Marek Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I saw a big glossy ad in trade magazine MCV today, with that paint-style BS3 box art, so it's almost certain it will be the official box art. P.S. Where has the original thread for this gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneb Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 *Runs around screaming. I did look at the subscription price of MCV, £150. *Keeps running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC | Murray Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Originally posted by Marek P.S. Where has the original thread for this gone? Er..here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homoludens Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 AAACK! I hate that cover! It has nothing to do with the game's actuall look and feel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomStLeger Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 That is an ugly box I must say. I don't understand why they haven't used some of the ideas the fans had at Brokensword3.net; there were some very nice designs there. But I suppose THQ are trying to design a box that'll really stand out, unfortunately this one for all the wrong reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleto4_ryan Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 i do agree with you trep, but also i don't find the box-art awful I just wonder why aren't they using the BEAUTIFUL with the dragon symbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feisar Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 oh dear. That does have to be a fake/early mock up.. Hopefully it will change, the lack of an age rating, trademark or developer logo may mean its just a placeholder until their marketing dept. comes up with the final version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamandMax Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Maybe if we keep complaining they'll listen to us, and change it to something good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted September 2, 2003 Author Share Posted September 2, 2003 Originally posted by theneb *Runs around screaming. I did look at the subscription price of MCV, £150. *Keeps running Shhh, I get them for free. Don't ask me why. I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Stop whining, that box will sell the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homoludens Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 No, the game will sell the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpfinsa Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Yeah, that box cover looks like it should be on a Silent Hill game than a Broken Sword game. Oh, well, I don't care if they package it in a Ziplock baggie. I'd still buy it. --BPF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayfnWillmott Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Maybe if we keep complaining they'll listen to us, and change it to something good. They did with Full Throttle right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomStLeger Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Ok I take it back that it's ugly, it just doesn't show you what you're getting. I'm sure people will pick it up and be interested, and a good blurb with some choice actiony screenshots will probably sell the game. Not sure if thats the best way to sell the game but what do I know. Anyway, just so everyone knows we're only whining because we all want this game to do really well for the sakes of adventure and revolution (and a sequel... or ten). I wouldn't care if it were wrapped in a dirty brown paper bag with an old tea bag and an apple core, I'd personally still buy the game (well ok probably not; unless the teabags good for another cuppa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homoludens Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Originally posted by DomStLeger I wouldn't care if it were wrapped in a dirty brown paper bag with an old tea bag and an apple core, I'd personally still buy the game (well ok probably not; unless the teabags good for another cuppa) I would care!! That's disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twifkak Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Originally posted by Homoludens No, the game will sell the game. No, THQ will sell the game. And thank you for slowing down your avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Urg. For a sec I wondered if it was bad that I hadn't seen the BS3 box until now... but yeeeesh. For a game with so much really classy original style, it's sort of amazing to see a cheezy fake-noir photoshop filtery looking box going out as the final one. (( Hopefully they'll release it in a DVD jacket so someone can make a fake sleeve to print out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneb Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Well TheAdventureCompany have released their box, which one do you prefer? Honestly I prefer the THQ one, it looks interestering and I think using ingame graphics on an adventure title doesn't work very well. The THQ one is artistic, I love the outlines of the castle, horse, people and paris. The only real bad bit is Nico, she looks like she has come from The league of gentlemen. Otherwise I think it's quite cool now. The AdventureCompany one seems a bit too canny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 The TAC version is a lot better. It gives more of a sense of adventure and mystery, but sadly more in the Indiana Jones sense than in the "a journalist and a lawyer roam around sunny Paris" image I have of Broken Sword. TAC is usually very good at creating interesting box art. I think the box art for Forever Worlds, for example, is very succesful: http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/forever_worlds/media/product_page_box.jpg The BS3 box is quite acceptable, but still could have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomStLeger Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I prefer the THQ design too; but it needs touching up imo. Looking at it again, it is growing on me. The faces just need altering a little so people don't wonder throughout the game when the two people on the box are going to appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted September 6, 2003 Author Share Posted September 6, 2003 The THQ box somehow gives me the feeling of a romantic drama set against the background of WW2. Don't ask me why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aranolorion Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 thq one is like the film "engima" of the robert harris novel, in otherwords - generic. i suppose it would have been too much to ask for them to keep the placeholder that used to be on the bs3 site? great logo, perfect proportions for box art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunchy in milk Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Originally posted by Marek The THQ box somehow gives me the feeling of a romantic drama set against the background of WW2. Don't ask me why. Maybe due to a certain Ben Affleck movie. I don't like the adventure company one at all, it looks quite amateur. The space on a game box is limited, it seems a waste to shrink the characters down so, stick them right in the middle and remove all trace of characterisation. There is entirely too much writing for a cover too, perhaps it would work better as the inside image on those flip case boxes. It lacks personality. People relate to a face so much more, why do you think the layout is so frequently used in movie posters? Rarely do you see movie posters that present the major characters so diminutively. I don't see how you can think the close up of their faces will attract the wrong type of gamer? Is there a wrong type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homoludens Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Originally posted by theneb ...which one do you prefer? They're both weak and inconsistent with the actual style and atmosphere of the game itself. I don't like either of them in terms of how they're presenting the product. If I knew nothing about how the game actually looks and acts, and I saw either of these box covers on the store shelf, I would naturally think that the game was done in the classical, realistic style static 2D background, which it obviously is not. They offer no indications that that BS3 is the innovative, 'next generation' adventure game that it's supposed to be (i.e., based on Charles Cecil's statements). In other words, these two choices are far too conservative and old school to convey the progressiveness of the new Broken Sword game - they're too boring and static to communicate the game as a new, highly dynamic experience for the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC | Murray Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 I like the TAC version better. I don't want an ugly dvd box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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