10 INSANE Little Details We LOVE in Video Games

Some video games include painstakingly small details that we really enjoy. Here are some satisfying examples.
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[@btbarr16]

I loved the fact that Rockstar made the journal where Arthur could draw well, but John couldn't. Kind of like with John closing one eye when aiming it implies Arthur has just had more practice. I've never played a game where I felt more immersed than I did in rdr2.

[@zakkmylde1712]

Rdr2 is definitely one of the most immersive experiences I've had but the Witcher 3 is up there and so is No Mans Sky in VR mode. Vanpyre wasn't bad either.

[@mypud4068]

The Witcher 3 didn't have me nearly as immersed and im a huge rpg fan, i mean rdr2 was a masterpiece in not only storytelling but its gameplay and immersion, while sure alot of horse riding especially in the beginning the Witcher 3 does start to feel a bit fetch questy, that's really not even a knock its a fantastic game but rdr2 I literally could play for hours while even great rpgs fighting can get old after a long session

[@SpookyDaScary59]

When you load into RDR2 I love that feeling you get after seeing your character looking at such an amazing view in 4K HDR

[@amiyasahoo4717]

For me it was Metro Games and RDR2. I was completely emersed.

[@charlie1a5]

@@commanderkeen6839 I'm pretty sure no one underrates the Witcher 3. It won a ton of awards and people (critics and players) rate it highly.

[@Grapefruit5000]

Basically RDR 2 has all of the insane little details. Every single one of them.

[@YuniorGamboa]

That game might as well be a simulator and a good one at that.

[@GuiTaR89AnGeL]

@@YuniorGamboa I once watched a dude slice and eat all his steak piece by piece man, it was awesome!

[@mazrimtaim3107]

@@GuiTaR89AnGeL In the game?

[@GuiTaR89AnGeL]

@@mazrimtaim3107 yes. Very details his fork was picking up every individual bite till his place was empty.

[@Vanadium]

So RDR 2 is like Tarkov because I cant imagen a game more realistic that this for guns overall.

[@Samantha-nn5cd]

My favourite tiny detail is when they give the main character, in a game with 3rd person perspective, details that differ in their walking/running speed. Or, in their walking/running on different surfaces or inclines

[@utisti4976]

That's one of the reasons why I love RDR2. So much detail in everything. Like, if you walk on a flat surface, Arthur walks normally, but if you walk up a hill Arthur looks like he's getting exhausted doing it, it really looks like he's struggling to walk up it.

[@matthewa2095]

@@utisti4976 and when he walks down hill he looks like he's almost falling and stumbling down the hill

[@Boris82]

RDR2 🔥

[@zencaia3064]

When they have bells on their clothes and they jingle jangle when you move

[@alexjames2264]

When the feeling of Going up and down stairs feels right.... i always take extra time to appreciate it. Idk why lol

[@hallaloth3112]

I think one of my favorite micro details is the sound design of footsteps. Probably in anything but a stealth game/section it's completely pointless but I absolutely love when you can instantly believe your character is walking is on a wood floor verses the ground, mud or the grass. It's such a minor thing in most games but sound design is so important for immersion and footsteps, least for me, go a loong way towards that.

[@kazyman92]

*stares at you in tarkov* no seriously the sound design in that game is just dope and lines up with what you're saying

[@mohammedalnayar]

Yes!!! I always look (rather hear) for that whenever I start a new game!!

[@chiragsharma6215]

I do tend to notice the sound of footsteps on the basis of the surface they are walking on.

[@TheForbiddenOne55]

It's so satisfying when devs nail the sound of footsteps over various terrains n such.

[@KorsAir1987]

Overwatch is amazing in this regard. You can identify most characters just by the sound of their footsteps.

[@RunAmuck73]

I love in HZD how differently Aloy runs in snow. Not just slower. It's a different run and it's great. Also if you hang on a rock for too long, she stretches her hands. Just perfect.

[@whirlhoof7580]

Something I adore in Fallout: New Vegas, and they had zero reason to add this: special dialogue if you couldn't pass a skill/speech check. Seeing the difference between someone at Speech 50 sounding like a professional diplomat and 49 sounding like a caveman was always hilarious. In a similar vein, having occasional "dumb" dialogue options if your character had a low enough intelligence; i.e. when a robot guard asks for a passcode, and if your INT is low enough, you can respond "ICE CREAM!" There wasn't any real mechanical purpose to put those in, but they make the game and your character feel all the more immersive and real.

