7 Secret Video Game Bonus Features You Never Got To Play

7. The Entire Plot - Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

Now it might be a bit cheeky to call "An Entire Plot" a video game secret feature, but trust me it more than counts in this example as Ace Combat 3's international release outside of Japan is baffling enough that you won't have a clue what's going on.

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Simply put, in the original version which contains a whopping 52 levels each with branching plotlines, the game ties together your choices and performance with nifty little anime cutscenes. As you craft your own tale of aerial dominance you'll grow to love your team and even respect your dastardly enemies, or at least that's true of the Japanese version.

For you see, in a moment that must have resulted from a large bang on the head, the developers chose to cut ALL of these cutscenes from the game for the international release, meaning that players outside Japan had no clue what they were doing or how the story reflected their actions in the game.

Understanding a title shouldn't be a bonus feature but having it taken away makes you realise what a blessing AN ACTUAL WORKING NARRATIVE IS.

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