Judging By The Cover: Ico

[Adam Locking]

14 years have passed and the word that it's pronounced "Eeko" still hasn't spread...

I thought the exact same thing. The fact that Shadow of the Colossus was originally named "Nico" (ie the Japanese word for "two") should have been a tip-off.

 

[rembrandtqeinstein]

Can a brotha get a side transplant, I think I peed myself at the "Evangelion" mis-hear

 

[default]

I'm not sure I get the appeal of box art that doesn't look like the game itself. Admittedly, the american one was probably thrown together at the last minute with just what was lying around, but it does represent the game. The original one was just a homage to some unrelated painter the director happened to like.

It's fucking shit, are you kidding me? The original represents the tone and atmosphere and aesthetic of the story and world. The American version completely fails to capture any aspect of the game, it doesn't even look anything like the characters and just looks like garbage in general.

 

[Lightknight]

Anyone else get the feeling that Yahtzee is actually posting these videos as a social commentary on how we consumers will like nearly anything, even him just chatting about box art for several minutes?

If so, then I'm ashamed for liking it so much...