Watch Dogs 2

 PlayStation 4
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2007 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,396 out of 2007
  2. Mixed: 371 out of 2007
  3. Negative: 240 out of 2007
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  1. jarontheharen
    Aug 3, 2020
    7
    This game is almost just like the first in every way. The hacking mechanics are barely improved, but the fun that was in the first game is in this one too, so no need to worry. The fighting mechanics are very clunky and some enemies will feel indestructible. Some parts of the main story will grab your attention very quick, others will be super boring. The side-missions are where the funThis game is almost just like the first in every way. The hacking mechanics are barely improved, but the fun that was in the first game is in this one too, so no need to worry. The fighting mechanics are very clunky and some enemies will feel indestructible. Some parts of the main story will grab your attention very quick, others will be super boring. The side-missions are where the fun is, with a lot of them feeling very open to how YOU want to play. An improvement on the first, but not a great game.… Expand
  2. adam_carl
    Dec 20, 2020
    7
    Hacker world! Not good as the first game but with some new idea and new characters it was a OKAY game for me but in the otherways the gameplay had problems a lot.
  3. kiritos
    Nov 4, 2020
    7
    Хорошая игра, но явно не заслуживает больше чем 7,Прошел быстро ,потому что не интересно проходить доп, миссии. Прошел сюжет, он интересный. Но под конец я устал от однообразия. Большинство миссий -это проберись туда, хакни то. Нет интересных заданий например как в гта.
    А так играть можно.    Хорошая игра, но явно не заслуживает больше чем 7,Прошел быстро ,потому что не интересно проходить доп, миссии. Прошел сюжет, он интересный. Но под конец я устал от однообразия. Большинство миссий -это проберись туда, хакни то. Нет интересных заданий например как в гта.
    А так играть можно.
  4. jackchilina
    Dec 8, 2020
    7
    This game was funny and it is a good choice to kill time. But that's all. Does not promise anything else.
  5. Scueby
    Oct 17, 2022
    7
    The game is fun. The story is exciting and keeps you wanting to play but it could definitely be improved as it isn't the most interesting narrative I've ever played through and the characters are not that likeable. That being said, it is a decent story and the locations explored are also fun to visit.

    Gameplay is mainly stealth focused and whilst you can use stealth takedowns and non    The game is fun. The story is exciting and keeps you wanting to play but it could definitely be improved as it isn't the most interesting narrative I've ever played through and the characters are not that likeable. That being said, it is a decent story and the locations explored are also fun to visit.

    Gameplay is mainly stealth focused and whilst you can use stealth takedowns and non lethal weapons to get through the game without killing many people at all, guns are powerful enough that you can usually just go into an area all guns blazing and still complete the mission. I found overall that the funnest way to complete these stealth missions was to not enter the area at all and instead use the drone and jumper to do everything remotely and deal with the mission smoothly. You get a sense of achievement from breaching an area without being spotted as it feels like the correct way to play the game.

    In terms of the open world, you get to explore San Francisco and Silicon Valley. The weapons and hacks at your disposal make for some very funny situations as you can take control of NPCs' cars and mess about with people's phones and the traffic. The police are not very harsh and usually it is easy to escape them with a decent car but if you want a challenging police chase, you can just shoot the police and ram them with your vehicle to get them more angry and send stronger force after you. The NPCs are extremely stupid and you can barely interact with them but this just makes the game more fun in some situations.

    Overall, I would say this game is extremely enjoyable (especially the open world) but not a game that deserves to win any awards - a conclusion which really sums up a lot of Ubisoft games.    … Expand
  6. PatchWurk777
    Sep 24, 2021
    7
    Decent, but not amazing

    The story is really corny and cheesy, which is a recurring trend in the entire watchdogs series. One character death doesn’t matter, and this character was pretty close to the main character. The gameplay is decently fun, and interesting, but it’s not enough to keep you playing for more than 30+ hours. Get it while it’s cheap, but there are better    Decent, but not amazing

    The story is really corny and cheesy, which is a recurring trend in the entire watchdogs series. One character death doesn’t matter, and this character was pretty close to the main character. The gameplay is decently fun, and interesting, but it’s not enough to keep you playing for more than 30+ hours. Get it while it’s cheap, but there are better alternatives like GTA V.    … Expand
  7. GamePartisan
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
    This game is one that I'd recommend you play. It doesn't provide anything groundbreaking in terms of story and characters however It successfully builds upon the first instalment and is sure to offer you hours of fun. The characters are likeable, the gameplay is varied, often requiring a deep level of concentration and the open world is quite charming. My only (and large) complaint aboutThis game is one that I'd recommend you play. It doesn't provide anything groundbreaking in terms of story and characters however It successfully builds upon the first instalment and is sure to offer you hours of fun. The characters are likeable, the gameplay is varied, often requiring a deep level of concentration and the open world is quite charming. My only (and large) complaint about the game is it's shallow story and character building. The story is really and I mean really generic. It doesn't explore any themes and to be brutally honest is slightly engaging at best. It falls into mediocrity and comes off as an afterthought which is disappointing as a good story would have really boosted this game towards being one of Ubisoft's bests. The characters as well don't really have any evolution and sometimes the writing doesn't match what the characters are made out to be (you'll see for yourself). If the characters weren't as interesting as they are initially, this game would be in some trouble for repeating its past mistakes but fear not because these characters are better than the 1st game's. So despite my complaints, I do find this to be a good game, one worthy of your time, just not your thought. Considering it is on Game-pass currently don't miss your chance to play this game.… Expand
  8. krasnysoldat38
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    I've really liked the setting in the Bay Area. It feels refreshing and is really interesting.
    The AI is not that good, the cops and the vehicles AI is poor. The story is mediocre, I don't recall any character's name.
    Spent over 40h, sometimes I'd just drive and screw around, it's a fun game. Picked it up when it was on sale for 10 bucks. The vehicles handling isn't that good, they    I've really liked the setting in the Bay Area. It feels refreshing and is really interesting.
    The AI is not that good, the cops and the vehicles AI is poor. The story is mediocre, I don't recall any character's name.

    Spent over 40h, sometimes I'd just drive and screw around, it's a fun game. Picked it up when it was on sale for 10 bucks.

    The vehicles handling isn't that good, they should take a look at how Criterion and Rockstar implemented handling for vehicles in their games.    … Expand
  9. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    7/10.......................................................................
  10. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    The game upgrades on it's tech but dropped in it's characters. The main characters feel young and unprofessional with the way they operate which pulls it down a bit for me.
  11. SauceBox6
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    10 - Masterpiece
    9 - Amazing
    8 - Great
    7 - Good
    6 - Okay
    5 - Mediocre
    4 - Bad
    3 - Awful
    2 - Painful
    1 - Unbearable
  12. marick333
    Jun 18, 2023
    7
    The game's story lacks consistency in seriousness, with some parts feeling less serious. The friendly AI is unintelligent and unhelpful, detracting from the gameplay experience. The graphics suffer in certain weather conditions, appearing unimpressive. The car physics are annoying and unrealistic. Overall, the game's flaws in story, AI, graphics, and car physics hinder enjoyment.
  13. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    A big improvement over the first title however it doesnt take much to do that. I did have fun playing this game and it held my interest all the way through.
  14. Tamerlanz
    Jan 23, 2017
    6
    I don't understand all the hype about WD2. It is of course better than WD1, but it is still boring and repetitive. Nothing to compare with GTA5. I wish I bought something else.
  15. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    6
    A fun game that fails in its narrative. It looks beautiful, and it plays nice. Just wish it felt less like a Ubisoft game and more like its own game.
  16. Rhume91
    Nov 25, 2016
    6
    Going in expecting follow on from Watch Dogs 1, maybe not in story terms but the same sort of feeling in game with a dark revenge story or something similar with some major gameplay improvements

    What you end up with is a game closer to Saints Row 4 than Watch Dogs 1. City is very well made, the game is incredibly nice to look it. The problems come with the story, characters and    Going in expecting follow on from Watch Dogs 1, maybe not in story terms but the same sort of feeling in game with a dark revenge story or something similar with some major gameplay improvements

    What you end up with is a game closer to Saints Row 4 than Watch Dogs 1.

    City is very well made, the game is incredibly nice to look it. The problems come with the story, characters and general gameplay.

    Gameplay is very repetitive after 5/6 hours, few upgrades change a mission or 2 but the general idea is sneak in to a compound, steal "X" and leave. If you're seen, shoot everything and everybody.

    It seems Ubisoft don't know where to take this Franchise, they created a dark story first time...then switched to something which never takes itself seriously with some of the most annoying characters i've ever played with in a game.

    In saying that, it is fun enough to play in short bursts, would recommend it to someone at half the price it is currently, maybe pick it up in March/April when its come down in price..

    Hopefully by that point, all the online stuff will be sorted!    … Expand
  17. JarekH
    Dec 5, 2016
    6
    OK. Singleplayer 9/10 but MP things? Coop mode playable with friends only. Bounty hunter mode? example 10 games and 9x unable to connect - mission succesfull and 5000 points. 1 game connected versus player from US or Japan with extreme lags etc... What about server filters ( ping ...... ) Hacking invasion works fine. So, verdict 9/10 singleplayer and 4/10 MP (COOP) = 6! Sry my english is bad
  18. mp303
    Feb 4, 2017
    6
    This game like WD 1 could be better. You can see the potencial but once again it lacks on the same basic stuff.
    Plot
    Characters
    Vilain
    and Missions, that besides 3 or 4 is basically the same thing over and over again.

