Эйден пирс

Skills and Abilities

• High Intelligence: He is extraordinarily intelligent, despite him having anarchistic outbursts. He was able to create Wrench Jr.

  Hacking Skills: Like any DedSec member, he is a very skilled hacker. He even has a profile of his own for CTOS manipulation. According to one FBI audio log, Wrench’s hacking skills are mostly self-taught despite its high-quality level.

  thanks to his engineering skills.

• Combat Skills: Despite being scrawny, he is a brutal combatant, preferring explosives, and heavy weapons. This is most likely due to his violent and anarchistic personality.
• Athletic Skills: He is adept at parkour, like Marcus.
• Demolitions Expertise: According to Horatio (when he’s describing himself, Sitara, Josh, and Wrench to Marcus in the beginning), while Wrench is good at coding, he’s better at breaking things apart than putting them together. This is clearly shown in the DLC mission Moscow Gambit where he rigs vacant Bratva houses with explosives that release fireworks which come together to form a DedSec logo, and in his portion of the Motherload mission, where he uses explosives and grenade launchers as part of his arsenal (and apparently has an infinite supply of ammunition for his guns).

Игровой процесс

Самое интересное в Watch Dogs 2 — это прохождение основных миссий. Тут разработчики выложились на полную, и можно смело оценить эту работу на 10 баллов. Однако в остальном игра прогрессировала совсем незначительно, все еще являясь довольно топорным подражанием творчеству Rockstar.

Увы, езда на авто осталась без значительных улучшений. Впрочем, разработчики и сами это, похоже, понимают, а потому ездить много не придется: в Watch Dogs 2 есть система быстрого перемещения.

Со стрельбой тоже не сложилось: она практически не изменилась с 2014 года. Ощущения от стрельбы странные, совсем нет той «искорки», которая чувствуется в GTA 5. Из-за этого проходить игру как чистый экшен просто не хочется, хоть это и вполне реально.

Зато ИИ стал гораздо лучше: охранники адекватно реагируют на происходящее и на высоком уровне сложности отличаются отличным зрением и слухом.

Trivia

Watch Dogs

• The Smartphone that Aiden use to access the profiler is modeled after the iPhone 4/4S.
• When Aiden Pearce answers a phone call he will put the Profiler to the side of his head to talk and listen, however when he is tapping someone else’s phone he does not have to put the Profiler to his ear to listen.
• The Profiler automatically charges after usage, even when Aiden is not within a vehicle, a feature coveted by real-world cellphone users. (Since it charges automatically at night, solar charging is ruled out, indicating that it charges via movement or by some other method)
• During the interval of an active blackout, its functions are rendered useless.
• The text used for the profiler in both Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2 is Helvetica.

Watch Dogs 2

• The Smartphone Marcus uses to access the profiler is modeled after the iPhone 5/5S/SE.
• The profiler in Watch Dogs 2 has been redesigned to evoke Google Android’s new «Material» design language, being brighter, more colourful and using more skeumorphic elements to fit into the more vibrant environment of San Francisco and the lighter tone of the game itself.

Сюжет Watch Dogs 2

Сюжет здесь не очень серьезный. Юные ребята из хакерской группировки DedSec борются с глобальными мегакорпорациями в Сан-Франциско. Иногда в шутливой манере, иногда в серьезной – с перестрелками и погонями. Хакерский бунтарский дух здесь передан отменно. Вся атрибутика, гэги, мемы – попадание на 100% (для 2016 года) в яблочко. Главный герой – Маркус, темнокожий парень, который взламывает сервера местного аналога Facebook — Invite, шпионит в офисе Nudle (Google) и лихо расстреливает мексиканских бандитов.

Новая версия системы контроля за городом ctOS 2.0 позволяет следить за горожанами и мы, подобно геймплею первой части взламываем камеры, светофоры, электрические подстанции, управляем удаленно автомобилями, роботами и погрузчиками. В наших хакерских делах нам помогает маленький бот на колесиках и квадрокоптер. Бот может может пролезть по любой вентиляции, а квадрокоптер с воздуха отмечает врагов и помогает оценить ситуацию.

