ITT: Japanese box art that's cooler than its western counterparts
I was just about to make this thread. Honestly, most nip covers are better.
>>11232304>>11232306I love Susumu Matsushita's work.
>>11232304very cool
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>>11232419
The N64 is so kino
>>11232618Agreed
>>11232254>most nip covers are betterThat is true for older gens, but PAL starts getting really good covers during 5th/6th gen, sometimes even better covers than the JP cover of JP games (Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 3)
>>11232241>>11232291>>11232538Gotta love how NoA threw this artwork in the trash and decided every Zelda game needed to have an ugly piss gold cover
>>11232681The European release of Wind Waker HD had box art based on the Japanese original at leastI noticed the same with the recent Paper Mario TTYD and Super Mario RPG remakes. The box art even in the west is based on the Japanese versions rather than the western ones
>>11232801Yeah they've started standardizing their boxart across regions. The quality of modern artwork leaves something to be desired, though.
>>11232676Tf you on aboutI was a palfag and even if we had sometimes better art than the US we always had inferior shit compared to japanThe occurence of a jp version having bad art is extremely rate even for games from these era but somehow /vr/ contrarians love that trope
>>11232681To be fair, they did respect the rainbow background for Majora's Mask, but yeah, it's a shame how they changed all the retro Zeldas so they'd just be a gold box with a logo.
>>11232851Again, the PAL box art for Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill 3 is better than the JP ones
THE RALLY
>>11232241Literaly 99% of covers are better in japanThis thread make no sense
>>11233086>This thread make no senseits a thread for posting cool covers
Makes me wonder what they were thinking during the 5th gen to give the sega saturn such awful fucking box arts in north america. Plus they had that really gay long box. Sony did it too but they knocked that shit off when they realized how backwards it was to make such a big ugly piece of shit.Look at >>11232921 versus pic related. I hope someone got fucking fired over this.
>>11233243Genesis/Saturn boxes always looked more like VHS tape boxes than video game boxes to me. Not just in shape but in general design and artwork style too
I like the European boxes. And I'm not just saying that because I'm most-familiar with them.
>>11232241One of the best.
>>11232538link sailing > stock promo art
>>11232921>>11232921I like this style a la Art Deco.
>>11232681Good on them. The gold cart made the game really stand out and showed just how much it "wasn't like the others", and was beyond the level of just about everything else. The Jap cover looks cheap, like they pasted some of the concept artwork in front of a fire in black and white because they couldn't come up with something better. The minimalist, gold cover just mogs it.
>>11234827Of course I'm speaking through the lens of someone who was like 7 when they saw the LA/LttP covers for the first time, but they really did have a mythical aura to my stupid child brain. It worked on me, at the very least
>>11232291>>11232681If this was reversed you autists would be saying "AMERICANS HAVE NO APPRECIATION FOR THE SUBTLETIES OF A SIMPLE GOLDEN BOX ART" and "LOOK HOW AMERICANS NEED FIRE BACKGROUND AND A DUDE WIELDING A SWORD ON A HORSE TO SALE THEIR GAMES"I swear you faggots are nothing more than bots sometimes.
>>11233540Not bad>>11234827It looks a lot cooler in person imo>>11234886Maybe, I'd probably like the simple golden box if it didn't have the giant banner that's on every north american boxart.
>>11234897>MaybeYou mean absolutely
>>11234914Nah, snes and n64 boxes are really ruined by those banners
>>11234675its Memphis design
>>11234886Yes, the Jap cover designs here look bad, they're just a mishmash of various drawings mashed together with no regard for context of coherence.
>>11232291>>11232538Unironically not very good. Especially WW feels like they took some minor artwork, slapped together a BG in Photoshop and called it a day. To be honest though, Japanese ALTTP one kinda sucked too. Zelda rarely has good covers, TP was like an exception.
>>11233540I like the green of Majora's Mask but the Ocarina of Time art is quite bland.
>>11232291I just realised it was fire. Until now I thought it looked like a cow pattern.
>>11233027doesn't this spoil the characters tho
>>11232681The gold cover is pure class. Jap version looks like a fucking manga
>>11232241>>11232291>3D action RPG>>11232538>Action-adventure I wonder what changed
What I find is that if the game is Japanese in origin, the western boxart depicts something totally different, even if the actual game contents are unchanged. Mega Man looked like Mickey Rooney on the US boxart, but you still got mostly the same game that the Japanese did.Did you guys actually feel a certain way when the game you got looked nothing like what you saw on the cover? Were you ever disappointed that the in-game characters didn't resemble their boxart, or were you relieved that they looked better than what you saw on the boxart?
>>11232456>for all players hoping to touch the true entertainment What did they mean by this?
