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Old 06-12-2006, 07:17 AM   #14
Kurufinwe
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Originally Posted by LenaJ
I think I need an explanation to what an easter egg is. Some kind of surprise that turns up?
Exactly. Usually, you have to do something rather non-sensical (such as pulling a lever ten times, finding a hidden hotspot, etc.) and you get a funny, or unexpected, reward. For instance, in TLJ,
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if you use the leaf (from the plant next to April's room) on Abnaxus's lawn, you unlock the Book of secrets, with artwork and out-takes (which also gets unlocked when you finish the game anyway, so maybe that's not a great example -- but you get the idea).


I'm not sure how people learn about Easter eggs; I think developers often drop hints around the time of the game's release (for instance, there was an elaborate series of riddles to solve to find the Easter eggs in Riven).

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Originally Posted by Karmillo
What alternative Puzzle solution?
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