Возможности прохождения поражают – любую миссию можно проходить как в стелс режиме так и с АК-47 наперевес. Город действительно большой, и свобода действий впечатляет. Хочешь собирай фолловеров в местном аналоге Инстаграма, стань водителем Uber (!), участвуй в гонках на картах, проходи побочные миссии, ищи уникальные автомобили, делай фотографии на фоне достопримечательностей и многое другое. Играть интересно, а юмор создателей игры не оставит равнодушным – стеб над burning man, здоровой пищей, facebook, google и даже над первой частью серии Watch Dogs.

Видеообзо Watch Dogs 2 от StopGame.ru.

Trivia

• It might be possible that Defalt hired the Fixers in the mission «Way Off The Grid», as hinted by one of the Fixers while guarding the warehouse with old computer which contains T-Bone’s exact location. And there is a proof that during Aiden’s infiltration inside the warehouse, The Bunker got hacked (probably by Defalt) as Clara informed Aiden before the shoot-out against the Fixers.
• His appearance in Bad Blood somehow creates an inconsistency with Watch Dogs

  There is a hackable text conversation in Bad Blood implying that the «Defalt» encountered in The Defalt Condition was in fact an impostor, with Defalt working behind the scenes. The Defalt seen working on the DJ system in The Defalt Condition is the real Defalt, however the one who is chased from the roof is indeed an imposter. This is proven if one is to look at the floor where Defalt was at the DJ system after the blackout that he can be seen hiding underneath the DJ system. The conversation shows that Defalt regularly hires DJs who wear the rat mask and his clothing. However it seems to be canon that the impostor either was knocked out or escaped, since according to some of T-Bone’s monologue during the DLC, he thought that Defalt skipped town after Aiden «spanked» him. This leaves the nature of the Defalt encountered in «The Defalt Condition» unknown.

  , as he is killable in the former.

• Defalt bears an uncanny resemblance to the popular real-life house music producer, Deadmau5. Defalt’s mask resembles a rat, whereas Deadmau5’s mask is that of a mouse.
• When profiled, his sub-description is listed as «twoplustwoisfive». This is likely a reference to the George Orwell novel 1984. This may also be an allusion to the Deadmau5 album «4×4=12».
• Defalt’s name is a modified version of the word default.
• In Dot ConneXion, Defalt uses binary code in his CTOS profile. If put together, it can be translated in binary code to «RRROFFFLLLL», an acronym for the phrase «Rolling On Floor Laughing.»
• In the «Bad Blood» DLC, it turned out that Clara was working with Defalt when she was searching for The Bunker.
• Defalt’s symbol appears as the logo for Digital Trips

  If this is true, then Defalt also goes by the name Emperor Rat, as a news broadcast interviews Digital Trip users and says that these «drugs» are made by Emperor Rat.

  , suggesting that he is the one who wrote and programmed them.

• His CT

  If so, it might be possible that «JB Markowicz» isn’t his real name.

  OS profile shows that his income is over $8,675,300 dollars a year. This is most likely untrue, given the fact that when Aiden Pearce uses the Profiler (after Defalt hacked it), all the other guests have hacked statuses, including ridiculous incomes.

• In Quinn’s audio log #8 (found in the Merlaut during No Turning Back), Quinn states that he wants to arrange a meeting with Defalt because of Clara Lille terminating her association with the Chicago South Club.
• In the picture of where DedSec’s poster with the objects in it, an old Mac Pro in the corner can be found.
• Strangely, Defalt’s voice actor is not credited in Watch Dogs: Bad Blood, even though he speaks in the DLC.
• Defalt seems to have a fondness for watching pornography, as T-Bone found a USB stick filled with lesbian porn in the mission The Rat’s Lair.
• In The Defalt Condition, Defalt (or his clone) carries a and will fire it if he exits his vehicle.
• His real name is a possible reference to BJ Blazkowicz, the main character from the Wolfenstein series.

Navigation

Audio Logs

During the mission W4TCHED, three Audio Logs left by FBI members about Wrench can be heard.