[@EikottXD]

Reminds me of baldur's gate and Neverwinter nights.

[@mazrimtaim3107]

@@EikottXD Did they have a special low intelligence dialogue too? I just bought Baldur’s Gate for myself as a Christmas gift but haven’t started it yet

[@EikottXD]

@@mazrimtaim3107 also you're going to love baldur's gate ❤️ not a spoiler but I believe hunting wolves is the best way to farm money at the start. Also check out conjurer if you want to be really cheap and fun 😁

[@mazrimtaim3107]

@@EikottXD Nice I’ll try killing some wolves. I’m playing a gnome illusionist and I’m using darts. I think gnomes are badass

[@EikottXD]

@@mazrimtaim3107 Who doesn't!? 🤘🏻

[@benmcreynolds8581]

In Control: I spent so much time in rooms doing nothing but tossing things around just to see how the objects react with the physics of the game. I love stuff like that.

[@notbloodylikely4817]

Zero Dawn has a bunch. Aloy's voice echoes when she's high in the mountains is an incredibly immersive touch.

[@moon_and_water]

What I also love are “standing still actions”. Even if the characters just look around or sth when they stand still for some time it’s always a nice detail

[@hotdognl70]

First I remember was an impatient Sonic on my Sega. Dammmmm, I'm old lol!

[@brent8407]

Idle animations is the word for that, but yeah in a lot of games they are great

[@3Rayfire]

@@hotdognl70 First he'd tap his toe, then look at his watch, if you went too long he'd get sick of it and lay down. Absolutely great. The hedgehog with 'tude.

[@BoyProdigyX]

I was just playing BOTW earlier today and got caught in a thunderstorm in Torin Wetland at night. I not only JUST noticed the flooding effects, but also JUST realized how realistic the lightning effect was. As a kid I loved how a lightning strike could briefly illuminate everything as if it were high-noon, and they did a great job with that bit of immersion.

[@aaryanshrawat4462]

BOTW Full form?

[@SandeepKharoud]

@@aaryanshrawat4462 breath of the wild

[@Vyz3r]

One detail I like about BOTW is the different sounds your equipment does. A sword banging on your metallic armor sounds different from your more fabric armor. Or that if you're wearing an armor more for stealth, it actually sounds quieter than a normal armor.

[@MmntechCa]

I was replaying BOTW recently when I noticed that groups of Bokoblins and Moblins will have conversations with each other if you sit and observe them for a while. You'll see them turn to the other and there's a speech animation, and they'll go back and forth like this for a bit before jumping up and down like someone told a great joke. Sure, a lot of other games have enemy NPCs talk to each other. But this is not something most players notice in a game like this. Especially given these are supposed to be mindless monsters. I have a lot of issues with BOTW's mechanics, but I have to give them credit for attention to detail. Yakuza 0 is another one that does something similar. For example, you'll see NPCs approach a vending machine, then ponder their choice before making a selection. There's a whole bunch of sequences like that. Really makes Kamurocho feel more immersive. Yet for some reason, a lot of those little touches were dropped in the later Dragon Engine games. People in the new games just mostly walk around and look at their phones. Oh, well... I guess that is pretty realistic.

[@ganjagremlin]

With how detailed your write up on this is, I'd love to hear your gripes with the BOTW mechanics.

[@sleepy5959]

I got rdr2 yesterday on ps4 slim and its beautiful, the details and how to game looks in general is so good. The game feels like a movie.

[@hsndsaber]

Bro don't continue the vid There r spoilerssss Am I late?????

[@sleepy5959]

@@hsndsaber Omg thank you, i was about to watch it

[@grim_56]

@@hsndsaber You’re a hero

[@hsndsaber]

@@grim_56 thx!

[@Darkempire-ef6zc]

@Pen Drive yep and don't rush the game you'll only get to experience it once

[@NoobieSnake]

Spider-Man’s different voice track was the first thing I noticed. I was super impressed when playing the game. I kept on wondering how they do it and how they transition so smoothly. As soon as you stop swinging and stay at one spot or start walking, he will not sound out of breath and stuff while talking with Yuri and others. Very cool.

[@E_Chap]

The voice actor had to record all the open world dialogue twice.

