but it isn't even dusk or a sunset/rise at all. the whole sky is yellow when the chimera shit is in the sky. we've seen art, screenshots, and videos that show this.
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and there's nothing noteworthy/original about a soldier holding a gun on the side of a box art. the general placement is similar, but that's it. are you really saying you can't put a soldier on the left side without ripping off halo...?
Not 'ripped off', but heavily inspired. It is kind of like how a lot of design in Halo is 'heavily inspired' by Aliens.
While I know the R2 segments aren't at dusk and a result of the invasion, I was just using that as a reference point. Whatever color that may be, I don't care, but they are really similar. The entire vibe is similar between them.
similar, yes -- they are obviously similar. but being "heavily inspired" accuses them of literally used halo's box art as inspiration. i think it's MUCH more reasonable to assume the yellow sky is from, you know, the sky in the game caused by the chimera invasion... and not the sunset on the halo cover.
if similarities are the only thing warranting an accusation of being "heavily inspired," you could say halo 3's cover ripped off the back cover of soldier of fortune 2 for xbox.
even has the yellow
. but obviously, saying halo ripped this off is just as ridiculous as saying resistance ripped off (or was "heavily inspired by") halo 3's cover.
And despite all this arguing, and lets just say I concede and say it is totally original, it doesn't stop it from being an ugly cover. It is made worse since the LE cover is so great. Clearly they have someone on the art team who is capable of creating something that looks great, but who knows, maybe lightening didn't strike twice. I will also say that the Resistance 1 cover was also a lot better.
i'm not saying the R2 box art (either one) is "totally original." i'm not saying it's a good cover, either. i think all of resistance's art is a bit meh. so i don't know who you're trying to argue against.
