The 2nd cover is a little bit better than the 1st one, but still, I'm disappointed... If I know nothing about the game and see these covers in a store, I'll probably pass right by without giving them a second glance...
Good coverarts can attract the uninitiates and increase sales by impulse purchase. I can think of 2 coverarts that succeeded in this area: Gabriel Knight 2 and Phantasmagoria ...
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