Ubisoft surprised everyone at E3 2019 when it announced that its next Watch_Dogs game, Watch_Dogs Legion, will let players assume the role of every NPC and that the game will feature permadeath. And yesterday, Ubisoft’s creative director Clint Hocking shared some more details about the game’s permadeath mechanics.
As Hocking claims, when players’ health reaches zero, they will have the choice to either surrender (and save their characters) or keep fighting until they either complete their mission or get killed… permanently.
“Permadeath is always an opt-in gamble for the player. When your health goes to ‘zero’ you enter the critically injured state. At this point you are always offered the opportunity to Surrender, and be sent to jail. You can systemically free Operatives who have been sent to jail, or wait for them to be released. But if you choose not to Surrender, and Keep Fighting, then you are risking Permadeath.”
It’s a cool concept and it’s good to know that it will be optional. As such, players will be able to keep their Operatives alive throughout the entire game if they choose to, and not have any casualties at all.
Watch_Dogs Legion is currently planned for a March 6th, 2020, and its PC version will officially support real-time ray tracing.
Thanks GamingBolt
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Woke Dogs: After Brexit
It’s fitting that you play as NPCs.
Anyone who watched the e3 interviews knew this already.
weak bait mate
“Here is how permadeath works in Watch_Dogs: Legion”
Don’t buy it = permadeath for franchise. Case closed!
haven’t bought a single watchdogs or any ubisoft game for the past 6 years, i’ve done my part.
I bought the GOTY edition of the first game at a massive price discount but can’t say I’ve played or enjoyed it that much yet. Probably had more fun tinkering with some of the cool mods available for it. Naturally I passed on buying the cringe inducing woke sequel.
just pirated the second one, i actually liked the first one even with all its flaws and downgrade…the second one is just one big sjw fest in the capital of sjw’s the gameplay was good but the story and characters are so off putting even the clothing options for the main character were all “hipster” there was no way to make him look at least like a normal person.
A sound policy there. Not paying for entertainment media that panders to SJWs is to be encouraged.
#getwokegobroke
Watch Dogs 2 still become my worst game I ever play because of ridiculous npc and silly plot….
imagine buying watchdogs for story and plot? even the gameplay which they focus on is generic and boring at best and you’re complaining about plot.
Here’s how much I care:
yOu CaReD eNoUgH tO cLicK oN ThE nEwS
Are you fighting with yourself?