" @LiquidPrince said:Stig liked the face." @AjayRaz said:Then where the hell did that other GOW3 artwork come from? There were articles saying that the the Kratos face GOW3 one would not be the official cover, and was only a place holder... "" God of War III has double sided box art. you can switch the sides to get the cooler looking box art. "It doesn't and the picture posted isn't the PAL artwork. God of War III has the same artwork worldwide. "
God of War III
Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Mar 16, 2010
God of War III puts players back in the role of Kratos to continue his brutal and bloody war against Olympus as he sets his sights on Zeus himself.
Why does American box art suck 90% of the time?
This post should be called "Why does American box art suck 30% of the time" because the first two american box arts are better than their counterparts, but the european box art for the third one is awesome.
This post should be called "Why does American box art suck 33.3% of the time" because the first two american box arts are better than their counterparts, but the european box art for the third one is awesome.
" @LiquidPrince said:They ended up deciding against it and using the face zoom." @AjayRaz said:Then where the hell did that other GOW3 artwork come from? There were articles saying that the the Kratos face GOW3 one would not be the official cover, and was only a place holder... "" God of War III has double sided box art. you can switch the sides to get the cooler looking box art. "It doesn't and the picture posted isn't the PAL artwork. God of War III has the same artwork worldwide. "
" When it comes down to it us hardcore gamers are going to buy the games we want regardless of what the box looks like. The box art is there to catch the eye of someone wandering through Wal-Mart or Gamestop who is just browsing a wall of games. Thus we have to think in that context when judging how awful or awesome we think a game's box art is. "This. It's meant to grab the eye (lul punz). The eye close-up along with the stark contrast of the blood red and ash white will attract the attention of a passerby, possibly leading them to pick it up and a possible sale.
" @Landon said:Ohhh, dont give me that artsy bull crap. You and I both know that the God of War 3 box art sucks. Its lazy and stupid looking. I ask you, nay, DEMAND YOU to find me an artist who prides himself with zooming on the faces. Unless you can do that, don't respond with "the artist would know" because that's a lazy answer." @Alphiehyr said:You've already seen it. A artist would understand the meaning of it. "" @Landon said:Where! I demand to see it! "" Also, who's idea was it to just zoom in on his eye? That's not good for...ANYTHING. "Actually, there is. "
" @Alphiehyr said:I would admit that the close-up isn't well "framed" or "cropped" if you will. Other than that, I find it fine - not sucky." @Landon said:Ohhh, dont give me that artsy bull crap. You and I both know that the God of War 3 box art sucks. Its lazy and stupid looking. I ask you, nay, DEMAND YOU to find me an artist who prides himself with zooming on the faces. Unless you can do that, don't respond with "the artist would know" because that's a lazy answer. "" @Alphiehyr said:You've already seen it. A artist would understand the meaning of it. "" @Landon said:Where! I demand to see it! "" Also, who's idea was it to just zoom in on his eye? That's not good for...ANYTHING. "Actually, there is. "
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