Watch Dogs 2

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  1. Tomle1202
    Jun 18, 2022
    7
    Watch Dogs 2's welcoming tonal shift shines amidst its open-world design that has started to feel a bit dated.
  2. Azeriel
    Dec 10, 2016
    7
    I was skeptical due to my slightly less than favourable experience with the first one, but I had some leftover cash in my Steam wallet and decided to give it a shot.

    Hell, I was surprisingly enchanted by the game. In a myriad of game titles that was released as a garbage port in PC, Watch_Dogs 2 improvement was pretty apparent. PC only features, multiple graphical settings, and a    I was skeptical due to my slightly less than favourable experience with the first one, but I had some leftover cash in my Steam wallet and decided to give it a shot.

    Hell, I was surprisingly enchanted by the game. In a myriad of game titles that was released as a garbage port in PC, Watch_Dogs 2 improvement was pretty apparent. PC only features, multiple graphical settings, and a constant 60+ FPS even on the highest setting. Ubisoft has clearly learned from their mistake on the first title and has given the treatment and care their PC crowd wanted.

    The game itself was alright. Marcus Holloway is a completely different opposite than Aiden Pierce in character, story, and the way they approach their problems. In a way, these fits nicely as WD2 was a cheerier version of WD. When Aiden was dealing with grief and loss, Marcus and his colorful crew was just trying to fight the big brothers. Cliche sure? doesn't make it any less interesting.

    Not to mention Ubisoft finally managed to gather together a crew you get attached with. I mean sure, all of them are to the extreme spectrum of comical, but you couldn't help to think if that was indeed how the younger generation in San Francisco reacts. In fact, they managed to make the dialogues interesting that I couldn't help and laugh with their interactions.

    One last thing to touch is the gameplay. There are improvements and there are a step backwards. For once, Marcus's hack power is less powerful and sophisticated than Aiden. Most of the time, you have to accomplish your mission via stealth as Marcus could not as much punishment as Aiden could. This fits the them as while Aiden was a highly trained Fixer, Marcus was simply a 22 years old kid with an above average athletic ability. Furthermore, while Aiden's hack power bend the Chicago CTOS to his will, Marcus' power lies more in his ability to create distraction and move between walls with his new NetHack power. They both have their own strength and weaknesses, but I do think Aiden is a better hacker in gameplay especially during car chase and escape.

    Speaking of car chase, I feel like driving is worst in the second one as I found it harder to escape from chase like I did with Aiden. Maybe that also due to the fact that Aiden was highly trained.

    I enjoyed the game, but you might wanna wait till a sale unless you really really loved the first Watch_Dogs. It's a great game. Was it a perfect game? far from it. Did I had fun with it? Absolutely.

    That'll do Ubisoft, that'll do.    … Expand
  3. MrSchipunov
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    Has a rich and active world, but ironically NPCs have only a handful of facial variation. Some mechanics aren't as polished as in GTA V, but the fullness of the world and hacking stuff makes up for it.
  4. iPotat
    Jan 27, 2017
    7
    - "If you are 9 years old and from the word" memasy "you begin to roll on the floor, the game you enjoy it"
    But for others:
    The problems are the same as in the first part of the series: Physics half-dead city The interaction with the outside world Of the main problems can be noted is not the best optimization when compared with Rockstar Games and their brainchild of Grand Theft    - "If you are 9 years old and from the word" memasy "you begin to roll on the floor, the game you enjoy it"
    But for others:

    The problems are the same as in the first part of the series:

    Physics
    half-dead city
    The interaction with the outside world

    Of the main problems can be noted is not the best optimization when compared with Rockstar Games and their brainchild of Grand Theft Auto V. The shooting too lame.

    The pros of the game:

    Huge beautiful city
    Music
    Animation

    A separate theme - a side job. Ubisoft has made a big step in this direction, now they run parallel to the story more interesting.

    What could be better than to sit in the car and ride on the sunny San Francisco with great music? This car physics. As they were driven bad, and are found, the benefit of the game is moving quickly and it saves us from the torture of cars.

