A step up from its predecessor in most ways while a step down mostly in terms of story and writing.
Watch Dogs 2 improves on the original in terms of a more interesting setting of San Francisco, more varied mission design, and just better general moment to moment gameplay.
Personally, I found the story to be a step down and the cast of characters less interesting or likeable to the original. I do like the protagonist, Marcus, but found Aiden's story to be more compelling and the side characters like T-Dog or Jordi to be more interesting in the first game.
Watch Dogs 2 goes for a much more comedic and over the top tone which brings it dangerously close to the quirky "lolrandom" writing found in the likes of the recent Saints Row reboot. Luckily, I think it doesn't get to that level at any point though some characters are annoying and some writing is somewhat cringey.
All that said, I would recommend Watch Dogs 2 as a fun open world action-adventure game centered around hacking with an average story. The stakes feel lower in the sequel, but the gameplay is entertaining enough to keep you invested.
Watch Dogs 2 improves on the original in terms of a more interesting setting of San Francisco, more varied mission design, and just better general moment to moment gameplay.
Personally, I found the story to be a step down and the cast of characters less interesting or likeable to the original. I do like the protagonist, Marcus, but found Aiden's story to be more compelling and the side characters like T-Dog or Jordi to be more interesting in the first game.
Watch Dogs 2 goes for a much more comedic and over the top tone which brings it dangerously close to the quirky "lolrandom" writing found in the likes of the recent Saints Row reboot. Luckily, I think it doesn't get to that level at any point though some characters are annoying and some writing is somewhat cringey.
All that said, I would recommend Watch Dogs 2 as a fun open world action-adventure game centered around hacking with an average story. The stakes feel lower in the sequel, but the gameplay is entertaining enough to keep you invested.