[General Discussion] 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.



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Originally Posted by Spatula

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.

Ah yes, the horrid ICO cover. It's embarassing to have on my shelf, let me tell you.

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Here's a DS cover I like, kind of busy, but in a good way.

Seiken Densetsu DS Children of Mana


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Originally Posted by chaofan

Heaps better than the USA and Japanese ones. Lovely.

I just happened upon that one recently and I was mighty impressed with it. Sometimes some of the best covers come out of Europe and Australia.

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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)


Final Fantasy XI Treasure of Aht Urhgan (PS2)


I was speaking idiomatically.

Awesome game, shitty cover. Konami sometimes has a bad habit of doing this (using the Japanese cover as the intruction booklet cover, and making some really shitty layout for the US one, they recently did that with "Suikoden Tactics"). Thankfully, after this one, all the Suikoden covers have been great, except "Suikoden Tactics".

Suikoden


Suikoden Tactics


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Originally Posted by Elixir

Why is this bad?

Three character images that don't look good together, put over a bordered background...it just doesn't work.

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While on the subject of Silent Hill, I really hate the Silent Hill 4 US cover, the PAL cover isn't all that great either, but it's definately better than the US cover, the Japanese cover wins in this case.

Silent Hill 4 (NTSC/J)


Silent Hill 4 (NTSC/UC)


Silent Hill 4 (PAL)


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I love Kosuke Fujishima's artwork.

Tales of the Abyss (NTSC/J)


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Here's the Japanese "Silent Hill 3" cover you couldn't find, randomweb.

Silent Hill 3 (NTSC/J)


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Originally Posted by Timberwolf

PAL's Silent Hill 3 cover is the best out of the three.

Agreed.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Yeah, Grandia II boxart = fail. Love that Space Channel 5 cover.

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Originally Posted by NovaX

They're both bad.

Amen. And I don't like the PS2 cover either.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I like how Ratchet is alot more happier on the Japanese covers, haha.

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Final Fantasy XI 360 (NTSC/J)


Final Fantasy XI 360 (NTSC/UC)


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Sup awesome cover.

Okami (NTSC/J)


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