Japanese publishers asked the developers of Tomb Raider to change Lara's design to appeal to a Japanese audience, the model on the top right seems to be what it might've looked like in game.
>Reira
>>731205419>レイラ
The 2d art is pretty cute. Not better than the lara we got but what can you doIt's better than Netflix lara anyway
>>731205419I was going to make a comment about the direction they imagined this heading but then I recalled what the US did with Lara's design anyway, so never mind.
Some other designs
>>731205419Looks pretty cute
>>731205419It's better than anything made or announced with the character in literal ages, and captures the spirit of the original 100%We'll never have anything like thatn, becaue we can't have anything good
>>731205419There are people who are going to actually pretend this looks good just to be contrarian.
>>731205419The 3D model doesn't look very good.
>>731207690You were right lol
The art is nice but the model needs work.
>>731205419Art's cute, model is not.
>>731207690No it doesn't look good.it's just an old prototype. The 2d art is where it's at.Would still take that over anything made or announced in the last 15 years with the IP
But V told me the Japanese ruined Tomb Raider.
>>731205419It doesn't capture the appeal of Lara's character really. Lara is a mature, maybe slightly sociopathic and confident adventurer. This character doesn't really give off that vibe and appears much younger than she actually is, probably on purpose given Japan's affinity for younger characters.
>>731208912yeah, by buying the IP and then throwing it at woke western devs without even supervising it
>>731207690I kinda like it
>>731208926>sociopathicI see this word used very often to describe Lara, but I think it's misused.She's a just a very driven loner and partially morally gray
>>731205419Looks like a foreigner aping a sort-of 90s Japanimation look, like what you often saw on gaming magazine covers of the time. Child me disliked it, and would go straight for the game magazines that actually featured the Japanese developers' in-house art.
>>731205419I'm gonna go against the grain and say it looks bad. Doesn't fit Lara at all and the pose is bizarre
>>731209428It's very 90s jap design, as anon above said, but give her the right costume and correct her posture and I think we would have something
>>731205419>>731206365>>731207690Soulless as fuck
A much better treatment than any jap game received after being westernized
>>731210615This type of thing is so fucking funny
>>731210730DILDO SWORD!
>>731210615>>731210730
>>731210615>>731210730>western one is objectively betterYou got anime brain rot
>>731210990t. Contrarian brain rot.
>>731210990What are your thoughts on this one
>>731205419She looks like an Ehrgeiz character. I dig it.
>>731210615>>731210730Now post some Megaman covers. Those always give me a laugh
>>731211293A couple of those Mega Man ones were pretty good from the EU.
>>731211156Said the contrarian to your own western culture, watched so much Japanese cartoons that became your culture over your own
>>731205419my name is Leila, Leila Croft
>>731211515Yeah, ok. The EU one goes pretty hard. Wtf were they smoking for the US box art?
>>731205419Why is she Leila Croft
>>731211661The Mega Man EU covers were pretty cool.The Zero series on the other hand had EU art that I could only call 'questionable'.
>>731210908Oh, was this an attempt to get it to resemble something like a Bayeux tapestry? I kind of get it even though it's not really all that cute.
>>731211680"Rara" wouldn't sound western enough to be cool in Japanese
>>731211515Left would be a kino Sentai show
>>731210730Holy shit the left is horrible
>>731210615That's just generic 90s art
>>731212018Did they get it right in this one?
>>731211515Now that's a face that says >man was not built for such a height
>>731207690>The PlayStation can produce mind-boggling effects
>>731212271
>>731212271He looks like he's battling something insideI actually like that art quite a bit.
>>731212271We will be heroes!>We will BUILD heroes!
I prefer the busty Western pin-up designBut these are not bad at all, would be nice but design your own fucking games Japan>>731205419>>731206365
>>731210615E N T E R
>>731206365Is there a japanese artwork for the skater guy and a bald guy(aka nigger guy)?
>>731212483I'm curious, did they change the in game graphics as well for this?
>>731212270No! Why does left look creepy
>>731212565After titlescreen.jpg you immediately get flashbanged with MARION HASSHIN.
>>731212483The funniest thing is that Shikigami no Shiro was rebranded as the sequel in the west.
>>731205419>>731206365Sovful af, who is the artist?
