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50 Real-Life Photos That Look More Like A Video Game Or A Movie Set Than Reality (New Pics)
Have you ever walked down the street and thought, "Am I in a video game right now?" Well, you're not alone! With the advent of neon-lit buildings, square-shaped bushes, and futuristic architecture, some urban environments are starting to look like they were lifted straight out of Minecraft or other video games.
Whether you're a gamer or just someone who appreciates a good pun, it's hard not to appreciate the surreal experience of walking through a city that looks like it was designed by a video game developer. Who knows, maybe next we'll see floating question blocks and mushrooms popping up on street corners!
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#1
Glowing Base Of Tree Made By Arranging Leaves. Looks Almost Like A PS2 Game
miameows 2 years ago
I was going to say, that's not random, that's Andy Goldsworthy! <3
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Ivan Petrov 2 years ago (edited)
Try pressing the Interact button - there is a secret under that tree 😆
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#2
When You're Walking In The Park And An Animal Has A Side Quest For You
#3
Flash Shines Just Right To Turn The Web Into A Rainbow And To Make A Spider Like A Quest Object
Why do some urban environments seem like video game settings? Perhaps the answer lies in the similarities between game design and urban planning. Creating engaging and memorable experiences involves creating spaces for people to interact with and move through.
#4
I Think He Has A Quest. Do You Approach Him?
rat 2 years ago
*He requests you to collect 300 mice, in return you get purrmission to pet it*
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#5
Ruby Beach, WA. Looks Like Jurassic Park
ChickyChicky 2 years ago
That was a couple hundred miles south, but similar.
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David 2 years ago
I live in WA. We get days like this where the sun warms the moisture in the ground and makes a sort of low lying fog or mist that looks rather interesting. Sometimes it is much denser so you have a 3 foot tall "cloud" laying across the fields / road and it almost looks like some parallel universe or something.
Adam L 2 years ago
I swear that rock in the middle looks like a dinosaur either staring directly at us or away from us....
Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Naturally, I visited the Jurassic Park movie sites on Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, Hawaii. 100% recommended
Kai 2 years ago
yesss i haven't actually been to those but i flew over them on a helicopter tour when i went to hawaii in january
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Theo Rank 2 years ago
Me watching the opening scene just to find spinosaur right next to me
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Olivia The Cloud 2 years ago
I live in Washington and I've visited this place before. It's very pretty but there's usually more people
Christof Irran 2 years ago
It's only a three hour bicycle ride (if you take your time) from Forks (you know, the town from the movie Twilight).
#6
Zero Shadow Day
Her Name Was Lola 2 years ago
This phenomenon is called Lāhainā Noon. The only US state where this occurs is Hawaii. Yes it looks like bad photoshop. It is not bad photoshop.
Furthermore, bright colors and geometric shapes can make buildings and other urban features stand out and become more visually appealing. In high-traffic areas, eye-catching design elements can help to draw people's attention and make the space memorable.
#7
God Just Started Playing Minecraft In The Middle Of This City
OneSoulHero 2 years ago (edited)
Give him more time jeesh. This is his first building lol
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Catrovert 2 years ago
MahaNakhon Skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand just in case you were wondering 🙃
Giselle Graciella Gunawan 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure this is in Thailand. It's like I seen it before
#8
A Crane Outside Of My Work On A Foggy Morning With The Word Here Illuminated
zerofoxgiven 2 years ago
Fun fact: "here" in Hungarian means testicle. Makes this even more funny 😆
Ivan Petrov 2 years ago
I have mixed feelings about quest markers in the overworld - depends on the game 😄
#9
This Photo I Took In Versailles That’s Not Two Photos Spliced Together
Yannick van Gennip 2 years ago
Oh i see what they done i studied gardening and they basiclt used something along the lines of an arm conected to an tractor that has saw blades atached to it and they just use that to make that line in the trees you see some brances regrowing back even also the grass is cut in an line with something else (don't know wich equipment they used or the corect translation from dutch to English) to make an clean line you see some grass tho slightly hanging over regrowing
Pop culture also plays a significant role in shaping our perceptions of the world around us. There is no doubt that video games have become an integral part of modern pop culture, and the visual language of gaming is becoming increasingly ingrained in other areas of design, such as architecture and urban planning.
#10
This Area In My School Courtyard Always Gives Me Such A Weird Feeling When I Walk Alone In It
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
It looks like one of those buildings in haunted house VR games
Business shark 2 years ago
The sky looks like the default computer wallpaper at my school...
