Years ago there was an rpg based around skittles. Yes skittles. It was a banger, fun as hell. It also flopped because absolutely-fucking no one wants to play an advertisement.
Listen here EA - the world fucking sucks, no one is fucking happy. Can you just focus on making fun fucking things and not take a giant enshitification all over the one things most of us have to keep us from being on top of a water tower with a high powered rifle? Can we have ONE FUCKING THING??!
Weirdly enough, there’s been A FEW of these types of games that were based either on a specific product or a specific brand, and they were for the most part, weirdly well done for the times they released in and actually sorta fun.
Off the top of my head, Pepsiman for a specific product and the whole lot of Lego games if we’re talking about a whole product line.
The Dungeons and Dragons idle game has a champion that is composed of Nerds candy pieces. It’s actually a fun character concept because you can switch the nerds around to different colors, each one with a different class that changes how their mechanics work. But it’s just so weird seeing candy you can eat alongside Drizzt Do’urden that I never use them.
The best game that was just an advertisement was Chex Quest. But, I mean, they hired some teenagers who loved Doom to make the game and gave them little to no oversight other than “explain what a healthy breakfast is and include Chex cereal.” So they just made a kick-ass Doom clone that only marginally advertises the cereal.
The packaging for the game really tried to hide it was an advertisement game. Title is Darkened Skye which says nothing about it being a skittles game.
Apparently the singular of skittles is “Skittles” according to that game
Years ago there was an rpg based around skittles. Yes skittles. It was a banger, fun as hell. It also flopped because absolutely-fucking no one wants to play an advertisement.
Listen here EA - the world fucking sucks, no one is fucking happy. Can you just focus on making fun fucking things and not take a giant enshitification all over the one things most of us have to keep us from being on top of a water tower with a high powered rifle? Can we have ONE FUCKING THING??!
Weirdly enough, there’s been A FEW of these types of games that were based either on a specific product or a specific brand, and they were for the most part, weirdly well done for the times they released in and actually sorta fun.
Off the top of my head, Pepsiman for a specific product and the whole lot of Lego games if we’re talking about a whole product line.
I think that whole genre is called advergames
Chex Quest was legitimately good, but mostly because it was just a Doom mod
I think legos are in their own genre no matter what. That’s like advertising a game franchise.
Those Xbox burger king games were legitimately fun…
Sneak king!
That was one of them… Weren’t there two others but I agree sneak King was the best.
Sneak King was fun but, sorry not sorry, Pocketbike Racer was the best. No clue what the third one was.
I am genuinely surprised none of the freaks around here have mentioned the KFC dating sim yet.
Candystand.com games went crazy back in the early 2000’s
Sometimes I forget that the LEGO games are just really fancy ads.
The Dungeons and Dragons idle game has a champion that is composed of Nerds candy pieces. It’s actually a fun character concept because you can switch the nerds around to different colors, each one with a different class that changes how their mechanics work. But it’s just so weird seeing candy you can eat alongside Drizzt Do’urden that I never use them.
The old Kellogg’s game from mid 90’s was really clunky, but it was great fun as a <10 year old not knowing any better!
That Nerf clone of Unreal Tournament was dope
Hell, 7up had a platformer. Wasn’t a bad game
*Pepsi Maaaaann!*
Those drink ad games were a fever dream.
That Xbox BK game, Domino’s Noid game, I think 7up had an othello clone.
The best game that was just an advertisement was Chex Quest. But, I mean, they hired some teenagers who loved Doom to make the game and gave them little to no oversight other than “explain what a healthy breakfast is and include Chex cereal.” So they just made a kick-ass Doom clone that only marginally advertises the cereal.
The packaging for the game really tried to hide it was an advertisement game. Title is Darkened Skye which says nothing about it being a skittles game.
Apparently the singular of skittles is “Skittles” according to that game
Unfortunately, Andrew Wilson needs more money to purchase more kidnapped children from Asia.
Ventrue Princes gotta Ventrue Prince.
Cool Spot was my jam but I still drank Sprite