Easy Mod Restores Watch Dogs' Glorious Graphics

We first saw Watch Dogs, Ubisoft’s open-world third-person action adventure game, about two years ago at E3. It was supposed to be a launch title for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but was delayed until this year. We didn’t mind, because the graphics were stunning and the concept was cool—enough that it made our most-anticipated games list two years in a row.

Now that it’s out, though, we’re thoroughly disappointed. Problems with the story and gameplay aside, many players complain that Watch Dogs received a graphical downgrade, even on a PC with the graphics settings cranked up to ultra. The game isn’t nearly as gorgeous as the demos we saw at E3 2012. It’s not uncommon for games—especially console games—to look better in a pre-rendered promo video than during gameplay, but we saw a game