A Study in Character Development Through Watch Dogs 2

Leah from Girls on Games writes: I really enjoyed the original Watch Dogs. Everything about its gameplay spoke to my nature as a gamer. It felt like a modern day Assassin’s Creed, one of my favourite series to date, high praise coming from me. The game did have a major flaw though, and it’s one that I didn’t realize until reflecting on the game weeks after playing the final mission. I never really connected with lead character Aiden Pierce. “Why is that?”, I asked myself. Why do I not have the same emotional connection with Aiden that I do with other video game characters like Lara Croft or Nathan Drake? As I was introduced to the characters of Watch Dogs 2, I scrutinized each and every one, trying to decipher the magic recipe for that connection, and I think I have struck gold.