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Originally Posted by Darth Marsden
I don't like the covers either - but then, I hardly ever like video game covers. They're usually so bland and generic. I quite like stuff that looks like movie posters. LucasArts, for all their faults, are actually rather good at that - or were, anyway. And of course, I like artsy covers, like the ones what I do.
So yeah, I'm pretty much an insufferable art critic. Sue me.
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It's not that the covers are just bland and generic. Their design isn't that of a game, rather that of some software application or something, or heck, a PSN card thing. It's not that of a video game boxart.
I mean, the color scheme, the placement of the characters. It all seems like easy Photoshop works with stock footage, not that of a brawler.
Compare the boxart of this game with, for example, Soul Calibur IV, both box versions. Even though, like the PSASBR box, the characters aren't in a dynamic pose, its layout is designed in such a way you actually know it's a game. Now it isn't clear what sort of game is, but at least the boxart is inviting. Take a look at the PSASBR box. You cannot tell me it looks inviting. It says something like, oh hey look, we have something with some characters that are on our PlayStation. Anybody seeing this boxart would think it would just be some shitty-ass game, or heck, not even a game.
I mean, goddammit, at least show some effort in making the boxart. And sure, those aren't the actual boxart, but special limited edition sleeves that go over the box, but that just makes it worse. If the limited edition sleeve looks worse than the regular box-art, it's really fucking bad.