DX2 box art

[Random]

Originally posted by Sense
It just looks cheesy and unoriginal, imo. I thought they were going for a more mature look for the game -- like James Warren said, not the opposite. That one is better than the first, but still very disappointing.

Oh, I just noticed that the picture I quoted has changed. I was originally talking about the one with Alex standing in the middle of the box looking slightly down and to the left.

[El Padrino]

Originally posted by Sylvester Ink
So maybe the marketing people DO have something going!

Maybe they do; I'm not saying they don't. And it probably doesn't make sense, but I'm not slamming the Marketing department. One of the things they do for this sort of thing is research on what works. So they could very well be giving Invisible War a box that sells more copies.

But that doesn't mean that the art doesn't suck.

[Sylvester Ink]

Too true . . .
Same with the tagline . . .

I just want to say something about the argument that they're just using the box-art to attract the teenie crowd to buy the game, and therefore it justifies using it.

The problem with that theory is that even if the 15 year old who wants to "kick some terrorist ass" in the future whole holding his weapon "gangsta style" gets conned and goes home and plays the game, only to find out that its NOT a straight run and gun, the standard response would be to go off to whatever message board he usually posts on and tell the world how much the game sucks. He'll probably tell all his friends to avoid the game too.

Which will probably kill off a lot of sales.

What they should try and do is appeal to market they make the game for.

[Lawnboy360]

In theory, this shouldn't be a problem, since DXIW is supposed to allow different styles of play, straight run and gun included.

[F3nyx]

Well, yeah. But it's still a fairly realistic game - "run and gun" games aren't. Can you imagine Serious Sam-type gameply in DX? Ludicrous... and the 15yo in question would probably be disappointed (his loss!).

I'm in agreement with those who said misleading marketing will hurt them. They're not even hyping the game up... they're more hyping it sideways.

[Viking]

I'm in agreement with those who said misleading marketing will hurt them.

For all you know, it's not misleading at all. Perhaps, the game is just as good at running and gunning as it is at being stealthy. We haven't played it. I'm pessimistic when it comes to this sequel, but for other reasons. The slogan is horrible, yes; misleading? We don't know that. We can't know that, not right now.

[El Padrino]

After going stealthy the first 4 or 5 times through Deus Ex, I played it like a trigger happy madman and wasn't disappointed. I'm sure the second one won't disappoint, either.

(As a trigger happy madman, I didn't just run out in the open everywhere, guns blazing all the time, since doing that is just a quick way to get killed. This applies to games like Call of Duty, so I think the use of "trigger happy" as my play style in Deus Ex is fair.)

[Darko]

Out of all the box arts i really like the last one that fuzz posted from best buy.

The reason for this is becuase AlexD in that box art was derived from this pic : http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~somi...eusex2/wp3.jpg

in that pic, AlexD looks much more mature with more subtle clothing and attitude (except the glowing eyes ) and hes also not pointing a bulky big a** pistol in your face with a stupid hip look on his face with flashy colorful purple glowing clothing.

Personally, if i were incharge for box art over Eidos, i would have the concept art of the city backdrop of seattle (if anyone cant remember that : ) this backround, perhaps at night maybe, with a muture looking alexD is the way to go IMO

[Jock]

If they make a seattle background, i wanna be able to see my old house.