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Main characters who aren't on the box art
- Thread starter Forkball
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I refuse to consider the guy that's busy getting killed in pretty much all promotional material the main character. Scorpion though? Sure.
As for spin-off entries. I don't see Nina Williams being the main character in Tekken either.
Really though, it's a perfect recreation of both main characters combined.
Snake doesn't have hair like what is shown on the box art, and Raiden does not have facial hair. The face looks like a mix of both as well.
Well you just blew my mind.
Meccanical
Member
But when they made that GOOD beat-em-up it was Liu Kang and Kung Lao.
Granted I don't think anyone really gives a shit about Liu Kang.
No, it's always looked like Snake with this style-istic smoke rising from him because of the art style MGS has.
CheezyMac88
Member
héhé
I think it would have sold more if it had some Ghibli art on the cover.
Completely disagree with you here. The NA cover is so much better.
Greatest hits releases did.
A wise choice! Without it, the cover looks like it could belong to any number of Japanese RPGs.
Wait. What? No way!
Except for I, II, III, IV (assuming the first dude is Paladin Cecil, because the second is definitely Rosa), V, and VI (assuming Tina/Terra is the main character).
Helpful Info Edit: Basically, the "logo on white field" thing only applies after VII.
Fanboy edit: I'd kill if the Japanese version FFXV package was the logo on an all-BLACK field. It fits the tone, and the logo looks so good against black.
Isn't the guy in the sand the main character?
The main character of Mortal Kombat 9's story mode is Raiden. His visions drive the story, his mistakes cause it's pitfalls, and he is the hero who you fight as in the final battle to end Shao Khan once and for all. Even the sections where Liu-Kang is "the main hero," he's still acting under Raiden's orders.When I think about it, as the Earthrealm's greatest champion I never see Liu Kang on the front cover throughout the series beside Shaolin Monks
Excellent.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
It still stings. Huge mgs fan, hate that game.
ImruÂ’ al-Qays
Banned
Sapphire Dreams
Member
This thread made me realize that many FPS games don't put the hero on the cover for some reason.
So I'll add this here:
So I'll add this here:
Hahahah holy shit I just realized at this very moment that that's not James at all.
Anyway back on topic:
Quadraphonic
Member
These were the first few that popped into my head.
Uhh... no one pointed this out yet, but it's quite possible this is still you.
Jason is supposed to be that head in the sand, isn't he? Or is that his brother?
In any case, boxart was a bait-and-switch on me. Vaas > Jason.
Nope. Squall was on ffviii in the logo (still the best ff logo imo). On phone, so sorry for the lack of picture
Baleoce
Member
Nope.
That's actually one of the games achievements. "Say Hi to the Internet" (find the lost hollywood star). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JvG0XxI3Ng
Isn't that Jason Brody buried in the sand?
Triggerhappytel
Member
Has anyone mentioned Bioshock Infinite, which as we heard before release, pretends Elizabeth does not exist so as to not put off the dudebros who only like to play as other dudes:
MEsoJD
Banned
so much win!
Yeah, exactly. And you're not looking at box art. Cause he's a damn faded background picture on one version and completely absent on others.
I see what you did there.
Good choice though.
FF XIII PAL Cover
These 2 absolutely don't count,
the logo in both are the main character....FFXIII-2 is lightning in the logo again with some random dude next to him....
For FFXIII, it's Lightning on top of its summon!
Heck FFX's logo is Yuna dancing! FF logo are always topical somehow.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
I started thinking about what other main characters are not on the cover of the box art. Going back to Smash, Robin isn't on the cover of Fire Emblem Awakening either, though you could argue he is the co-main character with Chrom.
Robin was an avatar, I don't think putting a hooded figure on the cover would be very appealing. One of the bad things about customizable characters, you have to find clever ways to represent them in cut scenes and what not. Glad they just went with both default looks in SSB4.
I definitely love FE:A's cover though.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Looks like his brother to me. Jason certainly has a lot more hair than that.
Baleoce
Member
It's neither. It's actually a clue to one of the ingame achievements.
13's logo is fang and vanille (you could argue that lightning isn't the main character of 13 at all though)
and lightning is a propped up side character in 13-2
PseudoViper
Member
HazySaiyan
Banned
Came here to say this. You might play as Booker, but Elizabeth is undoubtedly the protagonist.
Okay, glad I wasn't going to be the first to point this one out.. hehe.
Wait, what? I've always thought that was James...