    Common Ubi, I know you have a huge potencial....
  19. Empyrea
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    I didn't know what to expect about this game so here goes my impressions. The plot takes place in San Francisco and you can move through the whole city. The characters are like modern or hipsters. I played almost half of the game (about 10 hours or more) till I got stuck, I might give it a second try after some weeks but I honestly, I think I'll pass because I got this game borrowed so I'mI didn't know what to expect about this game so here goes my impressions. The plot takes place in San Francisco and you can move through the whole city. The characters are like modern or hipsters. I played almost half of the game (about 10 hours or more) till I got stuck, I might give it a second try after some weeks but I honestly, I think I'll pass because I got this game borrowed so I'm not going to do the effort of finishing this game. As, some people has said it looks a bit to GTA because of the driving and the city but nothing else. Missions are different but over time, you'll see that some of them are a bit repetitive. I think this game would improve with a good tutorial because some missions are very difficult from the begining and enemies keep coming no matter what you do. I didn't like that. Many times I had to low the volume because the music was horrible (too modern). About graphics, these are quiet good. I like to play the games in English but because the subtitles were tiny (and I have a huge tv) I decided to play it in Spanish (which by the were, the voices were good). Also, if you don't know how to find the main missions, go to the map and filter it to find the main missions. If you don't find any, go to Head Quarters (HQ). To sum up, this could have been a better game with less enemies, a good tutorial and more variety of missions. About the plot let's say it's ok. Not my kind of game. Oh, and don't ask me why (or maybe I know, because of the enemies never ending coming and was very repetitive and difficult) it reminds me Just Cause 2; a game I bought for my ps3 years ago and that I hated so much that I end up quitting after some hours.… Expand
  20. shiftyman
    Nov 18, 2016
    6
    typical Ubisoft release with multiplayer already down from day one, you'd think with past trash releases they'd get it right this time, the game is solid with a nice open world and plenty of stuff to do but seems to be stuck in second gear, it never becomes just 5 more mintues.
  21. Reed618
    Jul 13, 2018
    6
    The characters... the supposed idea of how corporations are enslaving people... all of the subject matter is presented in such a childish manner.
    Also the missions are also lacking in any tension or importance. There's little sense that anything you do has value. This is just wasted potential.
    Hacking to set up traps or messing with civilians is great but by the end I felt like i'd    The characters... the supposed idea of how corporations are enslaving people... all of the subject matter is presented in such a childish manner.
    Also the missions are also lacking in any tension or importance. There's little sense that anything you do has value. This is just wasted potential.
    Hacking to set up traps or messing with civilians is great but by the end I felt like i'd wasted my time.
    I don't think there will be a watch dogs 3 and that's probably for the best. They messed up two games already, it's hard to imagine people rushing out to buy the third.    … Expand
  22. WildRoeDeer
    May 15, 2019
    6
    Played through this the whole way through in 2017 on XBOX One and really liked it. Purchased it again for the PS4 and while I still like the game, the narrative feels remarkably unengaging. Every time you, as Dedsec, commit to some huge statement, a news story often later explains how the problem became somewhat worse as a result of your actions. This could be a potentially interestingPlayed through this the whole way through in 2017 on XBOX One and really liked it. Purchased it again for the PS4 and while I still like the game, the narrative feels remarkably unengaging. Every time you, as Dedsec, commit to some huge statement, a news story often later explains how the problem became somewhat worse as a result of your actions. This could be a potentially interesting commentary on how the aggressive hacktivism you and your group enact in the game might do more harm than good, even when those involved had initially good intentions. However, this idea isn't really reflected in the main story in any meaningful way. The main cast (who are all characterised wonderfully through good writing, design and performances) never grow or are ever clearly bothered by this at any point. Watch Dogs 2 never commits to anything bold, and thus this "commentary" feels like an afterthought.

    The gameplay is fun. Every scenario and pretty well designed, allowing for a lot of creativity and freedom in how the player can complete any given mission. However, despite giving the player a taser for the non-lethal option, there are never any consequences for killing people so it ends up functioning as a super weak role-playing mechanic and basically nothing else. Encounters lack a need to stop and think about your actions before proceeding which is a real shame because it feels like the game is designed for that very purpose. YouTuber SuperBunnyhop suggested that Ubisoft remove guns entirely from the next Watch Dogs game and while I can't ever see that happening, I couldn't agree more. It would be a very brave move, but definitely one the game would benefit from. Reports are that the next game is set in London, where gun control is massively stricter, so fingers crossed that means what I think it might mean.

    Ultimately, the issue with Watch Dogs 2, and basically every Ubisoft game, is that it lacks the courage to commit to anything remotely interesting. The main issue is one which breaks it at the core, and that's the fact that Ubisoft lacks a spine. The developer is too scared to break the mould and that's tragic because they are clearly talented enough to deliver something truly special. Unfortunately, for now, their games are simply forgettable, and that's the gravest sin of all.    … Expand
  23. eva3si0n
    Mar 28, 2019
    6
    Watch Dogs 2 is the typical sequel from Ubisoft. It is much better than the original and content it is much more. In everything as has to be in an original game from the normal publisher. Ubisoft kind of understood the target audience therefore in 2 parts departed from the drama in the parties of a youth sitcom. Now all players up to 12 years will be delighted. Level of nonsense of theWatch Dogs 2 is the typical sequel from Ubisoft. It is much better than the original and content it is much more. In everything as has to be in an original game from the normal publisher. Ubisoft kind of understood the target audience therefore in 2 parts departed from the drama in the parties of a youth sitcom. Now all players up to 12 years will be delighted. Level of nonsense of the narration in general was beyond reasonable, already to the middle of a game I ceased to catch an events essence. Graphics is really not bad, there is not a bad soundtrack. But the gameplay remained the same, same boring and monotonous. As usual in a game from Ubisoft only 1 element is executed top-level - a graphic environment, virtual San Francisco is beautiful.… Expand
  24. mathiasfleck
    Dec 14, 2016
    6
    If you liked the first one, you will most likely like the second. The graphics and physics are cool and there is a lot of features to explore in the game. Although, the game disappoints in the same point of the first: the storyline. I can only play it for 1hr or 1hr and 30min max and I get bored already. It's always the same thing...
  25. MetalRobot69
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    In a nutshell, this game is a Watch Dogs 1 with some new gameplay mechanics (hacking skills, vehicles, etc) and a far worse story.

    The gameplay is the best part of the game. 8/10. I had fun. The open world is a lot improved, it doesn't feel so dead as WD1 because now there are people doing activities like Yoga, dancing, etc, you can hack and see their messages and interact with them but    In a nutshell, this game is a Watch Dogs 1 with some new gameplay mechanics (hacking skills, vehicles, etc) and a far worse story.

    The gameplay is the best part of the game. 8/10. I had fun. The open world is a lot improved, it doesn't feel so dead as WD1 because now there are people doing activities like Yoga, dancing, etc, you can hack and see their messages and interact with them but it also doesn't have too many activities to do, so it isn't a perfect open world it is. The game still has the same bad physics at driving but that isn't an issue for me, I even had fun laughing at how bad it is. The missions have the same approach as WD1, you can do the mission in 3 different ways: Rambo Style, stealth mode or just hacking with your drone. Aside from hacking the 2 first options are fun and I had fun.

    But what really disappointed me is the story. For me, it is 2/10. It is completely forgettable and it is really bad. It is basically a bunch of guys trying to stop a Silicon Valley villain that simply doesn't expire fear at all. And the worst part, they discarded completely Aiden Pierce that was a good character.

    The graphics are similar to Watch Dogs 1. They are good but aren't top tier.    … Expand
  26. foxxix1
    Feb 25, 2018
    6
    It would be foolish to believe Ubisoft after they released the first part of the Watch Dogs.
    But with this people bought this game, and I bought it.
    In the beginning, the game draws, some new chips, graphics, gameplay. But when the game comes to an end, it becomes crocheted, all subsequent tasks become monotonous. Because of this, you wait when this game is over. In this minus.    It would be foolish to believe Ubisoft after they released the first part of the Watch Dogs.
    But with this people bought this game, and I bought it.
    In the beginning, the game draws, some new chips, graphics, gameplay.
    But when the game comes to an end, it becomes crocheted, all subsequent tasks become monotonous.
    Because of this, you wait when this game is over. In this minus.
    Network game, for all the time that I was in the game I never wanted to see
    network mode, because it does not bring something new into the game. there you do not have a separate character like in Gta Online,
    no vozzhnosti to buy houses, cars. The network mode is predicated to do so-as it looks still raw.
    About the plot - it is boring, optit struggle with power, etc. We already saw this in Watch Dogs so I would like to
    see another story in this game. What are some of the chips associated with the past character, tasks in Chicago,
    and in other cities.

