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Title: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: alexosborn on February 07, 2015, 01:04:51 PM

Monolith Software's JRPG will support pre-loading, too.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/39597/xenoblade-chronicles-x-japanese-box-art-bundle-unveiled

The official Japanese box art for Xenoblade Chronicles X has been revealed.

Additionally, a 32 GB Wii U console bundle that comes with a copy of the game, an art book, and map was announced during yesterday's "Direct" broadcast. It'll be priced at 35,000 yen and is currently only confirmed for release in Japan.

Nintendo and Monolith Software also confirmed that Wii U owners will be able to pre-purchase and pre-download the game ahead of release. It's a sizable download, though, weighing in at a whopping 22.7 GB.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is set to launch on April 29 in Japan. The release date for other territories has yet to be announced.

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: broodwars on February 07, 2015, 09:46:04 PM

Meh. It's not a bad piece of artwork, but it's not what I would have used for cover art. Cover art is supposed to get the customer's attention and drop a little hint of what the game's about to entice the customer to buy the game. To me, that cover doesn't scream "epic roleplaying with a massive world and a memorable cast of characters." All the character have their back turned to the camera and are very small in the image. The "world" is also incredibly obscured. All this cover tells me is that there's a mech in the game. It's not an evocative image and it's not iconic. It's just a big, generic mech, like countless generic anime series.

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: kokumaker on February 08, 2015, 12:48:09 PM

23 GB!!! This will definitely be a disc purchase for me!

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: Ceric on February 08, 2015, 05:10:11 PM

I like it.  Especially as a Japanese game cover.  I pick up and consider a game like that.
Could you post a picture of a game cover for this style of game that better demonstrates the elements your saying?

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on February 08, 2015, 05:22:24 PM

This is a very Japanese game of course the art is going to look anime what would you expect from this type of game?

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: broodwars on February 08, 2015, 05:33:14 PM

Quote from: marvel_moviefan_2012 on February 08, 2015, 05:22:24 PM

This is a very Japanese game of course the art is going to look anime what would you expect from this type of game?

Not to look generic. Besides, this is a modified version of a much better image that is much more interesting:

(http://cdn3.dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/top_eyecatch.jpg?eaa32f)

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: Ceric on February 08, 2015, 06:34:20 PM

I like the other image better.

Title: Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Japanese Box Art, Bundle Unveiled
Post by: Mop it up on February 08, 2015, 07:00:21 PM

The box art kinda reminds me of those mech battle games that were all the rage on the PlayStation.