I originally intended to write a long post analyzing the symbolism in Silent Hill 3 and how it relates to the fears of the female experience (which is what I would do in a full review of the game anyway), but decided to draw this instead. It’s a summary of my feelings about the current situation in my country.
Box Art Battle is a series where we compare box art for several games across multiple regions – and declare one of them the best.
Battle 1: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
The difference in covers between the US/Canadian and Japanese/UK versions of TFF shows a difference in culture. You may be aware of a trope known as “American Kirby Is Hardcore”. This is when a Japanese game with a cutesy and non-confrontational cover is imported and changed for other regions into something less friendly and more action-oriented.
In the US/Canada, the game’s cover sets up the conflict between the warriors aligned with Cosmos and the monsters that work for Chaos. It’s a simple dichotomy that perfectly conveys the game’s adorable art style.
However, in Japan and the UK, we have what appears to be a chocobo singing a song of the game’s numerous characters, protagonists of the Final Fantasy games contained therein. It’s more whimsical and even cuter than the US and Canada’s box art, so I have to give the edge to it.
Continue reading Box Art Battle #2: Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
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