    About the open world - Yes, in this game, a truly open world is very beautiful, in comparison with the first part
    it's colorful, not dull as there, yes npc it's desirable to add a little mind so-when you take someone
    they do not have to do anything.
    My score for this game is 6/10
    The first minus for the boring gameplay
    The second minus for the monotony of tasks
    The third minus for Network Mode
    The fourth minus for Bots in the open world.
    I advise this game to those who have not played nirazu in Watch Dogs.
    In general, this game is good, but not worth your money.    … Expand
  27. LaDix
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    It is a fun game, the driving is bad tho, and some of the controls are weird but I like the hacking, and the characters even tho they are sometimes cringy, but I am young so I am also kind of cring so it okay.
  28. rz1993
    Jun 27, 2019
    6
    The game is good, it has awesome graphics, awesome map and awesome map but I rated it a 6 because it's get bored really fast, why? Because the missions aren't as great as GTA series imo, and it only has 40 missions? Only 40? Even GTA 5 has more missions than this, GTA v is more fun imo..
  29. DanielNS87
    May 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even if this game make resolve problems that first Watchdogs have, for example not have several Bugs, the open Worlds it's much More extensive and live, and the playability it's better experiencie, this game have a awfull history, really? a gang of millenials speudo hippies are experts in technology and sabotage attacks? The art try to imitate a distopic Worlds of Cyberpunk, very futurist in the current San Francisco, this mix is so bored, the Main characters not have any sense, they havent soul or a real motivation, resume: Watchdogs 2 it's another sandbox game without soul.… Expand
  30. FABRICROC
    Nov 26, 2020
    6
    I bought this game for $ 11 and I must say that it is a good price for the type of game that they are not giving since it is not the best of the best in terms of gameplay I must say that it is much better and more fun than WD 1 since we have more possibilities of doing the missions and in terms of missions I must say that they are very, very repetitive since they all consist ofI bought this game for $ 11 and I must say that it is a good price for the type of game that they are not giving since it is not the best of the best in terms of gameplay I must say that it is much better and more fun than WD 1 since we have more possibilities of doing the missions and in terms of missions I must say that they are very, very repetitive since they all consist of infiltrating this place and hacking something and as for characters I must say that they are not the best there are since some have more development than others and not even the protagonist has a good development good in my personal opinion I much prefer the first game… Expand
  31. Omareltayar
    Sep 17, 2021
    6
    Watch dogs 2 is cool, killing enemies with hacking is all fun, but I felt like this is one boring ass game. It's really repetitive, weak characters, driving physics are broken, empty open world. The game is 20 hours long. The whole 20 hours you're doing the same main mission. And the level design sucks. It's really boring
  32. EvgeniusBro
    Jul 9, 2022
    6
    Совершенно обычная игра от Ubisoft, ничем особым она не зацепила. Большой красивый открытый мир, по этому миру разбросаны всякие разные коллекционные штуки и ресурсы, необходимые для прокачки главного героя. Сюжет здесь хуже, чем в первой части, но неплох, всё-таки некоторые герои хоть какие-то эмоции и чувства заинтересованности вызывают, слабенько конечно, но да ладно, пойдёт. А вотСовершенно обычная игра от Ubisoft, ничем особым она не зацепила. Большой красивый открытый мир, по этому миру разбросаны всякие разные коллекционные штуки и ресурсы, необходимые для прокачки главного героя. Сюжет здесь хуже, чем в первой части, но неплох, всё-таки некоторые герои хоть какие-то эмоции и чувства заинтересованности вызывают, слабенько конечно, но да ладно, пойдёт. А вот интерес к геймплею здесь разбавили джампер и квадрокоптер – с ними довольно-таки интересно играть. Сама игра такая вся яркая, красочная, Сан-Франциско воссоздан очень хорошо, но всё-таки мне больше понравился мрачный Чикаго из первой части. Идея крутая, но реализация как всегда у Ubisoft полное дно, ведь в этой игре затрагивается очень интересная тема, как жадные корпорации хотят заработать как можно больше денег на личных данных людей, ведь владея ими, данными, эти корпорации по факту управляют людьми, но в игре это плохо отражено, как по мне.… Expand
  33. majesty_x
    Jul 31, 2023
    6
    Graphics: 7/10; Storyline: 5/10; Gameplay: 7/10; Atmosphere: 6/10; Music: 6/10; Summary rating: 6/10
  34. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! wd2
  35. TheDahaka
    Nov 20, 2016
    5
    An improvement over the original, but that isn't saying much. It has been given a hipster coat of paint and has the most dumbed down laughable vehicle physics I have seen in a game in a long time. There's some fun to be had here, but don't expect GTA levels of polish. Worth picking up cheap or at a discount.
  36. Unsung_Paladin
    Apr 24, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game's mechanics are okay but it suffers from a sense of lost identity. The cutscenes push you in the direction of being an SJW approved hero. You play as Marcus, a geeky black male from Oakland (this last detail added to make your character streetwise and therefore not too disconnected from being black by being a nerd). The players are afforded a great deal of agency in that Marcus can be dressed in a variety of manners (biker leather jacket, Wallstreet suits, urban/ghetto/hip-hop styles, etc); the players are also able to customize Marcus' skillset to their liking with regard to approaching missions (dubbed trickster, aggressor, and ghost). The agency is fairly nice. The issue is that the plot of the game pits you and your SJW approved diverse group of hacker friends against The Man. In the world of the game, The Man is represented by predatory and invasive corporations and organizations including the FBI. However, there's narrative whiplash as Marcus is righteously indignant at the victimization of the masses in a cutscene and then you're able to immediately steal a nearby car, pull money out of a passerby's bank account, and gun down police officers, civilians, or rival gang members. The results of the evil organizations' machinations are shown but there are seemingly no consequences for Marcus' crimes. Please note one of the themes of the game is that the ends do not justify the means. Marcus does some illegal and unsavory things but his is justified apparently.

    Furthermore, the game forces you to work alongside a transvestite guy calling himself Miranda (who is shown in an unwaveringly positive light) and another optional mission where you drive a gay guy to meet his husband as they're having a baby. Games like Mass Effect and Dragon's Age allow you to decide how much or even if you're going to engage certain other characters whereas Watchdogs 2 forces it on you despite the previously mentioned agency given to the player.

    It's unfortunate because it ultimately amounted to the developer cramming their opinions and politics down your throat.    … Expand
  37. nascent
    Jan 19, 2021
    5
    Watch Dogs 2 is one of the worst sequels in the gaming world I've ever experienced.

    Actually I might go as far as saying Watch Dogs 2 is one of the worst stories in the gaming world I've ever experienced. I'm a big fan of the original Watch Dogs. The game is infamous due to having one of the most impressive and misleading pre-release trailers in history. Smooth pretty visuals and    Watch Dogs 2 is one of the worst sequels in the gaming world I've ever experienced.

    Actually I might go as far as saying Watch Dogs 2 is one of the worst stories in the gaming world I've ever experienced.

    I'm a big fan of the original Watch Dogs. The game is infamous due to having one of the most impressive and misleading pre-release trailers in history. Smooth pretty visuals and impressive weather and physics effects, but when the game released it was fps locked on pc, and had much more reduced weather and physics effects.
    A lot of people were disappointed with the final product, however I played it despite this and ended up really liking the story and finding the game very fun.

    So along comes a sequel, and I the protagonist form the original is gone. The story of the original is gone. In fact the only thing that carries over is "technology used by authoritarianism is bad", everything else is very watered down and poorly conveyed.

    The plot of WD2 is one of the most boring and uninteresting plots of any game I've ever played. There's no cohesive narrative, just a series of half missions that somewhat link together.
    Instead of a proper plot you just have an "app" on a "phone" where you have to find missions. This is the least engaging way of doing a story I've seen. the main goal of the game is to get 'followers' (urgh).

    But the overall story being dull and fragmented isn't even the main issue with the game, the main characters are incredibly boring and unlikable. It's just a bunch of forgettable and uninteresting geeks that have absolutely no personalities or relationship with each other.
    I couldn't get myself to care about any of the characters, there's no depth to any of them (unlike Aiden Pearce from the original) and any attempts of humor is extremely cringeworthy.

    Additionally the main mission design is just tedious. 95% of the game is just the same thing over and over again: "Hack a device" and to do so, unlock doors, sneak to the device, hold triangle, then sneak out. That's pretty much it, there's barely any level variation in Watch Dogs 2. Which is a real shame as Watch Dogs 1 was much more varied, fun and interesting.

    The only variation you might get on that is the 2 gadgets Marcus gets: a jumper (remote control car that jumps) and a quadcopter (drone). You have to save up to buy them, but once you buy them you realise most missions are actually designed to be completed using them. Every level has little ramps or doors for them to sneak though, and if they get detected and destroyed, they just respawn.
    Without them Marcus has to try to sneak himself and if he gets seen he gets killed, enemies are countless and heavily armoured.

    The only issue with these gadgets are: there's no variation, every level is the same, and all you do is the same repeated actions of sneaking around trying to reach the objective items to hack. And that many missions force Marcus to hack one item on the level so you end up having to sneak marcus in anyway negating anything you've done with the jumper or drone.

    Occasionally you'll get a power puzzle, which is kind of like a pipe-mania minigame of linking fuses with electricity. After about 50 of these they start to get a little boring.

    And that's pretty much it. The only variation I found was some remote control vans side missions and a couple of pretty unique final missions involving robots and satellites which were the only parts of the game I actually enjoyed.

    WD2 focuses on stealth much more than WD1, which is fine, but then all the abilities are locked away and need a lot of grinding to unlock, so without those hack upgrades and gadget purchases you will find you struggle a fair bit to start with.

    In the end I found myself trying to power through the story to get it over with just so that i could enjoy the sandbox of the world of San Francisco. And San Fran is great, exploring the world and finding side missions and unlockables is far more fun than the story. Once you find enough research points and schematics it means you can do almost everything via hacking and remote control. The game becomes far more interesting without being Marcus and just living in hackerspace. You can start arranging gang assassinations and forging evidence on people and arranging arrests on targets. Solving the puzzles, and hacking intel via camera, jumper and drone without needing to actually risk yourself by doing anything via the protagonist.

    Although as mentioned above, sadly this still gets very repetitive, I wish there was SOME variation in this game.

