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[Spongebob]

lol, brilliant.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

omg, the plaid

 

[VisceralBowl]

LOL

 

[Dog Problems]

GAF delivers again. Favorite so far is the "where is everybody" one.

 

[Derpstar]

She was clearly too sexualized.

 

[Jacksonlee]

i want to learn how to photoshop to aid in your quest.

 

[dragonbane]

Because it knows that whether the game is released or not, it will be dead in the end.

Probably yeah :/

 

[phosphor112]

The Last of Him

EDIT: Fuck, that's twice today

Bahahaha.

 

[soldat7]

No comparison pic?

There's no comedy in that.

 

[Femmeworth]

If they had played the game, Ellie would be all over that motherfuckin' cover.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

Now this is a quality 'shop. Great work!

thanks

There's no comedy in that.

so true...


scrolled thru the posts searching thru this thread... with no luck finding the original, I found comedic gold instead

slight edit

Spoiler

propably doesnt need explaining (but for the highly sensitive), the E is also a 3 for 3rd parties. Obviously 1st party titles are exclusives and obviously there will be more 3rd party support

 

[sakipon]

They probably considered it borderline child porn. I remember DOA Dimensions was banned in Sweden for some bullshit reasoning like that.

DOA was never banned, the publisher decided to take pre-emptive measures in order to avoid controversy. They could've sold it as is.

 

[Trent Strong]

Naughty Dog really did do a terrible job with Ellie's face though. She's bizarre looking. Also she looks five years old.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

Naughty Dog really did do a terrible job with Ellie's face though. She's bizarre looking. Also she looks five years old.

she originally looked like a young Ellen Page, so it's as close to not looking exactly like her (so QD Beyond 2 Souls doesn't trip), but is still kinda her as they could get

 

[Dereck]

Naughty Dog really did do a terrible job with Ellie's face though. She's bizarre looking. Also she looks five years old.

I don't agree at all with this.

 

[dragonbane]

Naughty Dog really did do a terrible job with Ellie's face though. She's bizarre looking. Also she looks five years old.

She really looked better as Page. It was revealed that Sony indeed requested ND to change her face after Beyond was announced, since they got the real Ellen Page. Too bad, her new face really looks hideous at times and doesn't animate as well.

 

[Trent Strong]

she originally looked like a young Ellen Page, so it's as close to not looking exactly like her (so QD Beyond 2 Souls doesn't trip), but is still kinda her as they could get

She really looked better as Page. It was revealed that Sony indeed requested ND to change her face after Beyond was announced, since they got the real Ellen Page. Too bad, her new face really looks hideous at times and doesn't animate as well.

Wow. I didn't know they had to change her to make her look less like Page. Interesting.

 

[Tekku]

Embarrassing. Swedes are the last people I would expect to pull this kind of crap. But GR has always been in a world of their own. They are often criticized over here.

 

[TalesOfWin]

Sweden.

Sweden is the worlds leading country in Gender equality so no one should single out sweden for this stupid issue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Inequality_Index#Top_Ten_Countries

USA isnt even in top10.

 

[Illithid Dude]

Did they crop her out or did they just choose a piece of art that didn't have Elli in it? Because there is a major difference between the two.

 

[patapuf]

Did they crop her out or did they just choose a piece of art that didn't have Elli in it? Because there is a major difference between the two.

Aparently the cover was the result of a poll anyway.

 

[moniker]

Do we know if Ellie was even in the artwork that Gamereactor got?

Besides, as has already been mentioned, the cover were chosen by their readers, and they had an alternative one with Ellie present:

 

[Katana_Strikes]

What an odd font placement of the first 2 covers. Covering her ass and his package

Obviously GR has something to hide

 

[Black Republican]

good thing she wasnt black, yikes

 

[Varth]

Do we know if Ellie was even in the artwork that Gamereactor got?

No way in hell it didn't.

Our cover, for reference.

Original is less cramped, of course. But even with space constraint we have on our cover, there's zero chance we would have taken out Ellie. I envy the "clean" cover they have, actually. Ours ends up vilifying the art often.

The Ratchet & Clank A4O cover taken as an example is a different matter, though. I understand the choice.

 

[John Caboose]

What a load of shit. Do they think the magazine will sell less if there's a girl on the cover next to the empowering gruff man?

Readers don't purchase Gamereactor, it's free.

 

[-BLITZ-]

No way in hell it didn't.

Finally I see Ellie with those clothes as artwork. Didn't expected, but sure I wanted at least one. She looks splendid in here. Doesn't make any sense, why they should erase her and put Joel in the middle if the cover was send over with layers outlined similar to toolkits, then why they did this ? And they also mention only Joel.

Man, they had enough space to put Ellie too even by moving the layers in places. I really don't care about their reasons, but this is like being a

Spoiler

jerk

to of the best games of the last gen.

Good work Neil, for asking them.

 

[Dacvak]

Does he mean they photoshopped her out of that picture, or they just didn't use the picture they sent?

 

[moniker]

No way in hell it didn't.

