air hockey against it.

[@CaptainNuclear235]

So unsatisfying either way.

[@adamj4759]

There's always one frame that makes me laugh out loud, and "carry on citizen" wins that title this week

[@csguak]

Aye aye commander.

[@LegoSkeleton]

"Its expansive array of systems and dodgy AI mean that it’s got a lot of potential for finding your own entertainment." Oh boy, we got a new elder scrolls game.

[@rjframe4410]

ive never had the AI bug out really....

[@Top_Nepper]

The concept of recruiting people was a pretty good idea but I do agree it makes the story awfully generic. Hopefully Ubisoft doesn't completely scrap the concept and tries to improve it in a future title.

[@theawkwardskeleton6608]

@Toxic Potato actually most npc’s (especially in districts under Albion) will generally dislike you, and you can’t even try to recruit them. Not to mention causing civilian casualties/injuries may make some npc’s hate you, depending on their relation (ex. If they’re a suspect or rival, killing them will act make them more willing to join you, but if it’s a relative/significant other then they’ll hate you). I guess I wish people who openly hate Dedsec would form their own group that hunts down your operatives or is able to report you to Albion as soon as they notice you.

[@astratan2238]

Odd that you picked commies as your lazy group, I would have thought they would be some of the most likely to join an attempt to overthrow a corporate power. Blasé neoliberals and conservatives seem much more likely to just accept the status quo imho.

[@rjframe4410]

it needs the same systrm that shadow of war has, where folks who get one of your guys via arrest become more cool and gloat over your arrest, beating etc...not that i still dont go find every nobhead adversary and past them with the spy later...

[@DinsRune]

The character recruitment system seems cooler when you consider it an expansion on the earlier games, where you could scan anyone in the overworld and receive a quick blurb about their lives and kinks.

[@jordanloux3883]

Devs: Maybe if we let Yahtzee work on this game we won't shit on it too much. Yahtzee, cashing his check: HA!

[@awesome7067]

He mentioned a long time ago that being a friend of his is no guarantee of softball. Can't imagine money would change that vitriol.

[@nomblob5592]

Jordan Loux They dont plan on him being soft, nooo. They plan on discrediting him because he works for them thus making his review untrustworthy

[@joechapman8208]

It worked. He didn't shit on it too much.

[@fawfulmark2]

Not the first time he's been affiliated with Ubisoft, as he once said he knew some friends who worked on the Chariot levels in Prince of Persia: the Two Thrones. He still chewed the crap out of those sections anyway.

[@15098D]

I knew I recognized Bagsey's particular kind of snark from somwhere!

[@Norien711]

Watch dogs has never been a series that has appealed to me, but now that I know you wrote some jokes for it, I’m a little bit more intrigued haha

[@constipatedwonka8061]

Is it just me, or Watch Dogs franchise is slowly progressing into yet another Saints Row?

[@StAUG1211]

Surely that's a good thing.

[@snarkyswede526]

We can only hope that they include the other good qualities as well, including open world activities that are actually fun. I mean, fuck it, if they do a 10 hour spinoff like Assassin's Creed: Row of Saints where you astrally project into (sure, jack into the Animus, whatever) the Paragon of Criminality, the Boss, all because the Illuminati wants their porn stash or whatnot, that would be one game I might even buy and play from them.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

You know what? I'm ok with that.

[@skprog]

frankly i dont know if i care watch dogs went from awesome to bland faster than i thought it would.

[@theyatsyspam]

Open world, 3rd person, funni characters, cyber-punk theme. Other than that it's just become and will remain an Antifa tech gremlin larp simulator, certainly. I don't think it can progress into anything more overt than this. This is a sweet spot for influencing young gamers, right now.

[@TheCreepypro]

about time the triple A industry recognized Yahtzee's writing skills now if we could get them to recognize his amazing voice and get this man in a booth we are good to go

[@caninehat6589]

This all things considered has been a surprisingly positive review.

[@nicklager1666]

Im so glad they made a game that they claim is not political. I didnt know that Claus from American Dad had mad skills on the skateboard.

[@sydious_s_snake]

If that's what they claimed then that makes my arse non political

[@WolfGeek64]

We are not being political despite us invoking political imagery in the advertising so that it gets clicks and sells the game.

