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SomeStarfieldplayers believe that they have spotted aDead SpaceEaster egg in Bethesda’s latest game. While the much-anticipated RPG is scheduled to release on September 6, many fans have beenplayingStarfieldin early accesssince September 1 by buying one of its higher-tier editions.
As is the case with many studios specializing in creating vast open worlds, Bethesda’s developers don’t shy away from dropping references to their inspirations and favorite media throughout their games. BothFallout 4andFallout 76were hence filled to the brim with such Easter eggs, as were the company’s other contemporary RPGs that preceded them.
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And thoughStarfieldvery much continues that trend, the space-faring RPG might also be Bethesda’s first-ever game to include aDead SpaceEaster egg. Namely, some players have recently gone online to discuss how one of the sculptures in New Atlantis bears a striking resemblance to theMarker monoliths fromDead Space. While theStarfieldlandmark is entirely made of metal instead of organic materials, its double-helix shape looks nearly identical to the extraterrestrial obelisks from EA’s critically acclaimed survival horror franchise, which led some fans to conclude that this likeness is not a coincidence.
And though New Atlantis is full of secluded areas, this potentialDead SpaceEaster egg isn’t placed in any such out-of-the-way location. It instead completes the top of a majestic fountain separating the city’s Spaceport from its shuttle service that pretty much every player will walk by as soon as they land in the crown jewel of the United Colonies. The unique structure can be seen at the top of the port’s ramp, right past the UC Security offices whereinStarfieldplayers can initiate a variety of citywide quests.
The Marker-shaped fountain isn’t the only in-game detail that the fandom is currently suspecting of being an obscure callback to another media franchise, as some players also believe thatStarfield’scharacter creator is hiding an Easter egg forThe Expanse. The scene immediately preceding the character creation screen also opens on a close-up view of a medical machine that looks vaguely similar to the device used for administering the baseline test to Ryan Gosling’s K inBlade Runner 2049.
Bethesda’s latest RPG also isn’t lacking in direct callbacks to the studio’s past games. For example,Starfieldreferences one iconic line fromThe Elder Scrolls 5:Skyrimon at least two occasions. Many more such Easter eggs are likely to surface online in the coming days once the game leaves early access and thus reaches a much wider audience.
Starfieldlaunches September 6 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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