>>731212580I hate the characters on the left too, they trigger something like a primal fear response in the back of my headSETA USA didn't modify the cover to this Datam Polystar game though for whatever reason
>>731206365Dope
>>731212271>tfw you can almost hear the hounds
>>731211173>saggy boobed, flat reared western crack whores are more scantily clad than the beatiful anime girls
>>731211767You're right, that would have been dope even though the original cute style was already excellent.
Pretty different vibes here.
>>731213203>imagine
>>731211173Was aerobics really the most appealing thing to western teenagers?
>>731213203the vibes are different but they are clearly the same character in different styles which i like
>>731213278That cover probably destroyed the first game's ability to perform. This resulted in us (among other things) not getting the sequel over in the west which is one of the better games on the Genesis/ MD
>>731213203Apart from the minotaur pose being retarded the western version looks compelling>>731212483What a travesty
One more Battle Mania/ Trouble Shooter post because I love them ;_;
>>731211515EU art wins this one easily.
Last one I can remember here's a three-for-one, for fun
>>731213203
>>731214005Yeah if I wasn't familiar with the series at all, that's the only cover that would've gotten me to check it out on impulse
Oh never mind I remembered another one
>>731214401This is mostly fine barring the ugly face.
>>731213203Left's body is absolutely delicious. Peak Western fantasy female.
>>731212565Yes, the graphics were removed >Replaced with whatDid I stutter?
>>731207690The actual old Resident Evil style anime designs for Lara and the other characters is 10/10. The in-game model is trash though
This one always gets me rolling.>>731214492I think the biggest crime it commits is choosing a composition that highlights combat rather than the monster pals you can summon (which is kind of the entire point of the game if you haven't played it).>>731214657Yeah I do like that one too actually.
>>731214663Hold the fucking phone, they used the same art twice or is something else going on here?
>>731214968That Cleo tho
>>731215045Yes, same art. Different games. No story conflicts, that was removed
>>731214968Those are two different games bro
>>731213203Are the vibes really different? Don't they actually have the same vibe?
>>731207690To be fair it is late 90's/early 2000's CGI.
Another funny one.>>731215236Yeah, one is selling you on a bikini-armor clad adventure and the other is doing something similar but with more of a cutesy idol-like presentation. The JP one is a lot more character focused.
>>731212270>Nerfs the pink girl's curves>Makes the boy swole as hell
>>731207690Looks like a Jet Force Gemini character.
This one is only a slight change but why even bother? You can clearly see her in game since it's made up of entirely FMV.
>>731212483>>731215045>Dude, they're going to know what this is a copy of. I don't wanna be sued.>Uh... just make one of them vaguely blackSeamless
>>731205419>ReiraWhat the fuck, how did they get that from Lara? Or is it meant to be different?
>>731205419>>731207690Good thing that they didn't.It looks like ass.Even a parody in another game looks better
The western cover here is very 80's
>sword & sorcery/techno-barbarians>Urusei Yatsura/Ranma clonesThey both suck.
>>731216447There was also a lot of Dirty Pair knockoffs in the late 80's/ early 90's I've noticed
>>731216123Looks like she's laided her last tomb, hehehe
>>731215505I never get these changes.Kids found anime distributed around in VHS tapes cool.Who can think that the left looks more appealing to kids?
>>731216140>that gun on the right
>>731206365I really like the proportions here.
>>731216631It's a futuristic space gun.
>>731205419ayy lmao
>>731205419Not feeling it.>>731206365These are nice.
>>731216098Rara sounds way too moe, I guess
>>731216613It's not that they had to completely appeal to kids. They had to convince the kids' parents to buy those games
>>731216631don't insult her stupid gun or she'll do this yo you tomorrow
>>731217160That green man is so lucky.
>>731206365Natla looks hot.
>>731212751No source for a specific artist only know that Victor Interactive Software is the company that sent the designs
>>731215505It's funny how so many western artists give girls more pronounced lips like they all wear lipstick
>>731215505>Fran Drescher's japanese ghosts and goblins genocide adventure
>>731206365>>731207690that straight up looks like Blue Stinger
>>731214856Nani?!
>>731215505I like how they gave her red pants
All these covers reminded me of how much the west has fallen.
She looks slightly cooler in this one at the very least.
