Comments on: Box Art Love: FolksSoul

By: Pichi

Pichi — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:39:28 +0000

The box art reminds me of the American box art for Ico. The close up head, character body on the bottom, something big on the top right.

By: Roli O.

Roli O. — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:17:03 +0000

@ Anony

Yes because apparently comparing a JPN game cover and a US game cover and noticing their differences both in appearance and creative detail are part of being a Japanophile right?

Grow up please.

By: Anony

Anony — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:28:58 +0000

“most Japanese covers have creative detail”
Japanophile Alert! Japanophile Alert! DANGER! DANGER!

By: Roli O.

Roli O. — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:08:53 +0000

@ Aoshi00

Hmm. The box art looks like a Japanese cover to me. Normally when I see a U.S. cover it either has some action oriented collages or just a very generic image whereas most Japanese covers have creative detail. Kind of like this box art here.

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:38:22 +0000

I’m ok w/ the new name, but the art is not all that great, wonder if this is final. Actually this seems like more of an US. cover, how they do a collage from bits and pieces, and all the styles seem kind of jarring. If I hear the gameplay is good I would get it real soon.

By: markgreyam

markgreyam — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:22:10 +0000

I’m still preferring the previous cover art, back when it didn’t have such a strange name.

By: Anony

Anony — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:10:07 +0000

It’s too bad Cozy Okada only has creative input on this game. I don’t have much hope for the game since it’s being developed by Game Republic, and they don’t exactly have a very good track record. I would’ve preferred if Okada’s company, GAIA [who developed Jewel Summoner], was working on it, instead.

I think Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realm sounded better. FolksSoul sounds like a compilation album or something.

By: Roli O.

Roli O. — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:35:30 +0000

@ Spencer,

A good way to determine if it’ll do well is to look at Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner and how good it did in Japan. From what I’ve heard on GameFAQs (yes, I know, last place for an educated opinion), Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner did pretty good. Perhaps not as good as a Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest game, but good enough to garner attention and sales.

Maybe it’ll turn out to be a sleeper hit.

By: Pichi

Pichi — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:22:53 +0000

I don’t know, I’m not really feeling the box art but I LOVE the text of the title. Fits ever so well.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:06:08 +0000

I wonder if FolksSoul will spike sales too, it just doesn’t seem like it has much attention from anyone to do so. It doesn’t mean it won’t be good though, possible sleeper hit?