Audio Log #1

«The subject is remarkable in that he wears a mask at all times. The mask prevents our facial recognition software from determining his identity. We have also run several vocal passes, the results are indeterminate as to region and upbringing. His work is that of a high-level, albeit self-taught, hacker whose calling card often involves crude jokes left encoded into his target’s core program.»

Audio Log #2

«Previous to his DedSec involvement, the subject known as Wrench mostly pursued cyber-attacks of dubious humanistic value. Changing website text to verbiage, often using bathroom humor. This sort of adolescent acting-out has transformed as he has become more deeply involved in DedSec. He now operates within a team, generally pursuing either corporate or political targets. The subject is considered dangerous.»

Audio Log #3

«As for DedSec member Wrench. Surveillance indicates that he is awkward around the opposite sex and uses his mask as a deflecting device. A psych analysis postulates a disrupted childhood along with possible debilitating shyness. Subject copes with this using the mask which he has programmed to reflect his emotions as a sort of electronic billboard. Within the world in which the subject operates, this solution is considered ingenious.»

Horatio’s Report #3

Additionally, Horatio Carlin recorded an audio log detailing Wrench’s involvement in DedSec, which can be found in the San Francisco hackerspace.

«The Wrench…man…what to say about this guy? Some freaky shit going on right there. I’d like to say he’s actually a sensitive, charming guy beneath the harsh exterior, but I’m pretty sure he’s a «fucked up motherfucker» all the way through. I don’t even know who first recruited him, he just started showing up at local hackerspaces and building his «tools of destruction». At first, I thought he was trying too hard… like he was an FBI plant or something… but no agent’s going to pull the kind of suicidal stunts this guy does. I think the truth is… Wrench doesn’t care if he dies, but he’s not going quietly. Even so… I’m glad we’ve got the Wrench on our side. One of the group’s biggest problems is a lack of GSD…Gettin’ Shit Done. The Wrench is pure GSD and he brings his own sledgehammer. He’s not some dumb thug, either… I’ve seen some of his code—he’s legit. Probably why he’s interested in DedSec and not some street gang. You know what, I take that back. He might actually belong to a street gang. Who knows. One thing I do know about Wrench… the man hates Blume. I mean HATES them. I can’t get the «why» from him. It’s obvious he wears the mask to avoid the facial recognition, but what’s he hiding FROM? He’s not saying.»

Summary

When Marcus Holloway, a self-taught hacker, is accused of a crime against the HDC, for a high-tech burglary he did not commit, he takes the fight to them and reveals their corruption. Soon after he is put through a trial by DedSec to erase his digital shadow in a Blume server farm, and while inside he realizes how much data is being collected by the system. The story follows the events of the first game, with CTOS 2.0 being installed across the United States. The player’s mission is to reveal the corruption of the CTOS 2.0 system by the CTO of the Blume Corporation, Dušan Nemec. DedSec members, inspired with the works of T-Bone and Aiden Pearce, are determined to take the fight to the enemy.

Сюжет и персонажи

Есть мнение, что одним из главных «промахов» оригинальной Watch Dogs стал банальный сюжет. Имея под рукой такую благодатную тему — использование персональной информации во вред — Ubisoft неожиданно рассказала типичную историю о мести.

Продолжение с самого начала берет правильный курс, раскрывая простую, но актуальную и злободневную мысль: личные данные могут использоваться против своих хозяев, и происходить все будет под красивыми вывесками и доброжелательными лозунгами. В Watch Dogs 2 вообще много сатиры на нашу современную жизнь, как и в GTA 5.

Без насилия и преступности люди сами разменяли свободу на удобный сервис. Данные миллионов пользователей стали обычным товаром, и автоматические системы определяют, кому выдавать страховку, а кому вежливо отказать, кого взять на работу, а кого отбраковать, навесив ярлык «неблагонадежного».

По сюжету игры группа хакеров «DEDSEC» собирается открыть людям глаза, выполнив целую серию изобретательных диверсий. В Watch Dogs 2 затронуто очень много тем — вирусная «раскрутка», религиозные пирамиды и еще черт знает что. Но в конечном итоге все сводится к одной идее, которая обозначена выше.

