10 INSANE Little Details You Missed in Video Games

Some video games have wild small details that you might not even notice, but they’re worth the extra effort. Here’s some cool little stuff in games we appreciate.
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0:00 Intro
0:16 Number 10
1:27 Number 9
2:40 Number 8
4:02 Number 7
5:07 Number 6
5:54 Number 5
6:44 Number 4
7:49 Number 3
8:41 Number 2
9:30 Number 1

[@Non-Negotiable]

Rdr2 is insane. When you go back to the rails they are working on, you will notice they've gotten further. The horses are so detailed in that game that you can see the vains and the heat come off of the horse in a cold setting after riding it for some time. Still nothing can match that game when it comes to detail you wouldn't even think of. If you watch the npcs they have a routine they go though, this includes them taking breaks and eating, going to bed, cleaning, etc. I can't imagine how gta 6 will be.

[@bane9951]

We will be too old or dead to play gta 6

[@scottspiegel9078]

Considering the masterminds behind RDR2 and all the previous Rockstar games are gone, I have little hope for GTA 6. Mark my words, RDR2 is the last great Rockstar title.

[@youngnat]

@@scottspiegel9078 will be marked

[@youngnat]

Not only that npcs actually finish their meals and you can see them do it bite for bite.

[@DsgSleazy]

@@scottspiegel9078 Doubt it, Rockstar puts out nothing but fire and will continue to do so, nobody can name a single title they missed on in the singleplayer department. Unless you just hate GTA or red dead games just so you can pretend to be different.

[@jwdell5]

One insane little detail is that this channel has been making high quality content for so many years!

[@gameranxTV]

😍

[@xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538]

Feels like you’re hanging out with your buddies

[@jojohill27]

Definitely

[@hobojobo2247]

Falcon the gamer friend we all wish we had.

[@sw33tialucard]

Facts

[@TheZoenGaming]

I had already noticed the one for Horizon: Forbidden West. I hate dealing with Shellwalkers so I always remove their containers via stealth. When you actually get detected they often keep holding the container, so they only have one arm to fight with.

[@abdelrahmankhaled8239]

this has been a thing since zero dawn. soo cool

[@listerofsmeg884]

@@abdelrahmankhaled8239 thought so

[@Phantom_Arez]

​@@abdelrahmankhaled8239 just watched this and I was like but that's been possible since zero dawn

[@DisorientedWanderer]

Smiling kratos is the most haunting image I've seen. I somehow feel less threatened by his scowling.

[@turbo8628]

Yeah, scowling kratos is gonna hurt you, but smiling kratos is gonna enjoy it

[@youngnat]

@@turbo8628 smiling Kratos is going to treat you like he treated Hermes

[@dorabrooks76]

He looks a discomforting amount like my late father. Almost identical facial hair, similar eyes and nose, etc. My dad was very ill for years before he died, and didn't smile often. When he did it was always a joyous moment. So, yeah, Kratos' creepy smile is _extra_ creepy to me! 😆

[@turbo8628]

@@youngnat i have never played gow, so i have to apologise because that comment is completely wasted on me 😅

[@davishickey1465]

Yeah, I don't even want to know what could make that man smile.

[@alwayswrite2011]

Horizon Zero Dawn: Every robot is marked with the symbol of the Cauldron where it was built. Same applies to Forbidden West. In fact, at 8:01, when you show the Shell-Walker, you can see the Cauldron symbol on the crate. There's more. If you damage a machine's leg, it'll limp.

[@BahamutBreaker]

The Shell-Walker behavior was also present in Horizon Zero Dawn; I enjoy shooting off the back bracket, letting the Shell-Walker pick the crate back up, then shooting the crate off again by targeting its claw arm.

[@Shadows_Inc]

The rake bit in Hitman predates Simpsons by a pretty wide margin. It predates even silent film slapstick, but was popularized further by very early Tom & Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Three Stooges.

[@shoshonnie7796]

I like how in Elden Ring the elements actually work with or counteract each other, like fire does less damage in the rain and lightning does more.

[@Alloveck]

Cool indeed, but Elden Ring isn't the only game to include stuff like that. Dragon's Dogma had some similar mechanics, for example.

