Games with Weird Product Placement
Games that have a secret agenda to weasel in some oddly specific brands into your cranium.
No blatant marketing games (Cool Spot, PETA games, etc), no generic mobile game ads, and no crossovers (which is certainly a marketing ploy, but is kinda a different discussion).
No blatant marketing games (Cool Spot, PETA games, etc), no generic mobile game ads, and no crossovers (which is certainly a marketing ploy, but is kinda a different discussion).
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Energizer batteries in the original version of Alan Wake. Especially silly given how quickly they run out of juice
I dunno if you'd accept it, but Darkened Skye uses skittles for it's magic in-universe.
Sam Fisher indulging in some Airwaves gum in Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tennent’s Lager was in THATCHER’S TECHBASE until the lawsuit happened
Speaking of Kojima games, Metal Gear Solid 3 had the good old Calorie Mate and I’m pretty sure Peace Walker had Doritos?
Jeep sponsored Far Cry 2 and there was a special gold edition of an SUV that you got after helping a man do an ethnic cleansing.
The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series is filled to the brim with product placement (It's not a negative mind, because it actually lend itself to the verisimilitude of Kamurocho being based off of Kabukicho. The sheer range of it is weird though, like Boss Coffee, Don Quijote stores, Japan Pro Wrestling, and porn stars.
Mercedes-Benz in Mario Maker 1
Chupa Chups in Zool
Chupa Chups in Zool
the yakuza series was mentioned here already but there's an entire sidequest in yakuza 5 where akiyama plays wingman for some random stranger by suggesting that he buy a gaga milano watch
While looking up the Airwaves thing I found out that Chaos Theory also has Axe and Nokia adverts. Sam Fisher sold out 😔
-Spiderman: Web of Shadows has massive 5-Gum billboards for some reason
-Guitar Hero generally represents all brands neutrally, but since Line 6 made some of the covers for Guitar Hero 3, Line 6 amplifiers are portrayed full force, they even sponsor you in the campaign.
-Rocksmith works with any ol' guitar/bass... but also is sponsored by and proudly pretty much only shows Epiphone equipment in the lessons. Also contains numerous different brands for amplifiers and effect pedals and such, but that only kinda counts as it's for emulating using the actual equipment used to get the tone of many a famous musician, something players would want to do.
-Super Monaco GP has ads for fucking Marlboro cigarettes
-Guitar Hero generally represents all brands neutrally, but since Line 6 made some of the covers for Guitar Hero 3, Line 6 amplifiers are portrayed full force, they even sponsor you in the campaign.
-Rocksmith works with any ol' guitar/bass... but also is sponsored by and proudly pretty much only shows Epiphone equipment in the lessons. Also contains numerous different brands for amplifiers and effect pedals and such, but that only kinda counts as it's for emulating using the actual equipment used to get the tone of many a famous musician, something players would want to do.
-Super Monaco GP has ads for fucking Marlboro cigarettes
Rowan1312
1 year ago