Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Contact

Weird little gem. The European art covers most of what the game style is about (and a better logo). The American one looks too much like a Persona game. Ironically it’s Atlus

Always sad to have not bought this when I found it for 10€ at GameStop. Never found it again.

I think the quirkiness of the European box fits the game better than the generic US version.

@EarthboundBenjy The "Generic US version" is the original Japanese box art.

Its the US/Japan, easily. The fact that it's somehow a 50/50 vote currently, blows my mind. Neither layout is spectacular, but the piece of art on the original is just a really good drawing. Sort of Jamie Hewlett.

@EarthboundBenjy Doesn't surprise me honestly. Anything US made is considered subpar in these brawls.

@Poodlestargenerica Ah, so the Japanese version is generic too then. Ah well.

@DripDropCop146 If by generic you mean piece of hand drawn art instead of a sprite sheet with a logo slapped on it that looks like it was made in microsoft paint, sure.

JP/NA one for me this week. It looks interesting and intriguing.

@Poodlestargenerica I'm joking haha. I don't really think it is.

No idea what this game is but the first one makes me a lot more curious than the European one does.

I don't know this game and I don't know what it's about and neither of these box arts really tell me what they're about. I also can't really decide between the two, they're both just relatively okay to me, nothing really stands out.

@DripDropCop146 I figured. Neither layout is "good", honestly.

I don’t know what this game is, but the European cover is one I’m much more likely to pick up in a shop. So that gets my vote.

That one is really hard.
The article makes it very clear why both are good and on point. I think I would go with the Japanese one since it's more intriguing and its interpretation of the source material helps to reveal a more serious side of the game that just doesn't appear from the get go when playing the game because of its graphical aspect.

The NA/JP one also has hands touching the title. I like the mysterious faded green touching over the red hands that just… feel wrong.

Never heard of this game, so consider me curious. 🤔

I really don't care for either cover. I finally went with NA/Japan since I at least like the artistic detail, simple as the cover is. Europe's sprite sheet is too busy for my eyeballs.

The cat-looking thing on the EU box looking like an Among Us crewmate is quite sus…

Box Art Brawls Current Total:

Europe: 68

Japan: 68

North America: 72

Australia and New Zealand: 1

I love making sprite sheets in paint xp, so EU for me.

Sheesh they look nothing like each other

A 50% split...

I picked the USA version because I feel that fits the me more, especially since th European version promotes the superficial similarities to Mother 3.

I voted for the North American/Japanese cover.

50/50… that’s a first

It's a very short and mediocre game, unfortunately.

Any appeal it has almost solely rests on its apparent quirkiness and mystique from those that haven't played it.

The European cover is cute, though.

I think I made it 50/50. I wonder if one will get a lead over the other, other people keep saying the results are 50/50 too. Maybe the poll is broken?

Guys I think I might have made it 51-49.

Anime boy looks like a dork. I’m going with the sprites.

This one was VERY tough. They are both awesome covers, and both make me curious about what the game is about. I had to go with the Japan/US one in the end. I'm glad to see the poll so close which means I wasn't the only one trying to make a decision. I like the logo on the European one better. It's just the other cover really got my attention the second I saw it. I wanted to know what this was about.

Always amusing when consecutive comments end up having such different opinions. As I write this at least, the above commenter seems to love both covers. I think neither cover is good from the standpoint of art design for a cover. The US/JP art itself is fine. The concept and composition are not interesting. Full profile layouts tend to be the most boring layouts, and this is something I noticed even when I did my own drawing. The Euro cover is similarly bland. So this comes down to a simple matter of taste for me. I choose the Euro cover simply due to the animal in the animal costume. It's easily the most interesting thing about any of this.

My only problem with the American cover: is it called Contact or Contoct? Why the a has that form?

Other than that, I'd vote for that as the hands in the logo are closer to actually making Contact.

I can’t remember when two covers of the same game were so vastly different. Neither one gives a good sense of what the game is about.

I've never heard of the game before. I guess the na one? Neither are eye catching.

great game. I vote for the NA/Japan one even though I don't love it.

Not gonna lie, I love the little sprite sheet style of the European box.

That would’ve made me consider the game a lot more than the profile of a random kid.

I just ended up starting this game...its so bizarre, but I got stuck.

The NA box art reminds me of an album for Gorillaz. But I kinda feel like the other box art is kinda boring...so i with with the NA one.

The clear winner is easily the North American variant for me this time. For me, the European variant is barely a box art.

I actually purchased this game for the sole purpose of trying something new. I had no idea what it was or what what I was promising to put multiple hours into, but it ended up being a game I would never forget playing.

I remember buying an import copy on a whim when a local store was selling for £10. Was loads of fun, but it wasn't marketed at all, flew under the radar and no one seems to have heard of it before

I like them both, but I chose US/JP. But I also like the EU one.

I don't like either but the EU cover has a better title image for me. If I could take that and put it on the US/JP one it'd be all set.

I like the green of the DS article here on NL! So nice… Also I don’t think I’ve seen a box art brawl this close!