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Even Bloodborne's Doll needs a nap
The creepy porcelain automaton that levels you up will sometimes randomly pass out in the hub area. If you listen closely, she mumbles softly in her sleep,…
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Persona 4 Golden requires reading every single book
In a title entirely about fighting shadows and solving grisly murders, the hardest achievement forces you to sit alone in your bedroom and read dozens of…
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In Destiny, a legendary engram can decrypt into junk
You finally earn a legendary purple drop, take it to the Cryptarch, and he casually hands you a garbage blue item instead. It’s an entire economic ecosystem…
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Arthur Morgan’s actor dislikes riding real horses
Roger Clark spent five years in a motion-capture suit pretending to be a legendary cowboy, yet he admits he isn't a fan of actual horseback riding. The rugged…
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Fallout's West Virginia map became a tourism ad
Despite the post-apocalyptic setting, the map of West Virginia is so remarkably accurate that real-world tourism boards used it for promotional campaigns.…
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Link eats the Gorons' giant rock roasts
The Gorons are rock-eating behemoths, yet Link casually throws their heavy 'Rock Roasts' into a standard cooking pot and devours them whole. Our heroic,…
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In Persona, burgers can make you braver
Want to flirt with the cute girl at school or stand up to a bully? Better go to the local diner and consume a burger the size of a car tire. In this universe,…
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Kingdom Hearts menus change colors based on your location
You might not notice while crying over the convoluted, emotionally devastating plot, but the command menu meticulously shifts its color palette and styling to…
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Nier Automata lets you buy trophies with fake money
Instead of grinding for eighty hours to get the Platinum trophy, the game eventually just unlocks a secret shop where you can purchase your remaining…
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Persona 5's soundtrack is full of stylish gibberish
The incredibly stylish acid-jazz tracks you bop your head to while stealing hearts often contain phonetic 'Japanglish' lyrics that sound undeniably cool but…
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Hitman uses an explosive rubber duck for covert hits
The apex predator of the criminal underworld frequently relies on a bright yellow bath toy packed with C4. Because why use a silenced pistol when you can…
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The invented language behind Nier: Automata's songs
The hauntingly beautiful vocals in the soundtrack aren't Japanese, English, or any known tongue. The singer invented a fake language designed to sound like…
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Skyrim compass hides undiscovered locations by default
The top-screen compass only shows you what's immediately nearby, supposedly forcing you to actually use your eyeballs instead of mindlessly chasing UI icons.…
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Geralt drinks cheap alcohol to heal during battles
While most legendary heroes drink shimmering, ethereal potions, this monster hunter will gladly chug fifteen bottles of cheap dwarven rotgut mid-battle just…
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Nathan Drake’s voice actor also plays a penguin
Nolan North, the incredibly handsome voice behind the charming thief, is also the voice of a literal penguin in an animated children's series. The undisputed…
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Stardew Valley villagers deeply resent receiving trash gifts
If you lovingly hand an NPC a broken pair of glasses you fished out of a dirty river, their relationship meter completely plummets. Apparently, regular people…
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Portal's cake is hidden in the game files
The famous joke asserting the pastry is a lie is actually factually incorrect. If you dig into the installation folders, the texture and full 3D model for the…
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A failed proposal still lives in Spider-Man
A fan begged the studio to include a marriage proposal to his girlfriend in a storefront window. They obliged, but she unceremoniously dumped him before it…
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Tomb Raider's pause menu hides a spinning T-Rex
If you dig deep enough into the classic pause menus, you can find a minuscule T-Rex rotating endlessly. It serves absolutely no purpose other than subtly…
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The Zelda animals that refuse to attack
While every other animal and monster will happily gore you the moment you step into their peripheral vision, the foxes just stare and run away. Nintendo…
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Bloodborne’s cure comes in a vial of dirty blood
The primary healing method involves stabbing your own thigh with a vial of unknown cosmic blood picked up off a dirty, plague-ridden cobblestone street.…
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BioShock's Little Sisters were voiced by children's actors
To get those perfectly creepy, innocent voices echoing through the underwater dystopia, the audio team just brought their own children into the recording…
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Fallout New Vegas lets you recruit a dog with a brain in a jar
Forget traditional soft pets; you can acquire a highly aggressive robot dog that runs exclusively on a preserved brain in a jar. Man’s best friend is…
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Why Destiny's silent warriors suddenly start dancing
The weird habit of players initiating spontaneous dance parties in the middle of a social hub is actually written into the official lore. Ordinary citizens…
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