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Danube

Jul 21, 2022 @ 8:01pm

Easter Eggs and References

I stumbled upon a few references while I was playing and I want to know, what else is there that I missed? I think a thread of all would be nice to see what has been found by other players.

The Flat

There's a screenshot of an earlier version of the game from 2015 on the pinboard.
(Questionable) The working desk right next to the window resembles Lo-fi Girl's room.

The Slums

There's a bowl with RAM sticks and water in it at the upper floor of the Bar, making it quite literally RAMen.
On the rooftops, the eighth channel on TV shows a Companion with a yellow hand in front of a jail cell filled with some Zurks. The text shown on the program reads "KNOW YOUR FOE" and "Would you like to know more". This is a reference to Starship Troopers.
In Clementine's home, if you take a good look into the computer screen where you get her notebook, you can see one of the last things she did before leaving was to look at a cookie recipe.
There's a journal from Gravity Falls in Doc's library.
Doc and Seamus look like Doc Brown and Marty from Back to the Future, Doc even says his Defluxor requires 1.21 Gigawatts to work. Seamus is also the name of Marty's great-great-grandfather.
Elliot, a programmer is named after the main character of Mr. Robot.

Dead End

There's a crowbar hanging from a valve in Doc's hideout, which is a reference to Half-Life.

Antvillage

A robot in next to the tree with red flowers says "Some may call this junk. Me, I call them treasure" as a reference to Skyrim.

Midtown

There's a crowbar in the train, probably a reference to Half-Life 2, again.
Vladee talks about the Ship of Theseus.
A robot named Sojiro says "I used to own a bar, then I took a screwdriver in the knee" his name is a reference to the cafe owner in Persona 5, and the quote is to Skyrim.
(Questionable) The owner of the Clothes Shop, Ozi, doesn't like loud music, probably not intentional but a nice coincidence as there's a dubstep producer named Dr. Ozi, who makes loud music
The DJs in the nightclub look like Daft Punk and will play similar music if you put on the Vinyl.

Jail

The robots in the courtyard are named Pablo, Capone, and Lupin: as in Pablo Escobar and Al Capone, the famous criminals; and Arsène Lupin, a character from the French novels which again is a criminal.

These are just some I found and I'd love to see what y'all found, because something tells me there's far more :D (I'm updating the list as you guys find more thanks)

Last edited by Danube; Jul 26, 2022 @ 7:44pm

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Punished Rusty Shackleford has Stray

Jul 21, 2022 @ 8:02pm

I liked the Doc and Marty reference.

Obscurifii has Stray

Jul 21, 2022 @ 10:34pm

I think Elliot programming is a reference to main character from the show, Mr Robot, which is a show all about hacking

LegatoSkyheart has Stray

Jul 21, 2022 @ 10:50pm

There's a robot in Antvillage next to where you pick the Red Flowers that says "Some may call this junk, me I call them treasure." Which is another Skyrim reference.

langly

Jul 22, 2022 @ 6:20am

A bot in midtown: "I used to own a bar. It was the cosiest place. Until I took a screwdriver in the knee, and it’s closed now".

Last edited by langly; Jul 22, 2022 @ 6:22am

Hrefnesholt Jul 22, 2022 @ 11:12am

Originally posted by langly:
A bot in midtown: "I used to own a bar. It was the cosiest place. Until I took a screwdriver in the knee, and it’s closed now".

AND his name is Sojiro.... like the bar-owner from Persona 5

Agurio

Jul 22, 2022 @ 11:46am

In Dead City, after meeting with the dying robot, look to the right.
The logo at the closed store door is a robot arm, but it's very similar to the Steam logo.

Originally posted by Obscurifii:
I think Elliot programming is a reference to main character from the show, Mr Robot, which is a show all about hacking

Absolutely. Even gets a poncho/hoody to work better.

Last edited by Agurio; Jul 22, 2022 @ 11:50am

PenguinOfTheSands has Stray

Jul 22, 2022 @ 1:14pm

I might just be connecting dots that aren't there but in the apartment where you meet B-12, if you go to the desk in the living room by the window and turn the camera in the right direction, it looks just like the setting in the "lofi girl" image.

Jimer Lins has Stray

Jul 22, 2022 @ 1:30pm

There's a couple of robots in Anthill Village down by the tree at the bottom. One tells you "Some may call this junk, me- I call them treasures!"

I got a nice chuckle out of that one.

TheShakiri has Stray

Jul 22, 2022 @ 1:55pm

Anyone notice that the Zurk's are similar to the Flood from Halo:CE

Flyksio

Jul 22, 2022 @ 2:14pm

Saw both Back To The Future and Mr. Robot easter eggs.
You might also enjoy both references to Pablo Escobar and Al Capone in the jail chapter.

#10

Koro

Jul 22, 2022 @ 4:36pm

There's a second Skyrim reference in Anttown. You meet two treasure hunters on the outskirts of the town. One of them says, "Some may call this junk. Me, I call them treasures"

#11

Danube

Jul 22, 2022 @ 5:20pm

Originally posted by PenguinOfTheSands:
I might just be connecting dots that aren't there but in the apartment where you meet B-12, if you go to the desk in the living room by the window and turn the camera in the right direction, it looks just like the setting in the "lofi girl" image.

I checked and yeah it kinda resembles that image, though I don't think they line up enough to be intentional. But I'll add it to the list anyway with a disclaimer saying it's "questionable"