>>731216069I always thought Halle Berry would have been a better choice than Drew Barrymore and would have looked better on posters instead of two white women and a random out of place Asian.
>>731219160>runs around in shozoku>Freakazoid! Freakazoid!
>>731219350The artist for the US one quite frankly didn't understand what he was looking at when he had to make the redesign
Obligatory
>>731219582This one is a legitimate artistic travesty
Is this AI?>Leila CroftThat's as far as my nihongo goes, is the text below ok nihongo senpais?
>>731217160That's a pretty nice 8bit ass
>>731220035>Is this AI?Nah, it's from an old manual IIRC
>>731219582Oh fuck off with this one. The US one actually has more effort here. The EU one is just simple lines. Look, it took me 10 mins to make it. You faggots are just praising it's far away distance layout.
>>731220581>that fucked up perspectiveif anything you just made the EU one look even better by being retarded
>>731220581Crazy nonsense you're speaking.The left one is better because it captures the essence of the game and doesn't do horrible cover art tropes like placing a head on the canvas at 50% opacity.
I think a spin off game on the psp or ds with that art style could have worked fine
>>731210615Both of these are fucking cool, wow
>>731216580carlos...
>>731207690good bait
>>731205419>that model
>>731207690They got the proportions all wrong compared to >>731205419 but they didn't have enough time.
>>731205419The white shirt + jeans booty shorts combo always pleases my dick immensely.
There were definitely times where westernizations were total dogshit, but there were also times where westernizations or west/jap amalgamation, collaboration, or heavy liberties taken in voice over work ended up being the most unintentionally soulful shit ever. I've seen some early anime VA work that was so hammy and corny that it made me realize that any modern English speaking VA that takes his or herself seriously, and does dub work sounds hella gay, and try hard, and stupid. 80's and 90's amateur cheese is vastly superior to modern voice acting guild faggotry. Same for some of those westernized arts. The transformation from a childish cutesy bug-eyed blob to something between Lord of the Rings and Heavy Metal was a straight upgrade. Not in every case, but definitely some.
>>731207690This is 100% britbongs attempting anime aesthetics
>>731220581The EU one is better because it conveys the gameplay a lot more accurately than the teen boy wielding a huge club
>>731205419she looks like a chrono cross character, im digging it
>>731224719This is why Bongs need to stick with their own styles. Kameo, Joanna Dark, and Orchid looked fantastic but the Jet Force Gemini crew looked terrawful.
>>731225153Ironically Nintendo of Japan made Rare change Joanna's face texture because they thought it was ugly.
>>731205419Lanky, young-type adventurer girl. They disregard completely the fact that she is supposed to be a tanned exotic woman.
>>731214010So is this an isekai or what?
>>731207690Place: :|Place, Japan: :D
>>731215981Saturday morning Dark Stalkers vs OVA DarkStalkers.
>>731225809Yeah.High school girl, magical sword, murdering your friend; just the whole gamut.
>>731207690>just to be contrarianmeanwhile you got your negative opinion of it straight from Reddit
>>731214968Why's Abe looking at me like that?
>>731212270>>731215505>>731215981>>731219160All commissioned to Greg Martin.
>>731207690Unironically better than nuLara and totallynotnuLarabutactuallystillnuLara we're getting in the next cancer reboot.>b-b-bu-No.
>>731224620Some had that Conan the barbarian feel.
>>731210990Contrarian trannyseethe.
>>731226064Cool
>>731210615Right one is pretty nice. I get people yearn for the one on the left, but people have to realize that it was marketing suicide to have something too anime esque in a pre-Pokemon/DBZ era. Or at least in the eyes of a publisher.>>731211661>they smoking for the US box art?>theyCapcom USA didn't have any concept art of Megaman, only what he looked like in the game. So it was outsourced in a single night to one person that was given very little context of anything. It's hard to contextualize an era where communicating with others was extremely limited, especially if they lived half way across the world.
>>731206365>>731205419this is ai
>>731226379The right one is cool, it's also funny to see some of the things that got lost in translation.The Karate guy became a pro wrestler and the blonde's rolled up short sleeves became this weird bunchy tank top thing
>>731210990Westerncucks need to be beaten to death
>>731206365>>731205419reminds me of FF7 chara models which is to say it's looking good.