    The controls aren't the most intuitive in this game, and aren't really explained to you well. The main button to do everything is L1, but if you hold L1 you get to do different actions, but these actions are represented by the least clear icons I've seen, so you really have to memorize what everything is. I don't recall being so confused starting the original Watch Dogs.    … Expand
  38. Xenox1234
    Nov 16, 2016
    5
    Watch Dogs 2|A generic Ubisoft Open World title

    I went into this game with rather high expectations, as someone who had seen series and movies all about the "hacker" theme and trope that is touched on in Watch Dogs 2, I expected a Story line well enacted and staged with high-speed chases, open setpieces and proper cinematography. The potential of the game is so vast, it could have    Watch Dogs 2|A generic Ubisoft Open World title

    I went into this game with rather high expectations, as someone who had seen series and movies all about the "hacker" theme and trope that is touched on in Watch Dogs 2, I expected a Story line well enacted and staged with high-speed chases, open setpieces and proper cinematography.
    The potential of the game is so vast, it could have picked up on so many scenes in the series "Person of interest" it could have told a engaging but still humorous narrative.

    Unfortunately, Ubisoft handled this game just as they handle all their other games, terrible.

    No engaging narrative, just a mere stringing together of very bad "hacker" jokes and quips.
    Compared to competitors like Grand Theft Auto, the narrative is more than just weak, it feels like people badly out of touch with the theme of the game wrote it and tried to force humour in.
    Marcus Holoway is literally nothing more than a hipster, and everytime he talks to his comrades it feels like pre-teenagers are having a really awkward conversation.

    However, while the narrative is important, many can give a badly written narrative a pass if the core of the game, the gameplay and level design is good.
    To my discomfort, it is not. It is the average Ubisoft "sandbox" design slapped onto yet another "new" game and it feels and plays just as all the other Ubisoft games. It lacks proper cinematography, it lacks in new gameplay featues designed specificly for missions, it lacks substance. Essentially every single mission in this game feels and plays the same, the only difference being new hacking upgrades that you unlock over the course of playing the game.
    This type of lazy and repetetive mission design has, unfortunately, become a hallmark of Ubisoft games and I honestly and sincerely hope it stops.

    Apart from that, the world in itself, San Francisco, looks and feels beatifull and fitting. NPCs do not feel as alive in, for example a Grand Theft Auto, but the cities look populated and you have certain cool things making them feel alive, such as a man smashing up the car of this ex-girlfriend.
    Only thing that boggles me about the Open World design is that still, after 2 console generations the game relies on loading screens between side missions and main missions. This is a big immersion and game flow breaker, especially considering that main competitors have handles this better on PS3 and XBOX 360 devices allready.

    For those wondering why I compare the game so extensively with the GTA Series, it's simple, the games marketing was aimed at providing a competition to the open world and GTA series, some of the games Trailers are almost copies of their Rockstar counterparts, for example you can compare the Watch Dogs 2 Online Trailer to the GTA Online Trailer, both feature almost the same wording and sentence structure.

    As such, with such a high competition and such an un-innovative entry into the huge and evolving Open World genre(yet again). I can only give 5/10.
    The score would be way higher if this was Ubisofts first open world game playing like this, and with this problems, but after all the years and about 10+ Open World games later, they still recycle parts of the same animation sets, the same gameplay mechanics and the same mission design that was present in their games since Far Cry 3.
    A disgrace and disappointment.    … Expand
  39. JustMK
    Jan 30, 2018
    5
    Pros:
    Nice graphics, style, music, geek culture, city, story.
    Cons:
    Annoying monotonous open-world gameplay. Boring monotonous puzzles, I don't like more than 50% additional missions and completely ignore annoying online missions: I prefer singleplayer modes in all the games.
  40. mwil236
    Jan 29, 2018
    5
    Ultimately I felt pretty powerless and found the game repetitive. There's a lot to do in this open world, but there are also a TON of problems - forget about it if you like multiplayer. Online probably functioned less than half of the time and we're sitting at over a year since the game launched. Conversely, there are times where the game kind of forces you into an online server if youUltimately I felt pretty powerless and found the game repetitive. There's a lot to do in this open world, but there are also a TON of problems - forget about it if you like multiplayer. Online probably functioned less than half of the time and we're sitting at over a year since the game launched. Conversely, there are times where the game kind of forces you into an online server if you happen to walk into an event or are near another player online, which disrupts the single player and makes the game a laggy, choppy mess. In general, movement feels pretty unresponsive and driving is terrible.

    The problem with this game is it wants to be a stealth game, and it kind of wants to be a combat game, but it can't figure out which. Completing a mission in complete stealth is, in my opinion, impossible. There are very few ways to neutralize guards without alerting other guards, they will see and destroy your RC vehicles and force you to wait for them to regenerate and once they see you, it's over. They call reinforcements faster than you can possibly imagine and you'll have to rely on the game's heinous combat system to save you. Cover shooting is awful. Enemies never miss and always know where you are. Your weapons are weak and inaccurate against "armored" enemies who can endure 3 shotgun shells to the head. Melee animations take several seconds and almost guarantee to leave you exposed long enough to get killed. THERE ARE NO MID MISSION CHECKPOINTS, so even though you just slogged through that high-pressure, timed puzzle segment in perfect stealth, since a guy noticed your drone on the way out, forty cops descend on you and kill you and send you back to the start. The mechanics also don't square up-your RC car can physically hack computers and consoles, but your drone can't do anything?

    In general you have to suspend disbelief and accept the fact that somehow a rando with an iPhone can control a construction crane by "hacking" it. The convoluted story, which investigates a timely government/corporate spying conspiracy, makes no sense. The side missions, if you choose to partake of them, will only add to the confusion by involving irrelevant characters and events which seem related but actually have no bearing. The game will also not warn you if you're about to start a mission without the requisite equipment - at one point I had to hack a router on top of a tower and could only get there with the drone upgrade, but the game never mentions this.

    Eventually you realize that every mission follows the same basic formula - go find a guy with a phone or a computer somewhere, hack it to get a clue, then sneak through a security area to find another phone or computer and end the mission. These areas boil down to using your weird x-ray vision and spamming square to cycle through computers and set up traps until you take out enough guards to just sprint through the level and take what you need, lucky to survive the sprint out. "Leveling up" provides very little advantage and very few skills get put to use.

    The first few levels are easy enough to make the hacking doable, but soon the security areas become so large and well guarded that it becomes a total crapshoot of setting traps and just hoping like hell no one sees you. The game feels very random and out of control. The story and characters are goofy, unless you're a hacker/computer nerd, and much more juvenile than the first game which used hacking as a device to further a compelling story rather than a story revolving around a ludicrously overpowered, fantastical version of "hacking."    … Expand
  41. evOlvedParasite
    Nov 25, 2016
    5
    I don't get all the really high scores for this game. 8's and 9's, its crazy. The game is average at best (5/10). I must admit though that San Francisco is a beautiful city.
    I was expecting a huge improvement on Watch_Dogs but unfortunately I didn't see much improvement apart from visuals.
    I have finished the main story, side missions and some online and also got all trophies (trophy    I don't get all the really high scores for this game. 8's and 9's, its crazy. The game is average at best (5/10). I must admit though that San Francisco is a beautiful city.
    I was expecting a huge improvement on Watch_Dogs but unfortunately I didn't see much improvement apart from visuals.
    I have finished the main story, side missions and some online and also got all trophies (trophy hunter).
    I find the game boring and jarring. The main story and side missions are all the same, infiltrate, one button hack stuff then leave. The characters and story bored me that I ended up just skipping some cut scenes to move things along faster.
    The jarring part is the gameplay. I found it less frustrating once I got some over powered weapons from these heavy armored enemies (always melee these guys) to just go guns blazing on missions. The enemy AI seems to go into stupid mode when you kill everything, compared to going stealth and they are super sensitive. This what makes it jarring. A nice hacker hipster social justice guy going around murdering 100s of people.
    The trophy set is pretty bad but good if you want an easy platinum. Even the trophies are boring like buy this certain pair of shoes to unlock.
    Ubisoft is really losing their touch. Assassins Creed Syndicate , Far Cry Primal, The Division and now Watch_Dogs 2 have all been average games for me.
    Also a thing that got me angry is some of the add ons you can buy. $8NZD for some outfit and paint job for your car. That kind of visual add on should be free.    … Expand
  42. torrent
    Dec 31, 2016
    5
    If I had to describe it in one word this game is just "meh" which is disappointing because as a franchise Watch Dogs has a lot of potential. I never played the first game and had no expectations going into this one, but I had imaged a dark cyberpunk style underworld - not the contrived and stereotyped cheese-fest that Ubisoft (inevitably) opted for.

    It's the first game that's actually    If I had to describe it in one word this game is just "meh" which is disappointing because as a franchise Watch Dogs has a lot of potential. I never played the first game and had no expectations going into this one, but I had imaged a dark cyberpunk style underworld - not the contrived and stereotyped cheese-fest that Ubisoft (inevitably) opted for.

    It's the first game that's actually made me consider whether I'm too old for gaming... they are clearly targeting a younger generation with this title so I'm probably not qualified to comment on whether they got the art style right - but judging by the number of complaints and "hipster" labels, Ubisoft are alienating a large chunk of their player base.

    It's not a bad game per se, there are a lot of neat ideas though that's all it is - a collection of neat ideas with no real depth. Gameplay wise the missions play out like mini-games, once you figure out that you want to avoid direct combat but the stealth mechanic is broken* the "strategy" becomes very simplistic and repetitive.

    * by broken, I am referring to the fact that once triggered the enemy always know where you are - I guess it's one way to avoid having to implement AI. You can still complete an objective with a full-on assault but it's hit or miss. It feels like guns in general only exist so the game ticks a feature checkbox.

    Most zones can be infiltrated entirely with your drones which is fun, they put a lot of emphasis on this tactic - but equally when you start to tire of it, you'll realise it's quicker just to run around using distraction hacks. Be it on a nearby object or the NPCs themselves, you can sprint straight up behind them and melee them which puts them down permanently - what passes for AI is just basic line of sight. It's the first tactic open to you and will probably be how you complete the end game.

