On the left we have the original Bungie cover (placeholder) and on the right the new one.
I wish Bungie would of stuck with the original design they had, it was unique and looked very mysterious.The protagonist looking away with their gun staring at the distance has been done so many times. The traveler floating above Earth by itself is a very powerful image I think gets ruined by adding the 3 Guardians. I think the Travaler alone stands out to me much more than the Guardians and overall it looks much nicer to look at. The new one kind of looks quickly shopped.
I understand the need to attract people but the new one looks really generic, the Traveler by itself seems kind of Iconic and something new.
Also I wish we could have seen the xbox Boxart and get announcements for the Xbox 360 and xbox One.
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Edited by Saxoclone: 9/30/2013 5:25:49 PMFor the same reason that Bioshock Infinite had a more generic "guy with a gun" art. I agree, the art on the left looks better. But if you were someone that didn't know anything about Destiny until you looked at the box, what would it tell you? It looks kind of sci-fi. It maybe takes place in space? But it's showing Earth, so maybe it's only on Earth. As for the type of game or what kind of gameplay to expect, the left art doesn't tell the average Joe anything. The one on the right is more generic, but is also instantly recognizable by the uninitiated. It has guys in futuristic armor and a space-ship sort of thing. So clearly it's sci-fi and takes place in space. One of the guys has some sort of magic thing, so there might be some fantasy elements. And of course, everyone's holding guns, so this game is clearly a shooter. Again, to go back to Bioshock Infinite, I think it was Ken Levine that said box art basically has to cater to the lowest common denominator of consumer, someone who knows nothing about your game before they pick up the box. So you need to be able to tell them everything they need to know in that first image. Otherwise people won't want to learn more about it. Maybe Bungie will provide some alternate cover jackets to print out or put the placeholder art on a special edition.