Yakuza 4 Boxart Revealed

That's a pretty damn cool boxart. Your reasoning it sold crappy was pretty shitty itself though.

Looks great!

I hate how north america focuses only on the characters for box art. The RE4 Euro cover looks great because it focuses more on the setting and the mood, as with most alternate covers.

I'd hardly call the western release of Yakuza 3 "disastrous" considering that it sold stronger than the other 2 and convinced SEGA that this seemingly dead-in-the-west franchise was worth giving another shot. If anything it was highly successful by Yakuza standards, and that's despite it's box art and launch date being the same as FFXIII.

Anyway, Yakuza 4's box art does indeed look awesome.

That looks awesome, especially in comparison to that first image. Maybe the Powers are listening to you after all, Brad! Now let's see where this game's marketing goes...

That's what I'm talking about!!! I feel this game will sell well. I got my friend to buy Yakuza 3 and he liked it. Spread the word everyone.

Epicness in that box art. better then the previous one. Hopefully it will add more to the sales. Also, why does Kazuma always have that pose?

Damn thats some sexy looking box art. A big step up
Hopefully the European release will be the same

I really love this new boxart and I'm glad it isn't like the abomination that was Yakuza 3's. The brushstroke effects of the shadow and background really add to the cover art. Oh and the Black, Red, White color scheme makes me feel funny in the pants.

That is some sexy box art for sure. Hopefully Yakuza 4 will be better than Yakuza 3. Yakuza 3 was stuck in 1995 as far as game mechanics. The graphics were a bit better as they were stuck in 2001. The Yakuza series is a fantastic idea. I just wish the IP went to a different developer. I wouldnt even be mad if given to a western dev with some Japanese input for story.

OH LAWDS.
That. is. BEAUTIFUL.
/jizz

I love how the word "sex" is printed not once, but twice on the front cover.
Anyways, it's a huge improvement over Yakuza 3's box art.
Are we sure this is the North American release? What does the Japanese cover look like?

Such great box art. It would definetly get my attention if it was at a store. Now I wish Kazuma will wear a black suit.

I'm a bit worried that the Black, White, and Red color scheme of the cover, despite how cool it looks, is going to just let this game blend in on the shelf and not stand out too much in the myriad of other box covers with the same color scheme. It does work though. I like the cover very much.

That's pretty nice boxart. i really hope SEGA found that in a thread on a forum and changed it a little.

Gawd, I hope that's the case.

The cover looks good; it's dynamic and I like the subtle variation between the white text and the slightly cream background.

I do agree with Dimensaur. The black, white and red color scheme is a very common color palette. Though it is a massive improvement on the Yakuza3 cover, the new game's cover is one word: safe. I wonder what an orange would look like...

Wow, looks like Sega is actually putting effort into localizing 4 instead of half-assing it like they did on 3. Please don't screw this up, Sega.

Looks really good. SEGA probably satisfied with Yakuza 3 sales in us so the are not sending Yakuza 4 to die this time.

Not gonna lie that looks pretty badass.

I really wish I hadn't had to sell my PS3 just so I could get my hands on both Yakuza 3 and 4.

I think the box art for Yakuza 4 looks sweet, I haven't played the previous Yakuza games, so I hope this one does what Yakuza 3 did by recapping the story, it's just a nice feature for someone like me who haven't ever played a Yakuza game more than the demo for Y3 some times.

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