Пусть даже сюжет нельзя назвать гениальным, выстроен он стройно и качественно. Следить за развитием событий как минимум любопытно. А вот о персонажах такого сказать нельзя. Ubisoft уже давно показала, что умеет создавать яркие образы, но упорно отказывается их развивать.

Даже сами хакеры вышли «дубовыми». Информация о них умещается в несколько строк ознакомительных диалогов, после чего они выступают в роли «говорящих голов». Можно придумать сколько угодно необычного чудака, но когда его манеры не подкрепляются глубокой подноготной, интерес к его персоне пропадает.

Особенно обидно за главного героя. Да его даже сложно назвать «главным», ведь он, как и остальные, мало чем примечателен. У него нет ни хорошо прописанной биографии, ни интересных особенностей, а его образ — словно кусок гранита, мотивированный лишь борьбой с системой.

В этом игра ни на йоту не приблизилась к GTA 5, в которой отношение игрока к некоторым персонажам могло меняться по несколько раз за прохождение. Уныние и тлен оригинала сменился бесшабашностью и бредовостью, только и всего.

Мам, мемчики!

Нельзя не упомянуть о том, что Watch Dogs 2 изобилует самыми разными интернет-мемами, культурными отсылками и пасхалками.

Но Ubisoft вновь напутали с рецептом, и из сатиры игра частично превратилась в фарс.

Логово «DEDSEC» больше напоминает страшный сон посетителя «раковых пабликов» ВКонтакте и одновременно наркоманский трип, а эпилептические припадки начинаются даже не из-за тотальной перегруженности и яркости мемов, а из-за их допотопности.

Идея разработчиков была понятна: говорить с ЦА на ее языке. Но «мемчики» в Watch Dogs 2 мало того, что идут невпопад, без знания дела, так они еще и устарели как минимум года на три! Ну никто сейчас так уже не говорит, это все равно что рэп с Петросяном, и иногда от поверхностного, дешевого юмора становится стыдно за девелоперов.

Открытый мир

Как и раньше, игрок может вполне свободно перемещаться по городу, который создан по образу и подобию Сан-Франциско.

После мрачного и унылого Чикаго новое место действия воспринимается сугубо положительно. Это намного более живое место, с кучей разных людей и автомобилей.

Геймплейная реализация выполнена на рядовом для Ubisoft уровне. Повсюду разбросаны различные мини-задания, сумки с деньгами, любопытные заметки и другой вторичный контент.

Безусловно, это здорово, что в игре можно заняться чем-то еще помимо прохождения сюжетной линии, однако не стоит ждать откровений: изучение мира быстро наскучивает, как в The Division, Far Cry 4 и в других играх с открытым миром.

Personality

Bedbug is ambitious, but lazy. He lives with his grandmother and is shown to care for her. Bedbug has a sense of entitlement, believing that his cousin would provide for him and make him a high ranking member of the Viceroys simply due to them being family and not because bedbug was willing to put any effort into it, leading him to become arrogant, a mistake which he regrets later. Bedbug can easily be intimidated and blackmailed, as even the smallest blackmail on him was able to convince him to turn on Iraq and sneak into their secret server room.

Unlike his cousin Iraq, Bedbug is not above empathy and compassion, as he could understand and even sympathize with why the blackmailer wanted him to sneak into he server room once Aiden revealed that Iraq may have been indirectly involved in the death of someone close to him. Bedbug even went on to secretly call Aiden and tell him about Rose Washington, without Aiden even asking for any information. Bedbug even demonstrates his love for his grandmother when he refuses to leave her and skip town even with someone having blackmail on him.

Development

Tony Key, senior vice president of Ubisoft, said at E3 that the commercial success of Watch Dogs showed that the brand has staying power. In , a Ubisoft developer accidentally revealed that Watch Dogs 2 was in development, further suggesting that the game is in the works. In May 2016, the game was confirmed and from then until November 15, its release, many early gameplay videos and features were revealed.