    The skill-tree is a bit of a gimmick - it's either just another feature checkbox ticked or a kind of extended tutorial to introduce you to the tools gradually - all of which can be unlocked quickly which defeats the point a skill tree. Besides the two drones, I found that I also never really used the majority of the unlocks either. They look good in videos and screenshots but in the heat of the moment they're just not that effective.

    The side quests are hardly worth mentioning - in typical Ubisoft fashion there are the generic races and pointless collectibles to pad out the world. Thankfully you can fast-travel everywhere - not only have I stopped bothering with these, as noted by virtually every other review the driving physics are atrocious.

    The story? Horribly cliche, boring and forgettable characters. Enough said.

    Overall, I'd say this is one of those games to get if you're already bored to start with.    … Expand
  43. arrivist
    Dec 17, 2021
    5
    The gameplay is improved but it's lost all the edge of the original, pandering more to kids, and covering themselves by ticking every diversity box in the process. Compared to its predecessor, the plot of WD2 is uninspiring and dull and makes progressing through the game pointless.
  44. doyen
    Dec 23, 2017
    5
    It started out good but now the controls are just laggy. Having to press a button 10 times to get a response. I think i know why they called it watch dogs 2. It could as easily have been called load dogs two as there is too much time spent watching the loading screen no matter whether you have a fast internet connection or not. Maybe they have given up on it and prioritising servers toIt started out good but now the controls are just laggy. Having to press a button 10 times to get a response. I think i know why they called it watch dogs 2. It could as easily have been called load dogs two as there is too much time spent watching the loading screen no matter whether you have a fast internet connection or not. Maybe they have given up on it and prioritising servers to newer games.… Expand
  45. xaviblar
    Feb 13, 2018
    5
    Curious how everyone is saying this game is better than the first one, for me it was just mediocre.
    Boring plot, dull characters, just a few of the main missions are actually fun (the final mission is too easy and not exciting at all). The city is fun to explore though and there are several side games (Drone, Sailboat, Car and ATV races, etc.) to have fun with.
    Overall, a disappointing    Curious how everyone is saying this game is better than the first one, for me it was just mediocre.
    Boring plot, dull characters, just a few of the main missions are actually fun (the final mission is too easy and not exciting at all). The city is fun to explore though and there are several side games (Drone, Sailboat, Car and ATV races, etc.) to have fun with.
    Overall, a disappointing game for me.    … Expand
  46. DavidHoltzer
    Aug 7, 2019
    5
    I already wrote a review about Watch Dogs 1 and this game a bit better in driving, puzzles and of course in graphics, effects, details ect.But driving is still bad the because of the camera and the controls.The open world and missions still have nothing interesting to offer.All you do is get into someplace by stealth or confrontation and hack its main computer.The map is a mess, it's hardI already wrote a review about Watch Dogs 1 and this game a bit better in driving, puzzles and of course in graphics, effects, details ect.But driving is still bad the because of the camera and the controls.The open world and missions still have nothing interesting to offer.All you do is get into someplace by stealth or confrontation and hack its main computer.The map is a mess, it's hard to what to do next in order to progress in the story.Themelee system is repetitive hence the people you fight with can't fight back when you're in a melee animation.… Expand
  47. Jackthegamer
    Sep 16, 2022
    5
    It's surely better than the first Watch Dogs but it's still pretty mid videogame
  48. Chempion1
    Dec 7, 2021
    5
    В 2014м играл я в Watch Dogs ну, на мой взгляд, в игре один маленький, но большой недостаток это......поездки на машинах....бррр. Кошмар. В принципе игра понравилась.
    Но вот вышла Watch Dogs 2 и начинается игра вроде ничего так, но после 3х часов я почему то начал ненавидеть своего протагониста и его друзей. А затем после гибели Горация, я захотел собственноручно расстрелять всех своих    В 2014м играл я в Watch Dogs ну, на мой взгляд, в игре один маленький, но большой недостаток это......поездки на машинах....бррр. Кошмар. В принципе игра понравилась.
    Но вот вышла Watch Dogs 2 и начинается игра вроде ничего так, но после 3х часов я почему то начал ненавидеть своего протагониста и его друзей. А затем после гибели Горация, я захотел собственноручно расстрелять всех своих друганов, а Маркуса повесить на ближайшем суку. Мне было противно проходить до конца эту игру и прошел её только потому, что заплатил за диск 3000 рублей.
    В чем же причина?
    А причина в сюжете! Если в Watch Dogs я играл за Эйдена, человека потерявшего ребенка из за бандюков, мстящего за свою семью, борющегося с системой уничтожившей его жизнь! То в Watch Dogs 2 я играю за молодого распиздяя, который занимается хакерством для того, что бы заработать бабла. И друганы его занимаются тем же. Вот есть город, в котором живут люди, работают и зарабатывают деньги, пользуются всеми благами 21 века в лице ctOS 2 и всем глубоко плевать на то кто всем этим руководит и сколько он за это гребёт. Главное всем хорошо. Но нет. Появляются эти придурки и начинают "бороться с системой". Взламывать сети, разорять заводы, заставляя жителей города сидеть без работы, короче делают жизнь простых людей невыносимой. А потом когда они буквально подставляют своего дружка Горация, то обвиняют во всем.......ну конечно систему. Я не хочу ассоциировать себя с этими придурками, а значит, и играть за них.
    Вот в чем причина!
    Ещё одна странность. Зачем то взяли и уничтожили нормальное оружие, теперь оно напечатано на 3d принтере, а поэтому и выглядит, и звучит, и стреляет соответственно.
    В общем, такое ощущение, что делали игру для людей 10 - 15 лет. А я, к сожалению, вырос из этого возраста.
    Но есть и хорошие отличия от первой части, например убрали наконец эти грёбаные обязательные автопокатушки.
    И ещё появился коптер!
    А так же......да вроде всё.    … Expand
  49. Rolis86
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    Good - Graphics, sound, map size
    Bad - Boring Story, lame charters, hacking, bad weapon design.
  50. PaektusanLeader
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Just overall disappointing. Really enjoyed the first game, but here the characters are just really boring.
  51. TIERrrrr
    Nov 7, 2020
    5
    Сама игра - 10 из 10. Но уж много туда всунули толерантности. Флаги ЛГБТ, держащиеся за руки представители убогих. К счастью, над ними можно издеваться или убить) это и спасает положение и даже привносит азарт - устроить охоту например на этих нелюдей.
    Ну зачем это всё навязывать? Ну нету столько этих больных извращенцев на улице - зачем их в игру пихать.    Сама игра - 10 из 10. Но уж много туда всунули толерантности. Флаги ЛГБТ, держащиеся за руки представители убогих. К счастью, над ними можно издеваться или убить) это и спасает положение и даже привносит азарт - устроить охоту например на этих нелюдей.
    Ну зачем это всё навязывать? Ну нету столько этих больных извращенцев на улице - зачем их в игру пихать.
  52. free-meerkat
    Nov 28, 2020
    5
    Positives
    ----------
    > City is lively, well made and looks good > Hacking is expanded upon and has plentiful options > Good sense of speed when driving vehicles at high speeds > Some nice clothing options Negatives ---------- > Awful characters - they all seem like what a 40 year-old corporate businessman could imagine how hackers are. They're embarrassing, unfunny and    Positives
    ----------
    > City is lively, well made and looks good

    > Hacking is expanded upon and has plentiful options

    > Good sense of speed when driving vehicles at high speeds

    > Some nice clothing options

    Negatives
    ----------
    > Awful characters - they all seem like what a 40 year-old corporate businessman could imagine how hackers are. They're embarrassing, unfunny and childish. I didn't care or sympathize with any of them at any point.

    > They failed at making a protagonist - Marcus is bland and uninteresting.

    > Cars feel like sliding on butter, with no weight and the physics of driving are bad.

    > You run around with hipsters with assault rifles and murder people - at no point the ethics behind this are mentioned and you face no repercussions for essentially committing genocide.

    > The story is god-awful, bland and boring, some of the worst Ubisoft tropes when talking about villains.

    > Not a lot of meaningful or interesting things to do as side missions.    … Expand
  53. alagharrr
    Sep 26, 2021
    5
    5/10. Watch Dogs- обычная игра про кулхацкеров. Сюжет. Сюжет- это типичная история борцунов с системой. Главный герой слабо прописан, ему не хочется сопереживать. Да и в общем сюжет на любителя.
    Геймплей. Физика стрельбы и вождения плохие. От стрельбы ощущения будто стреляешь из пластмассового оружия, а от машины будто едешь по воде. Физика столкновения с предметами(столбы, стены) тоже    5/10. Watch Dogs- обычная игра про кулхацкеров. Сюжет. Сюжет- это типичная история борцунов с системой. Главный герой слабо прописан, ему не хочется сопереживать. Да и в общем сюжет на любителя.
    Геймплей. Физика стрельбы и вождения плохие. От стрельбы ощущения будто стреляешь из пластмассового оружия, а от машины будто едешь по воде. Физика столкновения с предметами(столбы, стены) тоже весьма плоха.
    Графика. Этот аспект в игре довольно хорош, картинка приятна глазу, так что с этим тут все хорошо.
    В общем, вечерком поиграть для человека, который не играет часто в игры самое то, а для человека который сыграл много игр это просто очередной гта лайк. 5/10    … Expand
  54. Dan9el99
    Dec 26, 2021
    5
    Diese überbewertete Fortsetzung von Watch Dogs fällt durch nervige Figuren und einer vorhersehbaren Handlung negativ auf. Das Gameplay ist jedoch solide und die Open World ist schön gestaltet (5/10).
  55. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    A typical Ubisoft-style game 3.
  56. Midnightmare
    Feb 3, 2017
    4
    This is no gta thats for sure.....there are some nice things here.
    Like the world feels quite alive and the NPC act fairly realistic.....but it does feel pretty lackluster.
    Cops are really dumb the hacking is still dumb....and the cast is annoying as hell. The physics in the game is horrible especially when it comes to driving. Bikes are like race car tanks and you cant even tip a car    This is no gta thats for sure.....there are some nice things here.
    Like the world feels quite alive and the NPC act fairly realistic.....but it does feel pretty lackluster.
    Cops are really dumb the hacking is still dumb....and the cast is annoying as hell.

