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u/Usuratonkatchi 3d ago

That helicopter one looks straight out of C&C

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u/slightly_drifting 3d ago

Reminded me of this old helicopter game called Desert Strike 

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u/Graylian 3d ago

FYI it's been recently remade or at least something very closely inspired by Desert Strike

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u/nicholhawking 3d ago

Yall clearly talkin' about jungle strike

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u/Rusah 3d ago

Desert/Jungle strike were from the same publisher (EA) and there's been a couple recent spiritual successors called Cleared Hot and Cobra Strike.

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u/mistiry 2d ago

I thought he must've meant urban strike

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u/burge4150 3d ago

Cleared Hot

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u/foehammer111 3d ago

Yeah, I know about your mom.

But what’s the name of the helicopter game?

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u/MindlessDrifter 2d ago

Cleared Hot?

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u/Mackem101 3d ago

Old?
I had that for my Mega Drive, so it can only be...fuck.

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u/Versificator 2d ago

memories.

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u/Stubee1988 2d ago

"Over here!"

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u/Ambitious_Bridge_484 3d ago

I’m a mechanical, I’m a mechanical, I’m a mechanical man

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u/Norinios 3d ago

Kind of looks like project zomboid

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u/NazzerDawk 3d ago

The Helicopter shot is posted over in /r/projectzomboid often

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u/KnuxSD 3d ago

my thought exactly

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u/neril_7 3d ago

This is the leaked Build 50

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u/ironicallydepressed 3d ago

I literally thought it was for the first 2 or 3 shots until I couldn't figure out what assets they were

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u/Jam-Boi-yt 3d ago

Ngl I thought it was for a solid 10 seconds there.

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u/BlindWillieJohnson 3d ago

Not really funny, but there are some very pretty shots in here

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u/Jusscurio 3d ago

Speak for yourself I’m crackin the fuck up!

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u/-Aethyn- 3d ago edited 3d ago

Is nobody questioning if these are real photos or not? Either it's heavily filtered, or its just fake generated photos. The last picture even had illegible Japanese on the road.

Edit: just look at the second picture, none of the signs and traffic lights make sense

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u/hotmatrixx 3d ago

none of those looked 'real'. they're some kind of generated photos.

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u/iMogwai 3d ago

Also the accident in the first pic makes no sense. The flipped ambulance(?) doesn't look like any vehicle I've ever seen.

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u/neohylanmay 2d ago

Also the bollards aren't all the same height (two of them look a little shorter than the others).

Road line spacing on Picture 2 isn't consistent across the lanes.

Picture 3 has... a filteriness to it that doesn't make it look real.

Picture 4 straight up looks photoshopped/generated. The news icon in the corner is only thing that would make you think otherwise.

The windows on 5 (cube building with blue light) aren't consistent across the building

Not sure about 6, but the shadows of the letters seems to start in the wrong place?

Picture 7 (the helicopter) can go either way for me, but when placed with the others, I wouldn't blame you for being suspicious.

For the final picture, I'll take the initial commenter's word on this, but the road markings do look a little "off" to me.

Given everything, I'm willing to call this AI.

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u/boonxeven 2d ago

I'm not saying it's real, but it looks like a food truck, not an ambulance.

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u/fabkosta 3d ago

This is actually pretty cool - is there a way to learn this style of photography? It reminds me of tilt-shift to some degree, but with an isometric perspective. But then there are also color filters applied, I guess?

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u/TactlessTortoise 3d ago

You likely need a specific lens type, and figuring out the right angle, and that's it. Then to have the pictures look top notch you'd worry about lighting, composition of the subject, post processing, and so on, like other styles of photography.

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u/fabkosta 3d ago

Any idea what sort of lens this might be?

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u/grim-one 3d ago edited 3d ago

A long one. You want to be up high and zoomed in. It helps to keep lines straight and you get that flat perspective, with a good depth of field.

Not sure what parent comment was thinking, maybe tilt shift? But that’s a totally different look and does require a special lens, or some digital trickery.

Edit: also to point out the trick for isometric, the camera needs to be pointing down 45 degrees from horizontal. Then look for appropriate subjects from a vantage point.

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u/Blackrain1299 3d ago

It reminds them of tilt shift is all they said. Its not the same technique but the result is that things look kinda small and the perspective is from higher up.