>>731211969I've always thought it looked like some Tokusatsu shit
>>731226064And this is why they hired him for those other games box art. Sonic sold like hotcakes in the West. Meanwhile in Japan, not so much. His portrayal in the West was the defacto look for the character and it was only natural to take other Japanese games and get him to redo the design to be potentially more appealing. Though he'd make some duds like this Cacoma Knight >>731212270. But let's be real, the one on the right had to be redone. Out of all the Japanese looking boxarts he redrew, that one was far too goofy looking to keep intact and published in the West as is.
>>731226839>Westerncucks need to be beaten to death
watched some documents. I'm surpised how resistant western businesses were to anime depictions, even in mid 90s. I feel like the sentiment never left if you look at the industry today, but now it's extended to China and Korea.
>>731220581I love when psueds try to criticize artwork.
>>731227006His Sonics are great. The American design kind of amplified the appeal of the character in the market he was already designed to perform in lol (for better or worse of course)The other titles he worked on never benefited from his artwork because his style actively conflicted with the property
>>731227085Imagine being that obsessed you have that on standby. My point stands
>>731227302So beat yourself to death champ, prove your point
I can't imagine Tomb Raider being successful in Japan even if they had managed to make appealing artwork (the artwork in TR1 and TR2 is absolutely atrocious).It's Eurotrash from start to finish. The battle in TR is something that would be considered too bad by Japanese standards even in 1982, let alone in 1995-1996.I'm struggling to finish TR2, I would have given up long ago if I didn't want to finish the whole trilogy just so I could say how bad it is with more authority...Note: the games do have some good things, though. The exploration is fun, the level design has its strengths in some parts, and the classic Prince of Persia-style platforming is kinda bad, but since it works on well-defined rules, it's playable.
>>731211661I heard the US box are was done by a friend of one of the guys who localized it. They didn't have any artist on staff as they were all programmers. This friend wasn't a professional artist either, but a friend who use to draw in school.
>>731228231If that's true, props to him I would've refused an offer like that
>>731210615I'm just gonna say itBut of these look like shit. Though left at least looks more fun than right.
>>731211359This one is very based
>>731210615>cop big profitsThey left the arcade promotional phrasing in the home port advertisement, that's really strange and stupid.
>>731229940That one is one of the cases where the JP artwork is just outright amateurish, which can be endearing but I'm not so sure it is here.Still though, they should have kept it as a young psychic girl instead of making her a fucking Vulcan lmao
>>731227302>My point stands
>>731225067What would her "wacky accent" be in the localization?
>>731213203>Horny: Japan>Horny: USAThis is how localization should always be
>>731225067>43 niggas in a rowwhat were they thinking
>>731214968Was the cover on the right done by Hidari? Looks like his style
>>731209002Daddy's Girls>parental rebels
Man, even in the past when the US was rubbing their balls all over the japanese aesthetic because they thought being "too japanesey" would hurt sales, they still kept the hot girls hot, they just made them hot in a sleazy 1990's playboy kind of way. If the US still did this today they'd all be fat black africans with vitiligo
>>731205526Everything made in Japan is better. I live Japan.
>>731211173>big oval shaped heads>untoned legs>sagging tits>pancake ass>no hips>rubber rain bootswhite dudes from the 80s were just pathetic
>>731211680they probably assumed the A in her name is a long A like Dave rather than a short one like Mark.
>>731230820>what were they thinkingthey needed to make the best squaresoft RPG is what they were thinking
>>731231045>If the US still did this today they'd all be fat black africans with vitiligoThey don't even have to, europoors will do it in their stead.
>>731210615The right one would be honestly better if the blond guy didn't have a pudgy face. It's like they had to make him look 45 with a drinking problem.
>>731210615At least in this one the American box art characters still roughly look like their Japanese counterparts, just with shitty American fantasy art instead of anime.
>>731231239The blonde guy's head and face were almost certainly drawn from either two different references or when the reference model moves his head, his face looks like it's detaching from the bottom up and at an angle
>>731219160POCKY'S FUCKING PISSED
>>731213203Left is blatantly traced from Frazetta/Vallejo
>>731210615Is that real? SNES Undercover Cops wasn't released outside Japan, but it's not the only time ads for canceled localizations were made.