The development of Watch Dogs 2 was very heavily influenced by feedback from the first game. One of the first things the developers worked on were the driving mechanics, which senior producer Dominic Guay described as «polarizing» in the first game, and that «some people liked it, some people didn’t like it.» Other things added into the game based on player feedback from the first game included a more «likable» protagonist, expanded gameplay mechanics more centric around hacking, a more expansive and interactive open world, and more customizable clothing options. Further player feedback also caused Ubisoft to delay the release of the PC port by two weeks, in order to incorporate features specifically requested by PC players.

Возможности

Маркус также может делать другие вещи: управлять окружающими приборами, шлагбаумом и другими преградами. Также он может взрывать паровые трубы и другие механизмы. Маркус может взламывать людей и брать у них банковский счет, ботнет-ресурсы. Кроме того что он может брать ботнет-ресурсы и банковский счет он может подслушивать чужие телефонные разговоры и подсматривать чужие переписки. С улучшениями Маркус сможет: управлять машинами не садясь в них, управлять подъёмниками, использовать шоковые гранаты и СВУ, управлять роботами, отключать системы безопасности, может угонять транспорт без сирены, разгонять машины до максимальной скорости, возвращать вертолёты на базу, позволяет делать людей целью банд или полиции, отвлекать людей, может взламывать светофоры и устроить хаос на дороге, отключать все объекты на время находящийся рядом с Маркусом, отключать свет рядом с ним. Маркус может переодеваться в разную одежду покупая ее или получить бесплатно. Он может покупать машины и заказывать их, но для этого ему нужно приложение «Машина по требованию». Также машину можно не покупать и найти разные машины которые потом можно будет заказывать.

Events of Watch Dogs

DedSec can trace their origins back to Umeni which at one point sent many of their engineers to prison, subsequently, after being released many of them went on to form the group and fight against corporate injustice and corruption.

At some point in the game, they contact Aiden Pearce to target many corrupt Umeni executives to have their revenge and later on contact him again to infiltrate Danny SoSueMe’s mansion to recover data stolen from them. They also tip him on a shipment containing a Biometric Assault Rifle and to give him the whereabouts of two high ranking Chicago South Club members for him to dispose of on behalf of the group. However, Aiden is not affiliated with DedSec, though he does have dealings with some of its members.

Following Clara Lille’s death, DedSec declares her a martyr and promises a reckoning.

Near the end of the game, they contact Aiden again before he is about to take control of the CTOS satellite to ask for 30 seconds to search through the system and collect all data necessary that could help them in their quest for justice. However, Aiden refused to do so and Dedsec warned that they will not forget this.

It is revealed on one of their broadcasts during the credits that they are tired of people ignoring their warnings, stating their reputation has been damaged and that they had been attacked by other hackers such as Defalt, declaring a digital war upon Blume and the citizens of Chicago.

Despite the fact that Aiden was responsible for releasing the blackmail to the public, DedSec claims credit for this action.

Watch Dogs: Bad Blood

During the «Council of Daves» investigations, it is revealed that one of DedSec’s leaders had grown tired of the other Daves wanting more to «stroke their own egos through social media than bring real change» and wished to further militarize DedSec. The rogue Dave lured Dave04 and DaveZB over to the Ambrose Theatre, Defalt’s old haunt, and murdered them, then coded a video of Defalt’s meeting with the Daves into a QR square on the Pawnee Dam, as a message to the other Daves, to implicate Defalt. He then arranged a meeting with Daveftp, Dave Capisano and Dave_of_Spades at a construction site in Pawnee, then sent Fixers in to ambush them. However, Raymond «T-Bone» Kenney learned of his treachery in time and arrived to protect the Daves from the waves of fixers sent to kill them. The Daves pledged their gratitude to Kenney, who declared that they now owed him a favor. It is unknown what became of the treacherous Dave.

Side Quest

Locations for the Strange Graffiti

The Shuffler side quest can only be started after the Swelter Skelter, when the player has T-Bone in their main hackerspace. The glyphs are immediately available in the open world when the player regains control of Marcus after the Swelter Skelter event. The event is unmarked, and doesn’t appear in the DedSec App.

