Fortunately, Ubisoft has a knack for getting open-world games right the second time around. In the same way that Assassin’s Creed II turned the good ideas present in the original Assassin’s Creed into a must-play experience, it seems that Watch Dogs 2 has built upon the most promising components of the first game.
However, that’s not to say that Watch Dogs 2 is a perfect release. Just hours before the game was scheduled to launch, Ubisoft announced that its seamless multiplayer component wouldn’t be ready in time — although a patch is already inbound.
With that in mind, here are some early critical responses to Watch Dogs 2:
Destructoid (Zack Furniss)
Score: 8.5/10
Gamespot (Peter Brown)
Score: Review in Progress
IGN (Dan Stapleton)
Score: 6.5
Polygon (Philip Kollar)
Score: 8/10
Game Informer (Elise Favis)
Score: 3/5
While its clear that the absence of seamless multiplayer is affecting review scores, it certainly seems that Watch Dogs 2 is a sequel that improves over the original game. With a world filled with content and some interesting game mechanics, there are plenty of reasons to join up with DedSec — and there’ll be even more if Ubisoft’s patch can fix what’s broken.
It remains to be seen whether the positive response to Watch Dogs 2 will be overshadowed by the nude screenshot controversy that’s been brewing on its first day of release. However, the game itself seems to be one of the better open-world titles to release this year.
Watch Dogs 2 is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
