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Watch Dogs 2 appears on Ubisoft employee's CV
- Thread starter Hanmik
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dreamstation
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I'm keen for a Watch Dogs 2. I actually really enjoyed the first game. The side missions were very repetitive but I did like the story they were trying to tell and the world they have created. It really got me thinking about our neighbours and the general public and what they get up to behind closed doors. You just never know!
_Spr_Drnk
Banned
Yeah, they really hit the sweet spot with AC2, my favourite of the series so far. Hopefully Watch Dogs 2 will really benefit from the experiences of the first one.
SuperStiltzkin
Member
Hopefully a new likeable character too. Ezio was such a vast improvement over Altair. Aiden and Altair might as well be the same character.
Jawmuncher
Member
We knew it would happen. More curious if it'll be next year or take a longer break to get a AC2 like change. Hoping we can actually be evil in this, not just a bar that really doesn't amount to much. If not evil they need to do a better job on vigilantism since his story is done on revenge.
The Season Pass is complete and has been since the release of Bad Blood. The "additional missions" Ubi promised are the three missions that come with the Access Granted pack.
But it makes gta 5 look like a joke when it comes to combat police chases and interactivity
Rebel Leader
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Ah really? I must have missed that haha! I thought they was going to be released by schedule but I can't have noticed them unlocking on day one! Thanks for clearing that up though, I've been wondering for ages.
I kind of enjoyed Far Cry 2 more than 3, seemed more atmospheric and politically charged, really felt the Heart of Darkeness vibe, gameplay let it down tho especially not taking advantage of a factions loyalty system.
Hamster Plugin
Member
For added hilarity, if you pre-ordered the correct edition of Watch Dogs, you already have the missions. So the season pass is a waste of money!
daninthemix
Member
This is as surprising as it is exciting.
UltraGunner
Banned
After that ending it was obvious that they were building up a new franchise.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Please be the same level of jump in quality as Ass Creed 2 was from 1.
AHA-Lambda
Member
People keep saying this but AC2 gave us the template Ubi refuse to deviate from, why should WD2 be any substantially different to the first?
Wouldn't be surprised to see it announced this year and released next (same April/ May time?). Though not expecting a fall release for this year.
CaptainofIndustry
Member
I liked Watch Dogs. Looking forward to the sequel.
Oh yeahh. BIG Suprise .. Let me tell you what Unannounced Games Ubisoft working on.
Watch Dogs 2 & 3 ,AC victory (releasing this year) Assassins Creed V / Assassins Creed VI,Most likely Assassins Creed VII / FarCry 5 , FarCry 6 ,Next Splinter Cell game, Price of Persia Reboot
Good, so i'll just buy WD2 and then ignore all the sequels.
samurai1226
Member
I don't know, Ubisoft Games feel really the same now. AC, Watch Dogs, Far Cry, it's all about unlock parts of the map and then do repetitive things in the world with some mainplot quests between. Doing that open world stuff was fun for a while in WD, but the mainplot was just really bad
I just hope the Division will be any good
I just hope the Division will be any good
I wish they could reconsider making it on Wii U, and this time from the beginning. Launching it at the same time as the rest of platforms and paying attention to the possibilities that the Gamepad can bring. The interactive map on Wii's Watchdogs was very useful.
Also, I hope they can get a better music selection for Watch Dogs 2 radio, because even though that the original score was quite good, the radio selection was awful except for a few tracks.
Also, I hope they can get a better music selection for Watch Dogs 2 radio, because even though that the original score was quite good, the radio selection was awful except for a few tracks.
Fixed.
I think if it were that far along something would have leaked by now.
Edit: Though I suppose a pre-rendered trailer is a distinct possibility.
BrassDragon
Member
I hope they take a page out of GTA V and offer a team of fixers gaming the system, with banter and relationship friction along the way.
In particular, they should drop the angsty Batman-angle... just let us fight the corrupt and help the downtrodden in the style of Leverage and Person of Interest. The spirit of hacking is gleeful anarchy and revenge of the underdog, not brooding over the summary execution of crime lords.
Pretty sure Ubisoft heard the response to Pearce loud and clear. I'd be very surprised if they cast him as the 'hero' again... maybe a shadowy mentor or even antagonist.
