A modder tinkering with the PC version of Watch Dogs has installed various visual effects to significantly upgrade the game's graphics.

Changes to fog effects, bloom, lighting and shadows, as well as various improvements to reflections and rain, are said to achieve a look that is reminiscent of the infamous Watch Dogs E3 2012 reveal trailer.

When Ubisoft unveiled Watch Dogs that year, numerous critics and gamers reacted with amazement to the high-end graphics.

As the project crept closer to release, various videos and trailers suggested that Ubisoft would not be able to meet the expectations it had set for itself. A debate on the game's "downgrade" ensued.

But a modder going by the online handle The Worse claims to have found various effects packed in the game's PC code (it is suspected that these were left out of the game for stability reasons).

Now, with the help of various modding tools, The Worse has displayed images of the upgraded PC version, which brings the game closer to the E3 2012 reveal trailer. Pictured below are some screenshots of the mod, published first on the Guru3D forums.



Posted: Jun 16, 2014 2:42 pm
Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/468478/watch-dogs-pc-mod-restores-ultra-e3-2012-visuals/