Watch Dogs 2 Needed a New Protagonist for the Good of the Series

Watch Dogs 2 gets rid of its old protagonists in favor of some new blood. Some may not like it, but it's what the series needed.

[iTechHeads]

Meh.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

It's true that Aiden wasn't the best protag, but whether or not this new guy will be any better, in the long run, remains to be seen.
I'm reserving judgement.

[Kombatologist]

I liked Aiden, but his story ran its course and the series was left open for new horizons. I'm glad the series is trying to explore new areas and people. It's really no different than GTA in that sense. In contrast to the first game, WD2 definitely has a different vibe to it, but I'm willing to look past that.

[OoglyBoogly]

Did it need someone new? Yes. Is who we got it? Not in my book. And no, it's not because he's black, it's because he and his crew don't fit the feel of the series in my eyes. It's all hipsterish now with "yo's" and doesn't take itself seriously in any respect that I can see.

So while the graphics look great, game play looks great, the over all FEEL of the game is just simply not in my zip code of giving a shit.

[Yi-Long]

Don't you think the story will see us see the protaganist develop from hipster-youth into someone more mature!?

Ezio in Assassin's Creed 2 also developed as a character throughout the game(s).

Personally I'm glad they've gone for someone less dark and sombre and moody, at least at the start of the game. It just feels a bit fresher. Aiden always looked like a boring lead-character (kinda like Altair in the fist AC), but hopefully this new guy at least has an original and interesting personality.

[GigawattConduit]

He seems to be having a lot more fun with his stuff than Aiden did, and the fact that he's a music geek and plays tunes during his missions feels like a neat touch.

[iceman06]

This! Aiden was the complete brooding, macabre, somber trope of a character. There was very little that separated him from all of the others that we've played. While that alone wasn't horrible, he just lacked any profundity whatsoever. Marcus is definitely skewed younger. He seems to take himself a bit less seriously (probably ALSO because he's younger). Maybe this is the beginning of his journey into becoming a more thoughtful man. Maybe something happens along the way to make him change. Or, perhaps he will be the opposite of Aiden in every aspect except character depth. It's way to early, at least for me, to decide.

[Deltaguy]

Aiden was HORRIBLE

[Kreisen]

This is a classic case of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Yeah, Aiden was kinda boring, but this is the complete opposite of that. Truth is if i have to choose between the silent strong type and this loud mouth moron ill ALWAYS go with the first.
His ghetto gibberish is not funny to me in the slightest.

[iceman06]

I don't think that his "ghetto gibberish", as you call it, is meant to be funny. It's meant to express that aspect of his youth and his culture. By culture, I don't just mean his race, because this is how many young people (at least in America) speak. Not just poor or "ghetto" kids either. It's just some of the varied vernacular that the younger crowd uses.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

It's just so hard to take him seriously, I mean a hipster pseudo-gangster is the best they could have come up with?

[TC731]

Yay, a BLM/Anonymous member's sooooo edgy! You're so cutting-edge, Ubisoft!

[Errorist76]

In a time where US elections actually ARE tried to be be rigged and thousands of workers are faking social media messages in order to influence opinions I think it's a very fitting theme.

[iceman06]

I can see Anonymous, but there aren't any ties to BLM...other than his color. Hacktivists already have a "social" agenda. So, once again, not seeing the BLM ties. (nor would I have an issue if they did)

[GigawattConduit]

Yeah, I haven't heard any relation to BLM besides the part where he's accused of a crime he didn't commit, and that makes him way more interesting.

[Errorist76]

I liked Aiden.

I really hope Marcus is a more likeable character than it seemed from the latest trailers.

I think they should have stuck to the DLC guy, he was cool!

[medman]

I plan on buying it. I like the location and everything I see suggests it will be more interesting than the first game, so I'm in.