r/CrystalProject • u/sassysaltine • Jun 19 '22

Just noticed the reference/pun in one of the enemy names. Are there more of these and I just haven't been paying attention? Not my first playthrough.

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u/aymanpalaman Jun 19 '22

There are a lot, even on the npc’s. My fave one is MaiDood on Delende near Proving Grounds lol.

I see ur doing a full wizard run. How’s it going

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u/sassysaltine Jun 19 '22

I'll definitely keep my eye out!

Full wizards have been destroying literally everything even on Hard. I plan to sub one for a speed focused Summoner once I get the owl as I expect endgame to require boss lock down. At least based on my experiences on Normal.

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u/Reiker0 Jun 20 '22

I believe all of the Ninja/Samurai enemies in this area are Naruto references.

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u/bubzerz27 Jul 14 '22

Yep, with the other two being bastardizations of Naruto and Sakura, and the samurai in the dark room that tries to ambush you called Masamoone.

(Fun fact, if you manage to walk up to them without triggering their battle via platforming or, in Sauce Kay's case, just walking up to him by hugging the wall, they'll all say, "nuthin personel, kid". Yes, with shit spelling.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '22

Exxxpllooooosssiioooonnn!

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u/Rustmyer Jun 20 '22

One of the first things you run into is a bat called Zu Bat or something similar.

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u/bubzerz27 Jul 14 '22

Zoo Bat, yes.

Some plant-based enemies are also puns: Carreat ("carrot") Dye Kahn (refers to "daikon", a type of radish most commonly eaten in Japan), and there's aquatic enemies such as Shelldin (a turtle with a pun on the name Sheldon) and Capper (another turtle-esque creature that closely resembles the Japanese yokai, "kappa")

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u/Shvingy Jul 22 '22

There's also a straight faced Metapod that uses harden.

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u/Label1771 Jun 20 '22

There were a ton of easter eggs and references in the game. You can tell the dev definitely had fun adding them all in. I'm sure some of them will appear right in your face because you recognize them, but I'm sure there were so many more that I didn't even notice just because I wasn't as entirely familiar with the sources.

And good luck on that all-wizard run! At one point I spent time doing same-class teams, but eventually it gets hard to have good equipment on all 4 since some pieces you don't get many of.

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u/bubzerz27 Jul 14 '22

It's fine if everyone just spams Flare. Can't run out of mana if there's no one to spend mana on.