Real San Francisco is a high-end cinematic Reshade preset made for Watch Dogs 2. Designed for powerful PCs, it brings realistic lighting, ambient effects, vibrant yet natural colors, soft bloom, and reflective surfaces to recreate the true feel of San Francisco. Perfect for 1440p/4K gameplay.
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🌉 Real San Francisco – Reshade Preset for Watch Dogs 2by ZebiLeMonde
"Experience the vibrant, cinematic beauty of San Francisco like never before."
📝 Description:Real San Francisco is a high-end Reshade preset for Watch Dogs 2, carefully crafted for powerful PCs to bring an ultra-realistic, cinematic look inspired by the true atmosphere of San Francisco. With enhanced lighting, natural bloom, ambient occlusion, vibrant colors, and photorealistic depth, this preset transforms your game into a warm, immersive urban visual experience. Whether you're free-roaming, hacking, or driving across the Golden Gate, this preset will give you the most beautiful version of Watch Dogs 2 you've ever played. 🎥 Optimized for:
Launch ReShade setup and select your Watch Dogs 2 executable (e.g., WatchDogs2.exe)
Choose DirectX 11
Install all shader packs when prompted (to ensure full compatibility)
Download the preset .ini file (see below)
Place the .ini file in the game folder (same location as the .exe)
Launch the game, press [Home] to open ReShade, and select "Real San Francisco" from the preset list
Enjoy!
🔁 Also check out my first Reshade:🎮 Real Redemption – for Red Dead Redemption 📌 Find it on Nexus Mods under RDR Reshade Presets (search "Real Redemption") 💬 Suggestions welcome!All feedback and improvement suggestions are free and welcome – feel free to comment or message me on Nexus or Discord.
