This Game is 8 Years Old
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2024
- Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, this Game's beauty was left aside due to the simple fact that Ubisoft made false E3 demos from the first Watch Dogs Game, naturally everyone was shying away from the second series which it didn't get nowhere near as close of recognition as the first one did.
However a few years later and a very bad Watch Dogs (Legion) Game, I decided to look back at Watch Dogs 2 and see for myself how it looks. This Game is as beautiful as ever and it also looks next-gen too! It really has aged like fine wine!
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Moment when an 8 year old Ubisoft game has better water physics than Sushi Squad's jelly water physics
LOL
overlapping moving noise and a vertex shader, crazy how people can get it wrong and end up with fugly water
Watch Dogs 2 has LGBT flag in some streets
Also the protagonist is not good
Aiden Peace would be better
@@Indie_Better_than_AAA L game then
@@Indie_Better_than_AAAmoojeet
damn 2016 WAS 8 YEARS AGO?????
IM GETTING OLD AS SHIT
we are getting old 😭
Damn that was my last grade school year before junior high, and yes we’re getting old
Graduated high school that year lol.
@@aashishbadami95 I graduated 14 years before you did, you are all young.
Wasted potential (ubisoft)
Even Watch Dogs 1 better
Totally, if this Game would have had enough development time to make it as polished as possible. This would've been one of the greatest open-world games ever
@@NikTek It was and it is still now one of the best open world in a modern city. If not the best (it is even more alive than Gta V, with the social interaction with npcs)
@@DowngradedBot how? The story missions in that game were literally the side missions, copied and pasted with a cutscene slapped on it. This game actually got creative with the sandbox and creativity of missions and how you approach them. Watchdogs 1 was a scam.
this game is already good as it is, what are you talking about?
2:55 sick transition
Thanks!
Back in the days there were a lot of awesome games that we could enjoy every minute.
Now there are so many games that we don't even want to look at.
@@D5RKsamurai god damn right my dear friend.
2016 game old memories?
Sounds like kid talking
I mean Watch Dogs 1 is better than both 2 and Legion
Watch dogs 2 has LGBT depiction in some streets
@@Indie_Better_than_AAAI love them both
This franchise could have become a competitor for GTA-like with the absence of new rockstar title for years but Ubisoft isn't capable of anything anymore just waste potential
For me, this is a way better GTA SA than the "definitive" edition in the visual style, it's just how I imagined it wtf
games are aging slower and slower
why does it feel like graphics have peaked the moment ray tracing was introduced
PS5 Owners also made fun Xbox's Backward Compatibility
Ponies said playing old games means living in old days
@@NikTek maybe devs wanna just relie on ray tracing to make there games look better instead of actually making them look better so they can do less work? idk thats just my theory that i just came up with
@@NikTek in 2018 graphics have peaked with god of war and rdr2
@@NikTek I wonder. It was like some company tried to divert the attention to what really matters and started forcing technobabble and other gimmicks to keep a leadership position in the hardware marketing.
This was the closest ubisoft ever got to GTA quality game and then fucked it all the way up with WD legion. All they had to do was build upon what they had here. One of thr best open world games ive played.
2:55 bro thought we wont notice
Dolphin??😭
Honestly loved Watch Dogs 2. Underated as fuck.
the game has shit story and characters, they also stripped all the fun hacking elements while driving with dynamic camera from WD1 , the world is amazing though. they should've continued with WD1 characters and story line and built upon the hacking elements not stripping them out.
legion also had a shitty story and the missions quickly became boring and repetitive.
@@TheFather_ i liked the story and didn't mind the characters and had tons of fun playing it.
@@TheFather_ stripped all the fun hacking elements? You have way more options in Watch Dog 2. The story is mid sure but the characters are aight. They're not deep at all but they're fun. Although the autistic character is a bit insulting with how stereotypical he is. Wrench is cool.
I realize now that you said " hacking elements *while* driving with a dynamic camera" and I'm not sure what you mean by that. Would you mind elaborating? It's been almost a decade since I played the first.
