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SCEA to offer alternative boxart for Heavy Rain's NA release

Posted Jan 13, 2010 at 3:55PM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: boxart, DIY, Heavy Rain, playstation 3 updates, Quantic Dream, SCEA

Reactions were a bit mixed when SCEA officially unveiled the North American box art for Heavy Rain. If you count yourself as among those who hated it, here's some good news for you.

Cristian Cardona, SCEA's associate product manager for software marketing, commented on the US PlayStation blog that gamers who prefer the EU boxart will be able to print out their own. The artwork will be made available on the PS blog when the game nears release, presumably as a preformatted PDF file.

Just for comparison's sake, here are the NA and EU boxes for Heavy Rain:

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I think the US boxart serves a purpose. Americans are drawn to things with an indication of violence in it. If they see an origami on the cover they're not gonna be drawn to it. No one I know who has a PS3 knows what "Heavy Rain" is or what it's about. Sad really, because I don't think it has or will have a big following here in the US.

+1 # huh — fearlubu 2010-01-13 20:41

did you not notice the fact that they (once again) put a girl in front (and might I add that she is wet and in a tank top)with her boobs and sticking out and whatnot?

Also, our nice little detective to the right kind of making him look like a mobster for those who doesn't know much of the game

gosh i hate this country....

-2 # wut — Master Chef 2010-01-13 21:00

Quoting fearlubu:

did you not notice the fact that they (once again) put a girl in front (and might I add that she is wet and in a tank top)with her boobs and sticking out and whatnot?

Also, our nice little detective to the right kind of making him look like a mobster for those who doesn't know much of the game

gosh i hate this country....

Did you notice that both of them are terrible? The US cover is too busy and the EU cover is just plain boring. Even at that I'll still take a decent looking girl over some piece of paper. You gay by chance?

And if you hate the US then get out, simple.

+2 # ^lol — papajag 2010-01-13 21:24

I like the EU cover better. what's so bad about plain? The thing that makes the covers ugly is the huge PS3 sign.

@fearlubu
Dude it's like that all over the world. Sex sells man. The reason they do this is because many Americans love violent games and by putting sex and violence on the cover, it just made the game more interesting.

# RE: ^lol — linked2thepast06 2010-01-15 17:50

Quoting papajag:

I like the EU cover better. what's so bad about plain? The thing that makes the covers ugly is the huge PS3 sign.

@fearlubu
Dude it's like that all over the world. Sex sells man. The reason they do this is because many Americans love violent games and by putting sex and violence on the cover, it just made the game more interesting.

Just like I said.

+2 # RE: wut — Navani 2010-01-14 00:29

Quoting Master Chef:

Quoting fearlubu:
did you not notice the fact that they (once again) put a girl in front (and might I add that she is wet and in a tank top)with her boobs and sticking out and whatnot?

Also, our nice little detective to the right kind of making him look like a mobster for those who doesn't know much of the game

gosh i hate this country....

Did you notice that both of them are terrible? The US cover is too busy and the EU cover is just plain boring. Even at that I'll still take a decent looking girl over some piece of paper. You gay by chance?

And if you hate the US then get out, simple.

I disagree, I like the EU box art. I think it makes it pretty obvious it's a mystery. It's plain enough that it'll stand out in a row of games and it makes you wonder like.. "Wow, I wonder what that's about?"

# RE: wut — nomder 2010-01-14 23:24

Quoting Master Chef:

Quoting fearlubu:
did you not notice the fact that they (once again) put a girl in front (and might I add that she is wet and in a tank top)with her boobs and sticking out and whatnot?

Also, our nice little detective to the right kind of making him look like a mobster for those who doesn't know much of the game

gosh i hate this country....

Did you notice that both of them are terrible? The US cover is too busy and the EU cover is just plain boring. Even at that I'll still take a decent looking girl over some piece of paper. You gay by chance?

And if you hate the US then get out, simple.

I think the O.P. was implying he's bothered by the fact that it takes sex to sell a game that is so much deeper than the cover implies. Maybe he's pissed off by the stereotypical responses that are expected from a society that promotes ignorance and everything fast, easy, cheap, and stupid. BTW, this is from a proud American :)

-2 # RE: huh — Guest 2010-01-14 15:53

If you hate this country, you have two options, keep your opinion to yourself, or move. Have a nice day!

+1 # Or...... — nomder 2010-01-14 23:21

Quoting jsilva93635:

If you hate this country, you have two options, keep your opinion to yourself, or move. Have a nice day!

Or, you can say whatever you want and if others don't like it, they can keep it to themselves, freedom of speech baby, freedom of speech.

# RE: Or...... — Guest 2010-01-15 21:09

So essentially, use the bill of rights that is exclusive to this country (freedom of speech) to complain about a country you "hate".....which upholds said bill of rights... which you live in...

Try saying crap like that in a fistful of places all over the world and you (or your family) would pay dearly

Enjoy eating those hypocrite-O's?

Freedom of speech works both ways, both sides have their zealots and logical folks. It's the logical ones that are hard to find, since zealots often bark so loudly it makes the entire party look a buffoon.

# LMAO...HAHA, YES. — nomder 2010-01-16 21:11

Like I said, freedom of speech, you don't like it too bad. Maybe it's hypocritical, maybe it's painful or makes you angry, which I do understand, but regardless, still their right, whether you or I like it or not.

