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I'm a sucker for art.
Cover Art.
Box Art.
Spine Art.
Disc Art.
Fan Art.
Line Art.
Whatever.
If it's done well, I can appreciate it. I'd like to think that I have some sort of a talent for noticing things and for having somewhat of an ability for telling good from bad.
Most times, it's not a big deal and publishers will just print a manual exactly with the same art as it's cover. But every so often, a different art will be used for the manual. I love it when they do this, especially when the art is good or relevant.
David
So first off is Muramasa: The Demon Blade. The game recently came out and of course the main draw of the game is it's VanillaWare art style. I think they made a mistake going with the box art they did. The art from the manual is tons more interesting and the colors mesh and attract attention much better. Look at the blue from Kisuke's scarf and the red from Momohime's. It's much more of a balance. The blue definitely draws more attention when compared to the yellowness of the cover.
Also, take a look at the Disc art. Ever since the Wii finally went to full color art discs, I've begun appreciating the Wii much more. For those who didn't notice or don't have the game, here you go.
Comments
15 years, 2 months ago
total awesome
15 years, 2 months ago
can wait to go and play it when i get out of work!
15 years, 2 months ago
I agree. It's the same with movies. Often times they'll release a DVD with the "floating head" cover to attract people to the big-name actors,but then they'll include poster designs in the insert that have a more artistic touch.
15 years, 2 months ago
I definitely do the same kind of thing when it comes to buying games, I bought stuff like Persona 4 completely on a whim because I thought the box art was interesting. And I'm totally thankful that I did so.
15 years, 2 months ago
What does it matter what the disk looks like? Its whats ON the disk that matters, Besides the disk is gonna be in the system, or in the case so why make it look overly pretty, its a waste of resources you could have put into making the game better.
15 years, 2 months ago
I'm quite glad you shared this with us David. I'm not certain I even glanced at my copy of the disc as it made its journey from case to console and the sublime beauty of the forest gracing the surface of the disc would have been a real shame to miss.
That could very well be the most beautiful piece of disc art I've ever set my eyes upon, and I saw it as nothing more than the container for the next VanillaWare masterpiece. I think I'm going to have to force myself to undergo a change in mentality regarding the box and disc art for my games.
15 years, 1 month ago
Yay. I'm also a sucker for art. That's why I'm an artist. ^_^