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8. Horse’s Eyes Reflect Everything - Assassin’s Creed Origins

Assassin's Creed Origins Horse Eye
Ubisoft

You’ll notice a distinct lack of that Red Dead Redemption 2 tidbit about horse balls shrinking in the cold on this list, and while that’s a very real thing in the game, we’ve decided to go for a horse-related entry that’s a little more flattering.

Plenty of collective minds were blown while playing 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins when they noticed that horses and camels have the world around them reflected in their eyes.

If you happen to sidle right up to your horse and take a good look, you can see the living game world of Egypt is mirrored in its eyes - which is pretty darn impressive for something that arguably doesn’t improve the game and which would pass most players by.

Curiously, this feature wasn’t replicated for the sequel, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, but it's an addition that makes Origins all the more impressive and endears players to the developers for putting extra attention into making the game rich and immersive. Another game that implemented the ‘game world reflected in a characters eyes’ feature, was Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.