Well there you go.

I'm guessing it was a question of composition then? I don't buy there's some agenda here since they had an alternative cover with Ellie front and center.

 

[Kiriku]

Sweden is the worlds leading country in Gender inequality so no one should single out sweden for this stupid issue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Inequality_Index#Top_Ten_Countries

USA isnt even in top10.

I'm guessing you meant gender equality.

 

[TalesOfWin]

I'm guessing you meant gender equality.

yes my mistake.

 

[Varth]

Finally I see Ellie with those clothes as artwork. Didn't expected, but sure I wanted at least one. She looks splendid in here. Doesn't make any sense, why they should erase her and put Joel in the middle if the cover was send over with layers outlined similar to toolkits, then why they did this ? And they also mention only Joel.

Good work Neil, for asking them.

Well there you go.

I'm guessing it was a question of composition then? I don't buy there's some agenda here since they had an alternative cover with Ellie front and center.

Composition problems on a completely clear cover? I wish we had those

EDIT:

that's the original. don't mean to be the backseat graphic here, but to me it's pretty clear that it was NOT a graphic choice. Image is perfectly balanced for a squared, clear cover. Less apt for a vertical, narrow one like ours. I can understand the need for a single, central point of focus in the cover, but editing out Ellie seems overkill for such a problem to me.

Does he mean they photoshopped her out of that picture, or they just didn't use the picture they sent?

Just deselected the corresponding layer.

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

That's racist etc etc...

 

[zeopower6]

Wow, so that's the original, hm... I like it better with Ellie, tbh.

 

[Lime]

Game Reactor has proven time and time again that it's a horrible magazine that encompasses everything wrong with the industry, media and gaming culture. Anyone working there should feel bad.

 

[Riposte]

Composition problems on a completely clear cover? I wish we had those

EDIT:

that's the original. don't mean to be the backseat graphic here, but to me it's pretty clear that it was NOT a graphic choice. Image is perfectly balanced for a squared, clear cover. Less apt for a vertical, narrow one like ours.




Just deselected the corresponding layer.

Oh, they just didn't want a magazine cover where a child is holding a gun.

 

[-BLITZ-]

Just deselected the corresponding layer.

My man, if that doesn't looks just awesome. Yep indeed, this had nothing to do with the cover graphic choice winner if Gamereactor published the art from the start in this way.

 

[Varth]

Oh, they just didn't want a magazine cover where a child is holding a gun.

Now that you point it out, could very well be that.

 

[moniker]

Composition problems on a completely clear cover? I wish we had those

EDIT:

that's the original. don't mean to be the backseat graphic here, but to me it's pretty clear that it was NOT a graphic choice. Image is perfectly balanced for a squared, clear cover. Less apt for a vertical, narrow one like ours.

I meant composition within the image itself (deleting Ellie changes the composition), not layout. Still, it's very weird that they would do this.

 

[lockload]

I think a magazine should have the right to decide their own cover image especially as naughty dog seem to have given the same image to all magazines

 

[casabolg]

Now that is the most uncharacteristic thing of Sweden I've seen in months.

 

[TalesOfWin]

Now that is the most uncharacteristic thing of Sweden I've seen in months.

removing a pic where a child holding a gun?

 

[strafer]

just went to their site... what the fuck have they done to the site? A bloody mess.

 

[Fairly Rational]

Crikey, that's a nice cover. Visually striking and the focus is drawn neatly to Joel, then to the bloody pipe, and finally to the game's title and the bludgeoned guy on the ground. Truly a great piece of artwork. I'm not surprised they chose to drop Ellie from the cover. Her in that purple wind breaker distracts from the central image in a big way.

 

[Haunted]

Disappointing.

 

[kubus]

Time for the Dudebro Edition of The Last of Us.

 

[Monocle]

Crikey, that's a nice cover. Visually striking and the focus is drawn neatly to Joel, then to the bloody pipe, and finally to the game's title and the bludgeoned guy on the ground. Truly a great piece of artwork. I'm not surprised they chose to drop Ellie from the cover. Her in that purple wind breaker distracts from the central image in a big way.

A fair point, but shouldn't representing the game come first?

 

[T.O.P]

No way in hell it didn't.



Our cover, for reference.

Original is less cramped, of course. But even with space constraint we have on our cover, no way in hell we would have taken out Ellie. I envy the "clean" cover they have, actually. Ours ends up vilifying the art often.

Oh might grab it after work for the poster




Gaf delivers as usual btw, i'm in tears

 

[Fairly Rational]

A fair point, but shouldn't representing the game come first?

From what I've played (i.e. all of it) I'd say that image sums up The Last of Us in a nut shell. Not even going to get into the narrative or thematic reasons for that in an unrelated thread, but just from a gameplay perspective it represents the game quite well.

And by golly that is a nicely composed image.

 

[kitsuneyo]

Maybe they thought the picture looked better with a single character, but it's probably sexism.

No, it's DEFINITELY sexism. I mean, what other reason could there realistically be?