thinking about how in half-life 2 humanity is totally over and the planet and all its inhabitants are just being harvested for parts, and society just continues through it. gotta take the train. cops are jerks. housing sucks. it's almost "nothing ever happens" coded
In the kiosk demo of Donkey Kong 64, only three events are playable, but unused early text exists for many others. Notably, Diddy Kong's message when he is freed in this version - "HA, FOOL, YOU'VE LET ME GO!" - makes him sound uncharacteristically evil.
Been screaming this since Far Cry 2: intentional friction can be interesting, and when designed well it's often the MOST interesting and memorable thing games can do