Even though the story is mid the mission levels are akin to an immersive sim with how you can approach them making them more replayable. You can finish a lot of missions with just hacks and your drones.
@@Classic98Intro From what I've seen Legion is just a trash Watch Dogs game. Might be a decent game but a terrible Watch Dogs. The hacking in that game (again from what I've seen. I haven't played it and I know that's a terrible way to have an opinion on something but I don't wanna play the game because I know I won't like it.) is atrociously barebones compared to the first 2. I don't even care about the story as long as the game is FUN.
This game was WAYYYY ahead of it's time. The Parkour in this game has to be the best parkour in any videogame. The open world elements are just Top Notch. Really sad to see this game has not got it's recognition.
the best parkour in any video game is in AC:Unity not this one, this one parkour system is like a joke next to AC:Unity.
@@TheFather_ I mean it's not a joke compared to unity but definitely very good in comparison to other games
@@TheFather_ I do remember AC unity has the best Parkour I've seen. I think at this point they are neck to neck with each other. Each of them has their own style.
it wasn't ahead at all.. almost every major AAA game was at this level back then.. people just adapt too quickly to newer bullshit, and accept crap graphics with a minimum requirement of a 4060-70..
@@MrGiHunt very true. Those were the days man. Assassin's creed 2,3 and black flag those open world games were just amazing with the story and gameplay.
one of the best open worlds because of how advanced the ai is always had some random crazy npc interaction, the map is very good as well
dude the npc interactions are golden lmao. Better than GTA V by a mile. Especially with the emotes you can do lmao.
Probably the best npc ai if only the game had a good ragdoll system then it would be better than gta v
I'm like "it's not that impressive" untill I get like 40 seconds in
Also rdr2 Is 6 years old and it was already finished at the time this game came out, they were just fixing some bugs and stuff like that
Rdr2 is a rockstar games title, rockstar always publishing astonishing games, but for ubisoft they were so good now they are just throwing shit quality games on a monthly basis
the watch dogs games are true gems. 2nd game had a bit much hipster cringe in it but still was awesome to explore the city.
seeing Ubi games being the 'good' example makes me very happy.
They were good, look at legion its literally the worst with a mobile game kind of a gameplay system
hipster cringe? it's in SF
While the visuals and gameplay was pretty good in WD2, I do agree that the story and "lore" bits you could read or hear was a bit too cringe for me to stomach in the game to push through to finish it. I know they say to just shut your brain off while you game but some of us like a good story or small bits of world building as you traverse - a few of us didn't enjoy it as much in WD2.
I wanted WD to be beside Saints Row and GTA but this and Legion made sure that doesn't happen...
@@MohamedForGames1 im actually replaying the campaign very soon :) playing WD1 with the living city mod right now but you´re not wrong :( i remember the release when the NPCs had completely wrong voices etc.
@@da1writer1985 well, u gotta agree, that WD got bigger and bigger from game to game - which i liked very much. but Legion prolly was way too ambitious for Ubi right from the start. i bought a key very soon after release for like 10 €......
Ubisoft is actually amazing at making worlds
Ubicope
Yeah, their game worlds are beautiful. Sadly some of them lack life, others have bad physics and some other games don't have good facial animations
Ubishill
True. Too bad they keep forgetting to make an amazing actual gameplay in their worlds.
Used to be
idea of watchdogs was unique and yes it had its drawbacks but I have loved the series so far for what it is. making the open world with hackable objects and with the new legion game even playable NPCs was a great touch. really adds one more layer to open world and make it look less like a sandbox for killing people mindlessly
Hail Watch Dogs 1
First one introduced these things
Watch dogs legion is where they lost it. That game is really bad and abandoned everything that made watch dogs 1 and 2 great
Great, now I feel old. I played watch dogs one. When it's sequel is 8 years old, I don't even want to know how old the original is.
The first watch dogs came out back when PS4 launched. It’s pretty old at this point.
given for free by Epic Games Store about 4 years ago (half it's age)
wow.
the last game Ubisoft actually put any care into it
I played this game a lot.