    The physics in the game is horrible especially when it comes to driving. Bikes are like race car tanks and you cant even tip a car without it rolling back on its wheels.

    Just get GTA :P    … Expand
  57. MaxPayneIsGod
    Nov 11, 2021
    4
    It looked good, but hipster protagonists using a yo-yo as a weapon and making guns with a 3D printer does nothing for me, hard pass
  58. carbinePRO
    Dec 1, 2016
    4
    No, I'm sick and tired of this game getting good reviews. I've never really experienced buyers remorse before I bought this game. I got the game earlier this week because I mistakenly hopped on board the hype train. I played the first one all the way through, and was sorely disappointed with the lack of features and content. It was this massive open world with not much to do. I mean, itNo, I'm sick and tired of this game getting good reviews. I've never really experienced buyers remorse before I bought this game. I got the game earlier this week because I mistakenly hopped on board the hype train. I played the first one all the way through, and was sorely disappointed with the lack of features and content. It was this massive open world with not much to do. I mean, it has the (now) infamous Ubisoft style outposts and the gazillion collectibles the developer has become known for. The driving sucked, the story was cliche, and the missions were so repetitive. The gameplay could be summarized as "bang, bang, vroom, vroom, hack." What did the sequel do about this? Sorta nothing. It copy and pasted the hacking style of gameplay, and didn't change anything about the shooting mechanics. Also, the driving is still garbage, and bikes are the dominant form of transportation. Bikes can literally break the pvp invasion mode. If the invader is caught in mid-hack, and gets on a bike, they can weave in and out of traffic, and they control better than any car in the game. Literally every car controls as if the road is ice. It's terrible and annoying. Just go play any good open world game with driving like GTA V or Sleeping Dogs and you will immediately understand what I mean. Why is Ubisoft getting away with selling a mediocre game? It's practically the same as the first game, just with parkour and hipster clothing. In it's defense, San Francisco looks absolutely gorgeous and the parkour animations are very fluent. The game looks great, but that's about it. There are practically no changes to the multiplayer, which was one of the biggest problems with the first game. The E3 trailer for the first Watch Dogs had me hooked immediately. Seriously, go watch it, and you'll immediately understand why this game got so much hype. The multiplayer is what sold me on it. The ability to romp around Chicago with your buddies and hack your way through various missions seemed really fun, but that never existed. I don't know why, but there were no co-op missions in the game. The second game has these, but they are all just outposts. Why even give the missions different names if they are all just outposts? It's like Ubisoft put no effort into designing the "fun" aspect of the game. The design aspect is on point, and everything looks like it should, and the NPCs behave like they should, but it's not fun. It will get old very quickly. Every missions can be boiled to to "drive here, infiltrate this, hack that, done." Play the game and tell me I'm wrong.This completely diminishes whatever replay value this game had. There is no story variety, and the characters are just unlikable. There is no depth to them. Marcus is just a hacker and hacks for the sake of hacking. Aidan at least had the revenge arch going for himself. That's the difference between Marcus and Aidan. Aidan has a purpose. Yeah, you could argue that Marcus has one too, but it's not as powerful as Aidan's struggle. yes, his was cliche, but it was powerful and relateable none the less.

    Bottom line, this game sucks. Don't buy it. It's only slightly better than the first one. You'd be better off buying GTA V or Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition if you want you're pew pew, open world, driving fix.    … Expand
  59. apandasbut
    Nov 16, 2016
    4
    Gameplay is good, the game crashing on me constantly not so good. I would not reccomend this game or any Ubisoft product until they have fully patched the game so it doesn't crash
    I own the game on PS4.
  60. p1r
    Nov 29, 2016
    4
    I played watch dogs (1), and thought that is was an "unfinished" game... didnt feel solid at all.
    This time I thought that yeah, maybe this IS the version 1 but all done. But no, it is kind of boring, the story doesnt catch me at all. this is sad as i can see that it is a great game, somewhere. Parts of it is even worse than watch dogs 1...
    The AI is at a very basic level. the enemies    I played watch dogs (1), and thought that is was an "unfinished" game... didnt feel solid at all.
    This time I thought that yeah, maybe this IS the version 1 but all done. But no, it is kind of boring, the story doesnt catch me at all. this is sad as i can see that it is a great game, somewhere. Parts of it is even worse than watch dogs 1...
    The AI is at a very basic level. the enemies are just plain stupid mostly all of the time.
    The collisions with cars are just dumb, you can ride your motorbike right into a truck and.. well nothing happens... at all... you just bounce away...
    Might be my worst buy this year.
    Sorry.    … Expand
  61. Danieljreid1987
    Dec 17, 2016
    4
    I was hoping for good things hoping they would have changed things from first game but it's pretty much the same if not worse things that are in the first game no longer exist enemies are either idiots or really aware and swarm you without warning hacking is basically button pushing with limited options just like the first game characters of plain and boring story is so Unforgettable worldI was hoping for good things hoping they would have changed things from first game but it's pretty much the same if not worse things that are in the first game no longer exist enemies are either idiots or really aware and swarm you without warning hacking is basically button pushing with limited options just like the first game characters of plain and boring story is so Unforgettable world is full of people doing the same thing gunplay is no longer an option thanks too overpowered enemies and weak guns cars are slow and handle like shopping trolleys Ubisoft milking the cow again instead of spending time developing a proper sequel… Expand
  62. TheFrog
    Apr 12, 2018
    4
    Didn't finish the first game. After reading this one has improved, decided to give it a try after its price went down. Quickly realized it hasn't really improved much.
    Stealth isn't feasible, with a density of five guards per square ft and being unable to hide bodies, they always go on alert very quickly. Combat isn't feasible: with INSTANT infinite reinforcements, you are always    Didn't finish the first game. After reading this one has improved, decided to give it a try after its price went down. Quickly realized it hasn't really improved much.
    Stealth isn't feasible, with a density of five guards per square ft and being unable to hide bodies, they always go on alert very quickly. Combat isn't feasible: with INSTANT infinite reinforcements, you are always surrounded. What are you left with? Jumping from camera to camera, trying to do as much as possible without physically entering hot zones. May sound interesting, it's just boring.
    Exploring the city boils down to finding money and research points, and figuring out how to get to them, since they are almost always on high areas. This usually involves using the RC jumper and possibly external devices such as scissors lifts (investing early into device hacking skills is a good idea, because otherwise you are cut off from most of the goodies). Unfortunately, once again it's really boring.
    Driving is another important activity but it never "feels" right, and anyway there's a reason we use steering wheels and not joypads on real cars. For me, this part of the game is just an annoyance.
    Coming from the masterpiece that was Assassin's Creed Origins, with its refined combat and stealth mechanics, I can't help but feel that the Watch Dogs IP should be either completely reinvented or simply dropped.    … Expand
  63. CoreGamer1408
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    Better than Watch Dogs 1, but not better enough for me to even give a crap about this IP. Another generic open world contemporary crime driven game. Beyond the hacking gimmicks this genre/style been done to death in GTA/Saints Row and better.
  64. Dandan2212
    Dec 29, 2020
    4
    Watch dogs 2 pra mim foi a pior decepção em um game que já tive na vida! colocaram personagens imbecis,sem história,medíocres e com falta de carisma no jogo. não estimula a continuar jogando e tão chato que parei com 80% de jogo pois não aguentei mais me torturar jogando essa porcaria!achei o watch dogs 1 fantástico boa história e relevante mas esse foi 140 reais jogados no lixo poisWatch dogs 2 pra mim foi a pior decepção em um game que já tive na vida! colocaram personagens imbecis,sem história,medíocres e com falta de carisma no jogo. não estimula a continuar jogando e tão chato que parei com 80% de jogo pois não aguentei mais me torturar jogando essa porcaria!achei o watch dogs 1 fantástico boa história e relevante mas esse foi 140 reais jogados no lixo pois comprei a mídia digital/gold edition se arrependimento matasse estaria morto a tempos!
    dei nota 2 porque gostei dos gráficos só!    … Expand
  65. DespairZz
    Dec 20, 2021
    4
    Disappointment and Frustration.
    Totally boring and monotonous gameplay. 90% of all quests you'll do one and same things over and over again! Story is good but not more. Characters are interesting but they should be more complicated.
    Geek references is the best part of this game.
    Don't play it or any game of this franchise.
  66. rainyday2
    Oct 28, 2020
    4
    Typical cookie cutter Ubisoft game design where it doesn't excel at anything that gets absolutely ruined by a horrendous story and some of the worst characters ever written in a video game ...

    The potential was there what with the story taking some inspiration from today's events and a bit of 1984 but damn the over the top hipster cringe was way too much with superb lines such as    Typical cookie cutter Ubisoft game design where it doesn't excel at anything that gets absolutely ruined by a horrendous story and some of the worst characters ever written in a video game ...