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Chris Miller 2 years ago
Narrator: Two doors lie before you. One, leads to Ultimate Doom, the other leads to the Greatest Reward. Chose wisely, hero...
Tuna Beach 2 years ago
This is more correct than you may have meant. Could be a school to prison pipeline, could be the road to an advanced degree and great riches.
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hi myself, gay weirdo🇺🇦️ 2 years ago
It just looks like a movie set or room, the sky doesn’t look real and this is just oddly terrifying. There is no reason it just is
#11
This Wall Looks Like It Holds Rare Item In A Game
#12
Saw A Knight In The Park The Other Day
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
Just waiting for the ol’ magic sword to be yeeted out of the lake
mcborge1 2 years ago
Looks like the moistened bint was off that day. :D :D
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SuperDarkStudios 2 years ago
Dark Souls after getting your aśs handed to you on a silver platter,
Michelle C 2 years ago
I wonder about a Ren Faire? I’m feeling the same sadness inexplicably, however.
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There's no denying that seeing a cityscape that looks like it came straight out of a video game is surreal and unforgettable. Maybe one day we'll even see entire neighborhoods themed after our favorite games, complete with hidden power-ups and secret levels. There are endless possibilities!
#13
Found While Out Deer Hunting In The Middle Of Nowhere
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
if this is in the states, someone needs to tell congress that their nefarious reign is about to come to an end.
Bunny 2 years ago
Maybe you should pull it out and give it to the deer so it would have a fighting chance. Hunting is awful.
#BoyMom 2 years ago
If people didn't hunt there would be an over population of that animal. Then food for them would become scarce and thus die of starvation.
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giku T 2 years ago
stop killing animals for the sake of fun, or sports. hunting is murder! how would u like it if i burst into your house with an uzi while u are eating snacks watching netflix dreamily?
#BoyMom 2 years ago
If people didn't hunt there would be an over population of that animal. Then food for them would become scarce and thus die of starvation.
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#14
When You Go To School And Your Teacher Has A Quest For You
Ivan Petrov 2 years ago
It's just a side quest. Every gamer knows that main quests are golden, not silver.
#15
The Hospital Of Aachen, NW, Germany Looks As If It Was From A Video Game On The Inside
VodkaInMySweetTea 2 years ago
This is such a clear and vivid photo, I 100% expected the escalators to be moving. I was confused at first why they weren't.
Christof Irran 2 years ago
It's a teaching hospital. If I were a med student this entry's blast of stimuli would wake me up.
tragicaltales 2 years ago
Normally I like color but I think that would make my eyes hurt, especially if I was in pain or feeling ill
Corinna S. 2 years ago
It's a landmark building, finished in 1985. At the same time, this hospital is one of the biggest and technologically most advanced hospitals in Europe. And yes, the entry actually looks like the picture :)
#16
The Erosion Pattern On This Cliff And Rocks Makes It Look Like A Minecraft Rendering
Badulesia 2 years ago
This in the Zumaya area, northern Spain (Euskadi). Theses are notorious rock layers of cretaceous age. Some GoT scenes were shot there.
Michael Smith 2 years ago
I've never heard of rocks being notorious before...
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Business shark 2 years ago
I'm working on one on my server rn, we got a team of 10 players on it. Might make it public, idk yet
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The Blue Spirit 2 years ago
Where do I get the minecraft shader that makes the water look like THAT?
#17
One Bench In Our City Park Looks Like It's Made Of Red-Hot Metal
David 2 years ago
Cities trying various methods to stop homeless people from sleeping on benches.
My O My 2 years ago
Why should a colour deter people from sleeping there?
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Disgruntled Pelican 2 years ago
For when you long to feel like a hotdog rollin away in a convenience store.
T. D. Bostick 2 years ago
Looks like this city takes its anti-vagrancy measures really seriously.
#18
Something Tells Me I Have Some Side Quests To Complete
#19
My City Has Public Defibrillation Stations And The Sign For It Looks Like A Video Game Health Bar
Skylar (they/them) 2 years ago
Just don't fight your boss I'd you want to keep your job.
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What country is this? I feel like in the USA some asshat would vandalize it. Though I have seen them in slightly more controlled spaces like inside some larger stores and such.
Turner Floor 2 years ago
‘Defibrillation station’ is really fun to say. 🙃 (And also a seemingly amazing idea. 👍)
Niels Boehm 2 years ago
The heart sign is perfect: Simple, recognizable, purpose clear, illuminated and in an elevated position. I like it.
Ivan Petrov 2 years ago
OK, are those a good idea? Do people know how to use them? How often people need to be defibrillated in your city? Don't they get stollen?