>>11235818I think they changed it because Zelda doesn't really play like a typical RPG from Japan. The Legend of Zelda is nothing like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Pokémon, Megami Tensei, etc.If compared to non-Japanese RPGs like The Elder Scrolls, I definitely see greater similarity, but even though they are RPGs, they are not exactly the first thing a Japanese person thinks of.
>>11232548>>11232921>>11233243>>11234924being a true blue sonic autist, the difference between US sonic and japanese sonic is the most painful for me. it's shit like this that sometimes makes me wonder what the fuck is wrong with us. do we just have no taste or sense of aesthetic at all?
>>11232241i wish capcom made new boxart for the other western games they published in japan, like the GTA trilogy
>>11236372I love the US Sonic2 boxartsomething very surreal about the big empty plane and the checkerboard 2 and usually Robotnik's eyes don't have the reflection, they just look like black pits
>>11236978looking again i did not notice the image i used had a fucked up version of the sonic 2 arti definitely can appreciate US robotnik (i am one of those people who loves adventures of sonic the hedgehog) but the overall style of the JP cover is cooleri also always wondered why it looked like he had a beard there
>>11236261Don't the Japanese still consider Zelda an RPG. Or at least they don't argue about it as much as the west does
>>11238857Trying to argue the meaning of a word between two different societies that dont even speak the same language is hilarious. Its already a waste of time between people that actually speak english.
>>11238860Trying to pretend I want to argue and not just trying to at least understand what Japan views as an RPG is gay and AIDS. You view everything you read as an argument don't you
>>11238864pretend the RPG on the japanese box is in japanese. Just because you can read it doesn't make it a Japanese word.
Not necessarily cooler but using Rondo's cover and manual art for Dracula X's US release was horseshit.
>>11232241>It's prnonounced Majura, not MajoraNever knew that
>>11238894Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for sushi
>>11236115Didn’t know it was called Dark Echoes in Japan
>>11233127I love the digimon ones.
>>11238902i love the colouring in this one.
>>11238904it's mujura
>>11232389Whose "KINOPI-"?
>>11239890Toad. His Japanese name is Kinopio
>>11239761Despite my feelings about the game itself I fucking love Dracula XX's art. It's nice and moody, reminds me a lot of Vampire Hunter D. It was a very intentional decision to go with a different art style from Rondo, despite sharing sprites, to drive home that it's not the same game, and the US version ignored that completely.
>>11232241I know it doesn't matter but it's kind of misleading considering you don't actually ride Epona in the game lol
>>11242838Fucking retard.
>>11241541I think the US version did it on purpose to pretend like the game was Rondo of Blood since it was hyped so much in magazines, except the plan backfired to the point that it's still harming the game today
Please whatever you do, don't look up the EU boxart of this (or its sequel), they'll leave you scarred for life.
>>11235416Yeah but a lot of older games did that with boxart/promo material. People end up spoiling themselves with the internet now anyways, but back then I think they figured it was worth the early reveal in order to go "HEY LOOK ITS GOT A SICK ROBOT AND A SEXY CAVEWOMAN" the second you see the box. People were also generally less worried about being half-spoiled like that on details
>>11242838>>11242850oh. completely forgot somehow. yeah, ignore
>>11234886>sometimes
>>11238902Am I the only one who's always thought it looks like Hirohiko Araki's art style?
>>11243285Looks absolutely nothing like Araki's art.
>>11236829>have former SNK fighting game artist design a localization of an american gameThis is the most surreal thing I've seen lol
>>11232897NA cover is a million times better.
>>11236829Right cover is unironically better, due primarily to the fact that it doesn't go for the absolute SOULLESS "teal and orange" color theme on every fucking post 2001 movie poster.
>>11232801It spoils too much
>>11232538It's worse because he's not on the fucking boat which is the whole selling point
>>11232241So, every boxart for a game made by Japanese developers?
>>11232538I think it looks like something you'd see on a cheap flyer over there, to be honest. The Link illustration is cute, though.
>>11244196sovl
>>11242615I always love THE POCKET MONSTER TRAINER logo the Japanese gen 1 boxes had
>>11232241Fun Fact: The same VA who is Takato from Digimon Tamers had also played the role for Ratchet for JP localization.
>>11232479Holy shit thats art.
>>11246393Intredasting
Solstice
>>11232801Reminds me of shitty movie posters in the west
>>11232291Sorry I definitely prefer the gold on this one. The dalmatian pattern makes it look cheap.
>>11232578>>11232585Persona 1 and 2 art was so cool.
>>11232479That's cool but it looks more like Killer7.
>>11238857They do even if Miyamoto back in the SNES days outright said it wasn't an RPG in an interview alongside with Yuji Horii and Sakaguchi in 1993.
How has no one posted this yet is beyond me.
>>11235493Wow, a Japanese property with an anime elfman looking like a manga? Say it ain't so.
