/vr/ - Retro Games

Cultural differences

>>10518490
It only applied to the consoles mostly. 80s and 90s hollywood was full of hard boiled action and american TV was filled with edgy cartoons. Weebs were always attracted to feminine aesthetics. The marketeers were only choosing the box arts accordingly. Also, European box arts were gritty and artistic.

>>10518490
Japan is low test, they like their girls to be girls and their boys to be girls too

>>10518513
>what is it about the cultures
>cultural differences
So this is the full power of >>>/vr/ 's insight

>>10518515
I don't think Psygnosis counts. They only had one style: kino.

>>10518490
pedos dont like anyone over the age of 12 in their vidya, this is why Japan is so obsessed with the child like cartoon style.

>>10518490
>Why is US box art always trying to be dark, gritty, realistic, masculine?
god fucking forbid

>>10518549
Knew someone would be triggered. The chuds feel insecure about themselves so they feel called out for pretending to be something they're not.

Also
>god fucking forbid
As if we've never had this ever.
The 20s and 1910s.
The 40s.
50s rebel culture.
80s.
And everything since about 2008, all have been about the above in America. You're under no threat.

>>10518490
Japan and Europe were aware that their target audience is children, to whom they were selling toys (digital ones). The American market was full of insecure teenagers and even more insecure manchildren.

>>10518594
Unironically looks better with the angry eyes in this example.

>>10518594
But what is Tommy Tallarico's opinion on it?

>>10518594
Well he's going very fast, I would be focused too.
He's even holding on he's going so fast.

>>10518586
I think this might be it. Self-awareness vs delusion.

>>10518490
>Why is EU always trying to be jank, cartoony, artsy, soft/friendly?

>>10518659
Exceptions coexist with generalizations

>>10518586
Thats the right answer

>>10518490
I don't know, I think all 3 have their place.
Most of the time I prefer the OG regardless where it was made but Kid Chameleon's US cover will always be better in my eyes

>>10518546
Are you implying most of Japan are pedos?

>>10518526
I don’t think there are elementary school drag shows in Japan, my fellow burger. Don’t throw troon stones in rainbow stained-glass houses

>>10519439
Hopefully this thread won't derail into a troon debate.

>>10519439
true but... >>>/pol/ >>>/lgbt/

>>10518515
didn't they literally rip off rock album cover-art? that's not "artistic" that's just copypastaring.

>>10518490
well im gonna post my fav and you little cancel culture zoomzooms and go scream about weebs or truuns or whatever into the >>>/trash/ void.

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>>10519621
can't find higher res of these. and i already sold my taiwanese edition of it.

>>10519642
this shit. it's like every version just added more bling to the JP version.

>>10519651
uuuu

>>10519663
Uw1

>>10519675
uv

>>10518490
In America it is Hollywood slop marketing extending to video games. It's all showbiz over there

In Japan it is their fascination with novelties

In Europe it is an American chip on their shoulder. In the case of video game box art it does actually tend to produce superior results

>>10519682
i would say the canadian one is worst because leaf and because they removed the stony texture?

>>10519690
the /jaypee/ one decided to redraw the art for UW1?

>>10519697
Schnapp Die Crystal!!!

>>10518490
>unironically its dey culcha

>>10519718
Carmack art

>>10519730
Carmack's bro got a bit more help this time.

>>10519737
both from USA but the Shareware ver looks more like the back cover.

>>10519757
MOO Euros re-release and OG USA edition.

>>10519774
lots of versions of this game. but no cover/box art for Genesis version? oh it's the same of the PC cover.

>>10519718
>Schnapp Die Crystal!!!
sounds good

>pal

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>>10519590
No, they commissioned the artist who worked with Yes, Roger Dean, to design their company logo and video game box arts. They're all inspired by the games. The only artwork Psygnosis "stole" from a rock album are Terrorpods and Fatal Rewind (Mega Drive port of The Killing Game Show), which came from a series of canceled artworks Roger Dean offered to Jeff Wayne for his The War of the Worlds album. Dean also worked on Tetris and the famicom box art for Henk Roger's JRPG Black Onyx. Of alla the video game artworks he had worked on, the European developed ones are always the best looking. Europeans really had the knack for aesthetics.

>>10518549
My post got deleted for proving you wrong. Interesting.

Needless to say, you're really sensitive about this for no reason. If anything, we have too much of this bullshit, and have had it for far too long.

>>10519723
What does this even mean. Speak English.

>>10518490
Cover art is always brought up EU has some nicer ones but they're always bogged down by having actual crap cases to go along with them.

>>10521107
Why do you think that is?

>>10519718

Why is Pokemon one time a TM and the other time an (R)?

>>10522239
At least in the US, TM is for any trademark you want to protect, whether it's registered or not. R is for something you've actually registered.

>>10518490
>US Box art
Depends, really. US box art typically designed based on demographics - Cartoony and "vibrant" box arts were targeted at younger demographics, and grittier/realistic box arts were targeted at older demographics. Japan had more of a one-size-fits-all mentality and just gave everything a cutesy aesthetic.

West was also deeply influenced by the 70's and 80's fantasy authors of the time who drew very stunning artwork.

>>10518490
>US Box art
Depends, really. US box art was typically designed based on demographics - Cartoony and "vibrant" box arts were targeted at younger demographics, and grittier/realistic box arts were targeted at older demographics. Japan had more of a one-size-fits-all mentality and just gave everything a cutesy aesthetic.

West was also deeply influenced by the 70's and 80's fantasy artists of the time who drew very stunning artwork.

>American vidya market is mostly middle school aged boys who like dark and edgy shit and find that cool
>They find cutesy shit lame
>JP shit has to be edgified for US market, otherwise Billy won't want it, or if he has it, he'll be beat up to a god damn pulp on the playground
>Japan doesn't really care, because everything is "KawaiI" anyways, they're beyond shit like that
>Euro kids have other issues than "this game looks like a girl game"
There's your answer op

>>10523257
What did they meme by this

>>10518490
Because US boxart reflects the people they're marketing it for, so it has to look cheap, infantile, exaggerated and pretty much look like a generic summer comedy movie you'll forget by the end of the week with a "basic reading comprehension is required to fully enjoy this game" sticker on the corner of the box.
Very few burger artists recognized that videogames weren't just kids toys.

>>10523180
>we’ve gone from this to modern dnd/wow type aesthetics

Make it make sense