In fact, the entire cast consisting of Marcus, Wrench, Sitara, Josh, Horatio, and T-Bone were what made the game so enjoyable for me. Right away, it’s clear that this is a much better choice for a protagonist, as Marcus is way more likeable than Aiden ever was. Watch Dogs 2 has you taking on the role of Marcus Holloway, otherwise known as Retr0, a master hacker that has just recently joined the group DedSec. The amount of stuff there is to do within the game itself may seem a little overwhelming at first, like most open world games do, but by the halfway point, you’ll have a much clearer idea of what it is you should be doing and the things you can leave for later on or after the main story is complete. Almost every section of San Francisco has a reason for you to be looking, finding collectibles, getting upgrade points, finding money, or completing side quests. Sure, they had to cut some things out and rework it a little to make it fit within the realm of a video game, but what is there is pretty dang amazing to see.The map itself also has very little “dead area”, where there isn’t a reason to be or explore. From what I understand from friends and colleagues who live there or have lived there in the past, Ubisoft nailed so many things with the city that it’s somewhat scary. The amount of detail sprinkled in everywhere you go is quite impressive, and graphically it's simply stunning. me start off by saying that the world created for Watch Dogs 2, which takes place in San Francisco, CA, is without a doubt the best representation of a real world city in any video game to date. Read on for our full review of Watch Dogs 2.Īvailable On: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCĬopy purchased for the sake of this review Now with Watch Dogs 2 being available, and with Ubisoft listening to their fans and the strong criticism surrounding the first game, it’s clear to me that this is exactly where the series needs to be going forward. He ruined the game for a lot of people, but for me, looking past his obvious flaws allowed me to enjoy a game that was setting a franchise up for something bigger. But the one thing I will always agree with, is that Aiden Pearce was a terrible choice for the main character. I genuinely enjoyed the first game quite a bit more than a majority of other critics, who were very hard on it. Everything about the game sounded like it was generally right up my alley. In light of current news, it's not hard to see in Aiden Pearce and the first game the mentality that drove the culture of sexism, misogyny, racism, and sexual harassment that's been exposed in Ubisoft's corporate culture.One of the main games I was eager to play on the PlayStation 4 after its announcement was the original Watch Dogs. There's also a heavily fascistic tone in the way Pearce is portrayed as utterly justified in his one-man might-makes-right vigilante crusade throughout the game. The only black woman in the game is a drugged and terrified sex slave that Pearce rescues. The game itself also exemplified Ubisoft's tone-deaf politics and privilege: all the black men on an entire level of the game are drug deals holed up in a housing project to be killed by Pearce. His egotism and solipsism are utterly loathsome. The worst part is that Ubisoft always seemed to believe Pearce is a hero in the most tone-deaf manner. The game writes Pearce as justified in his actions, and his dialogue and thoughts make him come across like an egotistical sociopath as he hacks, shoots and kills his way through Chicago. He shoots up an entire housing project full of black guys, but the game portrays them as a stereotypical drug gang so that's supposed to be okay. He's constantly stealing money from the hapless people he hacks. He keeps surveillance on his sister without her consent under the excuse of protecting her and her son. But nearly all of his actions throughout the game are utterly scummy. Yet he's supposed to be the underdog because he's a lone vigilante fighting bad guys with more money, power, and resources than him. The bad guys he goes after just happen to be marginally worse than he is – he murders people with as much impunity as they do. Problem is, Pearce is an utter scumbag whose actions throughout the game only highlight what a scumbag he is. The game wants the player to regard Pearce as a hero since he's the playable character who's supposed to do cool things like hack people's phones and computers, hijack cars, and dole out vigilante justice against the worst people in society after hacking their information.
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