Any Thoughts On the American Heavy Rain Cover Art?

Looks fine to me. Seeing as how the game is very much like an interactive movie,it seems fitting that the poster would be movie-like by showing the main characters. If you really want to see a travesty look at the difference between the Japanese and American box arts for "Resonance Of Fate".

I like the European title because it is simple and pretty much the trademark of Heavy Rain with the bloody origami swan with well heavy rain. The American box art's origami piece doesn't look as good and I think the pictures of the characters look way to cheesy... so yea i wish the european cover came out in NA....

They're both really good in my opinion.

The American version is definitely a smart move though. Having a guy on the cover holding a gun will easily boost sales I think (Must be a FPS! El oh el). =

Also, BOOBS!

nick, i think you just like the boobies that are strangly placed by the word "HEAVY" if you cropped that out, it would be "HEAVY BOOBS"

top one is better, simple and dark

You know I feel that the European cover looks better for it"s simplistic nature as opposed to the American cover where it seems there is just to much to it. I think the American version looks slightly fan made. Though i disagree with the cover it could be worse. Final thought: i would change the American cover to the European cover. It will be awesome none the less, so i cant wait for it! Thanks for the Update Nick!

I like the top one more, if only for its simple design.

The top cover is certainly the better of the two. The bottom tries MUCH too hard to bring an edge to the game which is not necessary. The story should be powerful enough to draw players in but it seems in the american markets nothing can sell without the 3-B's (ballistics, boobs, and blood)

I think the top one fits the setting and feel to the game a lot more. The bottom one seems too much like some generic poster for an action movie I'd find hanging on the walls at the theaters.

The text style used in the American cover is horrible compared to the European cover's text style.

I preffer the european cover myself

We're getting the European cover-art, it's probably the best in my opinion, its simple and dark with the trademark in focus. I think the American cover-art looks a lot cleaner, but with a weird placement of characters, I'm not sure, but the body of the woman seems like an odd choice, the other characters doesn't display their body so it sticks out a bit. Lastly, they all just look like character-models standing in different directions, it just looks wrong.

I agree with previous posters.

Feels like they're selling her rack, and not the game.

I personally like the European cover art. It gives a sense of, "Oh, what is this? I should look into it, it seems interesting." Whereas, the American cover art seems very bland and generic. Female lead, dude in a suit, other dude in a suit, and one last dude in a suit with a gun. Pretty much, I see that and go, "This is probably some generic crap, what's over on this rack?"

I think it's a given that most, if not all of us, are going to say that the European cover is the better of the two for all the same reasons. The European version is more stylistic, has a sense of mystery and overall simply looks much more visually interesting and better produced. There's really nothing more that can be said about it at this point. However, the NA version is still a competent piece and isn't bad at all. Generic and much blander in comparision sure, but nothing that anyone can truly knock against it without coming off as an 'artsy fartsy' type that gets all up in arms because they think the marketers threw in jugs and firearms to attract more attention.

I'm not saying thats NOT what they do though. I think it's a fair assumption to say its more common and traditional for an American poster or cover to feature more characters inserted to give it more identity and make it more appealing to an audience, as well as easily getting across the characters. A good example would be the Resident Evil 5 box art where the NA version has Chris and Sheva both photoshopped in with guns and ass all being flaunted. Again, not an outright negative, but takes away from the subtlety of the front cover. Now, for an example where this method goes from harmless change to outright awfulness, all I'll say is ICO. Ugh.

I'm now interested in seeing what the Japanese version of Heavy Rain will look like. Usually they turn out to be good or even outright better than the other regions, but they aren't always the best, especially if it's a foreign game. For example:

http://thegamingliberty.com/wp-content/uploads/uncharted2japanese.JPG

Seriously, WTF is this shit.

I like the european one better

Although I'm not saying that I don't like the American cover art, I do like the European cover art a lot more than the American.

As always, European is better.

They're both great but, the European version is better.

Gotta agree, I like our (EU) version the most. The NA one looks ugly.

It looks good, but I think I like the Euro version better. It's simple but still has that kind of dark feel to it, the American version just doesn't do that.

I prefer the European version as well. The simplicity of the boxart is what I like about it most. Unlike the US version as I feel it tries too hard to stand out or look original with the cheesy movie poster feel I'm getting from it.

The NA is good, kinda movie style, it's just that the Euro one is better.

I mainly don't like how the NA has the origami shoved down out of the way so a pair of boobs can be pretty much front and centre instead.

It just feels a little bit 'away' from the nature of the game itself.

The Euro over art is mysterious and sets a tone to the game. The American version says that we'll be focusing on four characters and, oh yeah, there's some depth to the story too.

I prefer the european one

It looks plain and terrible. Yet, I guess, it's a smart move from them.

i like the american and the european but i like the background on the american on but i like the age limit on the european one too

Bottom cover looks like every cover i have ever seen - People faded at the top holding guns and showing the boobage within the game

I like the Euro one better its simple to the point and looks good. The American cover looks like a cheesy soap opera.

I like the european one better than the na cover. When I look at the European I see something mysterious and possibly scary.(I've never played the game before) As for the NA cover, I think of L4D or an action movie poster. Hm... not something I'd be interested into purchasing.

I don't really care for the way US covers always display a collage of characters.

You'll notice European covers generally don't flaunt the characters, they capture the mood instead. I do like the characters to be displayed on the back of the case, though, but I find the front cover being plastered with people posing to be incredibly cheesy.

I'll probably import the European copy, I really like that cover.

It's like they just HAD to include tits and a gun on the american cover.

Good thing I live in europe though. Not that it matters since ps3 games are regionfree. American gamers can just import the euro version if they want.

The EU cover art looks more I guess sophisticated and just better than the NA cover. But for those that like the EU one better and are in NA you can download a PDF of the EU cover near launch time and print that out if you like: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/introducing-the-official-heavy-rain-box-art/#comment-312376

I do believe that the US cover reflects the serious adult nature of Heavy Rain, though I do like the EU version much better. I am preordering this game as soon as I have the money for it.

I think they are both good. but the Euro cover to me leaves a feeling of "I dont know what this is appealing me to....." while the American cover has some appeal of the characters drawing you in.

I like the European one better.

the american show mature content while european seems mysterious and creepy so id go with the american