Video-game London in Watch Dogs Legion shows us the darkest timeline
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/oct/23/video-game-london-in-watch-dogs-legion-shows-us-the-darkest-timeline
In Ubisoft’s next game, populism has morphed into authoritarianism in a virtual, futuristic London. It’s up to you to lead the fightback
Armed militia stroll around London, picking fights where they please and shutting down small gatherings of masked protesters demanding their freedoms on street corners. Drones buzz above, monitoring citizens’ movements and following anyone suspicious. In Watch Dogs Legion’s future dystopian British capital, Brexit happened years ago, Scotland has seceded from the union, and the country has been overtaken by private, corporate interests who’ve wrested control from the government and framed a collective of hacker protesters, DeadSec, for a series of terrorist attacks. People are pissed off, and ready to rise up. You, the player, are the catalyst that makes that happen.