    The potential was there what with the story taking some inspiration from today's events and a bit of 1984 but damn the over the top hipster cringe was way too much with superb lines such as

    "I'm going to hit them where it gigahertz" . It deserves a 0 just for that but I'll try to be fair    … Expand
  67. TheWezzert
    Mar 19, 2022
    4
    The most disgusting game I've played in months. Not so long ago I went through the first Watch Dogs, as for me, it is much better. The first part is at least somewhat completed, the second was released for **** "These suckers will eat, the main thing is to release it as soon as possible!" The first part is famous for its "cool" car control. Well, I didn't think it could get any worse.The most disgusting game I've played in months. Not so long ago I went through the first Watch Dogs, as for me, it is much better. The first part is at least somewhat completed, the second was released for **** "These suckers will eat, the main thing is to release it as soon as possible!" The first part is famous for its "cool" car control. Well, I didn't think it could get any worse. Going into Watch Dogs after the second part, I realized how good the car control is there. Well, it's okay, you can get used to it. The moment due to which the second part becomes **** - stealth mechanics. They just don't work. What's the point of playing at all? This is a game about hackers, I have to do everything quietly, and not take a pissed machine gun with a grenade launcher and fall into the base, this is stinking nonsense! I officially wish Ubisoft game designers to crap! If the developers stupidly copied half of the game, including animations, sounds, a **** car, broken PvP mechanics, weapons, what was the problem with transferring the only game mechanic that worked well - stealth? The only reason I give this game a 4 is because of the soundtrack and the setting.… Expand
  68. Carloss1997
    Mar 31, 2022
    4
    If you are a hardcore gamer and have a bit free time and cannot decide what to do it is a very good game for that.
  69. ebru
    Jun 4, 2022
    4
    Before we talk about gameplay, let's talk about technical issues. If you have a PS4 Fat or PS4 Slim l, save your money because this game has a lot of Screen Tearing, you can't drive a car fast like GTA V because there will be a lot of Screen Tearing happening in many places, for example in the middle of San Francisco in buildings with a garden on the roof.

    "Does Screen Tearing happen    Before we talk about gameplay, let's talk about technical issues. If you have a PS4 Fat or PS4 Slim l, save your money because this game has a lot of Screen Tearing, you can't drive a car fast like GTA V because there will be a lot of Screen Tearing happening in many places, for example in the middle of San Francisco in buildings with a garden on the roof.

    "Does Screen Tearing happen while walking?" The answer is yes, for example at Nudies place, when you want to see the view, turn your camera and Boom Screen Tearing occurs. It's a shame considering the world is so beautiful.

    Save your money but if you are curious and still want to buy, I suggest waiting for a discount like I did for 7$ in my country (Indonesia). For the best choice, buy XB Series S or Series X because there you will get a Booster until the game runs smoothly at 60fps. It's a shame that PS5 can't play this game at 60fps instead of 30 fps (Series S can be 60fps with specifications below PS5).

    If Sony doesn't repent, we can already see the winner of the next "specs" niche console battle    … Expand
  70. Nameyyer122
    Aug 28, 2022
    4
    Играл в первый Watch Dogs очень понравилось, а в 2 часть не советую играть игра очень такая себе, концовка слишком простая и унылая, и финал ощущается как обычная миссия
  71. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    4
    38/100 .
  72. ElementalSoldie
    Nov 16, 2016
    3
    Completely uninspired artwork featuring most of the same rinse, wash, repeat gimmicks from the first game (similar to the yearly installments of the Assassin's Creed series). The game's style almost feels like it's mocking and laughing at the hip, trendy, holier-than-though populous of SF.
    I guess it appeals for the young "I-hate-my-parents" kids out there who want to rebel. Definitely selling.
  73. FrostyM99
    Aug 15, 2020
    3
    Terrible AI, shooting and driving mechanics.Cringe story and uninteresting, boring and unlikable characters.
    Nice open world though.
  74. MannWithNoEyes
    Oct 7, 2017
    3
    Watch Dogs 2 is repetitive and boring, but an absolute improvement on the original Watch Dogs. For such a good idea, however, Ubisoft seems to miss what exactly is so great about it. In my opinion what makes the idea of a hacking vigilante appealing is the idea that the player doesn't need guns because the environment is their weapon. Watch Dogs 1 missed the opportunity to do somethingWatch Dogs 2 is repetitive and boring, but an absolute improvement on the original Watch Dogs. For such a good idea, however, Ubisoft seems to miss what exactly is so great about it. In my opinion what makes the idea of a hacking vigilante appealing is the idea that the player doesn't need guns because the environment is their weapon. Watch Dogs 1 missed the opportunity to do something truly special the moment it decided to include guns, and Watch Dogs 2 is not much better in this regard. The story, on the other hand, is clearly improved from the original. In my opinion, a major positive is the fact that they chose to focus on crafting more lighthearted characters and themes, so they used the cheesy, dialogue to their advantage while crafting the story. The nonlinear missions allow for a more unique approach to the story, yet it negatively effects the pacing, and does not work nearly as well as if they allowed the entire story to be avoidable and blocked the final mission with a skill barrier rather than an arbitrary number of followers. That would have undoubtedly been the optimal way to experience Watch Dogs 2, because every mission in the game is extremely similar to the one before it. Very few use unique mechanics or structure to distinguish themselves, instead they use songs to set a tone. It's an interesting idea because it gives each mission a unique style, but it can't mask how repetitive the format of the mission is. Most of the missions essentially amount to sneaking around an area, pressing a button, and waiting for a progress bar. As a result, the main story got old extremely quickly, and because there was very little structure to the level progression, nothing feels like it's changed from the beginning of the game to the end. Even the final mission hardly changes the formula. It simply puts the player in a different environment that functions and effects the player in exactly the same way as all other environments. It can be fun to arrest the gang members or order a hit on security guards and sneak past while the mayhem is unfolding, however this can be easily exploited to remove every enemy from the mission. As a result, many missions can be cleared with very little challenge. The only other aspect of the game is the overworld, which is in essence there to put to put space in between the missions and pad the game out. There is nothing organic to find in the world, and no purpose to exploring. The only reward for looking through the city is money, which can be obtained from any person walking down the street. I can understand the appeal that this game has, but it has very little of what I look for in an open-world game, so I'm going to give this game a 3 out of 10.… Expand
  75. feather7
    Apr 18, 2020
    3
    Story is missing. Physic is unreal and silly. FPS fall under 30. Gameplay is booring. This game is for teenager who is playing on hackers... hackers in unreal world. Green score? For what? GTA V is 1000x better game. It waste time.
  76. piuscorvus
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    I wasn't happy with the first game and this one didn't make any better impression. Actually, it felt worse. The main reason is an average (if it is even average) story and emotionless side missions like "go there and do that 10 times in a row". I quit it after few hours of playing.
  77. Primbleshanks
    Mar 12, 2020
    2
    Horrible writing, driving mechanics, interpretation of the Bay Area and overall gameplay. Ubisoft sandbox fever-dream of a game.
  78. chubacu
    Nov 22, 2016
    2
    I don't see any advantages over 1st game. The atmosphere is fine just like in first game(different though)

    Hipster theme and California didn't affect the way WD itself is done. The problem is dead Open World and Primitive gameplay itself.It's not even about bad graphics or stupidiest representation hacking nihilists(because current gen is really weak + second one is you artistic    I don't see any advantages over 1st game. The atmosphere is fine just like in first game(different though)

    Hipster theme and California didn't affect the way WD itself is done.

    The problem is dead Open World and Primitive gameplay itself.It's not even about bad graphics or stupidiest representation hacking nihilists(because current gen is really weak + second one is you artistic vision on hacking society, okay)

    Open World is still imitated and not alive. No ragdoll, no physics, no random NPC behavior, no such sandbox. I'm not saying you should make complete GTA clone or even Bethesda's Open World TES of Fallout but if you create open world - it must be sandboxic and with nice physics for interesting free roam in 2016...

    There's no such sandbox in Open World but cheap imitation of life in scripts and sprites which makes free-roam very boring. A lot of scripted NPC's with different movements but still unfree and so dead. Why can't you get that they need freedom and intellect, like in GTA.

    Gameplay is still scripted and way to casual. And when I say casual i'm not saying it's just easy to complete. Casual is gameplay itself. There's lack of inner mechanics. No such manual parkour but sctript that works by just holding one button. No combat system and lack opportunity to decide what to do with enemy(grab, stun, punish) but just take it down with yo-yo-script turned on by pressing single button.

    Tapping hacks is okay but press X to parkour and press X to take down - is just boring.

    Game lacks other activities, like kind of business, micro-economic model, may even deweloping our own webs of infrastuctures etc. Yes, I do understand, maybe it's not about your vision of Marcus but you could make special ingame mechanics of different side activity).

    That's all yet. The biggest problem is with gameplay and Open World.    … Expand
  79. treken1
    Mar 16, 2018
    2
    Otro mundo abierto carente de vida, con unas físicas lamentables y unas misiones repetitivas y aburridísimas. Que este juego sea mejor que el Watch Dogs 1 no significa que sea bueno, y por esa razón todos le han dado notas positivas. El juego sigue siendo un mundo abierto de Ubisoft con la misma fórmula que no termina de cuajar. Sinceramente, va siendo hora de que empiecen con nuevas ideas.
  80. TwizzleShnizzle
    Jul 28, 2020
    2
    Uninspired tripe. Un-skippable cutscenes, and the forced use of Ubisoft Club to be able to play online. Sadly 'Ubisoft Club' experiences online issues so frequently you'll be lucky to ever get online with friends. Last straw for me, no more of my hard earned money going on games from Ubisoft for uninspired rinse and repeat gameplay.
  81. KenanOgan
    Aug 18, 2020
    2
    Characters and the story is 2 dimensional. Story is poor. Gameplay has improved since the first game but the story got worse. Caharacters are so shallow that I for the first time in a long time I have skipped quite a lot of cutscenes.side stories are not interesting either. Glad it is finished.
  82. stasweb
    Jan 14, 2022
    2
    Nice decoration design, but game is dull. Story is super boring. It doesn't give any motivation to move on.
  83. Skydog
    Oct 23, 2022
    1
    So worried about being woke that they forgot what FUN f-ing gameplay is. Jesus christ does Ubisoft even knwo what they are doing? Can tell in the last 6 years that they are clueless on how to make a good game. That Alcatrez m ission has to be the worst **** I've seen in my life.
  84. Shadowsoal
    Dec 27, 2016
    1
    Avoided this game for fear of extreme views and racial baiting dialogue.
    Decided I was being an idiot and had a try.
    Every fear realised.
    Nothing changed much from Watchdogs original.
    Presumably the gameplay isn't what people hated about the original.
    I rather liked Aiden... Not sure I like a single person other than the quiet nerd here.
  85. Vulcanize
    Jan 21, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of: The tutorial of the game is almost non excistent. they dont show you the basics except for taking cover. FAAAAAAANTASTIC for your everyday hacking skills.

