Every now and then you’ll come across something in a video game that crosses the line from being just a fun little extra to straight-up advertising. Here are some of the best such (or worst, depending on your point of view) moments out there.
NoobFeed editor Azfar Rayan writes - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door probably has one or two issues that might annoy you, but it's also one of the greatest and wildest role-playing games ever made. The remake adds several renewed concepts that make it stand apart even more and it's undoubtedly one of the finest and most adored role-playing games of all time.
Great remake... it had been so long since I played the GC original that I completely did not notice a difference in fps. This feels very natural as it is and looks great doing it.
I've actually never played a paper mario game. Idk how the hell that happened but I'm definitely getting this at some point. Looks fun.
Initial sales match Origami King.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a near-legendary RPG these days, but does it still hold up after all this time?
Dang it, Life Is Strange. Quit reminding me that Final Fantasy movie exists.
C'mon, the Metal Gear memory card thing was pretty awesome back in the day. Certainly Hideo putting himself directly in Ground Zeros and Phantom Pain (with incredible stats no less) is a lot more shameless.
I like the Jax & Daxter doll in The Last of Us.
Saw the title and thought Kojima. Surely enough...
The MGS one isn't even advertising; you already own the games he's talking about (and if you rented them then you already know about them and have decided to either buy or not, a mere mention in MGS when the memory is on your device isn't going to make a difference either way).
I wouldn't consider these "shameless". They are promoting other game related products and I don't think there's any shame in that.
I'd consider shameless like Taco Bell or Doritos.