If you love themed references in PC games, then exploring Night City is definitely for you. Do not waste time in vain and see with your own eyes how organically these cult works fit into the world of Cyberpunk.
В Cyberpunk 2077 there are many easter eggs. The developers have affected a huge number of works of culture. The game refers us to the Terminator, The Matrix and other cult franchises of our time. However, there are less obvious Easter eggs in Night City that are especially nice to find. It's worth starting with developer roomswho hides behind a closed door in a kabuki market. Enter Code 605185 and get into the room of glory of the creators of the game. Their portraits will appear on TV, the main thing is not to forget to turn it on. After that you can start searching Five of the best Easter eggs in Cyberpunk 2077.
Grand Theft Auto
Cyberpunk 2077 has been compared many times to the popular franchise GTA, therefore, the reference to it in the game itself seems quite natural. The developers have chosen cult part of San Andreas in order to please all fans of the series. If you leave the River Trailer Park on the railroad tracks to the east, you can pick up a note from the unfortunate traveler.
Communication in the archival dialogue is carried out by two: JC and Smokey. At the end of this entry is an iconic phrase from San Andreas. "You should have just followed the damn train!”Smoky exclaims, just like in the mission “The Wrong Side of the Rails”, if the player failed its passage.
Mortal Combat
In the world of Cyberpunk, there are a huge number of cool combat implants, for example, Mantis Blades or Monostring, with which you can create incredible tricks. They are very similar to fatalities from Mortal Kombat, but the main reference is not in this.
The game has real Scorpion figurine from Mortal Combat. Of course, it is called much simpler, just a "warrior in a yellow jacket", but the hero is recognized from the first moments. He also has his trademark mask and dual katanas with him. You can get a figurine for yourself after meeting with Panam and Mitchum, during the story quests (as a reward).
Kojima is a genius
It would be surprising if in the vast Night City there was no place for Hideo Kojimawhose work contemporaries call brilliant. CD Projekt Red made not even one, but two easter eggs for him. The first is the opportunity to see the master of game design himself as an NPC in the game. According to the plot, he appears quite early, right in the first act. In the process of completing the "Robbery" quest, the main character will end up in Compaki Plaza. There, in the bar, Kojima himself will sit. Only those who have agreed to have a drink with Jackie will be able to see him.
However, the references don't end there. Cyberpunk also has a nice easter egg for Kojima's latest creation. Death Stranding. Passing the questhunter hunt» in the laboratory of the police station there is a room where capsule with BB. You can scan it and get some interesting information. We will not spoil, try to find the BB yourself.
Arduino nearby
Have you ever looked at small gameplay visuals? Usually they are taken for granted, and players do not pay due attention to them. In this case, it is difficult to say whether we have an Easter egg or unsuccessful copying, but the appearance of rare components for creating items is extremely similar to the Arduino microcontroller. It turns out that the creation and improvement of items throughout Night City depends on arduinos, so we advise you to stock up on them by 2077.
Man of iron
Not far from the motel in the wasteland there is a littered cave. In it you will find already harmless opponents from the "Spirits" group and a box with loot. Search him and discover an interesting diary, which belongs To Thomas Star. He was kidnapped by the "Spirits", demanding that the engineer make dangerous weapons for them. However, instead, Thomas created for himself armor with exoskeleton and got out of captivity.
Bonus place. Pineapple pizza is a crime
Who would have thought that in the not so distant future It's Not Anchovy Pizza That's Outlawed, It's Pineapple Pizza? Back in the Ninja Turtles, they joked about this salted fish, but times are changing, and now it is forbidden to spread sweet fruits on a thin dough.
After scanning one of the criminals in the game, V will be able to get information about his offenses. He got three risk stars for ruining his food with pineapples. The information that the protagonist receives after scanning literally says: "the act of desecrating a pizza". This is not exactly an Easter egg, so we did not add it to our TOP, but we could not help but allocate an extra place for this story.
Read on:Of course, there are a huge number of other references in the game. Easter eggs for The Witcher can just be tired of counting. For Russian references in Cyberpunk 2077 we made a separate selection. There are also useful Easter eggs, for example, Batman's ultra-fast car, which V can add to his garage. The alternative to them is absolutely useless and blurry, such as cameo Elon Musk at the beginning of the game for the corporate. Therefore, in this article we have collected the best and most revealed within the game. Share your favorite Cyberpunk references in the comments.
One of the funniest easter eggs in the game is hidden at the very beginning of the story. With its obviousness, few people pay attention to it. The fact is that it is located in Vee's apartment ... in the toilet. The Easter egg itself is a reference to the fantastic action movie The Demolition Man (Destroyer) with Stallone and Snipes, where the main character enters the world of the future, where “three seashells” replaced toilet paper. In the story, Stallone deliberately collects forms of fines so as not to abandon the usual way to complete the hygiene procedure. The same "three funny shells" crawled into the world of Cyberpunk
But how is Choi alive?