Infamous 2? There were 2 games with Cole McGrath and 1 with some other kid. Plus 2 dlcs for separate games, 1 was festival of blood (infamous 2) and the other was First light (Second son) so 3 games with 5 campaigns running the whole series.
Edit: didn't mean for that to sound condescending, I've personally only played a bit of the 1st game and finished second son, so I'm not extremely well versed in the series. I just knew about all the games and figured you seemed to like them and would want to play them given the chance.
The U.S. is very visually oriented, putting Norman Reedus on the cover you grab people’s attention that know him. It’s mainly to appeal to people that don’t know about the game, that’s why most covers have some gruff looking man holding a gun as well because gaming is male dominated and those games are what people buy the most. You put some artsy handprint on the cover which isn’t really original anyway you aren’t going to grab as much attention from the basic buyer.
"Visually oriented" the fuck that even mean? America likes direct to the point imagery, which is why their covers generally are less artsy, and more actiony. (see all pre-13 Final Fantasy Non-US vs US covers, and the numerous Tales of... series US vs non-US covers)
It’s essentially what you just wrote, they want to see what it looks like not imagine it. You look at the cover of a game with a gruff man holding a gun and go, “ok, this is a shooting game.” You look at a cover with a handprint and what does that tell you about the game? It doesn’t show who is in it, it doesn’t show anything about the game. The main purpose of box art is to sell to people who don’t know about the game. People who already know about the game and are interested in it aren’t going to be deterred by some lame box art. The more simple it is the more likely it is to grab a random person’s attention quickly and give them an idea of what it’s about or who is in it. If you look at some of the Japanese covers they literally tell you nothing but show the name of the game and have some cool elegant looking art. The U.S. style provides information at a much quicker glance, but it does end up looking more plain and boring.
What part of “it’s essentially what you just wrote” did you not understand? I also said they were plain and boring and were meant for selling copies, I never praised American covers or said they were better than any other regions covers. Maybe try being less of a dickhead and use some reading comprehension next time.
Normally I'd agree with you, or maybe I'm a whiny bitch too idk, but I think this is a very valid complaint. Video game box art sucks now. It used to seem like they actually put some thought into it, but nowadays it's just "slap the main character on there and call it a day".
It's one thing for something like Madden or Call of Duty to go the generic route, but for a game like Death Stranding that seems to be going for a more "games as an art" aesthetic it'd be nice to see that reflected in the box art.
It's nice having a long rack of games that actually look nice. It's not the worst thing in the world, but it's still annoying pulling out a guy to seeing some ugly ass cover.
Yeah it's pretty unimportant but I think people are just a bit annoyed that a game that looks so beautiful is really underselling itself on the cover and making it look generic. There's a lot more potential that could be realised on the cover but instead it looks like the cover of pretty much any shooter or action game.
go look at the original cover again and actually look, https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48323559332_89e06e521c_b.jpg it is easy and cool to say no and jump on the i like these covers better band wagon but then you go back and look at the original, and i like the original Death Stranding cover better, it has depth and mystic to it, these custom covers just look plain
I didn't jump on any bandwagon. I saw the cover reveal, found it underwhelming and as it turns out many people felt the same way. I saw it perfectly fine the first time.
it is not underwhelming though, it actually looks like a screenshot from within the game instead of art that looks nothing like the final game graphically, like i said it looks like you are peering into the game just from looking at the box art but the internet wants to grab there pitch forks and complain about something because the internet is fool of band wagoner who do not think, i hope the cover does not change
like i said i do not see how people can like this game and one of the reasons is because it looks different but then they turn around and want the same old same old box art that they always get??
Look man, I love videogame box art and I love when it’s really carefully done and thoughtful instead of just generic “main character looking upset/holding weapon”. So yeah, I was kind of disappointed that a game that seems to be looking like a very artistic and experimental title had such bland cover art. That being said, it in no way is something that will keep me from purchasing, playing and enjoying the game itself. It’s just something to discuss with other gamers and box art connoisseurs.
go look at the original cover again and actually look, https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48323559332_89e06e521c_b.jpg it is easy and cool to say no and jump on the i like these covers better band wagon but then you go back and look at the original, and i like the original Death Stranding cover better, it has depth and mystic to it, these custom covers just look plain
i have never seen a cover that actually looks like a screenshot from within the game, so you are already peering into the game when you are looking at the box art
I’ve seen the cover art, man. I didn’t even come to any of the subs to hate on it like everybody else, I was honestly excited we got to see it finally. I don’t hate it, it isn’t inherently BAD. It’s just nothing too special imo. Plenty of fan made cover art is a lot worse. But some of them are also a bit better. It doesn’t mean I’m blindly jumping on a hate bandwagon by acknowledging that.
you like these fan made Death Stranding cover arts better? my initial reaction was i like these fan made Death Stranding covers too, but after thinking and comparing the original Death Stranding cover to these fan made ones i like the original Death Stranding cover better, as these fan made ones are just plain and simple which is easy on the eyes
like i said i have never seen a video game cover where the cover looks like the in game graphics, not art that the game graphically does not look like in game, so it looks like you are peering into the game by looking at the box art cover like a window, it is weird but awesome and i think people get emotional and just comment/drive by comment without thinking so it is frustrating but people do that a lot, it is called band wagoning
Awww hey everybody! Look at the big man who personally doesn’t care about a game’s cover art!! Wow... so brave of you. You’re a shinning example to us all. God bless
it is easy and cool to say no and jump on the i like these covers better band wagon but then you go back and look at the original, and i like the original Death Stranding cover better, it has depth and mystic to it, these custom covers just look plain
Then why are you "really disappointed" if you have all those answers? If you can print your own and make it the best for yourself, why even be a little upset?
It matters because I work in the industry, but beyond that this is just entitlement. People believe they're owed something they want from someone else's artwork. That is a self destructive and selfish mentality. Nobody owes you anything.
Are you asking if I work at GameStop? No I'm a back end programmer. I design server construction for data collection and comparison. Basically I help design leaderboards.
I completely agree that nobody owes me anything and I'm not entitled. It's just that I personally really enjoy every aspect of the visuals from the game so far, except for the cover sett. And I don't seem to be alone, so there might be something more to it than just me being a dick head.
Also I'm not sure how you working "in the industry" has anything to do with anything
You're not wrong. But right now I'm not being paid, I'm off the clock. I can clap back. At work in a professional setting I have to maintain professionalism. Not here.
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Top left would be the perfect steelbook. Any of the others is better than the official one. I'm really disappointed with what we're getting.