Silent Hill Shattered Memories Box Art round…2!
Posted By: Whitney September 6th, 2009 | 7:57 pmThe PAL version of SH:SM is up online and it looks like this is its cover art.
I like this UK boxart better than the official US one, it’s creepy mysterious and carries the ice theme well. Overall I think the concept was better executed and the design feels more polished to me.
In more disappointing news it looks like the market department for the US release didn’t think the cover would sell the game on it’s own now we have two E3 awards cluttering the front of the design…man they look so out of place and it takes away from the great artwork!
I’m not sure which one to laugh more hysterically at.
After a month of further examination, the North American boxset is still as awful. The European/Australian boxart is definitely more fitting, but is too bright and shows Harry expressing a ridiculous facial gesture. Next, of course, is what the Japanese cover may appear like.
I like the American concept and it’s sort of grown on me but I think the focus on a frozen Cheryl could have been executed a little better. I think the problem is that she looks like she’s just floating there and it’s really distracting me when I look at it! I think it would of looked a little less cheesy if they had more of a closeup shot didn’t use the entire image.
As for the PAL edition I really like the look since it reminds me a little of the American Silent Hill 2 Cover with the distorted close up of a character’s face. After the game covers out I might take a crack at designing my own cover just for fun and see what I can come up with!
Aw man, we’ve had that pal artwork for ages Whitney! You slacker you! 😉
Seriously though, I have to admit I’ve always preferred the Cheryl cover. I quite like it myself.
😛 The Cheryl one is growing on me but I really wish they would leave those awards off the front!
Agreed. They bug me too. At least put them on the back!
theres no apostrophe in its (unless it means “it is”) sorry, just had to clear that up
haha yeah I know, I thought I fixed that earlier lol. Will fix it now. BTW theres should be “there’s” 😉