Is Watch Dogs really THAT bad?

It is not bad

People are just pissed about the graphics problems and the fact that they thought it was going to reinvent the genre.
That kind of hype is bad for the soul.

I don't think so. Although I only can play it in low graphic, I like this game seriously. I also didnt hv the U-play issues that they conplain about.

Nah, but most of the multiplayer was pretty bad except from the invasions.

No, people just shit on new big-name titles because it's the cool thing to do, especially when they don't like the company. Pretty much any big game will have a bunch of idiotic jokes about how bad it is streaming out of the usual corners of the internet from rage-addicted 14-year-olds. It's not the second coming in video game form, but it's not bad by any means.

Nope. It a good game. Only the hype destroyed it.

I've heard a lot of people say they really like it. I'm assuming that some people are just over-reacting or something :p

No, it's quite good.
People just hate on it because they don't seem to realize how marketing works, or they bitch about the graphics.

Solid 7/10 from me.

For me is average and i don't like driving mechanics.

pretty sure its not as bad as people say, when people overhype a game they start to develop false hopes that its gonna be the best game ever, then those hopes are shattered when game is released and they realise its just another game with its flaws, saw that happen with Just Cause 2, GT5 and Skyrim

That's true it sucks

well, if they add some patches it may be worth buying for < 20 bucks

Its really not THAT bad at all. I actually find the gameplay quite enjoyable.

It's not that bad at all, it's just not worth the price-tag until there is a little drop.

I played the game from launch, and only encountered one bug. One. Albeit a fairly major one, the game was stable and smooth throughout, and I enjoyed it. Granted, I didn't really like Sleeping Dogs that much. It was okay but I found SD to be pretty bland, highly repetitive and very scrambled in the story missions (removed romance arcs, anyone)? For me, Watch_Dogs is the degree of sandbox that everyone else seems to feel Sleeping Dogs was.

I'd just wait for it to drop by about 40% if you're unsure. I imagine the game COULD be frustrating and annoying if it kept bugging out, but I seemed to have gotten lucky. Besides, as time passes, more patches will come out, and that user-made mod that restores E3-level graphics will be completed by then.

It's not bad it's not great it's a ok game like Sleeping Dogs. And there is a mod for fixing the performance issues and makes graphics better.

Probably not, just many people who were expecting something silly as a next-gen game which really doesn't seem to exist with PC games being quite similar as console games. If it looks good, play it.

Also user reviews for ANYTHING will vary wildly depending on where you look. With games, just try gamerankings as it's just game review website reviews & easier to tell reviews than some bitter person who just bought it on day 1 and upset with the game not living up to lofty expectations.
http://www.gamerankings.com/

The game isn't bad, but the PC port is horrendous. Also, the game was extremely overhyped...nowhere near as fun as the crowds wanted you to think before the game was actually released.

I played several hours and my impression, for me it is bad. A typical history, the script is lousy and technical section, Next Gen? no.

I don't care Ubisoft, AAA games, but this games it is only hype and marketing.

I'd say about a 6/10-7ish maybe, it's driving mechanics are pretty bad, the game itself isn't that much of a new innovation, the story is somewhat mediocre though still a bit interesting.

The main problem most people are having/had was that on PC, they weren't able to play it at all due to the UPlay not problems, random game crashes, there was that AMD thing or simply the game not being playable because they would get 10-15fps constantly. I had to run it on the lowest to get around 30fps, tho seems there are some groups that made a 'Mod' that has increased performance and made it playable for some people, I got to play it on high at an average 50-60fps with some dips on 34-36fps with it. (And brought a lot of graphical improvements).

I like it. Many things to do, still in the chapter 1.
Nice and unique online.
Since i used the non oficial patch and went much better in my equip.

Have a good day :)

It is a great game.
Still that it does really need a graphical patch.
My beast computer can only run it at lowest graphical setting, but the gameplay is amazing and it is really fun.

It's not bad. It's just not as good as everyone thought it would be ;3

for me its good game

its not bad, but people are good at being spiteful jerks, it seems to have became a pastime for some.