Bringing Ubisoft's hacking franchise to the streets of London, Watch Dogs: Legion is already primed to be one of the biggest games of the year. Not only does it feature an innovative new mechanic that lets players assume the role of any NPC they meet on the street, but it will also make its way to the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 next month.
On top of getting to tear up London on their own, players will also have the chance to enjoy Watch Dogs: Legion with a friend in cooperative play. With very little of the game's multiplayer mode being shown off thus far, Ubisoft has dropped an amusing new trailer showing off exactly what players can do in co-op and how the mode works.
For those who caught last week's "Classroom 101" trailer for the game, this new deep-dive picks up where that left off. Fans return to the Watch Dogs classroom, with the same disgruntled teacher welcoming students to a new seminar, this time concerning the cooperative mode. Following some gags surrounding the game's resistance masks, the trailer's lecturer discusses what options are available to player teams, revealing that up to three operatives can buddy up to tackle challenges in the world.
These seem to range from difficult missions that warrant the extra manpower, to merely exploring the open-world and causing havoc. The latter gets a memorable showcase in the advertisement, with two players bringing together their team of grandmas to cause carnage on London's streets. It seems the permadeath rules will still apply when players are in co-op, as both grandmas are eventually run over by a speeding van. The trailer also depicts how important teamwork is to co-op missions in Watch Dogs: Legion, showing one character trying to conquer an enemy outpost while his two partners are flirting.
Much like the previous Classroom 101 trailer, this new co-op showcase has a lot of essential information for eager Watch Dogs: Legion fans. The game looks to be one of the most ambitious Ubisoft projects in years, with its focus on allowing players to build a team of resistance fighters from general NPCs, transforming it into the franchise's most experimental release to date.
However, it won't be the only Ubisoft game available this holiday season, with the publisher also dropping Assassin's Creed Valhalla on November 10. Both games are sure to be popular when they launch on both current and next-generation hardware.
Watch Dogs: Legion will launch October 29 for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. The game will launch with the Xbox Series X on November 10, and the PS5 on November 24.