    The main difference from the 2 Watch Dogs Watch Dogs - visual component
    From the grim Chicago to San Francisco, which is filled with bright colors.
    The graphics have improved too. improved detailed drawing of the character, lighting, and others.

    The game as a whole turned out fairly specific, the game itself advise to buy when prices are.    … Expand
  5. dogdaysunrise
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    This game is...unfinished.
    I've enjoyed every bit of this game, and it may well be one of modern Ubisoft's best, but i feel like it was hasted to get out. The character developement screen has "aggressive", "trickster" and "stealth" ratings on perks, this made me expect there was some rating system at the end of quests. There is none. The physics are mediocre, and sometimes wall climbing    This game is...unfinished.
    I've enjoyed every bit of this game, and it may well be one of modern Ubisoft's best, but i feel like it was hasted to get out. The character developement screen has "aggressive", "trickster" and "stealth" ratings on perks, this made me expect there was some rating system at the end of quests. There is none. The physics are mediocre, and sometimes wall climbing is bugged. The characters in the story interact in interesting ways...until they don't. They just stop, like there was no time to end their story. Even the main quest ends abruptly, i was expecting a couple more quests before the final one.
    This is a step in the right direction, but when the direct competitor is GTA5 and the bar was set so, so high almost 3 years ago, you can't sell a game that compares more to GTA4 and expect people not to notice.    … Expand
  6. stevo501
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Let's start off this review with the positives. The game idea is a pretty cool concept and the game-play is enjoyable. The negatives: Driving does not feel as natural as it should, Quests get boring after a while and the biggest factor ( my personal opinion ) is that the story is too political ( which is alright if done right ). The game tried too hard to please the SJW that it is veryLet's start off this review with the positives. The game idea is a pretty cool concept and the game-play is enjoyable. The negatives: Driving does not feel as natural as it should, Quests get boring after a while and the biggest factor ( my personal opinion ) is that the story is too political ( which is alright if done right ). The game tried too hard to please the SJW that it is very offsetting at times during the story.… Expand
  7. boeph
    Jul 3, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Один из лучших современных экшенов в открытом мире. Watch Dogs 2 – это для тех, кто хочет расслабиться летним днем в Сан-Франциско. Немного пострелять, немного пошалить, погонять на быстрых авто и порешать несложные головоломки под приятный саундтрек.… Expand
  8. MrBambusak
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Watch Dogs 2 is a pretty good game, that is dragged down by various flaws. First, the bright side of the game. Watch Dogs 2 is set in San Francisco, sun-bathed coastal city, tech innovation center. While discovering the city, you'll stumble upon real life locations, such as Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz or Lombard Street. Because most of the map is urban area, you will parkour your wayWatch Dogs 2 is a pretty good game, that is dragged down by various flaws. First, the bright side of the game. Watch Dogs 2 is set in San Francisco, sun-bathed coastal city, tech innovation center. While discovering the city, you'll stumble upon real life locations, such as Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz or Lombard Street. Because most of the map is urban area, you will parkour your way through the city. Parkour moves are well done and feel real. Hacking is done simply enough for everybody to understand, but also can be very challenging. Main characters are written very well, throughout the game, you create some sort of a bond woth them. Story is amazing and you really hope, that everything will work out well for our heroes. Game is full of little details, for example, if Marcus is wearing long shirt, or hoodie, lower end of it moves as Marcus walks.
    Unfortunately, Watch Dogs 2 has some big flaws, that are dragging the game down. Let's start with driving. Driving in this game is very bad, arcade style and you cant customize your cars much. Next on the list is shooting and guns. Watch Dogs 2 is trying to be like a hacking GTA, but since the game is meant to be stealth orientated, you cant actually go guns blazing. Still, the game is giving you a handful of guns to choose from, but only two of about 25 guns are silenced, which gives very little space for decision. Sounds of guns and way, that guns work are really arcade-like and poor. What i think is the biggest flaw of the game, are the missions. Until about half of the game, you have many side missions to pick, but from the half of the game I have no side missions to complete, so my only option was to rush main mission, because i couldn't do anything else. Some side missions are presented to you through your hacker group DedSec, some can be found throughout the world. No matter what you do, it seems like after you are past half of the game, you have no side missions. Thanks to that, you will complete the game rather quickly.
    After all, it's better game than Watch Dogs 1, but still can be improved a little.    … Expand
  9. MooplayYT
    Aug 27, 2019
    7
