Kotaku: Final Fantasy Potion

Final Fantasy Potion (With Added Vomit)

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:00:28 MST

Square Enix and Japanese beverage maker Suntory teamed up twice to release Final Fantasy Potion, which is nothing more than a rebranding of Suntory's energy drinks. Most Westerns who tried the Final Fantasy Potions found them rather unsavory. But, that's how all Japanese energy drinks taste: Unsavory! A Japanese dude in a horse mask decided to do one better and use the Final Fantasy Potion as a key ingredient in an energy potion of his own, complete with a hundred bucks worth of energy drinks and various supplements — and even chopped garlic! (Yum.) The concoction was cooked and then poured into a single glass. The guy apparently drinks it and apparently throws up a few times. "Apparently", because he is wearing a horse mask. This clip ain't for the squeamish!

Final Fantasy Potion Gets Toys

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:10:11 MST

So the new Final Fantasy Potion is out, and it's only kinda natsy — not really, really natsy. Later this month, the drink will be packaged with random FFVII figurines like Cloud and Sephiroth. Incentive to buy another Final Fantasy Potion, but not to drink another FF Potion!
FF Potion Toys

Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Potion [Update]

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:00:56 MDT

This morning's power breakfast was one slice of toast and one can of Final Fantasy Potion. Once again, Square Enix has teamed with Osaka beverage maker Suntory to create a "potion" promotion to promote FF. This time around, the drink is for the tenth anniversary of Final Fantasy VII.

Last year's endeavor tasted somewhere between repulsive and repugnant. Undrinkable! How about this year's? Not so bad. The FFVII Potion tastes like a watered down version of another Suntory drink, Dekavita C. For those who have never had Dekavita C, it has a heavy medicinal flavor with a hint of citrus. From what I remember, Dekavita C is actually green, while FFVII Potion is yellow.

Final verdict: The drink itself is a definite improvement over the previous effort. Do know that I am used to drinking those so-called Japanese "genki drinks." (These are medicinal type energy drinks sold in Japan.) The art on the can is well done and does look nice. Though, a silver can does have a Pavlov's dog effect in that I can only think of one thing: Silver canned beer like Asahi Super Dry or Coors Light.

Eds Note: Witzbold sent along this Tifa can for you to gaze it. So, gaze on!

This Fall, Drink FFVII Crap in Tinnies

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 MDT

The best thing about last year's Final Fantasy potion was not the potion. The potion was gross. The best thing was the blue bottle it came in! This October, the FF Potion is back, but those blue bottles are gone. (There is a special phallic one, though!) Partnering with beverage maker Suntory, Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy VII Potion in tin cans that feature character artwork. Collectible tin cans! That's sooooooo early 1990's. There's also cans bundled with TRADING ARTS mini figures out in November; these cans will have slightly different art. Still, they are tin cans! And tin cans are blergh.

FF Stuff [IT Media]

New Final Fantasy Potion Dated

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:00:01 MDT

The Final Fantasy potion is back! This time it's bringing a supremely phallic bottle with it. Last March, game maker Square Enix and beverage company Suntory joined forces to release Final Fantasy potion, which was nothing more than a repackaged version of Suntory's health drinks in a blue bottle. This time around, a "Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Potion" will get a September 13th release. Priced at ¥3,980 (US $33), the elixir is limited to 77,777 sets and includes a booklet and a oh-so penetrating bottle. Believe it or not, but the drink actually contains dolomite! The eye-opening ~~dildo~~ bottle was first revealed at the Final Fantasy Party. And what's a party without the Final Fantasy potion? Hit the jump for a pic of the box.

FF Potion [Game Watch]

Games Ripe For "Reverse Product Placement"?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:20:22 MST

If I asked you how you felt about seeing product placement of real world products in your games or movies, you'd probably get all pissy about it. But what about the reverse? Would seeing items that first appeared in-game be available for purchase at your corner store something you're interested in? My guess is that you'd be cool with that—depending on the property.

That's the opportunity that the Harvard Business Review and David Edery (who also just happens to be an Xbox Live Arcade product planner) say we could see more of in the future. Edery points to two examples, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans from Harry Potter and the Suntory/Square-Enix Final Fantasy Potion collaboration, as good indicators of how "reverse product placement" can work.

This seems to happen not that infrequently in Japan, where companies like Capcom will release an entire wardrobe line "inspired" by the outfits of Resident Evil 4's Leon Kennedy for example, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it gain traction on a global scale.

What do you think? Any in-game properties you'd like to see break into the real world? Michael McWhertor

'Reverse Product Placement' Game's Next Big Thing? [Gamasutra]

Final Fantasy Potion Still Sucks

brownlee — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:40:54 MDT

Three out of three gaming websites agree that Final Fantasy Potion is absolutely fucking repugnant.

Previously described by our own Crecente as well as 4 Color Rebellion as a blue-tasting drink that coats your mouth with rancid milk, Cheap Ass Gamer has leaped into the fray to issue the final word on Suntori's Squarenix-themed energy drink. CAG's verdict?

The FFXII Potion tastes so bad, you would think it would either get you incredibly drunk or cure Cancer. Being that it does neither makes me wonder why this drink exists.

Japan's own personal OK Soda

Final Fantasy XII Potion Review [Cheap Ass Gamer]
Previously: 4CR Reviews Final Fantasy Potion
Previously: Drinking Potion: Yes I Liveblogged It