[@belgariontheking1]

Not political but did include pedophiles in the game.

[@Tigerbalmpanties]

Klause*

[@bozotheclown1142]

Ugh thank god, so there are no black women in the game?

[@athroughzdude]

"Third Installment" I completely forgot Watch Dogs 2 existed.

[@KeithFraser82]

Ditto, I thought this was only the second one.

[@AdrianTache]

It was better than the first one.

[@Silath01]

@@AdrianTache i would say its better than this one, psychotically disconnected story aside

[@llama6394]

Imo wd2 is so much better then 1 and legion. Legion's missions were so repetitive: just hacking or destoying something and then it's over. Watchdogs 2 has scripts and stuff which actually gives variety

[@VagueNaming]

@@llama6394 idk, I thought legion was way better than 2, but then again I can have some pretty dumb opinions

[@dravinskigoth1620]

Mu biggest question when it comes to the game is, why does almost every other person you scan have access to a firearm? I thought London/ UK had extreme gun control laws (least to an American). And yet almost every bar owner or lawyer I scan has a freaking assault rifle! Or even better a grenade launcher!

[@rjframe4410]

black market 3d printers, theres even throw away lines about it in random conversation , also gang members exist and so does albion, pretty easy to get a gun if you sneak up on a guy with an m249 on the street and ko him and take it...also most of the ones who have guns kinda make sense, former mil, former albion, rich etc

[@ryjak955]

For me it’s mostly homeless people with all the guns

[@jayr7965]

For me I was always wondering why there were so many business people or old ladies carrying around giant wrenches.

[@ryjak955]

Jay R Your old ladies had wrenches? Mine had grenade launchers

[@fillbert6690]

When I played Legion I kept thinking “Bagley is the best part of the game”. Now I know why I think that.

[@toots3877]

As I was playing, I was thinking Bagley has a very similar sarcastic, with tone to Yahtzee... and whaddya know! If only they didn’t cut a lot of his stuff, I bet they were the best ones.

[@jonlangthorne7924]

The construction worker and Mildred had me in stitches, great episode!

[@bobbyshewan4229]

I was pretty harsh on this one when I first started playing it (I love WD2, sue me), but I won’t lie. It can be pretty fun. Missions are pretty fun when you ignore the spider drone and the New Game + is nice to have. Hopefully the online adds a bit more depth tho, because the story is pretty dull.

[@gdwnet]

I love doing missions as an Albion person in uniform. It's hilarious when the cutscences have the quest giver saying "That'll show Albion!!" to someone in full albion uniform :-)

[@ForestGreenSharpie]

I got an albion person really early in the game and did every albion mission with them and there were multiple missions that were like "going in here is suicide youll die" and I just walked in did the mission and walked out without any problems

[@IntellectualBA001]

Don't know about everyone else here, but I'm looking forward to his reviews of Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

[@jrb4484]

Same

[@sanskarmishra5309]

I'm looking forward to his Astros playroom review

[@Reachfan2]

I hope we get to see him review Yakuza: Like a Dragon. I know he's a fan of the series so I want to see his opinion on how they changed the combat system (and the new protagonist).

[@vonriel1822]

I can tell you now, he's probably not gonna like Age of Calamity. Unless something's changed, he seems to have very specific ideas about Warriors games, and unless Age of Calamity changes something fundamental about the format, I all-but-guarantee 'second verse, same as the first' is gonna appear in the review. If he does one.

[@dylaxiusmccoy]

I'm most excited for his AssCreed Valhalla review. It's probably going to be a complete bloodbath.

[@KyleBuschsFavoriteFood]

Honestly it feels like Ubisoft has no idea what to do with the franchise. They do improve with every game but it does feel somewhat disjointed

[@nomblob5592]

Lordi Yahtz says it in HIS Watch Dogs 2 that he don't want gravely voiced avengers or spunky teen as protag and instead the protag should be a bland nobody. Now they did it in Legion and Yahtz is still not happy. Bottom line: dont make a game for Yahtz

[@ninetailedfox579121]

@@nomblob5592 They didn't make it a bland nobody, they made it a bland everybody.

[@joevenespineli6389]

@@nomblob5592 An everyman isn't a bland nobody, just someone with everyday struggles and a relatable character, they're getting close tho.

