Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 19: That’s So Watch_Dogs
I really can't stress enough how absolutely silly it is for Damien to out Aiden Pearce as The Vigilante at the beginning of the episode. There are two big reasons for this:1.) Aiden Pearce's identity as The Vigilante is public knowledge.As we've seen repeatedly over...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 18: Inaccuracies
We've gotten to the point where neither Sam nor I care about this game anymore. As a result, we paid less and less attention to the story. You can probably spot some of the times when that happened, like our surprise at the electronic door,...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 17: Choo-Choo Fuck
Apparently I was wrong again. Forensic Technologist is an actual title.This episode just makes me wonder what the hell Damien's deal is. They never explain what his motivation is for wanting the CTOS hacks. It seems like he's only doing it because he's one of...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 16: The Titular Words Are Hard
First off, I actually made a mistake in this episode. "Titular" is a word meaning "in the title". For example, Garrett the Master Thief is the titular "Thief" of that franchise. However, "eponymous" is the other way around. It is used to describe a thing...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 15: Hope Is A Sad Thing
Now that I'm watching Sam play through this game again, I'm only now realizing just how much pointless fluff is in this story.At this point in the story, we have acquired a part of the data located in Iraq's compound. Unfortunately, it's encrypted with a...
The Texture Pop: Watch_Dogs: Episode 14: Puzzle Quest
I like the scene at the start of this episode, where Jacks watches Aiden Pearce slaughter several groups of armed men. It pretty subtle compared to many of the other scenes in game, yet that's what gives it power. Jacks doesn't need to say anything,...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 13: Detour
Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. I present to you the most uncomfortable part of the game.I still don't honestly know why this needed to be a part of the game. There's nothing wrong with video games trying to make some sort of point about...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 12: Something Deeply Wrong
In this episode, we delve head-long into the sex trafficking side-plot. As I've said in previous posts, I find this to be one of the most disturbing arcs in the game.I'm not necessarily against having a video game comment on heavy topics like sex trafficking....
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 11: Copyright Ruins Everything Around Me
This episode was supposed to go up yesterday. However, when I went to view it and start writing the post for it, we found that there was a copyright claim on our Unlisted video. The reason for this is that a segment of the game...
Interactive Friction: Watch_Dogs: Episode 10: Ultimate Cyber-Vigilante
And now we've gotten to it. Goddamn Iraq and Bedbug. This is easily one of the worst parts of the game. Not the worst, (Dear god. It gets much worse from here.), but it demonstrates how the writers took all of these elements and melded...