>>731226379the Japanese genuinely did not give a fuck what the western publishers did, they rarely offered any help at all when it came to converting games. remember, this was still the era when games were seen in the same light as a disposable computer program, rather than a piece of art. so once it was out there it was like "alright, that's done. onto the next one". no concern for its continued integrity.
>>731220581>The US one actually has more effort here.It's literally a bunch of CG assets photoshopped on top of each other retard.
>>731210908hahahaha
>>731210615Why is Tim Heidecker there?
>>731213251>...the game of the game
Rare case where mutts won. Probably Tom Dubois' best work honestly.
>>731211359The poorly drawn poses on the right make them look constipated.
>>731231970this one always baffled me, I guess they had a different version of simon when they made that original cover art?
>>731231970Both Simons look like absolute dog shit though.
>>731211359>The cooler Athena
>>731210615>A much better treatment than any jap game received after being westernized
>>731226064Why are Tails adventure and Tails Sky Patrol on here?They just reused the Japanese art for those ones, it's clearly not how he draws Tails.
>>731219350>>731219513Fun fact: Slider is actually a french game originally called Skweek.Here's the original art.
>>731226064I honestly always hated this design, even back in the day. Greg Martin's art looks like complete fucking shit.
>>731212483But wait, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Different game, identical artwork, the number 2.
>>731231562>as a disposable computer program, rather than a piece of art.As it should
>>731212271he looks buried in the red alright
>>731211359>>731213203Deanna Troi Athena Asamiya is respected in this board>>731211515EU wins badly and the OG nip has strong family guy vibes>>731214856This one is a bad comedy, and even Cena himself who is a FOTNSfag says that the if Sega had not butchered the game for a western adaptation as the Genesis sequel, it would sell.
>>731211717That really looks like that manga where zero has two personality, one a pussy and the other a pussy slayer.
>>731212271Why do EU willy box arts look like he is having a mental breakdown?
>>731227418ESL please>>731230251Mypointstands
>>731210615
This thread just proves how decadent western culture really is. The idea made sense - keep a western design, maintain a cultural and graphic identity. But rather than committing and commissioning actual western artists that could create powerful aesthetics, they spiral into increasingly retarded, atrocious designs. No wonder that come 2026 all we have is animeslop and nothing else ever.
>>731205419
>>731236462>My>point>stands
>>731205419>>731206365This is just Metal Slug except not takeng place in a warzone
>>731226063Knowing he could body you
>yeah just make the characters ugly and wonky lookingWho's idea was this
>>731232516It's the compression. He looks fine in a higher quality.
>>731236851That would require a greater desire to maintain some kind of cultural narrative in western culture which these guys weren't really hired to do since games were seen as disposable little things.I think the reason why anime and anime-esque aesthetics are so popular now is because it's so versatile. Video games, comics, TV, film and more sort of get you into the anime ecosystem since they can all incorporate the style. A lot of people blame woke or whatever for this but the seeds for this cultural transition were planted when Pokémon began airing on TV.
>>731205419the concept art looks good, the 3D model looks like a nightmare.
>>731239941>people pretending like the OG western Lara model was any better
>>731210615the blonde chicks born in 2020
>>731212483>official bootlegAVGN: how could they fuck up?!
>>731205419>>731206365I will now play your game
I get the shinier "anime" eyes but the Scorsese brows will always be an odd choice.
>>731240697yes?
>>731241098fuck OG Lara was SEX
>>731214010>>731226029Wish Valis get hack n slash games for sixth gen instead awful visual novel
>>731210615Pocky and Rocky's western art is pretty good. obviously a very different art style, but its charming. plus the in game sprites remained unchanged.
>>731225376I mean people can’t handle bongs physical look?
>>731240697The TR1 model was kinda shit, but the TR2-onwards model was pretty good.
>>731241361We should just forget about this oneI don't think I've ever seen a character get undermined faster than this lmao
>>731241492What if Reimu become lesbian and wear sneaker?
Have some true western games and their japanese ports
>>731240848cute li'l Gen Alphie
>>731214010Play with super power.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_UBQWP0OGI
here's another one. japanese character designs stuck for the western box art. cant say the same for the sequel, though. i have NO idea why the western art for Chameleon Twist 2 was the way it was.
