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[Verendus]

Do you think this cover was designed this way because they wanted to draw your attention to Noctis and his friend's asses?

 

[killroy87]

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

I love Amano as much as anyone, but this isn't great.

 

[Ultimadrago]

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:

Yes, I like this. Western marketing would likely never go for the protagonist's face being obscured or turning away for this title, but this is nice.

Do you think this cover was designed this way because they wanted to draw your attention to Noctis and his friend's asses?

Pls. Do not objectify. Also, Notis' jacket is covering. Tease tactics.

 

[The Last One]

I wanted something like this

I hate this cover. The limited edtion is sooooooo much better.

 

[Lorcain]

I like the Japanese cover the most, but they should be pushing the car not walking next to it.

 

[jennetics]

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

I've ordered the deluxe edition and I still can't figure out wtf is going on with the cover...
Hopefully it makes a little more sense once I've beaten the game.

Otherwise, Amano's got some 'splainin' to do...

 

[jimmypython]

I remember the US marketing team was bragging how much effort was put into creating the cover. Based on ALL of their marketing effort, they have to be fired.

 

[AkirraKrylon]

Edit: didn't see that OP acknowledged the reversibility.

 

[Miroku129]

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

Horrible.

 

[GeNoMe]

Please tell me the cover is reversible to the all white logo one. (EU)

 

[brandonh83]

An in the wild image of the deluxe. Looks pretty fine there to me.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

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Great cover. The alternate posted in OP is also great.

 

[Pagusas]

I wanted something like this

The previous worst FF cover. You can't be serious.

 

[sublimit]

+1 on the Japanese cover being the superior one. But yeah like Kinyou said SE's Western marketing team probably told them that it wasn't "edgy" enough for the West.

 

[Adaren]

Noctis' pose is the part that gets me the most.

How did he get in that pose in the first place? What is he planning on doing next?

 

[Cornbread78]

Do you think this cover was designed this way because they wanted to draw your attention to Noctis and his friend's asses?

So they are trying to bring in the BL crowd now are they?

 

[batbeg]

I think the new key visual looks absolutely awful as a cover, worse than the awkward stiff one we're getting for sure. The Japanese one looks pretty cool, not great. The Amano art is one of his worst.

I don't know why it's such a struggle to get this game a decent cover, lol.

 

[Grim Patron]

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:

Yup.

Problem with reversible is they didn't print the banner on top for PS4 so itll look not legit lol.

 

[Kaizer]

American Cover sucks
Japanese Cover sucks
All-White Cover sucks
Only one I actually like is the fan-made one with the new key visual art.

 

[The Emperor]

The previous worst FF cover. You can't be serious.

It gives me a sense of adventure!

This was the previous worst FF cover!

 

[Nibel]

They both look pretty bad

Deluxe Edition still the best looking one

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Should have been this:

 

[Jeels]

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:

Yup, I am importing from Japan once prices drop and keeping the Japanese cover with my English disc haha. I guess they thought Americans didn't want to look at someone's back?

 

[Josemsar]

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

 

[mp1990]

My favorite FF cover is X, it nails the sense of wonder, but I think it wouldn't work for FFXV since the game is centered in more than one character:

I like the remaster cover too:

 

[WickedLaharl]

yeah it's tacky af

 

[Zomba13]

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. Japans isn't fantastic or anything but it at least gets across the road trip in a fantasy world feeling of the game.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Honestly thought this would have been a great cover.

Also, hi FFXVgaf. I'm back.

Edit:

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

Wait! That's an option?! Which version?!

 

[Deleted member 144138]

Reminds me of

 

[Nauren]

But.. I like all of them..

 

[The Last One]

Honestly thought this would have been a great cover.

Also, hi FFXVgaf. I'm back.

This is a cover for the Europe. (Special edition)

 

[Verendus]

Pls. Do not objectify. Also, Notis' jacket is covering. Tease tactics.

Just saying.

Noctis has the whole contortion thing going on too. Trying to show off his chest at the same time. He's even squatting to make sure those glutes are pulsing. Then you've got Gladio getting in on the action, and Prompto displaying his legs. Ignis is very clearly displaying off his entire frontal body.

There's clearly something very sexual going on here. I think it's intentional.

 

[Fbh]

Yeah it's terrible.
Even a super generic cover with Noctis on it (face looking down, eyes looking up) would have been better.

It's specially bad since Japan has a great cover.

 

[Cornbread78]

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

If an option, this would be my choice by a country mile.....

 

[vanDoughnut]

Yeah Japanese one is the best.

Shoulda had Prompto holding a huge shotty over his shoulder.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

This is a cover for the Europe. (Special edition)

Hmmmm, would buying the European version for my US PS4 cause any issues or inconveniences?

 

[Lumpy Onion]

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

"I ate too many starburst...barf!"

I dig Amano but this looks really gaudy to me.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

It gives me a sense of adventure!

This was the previous worst FF cover!

They could have made one like that!

 

[FeMui]

The reason why the Amano artwork looks poor is because it's not meant to shrunk down to a tiny hand-sized case. It's supposed to be a giant, sprawling banner art piece as seen at the Uncovered event, where it was first revealed. It looked great there.

 

[Vashetti]

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Friendly reminder that the logo on white reversible is something we're not getting either, it's going to be the logo on black.

 

[rhandino]

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

Looks like garbage.

 

[Captain Stew]

I'm buying it digital so I don't really have an issue.

 

[jax]

It's a generational thing. The main people who buy games now need things more spelled out for them. They won't understand the 20+ year tradition of logo on white.

I actually think the US cover now is just fine. The logo by itself just doesn't look right, and the fan box art is kinda false when you think about it.
Not a fan of the japanese box art.

For the region they're selling the game, the US cover makes since.

tldr; simp it down for the American audience. Aka make it look like a run of the mill western "AAA" release instead of "all white background? Wut. R there zombies in this or not?!"

 

[MaximumSpider]

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:

What could have been.

 

[DMONKUMA]

Shoulda have the crew doing a cheers outside while tabata's face is in the cloud looking at them smiling.

.....

Logo with white background would have been perfect.

 

[The Last One]

Hmmmm, would buying the European version for my US PS4 cause any issues or inconveniences?

I don't know. The game is probably region free but I'm not sure about the DLC.

 

[Setsu00]

I've ordered the deluxe edition and I still can't figure out wtf is going on with the cover...
Hopefully it makes a little more sense once I've beaten the game.

Otherwise, Amano's got some 'splainin' to do...

It's really not that hard to make sense of the artwork. The left half is actually pretty direct and it makes me wonder how you can't at least get an idea what he was going for.

Basically, you start at the left side. You can see the Citadel of Lucis in in front of the moon, symbolizing the begin of Noctis' journey. You can also see the Regalia together with Noctis and his companions alongside a blond woman (presumably Luna) getting captured by a knight. The right half shows a couple of the summons; Leviathan and Shiva are pretty easy to identify.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

They had options. Even these mediocre fan compositions show more promise than what they went with.

 

[the-pi-guy]

What is Gladiolus pointing at?

The giant monstery looking thing in the clouds.

Where the fuck is Prompto going?

He was on the wrong side of the car, and decided jumping over it to join the fight was the best way.


But seriously, it could be better.

 

[The Last One]

They had options. Even these mediocre fan compositions show more promise than what they went with.

These are really horrible.