

MADDOX: I recently picked up the latest co-op release from Hazelight Studios, It Takes Two the tale of two parents who have hit a rocky patch in their relationship and heading rapidly towards the iceberg that is divorce.

It Takes Two – There was a Way Out, apparently That’s basically the one thing the witcher doesn’t keep on hand, and as such the rabbit remains invulnerable to all attacks, magical or physical. It’d be quite easy to miss this one entirely, and luckily it doesn’t pose as much of a threat to Geralt – in the 1975 movie, the rabbit was only defeated with the use of the Holy Hand Grenade. By heading to the town of Benek, Geralt can stumble upon a fluffy white snow hare surrounded by ravaged corpses. Without a doubt though, my favourite is the Rabbit of Caerbannog, a loving nod to Monty Python & The Holy Grail. She had nothing to say about all the rampant T-posing, oddly enough. Players can encounter Doctor Who’s eternally terrifying Weeping Angels, mock the corpse of a tomb raider, and listen to Ciri talk about a world where people “had metal in their heads, waged war from a distance, using things similar to megascopes”, foreshadowing Cyberpunk 2077. NIL: The Witcher franchise is full of quality easter eggs hidden nods to the fantasy genre and pop culture at large are rife within CDPROJEKTRED’s masterpiece. The Witcher – Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. It’s also worth noting that The Parish level is set in Bienville Parish, the place in Louisiana where Bonnie and Clyde were killed. Classic Bob from the office down the hall, always trying to eat my sweet, sweet eyeballs. The same jukebox also plays RE: Your Brains by Jonathon Coulton, writer of Still Alive – a charming song about eating brains in the office. Patience isn’t much of a virtue in Left 4 Dead 2‘s zombie infested world, but it pays off here. There is something wonderful about shooting zombies to GlaDOS’ eerie tones, even if you have to whack the jukebox for about ten minutes sometimes to trigger it. KAESIYA: Whilst it may be no surprise that Valve incorporated easter eggs from their other published titles, early on in The Parish level of Left 4 Dead 2 you come across a jukebox that very occasionally churns out Still Alive from Portal. So while you’re waiting to tuck into your pile of hollow milk chocolate shells – assuming you haven’t demolished them already – join us as we share some of our favourite Easter eggs. Easter’s here, that glorious time of year where it’s socially acceptable to eat a grotesque amount of overpriced chocolate (Just three months after Christmas, too – we love our regularly scheduled pig-out excuses).
