10 Video Games With Insane Features You Never Knew

9. Animals Have Full A.I. Routines, Will Mourn Each Other - Red Dead Redemption 2

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most mind-bogglingly detailed games of all time, all the more impressive given that so many of its most ingenious flourishes will be taken for granted by a large swath of players.

Perhaps the most startling feature included in the game is an A.I. system no other developer would even consider including - animal mourning rituals.

That's right, if you kill a wolf in the world and return some time later, you may find their wolf companion howling in anguish at their fallen friend/partner.

And yet, 99% of players never once noticed this during their 30-50 hours with the game.

That's not to ignore that Red Dead Redemption 2 is jam-packed with numerous other staggeringly realistic animal A.I. scripts that so eerily emulate real life, such as bears digging for food and birds bathing themselves in streams:

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