Will this never end? Square Enix seems to announce a Final Fantasy XV-themed marketing initiative every day, and today's is a humdinger: it's teamed up with Jamie Oliver's non-profit Fifteen restaurant in London to come up with a special menu based upon the role-playing game. Starting 22nd November through until 29th November, you'll be able to order dishes inspired by the hotly anticipated release, such as risotto bubble and squeak with beer pickled onion and Berkswell cheese.
"Final Fantasy XV has a unique relationship with food," said events manager Jonathan Woodhouse. "The cooking and sharing of meals by the four friends on their journey emphasises the power a great dish has on bringing people together. We at Fifteen celebrate the magic of food with our meals taking inspiration from all around the world and we're very pleased to be working together with Square Enix on bringing the fantastic flavours of the game to life."
It's time to stop, Square Enix. It's time to stop.
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I'm excited for the game, but I can't help wondering whether there is ANY level of success at this point that will even come close to covering the sheer amount of money spent on it. I mean they've even got 30+ Odeon cinemas screening the launch now, and an IGN-sponsored all-day party in London. It's crazy! Then there's the music tie-ins with Florence + The Machine, all the other huge events they've had, plus the expensive 'regular' events like E3, and then there's the huge, delayed, completely re-hauled development hell it had to crawl out of! It boggles the mind, but I'd love to see the numbers of everything involved.
How much money did they burn on the game LOL
If there is anything that would put me off getting a game, it's a game that aligns itself with pillow tongued, **** wangler Jamie Oliver. The blokes a leaky **** moron!!!!
Language - get2sammyb
Speechless...i'm still going to get the game though I just canny wait, but all of this just make's me not wanna buy it more than make me more excited. Put yer tongue away ffs.
@stupidget Not a fan, then.
I think they delayed it only to try and drum up more hype. I'm exhausted from it, just release it already and be done with it.
Yeah this is getting ridiculous. We're only a couple of weeks from launch!
That's awesome! And completely over the top at the same time...
Whaaaaat oh lord who next Sian Lloyd.
The reason a lot of people hate this person is because he is a Mockney........
Everyone knows he was Born and raised in the village of Clavering with an affluent family.
http://jimshelley.com/television/why-i-hate-jamie-oliver/
Cockney he aint.
I'm not sure why every course has cheese in it.
Now that is what I call PUKKA!
Kids foods supposed to be ealthy
If its menu is truly based on the game, the food should look good and fancy but the actual flavour is bland and uninspiring, just the combat.
We could have our own final Fantasy 15 themed activities. I'm planning on a dog walk / sorting out the laundry / making a cup of tea /
Wow, that's a tenuous link to make. "Final Fantasy XV has cooking in it, so we thought, wouldn't it be cool if you could eat particular food made by Jamie Oliver, because his restaurant is called Fifteen, just like our game, isn't that cool everyone? Then when you get the game, there will be cooking in it, isn't that nifty!"
@Drawfull There's cheese in every dish because the game is (probably) also full of cheese.
Final Marketing XV.
BTW, I wouldn't touch this game with a Holy Moonlight sword!
@Neolit And you get the award for best laugh of the day so far.
Bit of a left-field marketing choice here. Kinda doubt Noct and friends are gonna be noshing on risotto while camping though.
I can't wait for Final Fantasy XV. It's my most anticipated game of 2016.
Now, with that out of the way... Square-Enix... just like Sammy said, you need to stop.
Enough with the self-indulgent events (one for a release date that didn't even stick). Enough with the demos with pretentious titles. Enough with the unending multimedia tie-ins and product placement.
We get it. The game cost a lot of money, and you guys are determined to make the XV universe a 'thing'... a Fabula Nova Cystalis 2.0, if you will.
... but this obsession with prettying up your games with inane marketing waffle needs to end. You're obsessed with announcing things. Obsessed with making things look and sound 'cool', as evidenced by your stupid game titles, liberal use of wonky Latin, partnerships with pop stars and fashion labels, and the decadent CGI films.
Square, you need to reprioritise and reign-in your ridiculous marketing crew. I simply can't accept that there's no way your games aren't suffering because of all of this chicanery - whether on a development level, or simply due to (perceived) identity crises.
Stop trying to compose epic poems describing how great the SIZZLE is, and focus of letting the STEAK speak for itself.
@Kage_88 Here in Italy we say if you need to use too many sauces when cooking, then you have bad ingredients or you are a bad cook. Maybe they know their steak is already rotten.
@andreoni79 That's a good saying. Italians know their stuff when it comes to food, haha.
@Kage_88 "a Fabula Nova Cystalis 2.0, if you will." Well, the game was originally supposed to be a XIII spin-off.
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