Far Cry New Dawn is the most recent release in the Far Cry series and is a spin-off of the game Far Cry 5. If you played Far Cry 5, you'll know that the game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana where a cult has taken over the county. A nuclear war ravages the planet at the end of the game, setting the scene for the post-apocalyptic world featured in Far Cry New Dawn. In this game, it's been nearly two decades since the events of Far Cry 5 and a new group has risen to power.
This game, like other games in the Far Cry franchise, is filled to the brim with a ton of different references to various other Far Cry games, different game franchises, and even some references to Far Cry 5. Even the most dedicated Far Cry fans probably missed a few of these Easter eggs! To see 10 Easter eggs hidden in Far Cry New Dawn, keep reading!
10 Here Lies Boomer ♚
One of the favorite guns for hire in Far Cry 5 for many players was Boomer. Along with other animals like Cheeseburger and Peaches, Boomer was a dog that was always happy to help out the player as they made their way through Hope County. So, where is Boomer in Far Cry New Dawn?
Well, considering the ending of Far Cry 5 and the fact that it's been 17 years... We didn't exactly have high hopes for Boomer making an appearance. But if you head to the Fang Center in the southwestern corner of the map, you'll be able to find 𓄧Boomer's final resting place. Pass the tissues, please!
9 𓄧 A Famous Plu🐷mber
Far Cry New Dawn put a pretty interesting twist on weapons🤪 in this game. They've all got a really unique, post-apocalyptic spin on ♔them because of the fact that, well, players can't exactly head to the gun store to pick up a new rifle. Many weapons are crafted by the materials they find in around the game and they've all got some clever descriptions.
If you check out the description for the Optimized Socket Pipe, you'll see a reference to a beloved video game character. Does an Italian plumber that deals with big, green pipes sound familiar? This weapon description is a sneaky reference to the Mario franchise.
8 🍷 A Rabbids Banner
Did you finish Far Cry 5 with a lot of questions about what happened in the rest of the world? We know how that nuclear bomb impacted the landscape of Hope County, but what about everywhere else? With side missions to other locati꧒ons around the world, you canꦐ find out!
If you take the one to the theme park in Louisiana, make sure you keep your eyes peeled. The post-apocalyptic amusement park may be really fun to look at, but it also has some hidden secrets. The best one is this banner that appears near the Ferris wheel and shows a Rabbid from the Rayman franchise.
7 🐠 He's Ba🎶ck...
There's no denying that Far Cry has seen some pretty awesome villains throughout the different games. While we all know that Far Cry 5's main villain, Joseph Seed or The Father, reappears in Far Cry New Dawn in a special side-storyline, eagle-eyed players will know he wasn't the only former Far Cry villain to appear in the game.
Okay, Vaas wasn't actually in the game. But if you take a good look around Nadine's bunker after solving the puzzle to get in, you'll notice a couple of things! One is a newspaper from Far Cry 5 that was warning people of the upcoming nuclear war and the other is a bobblehead ꧟of Vaas as a hula dancer.
6 ꦰ 8-Bit Pizza Bar Is Back!
In Far Cry 5, it was pretty cool to be able to visit thꦛe 8-Bit Pizza Bar and s🌱ee all the guns for hire hanging out, talking, and generally having a good time while they waited for your call.
In Far Cry New Dawn, there are quite a number of different locations that returned from Far Cry 5, with a post-apocalyptic facelift. 8-Bit Pizza Bar is one of them! The guns for hire still hang out here and if🌸 you visit this location, you'll notice that it's the same building. It may not be looking as fresh as it once was, but this reference to the previous game is a nice one to see.
5 ꦦ Splinter Cell's SHADOWNET
After you've added the ability to do expeditions from your home base in Far Cry New Dawn, you're able to go all over the world and see what exactly has happened to differe🗹nt locations around the world, not just Hope County. If you take the Government Plane Wreck expedition, you'll be able to find a few unique Easter eggs.
Instead of going to the pink smoke signaling your destination after you arrive at your expedition, head left into the wreckage you find there. After you go inside, you'll be able to turn on a laptop that will display SHADOWNET from Splinter Cell on the large screen in front of you.
4 ♉ And Sam Fisher's Gear 🧸
Don't leave that plane wreckage so fast! If you continue on past where you saw the first Splinter Cell Easter egg, you'll get yet another surprise reference to that series. Far Cry New Dawn has a lot of really cool outfits that can be unlocked in various ways like completing outposts, but this outfit is one that can only be unlocked if you ඣhappen to find this super secret Easter egg.
Explore the plane wreckage, find all the documents that are scattered around inside it, and take out the one enemy tha♛t you likely slipped on by when you entered. Your reward? Sam Fisher's suit to wear around Hope County while you defeat Mickey and Lou!
3 😼 Notes From Sam Fisher
While exploring the entire plane wreckage trying to find Sam Fisher's outfit, you likely noticed a lot of notes littering the wreckage. There are notes all over Far Cry New Dawn, the most ꦓnotable ones being the 𒅌diary pages that the Deputy from the first game wrote while in the bunker with Joseph Seed, but these ones are special Easter eggs that you really have to search to find.
If you find these notes, it'll be the third reference that this game makes to the Splinter Cell games. In these notes, someone named "SF" talks about traveling around after the nuclear bomb went off to try to find their daughter, Sarah. The fact that SF is clearly Sam Fisher is only made more obvious with the mentions of Fis✱her's fellow Fourth Echelon agents that are in these notes.
2 Hurk Games To🐻o! ও
Hurk has got to be one of the most hilarious NPCs in Far Cry 5 and Far Cry New Dawn. Even though these games can get pretty intense and there's not much to laugh at sometimes, Hurk is always there for some comic re🎐lief.
During Hurk's side mission, Days of Blunder, Hurk has some pretty hilarious things to say about the highwaymen that are trying to throw you off course as you make your getaway drive. At one point, Hurk says that they're "throwin' barrels like angry monkeys" the way they do in video games. Turns out Hurk is a big Donkey Kong fan!
1 Where's Guy♐ Marvel No♏w?
Guy Marvel is a side character that appears in Far Cry 5 and is the director of a movie called Blood Dragon 3. This movie is a direct reference to the Far Cry 3 spin-off, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
If you go to Guy Marvel's apartment in Far Cry New Dawn, players will find a variety of different Blood Dragon 3 references, including one note that Guy wrote after the nuclear bomb🃏 went off. Turns out that it really put a damper on his plans to relܫease the masterpiece movie he was directing and anyone who survived the blast is totally fired. Somehow, we don't think that's going to be an issue, Guy.