[@orrie1911]

MY TIME HAS COME OK here’s a list of a bunch of small details in botw!!! -the rito village music will slightly change depending on how many side quests you’ve completed and whether or not kass is there -link’s body temperature is ever so slightly cooler when standing in the shade and ever so slightly warmer when in the sun -if you leave the game idle while link is shirtless, he’ll flex! -similarly, if you leave the game idle and (in game) it’s late at night link will fall asleep before quickly jolting himself awake -if you kick a chest open with no shoes on, link grabs his foot and hops around in pain -you can catch bokoblins hunting animals in the wild -if you throw a boomerang at a lizalfos (their weapon of choice) they’ll just catch it -each monk in each shrine is posed differently -there are different animations for eating skewers, drinking elixirs, eating meals and manually using fairies -when your quiver is empty, link’s stance will change slightly and firing the bow will only give you a small strumming noise edit: adding more details !! -on certain nights in the hebra mountains you can see the aurora borealis! -walking around naked and talking to NPCs will generate interesting and different dialogue options! (i recommend getting nakey and talking to paya in kakariko village, her reaction is *chefs kiss*) -the temple of time music is actually just the temple of time music from ocarina of time slowed down -similarly, the stable theme has epona's song as a leitmotif -each of the staircases in rito village has a different amount of feathers depending on what floor/story you're on -wearing a fire weapon in a cold area will raise your body temperature and vise versa -you can ride bears, deer, and even lynels (for a short amount of time lmao) -if you whistle near a school of fish, they'll beach themselves, which is an actual fear reaction in fish -additionally, at around 8pm ingame time, if you're standing at hebra peak, it'll stop snowing and clear up momentarily. if you listen closely, the music will actually become more "clear" too, you can hear more of the flute! it's so beautiful

[@RynKen]

My favorite discovery in BotW is wearing an enemy mask, dropping some food they like on the ground and sneak striking them as they chow down. Apparently, the high tier enemies require better food to be interested as oppose to something like a red bokoblin with lower standards.

[@visionhawk4403]

Arkham Origins was the first game I noticed snow deformations, and they mattered because you could see the path that NPCs were following while guarding a rooftop or something. Made it much easier to know when to sneak around instead of just an all-out brawl every time you need to take out a guard or two.

[@truthseeker3931]

It's the small things people appreciate the most

[@liamnelson49]

That's what she said

[@govincisutanes7962]

Like gameranx videos everyday

[@droffilcnosredneh525]

@@liamnelson49 rip you

[@chscelebrity8325]

@@liamnelson49 we wish she said that.

[@metalheadmaniac8686]

I wonder why humans appreciate the small things the most

[@Johnny0nDaSpot]

One detail that I always look for in games is in the cut scenes, if my character is holding a certain weapon when the cut scene begins, I expect my character to be holding that weapon during the cut scene and to still have that weapon after the cut scene. Unless they show the character putting the weapon down or holstering it; or the game goes to a different time in the story. That's one thing that used to piss me off in the Gears series. It's very satisfying when developers get it right. I've been noticing it being done correctly so far in the Halo Infinite campaign. 🤞🏽

[@palimo3653]

That’s a great point and I love when games do that. I love seeing the equipped armor and actual weapon my character has in the cutscenes.

[@Cydoniaaa]

Honestly I think one of the best details a game can have is rain/stormy weather. Every game has a different take on how rain is rendered however why I like it so much is because rain is just amazing and calming :)

[@Gjd94]

How is weather a detail lmao

[@ekofever827]

@@Gjd94 how is it not?

[@Elwaves2925]

@@Gjd94 It's not so much that weather itself is the detail but how it's implemented into the game. When it's done well and is detailed, it can really add to the atmosphere. Or take away from it when it's poorly done.

[@rocketappliances2160]

How is it not Greg?!

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@Gjd94 how is weather not a detail??? Wow man you really can't be serious and the Bad part is that you are durrrrrrrrr duh duh duurrrrrrp

[@dankart4924]

Did you know you can play the entirety of Timesplitters 2 in Homefront the revolution? It was only found recently, but there's an arcade cabinet that lets you play a couple of levels, and there's a chest code you can enter that unlocks the ENTIRE game PLUS it's remastered!

[@DaRadicalCavy]

Oh dam I haven't played this is a while but just downloaded the other day so will have to check the whole version out as enjoyed the few levels tried

[@dankart4924]

@@DaRadicalCavy you might have to go digging a bit since it's fairly new, but it's in Oddheader's newest video cuz that's where I found it.

