and its anime spinoff may be a few years old but that hasn't stopped the fandom from unearthing even more heartbreaking Easter eggs that connect the video game to the series. While the world of Night City may have already been a popular piece of pop culture before CD Projekt Red adapted the tabletop RPG into a video game, the launch of Netflix's anime further increased interest in the franchise by simply being an excellent, heartbreaking story. Now, one particularly tragic scene has been discovered in, immortalizing the fate of Kiwi.
Posted to Reddit by user DecisionTechnical461, the player shared a screenshot of a blood-soaked dumpster, stating that they believe it to be the location where Kiwi was killed in .
The site can be found in Santo Domingo and unless fans are very well-versed in the lore of, it's easy to assume that it's just the uncleaned blood splatter of a random crime. Yetcomparing the surroundings to the scene where Kiwi is executed in the anime leaves little room to question the accuracy of the reference.
While she may not be as recognizable or beloved as Lucy and David, Kiwi is still an integral part of 's narrative, starting off as a secondary character before eventually evolving into an antagonist in her own right. Serving as Lucy's mentor, the initially aloof netrunner forms a close with her pupil before ultimately making some bad decisions that see them placed on opposite sides of a vicious conflict. She eventually meets her make after Faraday, a Night City Fixer with ties to Arasaka and Militech, assassinates her because of how much she knows about his plots to further his influence around the underworld.
The blood-stained dumpster may be the most recently discovered reference to Kiwi in but it's by no means the only nod to the character. Players can also find her apartment over in the Kabuki sector in Watson by entering the Yaiba building and riding the elevator to the thirteenth floor. It may have seen better days, but eagle-eyed fans will no doubt be able to see the resemblance.
Given that was released after the launch of , CDPR went out of its way to add additional content to the game to specifically appeal to fans of the anime. Beyond the locations inspired by Kiwi, players can also complete a quest that rewards them with David's iconic jacket and the character's apartment can also be visited at any time in the game. Additionally, memorials for every character who died in the series can be found in the Columbarium, sporting some iconic lines enthusiasts will likely recognize.
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A mod lets players fully immerse themselves in the streets of Night City. CD Project Red's sci-fi RPG already had a first-person narrative for its majority, with players only able to swap to third person for driving, to make players feel like they were exploring its rich world, but a Virtual Reality mod has taken advantage of this to take things a step further.
Johnny Silverhand is one of the most popular characters in so players wishing they could hang out more with Keanu Reeves' rockstar are in luck because a new mod makes him far more social. In the vanilla version of CD Projekt Red's RPG, the projection of Johnny's consciousness, which is embedded in protagonist V's head, appears throughout the story to both offer advice to players and just offer his thoughts on the current state of Night City. Unfortunately, those wanting to relax with Silverhand can only do so in V's original apartment, even if they own other properties.
There is no shortage of poorly released games. We’ve seen quite a few that just failed to hit the mark. Few games manage to recover and truly turn things around. Among that short list is CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. However, looking at the game now, we can see just how much the game has transformed into a more optimized and thrilling gameplay experience.
' new story trailer provided the best look at Kay Vess' adventure yet, explaining her motives while introducing some of her allies and enemies as she attempts to navigate the Outer Rim's criminal underworld. Many elements of the wider universe were also teased through this new footage, from iconic creatures to characters who haven't been seen on-screen in years.
CD Projekt Red may insist that it's done working on but that may only be half the story. Having been released in an unfinished state back in 2020, the studio has worked tirelessly over the last three years to deliver the product that was initially promised to consumers, concluding with the launch of the excellent 2.0 Update and. As CDPR looks to the future, game director Gabe Amatangelo explains that there could still be some room to grow in some very small ways.
CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 is still hiding Easter eggs within it that have yet to be discovered. It appears that fans of the successful sci-fi RPG have more work to do id they want to uncover all the secrets hidden within the game, despite Cyberpunk 2077 having been released years ago.
An observant may have just figured out why CD Projekt Red doesn't allow players' characters to wear long-sleeved shirts while walking around Night City. While it may have initially been assumed a bug, has never allowed V to properly wear a shirt with sleeves that cover their forearms, automatically rolling them up whenever the inventory screen is exited. The community has long believed this to be a glitch since looking at their characters in the game's menus shows them with their arms covered, suggesting it was simply something that would be patched.
A Easter egg is a perfect nod to one of Keanu Reeves' best characters. Reeves portrayed one of the major characters in the game, Johnny Silverhand, a Rockerboy who died in 2023 during an assault on Arasaka Tower, but lives on in a prototype Relic in V's head, appearing to comment on actions throughout the game, and even assuming control of V's body at certain points.
, as with many RPGs, is all about the choices players make and their consequences. This continued through its expansion,, where players had to make a major decision about whether to side with the Federal Intelligence Agency (F.I.A.)'s sleeper agent, Solomon Reed, or his former netrunner protégé, Song So Mi (aka. Songbird) who seeks to be freed from the NUSA's clutches after being used to tap into the Blackwall for President Myers' personal needs.
is filled with Easter eggs and references to other pop culture icons but one dedicated player has stumbled upon a fun nod to one of the best video games ever made. Despite being over a year old, the is still unearthing new secrets every day usually in the form of hidden homages or content that was cut before the game was shipped. The latest finding may not fundamentally change the experience but it should put a smile on the face of any player of any player who's familiar with the punishing difficulty of FromSoftware's RPGs.
has been largely praised for its engaging storyline and main characters, but as with many of the best RPGs, it's the side quests that bring the world of the game to life. These smaller interactions and unrelated adventures make Night City feel truly lived in, learning the plights of citizens from all walks of life, including a seemingly sentient vending machine.