All the small things....

J Dizzly · 11-05-2009, 03:41 AM

What are the little things in a Video games that add a lot to the world your playing in?

One game that has a lot of litte nice touches is Far Cry 2. One of my favorite things is watching a grenade blow up sending leaves and grass everywhere. In most games those leaves or grass would just fly up and float down, but in FC2 the debris floats in the wind for a little bit...which isn't much, but I think it's fucking cool. Also in Dead Space you can't use your Flametrower in space cause there is no Oxygen...that's such a tiny thing, but I fuckin love tiny touches like that in video games.

What's your guys favorite little touches in video games?

Jon Bloodspray · 11-05-2009, 03:45 AM

Ha, I was just talking about the small things that bother me, like walking up steps and it looks more like sliding, or weapons pushing into walls.

I noticed in Borderlands when you have a scoped weapon, what appears in the scope (when you aren't shouldering it) is what is in the targeting reticle. Most games just use a generic reflection of some sort.

HerosPlayDumb · 11-05-2009, 05:06 AM

I completely agree with the sliding up a flight of stairs. That one has always pissed me off to a ridiculous extent. Also thanks for getting Blink 182 stuck in my head and I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible.

Messer · 11-05-2009, 08:58 AM

I love it when developers put stuff behind waterfalls.

Cyber Altair · 11-05-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Messer

I love it when developers put stuff behind waterfalls.

Me too =O

I love how Uncharted made your clothes look wet when you walked on water properly.

batosai33 · 11-05-2009, 02:04 PM

when developers acknowledge common things in a game and occasionally go against them.

for example in l4d1 whenever a zombie slowed down, lost a limb, or fell down, you could take it as a given that it was dead. in l4d2 they have changed it so that is not the case. i died once because i thought after removing a zombies arm i was safe, i wasn't so i removed the other one, i still wasnt.

zombielifecoach · 11-05-2009, 03:47 PM

The water/snow effects on Nathan Drakes clothes in the Uncharted series.

They be pretty.

Cyber Altair · 11-05-2009, 03:50 PM

I only played the first so I never saw the snow =[

PirateGuy · 11-05-2009, 04:30 PM

I like little extra things and easter eggs, like the graffiti in HL2. There was also one time in HL2:Episode 2 when you're in the garage waiting for the car to get fixed, there was this guy working on a car and he had a drink next to him, if you knocked it over he would look at you and say "Hey, I was drinking that!"

Geraldinesdog · 11-05-2009, 05:30 PM

In bioshock, the way the big daddy's are scared of bees. Epic.
Must be allergic.

CptnMayhem · 11-05-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyber Altair

I love how Uncharted made your clothes look wet when you walked on water properly.

This was one of the first "little" things I noticed when I played through Drake's Fortune the first time.

I'll contribute something retro to the thread: I love in the original Mega Man series how the Blue Bomber's eyes always blinked. It was, for back then, such a big thing to make that character come alive (at least for me).

Stabbity Jones · 11-05-2009, 05:59 PM

I liked all the bugs flying around in Psychonauts. It really added to the summer camp atmosphere.

Arch649 · 11-05-2009, 08:51 PM

I always notice little details. The first time I think was in Goldeneye when you shot enemies in specific areas, they'd react to that spot.

Sam Spectre · 11-05-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HerosPlayDumb

I completely agree with the sliding up a flight of stairs. That one has always pissed me off to a ridiculous extent. Also thanks for getting Blink 182 stuck in my head and I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible.

Seriously. I only read the title and I sang the whole fucking song in my head. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

A New Challenger · 11-05-2009, 09:21 PM

Samus Aran has different sprites for when she faces left or right in Super Metroid (and I believe the two GBA games as well, naturally.) That made me happy.

Being able to play with your kitten in No More Heroes was awesome.

shinigamiDude · 11-05-2009, 10:41 PM

I play Blink's All the small things at Arcade like every week

In SAW video game, I like the fact that my character leaves a blood trail behind after stepping on the glasses with barefoot.

And in The Darkness FPS game, when you get too close to the wall/blockage or being pushed to the wall/blockage, your character will put his hands against them instead of pointing the guns or any weapons at the wall.

fundando · 11-05-2009, 11:38 PM

Uncharted 2 anytime Drake gets in a sticky situation or takes a fall the things he says or screams.

AfroWalrus · 11-05-2009, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by shinigamiDude

And in The Darkness FPS game, when you get too close to the wall/blockage or being pushed to the wall/blockage, your character will put his hands against them instead of pointing the guns or any weapons at the wall.

I liked this in Fable II as well, when your character was up against a wall he would twist his body so it didn't look like his shoulder was going through the wall.

I'm a big fan of footstep sounds on various materials. It gets so dull if there's no noise as you walk, like you're just gliding on a giant air-hockey table. I like thump-thump crunch-crush clang-clang.

Also any game that lets you summersault up stairs is fine in my book.

Stabbity Jones · 11-06-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by AfroWalrus

Also any game that lets you summersault up stairs is fine in my book.

