{"id":4201,"date":"2016-06-10T03:21:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T03:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:36:16","slug":"breaking-down-san-francisco-landmarks-in-the-watch-dogs-2-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/breaking-down-san-francisco-landmarks-in-the-watch-dogs-2-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking down San Francisco landmarks in the Watch Dogs 2 trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week Ubisoft launched a trailer for their upcoming game, Watch Dogs 2. While I wasn&#8217;t particularly impressed by the first entry in the series, a 3rd person action\/hacking game, the sequel immediately interested me due to the setting: San Francisco and the Bay Area at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch the trailer below or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hh9x4NqW0Dw\">here.<\/a> For those unfamiliar with the world of video games, this is a &#8220;cinematic&#8221; trailer, which means it&#8217;s CGI concept art intended to advertise the game &#8212; in other words, this isn&#8217;t gameplay footage, but rather what producers intend the game to look like when it&#8217;s finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch Dogs 2 Trailer: Cinematic Reveal - E3 2016 | Ubisoft [NA]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hh9x4NqW0Dw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How many local landmarks did you discover in the video? Here&#8217;s what I spotted &#8212; click any image for full size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden Gate Bridge, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karlthefog\">Karl the Fog<\/a>, and the Transamerica Pyramid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/karl-gg-bridge-and-transamerica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/karl-gg-bridge-and-transamerica-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4204\" title=\"karl gg bridge and transamerica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/karl-gg-bridge-and-transamerica-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/karl-gg-bridge-and-transamerica-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/karl-gg-bridge-and-transamerica.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ferry Building and the Embarcadero Center:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ferry-building-and-embarcadero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ferry-building-and-embarcadero-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4205\" title=\"ferry building and embarcadero\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ferry-building-and-embarcadero-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ferry-building-and-embarcadero-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ferry-building-and-embarcadero.jpg 1217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcatraz:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alcatraz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alcatraz-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4206\" title=\"alcatraz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alcatraz-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alcatraz-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alcatraz.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cable car working its way up a hill:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cable-car.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cable-car-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4207\" title=\"cable car\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cable-car-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cable-car-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cable-car.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not technically a landmark, but a guy wearing Google Cardboard on Muni is good enough IMO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-cardboard-on-muni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-cardboard-on-muni-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4208\" title=\"google cardboard on muni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-cardboard-on-muni-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-cardboard-on-muni-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-cardboard-on-muni.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, technically a homeless guy with a shopping card isn&#8217;t a &#8220;landmark&#8221; but it had might as well be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/homeless-man-with-shopping-cart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/homeless-man-with-shopping-cart-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4209\" title=\"homeless man with shopping cart\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/homeless-man-with-shopping-cart-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/homeless-man-with-shopping-cart-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/homeless-man-with-shopping-cart.jpg 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lombard Street, which someone&#8217;s taking a photo of on their phone for the sake of accuracy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lombard-street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lombard-street-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" title=\"lombard street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lombard-street-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lombard-street-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lombard-street.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sea Lions at Pier 39, complete with tourists utilizing a selfie stick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sea-lions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sea-lions-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4211\" title=\"sea lions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sea-lions-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sea-lions-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sea-lions.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3D printing a gun &#8212; okay so again this isn&#8217;t a landmark at all, but I imagine there&#8217;s more 3D printers than guns in San Francisco so I&#8217;ll let it slide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3d-printing-a-gun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3d-printing-a-gun-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4212\" title=\"3d printing a gun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3d-printing-a-gun-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3d-printing-a-gun-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3d-printing-a-gun.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinatown chase scene:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chinatown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chinatown-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4213\" title=\"chinatown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chinatown-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chinatown-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/chinatown.jpg 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AT&amp;T Park, or whichever phone company it&#8217;s named after right now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-park-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4214\" title=\"att park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-park-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-park-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/att-park.jpg 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Nudle&#8221; is clearly a stand in for Google&#8217;s Mountain View campus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-campus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-campus-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4215\" title=\"google campus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-campus-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-campus-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/google-campus.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bay Bridge serves as a backdrop for a chase scene:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-bridge-chase.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-bridge-chase-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4216\" title=\"bay bridge chase\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-bridge-chase-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-bridge-chase-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-bridge-chase.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hangar One at Moffett Field in Mountain View:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hangar-one-at-moffett-field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hangar-one-at-moffett-field-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4217\" title=\"hangar one at moffett field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hangar-one-at-moffett-field-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hangar-one-at-moffett-field-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hangar-one-at-moffett-field.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well there you have it. I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s a few I missed, feel free to e-mail me an angry rant if that&#8217;s the case. Regardless I may have to buy the game when it comes out in November to see how it portrays the Bay Area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week Ubisoft launched a trailer for their upcoming game, Watch Dogs 2. While I wasn&#8217;t particularly impressed by the first entry in the series, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Breaking down San Francisco landmarks in the Watch Dogs 2 trailer - MrEricSir.com","description":"This week Ubisoft launched a trailer for their upcoming game, Watch Dogs 2. 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