It really feels like one of those games Ubisoft released during their prime.
Not only are the graphics outstanding, but everything feels alive and the gameplay mechanics are super fun.
I loved the parkour so much, I started trouble, only so I can be chased by the police.
I'm glad it's finally getting the love it deserves and I hope it's not too late for a proper Watch Dogs 4.
Aahhhh! my fav video series again ❤
Thanks Niktek.
when you upgrade your hardware and can finally run the older games at max :
if u wanna be truly shocked play the Deux Ex games. Human revolution still looks amazing, and Mankind Divided is beyond gorgeous.
Epic games was giving deus ex mankind divided for free some weeks ago.
The level design of Mankind Divided was truly awesome and holds up very well. The Character animations looked a bit like animatronics even sub par back then on release. I wish it was longer, too. It's a shame we won't be seeing another Deus Ex game for quite a while, unfortunately.
Cant believe you did a video on my favorite Ubisoft game of all time. One if the best in the series. The world was amazing and the Npc were so reactive to everything around them which helped it feel real. This was a great game that was overlooked because of the critical reception of the first 1😢
recently installed it again and man it still is so amazing
2:53 smooth edit 😌👌
I remember being so hyped for the the new watch dogs. I remember the days were I hoped the Ubisoft that we knew would come back and release some really awesome games. Unfortunately the Ubisoft we all knew and loved died a long time ago.
Legion was my final straw. I don't play Ubisoft games anymore.
I love this game till date and still play it❤️
watch Dogs 1 & 2 worlds are amazing, so much happening, amazing gameplays, detailed cities. NPCs engagement (meeting hugging, singing, reacting) feels so lively.
what GTA just lacks.
The Watch Dogs franchise hurts so much. Games were fantastic, had so much potential.
This game wss beautiful. In 2021 after when i just got ny gaming laptop, GTA V & Watch Dogs 2 were the games i played for a yr until i started playing a lot more games and buying them
still replaying it somedays, even now im playing it just because it was a nice game
I've asked some ppl commenting one of those cool npc wars videos about which was their favorite WD game out of all that came out. They agreed on WD2
To be honest, Watch Dogs 2 was way ahead of its time. The technology to run the game *properly* just came out last year.
If only they focused more on this game it would've been a true competitor to GTA
One of the last few Ubisoft games that felt complete and felt unique.
This game gad the best cinematic reveal trailer of a game EVER, like its not even close, and its a somewhat really good game.
It looks great but youtube compression really messes it up
Looks and plays beautifully on the Steam Deck OLED.
No SF fog? That was the coolest graphics feature of this game.
would love to play it but the sky flickers on my 4080... The game doesnt seem to work well with newer GPUs according to the web. @NikTek, are you using an older GPU?
I want this game and explore all!
Time is running
2:14 is exactly how sf looks from standing there irl
Totally forgot how good this game looked even now it holds up really well
8 Years young...
i love putting on crystal castles in the ingame music player nd just mess around, my fav watchdogs game
This game is how I discovered the best diss track to ever exist by Dj Quik, Dollaz + Sense. great diss track, even greater song.
somehow watching this gameplay makes me want to go out more
literally my fav game
The Havok Engine was amazing
Also it is a snapshot of when San Francisco was the Oasis of beauty and tech.
One of my favorites, glad to see it getting some kind of recognition. :>
If you have RTX 4080 or 4090 this game looks absolutely stunning in 4K native @ 60Hz and max settings.
2:02 - "I think hamburgers and cheeseburgers work well with fries"
When AAA game devs used to push engines to the limit for optimization and graphics quality, now they use engines as a crutch and don't optimize anything and end up with worse graphics anyway
how to get rid of flickering?
2.55 bro teleported himself through transition
I am giving it a try lately. But the Fps stuck 60. Does anyone know how to unlock them?
If only Fallout 76 could’ve looked anywhere close to this quality coming out 2 years later.
He definitely got a lot of steps in that day.