[@queefqueefington]

I think its been known about for a while now. I remember seeing it in a video months ago

[@viento7135]

Shit i miss timesplitters

[@f1shyspace]

This is gonna be the top comment I can smell it

[@travisspazz1624]

I'm still constantly blown away by the lighting effects in RDR2!!

[@owensquelch449]

Surprised God Of Wars snow effect wasn't mentioned, still think its one of the best examples even compared to the featured examples.

[@dimitrigonsa]

I think these details can make or break the immersion especially in big and lengthy games, great video guys keep up the awesome work!

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you like them!

[@Grapefruit5000]

Yea, for instance Cyberpunk which is so devoid of these details. It lacks very basic stuff which makes the world feel so lifeless and it breaks the immersion.

[@f1shyspace]

@@gameranxTV amongus vid when?

[@desharrsaddler5305]

@@Grapefruit5000 its funny because I expected Cyberpunk to be riddled with these like RDR2, I just hope GTA6 has more little things like this

[@Grapefruit5000]

@@desharrsaddler5305 i think we all did and we probably would've gotten them if the CEOs weren't a bunch of greedy assholes.

[@patogames5099]

Surprised bodies of water didn't get a mention - considering snow, and rain did? Nothing better than when the water looks, and moves like real water. The fact that RDR2 also has you able to wash off in a stream - and you can see the dirt and/or blood move in the water - was an amazing detail! Loved it the 1st time I noticed. The ocean in AC: Odyssey, is also great, where the current effects how you ship moves, and plays a part in ocean combat.

[@oscarftb]

I think petting animals is amazing. Specially in Blair Witch since it is actually a useful feature to calm your dog down during stressful situations.

[@baileyocallaghan1278]

You can use it to calm your horse in RDR2

[@hotdognl70]

@@baileyocallaghan1278 I wondered if horses can be considered as pets. Some do deserve that title I think, Roach to name one.

[@morrius0757]

@@hotdognl70 Horses are considered pets, do you think everyone who raises them do so for horse racing or to make glue? I know several people who raise horses and they all do it just because they love horses. lol

[@hotdognl70]

@@morrius0757 I thought they were just for meatballs, completely forgot about the glue!

[@memetrick2328]

Did u notice that when John gets Arthur's journal and draws in it, it looks not as good as Arthur's drawings because John doesn't know how to draw but Arthur does

[@eichoevers4199]

#3 - I’m sure it has been mentioned, but Shenmue was the first game I remember having an interactive journal… and, though kind of dull and boring, it was a necessary companion to the game if ever you set down the controller for a week and then wanted to get back into the groove. Unless you had a player’s guide or reliable internet source at the time, the journal was your only hope for remembering where you are in the storyline and where to go next. I found it fascinating as a young gamer, and it’s only just a small part of the charm of that game that left me with such a fond memory of my first complete play through. Though many interactive journals are much more extensive and thorough in current titles, nothing will top the feeling of Ryo’s journal.

[@EikottXD]

The Shenmue series is so great I really hope they don't mess up the next one. They said they're going to add fast traveling and try to make it less tedious for new players...

[@quinnmarchese6313]

@@shcsny it got the credit, it didnt get the love. shemnue is one of the most frequently talked about games ever, just not in the sense that people gush over it.

[@kingofhearts9020]

Kingdom hearts is another one with a lot of information in the journals holy crap

[@jacksonteller3973]

I loved how whenever you upgraded a weapon in Last of Us 2 it actually shows you the process of Ellie doing it, some people like Jim Sterling say that's overly obsessive attention to detail but I personally loved it, my jaw dropped the first time I saw that, it was so fucking cool.

[@ttime441]

If that’s overly obsessive attention to detail, I don’t even know what he thinks about even more amazing tiny details in that game

[@TheGhostlyCaptain]

I don’t know if this counts but an insane little detail that they didn’t have to add but I love it that they did was the simple thing of Dani singing along with certain songs on the radio or randomly hum a tune when out in the world of Far Cry 6 :) it makes the main character feel more real and this adds so much more immersion :)

[@miragemain105]

So in other words, Rdr2 has the best details

[@bsti112590]

I still say the craziest little pointless detail I've seen was in MGS2. In the Tanker chapter, if you go to the bar on the ship and knock some ice onto the counter, IT MELTS IN REAL TIME.