[@ICantFindaNameSoYeah]

Never noticed the Tsushima detail, that's amazing Playstation studios are just on another level, man

[@scaredragon7710]

My favorite little detail is when game characters feet and legs change to match the environment, like walking up stairs, or how sidewalks are typically a little higher then roads and walking from sidewalk to road is so cool for me

[@dislikecounter5191]

That's actually cool for shellwalkers. If you struggle with them guessing they are less of a threat with one hand behind their back

[@chitramanisarkar8490]

8:49 "The level of details in this game is second to none" YOU LITERALLY PUT THIS DETAIL ON NUMBER 2 😭😭🤣🤣, the irony

[@cptawesome11]

That's not what irony is

[@joshuagentry-1388]

Ghost of tsushima and God of war 2018 and ragnorok are some of my favorite games in the last 10 years, 11/10 must plays

[@youngnat]

I wish I could enjoy Ghost as much as everyone else, does the game change much in act 2?

[@kirank287]

I still love GOT so much. It's my favorite game

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

The Witcher 3, uncharted 4, ghost recon wildlands, rainbow Six siege

[@S.T-Money]

I like videos like these. It shows the effort some companies puts into their games that mostly go unnoticed. Please make similar videos like this one.

[@Marquis-Sade]

They do

[@norfairaffair]

In TLOU2 if you go to a work bench to upgrade a gun with a full magazine and in the chamber, Ellie/Abby will eject it out. When you leave the bench you’ll actually have one round missing that you’ll have to reload.

[@flamingburritto]

I feel like you can make multiple-hours long videos just about the details in Red dead redemption 2. And gta 5. For a 2013 game gta 5 has a surprising level of attention to detail.

[@youngnat]

Gta 4 had an insane level of detail too

[@ModestPavement]

@@youngnat probably more so.

[@j-p4194]

This is why we love video games! Literal art before our eyes and only getting better!

[@s3dghost]

And better

[@arkanjoteixeira]

Getting better is subjective None of these games are as good as say Super Metroid or Half Life 2, for one

[@Marquis-Sade]

@@arkanjoteixeira lol, obviously they are better

[@arkanjoteixeira]

@@Marquis-Sade ok normie

[@Marquis-Sade]

@@arkanjoteixeira Whats normie about that? lol

[@ThisRoyalDaKoty]

Gran turismo sport has insane amounts of detail but one of my favorite things is that when you pass another AI driver, they will look over at you as you pass them!

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

That’s cool lol

[@R3AL-AIM]

I got Sleeping Dogs on the birth year of Games With Gold on the 360... I knew about the game being a True Crime successor, but holy cow was I absolutely blown away. Still play it today and highly recommend the remaster, looks great. Fun game, interesting story.

[@arthurmorgan8794]

finshed the game 2 times100% the secend i played it in my ps4 pro its very beautfull and got the plat , really good game.

[@DisorientedWanderer]

It's one of those games that I do enjoy (especially since they got some good bands on that metal/rock radio station) and find it really fun but for some indescribable reason when I get so far into it I suddenly lose interest and can't finish it. I've restarted that game 7 times and get to the wedding and after that just can't go on no matter how much I want to. Like Skyrim, I got to level 40 and suddenly don't want to go on.

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Lot of fun putting on the medical mask and shooting up a place. Ended up creating a covid mod where the goal is hunt infected civilians lol

[@R3AL-AIM]

@@DisorientedWandererGreat point about the music, I was surprised to hear a few artist on that station myself 😁On the other thought. I am that way with a few games if I play it more than once. Certain sections and game elements feel dry or boring. I have only ever played through SD once fully and a quarter way through on the PC remaster so far. I could see a 3rd time feeling tedious for me.

[@joet6434]

It's a shame we will never see a sequel, very fun game.

[@louiemarks8501]

Couple of ideas for lists. 1- games where playing on higher difficulties is made worth it by way of extra modes and unlockables, like in Marvel Ultimate Alliance, where playing on easy unlocks Nick Fury as a PC and playing on normal unlocks a ng+ mode. 2- games where the higher difficulties are unexpectedly, WAY tougher, like in Dante's Inferno, where the first boss fight becomes practically impossible at higher difficulty(because it's before you've got the cross, any magic, or any ability to improve your skills).

