Death Stranding Poster Turns Norman Reedus Into Matt Damon In The Martian
A stunning piece of Death Stranding virtual photography has just emerged, channeling a bit of The Martian to turn Norman Reedus's Sam Porter Bridges into Matt Damon's Mark Watney. Hideo Kojima's breathtaking 2019 game bears a few similarities to The Martian thanks to its scenic, sprawling landscapes and focus on themes of loneliness and humanity. The game is also similar to titles like Marvel's Spider-Man, in that Death Stranding's photo mode has captured some impressive in-game moments.
Virtual photography is a burgeoning artistic medium that is, perhaps unsurprisingly, closely tied to video games. The London Games Festival is one event that is taking steps to recognize virtual photography as an important and relevant form of artistic expression, awarding a Red Dead Redemption 2 player for their efforts to capture the drama and melancholy of Rockstar's iconic open-world western. This art form continues to grow as video games become more visually advanced, and releases like Death Stranding and its post-launch photo mode go a long way towards legitimizing virtual photography. Kojima's game places a great emphasis on art design and visual fidelity, and the quality of its graphics has only improved thanks to the release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on PC.
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A Twitter account called DanSamurai Virtual Photography aims to draw special attention to the beauty present in Kojima's vision of post-apocalypse America through the game's photo mode and subsequent edits. A recent upload from this account shows Sam Porter Bridges hauling a heavy load across a portion of the game's central region, kicking up dirt as he traverses through the hazy landscape. The title
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