[@neoshenlong]

MGS2 and MGS3 have a lot of crazy little details like that. MGS3 is even better because they aren't pointless, there's a lot of things you can use as gameplay mechanics that are very situational things you really don't need to have in the game but it's there in case someone thinks about it and tries it.

[@mertyuip06]

Yea also this is a funny detail if you shoot a guard who you told to freeze in the arm a leg etc he will still try to keep his hands up while that limb is damaged just shoot them in the leg and you’ll see what I’m talking about

[@mypud4068]

In rdr2 you can watch them eat full meals and it takes a proper amount of time haha

[@Vyz3r]

In BOTW, because of how the physics system works, not only will the sun melt an ice, but anything that gives off heat (bush fire, torch, fire arrows on your bow, fire sword on your hand, fire rod behind your back, etc.) will hasten the melting the closer the heat source is to the ice.

[@palimo3653]

Metal Gear Solid 3 should have been on this list more the amount of detail in that game is almost too much lol

[@frostbite3820]

The second point really shines in killing floor 2. In the downtime between waves I have a habit of spamming the reload button to watch the animation that plays when you try to reload when your mag is already full. Each gun has a special animation or 2 and idk why but that tiny little detail just mesmerizes me so much

[@FiftyDemons]

Immersion is key to a game. You need to feel like you are the character you playing. And honestly most games failed to do this.

[@olibob203]

I used to have immersive NPC's until I got an arrow to the knee ...

[@maximilian2843]

@@olibob203 Mr. Immersive thinks it's better to make a gameworld bigger than better. Sixteen times

[@nened_master60]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention god of war and the tracks it leaves for #5 those were by far the most impressive ones Ive seen

[@exploceangaming2946]

Escape from tarkov has malfunctions that are specific to a certain weapons that have the same malfunctioning problem in real life. So good.

[@isaiahgrimm2810]

Characters actually using steps on stairs

[@RandomInternetStranger]

rdr2 comin' in clutch with like 7 years worth of details. Like seriously, it's a running joke with friends of mine that the devs spent 7 years putting random but incredibly immersive details and weird things in the world, and 1 designing the actual game.

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

I love it when NPCs shit talk my outfits.

[@doodskie999]

I was amazed the amount of voicework they did in rdr2, when you are near talking to your comrades, they speak in normal voice but when they are far, they begin shouting the dialogue

[@Eli-pi4eh]

Also the way John or Arthur speak to a horse depending on how bonded they are

[@stephencroft1612]

should have included Rise of the Tomb Raiders snow deformation it looks incredible even after 6 years

[@Engine33Truck]

The weather effects in Witcher 3 are pretty amazing. Speaking of, and this is an odd detail that I’m surprised the developers thought of, but if you equip Active Shield in your skill tree and use an active Quen in a rain storm, the rain actually impacts the shield. You can see small little waves from the rain drops impacting the shield, and it’s so inconsequential but so cool

[@reed1645]

It's insane how much detail gets crammed into games like last of us 2, makes for an incredibly immersive experience :)

[@Emerald_Knight45]

Yeah but some people will shit on it saying how bad it was

[@itzbasiggr8212]

@@Emerald_Knight45I think people say everything except the story was good,

[@timekeep3r]

@@itzbasiggr8212 Except werent those people mad cause you had to play as that one girl or some other goofy ass reason like that.... Cause the stories legit .

[@reed1645]

@@itzbasiggr8212 that's more of a minority as far as I can tell. The story was better than the first game's.

[@Aristowi]

There is a small detail I love in games that makes a huge impact in the immersion, when you stop at a store or a window or even the trash in the street and you see bottles and bags with made up brand names for sodas, chips, gum and other products instead of just a red or green bottle or can. Those little details improve the experience.

[@Fukkatsu]

The Mario button in Luigi's Mansion was actually made to remind the player why they're in this haunted mansion. The goal was only brought up at the beginning of the game so the devs thought they should add it as a reminder.

[@mappybc6097]

In the South Park rpgs there are some truly amazing 4th wall breaks you never see coming. Like Cartman showing up dressed as Patriots coach Bellichick and call you a cheater if you input a code early in the game that you aren't supposed to know yet. Or my personal fave, in the Fractured but Whole, if you try to skip the opening cinematic Cartman will at first ask you not to, since you would miss out on story details, but gets increasingly annoyed if you insist. Until he gets fed up and actually sends you straight to the credits roll, since you obviously don't care about the story of the game. And btw, if you try to skip the opening with a clear game file Cartman will acknowledge the fact you've already finished the game and let you do it without consequences.