[@hubhub27]

The pic of Kratos smiling in Photo Mode was the creepiest detail.

[@jamesgalimo1007]

The "rake in the face" bit came about shortly after the rake was invented, I'm sure. I've definitely seen it in other cartoons, most notably, Bugs Bunny. The Simpsons just went to the extreme by using, like, 20 rakes.

[@UnjustifiedRecs]

I loved watching all the carpenters and railroad workers in red dead 2, actually doing stuff, it was amazing, a little detail that 99% of people wouldn't care about or even notice

[@perfectpats]

Sleeping Dogs is one of the best seventh generation era games. It’s a shame Square Enix never greenlit a follow up.

[@GRGCompletionist]

way better than gta v

[@joet6434]

The developer or publisher went bust, i believe, which is why a sequel was never on the cards, shame, could have been a cool alternative series to GTA.

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

@@GRGCompletionist No it’s not

[@GRGCompletionist]

@@YesNo-yl6ws yeah it is, gta v was boring af

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

@@GRGCompletionist LMAO WHATTTT

[@nutsofrantic123]

It's kind of a gentle head nod when little details aren't noticed. When it's something you'd expect in real life and it just happens and you forget someone had to program that, and it just feels natural, I think that's a pretty high level compliment to the developers.

[@hammeredo]

5:52 i love the fact that he was talking about the detail of smashing the windshield while all the 3 cars had the same plate

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Always knew about the Sleeping Dogs one. Discovered that by doing like they did in the video and parking between two cargo containers while hunting a collectable. I laughed so hard when I saw him kick out the windshield and flip out it, was not expecting that.

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

One of the most underrated games of all time

[@killbeezy]

Imagine being an NPC in rdr2 and being made to actually work .... Let's make them really hammer nails lol

[@Necr0Mancer666]

Some ridiculously talented team of video game makers there.

[@tacnogion]

RDR2 continues to blow my mind. What a masterful game.

[@eddyhardz5404]

You truly are a master of your craft. Currently playing Ghostwire: Tokyo and have all shrines unlocked, maxed power output (via Jizo Statues), maxed power upgrades... and didn't even notice that little rain detail. I have failed as a gamer 😔

[@asapbruhhhhh]

The railroad workers should be number one. That’s honestly insane.

[@corkbulb2895]

20 years ago, the Firearms mod for Half-Life had a different reload animation for the revolver for each number of rounds you actually had to reload, as well as different animations based on whether the gun was empty vs loaded and even what skills you pick for your character. It even had magazine management, so reloading would change the mag, and you can even top off most weapons with an extra round, but whatever number of rounds you had in the magazine when you reloaded would remain, and if you run out of full mags, you would have to reload with a partially full mag unless you stop to merge magazines with a special mechanic. The Firearms mod is just super realistic and impressive especially for its time. Although impressive and detailed, the COD remakes aren't anything super special.

[@CH35H4]

The Horizon shell walker one is also in Zero Dawn, thought it was kinda cute lol

[@ZykopathOfficial]

RDR2 level of detail is UNMATCHED! 🔥

[@rankcolour8780]

Another Kratos rage detail, the shockwave that comes out of him is an omega symbol, you can see it fairly well in the clip in this video the 2nd time he does it if you slow it down.

[@cmdrlightwalker_9877]

The crazy fact that they made kratos writhe like that while in raged is awesome. Reminds me of the little detail in gow 2018, when your in helheim Kratos will shiver if you stop moving for a short period. The shellwalkers thing from horizon isn't new, that was in the first game as well.

[@hotboxmatty8042]

No matter what I do I don't get upload notifications from you. I really do love these more than I thought I would though, and seeing as the majority of the KZbinrs I'm subbed to only do current events that are actually unimportant and tiktok drama instead of what I originally subscribed for, this is a very much needed breath of fresh air.

[@gameskyjumper1721]

GOWR: Thor's tooth near the frozen lightning. Also, during the Ragnarok sequence, when you are supoose to shoot arrow at the wall, if you didn't shoot fast enough Sintri will tell you to hurry up angrily.

