While it isn't directly stated in game, the locations seen are actually real places around New York. Some of the landmarks match up. The Kong section is in and around the City of Orange in New Jersey. The Abaddon section is in Downtown Brooklyn. Part of the Tiamat section is in Sleepy Hollow despite it being shown as a coastal village. The lighthouse in the town is seen in game alongside the large bridge behind it. The taxis and highway signs in game also indicate that it's New York/New Jersey. Should this be listed on the Survivor Instinct page?
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I would love to pin down Survivor Instinct's setting, and I don't doubt that the developers took some inspiration from real places, but I would like to see proof of these claims. Off the top of my head, the highway signs in the opening cutscene, visible at 1:52 here, read Springfield, Jacksonville, and Riverside - a major city in Florida and two of its neighborhoods. And while Tarrytown Light does seem to be the inspiration for the game's lighthouse, the nearby bridge looks nothing like the Tappan Zee. Bear in mind I used to go to school around there. :P
There are actually places in New Jersey called Springfield, Jacksonville and Riverside. Jacksonville is a part of Springfield. Jacksonville and Riverside are only like 10 to 20 miles apart from each other.
But those are all tiny places between Trenton and Philadelphia, and quite far from the City of Orange. Why would they be listed on a highway sign near there? Riverside and Springfield are also exceedingly common place names in the U.S., and Jacksonville's not far behind.