Game cover/packaging/artwork thread
Game covers/packaging/artwork is something some people care a great deal about, and something some people do not care at all about. That being said, this thread is for the people who care to post, discuss, trash, applaud game covers for current and future titles.
I'll start this off with the US cover of New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS, which in my opinion, isn't spectacular. http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...V58223403_.jpg |
Easy: We Love Katamari, simple and strange, when I first saw the tan cousin, I thought it was holding a gun!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...5_Katamari.jpg |
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I'll beat Qwarky to it, but this cover art for ICO ranks as one of the worst for the best. No wonder few gamers in North America know of this gem of a game.
Take a gander. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...176/ICOBAD.jpg Now, take a look at the PAL/NTSC-JAP version: http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...76/ICOgood.jpg Much nicer and cleaner, and very artistic too! |
That shit is awful.
What is that, a penitentiary. |
The Castle did "act" like a penitentiary/prison for Ico and Yorda. The evil queen was one hell of a nasty warden.
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I just threw away the crappy NA version and printed off the nice PAL cover. What a relief.
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Same here. I printed the PAL cover for my copy of ICO, too.
And now here is the best box art that Sierra ever churned out. http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1...31981000gy.jpg |
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Does anyone here own a game with a collector's edition cover? Blizzard games are notable for having those. |
Here's a DS cover I like, kind of busy, but in a good way.
Seiken Densetsu DS Children of Mana http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P...9.LZZZZZZZ.jpg |
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...an88/cover.jpg
Heaps better than the USA and Japanese ones. Dark, brooding as well as a feeling that you're getting yourself into one hell of a s**t situation. Lovely. |
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You cannot have this discussion without displaying the worst box art of all time:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5059/14en.jpg |
I like how Mega Man is state-of-the-art.
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Final Fantasy XI covers have been nice, and these new ones from Yoshitaka Amano are no exception.
Final Fantasy XI (360 + All Expansions) http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/edigi...072009737.jpeg Final Fantasy XI Treasure of Aht Urhgan (PS2) http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/edigi...072009718.jpeg |
Old school. I remember playing Duck Hunt at a friend's house.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...F/DuckHunt.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rMarioBros.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...MarioBros3.jpg |
Wow!! Those Amano covers are BEAUTIFUL.
I used to dig this game cover back in the NES days: http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4052/tww17yk.jpg It's obviously Americanized, I'll buy a rice bowl to whoever who finds it's japanese version. Great game, you should check it out. |
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I'm not very fond of a lot of box art/covers, but Breath of Fire V is one of my least liked, especially in comparison to its Japanese, PAL and fan-made ones. http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/...fe842010.L.jpg Official NA release. What the hell is up with the white spiral? And Nina's been inverted (since her hair and shackle thingies are in the wrong direction) http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...8.LZZZZZZZ.jpg I don't know if this is the offical PAL box-art, but it looks cool nonetheless. http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/ps2/1829-orig.jpg Made by "Kakusha." This picture is probably one of the coolest game illustrations, and it would've looked awesome as an official boxart. |
Tekken's art direction has grown increasingly more stylish as the series progressed.
Good ol' Tekken 2 and 3: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ken2-Cover.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...FF/Tekken3.jpg |
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