That reminds me. When you try to roll down stairs in MGS2, Snake nearly breaks his neck. That was pretty funny.

You could probably fill up this whole thread with little easter eggs Kojima hid in the MGS series. Like if you save during the fight with The End in MGS3, then load your save a week later, he will have died of old age.

Trebz · 11-06-2009, 12:30 AM

The way Link would bend his knee if his legs were on two different stairs in Wind Waker.
And being able to see Samus's reflection in her visor whenever she fires a charged shot in the Metroid Prime games. Not in the "Citizen Kane of games" way, just the "that's really cool because that's what should happen when you shoot a burst of bright light, anyway" way.

We take a lot of things for granted now, but back a generation ago, the small things really stood out more. Like wet clothes dripping or a friendly NPC reacting to getting hit.

11-05-2009, 03:41 AM	#1
J Dizzly is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 121	All the small things.... What are the little things in a Video games that add a lot to the world your playing in? One game that has a lot of litte nice touches is Far Cry 2. One of my favorite things is watching a grenade blow up sending leaves and grass everywhere. In most games those leaves or grass would just fly up and float down, but in FC2 the debris floats in the wind for a little bit...which isn't much, but I think it's fucking cool. Also in Dead Space you can't use your Flametrower in space cause there is no Oxygen...that's such a tiny thing, but I fuckin love tiny touches like that in video games. What's your guys favorite little touches in video games?

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11-05-2009, 03:45 AM	#2
Jon Bloodspray is Offline [Level 6: Robot] Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,299	Ha, I was just talking about the small things that bother me, like walking up steps and it looks more like sliding, or weapons pushing into walls. I noticed in Borderlands when you have a scoped weapon, what appears in the scope (when you aren't shouldering it) is what is in the targeting reticle. Most games just use a generic reflection of some sort.

11-05-2009, 05:06 AM	#3
HerosPlayDumb is Online [Level 7: Sentinel] Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Massachusetts USA Posts: 1,858	I completely agree with the sliding up a flight of stairs. That one has always pissed me off to a ridiculous extent. Also thanks for getting Blink 182 stuck in my head and I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible.

11-05-2009, 08:58 AM	#4
Messer is Offline [Level 3: Humanoid] Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 64	I love it when developers put stuff behind waterfalls.

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batosai33 is Offline [Level 1: Fresh Meat] Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6	when developers acknowledge common things in a game and occasionally go against them. for example in l4d1 whenever a zombie slowed down, lost a limb, or fell down, you could take it as a given that it was dead. in l4d2 they have changed it so that is not the case. i died once because i thought after removing a zombies arm i was safe, i wasn't so i removed the other one, i still wasnt.

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zombielifecoach is Offline [Level 8: Skynet] Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Great Space Coaster! Posts: 2,556	The water/snow effects on Nathan Drakes clothes in the Uncharted series. They be pretty.

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Cyber Altair is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 247	I only played the first so I never saw the snow =[

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PirateGuy is Offline [Level 2: Human] Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Posts: 15	I like little extra things and easter eggs, like the graffiti in HL2. There was also one time in HL2:Episode 2 when you're in the garage waiting for the car to get fixed, there was this guy working on a car and he had a drink next to him, if you knocked it over he would look at you and say "Hey, I was drinking that!"

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Geraldinesdog is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Purgatory! Posts: 214	In bioshock, the way the big daddy's are scared of bees. Epic. Must be allergic.

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Stabbity Jones is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 228	I liked all the bugs flying around in Psychonauts. It really added to the summer camp atmosphere.

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Arch649 is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 147	I always notice little details. The first time I think was in Goldeneye when you shot enemies in specific areas, they'd react to that spot.

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A New Challenger is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 13 Dead End Dr. Posts: 234	Samus Aran has different sprites for when she faces left or right in Super Metroid (and I believe the two GBA games as well, naturally.) That made me happy. Being able to play with your kitten in No More Heroes was awesome.

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shinigamiDude is Online [Level 5: Mech] Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Yangon,Myanmar Posts: 433	I play Blink's All the small things at Arcade like every week In SAW video game, I like the fact that my character leaves a blood trail behind after stepping on the glasses with barefoot. And in The Darkness FPS game, when you get too close to the wall/blockage or being pushed to the wall/blockage, your character will put his hands against them instead of pointing the guns or any weapons at the wall.

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fundando is Offline [Level 2: Human] Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 15	Uncharted 2 anytime Drake gets in a sticky situation or takes a fall the things he says or screams.

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Trebz is Offline [Level 5: Mech] Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: City of Angels Posts: 498	The way Link would bend his knee if his legs were on two different stairs in Wind Waker. And being able to see Samus's reflection in her visor whenever she fires a charged shot in the Metroid Prime games. Not in the "Citizen Kane of games" way, just the "that's really cool because that's what should happen when you shoot a burst of bright light, anyway" way. We take a lot of things for granted now, but back a generation ago, the small things really stood out more. Like wet clothes dripping or a friendly NPC reacting to getting hit.