#20
Can't Believe It's Not A Screenshot From GTA
audri 2 years ago
If that were Cuba, that car would be in pristine condition.
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#21
This Randomly Illuminated Patch Of Street
CalamityOne 2 years ago
It's either the only safe zone, or will start a cutscene the moment you step into it. Maybe both?
#22
Squared Trees In Sevilla, Spain
Astrius 2 years ago
When you cut it, the leaves will float until you completely destroy it.
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#23
A Picture From The Boom Operator Of Me Refueling On My 100th Mission Over Afghanistan
#24
My Lamp Post In The Snow Looks Like A Scene Out Of Narnia
#25
If Video Games Have Taught Me Anything, There’s Definitely Something Buried Under There
David 2 years ago
Can anyone tell me the real purpose? I've seen lights in curbs to warm motorists of a raised obstacle but those are 'sideways" in the curbs not lighting straight up
#26
A Wall With A 3D Effect Using Only Wood
Myrtille rat 2 years ago
ooooh I like it, this could have been a boring wall now it's a piece of art
#27
This Bird Looks Like It's From The Video Game
Lawrencium 2 years ago
"The" video game?? Honest question, am I missing something? Or is it just bad Grammer?
Niels Boehm 2 years ago
Thought the same, tbh. Maybe we both just don't know the video game referenced 🤔
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#28
So Today I Accidentally Stepped In A Skyrim Dungeon In Real Life - Van Vieng Laos
adam craker 2 years ago
There is most definitely draugr in that cave! You might even learn a new shout when you get to then end of that cave. Then probably a very convenient exit after.
A B C the Third 2 years ago
It's the Phu Kham Cave near Blue Lagoon. Been there, it's really scenic :)
carl watson 2 years ago
Look at his right elbow! obviously his back to the camera.
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This Torii Gate Looks Like It’s Out Of A Video Game, But It’s Real And Awesome To Check Out At Night
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
I dunno, I just mosey'd on down so it couldn't lock on me with that eye
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#30
There Was A Sky Light Beaming Up Towards The Sky From The Ground Level. The Cloud Glow Makes It Seem Like An Alien Spaceship
#31
Kitty Has A Quest For You
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Pet kitty to receive quest. (The quest is to pet the kitty again. There's an Easter Egg - if you do it enough times, you get a special animation where the cat bites you for no reason).
pink_panda 2 years ago
Achievement unlocked! Someone bring me a bandaid. 🥲
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#32
Foggy Morning In London With A Bit Of Sunlight Equates To A Ghost Building On My Walk To Work
#33
The Terminal Lights Look Like Minecraft Clouds
#34
This Quartz I Got Looks Like A Videogame Loot
#35
This Waiter Looks Like A Video Game Character Model
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
"Greetings, traveller." *repeatedly walks into the table without ever breaking eye contact*
JoyfulZebra 2 years ago
*while constantly repeating the same line of dialogue*
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Christian Fuller 2 years ago
If you pull the shade over his eyes, you can loot whatever you want from the restaurant! Source: Skyrim.
#36
The Mirrored Walkway Supports In This London Garden Make It Look Like Another Dimension Spliced Into Reality
#37
The Current Rammstein Tour Gives Off Intense Video Game Vibes
David 2 years ago
So I'm looking at this and thinking it looks like when a video game wants to give a Nazi / Third Reich kind of vibe without copying nazi stuff directly. Then I google the band and it's a German band. LOL (TBF, I know nothing about the band. Just commenting on the visual)
Karma Black 2 years ago
They're actually about as far from Nazi as a German can be lol
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John Austin 2 years ago
I saw this tour last year, it was an awesome spectacle... so much fire! One of the best live bands I've ever seen... oh and in relation to the video game/movie set... the top of the tower has flames at one point giving of a Sauron vibe!
#38
The Hallway To My Dentist Office Looks Like A Stanley Kubrick Scene
tiptoeurchin 2 years ago
It looks like the hallway in the beginning of Pink Floyd's the wall. Where that lady is vacuuming and goes to open the door and all hell breaks loose.
#39
A Sword In A Stone That I Just Saw. Somerset, England
Kerri 2 years ago
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
Scott 2 years ago
Supreme exective power derives from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical aquatic cermony. You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you. If I went 'round, sayin' I was an emperor because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
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Donald Crocker, Jr. 2 years ago
"How do we select a king once all the swords are pulled?" "We go back to the old "stab a rock" challenge"
#40
New Side Mission: The Unusual Portal
TiredTomato 2 years ago
The Ministry of Magic had to come up with a new entrance after the bathroom in the underground was exposed
#41
Sky Looks Like The Sky Of A Cheesy Video Game
Rahul Pawa 2 years ago
This looks like they stretched out an image of clouds to fill the viewing area.
