That Final Fantasy XV road trip gets serious

By Will Fulton October 5, 2014

square enix embraces final fantasy xv road trip meme releases high res assets luigi — Image used with permission by copyright holder

The TGS trailer for Final Fantasy XV got fans excited about the long-anticipated game’s fluid combat and cross-country road trip theme. The latter also spawned a meme in which people photoshopped the road tripping crew into various absurd or prosaic situations. Square Enix has finally embraced the fun and released a series of high quality assets for would-be memesters to use, encouraging them to tag their work with #FFXVCOLLA.

Below are some highlights that we culled from Twitter (plus one I threw together myself, because I couldn’t resist):

#FF15クソコラグランプリ pic.twitter.com/tfg8cQ5inH

— かぶぶ (@kabubunet) September 20, 2014

If there's going to be cars and racing, here's Final Fantasy XV needs – the Golden Frickin' Saucer!#ff15 #FFXVCOLLA pic.twitter.com/dCmKhfe9hj

— Claw & The MoU Crew (@mouhq) October 3, 2014

I like this one #FFXVCOLLA pic.twitter.com/VcSXUluIk7

— xenosaga (@xenosaga7) October 3, 2014

ミニーちゃんッッッ!!!!!(必死 #FFXVCOLLA pic.twitter.com/UBKQkfyA1K

— そらるど (@sora_donald) October 2, 2014

FFXV thelma and louise — Image used with permission by copyright holder

final fantasy electric mayhem — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Square Enix has not yet announced a release date for Final Fantasy XV, but a playable demo will be included with the North American release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on March 17, 2015 in North America.

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Will Fulton is a New York-based writer and theater-maker. In 2011 he co-founded mythic theater company AntiMatter Collective…

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