>>731242068aren't they like, more realistic chameleons in one of those games?
>>731231492Retro-bit finally release it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OugtqxCkUgE
>>731242059I'm a big fan of "Castle Vanity" from that OST.
>bigger boobs than laraThere is not enough art of this sexy lady...
>>731242124in the western version of 2, yes. in the japanese version of 2, no.
>bought this game for 5$>literally had to jerk off multiple times while doing the tutorialI cant play this shit...
>>731241361>LoK>ESL babbleHey retard >>>/vr/
>>731242239Unfortunately she was ruined by LAU turning her into a shitty marvel villain because Crystal Dynamics has literally never made a good game.
>>731242537fuak
>>731242352You might have to explain how. I think classic Lara is sexy but this is a bit much.
>>731242537I liked how she looked like a skelly in Anniversary. I remember nothing about her in Underworld other than her having permanent wings and being killed by the hot doppelganger in a DLC. On another note it's funny how these new devs seem to see Natla almost like Lara's eternal rival, her go to villain, her Bowser or Joker when in the classic games she was just the first one but never that important or relevant and forgotten by the sequel, never brought up again. She was just another random villain Lara got the better of, no different than TO THE SINS AND FORTUNES OF MARCO BARTOLI or Eckhardt the century old black alchemist serial killer.
The one on the left is the original, as it never came out in Japan. The one on the right is a GBC version that was released exclusively to Japan.
>>731220581You've just proven how instantly recognizable it is, you doofus.
Again, the US version is the original, the Japanese version has completely different graphics.
>>731243921Seriously? This one is insane.
>>731243997It was made by Toys for Bob (Star Control, Skylanders)
>>731243997Only kind of. Little Witching Mischief is its own JP-only game, but it uses Unholy War and Pandemonium as a base, so it's more like one of those anime-themed Total Conversion mods for something like Half Life than a localization job.
I'll just keep posting originally western games.
>>731244106YOZORA WO KAKERU NAGAREBOSHI WO IMAMITSUKERARETARA NANI WO INORU DAROU
>>731244281WITTU MY MINDERU
>>731244161Speaking of Pandemonium...
>>731220581everyone else already btfo'd you, so Im just gonna say you're a mouthbreather
>>731242448>schizo babbleWhat?
>>731244106why
>>731244106Make joyful face to serious tone
>>731244306Putting aside how shit the Sly HD collection is, one thing that always makes me laugh is that Sony Japan loved Sly 1 so much that they had an entire unique theme commissioned from TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA to use in the promo material and the title screen demo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esWkq7aRaw8It's better than any other main theme they've ever composed for the series and they just stopped using it after Sly 1 JP. This shit should have been the series main theme instead of Greasy Sweet.
Which cover is better?
>>731244605Yes.
>>731244460Someone's been posting Legacy of Kain threads and they're filled with ESL nonsensical bullshit. Another one just got made.>>731243134
>>731244281oh wow, they got Shinkiro
Time to throw Europe under the bus
>>731244485Both of these are pretty good, I prefer the American one because a comic game should have a comic art style of course, but the JP one is not bad.
>>731244605The rare instance where both are equally based.
>>731244605The western one is better but the Japanese one is still good in its own way. The one on the left is just screaming 90's though, you can't beat it.>>731244795>MILF 2
>>731244695>could've just googled search for a still from the movies>took the time to photograph someone in the office insteadI'm convinced it was the woman herself taking the chance to be included in something
>>731244695how the fuck did this happen
>>731244654Ain’t we discuss Japanese video game?>>731244851
>>731244106>Nothing to smile about in my life.
>>731244215Gotta give it to the US on this one. It's just an upgrade over the original cover.
>>731245068Interesting that they basically decided to recreate the JP cover somewhat.The composition implies that she basically is in space with no helmet tho lol
Why did they make Nina a man?
>>731245194They made a new game called Snow Bros 2 Special on steam recently and it lets you toggle between these, it's pretty funny.
>>731243921They turned it into a magical girl crossover game?
>its a weebs prove they have shit taste thread #3984230984702no thanks
>>731243885Friendly reminder there's that Sid & Al's Incredible Toons PS1/Saturn port with a Ghosts 'n Goblins skin, exclusive to Japan
another classic
>>731245350Capcom USA must respect transvestite.
