Easter Eggs in Mendoza

[wincenworks]

So far it looks like all of these areas are going to have enough easter eggs and hat tips to previous games to warrant their own threads, so I thought I’d start.

If the easter egg in question happens to involve a significant spoiler (even if it’s just for a mission story someone might not have tried yet) please use a spoiler blur.

This is definitely one of my favourite’s from the cellar/barrel room:

Particularly given the presence of the hidden door disguised as the giant barrel that Yates uses.

[DANNYonPC]

The challenge is named after it too lol

[wincenworks]

Pretty sure I found another direct reference.

I guessed the safe combination by going “What year did Blood Money come out…”

[Patrik_Samu]

You could guessed it, but if you absolutely has no idea what might the code be, there are two guards near the villa’s service gate (I believe it is a service gate opens from the lavender field) who are talking about what the code might be, and a calendar in the office, helping to get the code.

[wincenworks]

I heard the guards talking about it, but I just went and tried it on a whim based entirely off out of game information.

It’s also the year of the Pinot Noir on offer, which is objectively the best wine (clearly IOI knows what’s up)