Top Ten Easter Eggs in Video Games
Gaming has always been full of moments of wonder, surprise, and amazement. They can normally do these on their own, but every now and again the development teams behind these amazing pieces of art decide to put little hidden things and subliminal messages in their games for us to find, and when we do it’s an achievement all in itself. Recently we covered one of the hardest and most complicated easter eggs in any game ever. Check out the extremely difficult Battlefield 4 La Dice Camo easter egg walkthrough here if you are up to the challenge. So, here is my official Top Ten Easter Eggs in Video Games that I have personally found in games through my gaming career.
10. Nicole is dead – Dead Space
Dead Space is one of those games that definitely sticks with you. It is a game that is still known today as one of the best survival horror games out that is filled with creepy atmosphere, fantastic jump scares, a typical and relatable protagonist, and one very subtle subliminal message. You play as Isaac Clark, a basic engineer who boards a planet cracker ship that has lost contact that also has the love of his life aboard named Nicole. With every new chapter you start if has a specific title, i.e. “Chapter 1, New Arrivals.” But after you beat the game you can take the first letter of all the chapter titles which ends up spelling out NICOLE IS DEAD, which isn’t found out until the end. This is definitely a must-play game.
9. Guybrush Threepwood – Star Wars the Force Unleashed 2
Anyone who has played any of the Star Wars games knows that they were developed by LucasArts, the same team responsible for the wildly popular game The Secret of Monkey Island, in which you play as main character Guybrush Threepwood. In Star Wars, there is actually a room with three statues of Threepwood, and if you smash a certain slot machine you can play as the memorable character.
8. Death of The End – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear is known for its crazy and hard-to-follow story, very special characters, and all the little secrets that are hidden about. One of the best hidden moments I discovered is that when you start the battle against the boss, The End, you can save your game and turn off the console. When you restart your PS2, you can go into the settings and advance the time and date settings by two years. After you do that and save it you can restart MGS3 and reenter the battle but with a subtle difference, nobody is attacking you. If you search long enough you can come across The End’s body dead signaling he perished from old age.
7. Killing the past – Assassin’s Creed
In Assassin’s Creed, you play as Altair, the main protagonist who is in the Assassin Brotherhood. During his time in the Brotherhood, he kills countless people, resulting in different historical outcomes. The fun thing is that Ubisoft, developer of AC, did their research and did it very extensively, to the point where every named character that you kill, with style and flair, was a real person from history and you end up killing them on the exact date and location in the game as they died in real life.
6. Jason Voorhees – Dead Island
Dead Island is a fantastic game mixing in a bit of everything we gamers long for. It has decent characters, big beautiful and lush environments, smooth and great melee combat, and oh yeah a shit-load of blood thirsty zombies. One of these zombies is very hard to miss. Anybody who is a fan of old school horror movies will recognize him immediately for it is popular machete slasher, Jason Voorhees. If you wander around the jungle long enough, he will stalk you out, and, with his high level, make sure he is the death of you. Check out that hockey mask.
5. No Easter Eggs – GTA: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular games out there, to date, with the current game being GTA 5, which allows you to do damn near everything. This secret isn’t found in this game, but in the still-dated-as-best-GTA-ever game, San Andreas. If you fly to the top of the golden gate bridge whether it be by jet pack or a skilled jump from a plane you will come across a sign that says, “There are no Easter Eggs up here. Go away.” Good call, Rockstar, thanks for the slap in the face.
4. Zork – Call of Duty: Black Ops
CoD is one of the biggest games out, with the release of a new game happening annually and a mass amount of fans standing behind every game, it was just a matter of time before someone found something. In the beginning of CoD: Black Ops, you play as Mason, who is tied to chair. If you hit the left and right trigger buttons fast enough and long enough you can eventually break out of the ties and escape. Once you do that, you can run over to a nearby computer where you can sit down and enjoy the classic game Zork.
3. Robbie the Rabbit – Silent Hill 4
Silent Hill is a game series that is sure to give you nightmares. They have the creepiest atmospheres,
best and most mentally disturbing stories, and one creepy Easter Egg that I absolutely love. If you played SH3, you are well known of the disturbing bloody-mouthed pink rabbit mascot, Robbie. Well in SH4: The Room, you can look through your neighbors peephole, where you will see Robbie sitting carefree on the bed. But, if you go back and look through the peephole after completing the mission “Eileen’s Gone Missing,” Robbie will be staring directly back at you with a look of horror, with its arm stretched out pointing at you.
2. Jill’s Sandwiches – DeadRising
DeadRising is a great game filled with blood, weapons, zombies, and hilarious secrets. For any fans of the Resident Evil series, I am sure you remember the incredible cheesy line, “That was too close! You were almost a Jill sandwich.” Well as you go along in the mall of DeadRising, if you keep close enough watch to the stores you can come across a restaurant named “Jill’s Sandwiches.”
1. The Cake is a Lie – Portal
Portal rocks! The puzzles are great, the portal gun is fantastic, and GlaDoS is so funny. Throughout the length of the game you will find many writings on the walls saying the cake is a lie, all with GlaDoS teasing you ab
out the idea of a party and a cake. As you progress, she starts to insult your intelligence and make you lose hope in any idea of a cake waiting for you. Damn. But wait! There is actually a way after the boss fight at the end of portal to escape down a shaft, leading you to ventilation duct that, if you follow down, down, down, will take you to the basement of Apeture Science, and what is waiting for you? A great-looking cake with candles, all for you. So who made this cake, why is it there, and why were you deceived? Well, these all go unanswered.
Well everyone, this was our Top Ten Easter Eggs in Video Games. If you have any others you have found that you feel could make this list please comment below.
HAPPY HUNTING!!!!
