The Polish developer CD Projekt Red has been busy with a lot of projects lately. Not only is the company making multiple Witcher games, including The Witcher 4, it is also working on a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 under the codename Project Orion. For those who are out of the loop, Project Orion was originally announced in late 2022, just two years after the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. At the time, the confirmation of a sequel so shortly after the sci-fi RPG’s debut was surprising to some fans, given that Cyberpunk 2077 had a notoriously disastrous launch and still wasn’t in great shape in 2022. Since the game sold incredibly well, though, CD Projekt Red was probably confident enough in greenlighting a sequel.
It’s not exactly clear if Project Orion will be a direct sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, or if it will take place in an entirely different location beyond Night City and feature a new cast of characters. Even if Project Orion has little in common with Cyberpunk 2077 from a narrative standpoint, though, there is a very strong possibility that the game will have tons of Easter eggs, just like most of CD Projekt Red’s past releases. If that indeed happens, then hopefully CD Projekt Red will pay tribute to the recently-released Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in Project Orion.
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CD Projekt Red Should Add a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Easter Egg to Project Orion
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has a Cyberpunk 2077 Easter Egg
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 may both be RPGs, but they are distinct from each other in almost every way. One game is, after all, a sci-fi FPS set in a dystopian, hypercapitalist city, and the other is a realistic historical RPG that takes place in 15th century medieval Bohemia. In spite of the differences in setting, Warhorse Studios, the company behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, managed to find a way to add a Cyberpunk 2077 Easter egg to its game without making it feel too out of place.
In Kuttenberg, the second major region in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, players can start a side quest called Ars Dimicatoria, which can be obtained from Menhard von Frankfurt. Upon completing this quest, players can enter the Kuttenberg Tournament, where they can face off against other participants in three duels, each of which involves different weapons. One of the characters that players can face off against in this tournament is, interestingly enough, called Johann Silverfist. This NPC’s name is an obvious nod to one of Cyberpunk 2077‘s major characters, the rockerboy-turned-terrorist Johnny Silverhand.
A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Easter Egg in Project Orion Would Make Sense
Since Warhorse Studios added a Cyberpunk 2077 reference to its own game, it would be great if CD Projekt Red responded in kind by adding a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 reference to Cyberpunk 2077‘s upcoming sequel. There are a lot of ways the company can go about doing this, such as by including an NPC named after Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2‘s main character, Henry of Skalitz, in Project Orion, or referencing the catchphrase used by Henry and his ally, Sir Hans, “Audentes fortuna iuvat!”, somewhere in the game.
“Audentes fortuna iuvat!” means “Fortune favors the brave!” in Latin.
It isn’t that hard to imagine CD Projekt Red adding a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Easter egg to Cyberpunk 2077‘s upcoming sequel, because the original Cyberpunk 2077 already has tons of pop culture references. When exploring Night City, players can come across Easter eggs that pay homage to all kinds of iconic franchises, from Ghost in the Shell, Fallout, and Demolition Man to Grand Theft Auto, Dirty Harry, and even Death Stranding. Taking this into account, a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Easter egg wouldn’t feel out of place at all in Project Orion, and it would instead be a great way for CD Projekt Red to return the favor to Warhorse Studios.
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December 10, 2020
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol