It's hard to imagine a modern game without secrets or references. There are thousands of them in Night City, and it is simply impossible to count them all in one collection. There are also many hints of Russian culture in the game, but you can choose the top five from them.
In the world Cyberpunk 2077 there are a huge number of Easter eggs that send players to different works of art, political and socially important moments in the history of mankind. The developers did not ignore Russia, and managed to masterfully affect the culture of different eras. We have collected 5 Best Russian Easter Eggs in Cyberpunk especially for you.
Street of Broken Lanterns
The legendary series "Street of Broken Lanterns" sunk into the soul of many residents of the CIS. In Cyberpunk, unfortunately, it will not be possible to find Larin, Solovtsov, Volkov and Dukalis, however, there is one epoch-making quote from this work in the game. While driving a police car, V can hear a phrase from the Cortex V600 “Probably a crime. I'm going. Requesting reinforcements." It’s a pity, of course, that it’s not “on horseback”, but it’s still nice to find such an Easter egg.
bedcomedian
The popular film blogger Badcomedian has been featured in Cyberpunk 2077 more than once. First, he took part in the voice acting of the game. Ted Fox speaks in his voiceand it made a lot of fans happy. The blogger approached this work with a soul. However, his appearances in the game do not end there. How do you like such a spectacular poster? The face of Yevgeny Bazhenov is guessed from afar, and this kind of righteous warrior clearly refers the players to his struggle for good, high-quality cinematography.
Irkutsk or Leningrad?
The game is not limited to media personalities and series. When talking with Nina Kravitz, pay attention to exactly where she has a business. Among other cities, she mentions Irkutsk and Leningrad., which pleased the players from Russia. Interestingly, St. Petersburg was given back its Soviet name. Did the communists win in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, or is this just a fun historical reference? Perhaps we will find out about this in one of the DLCs..
Tsoi is alive
Cyberpunk 2077 has a musician who can compete with Johnny Silverhand according to the degree of cult, and this is Choi. Why do we draw such a conclusion? There are some graffiti in Night City that say "Tsoi is alive". The first inscription on the wall is simple, and next to the second, which is made on a tower in the wastelands, there is a guitar. Very nice and atmospheric Easter egg.
Brother
The writers were clearly inspired creativity Balabanovwhen writing the Cyberpunk storyline. In addition to literary copying, which only true fans will be able to see, players can also find direct easter eggs. One of them is a dialogue between two characters that V meets during the quest "Fixer, Mercenary, Soldier, Spy". One of them says to a friend: “I think the power is in the truth, not in the money. Whoever has the truth in his hands is stronger.”. Against the background of what is happening on the streets of Night City, this quote looks incredibly ironic.
Read on:Of course, these are not all Russian-style Easter eggs in Cyberpunk 2077. The game also there is a reference to the 12 chairs of Ilf and Petrov and to many other works of art created in the CIS. Share in the comments what other thematic references you found in Night City.
Nina Kravitz herself is one giant Easter egg (and cameo): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0
As for Leningrad, the setting was created before the collapse of the USSR, so the Union exists in the game, however, without communist ideology, much like today's China