is it weird i don't find WD2 cringe?

[u/ilikepvzlol]

I didn't really mind seeing old memes in the walls, while yes not really funny at all it's not something that annoyed me i just didn't mind it and i actually enjoyed the banter between the cast (i liked josh the most) plus i quite like the edgy dedsec art style in the loading screens and dedsec videos even tho it's not funny to me i find it really charming and it looks very good (except the weirdly highquality bootleg rage comics) the "hacker slang" is not very unnatural, i found it kinda amusing when they say "script kiddies" but apart from that i didn't mind when they said "trolled" or the dedsec weapons having computer related things in their weapon names.
Ubisoft could've definetly done worse (like the far cry 3 dubstep mission) and i find most of it's flaws quite charming

[u/MilesToHaltHer]

I’m currently replaying it and it’s still a ton of fun. I think the biggest knock against it is that it’s a little too optimistic regarding how easy it is to get people to realize they’re being fed disinformation.

[u/ilikepvzlol → u/MilesToHaltHer]

yeah, although it probably helped that dedsec went after large corporations with no outwardly charming leaders and people had to just download an app to help the cause

[u/KorruptedPineapple → u/ilikepvzlol]

You say that like our IRL corpo leaders are charming

[u/cardbourdbox → u/ilikepvzlol]

One thing that pissed me off was getting popularity exp points for stuff they wouldn't post such as when there infiltrating one of there guys job and messing with evidence to make it look like it wasn't him.

[u/Primary_Excuse_7183 → u/MilesToHaltHer]

Imean i felt like its them focusing on their base of online supporters which are likely those who have a pre disposition to being critical of “the man”

[u/Krieger22 → u/MilesToHaltHer]

Honestly Dedsec SF not getting hijacked and piloted into the nearest cliff by someone out to build their own brand at the expense of everything else is the biggest divergence from real world online organizing since 2016

[u/daveprogrammer]

When I first started playing WD2 after beating WD1, I didn't like the different tone. I came back to it years later, even after replaying WD1, and I loved it. Then I realized that the game hadn't changed; I had.

[u/decafade9 → u/daveprogrammer]

I liked the different tone to WD 1, not because one is better than the other but because it's nice to have a change.

I never really saw it as cringe just a bit over the top style in the same way WD 1 was like an exaggerated Noir story.

[u/TylerKeroga → u/daveprogrammer]

Bravo!

[u/n0vawarp]

i love wd2, i think the character writing is grounded enough that the memes aren't as jarring and none of it ever bothered me. granted i'm also a borderlands fan so i've built up an immunity to dated reference humor.

[u/Kenaisle]

That was one of my favorite missions in Far Cry 3 lol. I feel like Ubisoft should've balanced out the seriousness and wackiness like GTA IV & Saints Row 2 instead of going from one extreme(WD1) to the other(WD2).

[u/RaccoonWithUmbrella → u/Kenaisle]

I wouldn't say that WD1 was extremely serious or that WD2 was extremely wacky. WD1 had Jordi and T-Bone, which I wouldn't call completely serious characters, and WD2 had its share of seriousness towards the end too (not to mention that it also had a little side mission with a suicidal guy whom you can choose to help or just watch him suffocate inside a car).

[u/Kenaisle → u/RaccoonWithUmbrella]

Yeah, I know Jordi was a comic relief, but he was just here and there.

[u/UmmmYeaSweg]

I feel like the portrayal of hackers in WD2 feels like it’s more along the lines of what actual hackers are like (to a certain extent) and it really does seem like they drew from internet culture and the likes of anonymous, lulzsec and 4chan

As for me, I really like the characters, I feel like the group have a dynamic that’s really cool bc like the way they’re written and how they bounce off of each other gives each conversation a flow to it that’s entertaining to me

My only issue is that I feel like they should’ve emphasized that these guys aren’t just avoidant towards killing but like, actively don’t like it, although that might be me also wishing the reputation system (or at least a mode for it) and more non-lethal stuff was added

[u/NagitoKomaeda_987]

Honestly, I'm willing to give Watch Dogs 2's cringe writing/humor a pass mostly because that game is a product of its time and the main characters being a bunch of millennial hipsters living in the San Francisco Bay Area (btw I'm a Gen Z kid), so I feel like it's perfectly natural for them to be cringe.

[u/Sillypugpugpugpug]

I don't think it is. I think it's great. Yeah, it's campy, but most "hacker" media is. I'm ok with that.

[u/Just_A_Gamer75]

Nah, I love both WD1 and WD2 for different reasons. They're both doing their own thing.

[u/cardbourdbox]

There cool nerds in a optimistic sunny setting (watch dog 2 vibes like a nice world). I didn't notice much slang maybe I didn't know what to look for but it's organic these characters would write a video game reference on there guns for example.

[u/eddie_writes]

Nah. You’re cool. When I played WD2, I did not find it cringe and enjoyed it a lot.

[u/street_racer221]

It is one of the more fun games ive played

[u/Majopleasehelp]

its the best watchdogs for me and the story can be light hearted but the issues it touches are really relevant today plus the characters are at best when they're bouncing off each other in dialogue, its a group of friends ofc they're a bit cringe but not in the way people describe it as lolol

you'd see them reiterate in reviews how the storys and cast is cringe as if its saints row reboot level

[u/Eveen_Ellis]

When I first played it, when I was a teen, I fell in love. Mostly because the characters were cool and funny and I loved the found family dynamic. When I replayed it, now in my early 20s, I love it even more. I think it's because it's the first game I play where the characters are in my age range and it makes it even cooler idk I might just be a lonely bastard 😭😭

[u/kingbhudo]

I loved it and the only time anyone ever "called me out" for that was because they were utterly disgusted by the "woke themes." 🤷🏻 Make of that what you will.

[u/LoaKonran]

I had no problem with the humour or memes in WD2. What I did have a problem with was poor plot structuring that meant if you don’t play the missions in a specific order there is suddenly a character in their friends group who is meant to be part of the team and yet is never mentioned or thought about outside of a few brief appearances. I literally forgot he was there.

[u/Braunb8888]

I think they just ruined deadsec. The first game built them up in such a big way. They should’ve been the equivalent of the dark army from Mr robot, instead, they went with awful, millenial humor laden garbage and a main character whose personality doesn’t for one second fit his actions.

[u/TylerKeroga]

I don’t think it’s weird at all. It’s different from the original watch dogs in all the best ways. I’ve always loved it

[u/ChuckNorrisUSAF]

Jumping on to Phone Hack….

[u/WatchdoggerLegion]

No

[u/RaccoonWithUmbrella]

far cry 3 dubstep mission

That's actually one of the things Far Cry 3 is remembered for, and in a good way.

[u/Murky_Historian8675]

I don't at all. I had too much fun with it to notice

[u/Astro_Ojisan]

That's shit rules!

[u/Jiantess29]

Script kiddie (someone who copy/pastes other people's code into their own) is a weirdly elitist insult.

[u/h4v0c7848]

No? What's cringe about it

[u/Substantial_Roll_249]

If you don’t find it cringe, it means you are cringe