[@MadelineSawyer]

The fact that randos on the street are just chill to join your super secret paramilitary organization just makes the game more camp and funny to me. That some rando 78 year old homeless man is down to join a resistance cell and engage in industrial espionage is goofy as fuck and I love it in that campy goofy way.

[@uum6]

I actually put off watching this because I didn't want my fun spoiled. Couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised! Not only does Yaht capture the essence of WDL perfectly, but I can't believe he's behind the witty banter of the AI!

[@angeldeb82]

LOLed at the imp clusters, the Stormtrooper imps, the credits thing, and this one: 1. Hang around Westminster Bridge 2. Get stuck in animation loop 3. Clip into wall

[@MrAssassinkid17]

Funny because in the playthrough I just beat, I recruited my construction worker, then later on, I found his Mum and recruited her, and she's a poet with a G36 rifle

[@JF-um3wz]

Honestly, I think this game works despite a central main character. I’m the type who ends up having a lot of fun filling in the gaps myself, and when I found my favorites, I ended up with a duo consisting of an old guard English gentleman who’s the leader of this reborn branch of deadsec, and a member of the enemy faction that got won over by him who’s competent enough, but is still getting used to “playing for the other team” now, leading to a very lovely charismatic mentor vs straight man dynamic between the two. I also hired the latter’s mum into the group and she proceeded to seduce the contact her son couldn’t. Let’s see Ubisoft write that.

[@friedipar]

My personal highpoint was winning barenucle boxing matches with an old lady dressed like one of the golden girls

[@simeonharman4589]

Also Ubisoft turns a blind eye and covers up for verbal, physical and sexual abuse of its employees by head management.

[@fighteer1]

See this is my problem as well. I can’t buy any Ubisoft game again in good faith as long as the company keeps covering up and failing to correct its abuses.

[@theamazingguy150]

What happened? This is news to me. Not that I am planning on buying any of their games.

[@simeonharman4589]

@@theamazingguy150 check out the jimquisition (jim sterling) on the topic. Its horrible stuff.

[@phillipmele8533]

@@fighteer1 Then don’t buy it. I’m not saying don’t *play* it by the by, I’m saying don’t *BUY* it. EDIT: And just in case, “Yarrr”

[@hoodedman6579]

@@simeonharman4589 Just saying a channel name is not helpful, at least say the title of the video.

[@seanwilkinson7431]

In the possessive tense, DEDSEC sounds like the name of a necrophilia cult we don't know actually exists yet. Remember that purple acid reflux pill we named after a sex trafficking cult we didn't know existed until Smallville became relevant again?

[@FairyNuffMuffin2]

Would love that to happen the other way round. Can't wait to hear about the cult called Gaviscon

[@Reishadowen]

"Even if the enemies spot [the spider drone], blow it up, and start hunting around for its controller, as long as you're outside the building you can stand in front of their windows with two middle fingers up and your knob pressed up against the glass, and they won't do sh*t." X'D I expect to see this line in a quote compilation one day.

[@HippoKing.MP3]

Got the game last night. Decided to take a shot every time the AI said something I suspect yahtzee would have added. I was plastered about 2 hours in.

[@krzwis5632]

I had an old man that I recruited early on when i saved him from an Albion soldier. His only quality other than being slow was he had an MP5 sub machine gun. I used him for a lot of the heavy combat missions. I called him the old senile man with a gun and I pretended he was angry all the time (even though he had the biggest smile I had ever seen in an NPC in that game. The game ended up automatically picking him for part of one of the final missions. My crazy grumpy old man ended up having a touching bit of dialogue with the AI at the very end. My old angry senile guy ended up being the most wholesome character in the end

[@AlshepType]

Good to see that basically this whole channel is still kept alive by one dude.

[@unsavedprogress5619]

For being a game with an infinite amount of playable characters, it seems that everyone basically used the same combination of dudes. Starting with the free construction worker.

[@rnvsinha]

Why not go halfway? Have two protagonists. One is like Aiden, it it for personal reasons, doesn't think twice about killing, make use of the focus mechanic. Second one can he more like Marcus, in it for the greater good, prefers non lethal methods, more stealth missions. This way the story won't suffer with a lack of focused protagonist.

