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The Cover of WO3!; What should it look like? Which characters? What background?
Topic Started: Tue Nov 1, 2011 6:23 pm (4,111 Views)
ThreeKingdomsWarrior
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Since there was said, that we will get characters from Non-Musou-Games, i strongly assumed/wished, that Ryu Hayabusa should be one of them. And that he should be on the Cover. By that, we would definitely get more new fans for Koei. Ninja Gaiden is much more popular in the west (i think) than DW/SW and so. If someone has bought Ninja Gaiden 3 later, enjoyed it very much, and then the same person sees WO3 with Ryu on the Cover, he will surely buy it too. Therefore he becomes more interested in all the other characters in the game, and lo and behold we have a new fan. The same goes maybe to Dead or Alive-fans. This could rise the popularity of Koei a bit. This MUST happen.
I think the overall Cover should be look a bit like the picture we had on the very beginning, where it was shown the 8-headed Youja, and in front of it the characters Xu Zhu, Sima Zhao, Kaihime, Zhao Yun and Yukimura Sanada. Of course with other characters, and definitely with Ryu Hayabusa. It would be better, if the characters would be shown from the front though. I mean this one:

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This here is the Official japanese Cover of WO3:
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But what do you think? How should the Box-Cover of WO3 look like? Whom would you like to see? You can also post some pictures as examples.
Edited by ThreeKingdomsWarrior, Sun Nov 6, 2011 8:00 pm.
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Cao Hong 14
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thats a good idea I think Ryu would be cool on the cover of the game. I think Ryu along with maybe a few others fighting the serpent monster(forgot its name) in the background would be cool. Maybe Pang De, Aya, Ma Dai, Kaguya, and Kanbei Kuroda. Thats just my opinion though, nearly any character would be fine. I just think it would also be smart to show a SWXL character(Aya), a DW7XL character(Pang De), an unrelated character from warriors orochi(like Kaguya), and 1 standard character present in both SW3 and DW7(Kanbei Kuroda and Ma Dai)
Edited by Cao Hong 14, Tue Nov 1, 2011 7:32 pm.
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Lil'Richard
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I technically don't think Ryu should be on the cover...but if it will improve KOEI marketing then by all means. I think Youja should be on it definitely. Giant multiheaded hydra thing is sure to attract people.
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Yoshinushi
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Youja should absolutely be looming in the background, with Kaguya, Hanbei, Ma Chao, and Sima Zhao in the front obviously. Maybe a few more major characters in the foreground somehow.
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How's 'bout each faction having a representative, like:
Zhao Yun for Shu,
Xiahou Dun for Wei,
Sun Ce for Wu,
Lu Bu for Others,
Sima Zhao for Jin,
Yukimura for Samurai,
Ryu, Joan and Achilles,
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Youja

just like in the scan?
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WO3's cover? Hmm...interesting topic.
Since Ma Chao, Hanbei and Sima Zhao are the intial survivors and heroes, I think they should be featured on the cover somehow, along with Kaguya who can be in the foreground. Or maybe it could be just like the scan above, with the title characters charging towards the Youja. Either way, I'd want it to show some elements of the story inside. Maybe the words "Romance, Friendship and Betrayal" on the cover to attract people?
IMO, though, I don't really support the guest characters appearing on the cover...since they are GUEST characters and play a small role story-wise. But, if KOEI wants to put them up there, I won't object. Ryu's there to promote Ninja Gaiden 3 anyway, and it would certainly attract eyeballs.
But, no matter what, the Youja MUST be on there. 1. Because it is the main idea in the story, and 2. A humongous, evil hydra-thing is too epic to ignore.
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Put Ryu on the back cover so when people pick up the game and look on the back they will see him.
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Put Ryu on the back cover so when people pick up the game and look on the back they will see him.
Absolutely! That'll make people buy the game for sure!

*a random guy sees WO3 in a store*
Guy: Huh? New game? Oh, yeah...wonder what's on the back...
*turns it over, sees Ryu*
Guy: What the F***!!!!??? RYU HAYABUSA????? He's in?????!! :OMG:
OMG OMG, this is a must-buy!!

:lol:
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ThreeKingdomsWarrior
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I hope that works. But knowing the people, whom know the name "Koei" in context with "Warriors", i fear that they wouldn't even touch it.
Koei should follow other companies' examples. Soul Calibur has put their Bonus-characters Yoda and Darth Vader on the Cover, and Mortal Kombat 9 mentioned Kratos from God of War. That made the games sell even better.
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I think i found the JPN cover don't know if it's real or not :

From here: http://musou.ldblog.jp/archives/1967032.html#more

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But for the English version it should have youja on it and with all of the rulers in each WO3 force.
Edited by NekoWarrior, Wed Nov 2, 2011 10:51 am.
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Komatsu
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I don't think that's real, it doesn't have the Koei logo on it.
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Masato
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Actually, if that comes from Musoublog, it is real as you and me.

