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Box Art Whining: Front Mission Evolved
ry mc \| 7:00 PM on 09.01.2010	8 comments

I know this is a very tired subject, but it saddened me to see the trend of 'toughing up' Western box art continues:

Here's the Japanese cover:

And the North American:

The NA art isn't TERRIBLE, but it sure is immature in comparison to the rather dashing JP art. And I don't say that because it's Japanese therefore it's automatically better. I'm saying that because it simply IS better. The content, the placement, the colors - it's designed well. :)

Why can't publishers just leave things be?

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7 comments | showing # 1 to 7

rexwolf2

take a look at this.
I call it "the Kirby effect"

Bluth Banana Stand

Has a real Policenauts feel to it.

manasteel88

because casual American purchasers won't know what the superior Japanese cover is and this will make them feel more secure as they've been programmed to enjoy Terminator knock offs.

I'm a hardcore American purchaser so I will be saddened by the lack of Japanese on my cover. Also, the lack of SRPG in my game.

Bulkmailer

If I didn't know any better I'd say that both covers make this game look a little older rather than not out yet. But the Japanese one definitely looks better by a long shot anyway.

RenegadePanda

Japanese cover art is better 99% of the time. Usually more dynamic, better use of color/contrast, better overall art quality, and usually seems designed to invoke some type of emotion relevant to the game.

American box art puts a lot of explosions or boobs on it. Not that the Japanese don't do that sometimes, but generally that's only when the game in question focuses on those things.

Bakewell

You kids are trolling, right?
Surely no one could be annoyed at a different picture on the case.
Isn't the game and it's content much more important?

pedrovay2003

Every single Japanese game has better box art than the US. This is fact.

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