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[Wavebossa]

As a fan of the series I love the plain white background with the logo.
But i'm not the one they need to convince to buy the game sooo...

Maybe the cover isn't as bad as it looks to us. Maybe it looks good if you're new to the series.

 

[True Fire]

Someone should mockup the back cover art so I can print this out in advance

 

[Pancake Mix]

This is great, but not inline with this game's hate for female characters.

Ummm...what?

Yes the four main characters may be male, but there's no need for hyperbole.

 

[leng jai]

Most videogame covers in general are pretty awful.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

I loved this one.

 

[RiverKwai]

I got the steelbook, but I don't really care how good or bad the cover is if the game is amazing.

 

[GhostWriter24]

More concerned about the game than the actual cover.

 

[tilomite!]

I really like the simplistic logo cover. The boy band cover doesn't fit the legacy of the series.

 

[Luq]

Yep, I'll definitely take advantage of the reversible cover, but I agree that it's disappointing that the standard cover is rather bad.

Japan got the better cover:

This one is freaking sweet!

 

[Croash]

I´m getting this one because of the awful "One Day Edition" shit.

*Drools and pre-orders*.

I hadn't thought about the game's multiple editions until this thread happened, and I'm glad this box art was brought up! To me it looks way better than the rest (even the JP one, which isn't bad at all anyway).

Don't know why it suddenly got me excited enough to pre-order, but there's no going back!

12 days to go, let's do this.

 

[redcrayon]

Gladiolus pointing and shouting while waving a weapon around reminds me of various CoD/MoH covers.

 

[Kinyou]

This is great, but not inline with this game's hate for female characters.

FFXV threads sure are wild rides

 

[zelas]

It is awful.

Second one is terrible as well.

All White is freaking sweet and nostalgic

edit - oh man, the japan cover is fucking dope.

.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

They have to make sure you can see that the characters have a weapon. Ugh...

Yep, I'll definitely take advantage of the reversible cover, but I agree that it's disappointing that the standard cover is rather bad.

Japan got the better cover

So much better

 

[KratosEnergyDrink]

What is Gladiolus pointing at? Where the fuck is Prompto going? Noctis' hilariously bad action pose. It just looks like dumb generic fighty game 22922828.

Bad acting, no point, generic = Final Fantasy?

 

[sublimit]

I don't think it's that bad, but the japanese one is way better.

The key art one is just plain horrible. It doesn't help that it neglects all the bros (for better or worse they are a huge part of the agame) for a secondary NPC.

Apparently someone from SE's marketing decided that the soldiers with the machine guns were more suitable for the Western market.

 

[.JayZii]

The reversible cover is the logo on a black background, no?

What is Gladiolus pointing at?

Probably those giant glowing blue entities in the sky.

 

[Langdon Alger]

The cover should have them pushing a car and looking at a dress in a store window.

 

[packy34]

So you're saying a logo on white background would actually attract more people to buy this game?

Why not?

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

This was the previous worst FF cover!

I like this cover. It's got the simplicity of the logo on a white background, plus a good-looking render of the main character. I definitely could have gone for something like this again. I agree the FF15 cover we got is too busy and overdesigned.

 

[MikeHaggar]

Yep, I'll definitely take advantage of the reversible cover, but I agree that it's disappointing that the standard cover is rather bad.

Japan got the better cover:

The Japanese cover makes it look like the game is about arguing with your friends while lost in the middle of nowhere lol

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

I pre-ordered digitally for the superior cover:
https://youtu.be/LLF36HSFSlc

Deluxe edition comes close but is too washed out on the steelbook and is only half the image.

 

[Servbot24]

Yep, I'll definitely take advantage of the reversible cover, but I agree that it's disappointing that the standard cover is rather bad.

Japan got the better cover:

Yeah this cover is the best.

 

[Alucrid]

wow at the wedding dress spoilers

 

[Salty Rice]

Deluxe Steelbook looks fine to me. It shows the Big Bang what is supposed to be "messy".

