"Indiana Jones and the Big Ring": Exploring Hidden Drama and Easter Egg

Indiana Jones and the Big Ring takes Indiana Jones (and players) on a global adventure with its fascinating story that begins in the Vatican. The game scenes vary in size, some areas have exquisite maps, while others are vast and vast.

The Vatican, Giza and Sukhothai are all full of fun in exploration, with some quests related to side plots, while others reveal the game's backstory through collected notes. The game was set in 1937, one year after "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and some game events are connected to the plot of the movie. Below we will highlight some key moments you may miss.

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1. An excavation in 1922 almost changed everything

At the beginning of the game, Indiana Jones retrieves the golden idol, which is exactly the same as the classic opening of "Raiders of the Lost Ark". But the game story intertwined with the plot of the movie in unexpected ways. In 1922, Indiana Jones met Belloke for the first time at the excavation site at the Ur ruins in Iraq. During this excavation, they discovered a secret room full of cultural relics and stone tablets, with a large circle mentioned on the stone tablet.

Before Indiana Jones studied the stone tablet, Bellock attempted to sell artifacts, causing chaos. In the chaos, a Vatican agent took the stone tablet and hid it to keep it secret. Notes next to the cat mummy found in the treasure room reveal this forgotten history. For decades, Indiana Jones almost discovered the big ring—but fate has other plans.

2. A year later, Indiana Jones faces the Japanese again

Shanghai is one of the shortest staying areas in the game. Indiana Jones and Gina teleport there using the Great Ring Stele. Since the game was set in 1937, the year when the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out (lasting until 1945), the region was in the midst of war. While leaving, Indiana Jones and Gina stole a plane from the Imperial Japanese army and flew to Sukhothai.

This is not the only time Indiana Jones has fought with the Japanese. A year after the Great Circle incident, the Imperial Japanese army pursued the Buddha's covenant and once again involved Indiana Jones in the conflict. This later adventure story is described in the comic "Indiana Jones: The Oriental Thunder".

3. Chasing the Ark is not a wise move

The key artifact in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" appears again - the Ark of the Covenant. According to the Bible, this holy object contains the Ten Commandments monument obtained by Moses from God. In Giza, Indiana Jones heard excavators from the Dennis excavation site mentioning that the Nazis ransacked a golden box. This box is the ark of the covenant.

Later, in Ziglat, Voss boasted to Indiana Jones that, although Indiana Jones found the Ark, he himself found Noah's Ark. Just as Moses's Ark killed the Nazis in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Noah's Ark also determines Vos' fate at the end of the game. Somehow, they still haven't learned their lessons-chasing the ark never has a good result.

4. A nightmare side mission

If you complete the Missing Child side quest, you can unlock Lost in the Past, a psychological task about Indiana Jones' psychological trauma. Indiana Jones discovered a Nephirin stone structure, fainted after touching, and woke up at Marshall University. There, he met Brody, Antonio and Naval. When he walked on campus, everything turned into a nightmare.

Marianne's call asked why he left her and the conversation about his father put Indiana Jones in a deeper dilemma. Later, Indiana Jones found the diary he obtained at the beginning of the game. Normally, there is a Marian note in the diary that Indiana Jones would knead and throw away. However, in this side mission, there is a note from Gina in the diary, symbolizing Gina’s replacement of Marianne in Indiana Jones’ mind.

5. The name Kumetz always brings bad luck

After the Giza Desert, Indiana Jones and Gina came to the cold Himalayas, where they found a huge warship parked at the top of the mountain - the KMZ Kumetz. The ship and its crew were originally ordered to go to Peru to carry out the Great Circle Operation, but was unexpectedly teleported here by the power of the Great Circle Stele. It reminds you of the Philadelphia experiment, doesn't it?

Many crew members died, froze or starved in the crash. Gina's sister Laura also encountered the same fate. The ship's unfortunate name comes from Oscar Kumetz, a German admiral who led a failed Arctic attack in 1942. That failure shakes Hitler's trust in large surface ships, and the name Kumetz has since been forever linked to disaster.

6. Bergman's past and ending

In the Great Circle, Voss is the most depressing Nazi villain. However, the internal conflict between him and his team, especially his manipulation, is surprising. Always beside him is Bergman, his bodyguard, who is easily recognised as the flesh-colored half-mask he is wearing. A note from Siam shows that when he was young, Bergman was a racer.

His car caught fire during the race, but he chose to finish the race, resulting in some facial burns. That's why he wears a mask. Bergman usually hides behind the scenes, and he lives to the last scene, and dies in the stormy sea water near Noah’s Ark at the last moment of the game.

7. The connection between Metatron and Nephirin

Nephirin refers to giants, such as Locus, who are fallen angels who guard the stone tablets of the great circle. These Nephirin include Lokus (the blind Nephirin leader of Giza) and those you encountered in the Ziglat attack. Due to their half-angel and half-human nature, they are huge. In the game, you will also see the statue of Metatron in the Vatican underground fountain.

According to the story, Metatron entrusts 17 stones of the Great Ring to Noah, who uses them to collect animal pairs before the flood. Metatron, known as the Voice of God, may have been human. Since he is a half-man and half-angel, Nephirin appears in the game may have been created by Metatron.

8. The Creator's Holy Relic and the Destiny of Locus

The sudden appearance of Noah’s Ark and the massive flood at the end of the game are an unexpected event. The ending shows that Voss failed after using the stele and died without being considered worthy, while Gina and Indiana Jones survived and Locus disappeared using Noah’s Ark. However, if you find all the lost artifacts and solve the puzzle of the Secret Vault of the Temple of Ziglat, the secret ending will be revealed.

Here you will see Noah’s Ark frozen in Antarctica with footprints on it, suggesting that Locus survived. Unlike the other 16 artifacts made of large ring materials, the Creator's sacred relic is made from minerals found in Antarctica, indicating that Locus landed there unexpectedly.

Game information:

Game Name: Indiana Jones and the Big Circle Type: Action Adventure Platform: Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC Release Date: December 9, 2024 Developer: MachineGames Publisher: Bethesda Engine: id Tech 7

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