Just picked up this game on sale for 40% off. I'm digging it so far, but what I'm not digging is the asinine product placement.
Some games did it right. The Last of Us had Sony brand Voice Recorders. Games like Skate 3 and Tony Hawk had skateboard brands like Baker and Birdhouse. But these added to the immersion.
But this game? The monster energy cans in the private rooms? So America is experiencing an apocalypse yet Monster Energy is somehow alive and well. It makes no sense.
But what got me more is the shameless Ride w/ Norman Reedus AMC show advertised on the shower screen in these private rooms. Is Norman Reedus under contract to do so many advertising campaigns a year? Does he have sponsorship with Monster Energy? I'd like to think Hideo Kojima didn't do this on his own volition.
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