#42
Our Dishwasher Has A Blue Light In It And It Makes One Of The Children’s Cups Glow. Looks Like A Collectible Item
Aria Whitaker 2 years ago
Oohhh I want an ultraviolet light in my dishwasher too!! Great way to kill whatever is left on those after the wash.
#43
There’s A Bathroom In My Parent’s House That Is Lit By A Single Window And This Is What Happens Every Day
#44
This Light In The Hotel Looks Like A Minecraft Block
The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
Is it just me, or does it look like it's moving as you scroll??
#45
The Reflection From My Window Decal Makes My Toilet Look Like A Quest Item In A Video Game
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Muuuuuust.....commmmplete......my....mission!.......Awwe, yes!
martymcmatrix 2 years ago
A toilet IS a quest item! Especially when you need one but can't find any....
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
I’m too distracted by the lid being up and all the fecal matter that is sprayed around every time you flush!
#46
Manhattan Looking To Be Straight Out Of The Post-Apocalypse Game
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
New York ALWAYS looks post-apocalyptic. Or as David Letterman once said: "The city that never sleeps... and looks like it."
#47
Spotted A Minecraft Building On My Morning Commute
Business shark 2 years ago
Idk bout this one.. I have a tool on my photo edit that let's me get this texture... it may be edited, but I will stand corrected if someone proves it's real..
#48
This Chest I Found In A Very Old Fort Of Jaisalmer, India Looks A Lot Like A Treasure Chest From Almost Every Game
#49
Found In The Wilds Of New Jersey
Ronstantin 2 years ago
If Stan from Monkey Island had a car, it would probably look like this.
#50
Ha! I Finally Found One
#51
Fog And Street Lights Makes It Look Like Aliens Are Descending Upon Earth
Nikole 2 years ago
Man, EVERY time it’s foggy I think that… And I’m cool with it.
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Makenzie McNeal 2 years ago
anyone see what looks like eyeballs staring at you ( in between the 2 and 3 light look up)
Niels Boehm 2 years ago
Maybe some internal reflections on the optics of the camera (i.e. "lens flares"), but what do I know 🤔
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#52
My Solar Light Working While Completely Covered In Snow
#53
My Sister Has A Mirror With A Light Around It And It Looks Like A Portal To Another Dimension
#54
Bender Looking For A Covid Scam
#55
The Snow On These Bricks Makes Them Look Like Climbing Points In A Video Game
SuperDarkStudios 2 years ago
I've played enough Uncharted to know that if I climb those there will be a collectible on the roof!
PotatoPanda 2 years ago
Take enough of these collectibles, you'll complete the quest Robbery and be taken to a secret location called jail
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#56
Lahaina Noon In Kona Hawaii Today
LIAM THE GOD ∞ KITTY 2 years ago
no. the time of day makes the sun shine DIRECTLY AND EXACTLY down on the poles, so the shadow is under them, meaning it's non-existent.
Load More Replies... T. D. Bostick 2 years ago
They have to turn off shadow rendering because their graphics card sucks.
#57
This Picture I Took Looks Like Minecraft
#58
My Brother Took A Photo In NZ That Looks Like GTA
PL_96 2 years ago
It's higher than this now in most places in NZ! Insanely expensive when you take the average wage into account.
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#59
Sun In My Photo Looking Like It’s Straight Out Of A 90s Video Game
#60
Crazy That There’s No Filter On This. Looks Like A Real-Life Video Game
Turner Floor 2 years ago
Ha, I thought you were making a crappy redhead reference and almost downvoted… then realised you were talking about the clouds. 😋
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#61
The Lighting Somehow Makes Me Look Translucent
Niels Boehm 2 years ago
Maybe it's a reflection of the railing on the other side, behind the one taking the photo, or something 🤔
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#62
This Cheap Canned Pasta I Bought Looks Like A Video Game Texture
#63
Titan In Missile Silo. Apparently This Isn’t A Video Game Screenshot
#64
The Headlights From The Car Behind Me Made The Brick Median Look Like A 2D Video Game Texture
Little Wonder 2 years ago
It's a median strip, unlikely to be used by pedestrians.
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Either Assassin’s Creed Is Having Trouble Loading Or It’s Foggy In Venice
Tamiko 2 years ago
Friend visited both Florence and Venice a few years back. Every photo he sent had the same caption "Climbed that".