[@jclosed2516]

About NPC's and their reactions to the player... There is one game series that I really love to pieces because of the NPC's (and there are LOTS of them) have their own little story development throughout the game. These are the Trails games from Nihom Falcom. Those NPC's not only develop their own story throughout a single game (every time you meet them after some small main story development their story also has advanced), but even throughout several games in those series. And, as said, I am not talking about a only a few NPC's here. The trails games span about 9 games in a row (Trails in the Sky 1, 2, 3th, Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure, Trails of Cold Steel I, II, III, IV), and you can still meet characters in the last game that where present in the first game. Talking about commitment and world building...

[@samprittie2771]

One thing I always get way too excited about is when it's raining in a game, and you go under an awning or some other 'not directly indoors' cover and the rain doesn't come through the roof as though it's not there. In Far Cry 6, the first time it started raining I looked for cover, and was elated that I wasn't getting rained on while standing beneath some stairs. It doesn't matter if your character gets soaked, but it feels good when an umbrella actually works.

[@ScottReed]

I'm surprised considering you're going full on RDR2 you didn't mention body functions. Aging and horse balls changing 😂

[@gameranxTV]

😂

[@xdmztryvsvedine2773]

I just started playing TLOU2, and I spent over an hour playing the guitar at the Seattle music shop. I can’t believe they added all those chords for that little guitar moment.

[@SethG3600]

Yea it’s crazy how people can play full songs with it.

[@BlueKnightV20]

Another thing I really appreciated about HZD's Frozen Wilds DLC, is that when performing a roll, you can see that there's grass underneath it. Which isn't just a step up from the main game, but it's something that happens in reality. And that's honestly a pretty cool attention to detail!

[@generalyousif3640]

Little details in any media goes along way demonstrating the quality of the product.

[@haydenbuchholz7195]

Ghost of tsushima’s most emotional mission is hunting down the fox killers no cap. I sure as hell got attached to the foxes.

[@jifij89]

yessss

[@midnight_yota]

I noticed the audio detail in RDR2 as well. It made me rally impressed that they would shout or be like "Hey, where you going?"

[@unal.05]

One of my favorite details is how your characters breathing style changes when they're in stealth, running, laying, etc... In TLOU 2

[@M.SEK.P]

AC odyssey/Valhalla: your character is wet after swimming and when he comesout of water, he shakes for 2 seconds, so the water drops down 👍

[@AngryBulldogGaming]

i don't even know how rockstar makes their open world games so detailed and still make the game run good they're wizards

[@gowary]

The raining storm/thunder effects on the xbox360 version of gta5 blew my mind when I 1st saw it, specially when you are in the "desert" area where no tall buildings are blocking your view of it.

[@_SimpleJack_]

You forgot to mention that a lot of the NPC's in RDR2 have full daily routines. There's a few videos online showing them. It's quite mind blowing how much detail is in that game.

[@seanhoddy3129]

Best. Game. Ever.

[@filipkolasny908]

@@seanhoddy3129 Very subjective but ok

[@aspect5706]

RDR2 🤤 we neeeeed another game on this level

[@tacticalnewfie2922]

Sound design, lighting and first person perspective immerses me most. Especially in horror games, like Outlast 2 or Alien Isolation or Metro Exodus for instance.

[@Vyz3r]

This is what I love about BOTW. The sound design is just so satisfying. The sound of your movements differ depending on what armor and what weapons you have equipped. I like it when you're wearing a fabric armor and you're quieter than if you were wearing a metalic one. I wiah more games had these details.

[@CHeweLsOldSchewel]

Arkham Knight had really good rain effects. I liked seeing the water droplets trail down surfaces like Batman's armor or a windshield.

[@unomaster6828]

Basically the video is RDR2 and TLOU2 and how crazy they are😂

[@marinainacio7743]

On the topic about face changes and weather (specifically rain), I believe Days Gone is amazing. Deacon's facial expressions changing when he's shooting and running are incredible. And I was fascinated by the rain effects and how the wind affected the trees in the first map!

[@UnjustifiedRecs]

Days gone is so goddamn awesome. I think people in a few years will finally give it the love it deserves

[@hotdognl70]

@@UnjustifiedRecs I picked it up after 1.7 and wondered why the critic scores were so mediocre. That game was absolutely launched to early but got patched to be very entertaining! Still hoping for a sequel or spin-off.