I'm inclined to agree, though maybe this is that leak, albeit a small scale one.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Unsurprising. It sold really well didn't it? I thought it was decent. Nothing particularly special but the hacking was good fun at times. The online was a blast as well.
Risk Breaker
Member
Shocking news 
Regardless of its quality and reception, it still sold tons and Ubi invested a lot of money on marketing, so they will probably try to make it their alternating franchise. AC this year, W_D next year, and so on.
I bet there will also be an Assassin's Creed in development, probably set in London with a female playable character or something. Crazy, huh?
Regardless of its quality and reception, it still sold tons and Ubi invested a lot of money on marketing, so they will probably try to make it their alternating franchise. AC this year, W_D next year, and so on.I bet there will also be an Assassin's Creed in development, probably set in London with a female playable character or something. Crazy, huh?
Yeah, it's possible Ubi outed whoever fed Kotaku the early media of Unity and Victory, and now instead of screenshots we have a LinkedIn listing.
Collateral22
Member
Is the first one a good game? I know it's not too well received here but the DEDSEC edition is on sale for 40 here and I was wondering if it's worth a purchase or not. Seemed a cool concept for a game.
Rebel Leader
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I liked 3 better than 2 in nearly most aspects
Shocking news
I bet there will also be an Assassin's Creed in development, probably set in London with a female playable character or something. Crazy, huh?
I dont think they will go for 2 year releases. UBI milking AC Franshise. look How many AC games released sinnce 2007 .
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Assassin's Creed 3
Assassin's Creed Liberation
Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Assassin's Creed Unity
Assassin's Creed Rouge
Assassin's Creed Victory (2015) 10th game.
Thats 10 games for 8 years, They are gonna milk Watch Dogs. Im sure they'll go with Yearly after they released WD 2
Risk Breaker
Member
I don't know, I just think at some point there will be franchise fatigue and they'll try to alternate releases.
Maybe I'm just giving the masses (and Ubi) too much credit though.
BrassDragon
Member
Its biggest strengths are the fluid and dynamic stealth and shooting mechanics, which are probably the best in any open world game so far. The hacking is a bit of a gimmick but nicely implemented. I found these mechanics enjoyable throughout and it was enough to carry the game for me, especially with repeatable and emergent content such as convoy ambushes and stronghold assaults.
On the downside, the story is cringeworthy, not just from a plot perspective but because it takes itself so damn seriously with unlikeable or inscrutable characters everywhere. The open world also leaves much to be desired... although pretty to look at, the city feels very empty and lifeless and almost all the quirky, fun stuff is shunted off to its own sandbox in 'VR' sidemissions. The multiplayer invasions are fun in concept but horribly imbalanced and annoying because of it.
If you can get it cheap, I can recommend it - it's enjoyable even though, as many have said, there's potential for a much better game there.
Yeah Maybe that can happen. But still AC games are selling like Hot cakes. People Still Asking for Egypt,China, Japan.. They will come for that if they saw, their sales getting low. But im sure Ubi learned their lesson with Unity. I don't know how much they sold unity but im sure its lower than Black Flag or AC 3 .
Ubisoft got thousands of people working around the world. I think they can easily put at least 3 AAA releases yearly. I don't know even EA can do that..
7DollarHagane
Banned
The only thing that can really get me excited is if this sequel is a far future setting with flying cars and robots and hacking magic powers.
Current day serious dour GTA ripoff again? No thanks.
I did enjoy the stealth oriented missions though. I think they should keep it as a stealth game and drastically reduce the number of guns and amount of ammo available to you.
Current day serious dour GTA ripoff again? No thanks.
I did enjoy the stealth oriented missions though. I think they should keep it as a stealth game and drastically reduce the number of guns and amount of ammo available to you.
Looking forward to see how ridiculously bullshotty the premiere footage is compared to the actual finished product.
I did enjoy the game though. It actually has the best shooting of an open world game I've played. The online hacking stuff was really fun too.
They just need to work on, you know, everything else.
I did enjoy the game though. It actually has the best shooting of an open world game I've played. The online hacking stuff was really fun too.
They just need to work on, you know, everything else.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Did anyone else play this game trying to avoid shooting and kiling as often as possible? I thought it offered a good balance between needing to plan out your actions and avoided being frustrating or enemies that spotted you for no good reason.