boiled goose
good with gravy
Maybe they are forced to change the cover because of controversial imagery.
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Bioshock Infinite Final Box Art
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Poimandres
Member
Pretty bland looking box art. I'll be getting a digital copy anyway, so doesn't bother me too much.
SillyEskimo
Member
I like this one:
thecouncil
Banned
considering the artwork that has existed for this game up to now, that cover is incredibly unfortunate. why not something like this?:
edit: whoa. what timing, sillyeskimo.
edit: whoa. what timing, sillyeskimo.
You make a great point with dude on the cover with a gun/menacing dude on the cover, but comparing the art in any of those to this one and labeling it with that overused word is an insult to me. Maybe because the word gets thrown around too much on this forum that I just hate the sight of it now probably.
It's the main protagonist of the game, the guy you'll be using. In first-person, sure, but that's him. I wonder if part of the criticism comes from the fact that some people are still tying the name BioShock with Rapture the underwater city, instead of this totally new setting.
WX3
Member
8/10
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Sorry.
Edit:
I actually like the art style and colours, I liked it at first impression, but the actual pose etc just ruins it IMO, especially after remembering all those covers I showed you. It's the pose that's "generic".
Uh, I'm pretty sure it's more of the opposite. Columbia is a large part of what is so compelling about Bioshock Infinite; something -- anything -- to convey this would have made for a more attractive cover.
IrishNinja
Member
i mean im still gonna get it, but...they couldve taken a chance with this cover, but they did that instead
CambriaRising
Member
Looks better than the previous BioShock covers. The first one is awful, looks like super daddy mario.
That's a bit different from the first impression I got from you, thinking that the whole package was generic, but at least you like the art & colors as well.
To be fair, Infinite's background behind the guy show as much of Columbia's feel as BioShock 1 & 2's did. The main criticism seems to be Booker.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Cover redeemed! they hired that cosplayer! Elizabeth is featured on the back of the box, as well. damn that's cool.
http://irrationalgames.com/insider/we-love-our-bioshock-cosplayers-so-much-we-hired-one/
http://irrationalgames.com/insider/we-love-our-bioshock-cosplayers-so-much-we-hired-one/
Aquamarine
Member
Well, at least she isn't showing any cleavage on the boxart. That's a start...right?
IC_Champion
Member
This would have been Infinitely better...
bleh
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Absolutely awful.
If the audience is people who don't know what Bioshock is, well, if I saw this in a store I'd think "steampunk John Connor burns a flag". If the audience is Bioshock fans, this portrays literally nothing that interests me about the game.
If the audience is people who don't know what Bioshock is, well, if I saw this in a store I'd think "steampunk John Connor burns a flag". If the audience is Bioshock fans, this portrays literally nothing that interests me about the game.
MrGame&Watch
Member
These covers are heavily focus tested. This will probably sell more copies by drawing in the more mainstream gamer. Maybe a collector's edition will have a better cover for the types of people who get so angry over box art.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Looks like dogshit to be honest
imo is that one actually a little different. Instead of holding his gun as if he's ready to fuck shit up, he's just carrying it. Makes the whole picture less aggressive.
A lot of people thought KZ3 was very good with the Move.
hxcmuziq
Banned
Has anyone said if Bioshock 1 is the same game as the original port for PS3? Is there move support for Bioshock as well? I played about 30 mins of KZ3 with the move, it was fun but I just wanted to play that game like normal. I'd love to try and beat Bioshock (again) using move.
LOL your right, he looks like he's thinking "F*ck this, I'm going home"
CambriaRising
Member
Kind of expressive of Infinity Ward's feelings during MW2's development.
Whats the story with the steelbook? Where can I get one?
The official cover art is boring, but it looks better to me than the alternative covers provided in this thread. I tend to dislike most user-generated covers, especially the ones that try to be minimal or wrap the designs around the entire box.
The original Bioshock cover had a memorable character (the "villain" Big Daddy), but I think that was almost to the game's detriment. The Big Daddy villain ended up being a non-unique character that was easily dispatched in the latter half of the game. Bioshock Infinite avoids this by showing the protagonist on the cover, though that might also be because they don't seem to have a memorable villain in the game yet. Overall, I think they made a safe decision with the cover design, because I would definitely be more likely to buy the game with the official cover over the generally bad user-designed covers.
The original Bioshock cover had a memorable character (the "villain" Big Daddy), but I think that was almost to the game's detriment. The Big Daddy villain ended up being a non-unique character that was easily dispatched in the latter half of the game. Bioshock Infinite avoids this by showing the protagonist on the cover, though that might also be because they don't seem to have a memorable villain in the game yet. Overall, I think they made a safe decision with the cover design, because I would definitely be more likely to buy the game with the official cover over the generally bad user-designed covers.
gollumsluvslave
Member
Lols, if people think the flag-burning was controversial, could you imagine the cover above?
That said, i really like the one above, controversy be damned!
This one focussing more on the flag and the logo is better too:-
But still, both Bioshock 1 & 2's non-LE boxarts weren't last bastions of iconic art design either.
The LE's were both great though
Luminous_Reaver
Neo Member
I honestly prefer the racist George Washington cover above however...
I don't understand why everyone (vocal minority?) seems to hate the current cover. The only thing it says to me is, "Here, you play as this reasonably tough-looking guy who can operate firearms and will likely be doing so in a place with a pretty looking skyline. Also there will be flag burning antisemites you will have to kill." This is an important message for the game to put out there.
More importantly, if Liz was on the cover the feminist horde would be crying about objectification.
I don't understand why everyone (vocal minority?) seems to hate the current cover. The only thing it says to me is, "Here, you play as this reasonably tough-looking guy who can operate firearms and will likely be doing so in a place with a pretty looking skyline. Also there will be flag burning antisemites you will have to kill." This is an important message for the game to put out there.
More importantly, if Liz was on the cover the feminist horde would be crying about objectification.
LOL if you think Purity G. Washington was ever going to hit a Walmart shelf in America. It's a fantastic piece of art and I love that the game is exploring these ideas but as a cover it sends all of the wrong messages.
I don't mind the final piece. It's nothing new but it's probably the best look at Booker that we are going to get.
Man I hope this game is good!
I don't mind the final piece. It's nothing new but it's probably the best look at Booker that we are going to get.
Man I hope this game is good!
Goldrusher
Member
Same box for Europe...
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
The box art is... okay... I guess.
One of these would have been better:
At least have Elizabeth in there.
But the box art is okay.
One of these would have been better:
At least have Elizabeth in there.
But the box art is okay.