Box Art Battle #2: Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series

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.

US/Canada Cover

JP/UK Cover

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.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call – Final Stats and Thoughts

Sometimes, I felt guilty playing these games so much after beating them when I have so many other games to beat, but doing these LP’s back to back made me realize just how much I love these games. However you choose to classify it, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a classic.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Part Seven

January 19, 2015: Dramatis Personae Continued

Rikku: “This Al Bhed girl formed the Gullwings together with her brother. While the spheres they hunt may reveal a frightening past, Rikku does not avert her eyes from the truth, striding forward and bringing hope to Paine and Yuna despite all.”

Paine: “This taciturn girl does not seem to need others for much, yet her great emotional scars prove that she has cared deeply before. The mysteries of her past follow her into her present, but her new friends will stand beside her regardless.”