[@UnjustifiedRecs]

@@hotdognl70 I think it'll happen, I know a sequel got recently kaiboshed, but after it selling well on PC too, I think we'll something in a year or 2

[@hotdognl70]

@@UnjustifiedRecs Would be very nice. But no rush, still got enough to play. Still doing some horde every now and then or just gonna take a tour on my HZD bike. Those skins are actualy very cool details as well!

[@marinainacio7743]

@@UnjustifiedRecs Yesss, I honestly don't understand the critics, the game is so immersive and addicting, the maps are incredible and detailed

[@INikeAir]

I’ve never played Last Of Us. That clip of the girl just rolling in the snow looks AMAZING. I thought uncharted knocked it out the park with their snow physics but sheeeeeeesh, LoU really nailed it. I’ll have to check it out just for that

[@fradunio1555]

Tlou2 is a really stunning and good game it gets hated for one little thing

[@evi1cereal919]

Awesome list. If you make a part two You should mention how in Halo infinite whatever gun you're holding in game Will be the gun that you see in the cutscene when Master Chief is talking. Most games usually shift to the default weapon during cutscenes so I like that halo infinite was able to model every weapon into the cutscenes

[@Evravon]

On the "guns working realistically" note, I am very surprised you guys didn't mention Escape from Tarkov. You have to manually load each round into your magazine, and reloading your weapon in the field without emptying your full magazine first means you have several magazines in your inventory that are like half full, or 1/4 full. So eventually, you have to hide, unload all those partially filled magazines and load the rounds into new magazines so you have some complete mags.

[@iwantcrawfish6110]

Soon games are going to be so real and detailed, that developer's are going to have to purposely put "reality checks" in them to remind us that where still in a game!

[@supernovasupernova4289]

No kidding! Soon we will have AI teaching other AI on the best possible ways to complete a task. Gaming will be scary in the near future. Check out YT channel 2 minute papers...the stuff they are working on will blow your mind.

[@deadnorth8648]

Well with how most games launch we won't have this issue soon

[@Greenwood4727]

what if we are in a video game, "gods" video game it does explain a lot of the stuff thats happened recently

[@user-mu5sl4vh7m]

Gonna take a while until we’re that far

[@iBeastless]

I love how RDR2 is mentioned in every category. It shows us how much of a masterpiece it is.

[@m1ke273]

I love the way Orcs make small talks in Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of Wars. Some of them are ridiculously hilarious

[@SoulHackerOfficial]

I never got tired of letting D Dog at least once whenever I took him with me on a mission. I can only imagine all the other stuff Kojima could have also added just for the dog. Dang it! Konami!

[@devinshort8150]

Shooting with both eyes open actually denounces experience with experience with firearms as opposed to squinting. Service members are taught to shoot with both open to allow for increased awareness around your field of view and the like.

[@hotdognl70]

Remember the days of real camera's? One eye on the viewfinder, the other following the subject in real real. No heads cut off, never loose track of a moving subject.

[@SahiPie]

That’s what he was pointing out no?

[@MrTheVolcom]

Thank you for adding Red dead to the list! My favorite game ever but it needs more attention from Rockstar, the online mode is neglected.

[@seansean7814]

This is a really great list. Artyom has individual arm hairs in Metro Exodus. Also individual creases in his hands, and veins.

[@shahriarchowdhury7871]

I had never realized how much love was put into making RDR2...

[@danieln6700]

It's insane from what I've heard. I need to play it sometime

[@patfuryy]

One more thing I noticed from Tlou2 is when you're wet from rain or went for a swim, all of your notes and the journal itself will be wet BUT only when a certain part of the backpack touches the water

[@kirstyf]

I love it in games when the sound of your footsteps change depending on the texture of the ground. Its strangely satisfying.

[@smokeyandtheassbandit]

Can't wait to watch gameranx in 2022

[@codyb.3015]

Being able to use the vending machine in Half-life has always been a detail that I've remembered being impressed by

[@XAlted1]

In GTA5 online with the new update, if you can find Chop, you can pet him and it gives you Rep which is funny.

