Talking specifics, the game offers three real “methods” of play: Ghost, Aggressor, or Trickster. It gets a little more serious at points, but mostly it’s a very tongue-in-cheek poke at Silicon Valley and major corporations which tries to stay light-hearted, in stark contrast to its predecessor.Īs noted, there is some mild dissonance with this in terms of pure gameplay mechanics. Naturally, all of them are involved in some shady practices, and it’s up to you to break in and expose the awful things they’re doing. In any case, the plot and the DedSec targets are often pulled from the headlines you’ll take on a very Scientology-esque church, a search engine giant that is definitely not Google, a social media platform that certainly couldn’t be Facebook, and the like. If you squint a bit when biking through Chinatown, it’s almost like Sleeping Watch Dogs 2. There is one point where it horribly fucks this up, but alas, spoilers. What impresses me the most is that it does this without ever feeling preachy, or like it’s shoehorning anything in, which is my usual complaint when games attempt this. Its core cast is multi-racial, spans genders and sexualities, and even manages to add a transgender character. There are lots and lots and lots of nerdy/pop-culture little jokes that will trigger a wry smile if you actually get them.Īctually, while we’re on the topic of colourful characters, I want to point out that I’m largely impressed with how diverse Watch Dogs 2 manages to be.
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They’re colourful characters with a lot of fun banter, from the bromance that erupts between Marcus and the mask-wearing Wrench, to the routine snark from pseudo-leader and graffiti artist Sitara. Painted by the intrusive, Orwellian CtOS system as being a danger simply due to having exceptional computer skills and being in the wrong place at the wrong time, he joins up with hacktivist collective DedSec to reveal the dangers and flaws inherent in the system.Īnd despite the Anonymous-ification of DedSec, I actually rather like their Watch Dogs 2 representatives. Instead of the glum and vengeful Aiden Pearce, our new protagonist is the charismatic and chipper Marcus Holloway.
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Watch Dogs would’ve had a hard time shunting in some electric go-kart races, for instance.