Let’s learn about the differences and similarities between two of the most-anticipated video games of 2020.
In gaming, there were many success stories in 2020, including Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us 2, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. In terms of excitement, though, no game could have equaled Cyberpunk 2077.
With each passing E3 conference, CD Projekt Red (CDPR) left no stone unturned in escalating the gaming community’s expectations. However, things do not appear to be as upbeat as one may have thought after the film’s release.
There are still flaws and malfunctions in the game. Another ambitious open-world game, Watchdogs Legion, avoided this issue. But how exactly? In terms of gameplay, how does it compare to Cyberpunk 2077?
Let’s know about the differences below.
Gameplay
Ubisoft appears to have found the formula for success with the Watchdogs franchise. The initial game was expected to be a watershed moment in gaming history.
Much was made of its groundbreaking gameplay, which allowed users to customize their gaming experience to their liking. The game failed to live up to expectations, proving that misleading promises were made.
This is not true of Watchdogs Legions. Although the game continues to receive criticism for lacking some of the enjoyable components included in prior iterations, none of them will have an impact on your gameplay experience.
You are free to explore the city of London. Every street, shop, and house is equally accessible, and every character in the game is playable.
It took eight years to create Cyberpunk 2077. Naturally, hopes were high for a game that would transform the way studios create games, players play games, and developers develop their games.
However, since its publication, it has done nothing of the sort. Because the game crashes frequently, it’s difficult to give an honest assessment of how it compares to other games. It’s still riddled with errors and glitches that disrupt gameplay.
Open-World Interaction
When CDPR announced that Cyberpunk would not be a multiplayer game at launch, it raised quite a few eyebrows. Any other game would have instantly enraged the crowd.
Nonetheless, for some reason, the majority of the gaming world was interested in seeing what the studio had to offer.
Night City is not nearly as vast as some of the larger maps found in RDR2 or GTA V. It’s also not as well-rendered as in God of War.
It did, however, have one trump card. It promised to provide a “less is more” experience. How? All of your interactions within the game would be unique.
If you return to the same shop to purchase weapons as before, you may be treated differently. Similarly, your interactions within the game will alter depending on your reputation.
This all sounded like a good substitute for a truly open-world game. Not to add that CDPR has hinted at a multiplayer mode at some time.
However, the company has yet to deliver on these critical areas, and it appears that you’ll experience the same basic interactions regardless of what you do in the game.
Watchdogs Legion has a hybrid model in that you can explore as much as you like as long as you stay in London. The game’s open world is one of its features. You can choose from as many characters as you like to make the most of it, due to the game’s recruiting feature.
With this, you get to see the city through the eyes of a wealthy hedge fund manager as well as an ordinary plumber from Islington North.
Customer Reviews
This is arguably the only category in which Cyberpunk 2077 and Watchdogs Legion are, or were. Cyberpunk 2077 was perhaps the worst gaming failure of the decade. Several other ambitious games have been released in the past with similar flaws and glitches.
However, none of them took eight years to complete. This had been quickly pointed out by fans. CDPR had promised a game that would broaden the scope of a single-player experience.
To say it absolutely missed the mark would be an understatement. The game has received negative reviews on all current-generation platforms, and PC users were still complaining about persistent flaws a week after its release.
CDPR claims that all of these issues would be addressed in a series of new patches, but the gaming community is naturally skeptical. The company has already begun issuing full refunds to current-generation console users, claiming to remedy the issue within the next two months.
After Sony withdrew Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Network, things only got worse for the game. Unless Cyberpunk 2077 overcomes its litany of issues, we may be in for the worst gaming failure in history.
That title may well have been Watch Dogs Legion’s original title, Watch Dogs. Watch Dogs Legion encountered similar challenges, but significantly, it overcame them.
This reflects the game’s reception in the gaming community. Many people were relieved to see a game set in a non-American city like London. Others, on the other hand, grumbled about missing elements such as the opportunity to listen to music while playing.
Ubisoft has a history of having post-release troubles with its flagship titles, such as Assassin’s Creed: Unity and the original Watchdogs. However, it has earned the trust of the gaming community for its ability to promptly resolve these issues.
The same was true for Watchdogs Legion. The most vexing bugs have been addressed by two patches, and it is currently one of the greatest games released in 2020.
Conclusion
Watchdogs Legion is far from ideal. It’s not as sophisticated or wholesome as its predecessor, but it’s a vast improvement over the original Watchdogs.
The game is ambitious, with its lack of a single protagonist allowing you to recruit various characters from the game and approach the tale any way you see fit.
Cyberpunk 2077 wished to try something similar but did not have the same level of success. We may not be able to view the game at its optimal performance until CDPR publishes those patches and fixes the game’s flaws and glitches.