    ....................................................................................................................................................................................................better than Part 1 :
  10. Radianser
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Игра может доставлять удовольствие, если закрываешь глаза на ее минусы, а минусов здесь достаточно: физика автомобилей, физика стрельбы, звуки транспорта и стрельбы, некоторые автомобили выглядят пластмассовыми, оптимизации нет, вырвиглазный интерфейс.
    К плюсам можно отнести графику, красивейший Сан-Франциско, легкий сюжет (ну тут кому как), живые отношения между главными героями и npc.    Игра может доставлять удовольствие, если закрываешь глаза на ее минусы, а минусов здесь достаточно: физика автомобилей, физика стрельбы, звуки транспорта и стрельбы, некоторые автомобили выглядят пластмассовыми, оптимизации нет, вырвиглазный интерфейс.
    К плюсам можно отнести графику, красивейший Сан-Франциско, легкий сюжет (ну тут кому как), живые отношения между главными героями и npc.
  11. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Не понимаю, почему сразу нельзя было сделать вот так. Все понравилось, кроме попыток в шутки и бесхребетного главного героя.
  12. Hellanger
    Dec 30, 2021
    7
    An excellent game, the gameplay is very addicting but there are several drawbacks: Driving, plot, and monotony at the end of the game. But in general, there are more positive emotions.
  13. storygamer
    Oct 22, 2020
    7
    Watch Dogs 2 was a promise. And Ubisoft kept this promise. While the predecessor did get a lot of well deserved criticism, this second part can deliver. Better graphics, another visual approach and a fun hacker gameplay combined with the Ubisoft formula. And this game is fun, especially the multiplayer mode. But the storyline is really bad and a second hand embarrassment. The charactersWatch Dogs 2 was a promise. And Ubisoft kept this promise. While the predecessor did get a lot of well deserved criticism, this second part can deliver. Better graphics, another visual approach and a fun hacker gameplay combined with the Ubisoft formula. And this game is fun, especially the multiplayer mode. But the storyline is really bad and a second hand embarrassment. The characters are annoying and the dialogues are just trash. But gameplay fans will have their fun!… Expand
  14. MrPajamas
    Apr 18, 2021
    7
    Watch Dogs was a loser. What will I be. Although I liked the game, it was not what the developers showed us at E3. So Ubisoft got a second chance and brings us Watch Dogs 2, which is already quite easy to look at, but quite different. So where would I just start? Let's start with the visuals. As soon as it catches your eye, the overall graphics of Watch Dogs 2 are quite different from theWatch Dogs was a loser. What will I be. Although I liked the game, it was not what the developers showed us at E3. So Ubisoft got a second chance and brings us Watch Dogs 2, which is already quite easy to look at, but quite different. So where would I just start? Let's start with the visuals. As soon as it catches your eye, the overall graphics of Watch Dogs 2 are quite different from the few years older Watch Dogs 1. It is happier and overall has more pronounced colors. Dark, overcast Chicago has been replaced by sunny, vibrant San Francisco and I must say it's beautiful. I dare say that if Ubisoft can do anything, it's game worlds. San Francisco has something in it, and while it may not fit in with Aidan Pearce's style, it doesn't matter at all, because we don't even play for it here. Marcus comes on the scene, which is much, but much more charismatic, for which I commend the authors. At number one, I complained that the game lacked a protagonist who would express emotions in any way. But Marcus is much better off and not just him. In less than an hour of playing, we meet other characters we play with and they are also much better than those from the previous part. I immediately developed a relationship with them. What was the purpose of the previous game was hacking, which is of course here again. In my opinion, it is neither better nor worse. I think it's the same. It all works better thanks to better characters. Unfortunately, what the developers still didn't finish is shooting, which is not bad, but in the previous game I found it a bit strange, but mainly car control. In my opinion, this is the biggest stumbling block of Watch Dogs 2. What I liked about the game was that at any time you can be attacked by a player who is playing and can steal your followers. In the same way, you have the opportunity to attack a player and gain followers. Yes, you hear or read correctly. Followery. You gain followers in the game, thanks to which you also gain experience points and you improve your hacker, who is in the DEDSEC group. What do you, as a DEDSEC group, have to do and I will not reveal the overall point of the story. All I can say is that it's definitely better than in number one, which I don't even really know what it was about. Overall, a good game for me, which has learned from the previous one. For me, a good game that I can recommend.… Expand
  15. ErayTellezi
    Nov 18, 2020
    7
    Görev dizaynı başarılı. Bir görevi yapmanın, mekana girmenin birçok yolu var. Bunun dışında açık dünyada gezmek, araç sürüş mekaniği kötü. Oynanabilir, eğlenceli ama fazlası değil.
  16. wokenoodle
    Nov 1, 2021
    7
    Watch Dogs 2 was a pleasant surprise for an open-world Ubisoft game. It plays to the strength of Ubisoft Monreal studio, the wonderful and detailed recreation of cities, and places accents in the right aspects, even if it struggles to deliver in others.

