It is not an everyday scenario that a studio gets the chance to connect one of their successful franchises with another one, saving both of them in the process. This is exactly what Ubisoft chose to give up as Watch Dogs could have potentially been saved by ultimately becoming a modern-day Assassin’s Creed title.
Unfortunately, with the franchise being over for now, it remains next to impossible that the studio will implement the above-stated idea, allowing it to go down the drain once and for all.
How Ubisoft Could Have Potentially Revived Watch Dogs By Making It A Modern Day Assassin’s Creed Title
While the studio might have buried the hatchet with Watch Dogs, it does not help stop fans from thinking about how the franchise could have been possibly turned into a modern-day Assassin’s Creed title. Not only the player base would have loved such an implementation, but the studio has already made a bridge for the game to be steered in that direction.
Gamers who have experienced the video game series for themselves would know how there are many secret easter eggs related to the Assassin’s Creed series hidden in the world of WD. This includes a dialogue sequence between a father and a son in the game referencing one of the mechanics in the AC games, where the protagonist shares a few words with their victims before they die.
While Watch Dogs might be considered a failed franchise for now, it was without a doubt one of the most hyped-up game series, especially back in 2019, when the details of the upcoming, and unknowingly the last installment of the game got leaked for everyone to see.
How A Leak Helped Watch Dogs: Legion Be More Successful Than It Was Supposed To Be
Leaks about video games are something that has been happening frequently, especially in recent times. The most recent victims of the same are Rockstar’s upcoming GTA VI and Epic Games’ Fortnite, which had its entire roadmap leaked for 2024.
Diving deeper into what happened back in 2019, it was merely a few days before the official announcement of Watch Dogs Legion at the upcoming E3 event that details of the game were leaked. This particular leak also revealed how the title was going to feature a mechanic that allows the player to take over and play as any NPC they want in the game’s world.
However, the director of the game, Clint Hocking has revealed in an interview how despite feeling angry and infuriated over the leak, it ultimately had a positive outcome. He disclosed how the leak actually helped put fans in the right mindset to ask questions surrounding the title, so they could be shortly answered in the official announcement for the game.
Watch Dogs: Legion is available to purchase on Steam.
