The basic hacking available in Watch Dogs has been totally revamped, so that you can pretty much tackle each mission any way you want. There are issues with tone – Marcus gets angry about Blume and co misleading people, but the fact you've spent the last few hours murdering people never gets mentioned.ĭespite the very serious topics that Watch Dogs 2 tackles, there's also a strong focus on you, the player, and making sure that you have fun, no matter what you're up to.
With everything that's happened over the past couple of years, including Trump, Brexit, the Paris attacks and more, this is a powerful narrative, even if it does try to do too much at times.
In today's world, it's interesting that this feels like a story of taking on 'the man', being young, angry and misunderstood, and also feeling entirely powerless but trying to change that.
