Western box art that is better than the original Japanese box art.
What it says on the tin. Name a game where the Western box art is different from the original Japanese box art and surprisingly better than it.
I present you:
Japanese Box ArtlLI8lSDF_ZFnis3b8hurhuXfBQJLcG4g3LFYrXinXeo.jpg
North American Box Art snes-s_castlevania4.jpg
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: Leaving Havens gray with rain Now that years have slipped away Leaving friends with gentle pain As they start another day. The roads I travel I must leave For I've turned the final bend Weep not empty tears but grieve As the roads come to an end.
One of the few games that comes to mind (and a JRPG at that):
Japanese coverwildarms3j.jpg
NA cover20354-wild-arms-3-playstation-2-front-cover.jpg
Granted neither of the two is particularly great, but at least the NA one is more than just a generic background.
I can't think of any myself, but the ones you guys have shown are cool.
Dragon Quest, I think, but I'm not good at finding these.
Hard disagree. Akira Toriyama's artwork is far more iconic than... whatever the hell this is
Heck, even for DQXI where at least they have character designs that match the game, why go for this
when you have this?
Because Toriyama art looks ridiculous.
Someone's itching for a fight from the sounds of things. Excuse me while I scream for a few minutes until I'm powered up. Then we can tussle.
I thought I'd get more flak for the ET comment.
Pretty sure nobody has actually played ET here, so they can't really get heated about it being bad because it's all just hearsay. But everybody loves Toriyama.
I've played E.T. on Atari, and it is indeed a trout show, but I also agree that the Atari had a lot games just as bad or worse.
The DQ thing really comes down to whether you like Toriyama's art or not. Personally, I feel his art tends to showcase what DQ is really like, with a certain amount of whimsy to them. Whereas the generic D&D style covers of the NES entries can throw you for a loop when you see all of Toriyama's cutesy monster designs in game.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: Leaving Havens gray with rain Now that years have slipped away Leaving friends with gentle pain As they start another day. The roads I travel I must leave For I've turned the final bend Weep not empty tears but grieve As the roads come to an end.
DQ4 has great box art though
220px-Dragon_Quest_IV_cover.jpg
Character salad but it's Toriyama is not really any less generic to me, they're about the same
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