007 First Light Includes A Classic Hitman-Era Easter Egg
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Video game developers love to leave Easter eggs behind for longtime fans, and in https://www.gamespot.com/games/007-first-light/" id="416033">007 First Light, IO Interactive has resurrected one of its oldest jokes.
Dating all the way back to 2006's Hitman: Blood Money, IO has regularly slipped in an inside joke revolving around Allan and his inability to add details to in-game assets.
The tradition is alive and well in 007 First Light, cementing Allan's post-it note legacy.
During the 007 First Light campaign, you'll be tasked with searching through rogue MI6 agent 009's stash.
Stare at the wall covered in post-it notes, and you'll see several pieces of paper with a polite reminder for Allan to add in some details.
This joke and the line "Allan please add details" first surfaced in Blood Money, and could be found in a kitchen crate holding a lobster.
In the HD version of Blood Money, the line was changed to "Any details yet, Allan?" and it would resurface in Hitman 2016.
A note with the familiar message was stuck on a computer monitor, and the phrase was also seen briefly in a trailer for the game.
The official Hitman website also referenced the joke, this time with a plea for Allan to add some placeholder text.
So who is Allan?
That's one of the long-running mysteries in Hitman, with one of the theories revolving around two possible leads. https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/amvbfo/thanks_again_allan/">As Reddit sleuths have discovered, Hitman: Blood Money lists two Allans, https://www.mobygames.com/person/30856/allan-hansen/">Hansen and https://www.mobygames.com/person/237528/allan-merrild/">Merrild.
Merrild worked on Hitman: Blood Money and Absolution, while Hansen was an artist who worked on every Hitman game through 2012, with Absolution being his final job in the series.
A poster for a street magician by the name of Allan Hansen could also be found in Hitman: Blood Money, possibly indicating that IO Interactive is continuing to honor the artist.
In other 007 First Light news, the game is off to a strong start and is IO Interactive's https://www.gamespot.com/articles/007-first-light-put-up-massive-launch-day-sales-numbers/">fastest-selling game to date.
The studio confirmed that it reached 1.5 million sales in just 24 hours, and https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/007-first-light-review-youth-in-revolt/">007 First Light reviews have been very positive so far.
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