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[Movalpolos]

This is great. I actually used a picture of the CUP NOODLE

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with behemoth meat as my chosen photo for the end of the game.

It was hilarious.

 

[Jamie OD]

Cup Noodle - "Try one. The taste is Stella!"

You'd be a Luna-tic not to try one.

 

[RedAssedApe]

damn...leviathan fits in perfectly with that shrimp flavored one

 

[woopWOOP]

Oh man, if only this were also unlockable ingame somehow, like an end of game cheat or something. Cup Noodle Mode

 

[Berordn]

Oh man, if only this were also unlockable ingame somehow, like an end of game cheat or something. Cup Noodle Mode

There's no way this doesn't end up as DLC.

And after Gladio's plug, it will only feel right.

 

[inner-G]

I've noticed various product placements in XV

Coleman tents/lanterns were one of the first i saw

 

[Movalpolos]

Best thing is the Cup Noodles in the game are AMAZING crafting base for spells.

Why have I not tried this!?

 

[Avixph]

Surprised there was no quest for any of the Coleman stuff.

One of the gas stations in the game also takes American Express.

How does that even make sense?

 

[Professor Beef]

How does that even make sense?

I know, right? Might as well have put in Discover.

 

[KyleCross]

This games in-game advertisement reminds me of the level of advertisement in Crazy Taxi.

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I hope like later versions of Crazy Taxi, it's all eventually removed.

Blasphemy. All the newer ports of Crazi Taxi suck because the product placement is gone.

 

[FantasticMrSnake]

Just how much money did SE get for this? lol

Only a couple of noodles!

Surprised there was no quest for any of the Coleman stuff.

One of the gas stations in the game also takes American Express.

Then they're not in the EU for sure.. outside UK a lot of countries don't accepts amex -____-

 

[CloudWolf]

This is great haha

I remember being shocked at the sheer size and the amount of stuff they managed to cram into the Cup Noodles museum in Yokohama... it's impressive.

There's a noodle museum in Japan that's solely focused on one single brand? Of course that's a thing.

 

[Foffy]

I wonder if they'll pull this with FFVIIR, as that's the next major FF release. I wonder if this is a continuing norm, or an attempt to salvage XV's likely long budget.

The Cup Noodles quest was perhaps the greatest example of how blatant product placement could be in a game. Half the lines Gladiolus was saying at the start were literally PR.

 

[Rurunaki]

It's afraid...... IT'S AFRAID!!!!

Okay this got me good..

 

[Chinbo37]

I hate product placement in games, movies, TV shows etc.

I will never change my stance with that.



On another note though, the story of Cup Noodle was turned into a great Manga. Its OOP now but if you can get a copy I highly recommend it

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1569709599/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[d9b]

I hate product placement in games, movies, TV shows etc.

I will never change my stance with that.

Same here.

 

[jett]

Probably not as much as you think since the game wasn't actually in production since 2006

It was in some form of production. All dem wasted CGI trailers weren't free, ya know.

 

[WaterAstro]

The Coleman camping gear was a nice touch.

I don't support instant noodles though. It's unhealthy and it's the palm oil shit.

 

[LordOfLore]

The reason they of all people did this is sort of funny. The two companies are located close to each other in Japan and it takes around 3 minutes to walk between each.

 

[Brannon]

The reason they of all people did this is sort of funny. The two companies are located close to each other in Japan and it takes around 3 minutes to walk between each.

They were probably living off the stuff near the end of production so probably said 'fuck it, you're gonna suffer with us'.

 

[Muffdraul]

What sucks is that Coke® never appeared in FFIX itself. =(

 

[Archtreyz]

Same here.

Why is that, just curious?

 

[taoofjord]

Mmmm... delicious.

 

[Alienous]

Should've had a shot of a younger Regis holding a giant cup noodle in his arms.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

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You all know why

 

[-Horizon-]

If I didn't have my current awesome holiday avatar, I would so use that Luna one.

 

[Mobius 1]

Gladiolus even makes you go on a quest to get some meat for his cup noodles. Then he goes on a clearly marketing speaking diatribe about how great it is. So odd. Not to mention the Coleman and AMEX product placements.

On a fantasy game.

 

[thepenguin55]

Wonder if KH3 will have blatant advertising.

I see what you did there.

 

[Eusis]

They were probably living off the stuff near the end of production so probably said 'fuck it, you're gonna suffer with us'.

They probably covered food costs so that the development team wouldn't starve to death, at the expense off needing to push the noodles hardcore.

The rest would've been mundane promotional partnerships.

 

[Mr. Nice_Guy]

It all makes sense now. I was beginning to think it was some in joke at the studio or something with how often cup noodles were being brought up.

 

[rtcn63]

So we can summon Rahmun in this game right

 

[ViciousDS]

So we can summon Rahmun in this game right

Oh hohohoho oh you

 

[Brannon]

They probably covered food costs so that the development team wouldn't starve to death, at the expense off needing to push the noodles hardcore.

The rest would've been mundane promotional partnerships.

Funniest thing is the reward you get for it. Sure, go save someone's life or fight a vicious daemon, get a few hundred XP.

Cup Noodles?

4000 XP

And they're 100 gil for the one thing so it is easy to buy a bunch, and among the easiest of the foods to make for camp.

Also, unless I'm not paying attention, when you're eating in the background during camp, only the Cup Noodles scenes have audio (noodle slurp).

They get you coming and going. Not that I mind all that much; it's been so long since I've seen a game go so far in on advertising something like that. Last time was the Burger King Xbox games, and I'll hear no guff about those jewels of perfection.

 

[LordOfLore]

It returns.

 

[hampig]

I love this.

 

[Akuun]

Why cup noodles in Japan have shrimp, meat and vegetables?

In here it only has noodles -.-

Yeah, I was surprised when I tried some from Japan. They actually have a lot more extra stuff in them. Cup noodles in Canada still have some extra stuff, but not nearly as much.

Cup noodles in Japan are more expensive though.

 

[Aalvi]

How come they go ahead and do stuff like this but leave a lot of much needed story cutscenes out?

Priorities seem out of wack

 

[Bladelaw]

This is great haha

I remember being shocked at the sheer size and the amount of stuff they managed to cram into the Cup Noodles museum in Yokohama... it's impressive.

There's a noodle museum in Japan that's solely focused on one single brand? Of course that's a thing.

Wait there actually is a Cup Noodle museum in Japan? Is this like the Ben and Jerry's plant with the flavor graveyard or is it more of an actual museum?

 

[JustenP88]

This game made my noodle dream a reality.

 

[RoKKeR]

Wait there actually is a Cup Noodle museum in Japan? Is this like the Ben and Jerry's plant with the flavor graveyard or is it more of an actual museum?

Yes. It's a very large and very nice museum in Yokohama, all dedicated to Cup Noodles.

Took this picture when I was there this year:

Cracks me up.

 

[explodet]

I guess the product placement in FFXV doesn't bother me that much because I'm a fan of Sega's Yakuza series. And the stuff in FFXV is nothing compared to what you get in those games.