GonkH8er Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 the other thread is kinda supposed to be release date stuff, and a lot of people wouldnt know the bos discussion is in there........ so..... This pic is from EBGames This pic is from gamestop discuss the box and yes, that tiny writing DOES say 'Jedi Knight 2 Jedi Outcast'
SlowbieOne Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I love it, simple yet effective. Also, if that IS the official box, I think we can assume Kyle's saber will in fact be blue. If that is so, I hope they explain why.
chilli Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I think it was really good, I pesonly would have done it difrently but that would be specificly to my tastes. also SlowbieOne Also, if that IS the official box, I think we can assume Kyle's saber will in fact be blue. If that is so, I hope they explain why. at lucas arts I found this "Several years have passed since Kyle avenged his father's death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the dark side, Kyle entrusted his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use it again. But when a new and menacing threat to the galaxy emerges, Kyle knows he must reclaim his past in order to save his future. "
Millions o' Monkeys Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 well said chilli that box is jawsome as well as the two pics in the other thread
bsbuckeye21 Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 When I first saw that, I was ready to vote for "I love it" (or whatever it was), but then I chose "It's ok" (or whatever it was, again). This is because if I was an average Joe walking down my local Best Buy aisle, I would have pretty much passed it by and would have only turned it over for curiosity. What's missing on it? A frickin' big "Jedi Knight" label, baby! The Jedi Knight name holds so much prestige when it comes to games - not a dorky "Star Wars" label at the top. When you see "Star Wars" on a game box now-a-days, it usually means "avoid". Now of course there needs to be "Star Wars" on there, but just as an addition, and not eclipsing the great Jedi Knight name. Also, I don't know if I like the saber as an plain icon thingy, but maybe it'll grow on me or whatever. I don't really care against it, but it doesn't really "strike my fancy". (Whatever the heck that's supposed to mean. )
Lord_FinnSon Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 It's almost similar in its design as Half-Life's and Quake's icons which might also be one way to inspire people to check the box out...
bsbuckeye21 Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Hmm... I guess that'd work. On the other hand a lightsaber isn't exactly new.
StormHammer Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I voted 'Pretty Good'...because although I really like the box, it seems to be lacking something. Maybe it's the placement of the J and the K...makes it look like a broadsword rather than a lightsaber? Damn, I hate being critical... It's a nice piece of work. Do you have that model in a DVD-style case?
Roger Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I thought the DVD style case would be replacing the old type box for all game software a couple of moths ago to create more shelf space/ take up less room? Yet still I only see the Boxes (sometimes with DVD style case inside, like Max Payne).
Millions o' Monkeys Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Originally posted by Roger I thought the DVD style case would be replacing the old type box for all game software a couple of moths ago to create more shelf space/ take up less room? i also had similar thoughts. But what can ya do.
JR2000Z Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I'd rather have the regular PC box than the DVD case.
StephenG Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Originally posted by Roger I thought the DVD style case would be replacing the old type box for all game software a couple of moths ago to create more shelf space/ take up less room? Yet still I only see the Boxes (sometimes with DVD style case inside, like Max Payne). Thats the best box i've ever seen, i should know, i have tons. and what are you talking about DVD case, i love my cardboard
Proto Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I love it, 'cause I love the logo. It contains everything: JK, II (the lightsaber) and a big O (Outcast). So i guess that the title is quite well visible
wardz Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 nice, I need to see a higher res version tho. I hope they dont cash in on the movie franchise too much by plonking Darth Vader on the front like they did last time. Or is that final? wardz
Hannibal Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Speaking of coughing up, I love this box so much when I get it home I'm going to break out a knife and fork...then I'll quietly go to the hospital.
StarScrap Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Originally posted by bsbuckeye21 When I first saw that, I was ready to vote for "I love it" (or whatever it was), but then I chose "It's ok" (or whatever it was, again). This is because if I was an average Joe walking down my local Best Buy aisle, I would have pretty much passed it by and would have only turned it over for curiosity. What's missing on it? A frickin' big "Jedi Knight" label, baby! The Jedi Knight name holds so much prestige when it comes to games - not a dorky "Star Wars" label at the top. When you see "Star Wars" on a game box now-a-days, it usually means "avoid". Now of course there needs to be "Star Wars" on there, but just as an addition, and not eclipsing the great Jedi Knight name. Good point. I think they should've done the whole box-around-"Jedi Knight"-with-Star-on-the-upper-left-and-Wars-on-the-lower-right thing. That design is so well known it would capitalize on the SW fanatacism (if any is left for games) just as well, and it would also capitalize on DF or JK loyalty.
Lord_FinnSon Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Activision might distribute it in both DVD case and box in Europe(most of newer games can be find here packed in both ways), so they both might have same icons. As a side note, it's interesting to see that also JK(republished in LucasArts Archive Series) have similar image, but it's taken directly from original RotJ poster(only saber is green as opposed to blue). It should have been in that original box!
nykel007 Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I like it , nice and simple. Yes it does indicate that kyle's lightsaber is blue. And thank God for that.
Morpheus4873 Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I voted for great. The box is simple yet it is very catchy. When you walk down the isle in a game store you see a lot of boxes with a ton of stuff thrown on the fron and they all look alike. Not this one - Just a balack box with a logo and blue accent. It has an epic feeling to it - as it shoudl have. I also like th "JK" logo on the front. But I do agree that Star Wars shoudl be replaced wih Jedi Knight Morph
Com Raven Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Here in germany it is very hard finding new games that aren't in dvd case, which somewhat sucks as they simply don't look very impressive ... And I agree, that's one of the best boxes I've seen so fat , it simply got style without looking crowded ..
Emon1 Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I wub it! Best box ever! I doubt it's the real thing, however. Look at the top side, it looks fabricated
Emon1 Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 By the way, the add for Outcast in the latest PC Gamer (page 7) looks exactly like that, which is no doubt where they got the image to make that box.
ed_silvergun Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 I think it's very effective, although I do think bucky has a point about the JK logo. Originally posted by Roger I thought the DVD style case would be replacing the old type box for all game software a couple of moths ago It pretty much has in the UK.
Tie Guy Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Awesome! The only thing that could make it better is if it was a DVD case with a little black bar saying "Playstation 2" at the top. Otherwise i won't be able to play it since my comp right now is horrible (though i'm trying to fix that)
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