It scratched the itch for me as well <| sep |> Dont blame the players blame the Barcelona <| sep |> This . WD 1 being darker and maybe cringyedgy if you you weren ' t a fan and the main character being a selfaware criminal really helped with breaking away from being just another open world GTA clone with a gimmick hacking . By going the more flashy and colorful nonserious route , WD 2 basically looks like GTA 5 Light set in a different city while at the same time having the protagonist and the story try and be morally superior . This never works , not when you give the player the tools to randomly explode cars , masskilling innocent civilians etc . WD 1 gave you the option to be stealthy or aggressive and both made sense in the story , WD 2 ' s plot basically kind of forces you to go nonlethal I don ' t like having to retcon not having killed anyone and just having put them to sleep that shouldn ' t be my job as a player . I kind of even hope the sales stay high enough for them to make a Watch Dogs 3 but low enough for them to recognize that this was a step in the wrong direction . I couldn ' t care less for the social commentary I understand why some find it off putting and feel like it ' s forced I personally don ' t mind it , I hate that it stands directly in contrast to the gameplay and the fun because it feels so off and disconnected .