8 Awesome Video Game Moments That Happen When You're NOT Playing

Sometimes an idle animation is awesome not because it shows the character doing something relaxing or humorous but because of the sheer effort, it must have taken to make by the developers.

The Metro franchise isn't one that messes around when it comes to world-building and immersion, hitting the player with stunningly visceral vistas and keeping the tension high with radiation spikes, scarce ammo, and utterly ferocious enemies.

Even when taking a break one has to be on guard at all times in this world, and this is smartly reflected in the idle animations, in which depending on what weapon you have equipped, your character will examine, clean and test them in different ways, making sure their kit is in pristine working order.

Watching them clean out the finger holds on a sword, or inspect the barrel of a gun never fails to be impressive, especially considering how many different animations there are, and all showcase the skitterish energy of survival at all costs which permeates the entire game from start to finish.