I was expecting it to be like that since the begging so I'll just design my own like I did with DW7! XD
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Komatsu
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Koei's website (http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/shop/game/orochi/2/) doesn't have it up though, neither does Amazon. So I don't know... it seems likely, but without the logo and without it being on an official source (remember, the Musou blog is fan run), I don't think you can say it's the cover just yet.
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Well that's odd. It looks pretty Photoshoped. I had hoped for something a bit more striking.
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If that "picture" will be their final decision, then i will be disappointed.
There is really going something very wrong in Koei's marketing strategies.
How can they make such Covers, when they have many obviously better choices?
These kind of Covers will only appeal the fans of Koei, and to no one else.
A Non-Koei-fan will see that Cover, and say "Hah, you really need to show me more than those 2 characters, which i have already seen on several other Covers!".
And Youja would not help enough to change someones mind.
I hope at least, that the overseas version will have something i would accept more.
Maybe that's what they will try. Since the game will hit the 1st rank in Japan anyway, the US/EU versions will have something more appealing for western audiences.

@ MatheusOda:
If you read this, can i see your selfmade Cover for DW7 :rolleyes: ? I thought to make my own too. But i have not much experience in such things. And not enough time.
Edited by ThreeKingdomsWarrior, Wed Nov 2, 2011 2:13 pm.
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Why would anyone be shocked or disappointed if the cover just featured Zhao Yun and Yukimura, the two cover boys of Koei?

This happens all the time at KW. Fans get all hyped up and make all sorts of ideas and then get disappointed when Keoi does what they always do. It is not Koei's fault if they don't follow what you want.
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It's Koei's fault that their covers aren't enticing in the least. Taking in community feedback goes a long way.
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Well if you're only going to use Yukimura and Zhou Yun, at least make them look like they're actually doing something, not just standing there. Youja shoved into the background while there's obviously so much more space that could be used just baffles me. Come on Koei! Let's see this bad ass villain of yours!
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@ Ling-ling:
Sorry, but i strongly disagree with your post. It's not Koei's fault?
Whom creates the Covers? Koei's marketing section.
Who is responsible, if the Covers don't entice the people? Not Koei.
Lack of Logic huh? Oh come on now. You can't be serious. And what i want?
Actually, if it is for me, i wouldn't care that much for the Cover, since like MatheusOda i could make my own if i really want to. But what i really care for right now, is Koei's popularity. And with such a Cover their popularity will stay where it is now.
They have the most perfect opportunity now to rise their popularity a bit, by mentioning Ryu on the Cover in some form. But they don't make use of it so far (if that picture is indeed their final choice).
Well, i will wait for the official confirmation of the Cover.

Btw, you can even easily copy the second part of your post, and paste it in the other 21 WO3-Threads.
Edited by ThreeKingdomsWarrior, Fri Nov 4, 2011 2:15 am.
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They should do what Super Street Fighter IV did, and feature one character each from each game, ie: Dynasty, Samurai, Mystics, a new character, and that serpent guy whose name yet again has escaped me.
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They should do what Super Street Fighter IV did, and feature one character each from each game, ie: Dynasty, Samurai, Mystics, a new character, and that serpent guy whose name yet again has escaped me.
Yeah, that would be at least something acceptable. Of course with Ryu :whistle:.
And i hope you mean Youja, and not Orochi, whose name is really hard to overlook, since it's spread everywhere haha.
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"e .e i dunno why everyone's screaming for Ryu (no offense), but he's just a guest character.. Besides, unexpected things are TECMOKOEI's specialty.. let them decide how the cover's gonna be done..
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Wed Nov 2, 2011 10:48 am
I think i found the JPN cover don't know if it's real or not :

From here: http://musou.ldblog.jp/archives/1967032.html#more

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But for the English version it should have youja on it and with all of the rulers in each WO3 force.
The cover looks okay, but I think it could use some more sprucing up just to show that it's more than a mere crossover title. I believe it would be more appropriate to show more of Youja on the foreground rather than just having it stay in the background.
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Hmmmm i would put Ma Chao Sima Zhao Hanbei and Kaguya with youja on the back
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It was almost right. Here's the official cover, as per Amazon:

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(it's not quite the same one that the Musou blog had up (and there's the logo, like I said...), but it does contain the same image.)
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