    With many convenience features, like quick access to the vehicles and plenty of fast travel points, the travel between activities is    Watch Dogs 2 was a pleasant surprise for an open-world Ubisoft game. It plays to the strength of Ubisoft Monreal studio, the wonderful and detailed recreation of cities, and places accents in the right aspects, even if it struggles to deliver in others.

    With many convenience features, like quick access to the vehicles and plenty of fast travel points, the travel between activities is smooth and intuitive. These activities, unfortunately, aren't as plentiful and diverse, as they are in the best of the genre. You have some fun collecting and side quests to do, with the Uber driver hustle being surprisingly enjoyable, for example, but nothing too deep or meaningful. The main quests, on the other hand, are a pleasant change from what they are in the standard Ubisoft formula, something more akin to the GTA series. They feature cool locations and set pieces, fun concepts, and generally good level design. You will infiltrate a futuristic cathedral to steal the holy writings of a new age confession, a giant server compound, and even a space station, almost becoming a stowaway astronaut. Some missions are weaker than others, but it's a nice collection overall.

    Your approach to completing quests and dealing with encounters may vary, with the skill tree allowing you to craft your own playstyle, even if the choice is not that significant. You can be a stealthy ninja, going behind the backs of the enemies distracted by a phone call you orchestrated with a quick hack, or comfortably sitting in some comfy hideout while controlling the drones that do everything for you with surprising responsiveness, or go full rampage with assault rifles, shotguns, and explosives in an amount that could probably demolish a skyscraper. That last one was really confusing to me, as it causes some serious dissonance with how the plot is set up. The guy you play as, Marcus, is a young hooligan, who does parkour, is obsessed with nerd culture, and doesn't really have other motivation than to be a cool hacker and fight the system. He's overall just a chill dude and it's very jarring to see him shred people with bullets. The group Marcus is a part of, DedSec, also don't really present themselves as straight-up terrorists: they have a wacky media profile with a lot of followers (which are at the same time the stand-in for the EXP in progression system) and come off more as punk anarch-kiddies rather than cold-blooded killers. I opted in for almost exclusively pacifist playthrough as it seemed much, much more fitting. Of course, there's always an argument for game contrivances, but it would be nice to give at least some reason for why killing dozens of people is OK in the context of the situation or lampshade it in some tongue-in-cheek joke, yet I haven't noticed anything like that.

    The story itself is okayish. It lacks any depth and mostly just serves its purpose of giving you the motive to play through main missions, but it's not exactly cliched and doesn't take itself too seriously. Antagonist and your allies in DedSec are appealing, even if kinda one-dimensional. It was nice to get some conflict between in the group, no matter the underwhelming resolution to it. Themes of authoritarian supervision and corporate intrusion in private life were really surface-level, but they were present and felt like a welcomed change from the overdone revenge and "circles of violence" plots.