Strange Graffiti

In one of four different locations, the player can find bloody graffiti that when approached emits a disturbing shuffling noise. When looked at in the camera, a notification flashes at the top of the screen, all four graffiti piecing together a sentence. After a picture of it is taken, an audio log will play, depicting a ‘lost footage’ style recording of one of the Shuffler Four, the teenagers who attempted to record the documentary. When the glyph is viewed in NetHack View, a single symbol will appear that the player should take note of. The glyphs can be found in (listed in order of NetHack Glyphs);

• In a box car at Bayview Rise, southeast of downtown San Francisco. The boxcar is at the end of the train tracks with a restricted area neighboring it. 
• On the side of the shed east of the small pond north of Oakland, behind the fence. This glyph can be hinted at when hacking an NPC’s text conversation after starting the mission, when the NPC mentions that their uncle attended a canoeing club one of the Shuffler Four was a member of.
• On a concrete surface along the abandoned train tunnel to the southeast of Oakland. T-Bone provides the hint toward this glyph’s location when he brings up the railroad hoppers story.
• On a gravestone in the cemetery near Hook Motion Picture Studios. This glyph’s location is also hinted when hacking NPC text conversations, when the NPC comments about a recent funeral held for one of the Shuffler Four.

These glyphs can be found in any order, but the symbols seen in NetHack must be arranged in the order listed above. Then, return to DedSec main HQ and go to Josh’s desk. On the wall in front of him, he has posted a decryption key on a sheet paper. Use that to translate the four symbols into numbers. This four digit number represents a time of day. The time will be in military time, i.e. 1405 would be 2:05 PM, 0615 would be 6:15 AM etc.

Losing Your Damn Mind

The place you should go after all of the above are done

After translating the time code, you must visit a specific location at that exact time. You can sleep on the couch to speed the day up to the event; best to give yourself 30 minutes to an hour if «in-game» time. Head to the alleyway north of the Umbarcadero Center and the Ferry Building (the path between the two identical gray squares). The alleyway runs east/west, with the walls of the alley to the north and south. Stands at the exact midpoint of the alley, under the brick bridge. Face the north wall with the Marcus’ camera active. When the clock reaches the time given by decoding the symbols, you will hear an ominous shuffling sound. If the camera is aimed correctly, a ‘???’ will appearing at the top of the screen. You only have about three seconds to snap a picture. Doing so will cause Marcus to react to the shuffling, a bloody splatter appearing on the wall where the picture was taken. Walk up to it and an interact prompt will appear. After interacting with it, Marcus has what seems to be either a hallucination or the Shuffler outright invading his mind. Following the cutscene and a brief conversation, Marcus lying to Josh and nervously claiming it was a hoax, a wardrobe item box appears at his feet, which contains the Shuffler outfit.

Интересные факты

• У него есть робо-сын — Ренч-младший;
• Так же, как и Клара Лилл, Ренч имеет татуировки на своем теле;

В русской локализации Ренча озвучивает Николай Быстров;

Возможное имя Ренча — Реджинальд. Это имя всплывает во время побочного задания «Игра в имена», когда Prime Eight сливала информацию об участниках Dedsec через телефонные будки. В конце миссии Ренч спросит о том, что не было ли его имени в том сообщении, на что Маркус назовет имя «Реджинальд». Ренч разозлится, что косвенно подтверждает его имя;

День рождения Ренча 4 апреля (как написали сценаристы Ubisoft), но он любит шутить, что родился 1 апреля.

Performance

Watch Dogs

The Vessel has a good acceleration and acceptable top speed, thanks to its V8 engine. It is good with low-heat police chases, but because its low durability, the Vessel IS not good for car-to-car combat and higher heat levels. The Police version is a bit tougher thanks to a beefed up suspension package and front push bumper, though it still is a bit fragile and is inconvenient to obtain.

Watch Dogs 2

Like the first Watch Dogs, the Vessel has solid acceleration and top speed. Its durability seems to have improved- the player can engage in car-to-car combat, with the Vessel wrecking pursuing vehicles such as Cruisers with a few good knocks. It can keep pace with other standard vehicles too, and is a much better all-rounder than in the previous installment. The Chicago PD variant, only seen in the Cyberdriver mission, performs similarly, with the added ability of traffic clearance thanks to its lights and siren.

Overview

Watch Dogs