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Even Bloodborne's Doll needs a nap
She sometimes falls asleep in the hub area and murmurs softly in her sleep.
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Persona 4 Golden requires reading every single book
That means reading dozens of fictional titles, a surprisingly quiet task in a game about fighting shadows and solving murders.
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In Destiny, a legendary engram can decrypt into junk
A legendary purple engram can decrypt into a lower-tier blue item, turning a hard-earned drop into a gamble.
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Arthur Morgan’s actor dislikes riding real horses
Roger Clark spent five years performing in motion capture as Arthur Morgan, but says he isn’t a fan of riding real horses.
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Fallout's West Virginia map became a tourism ad
The game’s map is accurate enough that real-world tourism boards used it in promotional campaigns, despite its post-apocalyptic setting.
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Link has to deliver a meal made of rock
In Breath of the Wild's A Brother's Roast quest, Link carries a Rock Roast back for the exhausted Goron Gonguron. Once fed, Gonguron resumes digging and…
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Persona 5 lets a burger challenge build Guts
The Big Bang Burger challenge connects an absurdly large meal with the protagonist's social statistics. A routine visit to a fast-food restaurant becomes part…
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Kingdom Hearts menus change colors based on your location
The command menu changes its colors and style to match the Disney world you're visiting.
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NieR: Automata lets you buy achievements with in-game money
An unlockable shop offers a way to obtain many trophies or achievements using currency earned inside the game. A checklist normally presented as proof of…
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Persona 5 hired a soul singer for its stylish heists
Lyn Inaizumi's vocals sit over Shoji Meguro's acid-jazz-inspired score, including the battle song Last Surprise. English lyrics by writers including Benjamin…
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Hitman uses an explosive rubber duck for covert hits
In the game, Agent 47 can use a C4-packed rubber duck as an explosive weapon—a bright yellow bath toy that doubles as a covert hit.
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NieR's songs sound familiar in languages nobody speaks
Singer and lyricist Emi Evans built 'Chaos Language' from the sounds of real languages, imagining how they might change far into the future. You can recognize…
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Skyrim compass hides undiscovered locations by default
It marks only nearby points of interest, so undiscovered locations stay off the compass until you find them. That leaves more exploration to your eyes—and…
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The Witcher 3 turns meditation into an alchemy refill stop
Once Geralt has crafted a potion, later meditation can replenish used charges by consuming strong alcohol from his inventory. You don't have to gather every…
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Nathan Drake’s voice actor also plays a penguin
Nolan North, who voices Nathan Drake, also voices a penguin in an animated children’s series—trading action-game dialogue for studio squawks.
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Stardew Valley villagers deeply resent receiving trash gifts
Giving a villager a pair of broken glasses fished from the river can make their relationship meter drop. The game treats trash as a gift they’d rather not…
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Portal really does show you the cake
The cake promised by GLaDOS appears near the end, in a room with personality cores and the Companion Cube. What the player cannot count on is receiving it as…
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A marriage proposal appeared inside Spider-Man’s New York
For the 2018 PlayStation game, Insomniac put a fan-requested proposal on a movie-theater marquee. A real person’s question became part of the city players…
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The original Tomb Raider made its main menu a passport
Open the passport and turn its pages to start a game, load a save, or quit. Ordinary menu commands became an object that belonged in Lara Croft's…
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The Zelda animals that refuse to attack
Foxes simply stare and run away, even as other animals and monsters in the game attack.
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Bloodborne makes its medicine part of the horror
Blood vials restore health, but blood treatment is also central to Yharnam's ruined society. The item you rely on to survive belongs to the same disturbing…
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BioShock's eerie little girls were voiced by an adult performer
Juliet Landau is credited as the Little Sisters in the original 2007 game. Their childlike delivery sits beside disturbing actions and surroundings, creating…
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Fallout's robot dog needs a replacement brain
Rex in Fallout: New Vegas is a cybernetic dog with a biological brain inside his metal body. His companion quest sends you looking for a replacement, and your…
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Why Destiny's silent warriors suddenly start dancing
In the game's lore, ordinary citizens find the Guardians terrifying because they never speak—and then break into silent dances in public hubs.
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