A gamer has made an extremely cool discovery, findingThe Last of Us' Joel as a character inWatch Dogs: Legion. It’s a good fit, givenone ofWatch Dog: Legion’s DLC packs added zombies to the game.
Thecritical reception ofWatch Dogs: Legionwas mixed upon release. It tried plenty of new ideas, including not having a dedicated protagonist for the game. This was a unique way to introduce permadeath to the open-world genre, but as a result, reduced the story stakes dramatically. DLC would later re-addWatch Dogsprotagonist Aiden Pearce to the game, but it did little to improve matters for the majority of players.
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Redditor Prinz011 pointed out the cool reference, finding a “Joel Miller” patrolling the streets of London. He’s described as 52 years of age, with a yearly salary of £800 and a status of “Released from mental hospital.” While the character model doesn’t look exactly like the Joel seen in theLast of Usgames, there’s certainly a passing resemblance to speak of. According to the Redditor, Joel can even be recruited and played as inWatch Dogs: Legion, making him the protagonist of two major series.
Gamers in the thread were certain that it was a direct reference, with one user pointing out that Joel is 52 at the start ofThe Last of Us. It certainly seems too coincidental to not be a direct reference. The system in the game for matching backstories and occupations has come up with some strange creations in the past, and this might just be a fun coincidence. TheWatch Dogs: Legionalgorithm accidentally created a highly inappropriate charactera while ago, so anything is possible.
There were rumors last year thatUbisoft was quietly retiring theWatch Dogsseries, but hope remains that this isn’t the case. While the series hasn’t lived up to its early potential as aGTAcompetitor, it has shown enough ambition to earn its place among the plethora of open-world games out there. In a way, it’s a victim of that ambition. It has tried new things when the safer option may have yielded better results, and hopefully that hasn’t ultimately been what has killed the franchise. It will soon be three years sinceWatch Dogs: Legionwas released, and news about the franchise has been quiet for a very long time. All hope is not lost – there were four years betweenWatch Dogs 2andWatch Dogs: Legion, so Ubisoft could just be having a period of reflection for the franchise.
Watch Dogs: Legionis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
