This ‘Magic: The Gathering’ ‘Final Fantasy’ Card Is a Cup Above the Rest

Last week, Wizards of the Coast unveiled a sizable portion of its Final Fantasy cards coming to Magic: The Gathering in June. Now, the publisher’s revealing some more of what’s in store, and Final Fantasy XV fans will get a good laugh out of that game’s representation in this set. One of the Artifact cards players can get is “Instant Ramen”; in Magic terms, it lets players draw a card or gain 3 Life if sacrificed. For those who played the 2016 RPG, it’s a cheeky callback to that game’s instant meal Noctis and friends can scarf down during their travels. In the game, players can take the “Perfect Cup” side quest in Chapter 8 and acquire ingredients to make the best cup noodles your party member Gladiolus has ever had. Completing the quest gives Ignis a new recipeh! to cook for everyone else and provides stat boosts. These weren’t just any cup noodles featured in Final Fantasy XV: they were the Cup Noodle, from Nissin, a popular food manufacturer in Japan. Billboards for the noodles ar ... Read full article.