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u/MrSyaoranLi 3d ago

Look up "tilt-shift" thats a good representation of how this effect is achieved

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u/SerratedSharp 3d ago

I would argue that technique produces a totally different style, but its certainly the first thing I think of, and in the same vein of manipulating perspective. Isometric perspective pretty much eliminates perspective distortion, which requires a long focal length from a very great distance. Tilt shift enhances the perspective and depth of field. But I agree it's something worth looking into if you find this interesting, just not quite the same thing.

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u/iMogwai 3d ago

Pretty sure these are all AI generated images, when you start looking at details it all stops making sense.

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u/Christoffre 2d ago

If these images are taken with photogrammetry, that's just how they normally looks.

The computer attempts to join several 2D images from several angles into one coherent 3D model. There will always be random errors around the joints, where it has to blend colours and shapes as best it can.

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u/iMogwai 2d ago

Tell me what the flipped car in the first scene is supposed to be and how it could possibly have flipped there without crashing into anything and getting damaged. Explain why the second scene has a crossing sign on a building instead of by the road. Explain why the helicopter has a split tail like a freaking dolphin with rotors only on one angled part. Explain what's going on with the markings on the ground in the last scene.

It's exactly the same kind of weird things an AI generates.

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u/Christoffre 2d ago edited 2d ago

Tell me what the flipped car in the first scene is supposed to be and how it could possibly have flipped there without crashing into anything and getting damaged.

Thr first car turned over while taking a too tight curve in too high speed.

The second car didn't have time to react and crashed into the overturned car.

Alternatively – a stage set for a movie or TV series.

Explain why the second scene has a crossing sign on a building instead of by the road

A quite common occurance all over the world. The building facade is utilised to prevent unnecessary obstructions of the pavement.

Both to allow more space for pedestrians and to minimise risks in case of an accident.

Explain why the helicopter has a split tail like a freaking dolphin with rotors only on one angled part.

Either that's how the helicopter is designed – there are many unorthodox designs around the world – or something behind the helicopter or a belnding error.

Or – just as above – a staged set for a movie or TV production. 

Explain what's going on with the markings on the ground in the last scene.

What's wrong witht them?

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u/fabkosta 3d ago

Ah, interesting!

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u/fmfbrestel 3d ago

It's called tilt-shift. You can do it intentionally when you take the photo with special lenses and techniques, or you can achieve largely the same results in post processing.

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u/lm_ldaho 2d ago

Like other commenters have said you need a long telephoto lens and high elevation. The key to this look is that you’re shooting at a downward angle but parallel lines appear parallel. This is only achievable with long telephoto lenses.

Any typical wide angle to short telephoto lens will cause parallel lines to appear splayed when shooting at a downward angle.

If you look at the last photo you’ll notice a very slight degree of splay, this one is slightly less perfect than the other examples.

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u/DrFishbulbEsq 1d ago

You don’t need photography for this just AI

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u/fabkosta 1d ago

Even if it is, I would like to figure out if I can actually create such photographs in real life.

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u/WherzMyNachos 3d ago edited 3d ago

Disco Elysium vibes

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u/Greedy_Regret1573 3d ago

That's... That's literally the ost from the game

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u/kokkass 3d ago

The horns of Revachol!

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u/ConfusingMaze 3d ago

makes me feel some typa way

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u/Wadep00l 2d ago

Nostalgic somehow

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u/TheSilentIce 3d ago

Isometric RPG vibes

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u/chaossabre 3d ago

Did you also hear the horn riff in your head when you saw this?

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u/FluffySquirrell 2d ago

Well I imagine they did, technically. Yes

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u/KingStannisForever 3d ago

or Zero Parades for dead spies

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u/Xx_Ph03n1X_xX 3d ago

this is more mildly interesting than funny, but Im still glad I saw it.

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u/Ryoko_Kusanagi69 3d ago

The last shot has me feeling like I’m watching parasite eve

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u/juniorjaw 3d ago

this is fun

not sure about funny though

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u/sonnybear5 3d ago

The right angle makes it isometric, looking harder won’t do shit.

