Best and worst boxart of holiday lineup? (56k?)

Read the thread title before posting it in next time :) But I do prefer it over Dracula: Origin one, altough Techland has just recently showed this box here (and polish Dracula Origin box is unfortunately a lot worse than american one)AdrianWerner

My bad. Personally, I can't remember how you could remember the difference between this one and the other one. Nevertheless, what you've chosen recently is better than that lame excuse for an advertisement. For shame, it was a good game too.

How come? This box isn't infomertial, it doesn't tell anything about the game itself. Why do you like it? Did something happen to you?

I would think this box is way to pretty for you to like it ;)

FrozenLiquid

You mean "informative", not informertial, which sounds like informercial, which is a type of advertisement saved for late night free tv viewing.

I didn't say I liked it. Tell me where I explicitly said I liked it. I just said it's better than the other nomination you had for best boxart which did absolutely nothing for the game.

So I stated why I think it's a better choice for you, but you still have to ask "how come"? You're going backwards in the conversation, see. I provided an answer, and you replied with a question to that answer. Gaping whole in logic mate.

But I'll repeat my answer again: Tension is a video game primarily about glpyh drawing and the use of colours. As you can see, the "T" in the title is sty1ised in a way in a way as to represent a glyph painted by a brush i.e what you, the player, are going to do in the game. The bulk of the setting is has a very muted colour scheme (if you notice in the background of the cover there is also strange architecture, which is the same in the setting), but the spells you create -- the glyphs that you draw -- are colourful. To represent that on the boxart, the clothes of the woman are coloured in red, which is in stark contrast to the greyish-blue of everything else. Her clothes "drip" the red onto the the "T", which is a hint at the brush scheme you use in the game. So you see, it's all very informational ;).

And wow, it seems you've been pretty bloody caught off surprise for me to be actually agreeing with you. So much so, instead of conceding to my agreement, you've just decided to argue back like you don't want me to agree. Amazing. To top it all off, there's a cheapshot about my taste in boxart with no basis in evidence, whatsoever. Congrats!

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By the way, if you want to see simple, effective boxart, just in case you think I can't comprehend such an idea, look no further than Left 4 Dead. A bitten, bloodied hand to reveal only four fingers, and a scratched background which is green, being the psychological trigger for poison/danger; the zombies being that threat. Coupled with the title Left (Left hand) 4 (Four fingers, no thumb) Dead (the hand almost looks like it's reaching out for help, or doing the outstretched position of a zombie), all the elements works together to create simple, effective design.

So no, I don't think you need an epic KotOR box to do a game justice.

ip" the red onto the the "T", which is a hint at the brush scheme you use in the game. So you see, it's all very informational ;).

And wow, it seems you've been pretty bloody caught off surprise for me to be actually agreeing with you. So much so, instead of conceding to my agreement, you've just decided to argue back like you don't want me to agree. Amazing. To top it all off, there's a cheapshot about my taste in boxart with no basis in evidence, whatsoever. Congrats!FrozenLiquid

Nah, I just always found the boxes you like to be awfuly ugly, while at the same time you were bashing the boxes that I liked visualy (not just those I've posted), so it camed as a surprise.

But then again I should have read more carefuly, you indeed did not say you like the Tension box, so I guess nothing changed :D

And lmao at you voicing your opinion on what's better choice for me. That was hilarious :D

Nah, I just always found the boxes you like to be awfuly ugly, while at the same time you were bashing the boxes that I liked visualy (not just those I've posted), so it camed as a surprise.

AdrianWerner

Always found?

If you can name two other boxart pieces I've liked that I have not mentioned in this thread (e.g KotOR, and Banjo 3, the latter not even making it in the top ten of my boxart list. Left4Dead doesn't count because it doesn't move me. It's great nevertheless), then I would understand the idea of "I just always found the boxes you like to be awfully ugly". I mean, just because we keep clashing heads so often doesn't mean that everything we have on each other must be the damn polar opposite. It's not about pride dude. That's just childish. I doubt there are very many boxart pieces that you like that I don't, and it's just by chance there was one that I greatly disagreed with. Not to mention with your known bias, as well as your love for adventure games, you really can't get past the idea there's an element of intelligence wasted on fanboyism. Again. I greatly despise intelligence wasted on fanboyism.

So all I ask, is two other examples where I generously extol two particular boxarts that I clearly say I admire. If you can't, then please, don't stick false ideas on my tab, because that's just lame.

There's a reason for everything. Perhaps you and mjarantilla can put your heads together and figure out why it is that I seem to be singling only you two out and not the likes of woobabooba (sp?). Yes, there is a good reason.

I quite like this one. It gets the job done:

Ninja-Hippo

That implements respect. Win.

Best:

W1NGMAN-

Agreed, it's pretty good.

LBP, Socom, Fallout 3, Fable 2 - Best

Gears of war 2, Resistance 2, All those Wii games, except DeBlob. - Worst

So all I ask, is two other examples where I generously extol two particular boxarts that I clearly say I admire. If you can't, then please, don't stick false ideas on my tab, because that's just lame.FrozenLiquid

uu.. cry more please. You love KOTOR and Banjo boxes, you also bashed numerous boxes other people posted that I consider pretty.

Is it enough to judge the whole taste? No really, but this is SW and exagarration are the most common things there, plus you've already shared your beliefs what make boxes good, which I don't agree with.

Also, it's hilarious you act like this isn't enough to judge your taste, but my one Dracula box is enough for you to judge what's better choice for me? Damn, you're funny :D

There's a reason for everything. Perhaps you and mjarantilla can put your heads together and figure out why it is that I seem to be singling only you two out and not the likes of woobabooba (sp?). Yes, there is a good reason.

FrozenLiquid

Worst for obvious reasons...

Best, i've said it before and i'll say it again, if you don't find a barbarian girl riding a dinosaur awesome then you need to see a doctor.

The Resistance 2 Collector's Edition box art (above) is pretty awesome, IMO.

Foolio1

I agree. This should be the box art for the standard edition as well.

Best by far imo: WOTLK