Com Raven Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 Both SoF and Elite Force are made by Raven and are made for ps 2, so there's a light at the end of the tunnel....
Obi Kwan Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Dont even joke that this game will be stolen from us! Not again...
GonkH8er Posted January 13, 2002 Author Posted January 13, 2002 It wont. Don't worry ignore anyone who says otherwise. I, for one, love my big boxes. I have a line off all my boxes in the top of my cupboard, neatly sorted. From classic like "Wacky Wheels" and "Dune 2", up to "Tribes 2" and "Civ 3". Got em all sitting there I'm not sure I like this dvd case deal. Sure, put the cd in a dvd case, but then put that in a snazzy box. yeah......... box
Moses Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 I really like the box. Buckeye, I see where you are coming from when you say Star Wars means avoid nowadays. But there are a few things I think you overlook. For instance, when you see a game that says Star Wars do you not look at the back to see what monstrosity has come out? Don't say no because you know you do. This time people will wonder "What has come out NOW?" But when they turn it over they will have a nice surprise. About the box itself though, I love the simple design. When walking down the game aisle all the colors blend together and it's actually the plain boxes that stick out. For example black and white had a very simple box which made it attractive...to me at least.
JR2000Z Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 I'm surprised that there are two versions of the box. The top one has the 3D accelorator logo on the bottom left corner but the bottom of it has more treaks of light coming out of the JK symbol.
Scav Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Originally posted by Moses About the box itself though, I love the simple design. When walking down the game aisle all the colors blend together and it's actually the plain boxes that stick out. For example black and white had a very simple box which made it attractive...to me at least. It's a pure marketing concept. If you over-diversify, you lose the meaning of your product. The Black & White box was made solely for the purpose of it's <i>meaning</i>. Good versus evil. Black vs white. JediKnightII: Jedi Outcast has possibly the most attractive box I've ever seen. Simple, but extravagant. The lightsaber concept is the center focuses the customers attention on the JK title. They will stay even longer to check out the small text beneath, which is key to them flipping it over and checking it out; keeping a consumer's mind on your product is a life and death struggle for marketing personnel. I found the original JediKnight box too colourful. The big honkin' silver JediKnight title didn't attract my attention as much as what an eyesore it was on the shelf, surrounded by nondescript grey and black Quake boxes and the yellow-tone Tribes boxes. The new JK box is much fancier and tasteful.
NeJJa Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Was there ever any chance that people wouldn't like the box in any case? As for me, any box is desirable, as long as it has jedi knight 2 inside
NeJJa Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Originally posted by Scav JediKnightII: Jedi Outcast has possibly the most attractive box I've ever seen. Simple, but extravagant. The lightsaber concept is the center focuses the customers attention on the JK title. They will stay even longer to check out the small text beneath, which is key to them flipping it over and checking it out; keeping a consumer's mind on your product is a life and death struggle for marketing personnel. wow, over-analyzation?
GonkH8er Posted January 13, 2002 Author Posted January 13, 2002 Originally posted by NeJJa As for me, any box is desirable, as long as it has jedi knight 2 inside here here!
GonkH8er Posted January 13, 2002 Author Posted January 13, 2002 well it looks like noone is not satisfied with it. The colours in the 2 pics vary slightly. it may just be the way the shot was taken, or it could be 2 different box prints. If you had to choose one of the colours, which one would you prefer?
Toa Tahu Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 I'd probably prefer the second box's colour with the first box's perspective. I don't think anything with a 'StarWars' Label means 'avoid'.Although my friends apply that,I don't think it shall apply with this one. Reason: 1:The picture of the combination of the saber and the words 'J','K',and 'O',is extremely unique and,unusual.That saber blue,combined with DARK blue(it should be dark blue,are you guys are colourblind?),looks very interesting,and,I repeat,unusual. Sorry if I offended anyone... 2:Compared to my JK cardboard cover(it's not a box),it is a world of difference! P.S.:I'll edit later,I can't say much as it's dinner time.
StormHammer Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Is this turning into the double post thread? I also agree that Jedi Outcast should have been a little more prominent on the box. Mind you, for all I know the box art could be different over here.
Scav Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Originally posted by NeJJa wow, over-analyzation? :lopsided grin: Analyzing is what they teach us at business school. I spend more time analyzing than I do breathing.
Scav Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 The first one will be the ACTUAL box. The second is just a graphic for a strategy guide cover. You can't quite get that black to work with a cardboard box.
Moses Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Hey Scav? You are crazy man. Oh and NeJJa, you definitely hit the nail on the head with that one. It doesn't need a box, or a case or anything. Put it at the bottom of a pool, I'll dive for it.
Scav Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Put it at the bottom of the Marianas Trench and I'll dive for it. Put it on the peak of Mount Everest and I'll climb for it. Put it on my desk, and I'll love you for it. Moses - Years of the 'International Business and Technology Program' have made me into the SELS you see before you today. I'm not crazy, just computerized. :lopsided grin:
C.H.A.S. Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 I don't even know why im here i don't care what the box looks like because beauty is only cardboard deep so i don't really care but i voted for "yeah it's preety good"
Ryo Ohki Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Nice and Simple design very much like the H/L Symbol I think the JK bit will work well. I don' think the SW bit needs to be so big though it detracts from the effect of the design being that size When I first saw the JK I thought it was a little person hiding behind the Saber DVD Boxes Rule Maybe just maybe if were lucky Activision will do an EF again and Europe will get it first
Agen Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Put it at the bottom of the Marianas Trench and I'll dive for it. Put it on the peak of Mount Everest and I'll climb for it. Put it on my desk, and I'll love you for it. ok then.... i'll take that back * takes off desk and puts on jupiter for safekeeping*
Scav Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Put it on Jupiter and I'll be crushed, suffocated and boiled alive for it, after drifting through space for 10 years without any oxygen or a space suit, thus causing suffocation and freezing of every liquid in my body. :lopsided grin: Just can't win!
KellDragon Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 It looks good except for the STAR WARS part doesn't fit in. I liked the boxes made up through Rebellion, where each box looked different. But then a ugly STAR WARS stripe was put on each box and they all looked the same. The current boxes started with Episode I are ok, but they aren't as good as the old games. Why does STAR WARS have to be printed in the same style on everything? I know they have to say it, but why does it have to be the same all the time?
wardz Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Marketing.. Because EVERYONE recognises it, whether they like it is another matter wardz
Scav Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Originally posted by KellDragon It looks good except for the STAR WARS part doesn't fit in. I liked the boxes made up through Rebellion, where each box looked different. But then a ugly STAR WARS stripe was put on each box and they all looked the same. The current boxes started with Episode I are ok, but they aren't as good as the old games. Why does STAR WARS have to be printed in the same style on everything? I know they have to say it, but why does it have to be the same all the time? Because it's a franchise, and that's what franchises do. If they didn't put Star Wars on the box, they would be infringing on copyright laws. The silver lettering and font are good. It accents the box perfectly. The JK logo is at the center, and looks much better than the original box, which looks like it was planned out by a first year business student. <i>(That is an insult, by the way. At least, in my school. :lopsided grin: )</i> I don't understand why people say that they don't like the Star Wars label, especially when it seems to be the most popular franchise of games ever. I, for one, am drawn to that label like a grub to warmth.
Lord_FinnSon Posted January 13, 2002 Posted January 13, 2002 Me too! Let's face it: that box is one of the best design that I have seen labeled with SW, so why not be proud of what it represents?
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