3.6 Beefy DLC!Watch Dogs Bad BloodDistributor: UbisoftReviewer: Cameron GrimesGenre: ActionPlatform: PS4 (Reviewed), PS3, XOne, X360, PCRating: R18+Watch Dogs was an enjoyable game despite its shortcomings; the beautiful and lifelike city of Chicago was harkened by the character of Aiden Pierce being extremely unlikeable, which prevented the story from being replay-able. When I heard about Bad Blood, the new singleplayer DLC being released, I was interested to see whether a new character’s perspective changed the way Watch Dogs works as a whole. Bad Blood brings some impressive new things to the formula, but nothing that really makes up for the overall flaws.Bad Blood has you play as Raymond ‘T-Bone’ Kenney after the events of the main campaign in which you play as the vigilante, Aiden Pearce. T-Bone wants out of Chicago, and in order to do so must place a false trail into Blume’s database, preventing them from tracking him down. In the process T-Bone encounters a former colleague of his called Tobias, who needs protection from Blume’s forces.The most noticeable thing about Bad Blood is its shift in tone from the main campaign. While it certainly has its dark moments, the relationship between T-Bone and Tobias brings a refreshingly campy pace to the Watch Dogs universe, with plenty of comical mockery between the two. T-Bone is arguably a much more likeable protagonist than Aiden was, but his character and the overarching narrative lack any significant depth.
This prevents Bad Blood’s narrative from being as engaging as it could be, but thankfully the narrative does not overstay its welcome. It is short, enjoyable and fits well into the overall canon of Watch Dogs.Once you are done with the campaign the city of Chicago opens up and a wide range of missions called ‘Street Sweeps’ can be completed.
They are essentially a mix of the Gang Hideouts and Driver Contracts from the original game, however their objectives vary and your choice in which missions to complete affects which abilities you unlock for T-Bone. This is easily the best part of Bad Blood and arguably the best part of Watch Dogs as a whole, due to the organic nature of how these side missions play out. The fact that you can now complete many of these missions in co-op with friends or strangers makes the whole experience feel new and fun. Leaderboards and the ability to replay missions has been added to make these activities a lot more competitive.That being said the hacking abilities have not been altered in the slightest. Despite the addition of T-Bone’s remote control buggy that unfortunately makes the game significantly easier, you wont find much new in what set Watch Dogs apart when it was released.
We might have to wait for a full-blown sequel before anything new is available.Bad Blood adds a highly enjoyable multiplayer element to Watch Dogs, and if you were not a fan of Aiden’s story, T-Bone’s short but sweet campaign could change how you feel about the game as a whole. There’s certainly a lot more room for improvement, but this beefy piece of DLC can easily keep you distracted for a while.
With players set to take on the role of T-Bone Grady in the upcoming Watch Dogs DLC expansion pack, Bad Blood, the first gameplay footage of the title has surfaced in a video by Outside Xbox.
The Youtube channel has been doing their due diligence and provided a handy story synopsis for players of Watch Dogs to get caught up or have their memory refreshed with the events that lead up to the latest point in the game’s narrative. The video, seen below, contains cutscenes of violence, and a drivable remote controlled car called Eugene.
Watch Dogs: Bad Blood for PlayStation 4 game reviews & Metacritic score: Assume the role of T-Bone Grady, the legendary and eccentric hacker and Aiden Pearce's trusted comrade. Now on the run from Blume, T-Bone must make the decision. 2020-4-3 Watch Dogs (stylized as WATCHDOGS) is an open world game, taking place in a near-future vision of Chicago, developed by Ubisoft.The game stars Aiden Pearce, who uses his hacking abilities to take advantage of the CTOS and turn the city into his weapon. The player can gain information about anyone, via Pearce's profiler.The game was scheduled to be released on November 19, 2013.
Beyond offering an extension of Watch Dogs’ storyline, as it’s set after the events of the game, Bad Blood also offers new hacks, locations, perks, and weapons. There are even camera/turrets with machine guns.
The DLC, which spans ten missions in length, is set for release on September 23 for those of you with the DLC Season Pass, or September 30 if you want to pick it up separately.