[@AZ_The_Dude]

When I heard RDR2 I was about to spaz out if you said "Horse testicles". Not a single soul who played RDR2 missed the horse testicles

[@OfficialDoyLum]

Stopping and looking at a beautifully rendered game you are playing is awesome and often jaw dropping, I feel so lucky to have been able to play the games we have today, I'm loving cyberpunk at the minute, exploring and just checking out the city.

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

Me with ghost of Tsushima

[@Ianthe1]

I've tried a few times for a second play through of RDR2 but just can't get past Arthur's diagnosis. I end up just roaming and being in the moment rather than continue the story.

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the video Falcon, these are all really great details! Hidden things like this make games so amazing.

[@talion7268]

I played nearly all big triple A games that come out in the last decade and rdr2 is league and leagues above everything in the video game industry in terms of realism and details

[@elwhite83]

2:17 Smiling Kratos is creepy as hell.

[@CliffyDoesDallas]

Ghost of Tsushima was amazing!

[@Josh-dd3vu]

No mans sky could also use a mention , trade rockets actually go to the space stations if you are able to follow them 👍 great mentions as usual.

[@mbank3832]

Rockstar is really good at details. I got gta5 from Black Friday and I was already amazed how detail it is for a decade old game

[@realgamingside]

Falcon voice is very soothing and relaxing 😌

[@jacobeaton4042]

I need more of these, I love seeing little details being appreciated

[@doopy85]

I'd love a part 2&3... I rate a great game by attention to detail. All my favorite games have at least one thing that makes you say, "they actually did that too"! Those are great game moments. Shout to hideo.

[@NeliusSan]

The shell walker recovering the shell was in the first game as well

[@listerofsmeg884]

As an amateur astronomer I always check to see if the stars are accurate in games during the night

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

I compare it to something like flooring or construction. The goal is for no one to notice anything at the end product, like nothing is out of place. You just see floor, or whatever. Since there's no flaws, you just see it in more generalized way which means it's out of your mind and you're more immersed

[@ZombiemanTemple]

The stepping on a rake gag goes back like hundreds of years. I’m sure the didn’t have the Simpsons in mind.

[@thegman8292]

Love the mini details that go into games, even if the standard gamer wont notice them. Would of liked to see some of the teeny details in metal gear solid franchise in this video, as many as they are, but 100% every detail you listed - had no idea but glad they are there.

[@makeiteasy1509]

Seeing the cracks in the glass of the headlight while driving the car in Mafia 1 Definitive Edition is also a cool detail😁

[@AngryBulldogGaming]

all call of duty games have really good character models but if you look at the details on the clothing and gear their fabric textures and materials look so good and the gear and clothing the characters wear is so detailed

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

All of the gore system in TLOU2 is pretty detailed including the blood and how it drips down any surface or how brains stick and slide off ceilings and walls when you blow things up. The melee wounds too

[@tagmaster9522]

With the shell walkers in Horizon, they did that in first game too. You could use it as a way to stop them from using both hands in combat.

[@waywardlaser]

RDR2 is fucking insane and one hell of an achievement but man I wonder how much sleep the devs lost while making it.

[@jamsywamsy]

So that bit about the Shellwalker in HFW, it also happens in Zero Dawn. It's really cool how they did that in the first game too.

[@jamsywamsy]

Something else in Forbidden West that I thought was awesome is that when you are flying on your Sunwing (arguably the best thing to do in the game after you complete the story. Just fly around the world with some armor that makes you almost completely invisible), and you touch the water with your wing, it actually displaces the water at that exact spot. It's awesome.

[@Prism562]

@@jamsywamsy Whoa, I need to try that

[@cacoethes1366]

An extra thing in GOW Ragnorok that I hadn’t noticed myself is that when you activate spartan rage the air distortion ripple that you blast out is actually in the shape of the Omega symbol (that GOW has used in its title since the 1st one).