[@kodyjayvin]

Ah, yes, as far as japanese media and making food look good, there's actually an interesting story behind it. Back in the early 2000s, there was an anime with a cooking scene where characters had to chop a head of lettuce, but originally it just looked like a green ball and the animation was crap. Then there was fan backlash and they became the laughing stock for how bad their lettuce looked. When the released it to dvd, they reanimated the entire cooking scene with a better head of lettuce. And ever since then, everyone in the anime and game industries in japan try really hard to make the food look good.

[@TaLila360]

Petting animals always wins my heart! I wish it was more common not only for dogs but also cats, horses and other animals.

[@nancyxiang7184]

An example of number 1 is in Deep Rock Galactic, you can pet the tamed spiders (Steeves) and you can even pet their fallen corpses to honor them.

[@thewizard7886]

In terms of number 10, my favourite example of this are all the shopkeepers in Breath of the Wild that react to you standing on tables, the handful of unique interactions for when you’re not wearing anything are pretty great too

[@crazykit1967]

Man, I love Horizon zero dawn, I think it needs more love, especially since the sequel is around the corner. If anyone reading has never seen it, look up Horizon Forbidden West, its absolutely stunning.

[@Prism562]

I'm over a week into HFW and I can say 100% it is incredible

[@crazykit1967]

@@Prism562 it's such a wonderful game, by far my favorite

[@Prism562]

@@crazykit1967For sure

[@keppikun]

One of my fav details from Far Cry 6, is when Dany sing together with the song played on the radio. It's awesome.

[@alexlloydmusic5647]

Petting the dog DESERVES the #1 spot on here, cause no moment brings me greater joy than finding a dog in a game, asking "Can I pet it tho??" and then YOU CAN PET THE DOG AAAAA

[@Sapwolf]

I'll never forget running through the big city in Witcher 3 and flushing out the ladies running away from me. I called this "spookin strumpets". It was a nice touch.

[@ghostofkyiv8371]

I had so much fun with homefront honestly. Looking past the bugs it was kind of a good game.

[@raegardens8339]

Nice pfp!

[@ghostofkyiv8371]

@@raegardens8339 say less. Yours looks Hella fine too

[@a_921]

I havent played RDR myself, but I remember watching somebody else play it, and noticing that when riding on snow-covered dirt, with the snow being very shallow, the dirt was party kicked up on top of the snow.

[@mattfarr137]

I first noticed snow deformation in ac3 and I was hooked on it ever since

[@mohammadabdallah8571]

Dawg gameranxs has been on fire lately with these lists

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks

[@babagandu]

Salat bro

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Forza Horizon do a great job with the weather effects

[@johncayer1610]

I think a small detail that can add tons to a games immersion is the auto HUD. Only displaying information when I actually need it helps keep the screen nice and tidy.

[@Xivinux]

Battlefield 1 was the first game to have a character close 1 eye when aiming down the sights. Some amaxing details in this video great stuff!

[@prickly10000]

The Snow effects in Last of Us 2 to NOT look realistic at all. I do not know what the hell you think snow looks like. Snow is a powder that only compress if you step on it. If you brush it with your feet while stepping. It does not leave a even trail of compressed snow like your foot is some type of powerwasher. If you are walking in a foot of snow. You are slow and take long steps. It doesn't look like an ant army just went through. I hate it when people give games more credit then they deserve and Last of us 2 is the king of that

[@enditakamweneshe6428]

If I can pet animals in it, then it is worth playing.

[@MrDeathstar00]

Great detail in a often shit on game: Black Ops Cold Wars Zombie mode has a ammo mod called brain rot that turns zombies to your side, when you shoot a plague hound that becomes friendly it allows you to pet it before exploding and makes a little sound too

[@HydroVector13]

One more amazing detail is what the player's character does when you do not press any button Example in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Kassandra starts petting Ikaros when it flies and sits on her hand

[@metalheadmaniac8686]

a really good one is the expended shotguns shells from the super shotgun are empty in doom eternal

[@joeltrowe5155]

I myself was thinking how cool it would be if some NPC commented how you changed your outfit or something like that. Most devs don't integrade that stuff, but it would be nice if they start to do that in the future. Most people appreciate that, especially in AAA games.

[@SleepyMatt-zzz]

I have a soft spot for games that add birds and fish. It's seems like a silly thing to say, but those kinds of details add so much more "life" to a game. There are a lot of games that don't add those kinds of details, even when it seems like to most sensible detail to add.

[@Deedric_Kee]

6:16 was great facial animation I loved that. These are definitely things I love about games. Awesome stuff "Gameranx 👏