10 HIDDEN Mechanics Big Games Never Tell You About [Part 2]

Some games use clever tricks behind the scenes to make gameplay even better. Here are more of our favorite examples.

[shaq]

The uncharted thing contributes heavily to the adventure theme of the series, and although I never noticed it, I appreciate that they added this mechanic because the game would not be the same if you sat in one place throughout all the shootouts

[Sogiuann]

Damage boost after levelling up is still a thing in Borderlands 3

[MikeRedead]

This guy can talk about the weather and i would still be entertained.

[yqafree]

I like the idea of hiding the morality system in the metro series, that's a neat immersion factor

[teamtakeover]

Am I the only one who misses the books that used to come with games?

[wappadoodaddlydoogen]

I only ever figured out the moral points in metro when my brother and I got different endings in last light

[mtube]

Gameranx just keep getting better over time.

[gqshzzg]

Every vid is entertaining even though I sometimes don’t like the games

[fhm]

the only hidden mechanic in my memory is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Where the entire magic system was basically hidden.
i was blown when i learned there's a second half to the game, with the castle upside down. so yeah, so many things hidden in that game.

[Akagra]

In Divinity Original Sin 2, You can combine your footwear with the nails to make sure you don't slip on an icy surface.
No one told me to do that & I am sure if such a thing existed before the internet, only a handful of us would have figured that out.

[kingpn]

I believe a lot of RPG and RTS games have these types of mechanics. I'd be happy to see more of this in a part 3 video

[duznygeyafock]

Fear was fucking phenomenal. I'd give my left testie for a remastered trilogy

[reachthroughreality]

I just accidentally discovered the bomb cluster in Super Metroid yesterday, after 26 years.

[butwhataboutdragons]

Holy crap! That FFX entry is blowing my mind. Every time I played, I always got Rikku throwing Tidus the ball! Apparently the game quietly noticed she was my favorite character, by me talking to her first or whatever I guess?

[Ilikebeatzzz]

I'd like to mention spell sync. in Dragon's Dogma.
I know it's not a "BIG" game, but it's big for me and other dedicated fans. It's a hidden gem among RPGs.
There is also more hidden mechanics in Dragon's Dogma.
For example there are ways to teach pawns ( AI companions ) to behave certain way.

[mikefenton]

"Final Fantasy 10 is now over 20 years old"
Why you gotta do me dirty like that Gameranx?

[jaykoops]

After all these years I never knew Metroid had secret abilities! Imagine how much more fun and easier some combat scenarios could've been!

[noid]

You NEED to know this is if you play Uncharted on explore mode(one with least gun shooting and more exploration) all the puzzles get harder to solve especially the water fountain level in Uncharted lost legacy and if you change it to normal mode it gets easy to solve..

[ChrisOsberg]

In Monster Hunter, there's no problem comparing two weapons of the same class. If you are comparing weapons of two different classes, then in most MH games, you have to deal with the *Bloated* value, not Motion values. Motion values change the damage of attacks depending on which attack you are performing.

[eduardoledesma]

I always wondered how Artyom survived the second game to be on Metro Exodus. Turns out I got the bad ending for killing some bad guys that I were supposed to forgive.