Waldorf and Statler Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 And the regular cover was just Shepard ad co. looking angry with guns. Don't remember much complaining about those.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Wasn't the ME2 CE cover just the n7 logo? That's a terrible fucking cover. I think it looks great, but whatever, subjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 It conveys even less about the game than the Bioshock Infinite cover. Also, lrn2hotlink. (Or rather, not to.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 It conveys even less about the game than the Bioshock Infinite cover. People who buy a CE aren't judging covers in the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yeah, that criticism confuses me. I like covers that look nice on the shelf and are in some way evocative of the game, without necessarily being a literal representation of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 It conveys even less about the game than the Bioshock Infinite cover. People who buy a CE aren't judging covers in the same way. Which just supports the Bioschock Infinite cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Which just supports the Bioschock Infinite cover. Exactly. I was always of that mindset and that's why Ethan was saying it balanced out. ...AND I WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO DIE ALREADY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Don't let Dean know or he'll bring it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yeah, they can have a shitty default cover all they want, as long as they give me a reversible cover or a LE with a nice cover on it so that I can make it look pretty on the shelf. Seriously, having a reversible cover would cost practically nothing, but would make the issue go away all together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 if you're getting the Premium or Songbird Edition of the game, I think the cover is that last thing you would worry about looking at on your shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Wow, I'm retarded, I didn't even think about this game having its own LE. Derp. While the LE cover isn't amazing, it's fine looking, so I retract my complaints. Still think the regular cover looks like poop, but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 That's funny, the cover is a mirror.... because... it is you.. who loo..ks like poop SHUT UP YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Isn't their a slight problem in that the CE for Infinite is like a hundred brazzillian pound (plus tax). This is my InFamous cover: It cost me like £1 more iirc (also came with bit of DLC too). That'd be an alright compromise between the "Likes the game enough to not need the advert cover, but not enough/deep enough pockets to get the collectors edition.". I am with Ethan though, I'd like to see a bit more info/stats/figures than them just saying "well it's a generic cover so it'll get in those COD types n such", because I've a feeling it won't sell particularly much more than the traditional gains of a sequel. Don't let Dean know or he'll bring it back I'm European, I guess I'm not used to the concept of having the shitty covers yet. Americans are already a bit desensitised. Also the whole work thing means I post at night/morning compared to the olden days of whenever (I'll be back to normal come xmas onwards) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I am with Ethan though, I'd like to see a bit more info/stats/figures than them just saying "well it's a generic cover so it'll get in those COD types n such", because I've a feeling it won't sell particularly much more than the traditional gains of a sequel. When do we ever see transparency from the marketing department? You know we'll never see these numbers. Personally I think that after all of this time they really have figured out how to market games compared to just a decade ago. So I'm not nearly as skeptical as you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Maybe it is a European thing. But as somebody who has lived in both South and North America, we don't tend to put the games on pedestals and point bright light bulbs on them as a choir of castrato choir boys chants an angelic theme for all the house visitors to pass and admire the cover and maybe... just maybe a tear will shed from their eye. No we just put cases in stacks after stacks of old video games. Out of the four video games I've bought or currently own, 4 of them involved an angry male with a gun taking the whole cover. Except for XCOM. That has like 4 figures in the shadows with their faces hidden by said shadows holding guns. Edited December 12, 2012 by Waldorf And Statler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I don't have mine professionally lit or anything, but I still like them to look nice. @Dean: There's two special editions of Infinite, one for $80 and one for $100. As far as I can tell the only difference is the $100 one comes with a big-ass statute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 http://kotaku.com/5967888/you-can-vote-for-bioshock-infinites-reversible-cover-art?post=55149780 there. Happy birthday. Let it be known from now on that we as gamers get what we want when we bitch enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) We do love our slips of paper it seems. At least I got to vote, and I chose Design #6 as it would be like a motif to the previous BioShock games. A small female character alongside a behemoth who is designed as her sole guardian. It happens to be the cover for the art book too, but it seems that Design #4 is leading as of now. I would like that one too, but the logo stands out too much for such a finely illustrated piece. Design #5 is the one we were previously talking about as the cover, but as I thought, Booker's arm is cut off and it looks like he's simply a torso. Edited December 12, 2012 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I picked 6 as well. Some of them are too close to the original cover, one or two I don't think would be good covers at all, so 6 was what I was left with for looking like a cover, but more importantly, looking like an alternate cover. Something a bit more artistic without going overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 http://irrationalgames.com/insider/poll/ The direct link for folks wanting that. And is WaS not happy with this news? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I'm not happy with crying until we get what we want. Hypocritical of me considering the ME3 incident, but what am I gonna do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yes, how ridiculous for people to express their opinions of things! And even more so for a company to take a teensy tiny action to please their prospective customers. I voted for 5 because I actually really really like that picture, it's what I think they should have made the cover in the first place (and I don't think it hurts their "target CoD players" approach either). It's not ideal but something about the art style of the 3 way different ones is off-putting to me. Nonetheless 6 would be my second choice. Disappointed that 4 is winning, since I think it's just absolutely hideous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I agree the normal cover is awful, but its really sad how so many developers and publishers will bend over for all the whiners lately. Its unsettling. Giving entitled assholes power...this games industry is so awful sometimes. Its a fucking game cover and you probably wont buy it unless its less than full price anyways...so shut the fuck up. Most people who buy this on release day or even the first month probably arent going to give a fuck about the cover AKA the real fans who just want to play an amazing fucking game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Lets show 'em all here and give criticism! COVER 1! Seems really rushed this one. Not much going on and not that stylish. cover dos! Now that looks nice. Great piece of artwork, but something tells me it won't be popular as the other, more stylised covers. COVERRRRR TRI. This is rubbish. Exact same as the original cover, only a different background. Imagine if this one won eh?.....hehe cover cuatro! That looks lovely. love the art style, the design of that creature, the cloud going past the logo....awesome. COVER V Yeah this one kind of sucks. That brightness doesn't work, and Elizabeth looks like she's just slapped on there with no rhyme or reason. The worst one me thinks. Cover SIX (Given up on the different numbers language thing) That's awesome. You know I think the original complaining about the cover was a bit overblown for what was just some silly generic box art, but these alt covers have shown some fantastic art off, so maybe it was a good thing. OR MAYBE.....THIS WAS THEIR PLAN ALL ALONG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I voted six. I'm going to second what Strangelove said: original cover was awful, but giving in could be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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