    As usual for the genre, Watch Dogs 2 doesn't have a memorable story or deep systemic interactions with the world, but the gameplay loop is fun and gets you into some interesting situations, making the title overall a rather pleasant experience.    … Expand
  17. JamesHarvey
    Feb 28, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is very good, the city of San Francisco is very lively, the missions are exciting most of the time, the downside of the game for me is the story (a very important member of your team dies, and the revenge of the deadsec seems a secondary mission) I also didn’t like the physics of the cars, it’s very very strange, although I love riding a tesla haha, it’s a good game, but for me it doesn’t get over the so wronged watchdogs 1… Expand
  18. monirulHaque
    Jul 15, 2021
    7
    After finishing Watch Dogs 1, I immediately started downloading Watch Dogs 2 on Epic Games. I loved the first one. However after playing for a few hours I began to understand that the story in Watch Dogs 2 is lame even though the gameplay and hacking mechanism saw a significant improvement. Also, Watch Dogs 2 is a lot easier than the first one. I had hard times playing the first one onAfter finishing Watch Dogs 1, I immediately started downloading Watch Dogs 2 on Epic Games. I loved the first one. However after playing for a few hours I began to understand that the story in Watch Dogs 2 is lame even though the gameplay and hacking mechanism saw a significant improvement. Also, Watch Dogs 2 is a lot easier than the first one. I had hard times playing the first one on normal difficulty but even in "Realistic" difficulty mode I was completing every missions on Watch Dogs 2 easily. Also, it seemed like the police stopped chasing me after a certain amount of time whereas in the first one the police would chase even for an hour if I could not shake them off. Lastly, I found some bugs that made me exit from the game and start the mission again.

    Overall, Watch Dogs 2 is a good game with very good gameplay and open world design. But I could not finish it because of a lack of motivation to continue as the story was lame. Otherwise, it could have been a 10/10 for me.    … Expand
  19. Vaxzan
    Jul 1, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played both Watch_Dogs and Watch_Dogs 2 though I played Watch_Dogs when it first came out and on the Xbox One so it has definitely been a while and was on a different platform, with that let's get into it.

    Performance

    Not much to say here really, I had virtually no issues in terms of performance and stability, while playing I had a stable framerate and only ever had the game crash twice throughout the entire story.

    Graphics

    The game is quite beautiful but you can start to tell they are a bit outdated. I didn’t have any graphical glitches or errors in my time playing however.

    Gameplay

    Here is the meat of it and arguably the most important part of the game. The gameplay in Watch_Dogs 2 is phenomenal. While the game both looks and presents itself similarly to GTA it is vastly different because of the hacking. In terms of the hacking there is way more you are able to do compared with the first game, while the basics from the first game are there you can now do way more and it feels like a main part of the game as opposed to a gimmick. For example you can hack into someones phone and have them assassinated by a gang or even start a faction war between two groups to distract them. There is also way more to hack and control such as cars and other vehicles.

    They’ve also added two RC drones which allow for different styles of gameplay, both the drone and RC car are great additions and add interesting and unique ways to solve the “puzzle” of each mission. Of course you can still go in guns blazing if you want or even stealth around and hack but there being different options keeps the game fresh and can make each situation unique.

    The World

    If there is one thing Ubisoft exceeds at it’s there worldbuilding. This is perhaps the best living city I’ve ever played, the city feels real and alive and makes sense. Having a little description of each NPC and the ability to listen in on some of their conversations makes it feel all the more real and like these people actually inhabit it. The world has a lot of detail in it that appears to make it a real city.

    Story

    Now here in my opinion is the weakest part of the game. The tone of the story here is vastly different from the first game and I will be going into minor spoilers here for both Watch_Dogs and Watch_Dogs 2. The tone of this game is very silly and goofy as opposed to the more bleak and serious nature of the first game. Instead of being a vigilante out for revenge you are a member of the hacker group DedSec out to expose the big corporation Blume for their evil deeds with data collection. Each of the characters in the game with the exception of the “villian” are goofy. The dialogue for most of these characters is to me quite unbearable but hidden under this dialogue is an interesting premise [spoiler] that fails to pay off with a satisfying conclusion or bigger story. [/spoiler] As you go through and expose more and more evil that each of the big tech companies is doing it feels very real, and like you are doing something important. However the dialogue and goofy nature takes away from this as well as the methods that you take in achieving these ends.

