10 Rarest Events In Open World Video Games
Was... was this just for me??
Video games are filled with strange enemies and over the top characters, always consisting of crazy storylines and an abundance of hidden secrets littered around the game world.
Little mysteries like those are what makes gaming so much fun.
We want to discover all those easter eggs in our favourite games because they help bring out the charm of the world we are exploring. In some instances, it can also give bragging rights to say to your friends you found this cool thing first.
In this list, we are going to be looking at the rare encounters that can take a lot of effort from the player to achieve. Others are hidden behind an insane amount of side missions that MUST be beaten first for these small but fascinating tidbits to unlock.
So let us dive into this rare events list and take a look at all the strange things you may have missed with your time in these games - from hidden bosses to sinister encounters on the roadside.
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Also please be aware that spoilers lie in wait if you have not finished many of these games.
10. The Painted Cow Offering - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Skyrim is home to an abundance of strange and out of left-field encounters. It could take up ten whole spots on this list with the sheer amount of content it has to offer.
Let's take a closer look at just two on this list, starting with "The Painted Cow".
This event has no known way to get triggered, so you'll need some blind luck on your side. You'll know that you are witnessing the encounter when you see a farmer leading said painted cow towards a giant's camp. When spoken to, the farmer will say he is offering the cow to the giants in order to protect the rest of his livestock.
This encounter has multiple endings, unlike other NPC encounters in the game. Most have a fixed narrative that won't change, but here, in one of the two endings we see the giants reject the cow and kill the farmer, the cow escaping.
The other has the giants accepting the cow and allowing the farmer to leave peacefully. The cow won't be eaten and instead goes on to live with the giants in perfect happiness - or until you stop monitoring the situation, anyway.