So this is objectively the weakest game in the trilogy.
The driving and combat are clunky and feel like a major step backwards, even when compared to the first game. Your gameplay and tools are limited by what NPC "operative" you are using at the time - although there are NO traffic hacks to stop pursuing police at all, which was one of the most fun hacks from the previous games. I can see what Ubi was trying to do with this decision, to try and force you to have some diversity in who you play with, but I honestly played two characters the entire game - a construction worker for world exploration and collecting, due to his access to a cargo drone, and the spy you get for taking over the first area of the game because he had a silenced pistol and a summonable car. Other than that, I voluntarily switched to the other operatives only when forced to complete one of the trophies.
The story is also majorly weak in this one. The villains had some potential, but are completely wasted and terrible, and the voice acting for any character you actually play as is the most atrocious garbage in the world. It really takes you out of the experience HARD. Like the decision to have NO character as a main character was a terrible idea, and I'm glad Ubi and this game got flack for that decision because it is so dumb.
The only really good thing about the game is that London is fun to explore honestly, but Ubi has never really had a problem making good open worlds to explore. It's what makes their games so addictive to me and why I keep coming back, even after mediocre experiences like this one, or AC Valhalla. Like I should be done with this company, but I know for a fact that I will be jumping into Mirage when that drops, or even if a new Watch Dogs pops up somewhere in the future. Fuck me, right?
The driving and combat are clunky and feel like a major step backwards, even when compared to the first game. Your gameplay and tools are limited by what NPC "operative" you are using at the time - although there are NO traffic hacks to stop pursuing police at all, which was one of the most fun hacks from the previous games. I can see what Ubi was trying to do with this decision, to try and force you to have some diversity in who you play with, but I honestly played two characters the entire game - a construction worker for world exploration and collecting, due to his access to a cargo drone, and the spy you get for taking over the first area of the game because he had a silenced pistol and a summonable car. Other than that, I voluntarily switched to the other operatives only when forced to complete one of the trophies.
The story is also majorly weak in this one. The villains had some potential, but are completely wasted and terrible, and the voice acting for any character you actually play as is the most atrocious garbage in the world. It really takes you out of the experience HARD. Like the decision to have NO character as a main character was a terrible idea, and I'm glad Ubi and this game got flack for that decision because it is so dumb.
The only really good thing about the game is that London is fun to explore honestly, but Ubi has never really had a problem making good open worlds to explore. It's what makes their games so addictive to me and why I keep coming back, even after mediocre experiences like this one, or AC Valhalla. Like I should be done with this company, but I know for a fact that I will be jumping into Mirage when that drops, or even if a new Watch Dogs pops up somewhere in the future. Fuck me, right?