It's the Little Things
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18 Games
Idle Animations
Ex: Sonic's foot tapping while looking at the player
Ex: Sonic's foot tapping while looking at the player
Just the One Achievement
Ex: Devil Dagger's sole achievement
Ex: Devil Dagger's sole achievement
Diegetic Loading
Ex: Shadow of the Colossus loading screens after beating a colossi
Ex: Shadow of the Colossus loading screens after beating a colossi
Diegetic Save Point
Ex: ICO's save point couch
Ex: ICO's save point couch
Playable Credits
Ex: Devil May Cry 3's credits challenge
Ex: Devil May Cry 3's credits challenge
Easy Mode Mockery
Ex: Ninja Gaiden's pink ribbon if you choose Easy mode
Ex: Ninja Gaiden's pink ribbon if you choose Easy mode
Evolving Title Screen
Ex: Metal Gear Solid 2's title screen after beating the Tanker chapter
Ex: Metal Gear Solid 2's title screen after beating the Tanker chapter
Degraded Boss
Ex: Streets of Rage's 1st boss shows up as a regular enemy later on
Ex: Streets of Rage's 1st boss shows up as a regular enemy later on
Hopeless Boss Fight is Actually Beatable
Ex: Demon's Souls tutorial boss is meant to kill you but it's actually possible to beat him if you are good enough
Ex: Demon's Souls tutorial boss is meant to kill you but it's actually possible to beat him if you are good enough
Diegetic Map
Ex: Thief 1's map drawn by Garrett according to the intel he manages to collect
Ex: Thief 1's map drawn by Garrett according to the intel he manages to collect
Diegetic Out of Bounds
Ex: Jak and Daxter's monster fish that kills you if you go too far into the ocean
Ex: Jak and Daxter's monster fish that kills you if you go too far into the ocean
Useless Fun Ability to Fill the Dead Air
Ex: Dusk's R command that just makes your weapons twirl
Ex: Dusk's R command that just makes your weapons twirl
True Final Boss
Ex: Nex Machina's final boss that requires you to reach the end with 1CC
Ex: Nex Machina's final boss that requires you to reach the end with 1CC
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Characters Vibing in the Sound Test
Ex: Battle Mania 2's sound test where the characters play instruments in sync with the music
Characters Vibing in the Sound Test
Ex: Battle Mania 2's sound test where the characters play instruments in sync with the music
Midrulean -
Evolving Shopkeeper Dialogue
Ex: The World Ends With You's shopkeeper that gets new dialogue with each purchase
Evolving Shopkeeper Dialogue
Ex: The World Ends With You's shopkeeper that gets new dialogue with each purchase
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Real Signs of Damage
Ex: Odyssey's cactus that leaves Mario with spikes on his nose if he gets hit
Real Signs of Damage
Ex: Odyssey's cactus that leaves Mario with spikes on his nose if he gets hit
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Secret Song
Ex: Symphony of the Night's fairy summon that sings a song when Alucard sits on a chair
Secret Song
Ex: Symphony of the Night's fairy summon that sings a song when Alucard sits on a chair
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Camera Reflects State of Mind
Ex: Last Of Us Part II's camera vertigo effect that reflects character's acrophobia
Camera Reflects State of Mind
Ex: Last Of Us Part II's camera vertigo effect that reflects character's acrophobia
9 Comments
a couple other things: the title screen will change in Jet Force Gemini a lot. I'm sure it's still not the first game to do that but it is an appreciated effort for such a small element of the game.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma features a boss that's supposed to kill you, but you can beat it and unlock higher difficulties early. The way it's done early in the game bares similarity to Demon's Souls. The same concept would reappear in Devil May Cry 5 too, pretty much identical in execution to Sigma.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma features a boss that's supposed to kill you, but you can beat it and unlock higher difficulties early. The way it's done early in the game bares similarity to Demon's Souls. The same concept would reappear in Devil May Cry 5 too, pretty much identical in execution to Sigma.
thats an interesting interpretation of sonic cd lol. Yeah, im aware of the ninja gaiden and dmc5 beatable hopeless boss battles, cool stuff.
battlemania 2 has the lead characters playing instruments in the sound test, and they're synced to each individual FM channel's timing
TWEWY shopkeepers' dialogue changing as you buy more stuff from them and get friendlier with them
Mario with spikes on his nose after taking damage from a cactus in Super Mario Odyssey
good recs, im gonna add them
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Having the fairy summon out while Alucard sits idly on a chair will eventually cause her to start singing a song.
The vertigo effect to show Abby's acrophobia in The Last of Us Part II.
HylianBran
1 year ago