Back when ubisoft wasn't a complete piece of 💩💩
It was
It is
Always
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@@divyanshugoyal9818 I'm Atheist bro
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Watch Dogs 2 is really underappreciated. The police Ai, water physics,parkor(obviously), stunnning visuals and overall awesome graphics. WD2 had the potential but it was still just "another ubisoft game".
I disagree with the police AI. They're incredibly easy to lose. I can lose them every single time with ease. Still better than the first games though which felt impossible to shake off. I was also a lot younger then so maybe that's why I had trouble.
I remember the late TotalBiscuit giving it a shoutout for its visual style.
They really needed a continuation of this game as Watch Dogs 3 instead of Legion. Ubisoft really drops the ball when they finally have something that works.
Imo the batman games and this are some of the best visuals from old games
It looks all right, but a lot of small details are missing to make it more life-like
In 2014-16
I don't have gaming pc but i have UA-cam watching videos gta 5 & WD2 😢
Took some finagling to get this working. I'm an American living overseas. As such, Steam would only permit me to download the Chinese/Russian language version. Had to downtown a pirated copy then merge the English files into my paid version.
Batman: Arkham Knight is also still holding up extremely well! Released in 2015
My 1080ti worked so hard to have ultra settings on this game.
I feel like 2016 was just 3-4 yrs ago, as if I have forgotten counting yrs after covid.
Nah, its just 4-5 years old, right?
the last most optimized Ubisoft game for me. it freakin fully utilize a Xeon E3-1230v2
For some reason, despite it being a Ubisoft game, I enjoy just going around San Francisco, it feels like one of their most alive open worlds, the visuals hold up well too.
Watch dogs 2 is the 🐐 .I completed the game in 2018 on intel hd graphics
This Game Was Ahead Of Its Time, I Love This Game Man❤️❤️
This game was really great, but a lot a people didn't appreciate that the atmosphere changed so much with the first game :/
Regarding what Watch Dogs become with legion, it's really a pain to see that Ubisoft became bad, but really bad :(
I gotta try this game some time in the future, but I'll probably just pirate it then, since ubisoft may pull a The Crew on it at some point.
Hey Niktek
YOU HAVE HOPE TO INTEL ARCS?
i want to play this so bad but there is this stupid sky bug on pc , thank you ubisoft
We should benchmark graphics based on the appearance of water in the game.
2 More years of Development would've turned this game into a Masterpiece.
clock is ticking so fast 😢
And looks like it. COuld use some good anti aliasting rather than oversharpening with reshade
I really like this game. I hope Ubisoft does not kill the online element of the game which as of this moment is still active.
It's not even about the graphics. NPC interractions were amazing and honestly sometimes finishing a mission in some more thought out way was so amazing, like blowing up stuff hacking a car to drive over some guys and getting into it just to run away was so cool. Watch dogs legion is such a letdown in comparision, it plays weird and eh.
Feels like ubisoft is a whole different company now then it was back than, and in a negative way
Holy shit, I'm feeling old.
Back when studios were actually making games
i used to loved ubisoft. even watch_dogs 2 is not my favourite game, it still have a little passion compare to recent ubisoft game.
I don't understand, Ubisoft have the foundation of open world game. Why the quality decline with the increase price of the game? WHYYYYYYY????
This and Wildlands were 😍😍
This game... This game is perfection. It's so enjoyable to play and I found a new favorite band in this game (Day Wave).
context for uploaded now.?
the camera is so weird in this game
Bf1 also came out in 2016
I played this game on a 3 hour demo that Ubisoft put out, and I loved it right away. For me, hands down the true Watch Dogs experience and a shame that Legion was incapable of living up to it. The story, gameplay and graphics of course were stunning. I recommend this one for sure!
I can't believe I never ended this game
Mah man here doing short-form Crowbcat shit. Nice
Looks great even without raytracing, without using fsr dlls
and 8 year game in which you could 3d print a fully functioning gun from the scratch and with said gun you needed to gain followers XD. crazy but fun
Tbh the best watch dogs from the series.... So much so it made me want to pursue engineering and make shit like this for fun.