brandonh83
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RESISTANCE 2 - Hype Thread w/latest info
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Private Hoffman
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Ceb said:
It looks like they're trying to copy Halo 3's box art, which also had a similar paint effect and just looked terrible.
Can't believe they decided to go with this.
jjasper said:
To the random person looking at a boxart, Resistance 2 looks like a sub-par, third rate shooter based solely upon the box. It looks ridiculously cheesy, low quality, and generic.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Dever said:
Perfect If Hale's body was facing us, and he's looking back at the Chimeran invasion, witht the glowing eyes
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
Guled said:
Yes, that vote decided the CE cover. This was the direction chosen for the regular edition cover.
Not that I ultimately care that much..
But I'm not a big fan of either of the cover arts. The R2 logo shouldn't have that black silhouette behind it, looks like it's a sticker or a cut-out from another image. Don't quite like that Nathan portrayal either, a lack of detail and maybe a bit too standard angry soldier?
I find it surprising though because R1 & R&C had two of the very best covers this gen. R2 is probably Insomniacs biggest game this gen considering the software and the time of release, would have been nice to have a spectacular cover to go alongside it.
Ultimately I don't care too much though.
But I'm not a big fan of either of the cover arts. The R2 logo shouldn't have that black silhouette behind it, looks like it's a sticker or a cut-out from another image. Don't quite like that Nathan portrayal either, a lack of detail and maybe a bit too standard angry soldier?
I find it surprising though because R1 & R&C had two of the very best covers this gen. R2 is probably Insomniacs biggest game this gen considering the software and the time of release, would have been nice to have a spectacular cover to go alongside it.
Ultimately I don't care too much though.
Private Hoffman
Banned
Wollan said:
R&CF:TOD and Resistance:FoM both have awesome, awesome covers.
This is the biggest downgrade I've ever seen for a company. A really big disappointment, IMHO.
Ultimately, it doesn't really matter, but you have to question who thought this was a good idea.
Rapping Granny
Banned
jjasper said:regular edition box art:
HOLY CAMEL SHIT!
That is the most generic looking boxart ever, wtf is up Nathan Hale? why is he glowing? Why does he look like he came from a late 90s PC game? What's with the floating Chimera and Why is there no color on the box, I thought R2 was pushing for Color.
Slap the guy that made this and slap whoever let this pass through.
Private Hoffman said:
Some marketing dude who wanted to "Gears of War" the cover for added sales.
Perhaps the worst thing about it is Hale's empty stare. Only the most hardcore of fans who know the plot outline will get that he's not entirely human - the rest of the prospective buyers will simply see even more "generic soldier" than what's really there.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
I want the CE cover in poster form, is that going to be possible in anyway ?, are there any super hi-res images of the CE cover anywhere ? PM me if someone has a link please.
EDIT -
I just thought, If I can get hold of a hi-res image of the CE cover I could get a Giclee print done of it, that would look awesome.
EDIT -
I just thought, If I can get hold of a hi-res image of the CE cover I could get a Giclee print done of it, that would look awesome.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Love the CE cover. The regular one is alright.
Private Hoffman
Banned
Rapping Granny said:
The logo at the top of the box art is laughable too.
They couldn't have tried to center it more or put it in a position where it's not so close to the top PSN logo bar? :lol
Looks like an amateur did it.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
dont get too defensive people, i dont think anybody critisizing the cover art is Not gonna buy the here. i just drop $80 on this pitbull with lipstick, i just think the game needs to look like the big deal that it is.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
oh if covers could tell stories...
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
jstevenson said:
Holographic cover?:lol
Bearillusion
Banned
Terrible terrible cover but to be honest I don't care. Games sit in a cupboard under my tv out of sight so it could have a naked women on the front...........what are we discussing again?
rollingstart
Banned
jjasper said:regular edition box art:
That looks really bad. Is this confirmed to be real? I sure hope not.
Private Hoffman
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thuway said:
Well this is the first time I've been let down by one of their covers.
R2 will probably be the best game they've ever made, but it's a shame it has such a shitty cover! Especially since their previous PS3 games had AWESOME covers.
But I'm sure some clueless suit, jeff bell looking fellow was responsible for this mess.
Private Hoffman
Banned
Kagari said:
Maybe that's their intention!
I don't buy CE's though. Standard version for me. I'll make my own cover or something from the official artwork that gets released.
Private Hoffman
Banned
thuway said:How can you pass on that delicious figure, artbook, and hard cover box? You know you want it
I've got too many games this fall that I plan to buy, can't really afford to be spending $20 on things I don't really need.
The CE is cool though, no doubt.
untoldhero
Member
Any news on CE for outside NA?
Freedom = $1.05
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Guled said:
It worked on me for MGS4 *le sigh*
Private Hoffman
Banned
scoobs said:
Early October if you're on the premier access list, IIRC.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
Guled said:
Now, by no means was this our strategy --- we wanted you guys to vote on the LE cover cause the fans should pick it --- but as a gamer, I ALWAYS want the LE cover to be different, and in that case, I'd always want the LE cover to be the better of the two.
You can sometimes do it differently (I liked the Bioshock LE cover a lot) -- but anyways, just sayin, it'd be annoying to your most hardcore fans if the LE cover was worse than the regular edition cover, amirite?
again - this has nothing to do with our situation as you could've picked the Regular cover as the LE cover in the vote... I'm just sayin in general.
I gotta agree that the box is pretty blah. It doesn't matter a lot to me, but I'm just saying, there was potential to have it look way better.
And for the record, I wasn't in love with the collector's edition either. Resistance 1 had a pretty unique and appealing boxart though.
And for the record, I wasn't in love with the collector's edition either. Resistance 1 had a pretty unique and appealing boxart though.
rollingstart
Banned
No doubt that the LE cover is better, and it is actually pretty great, but that doesn't mean that the standard edition should be this bad looking.