So there have been a few releases of Square Enix’s “potion” drink to celebrate the release of games or movies, etc. The most current is for the release of the PSP title Dissida. These drinks have new flavors compared to previous releases, which is good because most people really disliked the former flavors. With two separate flavors to chose from, you may be able to find something you like for two dollars a can.

I love theme drinks — there’s just something about getting to try something new for a limited time that drives me to a purchase. Maybe it’s the idea that not everyone will get to try it, therefore I have been a part of something not everyone will be a part of, or maybe it’s just that I like shiny objects and new — as you all know — equals shiny. These new drinks released for Dissidia are both new and since they are in cans do have a level of shine to them. What about the flavor, you ask?

Well, some of you may remember the former “potion” drinks released were not met with a positive response from fans. I remember them as tasting sort of bland and having no appealing value. There was also just the one flavor. These new Dissidia drinks come in two wonderful flavors, and they seem to have matched the idea behind the drink names to their taste. You can choose either the white can which is Cosmos or the black can which is Chaos.

The Cosmos flavor is a mellow citron flavor. Think semi flat orange soda. Not bad, but not exactly something you feel like drinking everyday especially for two dollars. The Chaos flavor has a bit more bite to it, as its name suggests, obviously bad guys have a harsher taste than good guys. If you try to drink a large amount of Chaos at once it sort of hurts, and not regular soda carbonation burn hurt, but almost sheer pain so I guess it works out great for the character it is named after.

The cans are also decorative items, each one having character art from one of the many games that Dissidia is drawing from. I, of course, had to purchase the FF7 can because I can’t get enough of angsty Cloud, and somewhat effeminate Seph. I didn’t see them in the black style, only white, so I grabbed FF2 just because I couldn’t think of any other FF game that would be important to me. I was really hoping for a Shantotto, but maybe they aren’t doing special characters.

To wrap this up, this is the best release of potion to date, at least for me. The downside is that its two dollars a can, you can get a liter of any other drink for about the same price so it’s hard to justify going out and buying a bunch of these, but if you’re into Final Fantasy that much and really want to support Square-Enix, check these out if you’re in Japan. Sorry America.

Tags: Dissidia, Drink, Enix, Fantasy, Final, Potion, Square

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