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The Neglected Road Behind My School That I Walk On Looks Like Some Sort Of Silent Hill Zombie Apocalypse
Baleygr 2 years ago
The gates still show you that you shouldn't drive there. If you just drive over the grass, because you think you're entitled to do whatever you want, it's your fault, not the gate kinds. And people that put up such gates know very well that it will very rarely happen that someone is such a d**k to seriously just ignore it and that it's not that big of an issue when they do.
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MyNameIsNotAPortent 2 years ago
Do any of your school teachers keep mentioning “brains”? Just checking
#67
This Is Real, Not From A Video Game
Nikole 2 years ago
Yes! In SH2 when you’re fighting Pyramid Head and then he walks down the stairs into the murky water!
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My Cat Is Sitting On A Water Stain And Looks Like An NPC With A Quest
#69
Old Meets New. And It Looks Like A Game, Not A Real Life
#70
This Sign That Makes It Look Like The Zombie Apocalypse Has Begun
Christian Fuller 2 years ago
That's the Washington, DC Metro - the hexagonal tile, the caution lights at the edge of the platform, and the red, white, and blue striping on the subway car give it away, Escalator at the end of the station (on the left edge of the picture) - I'm guessing Union Station?
David 2 years ago
What does "next station is an overrun hotspot" mean? Also I'm mildly jealous you know DC. West coast boy. Kind of want to see my nation's capital but these days expensive. This year am going back to Philippines with relatives instead. A month there with travel costs me less than a week in DC.
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#71
Construction Site On A Skyscraper Looks Like The Final Boss Level
#72
The HDR Setting On My Camera Made My Boyfriend's Phone Do Strange Things
#73
The Shine On This Filing Cabinet Makes It Look Like It's Fading Away
#74
Building In Hong Kong Looks Like A Scene From A Videogame
Lawrencium 2 years ago
I like the building in the middle that's doing its best impression of Easter Island.
#75
Glowing Traffic Cones
#76
This Old Mailbox Looks Like A Door To Another Dimension
MyNameIsNotAPortent 2 years ago
Or to the past. I might start mailing myself winning lottery numbers. What could go wrong?
#77
GTA5 In Real Life
#78
The Underground Parking Lot Is Getting A New Roof. At Night It Looks Like The Graphics Of A Video Game Are Not Loading
#79
This Crab And Her Eggs
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
Look at her right claw, she's about to get that point across on her own, lol.
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#80
Those Minecraft Trees In My City
#82
This Picture I Took At Alcatraz Looks Like A GTA Screenshot
#83
I Took This Last Year At Crater Lake, MT, And Reminds Me Of Something From Witcher 3 Or Other Games
#84
I Thought I Was In A Video Game. No Edit
#85
With The Current Lighting And Fog, It’s Almost Like A Visually Good Video Game
Phandom Apostolis 2 years ago (edited)
That's in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. In "Pripyat", close to the Apartment Complex. edit: found it --> https://stalker.fand...ent_Complex.jpg
#86
Sunlight Through The Window Perfectly Framed My Fireplace
#87
The Exposure On This Picture Of A Mushroom On My Porch Makes It Look Like A Power Up Item
#89
I Guess I Have A Mission To Complete Here
#90
The Lights In My Classroom Made The Sky In Campus Seem To Have Minecraft Clouds Today
#92
And Suddenly We Entered One Of The Tomb Rider Games
#93
When Your Photos Look Like GTA In Real Life
LuciBelle 2 years ago
My brother managed to kill one in a ditch. Car looked like someone had picked it up and bent it in the middle just a bit. The frame was munched.
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If Life Is A Video Game, I Found The Hidden Switch
#96
This Reflection In My Patio Door
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
Captain, we can't keep him together! His molecules are being beamed all over space!!
#97
Giant GTA Man Watching A Chaotic Basketball Game?
#98
Sons Of Barcares. This Pic Reminds Me Of GTA
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Christian Fuller 2 years ago
The number of "straight outta GTA" posts should make one realize that real life isn't imitating the game, but that the game does an outstanding job of imitating real life. Well, minus the wanton destruction and murder, of course.
Trash Panda 🦝 2 years ago
What does GTA even mean? So many things are acronyms now and I have no damn idea what 90% of them mean
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Christian Fuller 2 years ago
The number of "straight outta GTA" posts should make one realize that real life isn't imitating the game, but that the game does an outstanding job of imitating real life. Well, minus the wanton destruction and murder, of course.
Trash Panda 🦝 2 years ago
What does GTA even mean? So many things are acronyms now and I have no damn idea what 90% of them mean
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