Box Art

[James Brown]

Hands down I think this fan box art is one of the best (by Riccardo Favera)

[JohnBlack]

GOD I wish they used this logo in screenshots and on the website already! Not that egyptish.

[Spaghetti]

GOD I wish they used this logo in screenshots and on the website already! Not that egyptish.

They went back to using it in the Christmas and New Years updates at least.

[Anonymous81]

This just made a question rise in my mind I hadn't considered before.

Given that Ys Net are effectively self-publishing the game, with some publishing on PS4 handled by Sony and support from Shibuya... will the Sega logo even appear on the box? Or even in the game's opening logos?

Not that it's that big a deal, but it will feel really strange not to see or hear Sega anywhere in the game, other than some fine print pertaining to the game rights, special thanks, or what have you.

[Let's Get Sweaty]

I'll be surprised if you have to turn up too many stones to find a Sega logo. They own the Shenmue IP, so it would be like playing Arkham Asylum and not seeing the DC logo.

[Yokosuka]

Did you mean Riccardo *Valverde ?

[FlagshipFighter]

I'm really excited to see what new art, images and assets they will conjure for this game! It's a nice cover OP but I think over time those images from the earlier games retro-fitted into new covers. Also the collage of characters are not well constructed/considered nor is the use of colour imo.

I know it has mixed opinions, but I really liked the Xbox (european) cover to Shenmue 2. The reason is because of the homage it pays to Drew Struzan's work from and all the Star Wars/Indiana Jones boxarts. It gives the game the right impression, that is of a world and story of an ambitious and unprecedented scale. What I liked most about it is that (unlike most things today) it's actually handmade (painted) which totally gives it the right, timeless vibe and imo stands out from the others, especially with that colour pallet.

[Serenade]

Did you mean Riccardo *Valverde ?

Nope. I got Favera instead

[Centrale]

Given that Ys Net are effectively self-publishing the game, with some publishing on PS4 handled by Sony and support from Shibuya... will the Sega logo even appear on the box? Or even in the game's opening logos?

It might be something like Rez HD. It doesn't begin with a Sega logo splash screen but at the title screen it simply says ©SEGA as well as the other developer credits.

[killthesagabeforeitkillsu]

[GT-Racer]

Would prefer much newer art on the box rather than recycled ones from the DC era.

[SMDzero]

What if they used THIS picture for the box art??????

[Serenade]

What if they used THIS picture for the box art??????

Best box art ever