The Halo4 box art is indeed splendid, but one thing does bother me, which is Master Chief looking to the right (from our perspective). We can not see the front of his helmet like in previous titles.
I was wondering how it would look if Master Chief was looking a little more forward, like how it has been in CE, Halo2, and Halo3. In CE he looks directly forward (like if he is looking at you), in Halo2 he is looking very slightly to the left and looks like he is looking out into the far distance, and in Halo3 he is looking quite a lot to the right, but we can still see the front of his helmet. Is it just me or does anyone else like seeing the front of his helmet in box covers? I mean, that helmet is an icon to the Halo franchise, and in the Halo4 box art we only see the one side because he is looking way to much to the right.
Just to add on to it though, Master Chief is not up front and center of attention in the Halo4 box art, the backround is rather a big part of it compared to the box art of previous titles. The first supposed box art did put him in the spotlight, but it was way to much, and I was glad that it was not the real box art when the real one was confirmed. Now the box art is great, don’t get me wrong, but I just feel like it should show Chief looking forward a little more, I want it to show that MC is back!
I decided to create an alternative box art cover to see how different it would be, so please take a look.
Alternative box art: http: http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii611/darklightx00/?action=view¤t=haloboxartalt.jpg
Side by side comparison of the original and altered box art: http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii611/darklightx00/?action=view¤t=sidebyside.jpg
What do you think think of it?
Anyone else feel this way about the box art?
p.s Sorry if the alternative version looks a little off or wierd, but it is just to get an idea of how it could look, and of course 343 would make it a lot better.
