Final Fantasy XV features quite a lot of sponsored stuff just sitting around in its game world, from edible items to real life camping equipment - and hey, we get it, games like this need a lot of money to make things work. However, when you start splicing giant Cup Noodles into cinematic trailers, we reckon that you have to stop and ask yourself: where does this end?
To be fair, the video that we've embedded is pretty hilarious. As mentioned, it's a cinematic montage that throws Cup Noodles into the mix - we're particularly fond of seeing Leviathan, one of Final Fantasy XV's six Gods, emerging from a bowl of the things.
For those out of the loop, Cup Noodle is a real Japanese product, and you can stock up on the stuff at shops within the game, where it acts as a stat-boosting consumable. There's even a whole side quest based on the brand. No, really.
What do you make of cross-marketing when it's done like this? Does it put you off the game, or do you find it difficult to really care? Tell us that you could really go for some noodles in the comments section below.
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I think we all deserve free DLC of the Noodle Cup hat for Noctis.
Make it happen Square Enix!
cup noodles are the WORST kind of ramen.
Gotta fund the game somehow I suppose.
Those are some jumbo sized shrimps!
Its a great food for going into war light to carry and moreish just hot water needed.
Great thing about Japanese humour is it can go from one extreme to the other without out the Politically correct brigade sniffing around..
The dates were changed because of a delay Commander Shepard.
i thought it was funny myself
I love noodles in every shape and form and have them as many times a week as possible. Even eat the dried ones from packet without adding the water some crunchy goodness. Aside from that games companies have been really slow to put real life products into games its a great way to get extra revenue. Films do it all the time so games should as well.
@ZurapiiYohane64 Likewise, Nissin raman makes me feel physically ill almost everytime I eat some...
@Shogunrok What the hell, indeed. This has got to be the most bizarre in-game advertisement I have ever seen! And is that Bahamut in the bowl of raman?!
@Rukiafan7 Close, it's Leviathan. It's a ridiculous little advert but I think it's at least well done - the way they've added the noodles into certain scenes is hilarious.
Yes! Great going. Advert of the year! Cant wait to play more FF. What a game.
It's a bit weird, found a Vivienne Westwood shop today too :s
In game stuff like this is great. When you play a game and they just have a giant Mountain Dew billboard....looks severely out of place.
cant wait for my copy of Cup Noodle XV to get here tomorrow
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