>>731244970>JapanWhile it shares the same artwork, that's the korean one.
>>731244605You know full well you ask us to choose between two sides of perfection here.Honestly now I think about it SEGA during this era really made an effort with their covers, even if it was the "comic strip" style art there was some genuine thought put into it, and stuff like this is pure early 90s stuff.Shame the genesididn't what the nintendoes
>>731245194There's just something broken about the American mindset that surfaces in moments like this: They're just now "allowed" to think other cultural aspects, art, literature, whatever is okay. I saw some shit yesterday where the NA VAs for dragonball Z were talking and the guy who did trunks was psyched to be doing trunks so he sticks a sticker on his car and the guy who did piccolo and runs things shit all over him for it. You're not allowed as an American to do anything but tolerate unamerican items. Sad! Gay!
>>731205419Ps2 era Leila
>>731241728i always liked this one, since they added in-game portraits for the radio chatter too
>>731205419Sexo
>>731246390Points to the western version for the sovlfvl Miramax city
>>731246385>aislopEw.
>>731246053because we are proud of our superiority, that's why you devote every waking moment to thinking about us and our culture whilst we don't even know who you are
>>731219582I remember always avoiding renting/playing Ico as a kid because the boxart was so shitty
>>731210730Gotta love how they're both sexualized in their own way
>>731245170this game being tied to Steambot Chronicles is also very baffling
>>731225376Japanese Joanna is better
The Japanese version of The Unholy War was changed to Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs
>>731214010I played super valis in 96, it was super crap.
>>731248506She remind me of Meryl
>>731248698Most Sailor Moon fans don’t know this
>>731243949Hahahah
>>731248698I recognize Angel/Lunlun and Sally, also cute honey but never watched any of the shows.
>>731245194>quan chi babality
>>731246053Chris is a piece of shit
>>731248698It's a completely separate game, it just shares the same developer.>The company were faxed design documents directly from Bandai which needed to be translated from Japanese before any of them could be implemented. The process was laborious and the developers eventually turned off their fax machine in order to finish the game on schedule. The game used assets from the developer's previous titles, The Unholy War and Pandemonium!.
>>731244106>all the US covers on games seem to think americans love angry charactersWhat the fuck is this? Im starting to realize that the whole "angry face protagnist" wasnt just a female hero thing like rey skywalker
>>731250407"American Kirby is Hardcore" isn't exactly a new assessment
>>731226064>>731234156Yeah sonic looks like a bowlegged retard
>>731234347Why did they use the exact same art??
>>731246053Because America steals from other culture (Disney). Everything has to be american. Jelmy donuts = goodOnigiri = un-amerikan
>>731252902The whole onigiri to burger is one of those small petty things I dont get. What, people wont connect with the game if they eat rice?
>>731251492Is it true that it's one guy commissioning all of these because he has a boxart conversion fetish?
>>731252997Riceballs is un-american. We WILL turn your Japanese cartoonish thing into OUR own show! Eat your borgars Appolo!!!!
>>731253134There's nothing funnier than Ramesh posting from a mudhut in New Delhi, talking about what is and isn't American.
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>>731205419am I kawaii uguuuuuuuuuuuuu~
We Love Katamari had some pretty wildly different box art depending on the region
>>731238506No it still looks fucked up with the bad pose and the whip just kind of flying off.
>>731254040That Japanese one is very cute. Love the singular white guy on the end.
>>731215505Sometimes it feels like western artists don't really understand how to make things cute
>>731250407Japan prefers cutesy or dramatic things in the epic sense, America prefers hardcore and edgy. In general bias assessments, at least. Ironically one of the more infamous trend setters, Kirby, has dialed that back in recent years.
>>731244281Shinkiro sucks so it's a lateral move.
>>731245736Early in Dev Madan's career and trying to ape that early '90s Image style I guess. He was later on the art director for Sly Cooper and Young Heroes In Love is a pretty entertaining comic as a send up to '90s teen drama TV shows.
>>731246053The baby shit in that image is the sort of low brow quirkiness, weird for the sake of weird that was really fucking ingrained in '90s Gen X culture where it was seen as being transgressive yet coolly detached.
