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[ArtHands]

The MH4U boxart has been revealed

 

[V_Ben]

It features people hunting monsters.

I don't know what I was expecting.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Is this still coming to the US 2015?

 

[ShellyDeKiller]

Probably the worst MH boxart out of the recent ones, IMO.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Probably the worst MH boxart out of the recent ones, IMO.

I was just about to say the same thing!

eek

 

[Eolz]

It's the worst one in years. Tri, 3U and 4/4G's ones are way better

 

[Sayad]

Looks like a bad photoshop.

 

[grumpy]

Looks cool but I think I'll go with the e-shop version again.

 

[Zalman]

MH3U had an amazing box art. This one is just okay. Not bad though.

 

[Off-Kilter]

That's... pretty dull. Background is awful.

 

[Disguises]

No splelling mistakes. Disappointed.

 

[Santiako]

Worst MH cover, looks confusing and it feels like a bad photoshop.

 

[mario_O]

As generic as it gets. meh

 

[The Technomancer]

Yeah, not great, not compared to this

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Probably the worst MH boxart out of the recent ones, IMO.

Still better than the MH3U boxart.

I think the main problem with the boxart is that it feels like a diorama, whereas most previous boxart conveyed some sort of motion.

 

[Vuze]

Probably the worst MH boxart out of the recent ones, IMO.

Yes I agree. It's way too crowded imo. I'm not too fond of 4Gs either, I think I like 3 the most.

MH3U had an amazing box art. This one is just okay. Not bad though.

Wat
MH3U was basically four stock renders put together in Photoshop. It certainly wasn't as bad as this one but not awesome either. I'm on mobile right now but I did a quick 15min mockup when it was revealed.

E: found it, knew I posted it here before

 

[Samurai_Heart]

Looks quite terrible in all honesty, but I'm going digital like MH3U so I don't really care lol

 

[SovanJedi]

I try my hard most of the time not to be immediate with the downer comments. But this boxart is fucking AWFUL.

When I can't even tell if the jagged edges of the monster's back are just sharp scales or terrible masking in Photoshop, you may want to consider giving it a do-over.

 

[Anura]

Yeah, not great, not compared to this

Both of these are awful. This one is essentially a concept art copy paste job and as someone else said the 4 one feels like a diorama

 

[Broritos]

dat thigh.

 

[tuffy]

They just keep getting worse. Here's what I consider to be pretty good box art with a lot of dynamic motion:

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Probably the worst MH boxart out of the recent ones, IMO.

Yeah, looks horrible and lazy

 

[Niwa]

That box doesnt even work, where the fuck do you open it?

 

[Jaimonster]

Kinda not needed, compare to both MH4 boxarts from Japan... Why not adapt either for extra lazy points but better eye candy?

 

[Anura]

They just keep getting worse. Here's what I consider to be pretty good box art with a lot of dynamic motion:

This was honestly the best boxart of the series

 

[Masquerader]

They just keep getting worse. Here's what I consider to be pretty good box art with a lot of dynamic motion:

That's the best one (I prefer 2, but that's because Kushala Daora's on it and not because it's great). This one's merely OK. Better than 3U's, that's certain.

An issue I have with it is that the monster, Gore Magala, seems surprisingly unfazed by the hunter on it's back, stabbing a knife into it.

 

[-Horizon-]

Kinda not needed, compare to both MH4 boxarts from Japan... Why not adapt either for extra lazy points but better eye candy?

I think I prefer the first MH4 box.

 

[also]

It looks bad :/
The monster is positioned at a weird angle and the hunters were just copy pasted on it and the scenery. The dual blades and bow user look especially out of place.

 

[Hellraider]

MH4G looks sooo good. I love this angle. Same with MH3.

MH4U is pretty boring. Not bad, just plain.

 

[Rolodzeo]

Man that looks bad.

 

[TatteredHat]

I'd rather have the JP boxart, why are the western boxarts so shit?

 

[PotionBleue]

Looks like a bad photoshop.

My impression too.

Disappointing but, anyway, this is not really important.

 

[Maintenance]

The hunter on top of the head of the dragon is ready to do a Skyrim finishing move.

 

[Qurupeke]

Looks bad compared to the japanese ones.

 

[Alrus]

Why not just use the japanese ones? :/

 

[Spieler Eins]

what the hell am I looking at? one of the worst boxarts I've seen in quite some time...

 

[Chindogg]

Pretty small for a Wii U box.

Spoiler

Believe

 

[Starfish Hero]

Shit, I hope that's a work in progress. Say what you want about MH3U's, but at least the artist put in the time to make it all look like one scene, as opposed to characters pasted into a background.

 

[NeoRausch]

Time for gaf to make a custom cover to print out.

Or maybe we get something nicer in Europe.

 

[Fewr]

Don't care how it looks, I just want to play this.

 

[Meesh]

Probably the worst MH boxart out of the recent ones, IMO.

Yeah...even the Wiiu one wasn't so bad. This one doesn't capture the epic feel of hunting really. Something definitely feels like it's lacking a certain...? I think boxart in general should evoke the essence of the scale of the game and odds thrown at the player, everything the game stands for. This art just feels as though the images were all conveniently photo shopped together for a makeshift reunion of sorts. Phoned in MH box art?

 

[Myggen]

Oh man, that's just ugly.

 

[Man God]

I don't like any MH cover.

Not that it matters though as I'll never see it, 4U is a day one digital download. Hell it's likely a take a week off of work if it comes out when I'm not particularly busy type of game.

 

[Hero of Legend]

 

[Sammy Samusu]

welp

Will buy this game twice, digital and retail, I think it looks cool.

4G looks horrible, and MH3U was a photoshop disaster too, they used a bunch of render and put them all together, lol.

Is it that expensive to make an exclusive render for the western market?

 

[The_Endgamer]

there's no real line or direction in the cover at all... Usually something catches your eye but not in this case at all... Jumbled is the best word for it which is a shame. The last few looked great. They should just give us the Japanese cover -.-

 

[L Thammy]

Looks okay. The environment is too visible and flat, but at least it's people fighting a monster. 3 Ultimate's cover looked like a kaiju dating sim.

 

[PotionBleue]

Lmao, this looks so wrong

 

[jwhit28]

After all these years, why do they still think they need different boxart for the West?

 

[Tenki]

The boxart is so ugly.