
Hot take: Legion was a good game.
Now, I understand people saying it wasn’t a good watch dogs. It may not have been faithful to how the franchise was framed before Legion but god, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it.
I just replayed Legion and it was so fun! Besides the fact that you actually have to track down somebody with a proper gun, the mechanics weren’t as bad as I thought. I previously played Legion and couldn’t even finish half the story but now? I finished the whole thing, and it was an actually good story, especially the gritty parts. Something I enjoyed was that EVERYBODY was connected to Zero Day in some way (Mary Kelley, Albion, SIRS) making it feel like what we did maybe 2-3 missions ago actually mattered.
I think limiting yourself to maybe 2-3 operatives probably would make the whole thing a lot more easier to swallow, and don’t try too hard either. The gunplay was satisfying as hell, I just couldn’t put down the P9 (until I gave in and bought DLCs for aiden, then I couldn’t put down the .357) or the AK.
One thing I will say that will definitely anger some people is that… the actual open world was kinda good. The driving was fun, I could drive for 30 minutes with no end, just turning and turning. Yes, it wasn’t as lively or detailed as the previous games but there was so much to do that many people ignored. Got an itch to fire a gun? No worries! Pick a faction and fire away. Wanna look over the city? No worries! Get a cargo drone. Miss doing parkour? Guess what, no worries! So many buildings to climb up.
So yes, while it’s not as good as the previous games, I’m tired of people framing Legion as a bad game.