    (SPOILERS AHEAD)The weakest part of the story is the “villain” which again is in quotes for a reason. The villain is the CTO of Blume who wants to use people's personal data for financial gain as well as developing new technologies he believes humanity will want and may even help them. Of course he also engages in fraud and other illegal activities, but it is kind of hard to absolutely hate the guy when he often does have a point and isn’t really even evil. To be completely honest I do sympathize with him and what DedSec was doing made me question whether or not what my character was doing was the right choice. I don’t think the game intends this but it is what I got.(END OF SPOILERS)

    Conclusion

    While Watch_Dogs 2 is by no means a perfect game it’s gameplay puts it miles above what Watch_Dogs was even though it’s story is lackluster in some parts. While I didn’t like the dialogue of the characters and the lack of a grandiose story I still got a lot of enjoyment out of it and would definitely recommend it.    … Expand
  20. zyllus
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    This game is a joke to its prequel. This is an Open World game set in San Fransisco showing how everything is controlled by our Corporate Overlords. The game hints at FAANG with made-up similar names. The game is trying to be young and hip that it totally forgets the seriousness of the dark and grim dystopia the game is really about. The side quests are boring and the world is too brightThis game is a joke to its prequel. This is an Open World game set in San Fransisco showing how everything is controlled by our Corporate Overlords. The game hints at FAANG with made-up similar names. The game is trying to be young and hip that it totally forgets the seriousness of the dark and grim dystopia the game is really about. The side quests are boring and the world is too bright for a dystopian future. The protagonist Marcus has no back-story, the CtOS 2.0 saw him as a potential criminal in the future, and to prove he isn't, he actually became one LOL. Its hard to feel like you are the good guy when you just run over people, destroy **** hack cars and bank accounts of people, dance near a blown-up manhole and take selfies after swatting some innocent bystander. The Dedsec video cutscenes are great and funny as they are made up of tons of old memes. The building up to the end is boring with only a few times in which you care what's actually going on. The boss-fight at the end of the game is as disappointing as the game itself.… Expand
  21. AgentLvi
    Dec 27, 2022
    7
    Decent game. The story is so --so, scoring is great, visual is decent, and the voice is also great
  22. DreamOfHero
    Apr 12, 2023
    7
    Compared to the first chapter, this game has a younger and lighter tone, but the main missions are often very long and monotonous, revealing a lack of variety in gameplay that highlights the limitations of the title. Even dividing the missions into various checkpoints, the game becomes flat and repetitive.

    On the other hand, secondary activities are beautiful and varied, and the city is    Compared to the first chapter, this game has a younger and lighter tone, but the main missions are often very long and monotonous, revealing a lack of variety in gameplay that highlights the limitations of the title. Even dividing the missions into various checkpoints, the game becomes flat and repetitive.

    On the other hand, secondary activities are beautiful and varied, and the city is very lively with breathtaking landscapes. Ubisoft has done an excellent job creating the game's backdrop, with some funny lines said by some NPCs.

