10 Obscure Gaming Clues That Explained Confusing Moments

Gaming is a wonderfully expansive art-form that allows developers to tell incredibly immersive stories within richly-crafted worlds, and sometimes just flat-out confuse the hell out of people.

That's certainly true in these 10 games, all of which delivered at least one deeply bewildering moment that fans have been fervently discussing and debating ever since.

In some cases the developers clearly wanted to keep things ambiguous and incentivise ongoing chatter among the fanbase, while in others it was a possibly unintended consequence of the storytelling.

Either way, these games all provided subtle, telling clues to the truth for those prepared to dig deep below the surface.

Sometimes a sneaky Easter egg explains the contentious moment, while in other examples it's as simple as a quick, easily missed line of dialogue that clears everything up.

These unanswered questions might not all keep you up at night, but they are nevertheless tantalising ambiguities, albeit ones which we can basically figure out by knuckling down and poring over all the presented evidence.

As is so often the case, sometimes the correct answer is hiding right in front of your face...

The Confusing Moment

Power levels are admittedly a major bone of contention among fans in almost every major fantasy/superhero franchise, and Star Wars is certainly no exception.

But in video games, no Star Wars character's power has been more aggressively debated than that of Jedi: Fallen Order's protagonist Cal Kestis, who over the course of the game becomes a mighty Jedi Knight in his own right. Yet the full extent of his powers is left relatively ambiguous.

On one hand he didn't finish his Padawan training and couldn't put up much of a fight against Darth Vader at the end of the game (understandably so), but on the other he defeated Jedi-hunting Inquisitors Ninth Sister and Second Sister, and even Jedi Master Taron Malicos (albeit with a little help from Merrin).

Granted you'll just give yourself a headache looking for much consistency among Force-capable characters in Star Wars, but the game does subtly suggest roughly where Cal is at.

The Clue

At the meditation screen you're able to view Cal's skill tree illuminated on the floor, and if you look closely the tree extends far into the distance.

This effectively confirms Cal's power to be at an intermediate level - accomplished considering his relatively short journey so far, but nowhere near the level of a Jedi Master.

It's a smart, subtle visual indication that Cal still has much to learn, and that the recently-confirmed sequel will surely put him on a path to becoming one of the most legendary Jedi in the universe.