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wyoming posted:What's the top right one supposed to be? Kung Fu Panda.
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Dec 23, 2012 20:54
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Cartoon Man posted:I know its for a video game, but this owns. A sketch look was obv the intent but thats pretty poor even for a sketch, and the layout does it few favours. Is there something videogame-related that I'm missing? Seriously it looks like a high-schooler did the figure in front. DEAD MAN'S SHOE fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Dec 23, 2012 |
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Dec 23, 2012 23:19
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Barf Wight posted:^^ Arms aren't big enough Why is Bender Bending Rodriguez next to Avatar?
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Dec 23, 2012 23:34
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404GoonNotFound posted:Why is Bender Bending Rodriguez next to Avatar?
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DEAD MAN'S SHOE posted:A sketch look was obv the intent but thats pretty poor even for a sketch, and the layout does it few favours. Is there something videogame-related that I'm missing? The period it's set in is the early 1900s and a key theme is the myth of American Exceptionilism crossed with the fads of Eugenics and Xenophobia prevalent while the US was on the cusp of really getting its empire started. See also:  The figure in front is a vaguely steampunk boss monster called the Songbird, seen on these other cover options which all go for that "turn of the century" look:  It's actually pretty in-theme with the rest of the game, and compared to the generic boxart (and design of the lead female character) it's one of the few marketing hints that the game isn't just run n' gun garbage. For comparison this is the official boxart:  There was such a stupid fanboy reaction to the generic boxart that 2KGames is holding a poll to decide which of these cover options gets to be on the other side of the "official" boxart, and these are other options people have to vote on:   Now granted there isn't really that much depth to this game and it's still so rooted in teenage boy aesthetics and sophomoric notions of theme that it might as well come with acne medication, but if you're going to pick a fight with video game box art there are much more worthy opponents.
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mind the walrus posted:Now granted there isn't really that much depth to this game and it's still so rooted in teenage boy aesthetics and sophomoric notions of theme that it might as well come with acne medication, but if you're going to pick a fight with video game box art there are much more worthy opponents. Yeah, the premise is cool but for every neat bit of World's Fair design you have something with the subtlety of a sledgehammer (like that mural). That and the female character having the face of a 12 year-old with that ridiculously low neckline on her dress, even though they fixed it up somewhat.
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Oh yeah, if this were a boxart critique there would be no shortage of poo poo. Even if the intention is worthy I still think the example posted is pisspoor, sorry.
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Oh I'm not saying you're wrong. In fact I think your criticisms are quite valid. Just saying that it's baby steps forward in that realm and even the piss poor examples need to be encouraged when they're the best there is to offer. Jump on the whole "white male protagonist with a gun standing in front of a generic background" trend if you want to take video game boxart down a peg. This is a medium where this is one of the best covers known:  Literally anything that even accidentally approaches good needs to be given some leeway. Farbtoner posted:Yeah, the premise is cool but for every neat bit of World's Fair design you have something with the subtlety of a sledgehammer (like that mural). That and the female character having the face of a 12 year-old with that ridiculously low neckline on her dress, even though they fixed it up somewhat. Preaching to the choir. Bioshock was one of those games I thought was enjoyable but fans were preaching as though it was video game literature. It's not, at all. It's still very good and worth encouraging though. And yes, the lead female character's ridiculously low neckline creeps me out too, and I'm a guy. The whole rationale is apparently that she's a slave and mentally/physically regressive but dressed up like a tart, but it strikes me as a lovely justification to market depth and "strong female characters" when there's only just another wank fantasy for the males in the audience.
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Ez posted:That was my first reaction as well, the logo kinda sticks out in a bad way. Other than that it's really cool. 
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Dec 24, 2012 01:19
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mind the walrus posted:This is a medium where this is one of the best covers known: Whoa. A video game box is the last place I'd expect to see an homage to one of my favorite artists.
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Bugblatter posted:Whoa. A video game box is the last place I'd expect to see an homage to one of my favorite artists. Yeah, that was only in Japan and Europe though. What did we get in the States, you ask?  And while we're talking game art/reversible covers, the limited US release of Xenoblade Saga also had a pretty nice one: 
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Dec 24, 2012 01:25
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The MSJ posted:That poster actually infuriates me. Geez they're not even being subtle in that poster. They directly lifted the walking tanks from Ring of Red.  They have the exact same model in the game that's featured on the poster.
