Top 5 Incredibly Realistic Details You Won't Believe Exist in Games

For today's blockbuster games, the more realistic, the more likely gamers will open their wallets. However, sometimes there are details that mimic reality so closely that... no one cares about.

Let's take a look at how the modern gaming world has evolved over the years, both in terms of visuals and the level of detail in every object.

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Toilet That Recognizes Gender

Prey, a game released in 2017, revolves around extraterrestrial monsters with captivating action gameplay and storyline. It was quite ahead of its time, introducing a mechanism where enemies become stronger over time, making the game significantly more challenging. Prey was also praised for its detailed graphics, accurately portraying the Talos 1 space station reminiscent of the Cold War era when the US and the USSR were racing in space.

But the most outrageous feature of this game lies in... a toilet. You see, the game allows players to choose between a male or female character, starting the game in the protagonist's room getting ready for work. When you enter the restroom, the toilet adjusts accordingly; if the protagonist is female, the seat will lower, and if male, it will raise. Kudos to the Prey developers for paying attention to this detail, but 99% of players certainly didn't notice, nor did they 'subtly' realize this.

Admiring... Horse Butts

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Speaking of highly detailed games, Red Dead Redemption 2 undoubtedly comes to mind. Everyone knows how vast the open world of this game is, from the weather, characters, houses, animals to NPCs. When Red Dead Redemption 2 was released, simply exploring the environment was enough to consume all your time.

But what people found most amusing was admiring horse butts in the game. Of course, a cowboy game must have horses, and they are meticulously crafted, but admiring them to the extent of... their behinds is another story. Just like in real life, the horses in RDR2 tend to misbehave on the road, so when someone notices this, the whole town goes to see.

Believe it or not, at that time, waiting for your horse to misbehave in the game was a cultural act among Red Dead Redemption 2 gamers. Also worth mentioning is the detail that the horses' 'parts' shrink when the weather gets cold. Ideally, these details didn't need to be crafted so meticulously, but thanks to them, we know that both Rockstar's taste and gamers' tastes are equally peculiar.

Troublesome Heated Towel Rails

In a purely multiplayer game like Payday 2, players often overlook small details, but when they affect the game, it's a different story. The Payday series is famous for recreating classic heist scenarios, where players cooperate before each job. But imagine if you were thwarted by a malfunctioning heated towel rail in the restroom?

In the 'Framing Frame' mission, you can enter the restroom to prepare for your heist. However, if your character leans over the heated towel rails near the entrance, they will automatically turn on and alert nearby guards, sending you straight to your demise. This is indeed very realistic because everyone knows how such devices operate, but the harm they cause is the issue.

Fortunately, some clever tricks have been devised by pros to manipulate these devices, diverting guards according to their plans, but this detail is clearly more realistic than necessary.

Eye Candy from Sniper Shots

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Sniper Elite sets the standard for sniper-style shooting games. It's also famous for the slow-motion shots where bullets fly towards their targets, creating an effect similar to allowing gamers to clearly feel each precise shot. From Sniper Elite V2 onwards, the game took this effect to new heights, showing X-ray images of bullets destroying internal body parts, similar to Mortal Kombat.

There would be no issue if the game only stopped at normal areas like the head, heart, or limbs, but for some miraculous reason, the developers of Sniper Elite V2 truly embraced the idea of 'the more detail, the better,' so they included sensitive areas as well. If you intend to make your target unable to father children, be prepared to blind yourself.

Thanks to this unnecessarily realistic feature, a significant portion of Sniper Elite content on YouTube consists of finding and eliminating the enemies' 'parts.' It's truly agonizing and painful for your eyes; nothing could be worse than this super-detailed 'feature.'

Being Too Ahead of Its Time Isn't Always Good

To conclude this article, let's talk about Metal Gear Solid 2 - a legendary game that everyone knows about. Its creator, Hideo Kojima, is famously perfectionist, likes to detail everything, and wants his game to be as unique as possible. When Metal Gear Solid 2 was released (early 2000s), the phrase 'most detailed' was still very vague, but the game achieved what no one else did.

In the very first mission, players can shoot a glass on the bar counter, causing the stones inside to bounce out. If you patiently wait, these stones will slowly disappear, just like how they behave in real life. The issue here is that almost no player of Metal Gear Solid 2 has the spare time to interact with objects, so this seemingly great detail is, in essence, something no one knows about and no one really needs.

So, it's safe to say that making a game too detailed sometimes isn't good; it can make gamers overlook or sometimes find it more annoying than enjoyable.

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