[@TidusX16]

It's not a game detail per say but PS2 memory cards (those born after 1999, ask your parents) but when you are deleting files or copying, the logos react differently. Ape Escape 2, Samurai Warriors, and a whole bunch of others come to mind. The other from that era that I'm surprised no one really talks about is DMC 3 and how Devil Trigger changes look with different weapons. I have never seen anyone talk about that in any retrospective but I think it is a cool detail that should be brought back.

[@coolremedy6969]

So the rain in GhostWire Tokyo looked so crap because the devs wanted to add something literally no one noticed. That's kinda sad honestly.

[@jsullivan2112]

Falcon noticed it, so literally someone, not no one, noticed it. Literally.

[@kokabkhattak2559]

You can also see another detail in rdr2 in which the npcs eat and drink so realistically like cutting the meat before eating etc

[@JeffOf813]

Wait, what if you wait around in rd2? Do the stakes reset at some point? Or do they actually build a railroad across the map?

[@John-996]

They actually build the real road over time if you get rid of Cornwells men in a mini side Quest.

[@annieyahknight]

Everytime I see details about Red dead 2 it makes me want to replay the game again. I know I will but that download size is probably the main reason why I haven't redownloaded it again, that and my backlog

[@youngnat]

Keep it downloaded

[@annieyahknight]

@@youngnat Can't I already have too much games on my PS4 that take up alot of space

[@wolfwing1]

you could spend weeks talking about all the insane details in horizon zero dawn. How everything is built based upon how it would have been built in the past, though using some modern materials, how the first big town has logs leaving it, go down the stream you will find a quary and everything is connected. Just so much massive detail in it.

[@cassianogunji]

Microsoft's Flight Simulator mapped the real stars up to magnitude 4 all the way since the late 80's, along with the position and phases of the moon, with all the ephemerides of the sun and the moon, accounting also for latitude. After all, this stuff is used for navigation. I believe the current version also models eclipses.

[@mayteexxis]

Back then, the crew 1 and need for speed most wanted 2012 had this cool little detail where driving over water washes off the dirt on the car. It's a lot more common in today's games but was impressive discovering it back then when the games also started adding dirt to cars when you drive off-road.

[@Daunlouded]

The Shell-Walker container thing was in Zero Dawn as well, at least on PC version. I noticed it when doing that stealthy archer thing most people do.

[@xBLaRowe]

Cool details with the weapons in Mw2 that barely anyone uses, crazy that all of that can exist in the game but basic stuff like leaderboards and combat records arent in it.

[@inquisitorichijou883]

The rake thing is a pretty cool callback to those old cartoons like Looney Toons. Back then, it was a staple of the of the slapstick comedy.

[@ARIXANDRE]

In Callisto Protocol, if you stop protagonist Jacob near a wall, he leans on it. Such a subtle animation but it's really awesome, despite the lackluster gameplay.

[@UnversedEquinoks]

I'm surprised they didn't mention how the flash that happens when you enter spartan rage is actually in the shape of the greek omega symbol.

[@JoeCole_social]

Please consider a series like this for older games.

[@DarkAnomaly]

Oh wow that Railway detail is really nice. I've been playing Red Dead Redemption 2 since launch and I never noticed that until now so thanks for this.

[@ktzore]

RDR2 can have 100 minor detail and we might still miss many...,!! Amazing game like this amazing channel. My day starts with your video!!☺️👍

[@johnrossbleacher5381]

“Grand turismo’s details are second to nine!” *puts in second place 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Non-Negotiable]

You guys need atleast 10 million subs. The goto gaming source and I send every gamer I know to gameranx. ❤️

[@jordanjoestar8839]

One thing to help the channel. You mention lots of videogame weapons. Please remember a "clip" and "magazine" are completely different. The classic 'PING' noise, and subsequent reload of an old M1 Garand would be the example of a 'Clip'. A metal bracket that is pushed in, with the rounds slotted in. Modern standard rifles use what we would call a 'Magazine'. The typical metal/plastic tall cartridge that bottom feeds the weapon (typically). Only noting that because you use the term a lot, and many of your fire-arm loving fans definitely notice 😅!

[@ajanghahe]

Actually GOW has this "flexing" feature since the previous one. I found it because I was curious that if I use spatan rage, will Kratos looks like in the first gameplay trailer when he fought a troll.

