For once, it's the Japanese boxart that sucks

[Sephex]

A portish remake of the first Resident evil is coming out for the Nintendo DS. American boxart for the RE series are usualy TERRIBLE. But it looks like the Japanese has us beat this time (for those of you who don't know, RE in Japan is called Biohazard).


Here is the American boxart


Okay, that's alright. It's not as HORRIFIC as the RE remake boxart for GameCube. It's not as boring as the boxart for RE0. It's like, "Hey, there is the Tyrant, Jill looks kind of freaked out, and those damn monsters are there that lob you head off if you aren't careful!"

Then there is the Japanese boxart


What the hell is this?! I started to laugh my ass off looking at it! If you never played a RE game before, you would expect to be chased by birds the whole game, or at least flee from a giant crow that is hell bent on pecking your eyes out.

Congrats Japan.

[escobert]

haha, Yeah that one does suck. But how many times can they make a cover for the same damn game!?

[DMKA]

I prefer the one with the bird. It's more artsy and less cheesy.

[Winter Nights]

I prefer the one with the bird. It's more artsy and less cheesy.

Same here. The other is all flash, like most US boxart.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Yeah, I dig that bird.

[edczxcvbnm]

Wow...that bird should be exploded back to the land of [img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img]-riffic box art.

[escobert]

I prefer the one with the bird. It's more artsy and less cheesy.

I agree. But, most kids that go into a stor would rather pick up the game with zombies and guns on the cover then a bird

[black orb]

>>> This just proves how different the Japanese think..

[Meat Puppet]

the bird flu is pretty scary, imo

[Necronopticous]

That bird is badass.

He's got an expression as if to say, "Yeah, I'm a bird. Yeah, I'm on the cover of Biohazard. So the **** what?"

[Slothy]

I prefer the one with the bird. It's more artsy and less cheesy.

I'll ditto that.

[Markus. D]

I prefer the one with the bird. It's more artsy and less cheesy.

it makes it look less synthetic.

and well... the bird obviously has been infected.


edit: The image quality isnt as good as the first one.

[Psychotic]

I like the Japanese one. It's more subtle, and only hints at the horror you're about to face. The American one is more in-your-face, as if to say "Yeah! We got zombies! We got monsters! We got women in hats with guns! ARE YOU READY? THIS IS GONNA BE X-TREME!"

[escobert]

X-TREME!

[Madame Adequate]

Hah, I see another group of people unitiated into the wonderful world of Bartholomew the Crow.

That bird totally deserves to be there. That's all I'll say on the matter. You have to take my word for it.