That's not to suggest that I thought the game would languish in Japan--I mean, which versions of Final Fantasy IV haven't been released stateside in the last few decades?--but you never know with Square Enix.
Anyway, here is the art that will grace the cover of the North American version of the game, which will, according to Amazon.com, hit the streets on April 19 carrying a $29.99 price tag:
And here is the Japanese version's box art:
Although a bit bland, I prefer the North American art--if only because it features but a single logo (and not three, like the busy Japanese art).
That said, I prefer the art that appears on the Final Fantasy I and II PSP remakes that were released a few years ago to both of them.
See also: 'I'd like this a lot more if it featured just one logo'
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I prefer the JPN one because the US one is just way too boring. Black and white can work well if the sketch is cool, but I don't like that one.
I hear ya, IvaNEC. They certainly could have used a more interesting image for the NA cover. Or, like I suggested in the post, they could have colorized it a la the FF I and II PSP remakes.
Another option: They could have used a cropped version of the art that appeared on the PS1 release of FF IV -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bochalla/4600600256/in/set-72157605940646216/
I'm with you on this one, Bryan.
Thanks, Justin! Three people on Twitter liked the NA version better, too.
Don't feel bad, IvaNEC -- I'm glad someone likes the other version, too. Hell, I'd probably prefer it to the NA release if it didn't have three damn logos on it...
I prefer the US one, the Japanese ones looks like a black & white image that some kid has 'coloured in' with crayons :|
Yeah, it's just a little too bright, isn't it? I guess we could say that both box arts are a miss, in a way...
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