A gamer has shared a video of themselves traversing the entireWatch Dogs 2map, all from the same perspective. The video was quite the feat, requiring a substantial amount of time to complete.
Watch Dogs 2took players to San Francisco, California, putting them in the shoes of a hacker named Marcus. The game offered a surprisingly realistic and accurate look of the San Francisco Bay Area, with the team making trips to the area to ensure its accuracy, and the time lapse video shows all the details that went into it.
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Reddit user and YouTuber GameLapse frequently shares videos of themselves in various games, walking across the landscapes or taking time to see the day roll by from a single perspective. In this video, the player starts up their phone and then proceeds to walk backwards through the entirety ofWatch Dogs 2’s map. Although the game came out six years ago, the graphics still look pretty good, and it would be easy to mistake for the real thing when put in fast forward like this.
Time lapses take a lot of effort and time to complete, and this one is no exception. GameLapse notes that it took just under three hours to walk across the entirety of the map. As time has gone on,open world games have developed bigger maps, so time lapse videos like this will likely become even more time-consuming in the future. However, some gamers have already put an immense amount of time into videos like these with existing maps, as theWatch Dogs 2map is relatively small in comparison to other game series likeJust CauseorFallout.
Unfortunately,Watch Dogshas become a bit stagnant over the years, with no news on a fourth release in the pipeline. Fans have worried that theWatch Dogsseries may have been shelved. Some team members who worked on theWatch Dogsseries have since left the company, further increasing doubts and concerns. Of course, Ubisoft always has plenty of projects in the works, so it may simply be a matter of putting it on hold until there are enough resources to focus on it.
Support for the sequel,Watch Dogs Legion, ended earlier this year with the release of the game’s finalBloodline DLC. For now, players will have to look to other upcoming open world games for a similar experience, like the upcomingGrand Theft Auto 6. With any luck,Watch Dogswill see a continuation that elevates the series further at some point in the future.
Watch Dogs 2is available now for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia.
