Capcom Copies Mock RE5 Box Art

- Ghost of Sparta - - 376 days 16 hours ago

I was wondering why it looks so bland.

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rucky - 376 days 15 hours ago

Tsk tsk Capcom, first the Okami box art scandal now this?

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Mayle - 376 days 13 hours ago

The Fan art box focuses more on Chris Redfield and puts him in the middle with the girl off to the side. While the official box puts both characters front and center

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LittleBigSackBoy - 376 days 13 hours ago

I like it...It's not great but it's not the worst cover in the world...

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mquirozz - 376 days 13 hours ago

simple 5 wouldve sufficed. I dont care about crazy box arts I like the simple ones.

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ZombieButcher - 376 days 13 hours ago

Unless this guy actually drew the art work then he was stealing from capcom in the first place. They just capitalized in on his mashing together of their property.

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FantasyStar - 376 days 13 hours ago

And this is why I look down on user-created content. You can make whatever you want, but others can profit from your work and you can't do squat. The least Capcom can do is give DeathspawnII a free copy of RE5 as a sign of good faith.

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stevec32 - 376 days 13 hours ago

Well, to be honest, game creators tend to have made the box art way way way early on. I did work experience last year at lionhead and they had already done the box art for Fable 2, so there's a chance that they had actually already done it. Besides, that picture of them back to back (well, almost) was always likely to be the box art so just because someone put it on a cover before them doesn't mean capcom copied it ffs. Besides, I actually think this 'deathspawn' vision of the box art is better than Capcoms so he should hardly be that bothered. If you remember,people were taking all of the GTA IV art and putting it on a mock up and the only thing that wasn't the same was the order that the pictures were actually in come the final retail box art. When there's only one picture to get right, like in this case, it's not hard for the two to end up so similar.

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kindi_boy - 376 days 12 hours ago

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Blink_44 - 376 days 11 hours ago

Deathspawn's is better.

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Sari - 376 days 11 hours ago

The guy who made it had no copyright over the image, so he isn't gonna get anything out of it. Big deal.

If I was him, I'd be happy. That means Capcom actually LOOKED at my mock cover and thought it would suffice as proper box art.

Anyway, there won't be anything done to change things, life will continue, and we get our brand new Resident Evil.

I see no problems, yes?

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fuzion17c - 376 days 10 hours ago

Did anyone even notice the continent of Africa behind Chris and Sheva in the official box art? Looks good to me!

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pcz - 376 days 9 hours ago

i think the box art looks tacky.

but anyway, capcom own those renders, just because the guy rearranged them doesn't mean they are his design.

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Sitdown - 376 days 9 hours ago

how it shows that "Capcom lack inspiration".

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d3l33t - 376 days 8 hours ago

wow did anyone notice the machete is missing from his back on the ps3 version?

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Xman1231 - 376 days 4 hours ago

deathspawn cover looks alot better.

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pcz - 375 days 23 hours ago

the deathspawn cover is messy. capcom have edited things out, like the machete.

capcom also added the shape of the african continent in the background. instead of that vague blur in the background of deathspawns image.

So capcoms version is simple, bold and effective. it has context beyond the 'resident evil 5' caption. capcoms versions speaks a lot more, you can read into it.

deathspawns version doesn't do this, its only the 'resident evil 5' caption that gives it any context.

as another user pointed out, deathspawn put the female character in the males shadow.. capcom have created a better balance, like they are covering eachother, rather than the male sheilding her like she is defenseless.

capcoms is so much better

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Batzi - 376 days 10 hours ago

I love the boxart.

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