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Game covers as art - NSF56K
mooshoepork
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Ah, game covers. I'm not sure about you guys, but I've gone through a lot of shit sometimes to NOT get a version of a game with a "Platinum" or "classics" box art.
Why do we care? Isn't it what's inside that counts?
Perhaps that isn't entirely the case
So guys, post your favourite box arts, as well as their terrible region comparisons.
I'll get us started
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Need I continue? While us PAL guys usually get screwed on release dates and price, at least they're doing something right.
Why do we care? Isn't it what's inside that counts?
Perhaps that isn't entirely the case
LOLOLOL
So guys, post your favourite box arts, as well as their terrible region comparisons.
I'll get us started
Win
Lose
Win
Lose
Win
Lose
Win
Lose
Need I continue? While us PAL guys usually get screwed on release dates and price, at least they're doing something right.
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Well not really, but I do like that scene if it were full size.
What's with American covers? Hurr durr hurr look an action shot of the game hurr durr hurrrrr
Here's some nice ones:
Both games are supposed to be good, but I never played them because their covers deflected my hands from grabbing them.
What's wrong with MGS3 US cover?
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Cycle complete
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=6962501&postcount=625
vs.
Valkyria Chronicles - Japan
Final Fantasy X - NA
Street Fighter IV - Japan
Street Fighter IV - NA
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil - NA
Final Fantasy VIII - Japan
DENIED
Who is in charge of this crap over here? Honestly, who thinks a game needs to have it's gameplay elements somehow shown on the cover? Look, there's a princess and you get to hold a big wooden stick!!! "Yes Brian, I believe this cover will attract a lot more attention now."
WUT?
The gamecube one is awesome. It's simple...but kind of dark and morbid.
MGS3 US isn't THAT bad...
Also, as someone said
Post pictures. It takes like 30 seconds :P
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USA
EU
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
I should pick that up again.
You knew it was going to show up.
Here's your Japanese cover.
No it didn't show up.
It also happens on reverse, sometimes.
Versus
It seems like if the had only not put Wander into the JP cover, it would have looked 20x better.
Unfortunately, yes, I knew it would.
Epic win
Obligatory
ICARUGA
Dreamcast-Japan
Gamecube-
North America-
if it weren't for the IGN comment, this might not be bad
oh Myst
Sacrifice
curse you game reviewer comment at the bottom or top of cover
Myth the Fallen Lords
Gun
also poor Panzer Dragoon
Japan- win
the rest of US- suck
"from wiki"
So the US version got rid of Moebius artwork in favor of....girl with gun on dragon in polygons
worse.
As always, our friends from the East get it right.
Here's the most recent thing that bothered me:
Japan
NA
I actually had a hard time finding the game in store, apparently my mind does not acknowledge games with such terrible art.
dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
PAL-
eh but one completely changes the art style to something that looks Gygaxian and in a bad way.
And I'm pretty sure Bill Paxton was the inspiration for the second guy down on the left.