 

[ChrisP63]

I totally agree that the cover is awful and needs to be replaced.

 

[Mokubba]

I'm still mad we didn't get this.

I've pre-ordered the steel book and I hope it looks better in person but this right here is the best of the lot.

Art Book, Game, 2 Blu-Rays. Nice box casing to seal it up. Done

 

[royox]

Get the digital version now and buy the physical "FFXV mega Hyper Complete Edition: Director's Cut" that MAYBE will include all the DLC.

 

[GabeTheGrouch76]

Count me among those who (still) consider the Japanese cover as the best one.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

I like the box art. I like it more than that new key visual art (which is still decently nice).

 

[PshycoNinja]

I wanted something like this

I love many FF boxarts including FFXV's. This is one boxart I absolutely hate.

 

[tuna_love]

I loved this one.

do they have the same face

 

[Ashhong]

God dammit, now I'm second guessing the steelbook I have on preorder because of you fuckers.

 

[brandonh83]

God dammit, now I'm second guessing the steelbook I have on preorder because of you fuckers.

LOL Keep it.

 

[JoduanER2]

Since when games have good covers?? 95% of them suck.

 

[ghibli99]

It's bad, but it won't stop me from buying the game.

 

[Gemeanie]

Imo the theme of friendship doesn't stand well in US cover since you battle in a party in pretty much every other FF main game too

I'm glad Asia version is using Japanese cover.

Spoiler

I'm getting digital version.

 

[cj_iwakura]

This is my favorite. It's distinct, attention getting, features the two main characters, and it's colorful.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I loved this one.

That was gorgeous.

Shoutout to my gorgeous Collector's Edition though:

Wish SE had made something that looked as classy as that.

 

[Bishop89]

I like both covers to be honest. I might actually like the actual cover more.

The logo cover is bad, the previous ff logo covers looked great but not this one

 

[belteshazzar]

Yeah, its pretty awful. Actually, this is one of the reasons I decided to go for the limited edition, which has much better art imo

 

[Adam_Vania]

og cover looks fine. looks like a game where dudes w huge swords and a nice car fight monsters coming out of the sky.

second cover looks nice but is confusing. why does he have two swords? is this a wedding? how come one of the robots is bowing down and another one is pointing a gun at them?

third cover, logo on white, is boring. put that on the DVD itself.

 

[cj_iwakura]

og cover looks fine. looks like a game where dudes w huge swords and a nice car fight monsters coming out of the sky.

second cover looks nice but is confusing. why does he have two swords?

"Wow, he's a badass! I gotta try this!"

is this a wedding?

"Sweet, a love story! Sold!"

how come one of the robots is bowing down and another one is pointing a gun at them?

"Political intrigue!? Gimme!"

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Goddamn, that first cover exemplifies everything I despise with modern FF games:

-Over-designed
-Over-stylized
-Poses that make no sense when you stop to think about it.
-Ridiculous weapons (a staple of FF to be sure, but holy shit did they go overboard starting with XIII)
-Cliche "villain overlooking the hero" like countless Hollywood posters. FFVIII's cover is also guilty of this

Spoiler

except not, kinda sorta

The other covers look okay though. As always, the blank save for the logo Japanese cover is the best.

 

[JayBabay]

This is why you buy the Deluxe Edition for the steelbook.

Exactly.

 

[jiggle]

This is why you buy the Deluxe Edition for the steelbook.

That looks like spilled paint
Ugly

 

[phant0m]

This is why you buy the Deluxe Edition for the steelbook.

Day 1.

 

[Breakage]

FF covers have been shit since FF13. Original artwork always trumps CG imo. Post MGS4 covers are terrible for the same reason.

 

[JayBabay]

That looks like spilled paint
Ugly

When you're offered Amano art you take in all its glory, or splatter

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

FF covers have been shit since FF13. Original artwork always trumps CG imo. Post MGS4 covers are terrible for the same reason.

This one has the standard logo cover on the reverse though.