    Second: The Free roaming is absolutly one of the most boring things ived ever come across.
    the car chases is not thrilling or exciting in any way.

    Third( and this might just be me, but): the steering of vehicles are "fat" and "clunky". and when you drive into stuff (on a motorcycle fx.) you dont fall off. not even remotely realistic in any way, what so ever.

    Forth: ffs ubisoft, let us skip the **** cut scenes if we want to !!

    Fifth: npc's are zombies, no ragdoll physics, and everybody you steal money from have between 40-60 dollars ??? are people in san fransico broke or something?

    although the graphics actually do look good, and the whole concept of hacking into the government is great.

    but the execussion of the idea, not so much!!

    the game deserves a solid 1. not only because its not finished but also because there is no difference from the first game. right now they are just milking the franchise instead of coming out with new and improved game that you should feel excited about.

    Step it up Ubisoft.    … Expand
  86. ktjayhawk77
    Oct 31, 2018
    1
    Hands down the WORST PS4 game I own, and have played. Wish I hadn’t got the digital version so I could return this piece of **** game. The first one was decent, but this game is absolute garbage - typical of Ubisoft.
  87. l1l_lust
    Dec 25, 2018
    1
    Игра ГОВНО, При запуске черный экран и не знаю как это решить.Крч Юбики скатились нахуй. (Жепа горит, вернул деньги)
    Не покупайте эту хрень!!! (91.1)
  88. Gikloner
    Sep 24, 2019
    1
    It’s the worst ubi’s game that I have ever played. Stealth is bad, NPC can appears in random places near my character, they are so stupid and after 1 - 2 minutes of tense siege of me they forget about my existence and stop calling for help, really why? The main plot is disgusting. They look like a very good friends who have known each other for a long time, but they are so empty and alwaysIt’s the worst ubi’s game that I have ever played. Stealth is bad, NPC can appears in random places near my character, they are so stupid and after 1 - 2 minutes of tense siege of me they forget about my existence and stop calling for help, really why? The main plot is disgusting. They look like a very good friends who have known each other for a long time, but they are so empty and always use cliche phrase. I can’t believe them. So it‘s really bad game which have bad plot, bad gameplay, bad car driving and stupid main character. I’m really sorry that I bought it.… Expand
  89. deplorable
    May 3, 2020
    1
    I wanted to like it, as i enjoyed the first instalment but no it's terrible. The game looks good, and that's about it. You have the same gameplay you've done before in every other ubisoft game since time immemorial; there is nothing new here. The jokes are terrible, the story is downright cringeworthy as it tries so hard to be "hip" and "edgy", as for the missions just buy GTA 5. They'reI wanted to like it, as i enjoyed the first instalment but no it's terrible. The game looks good, and that's about it. You have the same gameplay you've done before in every other ubisoft game since time immemorial; there is nothing new here. The jokes are terrible, the story is downright cringeworthy as it tries so hard to be "hip" and "edgy", as for the missions just buy GTA 5. They're better designed and fun. One of the first missions in this game is to steal a cybercar (i know) and escape the police. It's actually easy to do, but if anything happens to the car while you're out (you can't escape the police in the car; i mean they spawn on the roads in front of you.. it's enough to make Ghost Recon 2 blush) then it's a mission failure. The whole thing feels poorly thought out, don't worry there's a premium store for your real money, if anyone has ever bought anything from it, they should be tagged and helped by the government for their mental illness.

    This is lazy open world development at it's worst, it's over cliched and the physics look designed by a 12 year old. The truck i drove, was 90% tipped over then righted itself. I'm not sure how that's possible.

    This game is great for 12 year olds (although given the rating of the game, it makes you wonder). I'd rather have my teeth pulled out than have to play this    … Expand
  90. juandavid03
    Apr 30, 2020
    1
    This game is garbage, the cops AI is so poorly programmed is a joke, they are absolutely omniscient and know EXACTLY where you are even if you were hidden, the ranges of your guns are seemingly random if it will hit or not, sometimes the red crosshairs are shown for a hit, but sometimes even with the white one it will hit, this game is a **** joke, the person who programmed those systemsThis game is garbage, the cops AI is so poorly programmed is a joke, they are absolutely omniscient and know EXACTLY where you are even if you were hidden, the ranges of your guns are seemingly random if it will hit or not, sometimes the red crosshairs are shown for a hit, but sometimes even with the white one it will hit, this game is a **** joke, the person who programmed those systems should be **** ashamed to put this garbage out.… Expand
  91. psmoon21
    Jan 18, 2021
    1
    The story is one of the worst in the game. Characters without personality. They try to be cool with every phrase and action and they fail. Driving is the same as in the first part.

    The b.s.o. very poor in quality and variety. Missions end up being repetitive

    Only the recreation of the city is saved a little
  92. DreadRage
    May 31, 2022
    0
    Типичная юбисофтовская отрыжка. При всей простоте игры, существует масса моментов, которая рвет тебе сраку, ибо баланс для лохов. В очередной раз жалею, что отдал деньги этим дегенератам.
  93. JayDarbz
    Feb 22, 2020
    0
    1 of the worst games I've ever played! And a whole new low for ubisoft! Absolutely horrendous in almost every aspect bar graphics! Disgusting! Abysmal game!
  94. jugadorhardcore
    Sep 6, 2018
    0
    is insane make a secual of the first wacth dogs. just for this, WD2 is worst than WD
  95. Sunrider37
    Jan 27, 2020
    0
    I bought this game for 20$ on discount and it ain't worth 5. For 5 hours that i spent playing this piece of utter garbage, i had stuck 10+ times and couldn't get out,because the hero CAN'T **** JUMP unless it's scripted.Why not make the same system as in all AC games??? Overall **** game,**** story,**** protagonist,**** quests,**** soundtrack,the city is nice,but that's it.DONT BUY THIS GAME!
  96. SaintP178
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Ubisoft = copy of the CopY of the copy. Not interesting, nothing new! Don’t BYU it!
  97. EZrev2006
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
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  98. gamingmachinery
    May 21, 2021
    0
    pretty sh1t, tries to be GTA but fails like every other ubisoft open world game
  99. KiskaDolbajob
    Jul 14, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Алло блять , а где бесплатная копия? Что за цыганские фокусы . ПИДОРЫ ВЫ СУКИ!!… Expand
  100. Irunga
    Jan 6, 2021
    0
    The game has a more solid gameplay, as more variants to play every mission. I felt that it's harder also on normal mode. Some missions required me to take my time to complete them and sneak around because if not 95% sure i'm dead. Also, it has a ton more side-quests to do. And the intresting part it's that you can make the mission by step, while you jump to other main or side-.quest, soThe game has a more solid gameplay, as more variants to play every mission. I felt that it's harder also on normal mode. Some missions required me to take my time to complete them and sneak around because if not 95% sure i'm dead. Also, it has a ton more side-quests to do. And the intresting part it's that you can make the mission by step, while you jump to other main or side-.quest, so you can do what you want at the moment you want.
    While it has a different approach to the reasons of the existing hacker group, i felt the story wasn't up to the game and it's predecessor. It's not obligatory to play WD1 to play this game, but you will understand more if you do. Specially with one of the characters that joins your group.

    The final mission was disappointing for me. It wasn't hard at all, and it was done very quickly. The history ending was bitter to me too. I felt that was ok, but I kept thinking "ok... i did all of this and the antagonist only says a few words and thats it, bye?"

    Post-game you can play the sidequests if you want, but besides that, you aint have much more to do. I wouldn't keep playing for the side quests.

    The bright side of the game, joining the improved gameplay, its the city of San Francisco. I think its quite beautiful and the landscape varies a lot, I really liked that.

    Overall, I think it's an overrated game. It's ok for chilling, it has some intresting things, but nothing too crazy for me.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#15 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#13 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 95
  3. Negative: 0 out of 95
  1. BaziCenter
    Feb 14, 2017
    80
    Despite a few flaws, Watch Dogs 2 delivers where the original game failed. The game has improved on every aspect and provides a vibrant city with lots of hacking fun. The story is dull without any special moments but the immersive open world with lots of quests will keep you entertained.
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  2. TrueGaming
    Jan 15, 2017
    85
    Watch Dogs 2 brilliantly solves the main issue the first game had while providing a world full of enjoyable missions. We faced some problems with the camera, especially during the car race. We also faced some issues with connectivity and online play. In the end, Watch Dogs 2 is a game that delivers in most aspects and provides hours of enjoyable content.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 8, 2017
    70
    Despite the MP issues, Watch Dogs 2 hacks this series back on track with its gorgeous locales, and silly emergent fun. Marcus isn’t *quite* our cup of tea, but he sure beats the hell out of the last guy. [January 2016, p71]
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