Rockstar Games' many open-world titles have been no strangers to unusual quirks. The Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto franchises, in particular. have been home to some weird and wacky glitches. From legendary bugs like the famous Grand Theft Auto 4 swingset glitch to zombies in Red Dead Redemption 2, the two mega-popular franchises have produced tons of strange and unexpected encounters.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has produced a plethora of unusual and unintended phenomena in the three years since the cowboy western's release. Players have seen everything from Arthur Morgan's many wardrobe malfunctions to Red Dead 2's own version of the previously mentioned swingset glitch. Recently, a Red Dead Redemption 2 player discovered another oddity with the western shooter and mirrors within the game.
Red Dead Redemption 2's passionate fans are quick to point out the minor hiccups in the game otherwise known for its detailed recreation of the Old West. Reddit user Chungulungus shared their discovery on the Red Dead Redemption 2 subreddit. where they showed off an odd interaction with the game's mirrors. The player had fired their gun within a barber shop and noticed that neither the fire from the gun's muzzle or the splattering blood appeared within the mirror. The mirror still showed the now-headless barber but all the blood that had sprayed is completely invisible in the reflection.
Fun Fact: Fire (at least with guns) and blood effects don’t appear in reflections from reddeadredemption
Users in the post's comment section were quick to arrive at a variety of conclusions behind the absent particles. Some suggested that ray tracing may be required for the particles to appear in the mirror while others went to successfully re-producing the anomaly on PC. Other users suggested that the lack of blood and fire within the reflections is due to the processing power required for mirrors to double the particles. Minor errors in Red Dead 2 like these are still often found today with fans constantly discovering new things about the three-year-old game.
Games with massive worlds like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5 often contain hordes of minor details for fans to discover even years after the game's original release. Alongside the plethora of fan content both games receive, fans are keen on discovering minor details hidden in the game like allusions to past games and teasing at future GTA titles. The huge worlds of these games allow Rockstar to pack them full of hidden goodies for players to find. For every secret reference or interesting anomaly players find, the games always seem to have more waiting to be discovered.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is available now for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia