[General Discussion] Those little touches in games that make you say wow (Or possibly Guild Wars)

We've all had them -- you pause for a moment, cock your head to the side, smile, and then burst out laughing and say 'That was pretty awesome!"

It's these small moments that "Wow" you that really make the game unique. I'm not aiming to describe epic boss fights, or amazing video sequences -- this is something small, a tiny detail, that really immerses you in the game, that blows your expectations out of the water, that makes the game FUN.

I'll get the ball rolling because it feels like my words ain't explaining what I mean well enough.

Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. During the tutorial, you pick up a bow and arrows and fire a shot off into a bucket hanging above a well. I don't know what it was -- it could be the fact that the arrow was visible after firing at all, it could be that the weight of the arrow caused the bucket to be tilted to one side, could be that the bucket kept swinging and the wood creaking -- the entire thing happened in less than a second and I was blown away.
Such attention to detail was completely above and beyond my expectations. I literally grinned and said "This is awesome!" the first time I played this.

Oblivion being a shitty game aside, that was an absolutely precious moment.

Got any like it?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The threads are similar, definitely, but I think the descriptions should make the replies distinct. Mine is aiming more for small things that surpass your expectations and make you grin -- I think the title is accurate. If you think the thread title needs changing, go for it.

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