[Dobee]

http://www.revfans.com/news.php?id=72



So it's from different art people than BS3 still can't accept why the characters (nico and george) look so different from last time (but going from 2d to 3d was ok for me)

[Kolzig]

That's as ugly as the final Broken Sword 3 cover was.

[ATMachine]

That is bad. There's far too much yellow in the picture, which is not easy on the eyes, and rather boring visually. Plus the characters' heads are taken directly from the in-game models.

I seriously hope this is just a placeholder image that Revolution released until the real cover is finished... but I can't be sure.

Man, do I miss the days when you could buy big boxes, with lush paintings on the cover like the ones Steve Purcell did...

[The Seed]

Not good.

Plus what's with the signature?

[Jake]

Originally Posted by The Seed

Plus what's with the signature?

It's cool to see a designer's name on the front of the box. Whatever.

The new character designs still irk me but that box isn't that offensively bad. People complain and nitpick too much. Compare it to some atrocities like the Escape From Monkey Island box and all is well. That BS4 design is perfectly servicable.

[fov]

DVD-ROM, eh? I find that more interesting than the box art itself.

I wonder if that's just for Europe or if it'll have a DVD release in North America, too. The publisher's the same, so we can hope...

[RLacey]

Originally Posted by fov

DVD-ROM, eh? I find that more interesting than the box art itself.

Frankly, I'd have been annoyed had it not been on DVD, given that Europe has finally decided to start putting most games on the things .

I actually quite like this box art. And having the designer's signature there is cool.

[Henke]

I think it looks good. Not exactly breathtaking but not dreadfully ugly either. Although I think that the covers of the 3 previous games looked much nicer (and that includes BS3 as well although that's the least attractive of the three).

[Kolzig]

Well, yes that signature is something that is quite nice and a bit rare in todays industry.

[KriD]

I think it would look better with just the angel on the cover. No need to stick the faces of every main character in the front.

The signature is a nice touch, though.

[Gonchi]

Originally Posted by KriD

I think it would look better with just the angel on the cover. No need to stick the faces of every main character in the front.

Agreed.

I don't mind the signature one way or the other.

[Coop]

Who cares, it's a box art.

[Melanie68]

But how it looks on a shelf is important. If someone is browsing and something catches their eye, they are more likely to pick it up and take a look at it.

I actually like the yellow. In the sea of black and occasional white boxes, that will really stand out. I found this article on the use of color in advertising:

It’s quite well known that the color red inspires impulsive buying. Our eyes are drawn to the color like ducks to water. Just walk into any supermarket and look at the color most often used on products. It’s red. The next one is yellow. Both colors tend to raise your blood pressure just a tad and dilate your pupils. They cause excitement, which goes to prove one thing: color affects us.

Having Charles Cecil's name on it is a great move (especially since he's pretty well known). I don't know if it will increase sales but it can't hurt. I like the simplicity of the design too. It it's too busy, I find that to be hard on my eyes.

[Tidus]

George's and Nico's Face on that box art =

[Junkface]

Nico looks okay to me, but yeah, George really doesn't look right. The whole direction of this game frightens me; from the title to the art style it all seems to be trying a bit hard and really quite a departue from the rest of the series. I hope I'm proven wrong though.

[BuGz]

Originally Posted by Melanie68

But how it looks on a shelf is important. If someone is browsing and something catches their eye, they are more likely to pick it up and take a look at it.

That's how I got into Guild Wars
This box art looks kinda boring to me... But I'd still buy the game if it's at least as good as BS3.

[Lucien21]

The box art is ok.

I like the "A Charles Cecil game" tag at the bottom. For too long the publishers (and or brand name) tend to get the credit for the games. The BS3 box has a big THQ logo and only mentions Revolution on the back. Does anyone really know who makes the FIFA games.

It's nice to see a director type mention on the front similar to movies.

[Kolzig]

I was just recently checking that Telltale CSI game at a supermarket and i thought it was kind of strange that there is no mention of Telltale in the whole box, except for a small company logo at the back of the box, I mean a really SMALL picture of the logo.

Developers should indeed get more credit for the games that they have made.

[beatchef]

I bet there's a standard Photoshop file for doing these awful front covers. It probably has 4 layers:

Layer 1: Insipid Prince of Persia 'adventure' background'
Layer 2: Character faces
Layer 3: Title with 'Bought in' font.
Layer 4: Information gumph.

All THQ front covers look this bad, it's their standard front cover.

[Joran]

I miss the artistics and stylish 2D-covers. Ah well.

The yellow does make you notice it. I guess it's ok.

But if I weren't a Broken Sword-fan, I would read what's back careful before desiding if buying the game. I liked the Runaway box art wery much.