What’s up with the Japanese Heavy Rain boxart?

huhWe’ve seen all sorts of styles, publishers going creative with the boxart, getting a message across, blah blah blah – happens all the time. Understandable, you gotta get some attention on the shelves. But for the Japanese boxart for Heavy Rain, you gotta wonder what got into their heads to go with this one.

 

 

 

We’ve seen all sorts of styles, publishers going creative with the boxart, getting a message across, blah blah blah – happens all the time. Understandable, you gotta get some attention on the shelves. But for the Japanese boxart for Heavy Rain, you gotta wonder what got into their heads to go with this one.

 

So there’s the origami boxart, then the wet and steamy alternative. Coming to Japan is…

 

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…a big nose. I get it – he’s up to his freakin’ nostrils in heavy rainfall. But c’mon – it’s a nose (and yeah, a mouth and a chin).

 

 

 

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