OK, good box art often helps, too. After all, it kind of puts me in the mood to mow down zombies, you know?
Speaking of good, filled-with-zombies box art, I'd definitely use those words to describe the covers that have been created for Techland's Dead Island (trailers here), an open-world, survival-horror game that will be released for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on Sept. 6 in North America and Sept. 9 in Europe. (I'm guessing the Japanese version will be released in September, too, although I can't say that with certainty at the moment.)
As far as I'm aware, for instance, this piece of art will appear on all regular versions (i.e., in all territories) of Dead Island:
The following illustration, on the other hand, will grace the cover of a limited edition that will be released in Europe:
Honestly, I'd call the latter piece of box art the better of the two if it weren't a bit too close in execution to the covers that appeared on European releases of Resident Evil 4
. Since that's not the case, though, I'm going to declare the stormy standard version the winner of this edition of "Which Box Art is Better?"That's just my opinion, though. What's yours?
Pre-order: PC version
, PS3 version
and Xbox 360
version
The second one of course.
ReplyDeleteI have to go with the US version...the JPN version is too close to the RE4 box art.
ReplyDeleteTbh I prefer the standard one. I feel like the EU one's been done before and seems too familiar. I like the raging wind, tilted angle, and gutsy pose on the standard one.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alistair - I usually prefer a more minimalistic approach, but the first is very evocative. It stops just short of over egged.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your input, Balloonfighter! Why do you so prefer the second one, if you don't mind me asking?
ReplyDeleteActually, dale_dale, the second one is an LE that will be released in Europe (or is it only in the UK?). The Japanese cover will be the same as the first image.
ReplyDeleteHey there, Alistair! I agree -- the standard edition art could have been boring in the wrong hands, but as it is it's actually really nice. I, too, quite like the slanted angle and the windswept environment.
ReplyDeleteAh, we're all agreeing now. Good! Anyway, StickHead, yes, the first option is quite evocative, isn't it? Also, I love the phrase "over-egged." :)
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna go with the second one.
ReplyDeleteAh, interesting! Why is that, Justin? Also, I'm guessing you've never seen the Euro RE 4 covers?
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