Monday, September 3, 2012

Highlights from E3: Watchdogs

Chicken Man decides to mop up and include an E3 highlight that is way past due. He reserves the right to include more as he sees fit.

Watch Dogs seems to involve an individual who has a device that can commandeer a variety of electronic devices connected to a network. It takes place in the Thrasher's old stomping grounds of Chi-town. Here is the gameplay trailer:



I like how the game blends the themes of over-dependence on technology and the surveillance state, complete with the disturbing collection of electronic information about oneself. And doesn't the trench coat feel so noir? Watch Dogs looks to be worth checking out.



This other trailer doesn't include any gameplay, but the contextual backdrop in which the game takes place. It feels a bit unsettling, and one questions why, after seeing how one disgruntled State employee can cause a blackout, would governments want to centralize infrastructure operation and data collection even further when decentralization seems the obvious answer? Go figure.

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