PROS:
+Adapts a wider colour palette for San Francisco, ditching the depressing Greyish tone from WD1 altogether.
+The option of completing the entire game non-lethally.
+A casual, more light-hearted story that is self-aware and reflects upon the current Internet culture, with wacky characters.
+Character customization is more diverse as opposed to the first game's preset clothing.
+Radio towers, a plethora of collectibles and outposts have been removed altogether.
+You have a lot more options with hacking. Call the SWAT on a NPC or place him on a gang's hitsquad. Cause a static vehicle to accelerate forward much to the surprise of the driver. This culminates in what people call Emergent Gameplay.
+Online activities like Bounty hunter, Invasions and Co-op operations lend to longevity.
+PC Version is also a significant step-up from first one. Favours numerous graphics options and a FOV slider.

CONS:
-Unsatisfying Gunplay; Customization of firearms is barebones.
-Basic Stealth system; Cover mechanics is janky AF.
-Braindead AI.
-Vehicles controlling is more arcade-y; but improved from the first game.
-Some rather bland mission designs. (Go to X, Hack Y, Watch a cutscene, Mission complete)

VERDICT:
Watch Dogs 2 came as a surprise to me. It got rid of a lot of stuff that Ubisoft is infamous for and opted for a better game world, the result is a far superior product than the previous title. It's not an absolute "OHMAGERD 10/10 GAYME HAS DOGES IN IT" that some people claim it to be but Ubisoft is making the right changes in its IPs, albeit little ones.
If anyone is still on the fence after WD1, give this one a chance, you'll be fairly pleased.

[h1] DISCLAIMER: I hate Ubisoft's open world games to an exponential degree and as such I had no interest in W_D2. However following the word of mouth, I got into the game a few weeks back. This review is for people who were burned by WD1 or just interested people in general [/h1] [b] PROS: [/b] +Adapts a wider colour palette for San Francisco, ditching the depressing Greyish tone from WD1 altogether. +The option of completing the entire game non-lethally. +A casual, more light-hearted story that is self-aware and reflects upon the current Internet culture, with wacky characters. +Character customization is more diverse as opposed to the first game's preset clothing. +Radio towers, a plethora of collectibles and outposts have been removed altogether. +You have a lot more options with hacking. Call the SWAT on a NPC or place him on a gang's hitsquad. Cause a static vehicle to accelerate forward much to the surprise of the driver. This culminates in what people call Emergent Gameplay. +Online activities like Bounty hunter, Invasions and Co-op operations lend to longevity. +PC Version is also a significant step-up from first one. Favours numerous graphics options and a FOV slider. [b] CONS: [/b] -Unsatisfying Gunplay; Customization of firearms is barebones. -Basic Stealth system; Cover mechanics is janky AF. -Braindead AI. -Vehicles controlling is more arcade-y; but improved from the first game. -Some rather bland mission designs. (Go to X, Hack Y, Watch a cutscene, Mission complete) [b] VERDICT: [/b] Watch Dogs 2 came as a surprise to me. It got rid of a lot of stuff that Ubisoft is infamous for and opted for a better game world, the result is a far superior product than the previous title. It's not an absolute "OHMAGERD 10/10 GAYME HAS DOGES IN IT" that some people claim it to be but Ubisoft is making the right changes in its IPs, albeit little ones. If anyone is still on the fence after WD1, give this one a chance, you'll be fairly pleased.