10 Incredibly Useful Secrets Video Games NEVER Told You About
They really should've mentioned these in the tutorial.
When you start a game, you expect to be introduced to most of its mechanics. Especially if they’re supposed to improve your experience and make things easier for you.
However, it’s not uncommon for some really useful mechanics to get omitted by the developers. They never mention them to you, even though they can improve your experience with the game, unlike anything else they do teach you.
The mechanics in question are simple but convenient and highly efficient. Despite their simplicity, they can impact your gameplay so much that it almost feels like a waste of time to play without them. They can make everything easier and better for you, and yet, for one reason or another, you won’t ever learn about them unless you discover them yourself.
From hidden fast travel options to time-saving crafting tricks and even core gameplay elements, all of these secret mechanics exist in their respective games, ready to make your life infinitely easier. You just need to learn how to use them, and you’ll see that the game was really holding out on you by never mentioning them.
10. Girlfriend Abilities - Grand Theft Auto IV
Dating has been a part of Grand Theft Auto's mechanics since Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. At its core, the feature requires you to take your date somewhere nice, and if you manage to impress them during the date, they might want to invite you inside their home for some "hot coffee."
This said, the women you can date in GTA IV offer more than just a good time. If you make them like you enough, they can help you with your medical and criminal problems as well.
The two dates you can message on the dating site LoveMeet, Carmen and Kiki, are nurses and criminal lawyers, respectively. Once you go on enough successful dates with them and earn their affection, they will offer to help you with their professional skills when you give them a call.
Carmen can give you some first-aid techniques that heal instantly, while Kiki can remove your wanted level. It's really fast and easy, and since it's not a cheat code, it doesn't disable achievements on your save file, so you can use it as much as you want, whenever you want.
The power of love!