A clip of a familiar voice has been shared around. It’s journalist Helen Lewis dissecting the rise of fascism in Legion’s tech-y future London. For all that Legion is meant to be set in some near-ish future London, Lewis’ radio segment sure feels eerily current. Hello darkness, my old friend! Lewis isn’t the only one involved in Legion. OGWN say that Ubisoft approached them last year to create in-game political podcasts, which were created by several other contributors. Journalist James O’Malley has shared another clip from the game: a fictional show called BuccanEar that he was involved with writing, which sounds like it’s voiced by Tash LC. RPS’s Watch Dogs Legion review says that this kind of earnest, political commentary is appreciated, even if it’s often at odds with the way Legion plays: like a Guy Ritchie romp starring Jason Statham and pals, cockney hollering and all. “I will say this up front: Watch Dogs Legion actually manages much greater political coherence than I was expecting,” Nate says. “I think it abstracts the struggle against fascism a little too far into Saturday morning simplicity […] But fuck it, it’s at least unapologetic about which side of history it wants to be on, and there’s little bet-hedging here for the sake of being ‘apolitical’. So on the whole, good job.” Good job indeed, Legion.
