Flowers will never grow
In the spring.” – Yehuda Amichai
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So there are a lot of references i found and some i missed within the game, but i really love how you stumble upon it. And well, it kind of something i can’t let go of – the many references that were implanted and i tend to believe in an almost fanatic way that any reference you find within the game is on purpose – memes, from books, quotes, movie you name it. I believe it’s not an accident ever.
What references did you find in the game?
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Last night, I was chased around Ebonhawke by several angry chickens. I screamed like a little girl and ran away, just like I did the first time I was attacked by a flock of chickens in Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
‘’ The Prestige ’’ skill is a pretty obvious one.
I haven’t noticed anything else though, it’s out there I’m sure but I’ve never been good at noticing those things, I’m too detached from pop culture to notice it.
Thieves have a skill that rolls backward and restores initiative. It is appropriately called “Roll for Initiative”.
I chuckled. (This is a D&D reference, for those less nerdy players out there.)
Plant turrets look like peashooters from Plants Vs Zombies
During the Sylvari personal story quest Mirror, Mirror, one of the Skritt tells his companions, “Now remember, collect ALL the things!”
Colin Johanson. He’s EVERYWHERE.
spoiler
in one of the Sylvari life stories theres a quote that is like from how i met your mother
where the anuoncer during a battle says: Sylvari versus… wait for it… quaggan!
During the Sylvari personal story quest Mirror, Mirror, one of the Skritt tells his companions, “Now remember, collect ALL the things!”
i actualy got a picture of it XD
spoiler
in one of the Sylvari life stories theres a quote that is like from how i met your mother
where the anuoncer during a battle says: Sylvari versus… wait for it… quaggan!During the Sylvari personal story quest Mirror, Mirror, one of the Skritt tells his companions, “Now remember, collect ALL the things!”
i actualy got a picture of it XD
The text had already disappeared by the time I caught what it was. I was sad
There’s a dynamic event in Plains of Ashford where the dialogue is a reference to Ghostbusters. Also, the achievement for slaying ghosts is a more obvious reference.
spoiler
in one of the Sylvari life stories theres a quote that is like from how i met your mother
where the anuoncer during a battle says: Sylvari versus… wait for it… quaggan!During the Sylvari personal story quest Mirror, Mirror, one of the Skritt tells his companions, “Now remember, collect ALL the things!”
i actualy got a picture of it XD
The text had already disappeared by the time I caught what it was. I was sad
untill i understand how to show pictures in a comment here you go –
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297058_3568960979222_1148267119_n.jpg
Arathi Hinterlands…
Yerp
There is a shortbow skill that talks about arrows in the knee for Rangers, and there is a unique rock formation in the caves behind the ogres in Lion’s Arch.
There’s a reference to the original Jurassic Park film; a guard named Muldoon says, “Clever girl.”
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ztwi3nzv1rq9fyeo1_r1_400.png
Arathi Hinterlands…
Yerp
i didn’t get it..
near the end of my personal story there was a question about a dead body and one of the characters said “Its a trick, get an Axe” —Army of Darkness
Arathi Hinterlands…
Yerpi didn’t get it..
It’s actually Harathi Hinterlands.
And if I’m not mistaken, I believe that’s a reference to Arathi Highlands, from WoW.
Arathi Hinterlands…
Yerpi didn’t get it..
It’s actually Harathi Hinterlands.
And if I’m not mistaken, I believe that’s a reference to Arathi Highlands, from WoW.
oh god… i never thought of that good one.
speaking of names you reminded about NPC names
i found Sawyer – pretty sure the reference is to Tom Sawyer
and i found AppleJack – either someone in Anet is a brony or he\she really likes the beverage. i tried finding more hints with this NPC like who is miss T but nothing. (this npc is in the Gandarian fields)
Arathi Hinterlands…
Yerpi didn’t get it..
Combination of Arathi Highlands and The Hinterlands from WoW. the actual GW2 zone is Harathi Hinterlands
Marionberry is a color… and also the former, scandalous mayor of Washington, DC.
This is probably a vary obscure reference or just a coincidence but, the level 40 yellow heavy armor looks exactly like the armor the characters in the comic book series Arcanum wear. If I had a picture of my character right now I could show it, but I specifically colored it to mimic one of my favorite characters from the book.
The five golems in Metrica Province coming together to form M.E.T.A. Golem.
