The protagonist of the original Dying Light game and its standalone expansion The Following was a man by the name of Kyle Crane, who became a popular figure for fans of the franchise. Some were disappointed when they found out that Kyle Crane wouldn't be returning in Dying Light 2 Stay Human, and while it's true that Crane is not in the game, there is an amusing Easter egg about him that players can find.
As shown in a YouTube video by Best Gamer Ali, Dying Light 2 players can go to the corner of Lower Dam Ayre in the Central Loop to find a Kyle Crane Easter egg. Players will have to advance quite a ways through Dying Light 2's main story before they can access this area, so it's not something that new players can simply rush to. In any case, upon arriving, players will find a shipping container suspended in the air by a crane.
Dying Light 2 players can then use a lockpick to break their way into the container, though they may want to make sure that they have some extras on them just in case because the lock is "Hard" difficulty. Upon entering the container, Dying Light 2 players will discover a memorial to Kyle Crane, as well as an audio recording detailing some of his exploits following the events of the original game.
If players listen to the Kyle Crane audio recording and sit on the nearby bed (it will prompt players to "sit by the campfire," oddly enough), then a gift will spawn on the table at the back of the room. Players can grab the gift to get the "It's Me...Marian!" common sneakers. These sneakers give Dying Light 2 protagonist Aiden the ability to triple jump, which is a clear reference to Super Mario 64.
Some may be wondering why Techland would combine the Kyle Crane Easter egg with a Super Mario 64 reference, but fans of the original Dying Light game will likely know where this is coming from. As some may recall, Dying Light had a Super Mario Easter egg where players could play through a first-person version of World 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bros., albeit with goombas replaced by zombies. So it seems that this new Dying Light 2 Easter egg is trying to tie things back to the original game in more ways than one.
Dying Light 2 has a massive open world, so it's quite possible that there are even more Easter eggs that fans have yet to discover. They should keep an eye out, but in the meantime, they may want to collect the Super Mario 64 sneakers from the Kyle Crane memorial.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X with a Switch version also in development.
