Bioshock Infinite: The latest victim of the Stupid-American-Box-Art Virus.

[Sepko]

This is actually the first I've heard of this "Americans make bad boxart" issue. But I can hardly give a fuck about boxart at all. Name a game from the past 5 years and I couldn't recall what was on the front. Why? Least important part of the whole package.

Yahtzee does a good article introducing the notion: [URL="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/8631-American-Box-Art-Sucks" (title,target)]American Box Art Sucks[/URL]

This goes into detail about how Japan is just a lot better at it: [URL="http://www.gamesradar.com/why-japanese-box-art-is-better/" (title,target)]Japanese Box Art Is Better[/URL]

It's all about first impressions, really. We might already know that we're getting Infinite and can learn to live with the horrible, horrible box art because we already know and love the series. But it's the newcomers that might miss out; If you knew nothing of Bioshock and saw that box art on the shelf, would you buy it?

 

[sextus the crazy]

At least it isn't a cornucopia of floating heads.

 

[Mikejames]

Doesn't bother me too much.
I mean it's not breaking any new ground, and they really could have made something more interesting utilizing the setting or the Song Bird, but I don't think it's egregious.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Wow that is really bad, like close to US Ico box bad. I don't know why they are showing the protagonist's face on the boxart, it's probably the least interesting aspect of a Bioshock game they could show on the cover.

 

[Coffeejack]

Are they going to print alternative art on the inside of the cover?

Shame, the so-called male protagonist looks like a tool, while the female one looks panicked, with large breasts. Not meaning to whine, but I'm so tired of this boring sh*t. Columbia itself would have no doubt been a great deal more interesting.

Instead, it's a cover like any other.

 

[Chester Rabbit]

Awwww I was hoping they were going to keep it simple with just the title and the flag. Hmmm it's strange, but I actually kind of mind them giving us a face to Booker. If they were going to add any character they should have gone with what they did with the first one and stick Song Bird or a Handy Man on the box cover.

 

[Muspelheim]

He looks like a character from 'Allo, 'Allo in that cute little scarf.

I'm pretty sure he's Leclerc in his younger days.

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[Muspelheim]

He looks like a character from 'Allo, 'Allo in that cute little scarf.

I'm pretty sure he's Leclerc in his younger days.

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(EDIT: Yep, cloned reply. This is what having two identical threads leads to.)

 

[upgrayedd]

Def wont buy now.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Fucking terrible, even though you gotta admit the guy has swag.

No no no, Jarl Balgruuf has swag

 

[D-Class 198482]

Well, the cover for the first game was a Big Daddy holding his fist out, and the cover art for the second game was Delta with a Little Sister on his shoulder. At least this one has more of a color palette than rusty green + yellow + dark blue.

 

[Sepko]

Yep, cloned reply. This is what having two identical threads leads to.

Damn I was hoping no one would notice

 

[DazZ.]

I doubt I'll ever actually see a box of the game seeing as almost everything is bought digitally anyway. I couldn't care even slightly less and I'm surprised the gaming community can be this pedantic.
Actually, thinking back on our history for just a brief amount of time, I'm not surprised at all.

 

[Erttheking]

Oh yeah yeah this is...horrible...generic...and...many other bad....things...oh screw it, I can't be the only person who really couldn't care less about this. The cover is plain? I do not care. Hell, I actually like it a little. Does this make me a retard or something? Maybe. Don't care.

 

[fenrizz]

It think it has sort of a french feel to it.

I like it.

 

[Rainforce]

Wait, wasn't this game not just about a guy with a shotgun?
then again, most boxart doesn't show much more, but at least it's normally more...cryptic/symbolic/whatever.
Not just some guy with a gun.
EDIT: also, damn, that blimp barely made it onto the cover, at least it's first half