Last week, Wizards of the Coast unveiled a sizable portion of its Final Fantasy cards coming to Magic: The Gathering in June. Now, the publisher’s revealing some more of what’s in store, and Final Fantasy XV fans will get a good laugh out of that game’s representation in this set.
One of the Artifact cards players can get is “Instant Ramen”; in Magic terms, it lets players draw a card or gain 3 Life if sacrificed. For those who played the 2016 RPG, it’s a cheeky callback to that game’s instant meal Noctis and friends can scarf down during their travels. In the game, players can take the “Perfect Cup” side quest in Chapter 8 and acquire ingredients to make the best cup noodles your party member Gladiolus has ever had. Completing the quest gives Ignis a new recipeh! to cook for everyone else and provides stat boosts.
These weren’t just any cup noodles featured in Final Fantasy XV: they were the Cup Noodle, from Nissin, a popular food manufacturer in Japan. Billboards for the noodles are placed around the game, and Square Enix later updated the game with even more cup noodle-themed cosmetics. XV was no stranger to product placement; another side quest had Noctis gazing at a dress worn by his lover Luna that was made by Vivienne Westwood, and the American Express logo could be spotted throughout the game. Subtle, this was not, and that’s before the two-sided collaboration event with Assassin’s Creed. Maybe another card puts Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII in her Versace dress?
Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy cards release on June 13.
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