tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post4618192184457793440..comments2011-08-12T06:00:06.519-04:00Comments on And all its sights and sounds: In the eye of the beholderSnipingMizzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-59387128416763760012011-08-12T06:00:06.519-04:002011-08-12T06:00:06.519-04:00With regards to the Darksiders cover -
I had neve...With regards to the Darksiders cover - <br />I had never thought about how bad the Xbox cover really was.. And the PS3 one looks awesome?!<br />Not fair.<br /><br />The box art has to sell the game from the shelves.<br />I'd say a fair amount of each game's sales is people walking into the store and going "ooooh that looks cool" and buying it.<br /><br />Its clear to see which Tom Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117656586704712480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-79461055651792360662010-07-23T09:37:43.146-04:002010-07-23T09:37:43.146-04:00Thanks! I was a bit confused as to why they had su...Thanks! I was a bit confused as to why they had such beautiful colour for the PS3 version, and then allowed that wreck to be on the 360 cover. =/SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-58426135343326726202010-07-22T18:42:23.551-04:002010-07-22T18:42:23.551-04:00I liked the comparison of cover arts- Darksiders i...I liked the comparison of cover arts- Darksiders in particular was interesting - the PS3 version intrigues me much more, though the 360 version has a mysterious touch to it. Nice post! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296782304315396797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-44349892893136479712010-07-22T13:45:04.649-04:002010-07-22T13:45:04.649-04:00Thanks! I really had to wittle down what covers I ...Thanks! I really had to wittle down what covers I was going to show in this post, and left out some really good ones.SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-31324296603758153772010-07-22T13:33:47.338-04:002010-07-22T13:33:47.338-04:00A completely agree that the simple game design box...A completely agree that the simple game design boxes are the ones that work best, less distracting on the side, understated and yet impactful, definitely true for all the boxes you've chosen.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689879338717585606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-28589079017886901292010-07-22T12:51:25.085-04:002010-07-22T12:51:25.085-04:00The two guys at the top are from a series of weird...The two guys at the top are from a series of weird Japanese games called "Cho Aniki". Youtube it, and expect to be greatly disturbed.<br /><br />Higher-ups who "approve" things usually never really have much common sense to begin with, or we wouldn't have terrible advertising such as that "Dante's Inferno" fiasco.SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-41447082395710865482010-07-22T12:48:16.527-04:002010-07-22T12:48:16.527-04:00Who are the weirdly happy strangling guys at the t...Who are the weirdly happy strangling guys at the top? That's just disturbing...<br /><br />Love your collection of pictures in this post. It's good to look over such familiar images with a fresh eye and yes, that Xbox Darksiders picture is just Terrible! Who approved that for publication??Weefzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024523538933211232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-52883779819114413282010-07-22T12:26:56.062-04:002010-07-22T12:26:56.062-04:00Yeah, all that darkness and her black outfit, it w...Yeah, all that darkness and her black outfit, it was hard to tell what was what at first.SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-8612164676932813272010-07-22T11:59:45.627-04:002010-07-22T11:59:45.627-04:00Fun post! That Bayonetta cover actually hurts my e...Fun post! That Bayonetta cover actually hurts my eyes -- it's like they don't know what to focus on.Terry (@GameCouch)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08669619901361943060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-35136191432221436592010-07-22T10:49:34.943-04:002010-07-22T10:49:34.943-04:00I felt the same way when I bought Q-Bert. That gam...I felt the same way when I bought Q-Bert. That game was frustrating and didn't even work!SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-64595205095255488722010-07-22T10:29:39.172-04:002010-07-22T10:29:39.172-04:00Back in Ye Olde Days of Atari, the box art was all...Back in Ye Olde Days of Atari, the box art was all they had, because the game art certainly didn't sell the game. Look! Blocks! The game box art and the manual could craft a story in your mind that you could project onto the simply block graphics.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540496609260460018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-74100291596775585332010-07-20T14:19:34.597-04:002010-07-20T14:19:34.597-04:00Sadly, I must have missed out on those awesome cov...Sadly, I must have missed out on those awesome covers, as I was a Genesis girl growing up, and was subjected to slightly awful covers, like Shining Force and Phantasy Star 4. =(SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-92178981276183238572010-07-20T13:39:13.670-04:002010-07-20T13:39:13.670-04:00Old SNES games had some amazing cover art. I think...Old SNES games had some amazing cover art. I think the wide nature of the boxes helped out with this. There was a lot of real estate on the box for art.Rob Kalajianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727198811254627002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-21063467708028868052010-07-20T13:36:32.481-04:002010-07-20T13:36:32.481-04:00When those games came out, I wasn't able to ge...When those games came out, I wasn't able to get games then (being in a 3rd world country and all), and therefore wasn't influence by them at all.SnipingMizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655862932146878133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507862897163501005.post-61939388159163896052010-07-20T11:35:27.907-04:002010-07-20T11:35:27.907-04:00What about those older games (just about every gam...What about those older games (just about every game before the 360) that were made in Japan and had really nice anime-style artwork... and when they came out here, they had really crappy American artists draw new covers that usually looked nothing like the characters, and often depicted a totally different story? They even spoofed the old Mega Man boxart in Mega Man 10. Ugh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931727025204415514noreply@blogger.com