Bioshock Infinite: The latest victim of the Stupid-American-Box-Art Virus.

[Ickorus]

Just because nobody has even considered posting a direct image of the box art in two pages, here it is for anyone that doesn't particularly care to be forced to use google to be able to comment in a thread:

Looks pretty crappy, glad if I get the game it'll be through Steam.

 

[DustyDrB]

Just because nobody has even considered posting a direct image of the box art in two pages, here it is for anyone that doesn't particularly care to be forced to use google to be able to comment in a thread:

Looks pretty crappy, glad if I get the game it'll be through Steam.

He put the image in the spoiler tag. It's a long caption in the spoiler box, so I can't blame you if you thought it was a quote box.

 

[Genocidicles]

It is pretty generic, and almost certainly made to appeal to the dudebros.

Still... At least there is some colour on there, right?

 

[jollybarracuda]

Wow, yah, that cover is just...awful. You would think with the imaginative artists at Irrational they would be allowed to come up with something not so boring, but, if im not mistaken, the design for a box art is under the umbrella of the publisher, as it counts as advertising, so damn.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

Meh. That's the market for you. Spunkgargleweewee sells like hot cakes, so they're commercially forced to give Bioshock Infinite a CoD-ified cover. Gotta try and turn all the dudebros and the brahs' attention, after all. That's where the money's at.

Not that it matters, I don't tend to stare at a game's box art for very long.

 

[hazabaza1]

Wait, has this thread really been locked?

Yeah, I didn't think so. Goddamnit. I WAS going to quote someone but I guess the forum just fucking hates me right now, and I'm too lazy to go back and find the post to do it again. You can ignore this.

The duplicate thread got merged with this one so you were probably in the one that was going to get locked and by the time you posted your comment it already happened.

 

[Arfonious]

Don't judge a book by its cover?

 

[JackandTom]

Well I don't see what the fuss is about. I really like it.

 

[Full]

Why not one of these instead?
Then again, hopefully with being European, I won't have to look at that cover.

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Wha- are those, really the box covers you guys get? God dammit.

If so, I see the problem now.

 

[White_Lama]

Why not one of these instead?
Then again, hopefully with being European, I won't have to look at that cover.

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Wha- are those, really the box covers you guys get? God dammit.

If so, I see the problem now.

Well, one can hope at least, I found those covers after a bit of looking around on google, so no sure sources.
But I hope they are better than the one that OP linked ^^

 

[Ulixes Dimon]

At least it isn't a cornucopia of floating heads.

I blame starwars boxart for that becoming a thing.

 

[CityofTreez]

Wow, I definitely won't be buying it now!

/sarcasm

For something that I'm going to be looking at for maybe, 2 seconds (If I buy it on console) this really is a non issue.

 

[Ickorus]

Just because nobody has even considered posting a direct image of the box art in two pages, here it is for anyone that doesn't particularly care to be forced to use google to be able to comment in a thread:

Looks pretty crappy, glad if I get the game it'll be through Steam.

He put the image in the spoiler tag. It's a long caption in the spoiler box, so I can't blame you if you thought it was a quote box.

Yeah, figured it was quoted to bring attention to that section of the post, my mistake.

 

[Nonomori]

Don't judge a book by its cover?

Nobody is saying that the game is bad.

 

[lacktheknack]

None of it is as terrible as the Amnesia boxart.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/1194/1706047-51sa_dqmkgl_super.jpg

Assuming we never cross THIS threshold, I can deal with it.

 

[Vkmies]

Yeah, I read this shit on Destructoid. Too bad really. Does anyone know what the EU art looks like?
We got the good Heavy Rain art, among a few other ones, so here's hoping they make something badass for us though.

 

[Arfonious]

Don't judge a book by its cover?

Nobody is saying that the game is bad.

Indeed, so why would the box art matter?

 

[Nonomori]

Don't judge a book by its cover?

Nobody is saying that the game is bad.

Indeed, so why would the box art matter?

It's hard to see that way, but besides being part of the marketing campaign, cover art is art, as well as the game itself. Of course, it won't stop anyone from buying and enjoying the new Bioshock, but everyone has the right to criticize a generic, boring box art.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

None of it is as terrible as the Amnesia boxart.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/1194/1706047-51sa_dqmkgl_super.jpg

Assuming we never cross THIS threshold, I can deal with it.

Well I guess the box art does make a person piss themselves, though for completely the opposite reasons.

Too bad about the box art for fellow gamers across the pond, but on the plus side, you do have cheaper electronic goods, so I guess that helps?(superiority, games-wise)

Captcha: nitty--gritty

More like Shitty-gritty, right guys?Guys...?



(I'm never right)

 

[JagermanXcell]

Heh, I wonder if the burning US flag will net them some free publicity from Fox News or the like.

You've gone and jynxed it sir. Congrats.

Yeah its a pretty cliche cover for something as atmospheric as a Bioshock game (even if it is an FPS), but you can't judge a game buy its cover. Cause the game definitely still looks great. Spec Ops the Line did the same thing, but I'm starting to think the box art was intentional instead of for satirical purposes... can someone please confirm me on this, I think I might throw up...