[@peterheck2429]

Not gonna lie the AI from the game was pretty damn well punched up

[@mesektet5776]

Crazy Mildred - The elderly nail-gun murderer. I must see this now. Use her as a main in your next game devs idea!

[@PhDFl0pp]

Petition for Ubisoft to make a spin off game on crazy Mildred the elderly nail gun murderer

[@The-Game-Merchant]

There was a moment where I completed an optional mission in this game and the AI character said the line "I guess it's back to knob jokes then" and I sincerely hope that was one of Yahtzee's lines because it sure sounds like something he'd say.

[@kungfuskull]

I LOVE CRAZY MILDRED THE NAILGUN MURDERER. Laughed so hard because that looks just like my grandma, and we just helped her remodel her house, requiring a nailgun.

[@jacquelineF8C8DC]

I like how immediately from the first few lines of dialogue of the AI support character, I could tell Yahtzee wrote it. One of the first things it says is “there’s a F*CKLOAD of data in room above you” in the same accent

[@rileyxsko]

Doing a spiderbot free run of this game now because Yahtzee is 100% spot on, that droid is op

[@theFriendlyGhst]

"There's still fun to be had it's just at the game's expense." That happens to be my favorite genre

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

I've been enjoying it. They seem to have finally patched up the game and it doesn't crash anymore on my PC. The best part is definitely the Bagley AI dialogue. It just seems better than all the other written dialogue. Strange, don't know why.

[@Lankythepyro]

'It's as satisfying as winning a game of air hockey against a packet of jaffa cakes.' Considering I have a gift of managing to get the air hockey puck in my own goal every time I touch it, I'd be pretty satisfied if I managed to beat something else at the game, even if it's inanimate.

[@dominicshayler5323]

Born in Cheltenham, never thought I'd hear it called out on a ZP vid! Cheers Yahtzee!

[@BenCol]

What an honour. Congratulations to you and the people of Cheltenham!

[@Dan-zc3ou]

Well, i love fanfictions, so the "write your own story" bit seems promising

[@LumyTheQueen]

That characterization at the end was the cherry on top! Laughed so much!!!!

[@SynthMusicWorld]

Blimey, no wonder I thought Bagley sounded familiar. It's been itching at the back of my mind for days now as to where I recognized the voice from.

[@JohnDoctorTARDIS]

Well now it makes sense why I loved Bagley's humour so much! He honestly made the game for me

[@PintOfJinnes]

So in short: Wait for the GOTY edition to go on sale.

[@PintOfJinnes]

@@skydiamsteam6005 Nowadays every game seems to have a GOTY edition. Yknow what I mean though, the version with all the dlc n shit.

[@RevVoice2]

That's always the answer - especially in the case of Ubisoft. It's $20 cheaper, you get the DLC, and 75% of the bugs have been addressed. (Not solved, but addressed)

[@HellKnightX88]

Expected Yahtzee to be a lot more vicious with this given that apart from the recruitment/gang mechanic it's a by the numbers Ubisoft open world game. You know... the kind they already released about 10 times before this.

[@jayr7965]

Yeah considering it's the kind of game he usually tears to pieces he was very lenient on this one. Pretty disappointing.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Despite what he said at the start of the video, he absolutely was going very soft on this game and pulling a lot of punches. This is pretty much identical to every other open-world Ubisoft game of the last few years but with a badly executed gimmick. He should have crucified this game as it rightfully deserved. But he doesn't want to burn any bridges with potential employers.

[@10500042]

Let's not forget that any recruitment mission means fast traveling to the other side of the map to do 1 trivial thing, then fast traveling to another to do another trivial thing, which means fast traveling back to tell the person you did the 2 trivial things and want them to join your club. Hurray loading screens.

[@skyler6175]

I want to dislike this game, as it's yet another Ubisoft sandbox, but the very idea of violent grannies in stupid hats brings a smile to my face.

[@Anonymos185]

Are you really that easy to sell to?

[@TheDubiousSalmon]

@@Anonymos185 ...yeah.

