[h1] What is Watch_Dogs® 2 about & why it's relevant [/h1]
The game Watch_Dogs® 2 does a great job if it comes to explaining how the modern world looks like, how companies & governments are screwing us all up for their own profits where they go as far as to decide for us whether we need help or not. While they don't explicitly name these companies (most likely for legal reasons), they use parody names instead as well as branding which you can easily tell which company they're picking on in the game, from Nudle, !nvite, Blume, Galilei, Tidis to even a parody of the well known Scientology cult. If you're unfamiliar about how the modern world screws up all people or simply want to become more educated or just want to have fun in a game, I'd say this one is for you. It tells you about mass surveillance, how companies sell your data to each other to the highest bidder, how they can deny you things based on what they had constructed about you, profiling you, insider trading, manipulating you politically to vote for people who have nothing in your interest etc. This game is basically the equivalent of the 1984 book by George Orwell and damn well do they show everything. We are already experiencing all of this, capitalistic surveillance collecting all of our personal data by corpos and govs how the strings are attached how even in a world where we are promised freedom and privacy, in reality there's none, because every move of yours is being tracked. Watch_Dogs® 2 shows you all of this from a hacker group of DedSec where the whole goal is to expose all of this to the public, stop the big corporations and governments from lying to you on a daily basis, make you open your eyes and see the world with your own eyes as for what it is, a giant prison where the top 1% controls everyone and we don't do anything about it. The game goes even as far as to encourage everyone to rebel against the mass surveillance and technological suppression, in general they encourage to rebel against technology, as those companies may seem innocent on the surface, but they could be even working on machines that will deal with rebels at some point, nowadays we don't see those yet, but Rome wasn't built in a day. They show it extremely well and in detail even through their little cutscenes, and if you don't believe any of the words from this review of mine, maybe open your eyes and take a look around.
[h1] Gameplay & Graphics & Optimization [/h1]
If it comes to the gameplay, it is also extremely good. If you have ever played GTA then the looks and feel of the game is pretty similar, the physics of Watch_Dogs® 2 are slightly different, however, no game is perfect. The graphics even on medium settings look amazing and for a game like this I'd say it is pretty well optimized. Gameplay might seem repetitive, but in my opinion I think it is necessary for this style of gameplay as well as for easier explanation of the story. I also love the freedom that you have in the missions where you can approach them quietly or just go all in and start shooting down everyone, however it kind of defeats the point of the game which is hacking, distracting security guards, using drones to get a better view, using the jumper to complete the missions remotely instead of having to run around everywhere especially if you think you can't get past certain sections without getting caught. Some missions are designed where you don't even need to enter the area to complete it, you can just do it all remotely without anyone ever suspecting that something is going on. Also the jokes in the story! They made me laugh and smile at times, I love a good mix of humor with seriousness, the cutscenes made it all.
[h1] Bugs & My problem with the game [/h1]
As for this part of the review, I don't actually have anything to write if it comes to bugs, I myself haven't experienced any bugs other than one which was about 30 hours into the game where I managed to walk into a building that wasn't loaded in and clip underneath the map, it wasn't anything game breaking or anything, but rather funny to me. However I must admit this is more of a survivorship bias, if you know the plane meme then you know what I am talking about. I've heard from my friends that bugs are way more common on newer specs so that is definitely something to look out for. If it comes to my issue with the game, it isn't about the game but rather about Ubisoft. I don't see a point of downloading another launcher just to play the game I have already bought through another launcher (Aka Steam), I absolutely despise third party launcher that force you to log in just to play their games, and especially Ubisoft because they are just so unreliable, if it comes to singleplayer which is 90% of this game, it's fine, but I went as far as to get 100% achievements on this game and it was a pain to do so due to how bad Ubisoft servers are.
[h1] My opinion [/h1]
As you have already read the whole review, you can tell I am speaking very positively about the game despite my hatred towards any company that forces you to download their launchers just to play something you had already bought somewhere else. Even with that in mind, I still recommend this game to everyone, whether you are uneducated on the modern world, want to educate yourself more, or just want to play a game and have loads of fun, Watch_Dogs® 2 is that game. I loved every second I spent playing this, I was so invested into the story of it and how it all played out and I went as far as to get all 100% achievements, as I had mentioned before it was kind of a pain due to Ubisoft servers, and I only mentioned that because like 7 achievements require you to play multiplayer, and in some cases I had to wait over 20 minutes just to load into match, and at times it would just crash the servers. Ubisoft aside, the game is very well polished, very well made and overall really fun to play, even after you complete the main story there are still plenty of things for you to do around. An amazing open world game, amazing story, amazing gameplay. Seriously, words can't describe just how much I enjoyed this game, I recommend you giving it a try yourself.