Good thing about The U.S. is that anyone can have their opinion and because we're not a third world country, yet, people don't have to worry about backlash from what they say, unless of course they make a comment on qj.net. LOL. And speaking of hypocrite O's. wtf are you talking about? The U.S. is THE MOST hypocritical country on Earth. Maybe you should read some history or just follow the news for a day to educate yourself. Besides, what BILL OF RIGHTS? That went out the window with the Patriot Act.......

# and so the zealot barks... — Guest 2010-01-16 23:49

It's so out the window you're in jail right now for sedition, oh wait you're not, you're just a typical basement dwelling "no, my mom lives with ME" bite the hand that feeds child who plays into this whole Blue > Red BS (or vice versa) agenda.

Maybe it's hypocritical, no, IT IS.
"I hate this country, blah blah blah, but I'm still going to sit here loaf and mooch off the system, and if someone tells me to leave THEN I will bring up the bill of rights, because I hate this country so much but I love the liberties that allow me to sound like a spoiled petulant brat"

If you genuinely think it's that bad here, renounce your citizenship and go to some 3rd world country. Give that a shot for a while. You think the US is oppressive? LMAO Oh the pleasantries that await you.

It's always the sheltered who assume the world is collapsing at the slightest tremor.

Putting the troll in his place aside, I prefer the origami box art.

# LOL — nomder 2010-01-19 01:35

Feel better? Troll? LOL, nice paragraphs! I bet you probably read that out loud and got off to the sound of your own voice. Such ignorance in your words, like a 2nd year college student, blind, stupid, and so damn sure of your opinion. Why don't you stop spewing your pathetic attempt at sounding articulate and read my words, moron.

You sound so much like the Gestapo it's not even funny. You're actually upset that other people have an opinion? Isn't that what freedom is about?; Being able to question things, have an opinion, and dislike the way some things have become?

No you're right. Let's all become mindless zombie clones like you, think like you do, and believe everywhere else is worse. Have you ever even been outside of the U.S. or are you just spewing nonsense at me from the things you see on tv? Hmm? I bet you have an American Flag tattooed right on your ass. No wonder the world thinks we're morons and hates us......

# Well... — Guest 2010-01-21 10:26

He could always come to Canada rather than a third world country.

-2 # why doesnt scea make 1 4 all? — Guest 2010-01-13 19:16

SCEA KNEW THT N.AMERICANZ WASNT GOING 2 LIKE IT

.I MEAN WHO WOULD,BUT THEY LIKE 2 SET THE LINE BETWEEN US & EU DNT THEY.THEY LIKE 2 MESS WTH OUR HEADZ,WELL NOT MINES..I REALLY DNT CARE BUT BOX 2 DOES LOOKZ MORE MISTERY APPEALING..MOVIE STYLE U KNW...

-1 # love how — Navani 2010-01-14 13:12

Quoting iTz_CuRtAiNz_4u :

SCEA KNEW THT N.AMERICANZ WASNT GOING 2 LIKE IT .I MEAN WHO WOULD,BUT THEY LIKE 2 SET THE LINE BETWEEN US & EU DNT THEY.THEY LIKE 2 MESS WTH OUR HEADZ,WELL NOT MINES..I REALLY DNT CARE BUT BOX 2 DOES LOOKZ MORE MISTERY APPEALING..MOVIE STYLE U KNW...

I love how you spelled "appealing" correctly but misspelled "mystery", added a Z where an S should go, couldn't spell out the words "that and".. eh, this is the internet, not a text

# Both of them are ugly. — ShinFuYux 2010-01-13 20:14

The European box art isn't even better than the American one. Both of them are plain and boring.

# ... — ShinseiTom 2010-01-13 20:15

I'd rather they just kept one cover. Most of the time if it originated somewhere else than the US, and they change it coming here... it sucks or is at least worse than just keeping the original art.

It's not as bad as it was in the 80-90's, but it's still bleh a lot of the time.

# really? — Guest 2010-01-13 21:19

its just a box art. that doesnt make a difference in the game. r u really gonna just buy it for that. whatever, i dont care about which(although the us one is more interesting). lets just enjoy this game

# prefer EU — Guest 2010-01-13 21:45

I like how EU box art is usually more simple/KISS (keep it simple stupid)..

Another fact I like about 'em.. is how the developers name is always in front..

That's nice.

+2 # Boxart — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2010-01-13 22:56

I think they should use the origami artwork but have faint game images on the polygons of the paper with the rain poring heavily on it.

# ... — hush404 2010-01-14 00:04

I like the us box.

# this is — your_fire 2010-01-14 00:17

the first game i'm going to buy for ps3!

# here I go — Guest 2010-01-14 01:51

WHY PEEPLE POST N CAPZ AN CAN-KNOT SPELL OR PUNKTUATE WORTH A DIZZLE BIZZLE?

# It's a game — ...... 2010-01-14 04:07

it doesn't matter what the cover is, just care about the game, as long as gamers know "Don't judge a game by its cover" yeah I know it was originally book, then they wouldn't be missing out

# RE: SCEA to offer alternative boxart for Heavy Rain's NA release — unggoy 2010-01-14 17:39

who cares about the boxart?.. youre not buying the game just to stare at it, are you?.. people are making this a big of a deal..

# It is important — Guest 2010-01-14 22:35

Because people who are shopping for games but are not familiar with it will most probably get a bad impression based on its boxart alone.

# IF — Vman00 2010-01-14 23:08

Gamers want to know what a game is about, they should turn over to the back of the case...

# I like the EU Box Art — nomder 2010-01-14 23:25

Very mysterious. Very intriguing. Guess it's whats on the inside that counts eh?

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