16 Best Video Game Easter Eggs, References & Secrets Of 2015

6. Your Own Birthday - Metal Gear Solid V

Try and think of games that break the fourth wall and address the real world around us. There's hardly any that pull it off, and even less that tie things like your console's system clock into the events, either. For MGS V, Hideo Kojima continued the tradition of planting C4 on the fourth wall and announcing himself, by having Venom Snake receive a birthday cake and a few boxes of cigars on whichever day your birthday falls on. Many of us are yet to see this cutscene, but it will trigger if you boot up MGS V on your special day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6uVcZ0x8qM Just return to Mother Base and you'll get the above cutscene played out for yourself - one that has a bonus piece of content if Quiet is currently recruited in your ranks when you do so.