>>11243285It's based on Mike Mignola's.
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>>11248424No it's not, that's literally just Akihiro Yamada's normal art style applied to a gothic setting.
>>11248449Look at the solid shadows, just like Majora's Mask's artwork, the solid shadows and composition are more Hellboy-ish, while Yamada's regular artwork doesn't have those solid black shadows and looks more 90s OVA-y.
>>11236372Sonic & Tails is by far the best example for me, it's got some of the best Sonic and Tails art we ever got with the classic designs, and in the US, while it's decent and appealing, it doesn't even come close as far as I'm concerned.
>>11232681What a garbage opinion. That resplendent box with the sword and shield is iconic. Buying that and bringing it home was like finding some ancient slab of solid gold. The jap cover makes me think of a cow or some shit.
why do all these localized MD jrpgs have the same weird medieval artwork
>>11232241I know this one might be odd... but NES Batman.
>>11232241Metroid on NES.
>>11232241This is not 'cool', sorry.
>>11236372sonic cd is the worst offender therethe jp box cover is so cool>robotnik has little planet in his hand, literally holding the planet hostage>clock and pretty landscape showing the time travel elements and what you're trying to save>metal sonic looks intimidating, robotnik has a dark shadow over him>sonic looks cute but tough>amy is there too i guessthe us cover looks so dorky in comparison, i'm guessing it's based on the special stage with the ufo and time stone, but what's going on there? why is metal sonic reaching for the stone? he looks dumb because he missed it, and why are his shoes different colors? why is earth in the background? it says nothing about the game you're going to play
>>11238220> it looked like he had a beard therehe looks like some crazy lumberjackalso why the fuck is he grabbing the 2? why is there a big 2? it's so fucking funny
>>11233243remnants of pushing sonic as the "cool" mascot in the USJP boxart has a lot of saturated colors and wacky shapes that could be considered childish
>>11232681gold box is cool because it gives off the look/feel of an old TTRPG.the JP boxes look like manga covers.
>>11251553Man, even though Urushihara's art is good it is not served well by that cover at all.Whatever we might think of the localised style, it was appropriate to the time and place it was released and at least is suggestive of a sweeping adventure.Warsong is also a really good title for the game.
>>11255148superb
>>11241062Sounds like a guy who lies about how good movies actually are.
>>11255863lol
>>11233762EU one is alright, too. US definitely got shafted on this one.
>>11255909my nigga
>>11232681Don't need art to sell Zelda, everybody in the west already knows they're so big the name alone is enough to tell you everything. Also you're wrong, not every Zelda boxart was 99% gold
>>11255931Son Goku?
>>11232921Dear christ i love the old art deco sonic stuff. That and the art from the 90s that was in the gallery of gems and mega collection.
>>11257581fug i meant memphis
>>11232681The gold Zelda boxes work for the same reason Japanese Final Fantasy boxes do: They stand out for their simplicity. Look look at any group of N64 boxes together and Ocarina of Time immediately sticks out (Majora's Mask, much less so).
honestly I think most of the reason the west got shit covers is because their western headquarters/partners/whatever needed to pretend they were doing something and swapping out the box art is the lowest effort thing they could do>yeah dude trust me us westerners totally love art that looks like a 5 year old's doodles
>>11232669This one is just absurdly good.
>>11247978Hum that's way better, actually.
>>11232241pal cover = 96% of the time superior
>>11255863gave me a chuckle
>>11258656What were they THINKING
>>11232479Came in here looking for this.
>>11232241Legend of Illusion.In the JP cover Mickey actually looks like Mickey, while in the US cover he looks really pissed off or something, the edgy expression just feels out of place considering the overall atmosphere in this title, which is an overlooked classic I'd say.
>>11262301KINO
>>11262272I wish there was a high-res version of this. It'd make a great poster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZpbDDdMGcQ We already had this discussion on /ic/ but came to these conclusions when it came to the case of phantasy star 2's NA vs JP boxart 1)western art's only redeeming quality is the atmospheric bg, they fudged up the face, but the bg isn't bad. The entire thing is kind of misleading considering the game is anime based but hey, if it sells to your demographic, it sells, I suppose. It looks like a renaissance painting/movie poster. No credit to the artist, who seems to be actually Michiaki Satoh, the artist of the cover for NA Altered Beast. (based on reddit:Who painted the Phantasy Star 2 American cover art?)2) JP artwork is typically more cluttered, very art nouveau and only weebs reject this but this is designed by hitoshi yoneda and i will link in next post.
>>11266584So much better
i like simplicity of square enix covers
>>11261710these realistic graphic will sell this game in america
>>11234827death to all minimalist faggots
>>11232291>3d rpgwhat? did they really advertise zelda as an rpg? i always thought it was fans calling it an rpg for no reason
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