[Joseph Merrick]

nevermind the drm for a couple of seconds, is this real?



:lol :lol

[Chris Remo]

LOOK HOW AWESOME YOU ARE. THAT TOTALLY BADASS GUY IS YOU. OH MY GOD YOU ARE FUCKING RAD.

[MYE]

:lol

EU boxart looks alot better

[MotorbreathX]

They're both ridiculous.

[Guardian Bob]

EU box

[Nemo]

I knew what it would be like before clicking the thread

Psychic powers represent!

[V_Ben]

what the hell. thats some insane box art discrepancy right there!

[Doc Evils]

US boxart needs more sparks.

[yencid]

US boxart looks better >(

[Forkball]

Research technological upgrades TO THE XTREME

[Caesar III]

just think about someone who buys the US box. He'll install the game and see something like this:



:lol


misleading Boxart FTW

edit: I only googled that shot. It's not mine. I don't have anything to do with it if this is out of the beta.


The game is great, I'll give you that.

[Acosta]

:lol :lol :lol

[funkmastergeneral]

just think about someone who buys the US box. He'll install the game and see something like this: :lol misleading Boxart FTW .

That looks gorgeous

[Mael]

the kirby syndrome to the max I'd say :lol :lol

[yencid]

That looks gorgeous

indeed

[Katana_Strikes]

Lulz at the boxarts but that screenshot looks great. Haven't played a Settlers game in a long time.

[V_Ben]

That looks gorgeous

whoa. that shot makes me want to play the game.

[daxter01]

wtf :lol :lol

[More Fun To Compute]

So the left hand side of the US box is supposed to represent a peaceful economy? :lol

[Doytch]

So the left hand side of the box is supposed to represent a peaceful economy? :lol

Uhh yeah. Don't you see dude carrying rocks? White European people only carry rocks when they be building some righteous shit. Like cathedrals. Or monasteries.

[Xater]

So the left hand side of the US box is supposed to represent a peaceful economy? :lol

Totally! Don't you see how peaceful he looks?

[More Fun To Compute]

Uhh yeah. Don't you see dude carrying rocks? White European people only carry rocks when they be building some righteous shit. Like cathedrals. Or monasteries.

That guy has a really intense carrying rocks face. Those rocks are going to get carried, no two ways about it.

[Malio]

America! F*** YEA!

[LQX]

Well you do have a lot of people on GAF that love their box art to the point of making there own. I bet many would choose the US box regardless of how the game looked and I'm one of them.

[Caesar III]

Like I said before, the game is great. But don't expect anything like Settlers 1-4. It's a mix out of Settlers 6 (with better transporting), Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne (board game if anyone is familiar)

Can't talk much more, sorry :(

[iceatcs]

Wow completely difference.

I can image that an American kid will hang this US cover as poster on their bedroom.

[eznark]

The US box art makes it look like a generic empire builder.

The EU box art makes it look like a Flash based city builder.

The screen shot makes me want to buy the game.

[Peronthious]

:lol

Ah, marketing.

[DMPrince]

the guy is kinda hot.

[Gaz Pwnage]

loving the EU boxart

[Enosh]

Wow completely difference. I can image that an American kid will hang this US cover as poster on their bedroom.

European kids aren't that difrent from american ones and would also choose the US poster over the EU one

[Sloane]

:lol

Anyone who's ever played The Settlers probably wouldn't even recognize the game by the US boxart. Awful.

European kids aren't that difrent from american ones and would also choose the US poster over the EU one

Settlers is pretty big over here, so I'd doubt that.

[AniHawk]

I've somehow entered a portal to the early 1990s. I have to warn everyone about the dangers of President Clinton, and how the Simpsons will start sucking in about 7-8 years or so.

[Jexhius]

This is the flat out stupid, do they really think that is going to sell more copies of a PC game? Couldn't they have just added an angry scowl to all the peoples faces like in the US versions of Kirby boxart?

[DMPrince]

it's like how american movie posters are... BLUE and ORANGE!

[-viper-]

They might as well put a space marine on that boxart considering how misleading it is.

[tokkun]

LOOK HOW AWESOME YOU ARE. THAT TOTALLY BADASS GUY IS YOU. OH MY GOD YOU ARE FUCKING RAD.

OR...maybe it is actually representative of the different cultural viewpoints on the impact of colonization during the time of European empire building. The Euro cover represents the whitewashing of history by former imperial powers that are guilty over the long-lasting impacts of their colonies in Africa and Latin America. On the other hand, the US box art shows the brutality and violence that come part & parcel with settling a new land, representing the US Anti-Imperialism movement of the 20th century.

[Chris Remo]

OR...maybe it is actually representative of the different cultural viewpoints on the impact of colonization during the time of European empire building. The Euro cover represents the whitewashing of history by former imperial powers that are guilty over the long-lasting impacts of their colonies in Africa and Latin America. On the other hand, the US box art shows the brutality and violence that come part & parcel with settling a new land, representing the US Anti-Imperialism movement of the 20th century.

Well played.

[Hari Seldon]

God damn this game looks awesome! When does it come out? I have never played a Settlers game.

[Monroeski]

The US box art makes it look like a generic empire builder. The EU box art makes it look like a Flash based city builder. The screen shot makes me want to buy the game.

Pretty much the exact same for me. Damn is that US box generic. It probably wouldn't get a second look from me on a shelf, just does practically nothing to stand out.

Whether you like the art style or not, the cover for Borderlands is incredibly eye catching IMO. Probably helped out a lot with the great sales it has had. The cheapo 90s knockoff cover of Darksiders probably helped it out a good deal, too, but I think I heard overall sales for that haven't been too great?

[speedpop]

ITT: people see a Settlers screenshot for the first time ever and want to play the game.

[SnakeswithLasers]

ITT: people see a Settlers screenshot for the first time ever and want to play the game.

Seriously. Shit looks rad.

[Flachmatuch]

OR...maybe it is actually representative of the different cultural viewpoints on the impact of colonization during the time of European empire building. The Euro cover represents the whitewashing of history by former imperial powers that are guilty over the long-lasting impacts of their colonies in Africa and Latin America. On the other hand, the US box art shows the brutality and violence that come part & parcel with settling a new land, representing the US Anti-Imperialism movement of the 20th century.

Wow awesome post :-)

[demosthenes]

I came in here hoping to see something related to Settlers of Catan :(

[Ushojax]

Even Nintendo has grown out of this now. Embarrassing. Do they really think that boxart is going to convince an uniformed Gears of War fan to buy Settlers 7?

[Amory]

:lol :lol :lol

Incredible.

[Chris Remo]

Goddamn, nice screens.

I guess this generation, European city builder games decided to get super duper beautiful.

[farnham]

make it badass and it sells

[farnham]

Goddamn, nice screens. I guess this generation, European city builder games decided to get super duper beautiful.

is this die siedler..?

[CadetMahoney]

rock carrier is uber strong.

book