[@Shazamatazz]

Plot Twist: Double decker bus riding Construction worker's childhood trauma wasn't from a train and a crab, it was a train and Wizzo Butter. (Its very difficult to tell the difference between wizzo butter and a dead crab)

[@JhericFury]

I forgot about this review, bought and played the game, thought bagsys lines were surprisingly funny and actually made me laugh once or twice, and then saw this again. Now it all makes sense

[@SiegeTF]

That construction worker is like the tutorial mission survivor from XCOM:Enemy within (he's garunteed to pass the psi-ops test and can be the guy who crashes the mothership).

[@XTheManWithoutNameX]

Character arc included (some assembly required).

[@onedeadsaint]

this was _close_ to the usual faux angry critique, but you definitely went easier on this one. still cool that you got to help on the game though _random emote just cause_

[@TheKeksmuzh]

The description of his 2 characters might be the strongest endorsement of an Ubisoft sandbox Yahtzee has ever given.

[@shmanty6307]

what's funny is that the only operator ive had from the start of the game till the end...was the construction worker I had to recruit

[@TheGuilkato]

Yup construction worker I was forced to recruit was my main, because fly to roof - steal item - fly away - OR fly to roof - spawn spiderbot - fly away Also yes little old lady exSpy was the secondary character.... your game was the same as mine apparently

[@glorytoarstotzka330]

I never touched the spider drone, I never upgraded it, at most I used the stationary drone, but only as a defensive options when things go south and for collectibles, never for objectives. My play-style was "Execution dominance". Most of my characters needed to have a custom handgun like a revolver or a deagle, but I never actually shot any bullets outside animations, all I was doing, was running up in stealth or loud to enemies and just takedown them, or melee them with fists, equip gun, then execute them to assert dominance. The fun grew exponentially when I've got a hitman, as they can takedown if a weapon is equipped even if they spot you. I was just blazing through every single outpost, executing every single one of them and I think in my last 7 hours of gameplay, I have used only the electroshock grenade launcher for drones, I have fired 0 bullets outside the execution animations. Also I've played with elders, and that was amazing. I had a lot of fun *10/10*

[@sonofawil]

Yahtzee’s construction worker protagonist sounds an awful lot like Emmett from The Lego Movie.

[@joew1237]

Spider droid, Spider droid, Does everything

[@dwrash21]

Call in Crazy Mildred. We have a situation

[@FunnyStripes]

Coming back to it, I realised one thing: wouldn't it have been better if the character recruitment system was more like, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker or V instead? Or hell, even Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. That way, instead of the protagonists being random characters with zero plot, there could have been a few main characters, and every recruit provide bonuses (like research points for upgrades) or be used for side "operations" to earn money, materials or whatever.

[@courier6960]

The one thing that I felt the game was especially lacking was in the “liberate the district” events. You do like 2-3 really minor things and all of a sudden half the city is supporting dedsec. I feel like it should have been way more involved (like you need to do 10-20 things per district). It would make that change feel a lot more natural instead of just “you changed a poster, now I’m willing to die for your cause”.

[@rjframe4410]

nah, they are ALREADY on the verge of resisting. Think of it like a wasp nest, albion has already hit the thing with a stick like 200 times, it only takes a couple more wacks in the right place to tip it to mayhem

[@brennanwn]

Watchdogs is my favorite Ubisoft series so far

[@michaeltodd343]

The last minute of this episode made me laugh harder than I have in a while, good show

[@takuansoho5836]

"Graaarr curse you insert name here" sounds like a line a good "way too much self aware game" could put at its end !

[@fishpop]

I've been watching NerdCubed play this and he's established some characters from his recruits. There Enid his chavvy starter, his first recruit Yannis the royal guard, "Baron Microtransactions" the hitman who died the same episode he gained his moniker, Anne the campaign mandated builder who got knocked out in a fighting ring so Dan made that person's life a misery before accidentally killing him, Captain Warcrimes the Albion captain, Drone Santa and Lady Lootbox, among others. Both the Baron & Lady Lootbox are dressed in the fancy knight superhero outfits.

[@4444Ferris]

I have an idea. For the next Ubisoft review, take random clips from your previous video reviews and make a collage to see how many notices the difference

[@yuriwolfvt]

Damn almost makes me wanna play through again.

