Valve Unveils Portal 2 Box Art
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I'm with you, pretty lame.
I would have hoped for something more minimalist and... arty? I mean it's a puzzle game for god's sake.
I would have hoped for something more minimalist and... arty? I mean it's a puzzle game for god's sake.
That image of the two robots holding hands would have been perfect for the box art. Or the one where we see GlaDOS through a portal... Don't really care that much though. Everybody should know about portal by now.
If they wanted to focus on the co-op I had another idea. Stark white box background with some grey panels (like the ones in the game) trailing off at the corners or with grid-like dark lines. The blue "Portal 2" logo, stick man and all, at the top. The middle of the box is the the yellow and blue portals side my side, each of the robots peeking out from, stepping out, or holding hands across the portals. This one those really strike me at all. One of the robots gets totally lost in the background.
Of course, though, i'll get it on Steam, so screw this.
Of course, though, i'll get it on Steam, so screw this.
You know considering my first thought of Mass Effect was about its pulpy graphics style I'm a little suprised I didn't see it. Green alien is a total double of Han Solo there.mindlesspuppet said:
Considering how I'll probably just buy it off of Steam what the box art looks like means almost nothing to me.
If I were going to make a cover for it that focused on the co-op element I would have gone with something simple like the two bots standing side by side at a set of elevator doors with the portal guns held up(so they're more clearly visible) like they're ready to go. but maybe that doesn't show the concept of the portals very well
If I were going to make a cover for it that focused on the co-op element I would have gone with something simple like the two bots standing side by side at a set of elevator doors with the portal guns held up(so they're more clearly visible) like they're ready to go. but maybe that doesn't show the concept of the portals very well
Ell as long as the game's good then I don't care. Retail is still important as is having a cool box to grab a shopper's eye. Though a the L4D box art's story shows they do put a lot of thought into design.
I'm putting the release date in pencil just to be on the safe side.
I'm putting the release date in pencil just to be on the safe side.
Well, compared to the originals this just has much too much stuff about the game. Of course the things it explains, we already know, but still. Look at the original: http://www.halflife2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/portal.jpgzHellas said:
It's a symbol with a guy and a hole. We do not know if it's some kinda sign. Do we jump into holes? Is it even a hole?
THen this one. We see robots. Ok, it has robots. We see portals. Ok, it has portals or similiar magical holes in the walls. We see a sci-fi setting. It's gonna be a sci-fi-ish game. 2 robots. Probably 2 players.
It is true that as a sequal, we already know about the game(s), so we dont need all the mystery, but I would had liked for them to continue the sign-style from the first game. Much like they did with L4D-series.
