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tomorrow are being
invented today.
What prompted
the change of
protagonist?
It starts with the choice
of setting – Marcus is a
brilliant hacker who is from
the San Francisco Bay Area, grew
up in Oakland and experienced the
injustices of the ctOS 2.0 system first hand. In
Watch Dogs 2
, the hacking culture is a central
theme and Marcus links up with a powerful
group of like-minded hackers in DedSec.
Marcus operates as part of a hacking group
and came to care deeply about his friends – he
is definitely not a lone wolf. By deciding to
focus on Marcus and DedSec this time around,
we went for a cast of characters that present
us with a different perspective on the Watch
Dogs universe.
What changes have been made to
multiplayer?Where did the idea to include
co-op come from – is that something you've
always wanted to include?
Watch Dogs 2
is building on the seamless
the museum of mechanics
If you're a fan of robotics of any kind,
prepare to be freaked out at San Fran's
Museum of Mechanics. A collection of
privately-owned, mechanically operated
instruments and arcade machines, it's
quite creepy.
winchester mystery house
No, it isn't anything to do with
Supernatural
, but it is still pretty spooky.
The Winchester Mystery House is
the home of Sarah and WilliamWirt
Winchester, and is believed to be haunted
by those that Will murdered.
The burlingame museum
Ever wanted to see every PEZ dispenser
in the once place? You can do just that at
the Burlingame Museum, with over 550
unique PEZ characters housed inside its
walls. It even has the world's largest PEZ
dispenser – a 7-foot-tall snowman.
brain wash
Quite possibly one of the coolest
business names ever, the BrainWash café
and laundromat allows you to fill your
caffeine requirements while you wait for
your clothes to finish their cycle. There are
even comedians, open mics and musical
performers doing the rounds.
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online components developed in the original
Watch Dogs
. We are improving on the best
competitive experiences of the first game,
but also adding friendly encounters with
other DedSec hackers in the city.
We felt that the seamless online gameplay
from the previous game was fun but that
many players would enjoy less competitive
additions. Co-op allows you to play with
friends and strangers without the pressure of
“player versus player” gameplay. The chance
meeting with other players in the world is
also something we felt was exciting. It adds
a sense of surprise and
emergence to the
game world.
On the competitive
side we refined our
“hacking invasion”
gameplay, where a
player can try hacking
another game in
his game completely
seamlessly. We also
added a Bounty Hunter
gameplay, where you can join
with other players and the police to
take down another player who has received a
bounty on his head. Again, this is seamlessly
integrated in the game.
However, players wanting a solo
experience can disable and customise their
online preferences.
Where do you see the franchise going
from here?
In a way, this is for the time being in
players hands. As we are putting the finishing
touch on
WD2
, our head is filled with ideas.
We are excited by the game, but now is
the time for players to make it their
own. We will be watching closely
and letting ourselves be inspired
by how people play!
spooky
San Fran
•
Watch
Dogs 2
is out Nov 15
[San Francisco]
is the birthplace
of the tech
revolution, notably
in Silicon Valley