Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Nod
Nod verb - To make short up-and-down movements.
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Apart from direct references to "John Smith"'s copy of the novel, there's a more subtle nod with one of the characters having the maiden name Utterson.
Source: Inspiration Nod - While Mormonism as a whole could be treated as a nod to Fallout: New Vegas, there is much more direct reference in the county of Grand Staircase.
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Mortal Kombat 9 doesn't make any direct references to Shaolin Monks in the story, aside of a small nod, and seems to use the "original" versions of MK1 and MK2's stories instead, but several of the Challenge Tower missions are directly based on parts of the game.
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