#Watch dogs 2 metacritic series#
While the 1v1 modes were okay, anything more than that was just a series of fail after horrible fail. Multiplayer in the original Watch Dogs was kind of a mess. San Francisco and the content within are ripe with content and it's a near perfect ground to stomp with friends and enemies alike. Hacking is of course there, but it doesn't feel like it is more than an afterthought most of the time except on some key objectives or in a very tight pinch of a chase. Or a lot over-the-top, as hacking and peering into the lives of others show that in the game world all the citizens are normal with some humorous (and sometimes dark) backdrops hidden from others.įrom dirt bikes and go carts, to tricking a big pharma mogul into donating to charity, to your standard gunfights and car chases. San Francisco, the bite sized version of Oakland, and Silicon Valley all feel like living, breathing areas if not a bit over-the-top. One thing the original Watch Dogs did succeed with was making Chicago feel alive, now in San Francisco they've doubled down on that. I didn't necessarily feel like I was being guided, but rather encouraged to experience the sights and sounds. Where the story I found lacking, the makeup of the city and the missions I did within all felt very much alive and fluid. The second star of the game is San Francisco itself. He also lends himself to the role of someone who plays well with others, leaving the door wide open for co-op (we'll talk about that later). In short, he's everything you think of when you think of the prospect of a hacker rather than the grim and dark Aiden Pearce.įrom his quirky attitude, to enough clothing to make him fit your style, to his melee weapon being a yo-yo, Marcus is an all-around better character to play than Aiden and fits the lightened tone of the new entry much better than a return of Aiden would have. A breakout character in his own right, Marcus is one part tactical hacker, one part comic relief, and one part misguided anarchist. Now things have switched around as the only interesting person in the cast of characters at all is Marcus "Retr0" Holloway. Where the original Watch Dogs lacked in a protagonist, it made up for by the addition of Jordie Chin's antics, and a few other memorable if short-lived characters. I'm thankful to also lay out the fact that I was thankfully proven wrong by this sequel done right. Between the change in setting and the original title being a hype train that ultimately derailed itself, I had lowered expectations. Going into Watch Dogs 2, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit cynical. I thought they should've picked Oakland (which ended up making it into the game, although quite small.) Second, they picked San Francisco which I thought to be mind boggling.
First, I thought they were making it a bit too obvious they planned on taking on the west coast vibe that helped make GTA San Andreas and GTA V so successful. When I heard Watch Dogs 2 was going from the Midwestern setting of Chicago that I was comfortable with to San Francisco, I thought two things. It's too hot, too expensive, and too crowded. I'm not a fan of San Francisco, in fact I’m not a big fan of the California area.
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