    In summary, Watch Dogs 2 is a valid game, but it could have definitely given more if it had a more varied and less monotonous gameplay. The main story is interesting, but it's too long and repetitive to keep the player's attention for the entire duration of the game. However, the secondary activities are fun and the city is well realized.    … Expand
  23. B9K
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    Good game but nothing really special. The plot is interesting but sometimes it feels that is too long.
  24. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    7
    J'ai rien à dire dessus mais le jeu est cool. On peut se marrer bien qu'il soit un peu illogique
  25. TahaAxe
    Aug 14, 2023
    7
    watch dogs 1 have dark atmosphere and serious story but this game changed everything but Its okay story not bad side characters nice missions are sometimes being nice like hacking space but Its not feeling a watch dogs game
  26. akarnokd
    Apr 21, 2018
    6
    Slightly above average game for me. Gameplay-wise feels more polished than WD1 and finally I could properly drive cars with mouse and keyboard (I stopped playing WD1 after an hour due to this). The story is mediocre and boring. Collectibles are there so you can access more collectibles? The city is boring, missions range from interesting to boring as well. I couldn't care much about theSlightly above average game for me. Gameplay-wise feels more polished than WD1 and finally I could properly drive cars with mouse and keyboard (I stopped playing WD1 after an hour due to this). The story is mediocre and boring. Collectibles are there so you can access more collectibles? The city is boring, missions range from interesting to boring as well. I couldn't care much about the characters either. Unlike Far Cry 5 and Assassin's Creed Origins, where the environment carries half of the game, there were no real interesting locations in San Francisco for me. There is an in-game app so that at least you have some incentive to visit landmarks, but not much else.… Expand
  27. oz4n
    Jan 21, 2017
    6
    I believe that a game should bind you to itself in the first hour of gameplay either with its story or its fun game mechanics. WD2 obviously has "a bit" from both these qualities, but neither were enough to keep me playing the game more than an hour.
  28. Neng-
    Dec 17, 2016
    6
    Ubisoft clearly knows when to change something...but i don't like this trend of making sandbox games that are all so similar, with lot's of things to do and get bored of. Misions are created to give you the option to do it stealth mode or just killing everyone, but either one is going to get you the same results, and when you do that, the game turns unplayble in terms of following theUbisoft clearly knows when to change something...but i don't like this trend of making sandbox games that are all so similar, with lot's of things to do and get bored of. Misions are created to give you the option to do it stealth mode or just killing everyone, but either one is going to get you the same results, and when you do that, the game turns unplayble in terms of following the plot.

    You get praised for completing a mission killing civilians that has nothing to do with the mission just as if you do it without touching anyone, and the group was supposed to be some teenage hackers trying to change things on the city.... it just doesn't make sense for me.

    If you are going to keep it that way and give the two options at least, i think this is a step forward from the original, but I'm not sure if it turns the game better than the prequel or not.    … Expand
  29. dandalis
    Nov 7, 2018
    6
    After the disappointment that was first Watch Dogs, i initially skipped Watch Dogs 2 upon its launch like many other people, but here i am in late 2018 having completed the sequel and while its not the big improvement i hoped it would be, its still a step in the right direction.

    WD2 still doesnt reach the full quality of GTA, lets be realistic that even with its hacking emphasis, GTA is    After the disappointment that was first Watch Dogs, i initially skipped Watch Dogs 2 upon its launch like many other people, but here i am in late 2018 having completed the sequel and while its not the big improvement i hoped it would be, its still a step in the right direction.

    WD2 still doesnt reach the full quality of GTA, lets be realistic that even with its hacking emphasis, GTA is the series that Ubisoft is trying hard to emulate, to attract gamers who enjoy GTA. Only key area where Ubi rivals R* is the world building and attention to detail put in it. Exploring Bay Area can take your breath away if youre interested in the game for the purpose of virtual tourism. However gameplay and narrative wise WD2 still doesnt have what it takes to be a top tier open world crime game.

    Driving is still pretty sub par, if not worse than in first game, cars feel way too twitchy, weightless with overly sensitive steering, no to mention the crappy crashing physics and some cars having to go through 100 gears when you fly the highways at top speed. Gunplay is nothing special, but some guns do sound pretty cool. Stealth can be somewhat fun due to hacking tools game gives you. The new traversal parkour system is pretty nice in action, but still the world is not as open as in GTA where you could go virtually anywhere, movement still can be clunky and restrictive where you should be able to scale something easily by logic. Cop chases can get annoying as hell due to cops being overly aware, the sheer numbers of cops game can throw at you all at once and their cars being relentless in stopping you with artificially increased speed compared to yours, like rubber banding of AI in racing games, the police heli especialy gets on the nerves if you dont have the skill unlocked to bugger it off. Marcus doesnt have much health, even on Normal difficulty game can be quite brutal if you go guns blazing without a strategy, this can be both good or bad depending on your play style. The enemy factions you face also over abuse the ''call for reinforcements'', they just keep coming and coming, and the enemy AI has ridiculous awareness of your position, they perfectly land every grenade thrown at you and they know excatly the place to rush once youre spotted, even if you changed your position while they didnt see you.