[@Johnof1000Suns]

I got the spider drone as the first mandatory upgrade in the tutorial for the upgrades and gadgets. 75% of all operatives I recruited now started with the spider pre-equiped as their gadget except the one or two Assault Rifle carrying who got the one-hit electric mines or one-hit shock fist. The game was quite a breeze unless I intentionally challenged myself, even then the Auto-Hide enemy bodies to avoid alerting other guards made stealth even easier especially when using the spider as it can do that as well, just not automatically. tl;dr avoid the spider drone or (many other gadget and upgrades for that matter) if you want anything close to challenge. Also play on Ironman, unlike me who only died twice, one had Deathwish trait and the other was the mandatory story death at the start.

[@SB0083]

I'm having WAAAAY more fun with WD:L than I should have. It's funny cuz I spent extra money for the CE which comes with OP operatives with powerful skills...and I still just cycle between the Construction Worker, Albion Captain, and Clan Kelly Captain. I tend to use the Turret Spider Droid so I have a companion in a firefight.

[@chrisdorn3676]

Doubt Yahtzee will ever even see this but I would absolutely love some sort of sequel to Jam. It is easily my favorite book of his and have read it at least four times. That doesn't sound like much but even rereading a book once is rare for me. Anyone else enjoy it?

[@skaphanatic5657]

The last minute of this video did more to make me want to try this game than any other advertisement I have seen for it.

[@NetMoverSitan]

1:36 - Cats can be trained...if you make it worth their while. (as opposed to dogs, who can be trained, because they want to please that human)

[@LordSvzklx]

I want to see a massive crossover of all the named characters Yahtzee has created and mentioned in ZP. Crazy Mildred the Elderly Nail Gun Murderer, Gareth Gobelcoque, Thinderella the Necromantic Naturist...C'mon it'll be amazing!

[@ethanedwards3357]

You can recruit enemies, though it is harder to do so, and they'll still be wearing their uniform when they're recruited, allowing them to enter restricted areas without alerting the guards, unless you get too close.

[@KeithFraser82]

Zero Punctuation indie rock track name of the week: Idiosyncratic British Hideousness (sung by Spider Droid Delivery System)

[@KeithFraser82]

Runner-up: Three Dimensional Clouds of Busywork (sung by Passing Decapitated Pig)

[@Mickey-hf4bq]

I think a hard reboot or soft reboot of this franchise with Aiden Pierce or Aiden Pierce-ish unhinged vigilante type character that actually explores some of the moral questions that the first game kinda hints at would maybe move this franchise in better direction. A big criticism of the first game was the fact that it took itself super seriously, so in response in the second game the devs decided to lighten the tone and make it much more flashy and silly. The issue with that is the fact that the light silly tone kind of undercuts the stories messages about how bad corporate surveillance is. Now with Legion they've made it even more flashy and silly so it's just kinda like Saints Row with computers and hacking which subverts any real message that could've been made and turns it into just another video game filler plot. The gameplay has also significantly changed since the first game as well. People forget how good the gameplay was if you ignore stealth. It basically turned into a John Wick simulator. Now combining a well written more punisher-ish type story with fast John Wick gunplay that deemphasizes stealth and a more complicated hacking system (like having to do more prep to use a hack) would be a hella good game.

[@UmJammerChelle]

I haven't played Legion and probably won't anytime soon because of the whole Ubisoft mess going on right now, but I think a middle ground between Watch Dogs 1 and 2 would be good for the tone. Aiden Pierce was too serious of a protagonist for me in a game whose story fell kinda flat imo. I liked the lighter tone in the second game, but it went too far and the characters felt like internet trolls in their teens. Every serious moment got undercut by the protagonists going right back to talking about pop culture references and memes afterwards. I'd like to see a Watch Dogs game where a hopeful group of vigilantes start out with grand ideas of being conquering heroes against the evil corporation, but get discouraged about whether or not what they're doing is right after having to resort to tactics that hurt real people and not just the faceless corporation they're opposing. I'd also like to see an in depth reputation system that changes based on how you play the game. e.g. If you have to resort to violence in missions then Dedsec starts getting a violent reputation that makes average people less willing to support your cause, but the types of people who want a violent revolution will start causing chaos in your name. If you go in for a more stealthy approach, then Dedsec starts winning over the general population and more peaceful forms of protest and defiance start happening as a result.

[@jamesvbconnolly]

Honestly. That last minute. Made the game sound so much more fun then anything else I've played this year.