Watch Dogs 2 was a pretty good representation of the hacking community that has grown over the years, but it did have one big flaw. These supposed nobodies were running around with near superhuman bullet resistance and blowing shit up with military-grade firearms. For a cast of characters just wanting to screw around with Hollywood productions, killing hundreds of people always felt odd. While you could non-lethally finish each mission, combat was still involved at nearly every corner.
In real life, that wouldn’t be the case. Most people aren’t bullet sponges or posses a near encyclopedic knowledge of firearms. An average Joe with some solid hacking skills would get put down pretty quick after getting caught. Off Grid captures that feeling, but even goes a bit further to acquaint players with the world of hacking.
The opening moments of Off Grid see you making breakfast for your daughter and acting like a normal dad. She gives you the gift of some knock-off Google Glass eyewear before an agency busts into the house and arrests her for being a hacker. Unaware of your daughter’s second life, but still wishing to help, your journey tasks you with tracking down friends of hers and trying to find out what is going on.
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