I saw some claim it’s a Voltron reference and that could be. I’ve never seen Voltron but I’m familiar enough with it to know where they are coming from. But the Asura basically recreate the “Go Planet!” call (though out of order) from Captain Planet in their own technobabbly way. HRT-777…lol.
One of the early Asura quests has you fighting mechanical golems in “The Funhouse”. During the fight, one of these golems says “Why was I programmed to feel pain?!”
This is a line from an old Simpson’s episode where a science lab gets attacked and a robot catches fire. When I heard this in game I actually laughed out loud. Awesome little detail!
During the Sylvari personal story quest Mirror, Mirror, one of the Skritt tells his companions, “Now remember, collect ALL the things!”
Hey guys, don’t just assume everyone knows what you’re talking about. Explain the references please.
During the Sylvari personal story quest Mirror, Mirror, one of the Skritt tells his companions, “Now remember, collect ALL the things!”
Hey guys, don’t just assume everyone knows what you’re talking about. Explain the references please.
the reference is to an Internet meme that is called
X ALL the Y! -
One that caught me totally by surprise was in the pirate caves in Bloodtide Coast.
I was sorting through my inventory and some NPC started singing a modified rendition of “Very Model of a Modern Major General” from Gilbert and Sullivans Pirates of Penzance.
Almost fell off my chair I was laughing so hard.
Im so bad at noticing these things lol
Last boss in sorrow’s embrace story mode is a pretty nice one
Last boss in sorrow’s embrace story mode is a pretty nice one
Terminator?
Yeah
15characters
Yeah
15characters
i haven’t played yet the instance but when i get there ill be sure to take a picture XD
In the Plains of Ashford jumping puzzle, there is a dead adventurer named Haneri Jones Sr. This is a reference to Indiana Jones’ dad Henry Jones Sr.
In EbonHawk you can find a grave for Rue saying something like Now our song birds sings in the mist. Rue was a character in the Hungry games that dies.
EbonHawk is a pop culture reference to Knights of the old republic the space ship you get is called Ebon Hawk
All this loot couldn’t possibly be contained by just one Borderlands game, or even two. No, there had to be some in Guild Wars 2 as well.
I found 2 comic (to me, at least) Reference in the Sylvari area. The dynamic quest is to talk to 4 or 5 golems. In the discussion tree there is a item that says “Input: Zeppelin” To which, the response from the golem is “Made of Lead”. (Yes, Led Zeppelin the band). A different golem has a different input about “Cake”, to which the response is something to the effect of “Dubious about your motives.” (This one is a BIT more tangenty. As people who have played Portal know, the evil computer is constantly using Yummy Chocolate Cake as a motivation for you to complete all the deadly experiments.) There have been a couple others, but nothing that jumps up in my mind.
In Ebonhawke, there is a grave to “Rue” and a bit of flavor text. This is in reference to a character from the first book of the Hunger Games Trilogy.
theres a food called prismatic soylent with the text below of
“i wonder what the green parts are made of?”
One of the robots in the Asura tutorial instance is called “OVR-9000”.
“It’s over 9000!”
I also remember seeing a Charr cub ask “Can I has cheese meat?”
“I can has cheese burger?”
You won’t get this joke unless you played GW1:
One of the Warrior healing skills in GW2 is called “Mending”.
Explanation:
In GW1 you can pick a secondary Profession and many players went with Warrior/Monk, thinking they’d be like paladins.
In reality Monk skills need lots of energy and Warriors have very little of it.
It’s a horrible combo unless you only take one or two low cost Monk skills.
People call them “Wammos”. (Warrior/Monk)
One of the worst Monk skills is called “Mending”.
It makes your Energy regen slower but makes your life slowly regenerate.
It sounds good on paper but it’s actually extremely ineffective and it’s a bad skill to this day.
Many Wammos use it and get made fun of for it.
Of course GW2’s mending is actually meant to be good.
Also many of the Traits for all Professions are named after GW1 skills.
I think I also saw some Enviromental weapons during my personal storyline use a few skill icons from GW1.
There’s a wolf in the story missions named “Sourfang”. Really…? I could say the same about Harathi Hinterlands and Blazeridge Steppes.
the first reference i ever saw was a reference to Lord of the Rings in the Sylvari starting
where your charecter says " One does not simply wake up and rush to fight a dragon."
which is a reference of course to the famous meme quote: “one does not simply walks into Mordor”
There is a cave which looks like it is directly from the film The Goonies, the ship is there and one eyed willy lol
The human queen has Happy Cat as a pet. Seriously, that cat wants his cheeseburger.
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