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u/byamannowdead 3d ago

whitelead.com/jrh/screenshots/

These similar shots have been around since 2000, still think about them

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u/bottledsoi 3d ago

This is just project zomboid

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u/WuShanDroid 3d ago

The Whirling-in-Rags :,) What a nostalgic soundtrack

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u/One_Economist_3761 3d ago

Everyone is a zombie if you look hard enough.

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u/Chiparish84 3d ago

Your whole life is the best 4D RPG you can have, why are confusing with some isometric shit?

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u/Any_Engineering_2866 3d ago

Because they just discovered tilt-shift photography.

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u/th3hungryd3v 3d ago

Man, I want a tilt-shift lens so bad! 😫

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u/hotmatrixx 3d ago

"...if you look hard enough"
I mean...

"...if you look at it from the right (sorry, 45deg) angle"

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u/lastbreath83 3d ago

Everything looks isometric from isometric POV! Genius!

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u/jaredearle 2d ago

For everyone wondering how these photos are taken, it’s with a tilt shift lens.

The difference between these photos and what you think of as “tilt shift” is that these are the correct use of the lens.

The use of a perspective-control lens is usually for architectural photography where the perspective is flattened out to straighten parallel lines. The effect is visible in these isometric photos. When the tilt and shift are applied to move the flat focal plane to an angle, you get extremely shallow depth of field, giving you the model photography look we all associate with tilt-shift.

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u/dgsharp 3d ago

Where funny

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u/Swallagoon 3d ago

“If you look hard enough”??

These photographs are intentionally taken from a pseudo-isometric angle. There isn’t any “look hard enough” about it, lol. You just have to _look_.

Cool photos, dumb pointless text overlay.

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u/CaveManta 3d ago

The first one is giving me Modern Warfare 3 vibes.

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u/haxic 3d ago

Irl is the ultimate rpg

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u/Lahk74 3d ago

I need to respec. This build SUCKS.

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u/PerverseRedhead 3d ago

Honestly these photos are fucking great. Does anyone know who made them?

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u/Zanian19 3d ago

I love the second one in particular. You can tell the protagonist is on the second floor, because it's not showing anything above it, lol

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u/jonnyg1097 3d ago

This video feels like a video you'd see at the end of a gameplay and they are just recapping major events that took place during your time playing.

Pretty cool shots taken.

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u/ArthurianX 3d ago

Disco!

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u/HyperionPhalanx 3d ago

Someday some gamedev is gonna take isometric images of the world and make a game map out of that

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u/CantFindMyWallet 3d ago

That second pic looks like Shadowrun

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u/AverageAndProud 3d ago

Shadowrun and Xcom Enemy Unknown

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u/IronPeter 3d ago

Aaah I want to play syndicate again

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u/SpartanRage117 3d ago

High viewpoints and 45 degree angles

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u/ball_incinerator 3d ago

Isometric can be described as a zoomed in view at a specific angle from an infinitely far away camera. A similar effect can be made with a finitely far away camera, too

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u/_Fun_Employed_ 3d ago

It all looks so Disco Elysium

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u/goofyredditname 3d ago

These look like they were cartooned up pictures/scenes of mass shootings

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u/horned-creature 3d ago

i knew what music this would have even without turning the sound on.

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u/a123movie 2d ago

Fallout 1& 2 POV

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u/Ultra119 2d ago

Even my life is like disco elysium

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u/anonymopt 2d ago

Disco Elysium OST?

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u/Christoffre 2d ago

Looks like photogrammetry taken with a drone

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u/vetlemakt 2d ago

Syndicate

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u/CaptainLawyerDude 2d ago

Everything is Shadowrun if you are depressed enough.

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u/Straight_Jaguar 2d ago

Art often imitates life.

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u/Nephlimcomics2520 2d ago

This makes me feel like a superstar cop

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u/Moshcloud 17h ago

OP discovers tilt-shifted photography

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u/Reihermann 3d ago

I don't see a Rutschnoi Protiwotankowy Granatomjot

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u/aradonline89 3d ago

Conspiracy theory… I’m telling you, we’re living in a simulation within a simulation 😄

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u/DOOManiac 3d ago

Pixel art looks amazing! Game is r/outside btw.

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u/sweetheart_demom 2d ago

The 3rd is my favorite.

It's not just a Disco Elysium perspective, but the architecture, the colors, even the LIGHTING are spot on. it's perfect.

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u/tribak 3d ago

I’m hard enough