![]() ![]() You're trying to get more followers, and your direct reward as a player is getting more research points, which you can use to acquire new skills. There's some techno-nonsense about how getting more followers gives your hackers more processing power, but I've been fed that Midichlorian nonsense before. ![]() The primary goal of the game, after all, is to acquire followers. It largely gets a pass because it's all done with a wry self-awareness that's quite endearing. Dedsec is so committed to the goal of ostentatious branding there's a vending machine in the middle of their "hackerspace" that sells Dedsec clothing. Their hideout, tucked away beneath a board-game shop, is filled with stuff designed to show how edgy they are: neon lettering in the corner of the store proclaims Happy New Fear, making zero sense, while posters of memes and brightly coloured art adorns the walls. This new flavour of hacker group DedSec doesn't feel like a criminal organisation more like a bunch of kids that watched Mr Robot, decided they fancied the lifestyle and became sorcerers of technomancy, capable of doing anything with their can-do attitude and a smartphone. Marcus is well-acted, evenly tempered and a million miles away from Aiden Pierce, the original game's protagonist Missions involve hacking a friend's teenage sister's always-on stream to teach her about cyber security, stopping a serial swatter and even driving a guy to the hospital in time for the birth of his surrogate child. Marcus wants to make the world a better place, and most of the time he's just trying to do the right thing. That's important, because we view the world of Watch Dogs 2 through Marcus's lens and as a result he's a large part of the reason it all works so well. If you ignore the firefights and accidental mass murders, he feels like the sort of guy you might want to be friends with. He's also got more personality than your average protagonist I've seen him throw dumb shapes for Watch Dogs 2's Instagram-alike ScoutX, and he's rarely seen out of a t-shirt loudly proclaiming "OMG sealions!" In 40 hours with Watch Dogs 2 he's dropped references to Alien vs Predator and Inception, and geeked out over pieces of code, street art and cars. Marcus Holloway, better known by his handle Retr0, is a complete nerd. Amazon / ShopTo / Tesco / Argos / Zavvi / Game
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