    Bay Area in Watch Dogs 2 is seriously impressively recreated, then again Chicago was the strongest point in first game aswell. It can be fun just walking around the San Francisco, Sillicon Valley, Oakland or Marin and taking in the surroundings. Graphics are very good allowing the world to pop with detail. The NPC system is quite good aswell like in first game, however the more you play the more you start hearing the same dialogues NPC's can be having or the scripted interactions between them.

    Story was yet another unimpressive Ubisoft affair. Still, the theme surrounding The Big Tech in Sillicon Valley, the power they hold and how they abuse it, its relevant stuff i have to say, especially now in 2018 when such companies have become overly political, condone censorship and try to meddle with ellections in USA and globally to get the result they deem ''right'' in their views. Main missions and side activities can be fun, but the main narrative and writing just goes by with you not caring much. Like when a key character dies in the game, you only care so much that you forget about it 5 minutes later. To be frank, before i tried the game, the cast of main characters semt pretty lame to me, but they are not that bad honestly, they did to a degree grew on me, but not to the point i would call them good or memorable, except maybe for Wrench and T Bone. Marcus himself, no matter how Ubisoft try to make him the exact opposite of Aiden, he ends up being the polar opposite with all his forced feeling cheeriness and rather shallow personality. The tone is much lighter than in the 1st game, there's lots jokes and humour, but its the kind humour thats rather hard to connect with if youre not a teen or younger, more simply put its not smart humour.

    Then there's a big issue with how the narrative simply ignores the fact if youre playing the game with a lethal approach. You can can be cold blooded killer with Marcus, but he keeps acting like his hands are clean of blood and so does rest of your DedSec crew. It doesnt make any sense. You can see Ubisoft wrote the story in a way that it only assumes youre playing without killing people, thats cool if youre a stealth fan who likes non lethal play style, if youre not then thats another problem you'll face in connecting with game's story line and characters.

    WD2 on PC also has some performance issues, very low frame rates in certain parts of the game world, occasional game crash here and there. Worst of all, the game can freeze up for several seconds before being playable again.

    Even with some of its bigger flaws, in the end i still had decent time with Watch Dogs 2.    … Expand
  30. SeraphimZ
    Dec 11, 2016
    6
    +Fun to play mostly
    +Movement Animation
    +Enjoyable Story +Fun & Fast Online Gameplay **** Optimization for PC -Similar NPC's Faces it kills Immersion -They made it resemble GTAV : -Similar hack locations it feels boring with time ** I like it, but it has horrible optimization it drops to 41~48fps while driving a car with Titan X Pascal SLI on 4K?! As usual from Ubisoft they    +Fun to play mostly
    +Movement Animation
    +Enjoyable Story
    +Fun & Fast Online Gameplay

    **** Optimization for PC
    -Similar NPC's Faces it kills Immersion
    -They made it resemble GTAV :
    -Similar hack locations it feels boring with time

    ** I like it, but it has horrible optimization it drops to 41~48fps while driving a car with Titan X Pascal SLI on 4K?! As usual from Ubisoft they continue to provide the worst optimization.    … Expand
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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Softpedia
    Apr 3, 2017
    80
    Unlike the first game where multiplayer was kind of a mess, the sequel offers a pretty solid multiplayer experience. Playing Watch Dogs 2 co-op is definitely a blast, especially if you're experiencing the game with a friend.
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  2. Vgames
    Mar 8, 2017
    75
    In the end, Watch Dogs 2 feels like an improvement over the previous game in the series. The characters are fun to play as and interact with, all of the hacking elements have a lot more depth and make more sense, and the world feels more alive and rich than ever before, design wise and graphics wise. However the game does suffer from mediocrity in regards to its shooting mechanics and stealth sections. Is it a fun game? Yeah, sure it is. Is it one of my games of the year? Not really.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jan 13, 2017
    80
    Hacking and stealth elements are so good in Watch Dogs 2 and as a whole the game is so much better than its predecessor that I managed to turn a blind eye to the fact that Dedsec members are annoying as hell. [01/2017, p.32]
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