Why do some publishers insist on totally ruining the boxarts of some games when they release them in for example North America. In europe, we seem to usually get the same box art as was used in Japan, and I must say it is usually much more aesthetically pleasing.
Some examples:
EU/JP
NA:
EU/JP:
NA:
Other than this there's of course the often cheesy Final Fantasy boxes vs. the classy and minimalistic box arts that we get in japan and europe.
What is the worst box art you've ever seen? Do you agree that japan/europe often gets the better deal?
Oh of course, you're welcome to post side by side comparations too.