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[Magnus]

Wow. Terrible. MH3U was so colourful and exciting by comparison.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Awful, the JP box art is much better.

Also, with four hunters in the box, that will only make more people believe Monster Hunter isn't playable/fun to play solo (which it is, arguably even better than co-op).

 

[Wolfgang Jr]

Thank Christ for the Custom Boxart Thread.

 

[Hedge]

Wow, that looks so unnaturally static. Like they're enjoying a delightful picnic in a sunny field. Goa Magaru just looks like a large mount.

 

[Oswen]

I hated the fact MH3U had a horrible cover compared to both Tri and 3G but this is even worse...

 

[Glass Rebel]

Must have put their proofreader on the job.

 

[Shengar]

Why worldwide MH cover lack the vigour the Japanese cover had? Why we couldn't simply just have the japanese cover at all instead of this?

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Oh wow that looks bad.

 

[jooey]

What is their problem with having a big logo?

 

[Shengar]

I hated the fact MH3U had a horrible cover compared to both Tri and 3G but this is even worse...

MH3U cover is another level of stupid. I mean, why the fuck the hunter don't looking at the Rathalos and looking at us instead?!

 

[molnizzle]

Clicked thread irrationally hoping to see a Wii U box.

=(

 

[Pie and Beans]

Fuckin' terrible.

Its always amazing to see shite boxarts like this tumble out of corporate. Then a year or two down the line huge tomes of amazing concept art get released in compendiums and you get to witness the level of failure PR operates at to 'avoid' every single other piece of greatness.

 

[Maintenance]

Now this is the right cover:

 

[Ricky 7]

Doesn't look good tbh, everything looks out of place especially the guy on the dragons head. I hope Europe gets a different one since Nintendo is publishing it.

The game itself though looks so good on the 3DS screen.

 

[tuffy]

MH3U cover is another level of stupid. I mean, why the fuck the hunter don't looking at the Rathalos and looking at us instead?!

Because no hunter would expect an Azure Rathalos to show up in area 1 of the Deserted Island. It's totally unprecedented!

 

[halfbeast]

Looks like a bad photoshop.

quick, everybody check for ign logos!

 

[Shaanyboi]

That's some 2002 PC-lookin boxart

 

[The Elite]

MH3 was so much better.

 

[names2hard4you]

The only way to go with this baby is digital. Must have it on my handheld at all times.

 

[Zornica]

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

Or maybe we get something nicer in Europe.

one can only hope...

Spoiler

It's not gonna happen, is it?

 

[Brazil]

Pretty bad. But I see what they're aiming for. The thing basically explains the entire game.

- You can hunt monsters;
- You can hunt monsters with 3 friends;
- You can have a companion insect;
- You can mount the monsters to attack them;
- You can use melee weapons;
- You can use ranged weapons;
- You can use medieval-like weapons like the bow;
- You can use powder-based weapons;
- You can climb on stuff;
- You can hunt monsters while standing on higher ground;
- You can hunt on a plain;
- You can hunt Gore Magala.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

So they are using Magara instead of the new monster. Good, good!

 

[Luigi87]

Pretty bad. But I see what they're aiming for. The thing basically explains the entire game.

- You can hunt monsters;
- You can hunt monsters with 3 friends;
- You can have a companion insect;
- You can mount the monsters to attack them;
- You can use melee weapons;
- You can use ranged weapons;
- You can use medieval-like weapons like the bow;
- You can use powder-based weapons;
- You can climb on stuff;
- You can hunt monsters while standing on higher ground;
- You can hunt on a plain;
- You can hunt Gore Magala.

This is exactly it, especially emphasis on multiplayer (since it has online this time around for a 3DS game). That being said, do not like the boxart at all.
Still hyped as hell for the game!

 

[ChrisD]

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

Was thinking the same. It feels like it's trying to carry some motion, but the hunters used just aren't working in that idea's favor.

 

[Elija2]

Yeah, not great, not compared to this

You think "hunter facing away from monster" looks better than "four hunters going after a monster"?

 

[hongcha]

Lmao, this looks so wrong

Sorta reminds me of this classic:

 

[Tremis]

Normally I don't care about boxart issues, but honestly.... this kind of shit should prompt a petition.

That is terrible and lazy.

 

[Toxi]

On one hand, we get cool Gore Magara instead of some lame Rathian ripoff.

On the other, the box art sucks.

 

[Shizuka]

Very uninspired. Even Monster Hunter 2 for the PSP had a better cover.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

That is horrible. The Japanese is far better.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

 

[Brandon F]

Even the spine sucks.

 

[Bravocado]

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

Yep, crack don't have to look pretty.

 

[Shengar]

The cover looks bad because it look static and lack of hunting vigour. I mean, Gore Magala looks like not giving a fight at all on that cover.

Because no hunter would expect an Azure Rathalos to show up in area 1 of the Deserted Island. It's totally unprecedented!

Dem monsters, they learning

 

[Akainu]

That sucks, the G one is better. And why doesn't it have the new monster?

They should make a boxart with the hunters relaxing after a hunt.

Something about it really feels cheap.

 

[fred]

Fucking hell, that looks fucking awful lmfao.

I really do wonder why publishers make so many bad decisions about box art tbh. There's been plenty of terrible covers for games these last 10 years or so in particular.

 

[Kinsei]

The MH4U boxart has been revealed

Ignoring how terrible the box art is for a second, I have to ask if the person they got to make it has even played the game? How is there an insect there? None of the hunters are using an insect glaive.

Just give us the Japanese box art Capcom. The 3U boxart sucked and this one is even worse.

 

[Zornica]

Ignoring how terrible the box art is for a second, I have to ask if the person they got to make it has even played the game? How is there an insect there? None of the hunters are using an insect glaive.

the guy riding the goa is the insect glaive user.
(He also wears the same armor as the insect glaive user from the first trailer)

 

[Kaybe]

Looks like those fan-made placeholders stores use. It's like they just pasted some stuff here and there, not even the lightning looks consistent. So amateurish.

 

[Hasemo]

Ignoring how terrible the box art is for a second, I have to ask if the person they got to make it has even played the game? How is there an insect there? None of the hunters are using an insect glaive.

Just give us the Japanese box art Capcom. The 3U boxart sucked and this one is even worse.

The one riding the monster might be using the glaive. Iirc your weapon disappears when riding, but to be honest I've never looked close enough to notice what happens to the bug if it's out in that case.

Edit:
Beaten like a Jaggy.

 

[Masquerader]

The problem is that the Barioth love leads to stuff like this. Still better than the cover of 4U, mind. The Friendly Barioth.

 

[AkelisRain]

Still no word on a limited edition bundle?

 

[zroid]

that's kind of boring

looks like a mock-up

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Ugly as hell, the Japanese one is better.

 

[gngf123]

JP box is much better, shame.

 

[ajim]

Monster hunter has the potential for some gorgeous box art with the amount of monsters and different lands and armours etc they have. But they just seem to slap a few lazy renders together and call it a day.

ah well.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Now watch EU will have the best boxart.

Germany their power!

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Lmao, this looks so wrong

The more I look at this dude's pose, the more confused I get. How are his legs so... far apart.

 

[Shengar]

http://i.imgur.com/H3ALEZg.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Why not Barioth X armor? D:

 

[Shizuka]

At least covers aren't region-locked.