What are some of these tantalizing secrets? Well, none of these unlock secret sections of the game or anything, but they will make you chuckle. So let's take a look at them, shall we?
Oh, and there's one serious Easter Egg, too... but we'll save that one for last.
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In Resistance 3, the "Feral" variety of Chimera are no joke. Then again, they have their own cannon fodder, and they're called Grims. You'll encounter Grims a plethora of times throughout the campaign, but when you fight them in Haven, Oklahoma -- specifically during the Boat Ride level -- you might find them doing very mysterious things on April Fools' Day.
Specifically, you'll find them throwing garden gnomes at you. That's right. Garden gnomes. Check out the video below to see for yourself.
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During the same boat ride that the Grims assail you with all matter of lawn decorations, you can find a rather eerie figure if you know precisely where to look.
This grayed-out character overlooks the flooded town from a broken window as Malakov drives the boat, leaving Capelli free to do as he wishes. Take out your Marksman, as shown in the video below, and aim it at the window shown as you pass by. You'll see the shadowy figure in question... and perhaps get a chill up your spine in the process.
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The Chimera really love their garden gnomes... but do the miners of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania share the same affinity as their mortal enemies? It appears so.
Head to the Coal Shafts level in the western part of the state, and you'll eventually come across the room with the staircase shown in the video below. With your Auger equipped, take aim at the crate underneath the stairs and you'll spot a plethora of well-hidden garden gnomes. Just what they're doing there, of course, remains to be seen.
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Are you starting to sense a trend here? Insomniac Games loves them some garden gnomes, and more of them are hidden even deeper in Coal Shafts of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
This time, you're going to want to wield your Auger and examine the locker in the flooded part of the mine, as seen in the video below. More garden gnomes are carefully stored there, away from the feral Chimera that occupy the space. Oh, and if you want to see even more garden gnomes in the mines, set your PlayStation 3 to April 1st and see if you can't get Satan to shoot some at you...
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Who says the Chimera can't enjoy the beauty of winter? When you're in New York late in the game, you'll find evidence of their appreciation in the form of a snowman.
In New York City, head to the Central Park level. You'll spawn right near a crashed VTOL in a frozen lake to your left. Ignore the Chimera ahead and jump on top of the VTOL using the downed wing, as illustrated in the video below. Then, break out your sniper rifle: Marksman works here, but Deadeye will give you a better view of what you're looking for. In another crashed VTOL to your left, you'll see a snowman. Feel free to destroy it, if you've got an evil sort of heart.
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In the same exact place the snowman can be seen in New York City, you can see a little ode to creatures that never actually make an appearance in Resistance 3... except right here.
The screenshot doesn't really do it much justice, but the video below does. Furies were aquatic Chimera in Resistance 2, and here they are in Resistance 3. Boom!
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We promised you a serious Resistance 3 Easter Egg, and here it is. During the game, you'll find wine bottles strewn around various environments. If you take a close look at the labels of those wine bottles, you'll see something interesting.
We reached out to Insomniac Games about this in particular. Creative Director Marcus Smith gave us the image above, a high-res version of the wine bottle label. It memorializes Dan Johnson, an Insomniac employee that sadly passed away several years ago. "Dan meant a lot to all of us, so if you're going to show off the bottle, please show it in its proper glory," Smith said in an e-mail.
Consider it done. Mr. Smith. Consider it done.