9 Best Fan Service Moments In Video Games

Retrieving the Blades of Chaos? Better than ALL.

by Jess McDonell
god of war 2018 blades of chaos
Sony Santa Monica

While some video games are probably made totally independent of what gamers may want them to be, it’s fair to assume most developers like to give gamers what they want. At least most of the time.

Let’s discuss the elephant in the room some of you will want clarification on before we go any further. We are, of course, talking about times that games did things to make fans happy when we talk about fan service. Not the other kind. Get your heads out of the gutter.

Whether it’s fan favourite mechanics, storylines, returning characters, or side quests, there are loads of examples of times developers have gone out of their way to provide moments of pure fan service. Even when it meant bending the format, pacing, or design philosophy of the rest of the game, these were ten occasions that we were more than happy to be catered to.

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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.