NickatNite
Member
Looks silly, but it has my attention since I enjoyed the first game at times
But a trailer is a ad.
But a trailer is a ad.
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Watch Dogs 2 Trailer Leaks on Twitch
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Fall Into The GAF
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Robot Pants
Member
Is this IP actually interesting to anyone?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
iconic edgelords
Orochinagis
Member
Eh....what?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
I wouldn't say this is urban youth culture, but yeah, this.
Anyway, I'm liking the tone they are going for. Need gameplay though.
What is the game marketing too? What idea does this trailer without game footage is telling you?
If I told you this game was an entirely different game, would you believe me?
The game's marketing is going for that edgy, we know what teens think and like mindset. It shows clearly that they think this edgy hipster hacker is an actual thing and that modern teen/young adult culture are interested in it because of what? Market research?
It's not that the marketing didn't hit the right market or they could had done something differently. It's that their trying to be "cool" or that they understand what younger people think, like, or want. Trying to market a game that is edgy and dangerous to catch a large interest, which it by itself is uninteresting and tells us that this game is most likely not good because they're resorting to such tactics.
But the fact that the game itself is going for that image itself creates a even larger distaste that they think to make this franchise successful is to make the characters seem edgy and cool. Think The Simpsons and Poochy, a cash out character that was made to be "cool" to relate to current audiences when in actuality the character was terrible and unrelated to it's audience having the show quickly scrapping the character because it risked the show's brand image and quality.
If the game company really wanted to go this route for young tech hackers story they should read up on books like Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. We want a human/realistic approach to these sorts of things, not some glamor shots of how cool something is in some very unrealistic fashion.
edit: relevant again:
GravityInsanity
Member
OMG what am I watching? The cringe level is through the roof.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Millions
If it's not the tone of the game my opinion will change as and when that reveals itself.
Until then I can't say I'm a fan. You're acting like I'm advocating for its cancellation.
Also weak NeoGAF barb. You really hamfisted that one together.
JohnDoe8865
Member
Well that ad was fucking awful. Cringe-inducing. The "vibe" is so phony. Geezus Ubisoft...
The last game shipped over 10 million copies, so yeah there is some interest there.
It wasn't perfect, but I do love the modern open-world setting with a focus on hacking. I do hope that this game improves on that. It seems to have more personality and a greater focus on diversity. Which is perfect for San Francisco, which is a place in flux at the moment.
GlamFM
Banned
NickatNite
Member
Yes and No, I wanted a more stealth cyberpunk game that dealt with topics such like government surveillance by looking at the pros and cons. Instead WD was a third person shooter with the option to change traffic lights.
karasu
Member
Bye. I'm not sure why you're acting as if you have the moral high ground however. People are allowed to express the negative emotions experienced from watching a commercial.
Zomba13
Member
Don't worry, it'll just end up as a boring revenge plot that sometimes has a guy using a phone to hack things like open doors or change traffic lights.
It tells quite a bit actually.
The tone has changed to be younger. It's not necessarily a dour revenge story now, it's clearly channeling the Anonymous hacker style with a draw towards progressive or anarchic movement rather than one man vs the world. It shows that Aiden is gone, that it takes place in San Francisco.
Gameplay-wise, it doesn't tell anything (because it's not a gameplay trailer), but storyline and tone-wise it's clearly a shift.
What? Where did you get that from? If we know anything it's that Ubisoft trailers rarely match up to what finally comes out.
And, my joke got at least one laugh.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
I feel like this game is going to be embarrassing in the terms of the "culture" it wants to depict. Love to wrong though!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Tameem would be proud.
packy34
Member
I got the next best thing
This is actually a much better thing
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I do, most likely millions of others. I have no idea why that's so hard for people
Intheflorsh
Banned
If you can't tell the difference between youth culture and what Ubisoft executives think youth culture is, there's no help for you.
Orochinagis
Member
I feel insulted, I wont be surprised to see a mixture of mexicans, costarican and random brazilians as one "latino" gang anyway
yanipheonu
Member
There's a real "trying to be hip" vibe from the trailer, but you can never trust ads with that.
All judgement held until gameplay.
All judgement held until gameplay.
I am a youth. On a scale of hella to lit I give this a fleek.
Electric Eye
Banned
I mean its gonna suck no matter the local, so fuck it.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Really don't get the negativity, that looked great to me, a lot going on. Shameless GTA rip off of course but I don't care since a new GTA comes around once in 7 years.
Vinterbird
Member
Looks like normal young people look? I see nothing in there that is abnormal clothing style.
I thought the guy was African American.