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Dec 24, 2012 01:29
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Baron Bifford posted:How about desaturating the title? That's actually quite a bit better
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Dec 24, 2012 01:32
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WendigoJohnson posted:Geez they're not even being subtle in that poster. They directly lifted the walking tanks from Ring of Red. If you're comparing the actual model in the screenshot there, they look nothing alike beyond both being walking tanks.
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Dec 24, 2012 01:38
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:If you're comparing the actual model in the screenshot there, they look nothing alike beyond both being walking tanks. There's higher polygon models in the game. But the ones on the poster are in the very game itself.
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Dec 24, 2012 01:39
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Zoot Suit Mahoney posted:Hahaha, the lights in the buildings spell out "amazing" and then Spider-Man is Spider-Man! How would anyone ever see that?  The Rock is in every movie nowadays and I'm fine with it. PaganGoatPants fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Dec 24, 2012 02:49
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PaganGoatPants posted:How would anyone ever see that? i imagine it's one of those things that seems obvious if you're the one who comes up with it and you never show it to anyone else for critique. which wouldn't suprise me given the quality.
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Dec 24, 2012 03:07
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Video game poster art: There are various versions that ruin it with logos and text but I remember being mesmerized by this as a kid. And now I appreciate the effort that must have gone into this. An awful lot of work for some silly RPG.
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Dec 24, 2012 03:57
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casa de mi padre posted:Video game poster art:
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Dec 24, 2012 10:08
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Akuma posted:Why would you not post the name of it, except to be deliberately obtuse? I'm guessing, but I think it's from Secret of Mana.
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Dec 24, 2012 10:13
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I'm guessing, but I think it's from Secret of Mana. Yeah. I still get chills from the opening music of that game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaAnKvzI2W4 Sorry for derailing the thread with video game talk though...
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Akuma posted:Why would you not post the name of it, except to be deliberately obtuse? Judging from GBS videogame photoshop threads, people here automatically assume that everyone has played every game ever.
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Dec 24, 2012 19:19
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Davedave24 posted:i imagine it's one of those things that seems obvious if you're the one who comes up with it and you never show it to anyone else for critique. Yeah, the artist not asking "Will bright yellow figures in a grid of white figures against a black ground form legible text?" falls perfectly in line with them not asking "Does this poster design stylistically, thematically, or formally relate to the film in any way?"
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Dec 24, 2012 19:30
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The poster is in reference to the iconic scene where Spider-Man learned to web-sling despite his shriveled right arm. Brought me to tears.
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Dec 24, 2012 20:11
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I spotted the "THE", looked for hidden text and still couldn't see anything. Terrible.
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Dec 24, 2012 20:58
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Akuma posted:Why would you not post the name of it, except to be deliberately obtuse?
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Dec 24, 2012 21:11
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This is now officially the worst DVD cover I have ever seen in my entire life. WITNESS THE POWER! fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Dec 24, 2012 |
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Dec 24, 2012 23:05
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What are you talking about? Look at that rad chimp! Whoa, there! How old is Emma Roberts in this? Because that chimp is totally ogling her from behind the rad sunglasses. That's not very rad.
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Dec 24, 2012 23:10
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Eric Roberts has set a bad example for his niece.
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Dec 24, 2012 23:12
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Like, I can understand the concept when it's used with prestige pictures and big names to build up hype, but is anyone rooting through the bargain bin really going to be swayed by "From the producer of Air Bud"?
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Dec 24, 2012 23:16
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Does everyone in Julia Roberts' family have to try, and fail, at acting? And "Spymate"? Seriously? Couldn't they just go all out and call it something like "James Bonobo: Secret Apegent Double-O Simian"?
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Dec 24, 2012 23:26
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Why is the chimp standing on its toes?
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Dec 24, 2012 23:34
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Silentman0 posted:Why is the chimp standing on its toes? My guess is that whoever the body belongs to, whether it be the chimp or some random toddler, is being suspended by somebody and they just cut-and-pasted it and slapped it on the cover. As opposed to doing something out-there like just dressing the chimp up in a suit and taking a picture.
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Went ahead and did a quick GIS There you go. There's your loving DVD cover.
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Silentman0 posted:Why is the chimp standing on its toes? Same reason Emma Roberts is.
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Wendell posted:Same reason Emma Roberts is. Ch..chimp ballet?
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Dec 25, 2012 00:29
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I really hope that movie involves blood diamonds, somehow.
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Tewratomeh posted:Does everyone in Julia Roberts' family have to try, and fail, at acting? Emma Roberts didn't fail at acting.
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The real star of the movie is that pair of pants. I didn't know they made western wear in stitched-together hobo corduroy.
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