[@vipset87]

Another sign from the universe I should be finishing god of war Ragnarok right now. 🤣 Off to it! Thanks gameranx lol Happy gaming everyone 2:16

[@psycho__9945]

the detail for horizon is also in the first one. and the rain kanji are matrix reference

[@mikeyrivera7589]

I've been playing The Last of Us Part 1 once every year since 2013 day one I never knew you could do that with the infected

[@OtakuAnime01]

Now that I see the kanji symbol in the rain, it makes me think of scenes from The Matrix movies when you can actually see the code in the environments

[@kirank287]

Ok

[@Later_Nerd]

MW2 is honestly a great game. It's free until the 20th as a trial with only a playlist or two. But I've been absolutely loving it. It's the same general COD product you would expect but it's really polished this time around. I only buy COD every couple of years (with the last being MW2019) and if you take that route they are honestly great games worthy of the asking price. It's on sale for $60 instead of $70 on BattleNet until next year and definitely worth the asking price imo. Haven't gotten around to playing the campaign yet but I sure hope there are more missions like the ultra realistic house mission from the 2019 reboot. But I'm having a ton of fun in the limited trial that only includes a very limited amount of content. It definitely feels like an extension of the golden era of COD as someone who grew up obsessing over COD4, MW2/3 and Black Ops 1/2. Most of the games since have kind of sucked but this one really hasn't. I only wish this game had a zombies mode, but I guess they have to try to convince you to buy the obviously worse games from Treyarch and Sledgehammer somehow lol. Call of Duty is back.

[@BlakKlaa2]

8:43 Star Wars Battle Front II also places Earth constellations in Tatooine night missions like Galactic Assault, Strike, and Heros vs Villians. Orion is easily found and recognized.

[@tobi_versace]

Cool detail in scarlet and violet. Hoppip pokedex says they ride the winds. If you see them in the overworld and a storm starts you can watch them get blow away.

[@Viper-D-Luffy]

It is amazing how far game technology has come in recent years and it's only getting better.

[@vc8448]

While that’s true I feel the biggest setback is the triple AAA publisher greed and practices. Developers can probably do more with what they have but time doesn’t allow them.

[@Gameranx9603ondiscord-]

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[@Viper-D-Luffy]

@@vc8448 yes that is true so game developer's just think about quantity over quality instead.

[@zaristarian1200]

I would love if Gran Turismo 7 would keep their focus more on the cars. I drove today the Bugatti Chiron. You can see the fuel consumption on the dashboard. Thats another cool detail BUT it showed me 20L/100km (11,8mpg) when driving 400km/h (250mph). In reality it is something around 120L/100km (2mpg). Then I tuned it so it had 300hp more and suddenly only 10L/100km (23,5mpg) at 400km/h. But it should have had more than the stock fuel consumption. They have so many small details that look amazing but if you take a closer look you see that many of them are so inaccurate. And what is sad is that it is often just a matter of programming the formulas right. No complex programming.

[@whitenun]

Ghost Wire just left dev notes falling from the sky

[@Jabholt013]

I also love the fact that the railroad company actually finishes that last bend of the track

[@inhumanesanity]

different reload animations can be observed for every gun in rdr2 as well

[@Joestone1984]

One of my favorite gaming channels including a bit of video from another favorite gaming channel of mine (outside xtra) is just awesome.

[@Gameranx9603ondiscord-]

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[@paulnolan4971]

It's good to know Falcon has a warm nest this winter 😁

[@ramonosuke]

I liked how in Uncharted 4, shining a light into someone's face makes them recoil a bit at the bright light like one would imagine.

[@GameEsthetics]

Ghost of Tsushima is a work of art

[@kirank287]

My favorite game. Still love it so much ❤

[@GameEsthetics]

@@kirank287 One of my favorites as well, it’s so beautiful… I always suggest it to people and I am shocked when they have never heard of it

[@John-996]

The Bell Ringing one for RDR2 is one I have not seen before really cool.

[@reedi30]

In the basement of the Barons Keep in The Witcher 3, there’s two guards that say the “Bring out the Gimp” lines from Pulp Fiction.