10 Cringiest Video Game Moments You Wish You Could Forget

Although less common than in film and television, product placement is becoming more prevalent within video games. As jarring as it can be seeing real-world products on virtual billboards or cans of Monster appearing in Death Stranding's post-apocalyptic world, they're rarely too intrusive to become distracting.

This wasn't the case for Final Fantasy XV, which took its partnership with popular Japanese brand Cup Noodles to a whole new level of ridiculousness. Alongside numerous advertisements promoting the popular snack scattered throughout the game's world, there was also a dedicated quest centred around gathering ingredients to make the best cup of noodles possible.

Titled The Perfect Cup, this playable ad begins in Chapter 8 when players are approached by noodle-loving companion Gladiolus, who wants to gather ingredients to create "the ultimate flavour experience" to make his "noodle dream a reality".

After players choose which ingredient is their favourite, they're tasked with talking to a Cup Noodles vendor to locate the desired delicacy. Once it's been successfully gathered, usually after defeating a boss, players then return to camp to bring their artisan instant ramen creation to life.

Unlike most product placements, there was nothing subtle about this poorly disguised advertisement.