Best of XBLA WIP (SP24)

[Spiderpig24]

Ok so I've started this WIP probably 4 times lol and I can never seem to finish it, hopefully I can this time. So here is what I have, I still have the backs to make, here are the fronts and discs so far.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5333/xblabundlepng50percentr.png

[Enchanter]

I love them but there's something that bugs me about the Braid cover. Maybe change the brightness just a tad bit.

[Phoenix]

Shadow Complex one looks great. Finish that one first.
Braid is very good looking too.

Castle Crashers box looks to generic IMO : /

[afifan000]

Yeah, your castle crashers one is a bit generic, but good. The rest is lovely.

[Spiderpig24]

Thanks Afifan and Phoenix. I didn't say this in my original post but this will actually all be posted at the same time, kinda like a bundle. Here is what I have for the slipcover so far:
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1906/xblabundleslippng.png

[afifan000]

Not bad, but maybe if you could find a better font for the part that lists the games, it would be a lot better.

[SparkPlug]

lol I love hoe the reflection of the latest pic says 4 games 1 box. lol I like your idea. I suggest putting the year... incase you decide to produce "sequels" of this later. I like it.

[Spiderpig24]

lol I love hoe the reflection of the latest pic says 4 games 1 box. lol I like your idea. I suggest putting the year... incase you decide to produce "sequels" of this later. I like it.

lol I forgot all about that, it was originally going to be 4 but I didn't feel like making another box so I just made it 3.

@Afifan, Thanks, I'll see what I can do about the font.

[crazyjp]

You should do a Trials HD box.

Anyways, all of them look amazing.

[Spiderpig24]

You should do a Trials HD box.

Anyways, all of them look amazing.

Thanks, that's a good idea too I'll probably replace Castle Crashers with Trials HD.

[afifan000]

Thanks, that's a good idea too I'll probably replace Castle Crashers with Trials HD.

Castle Crashers wasn't bad though...but try it out. Damn SP24, you've been on fire lately.

[Geno]

This looks very nice so far.

On the Braid box, Tim looks kind of weird, but that's probably just because it's at half size.

[Js2Kings]

This is going going great although why do they come one disc why not one disc or digital download.

[Spiderpig24]

Castle Crashers wasn't bad though...but try it out. Damn SP24, you've been on fire lately.

Yeah I might just go ahead and make all of them, thanks I've just been really bored lately lol.


This looks very nice so far.

On the Braid box, Tim looks kind of weird, but that's probably just because it's at half size.

Yeah I had to upload at 50%, the full resolution would have been way too big, and Imageshack uploading really sucks lol.


This is going going great although why do they come one disc why not one disc or digital download.

Because I like making discs :p Yeah I guess they could all be on one disc, I might do that idk yet.

[Spiner_]

Love it so far!

[HolyCowfartsBatman]

I really like it... although there's just something that bothers me about it... and I don't know what... I'll probably fave it though...

It's probably the ESRB, I think it's a little too small...

[Spiderpig24]

Thanks everybody for the critiques, here is what I have for the back of the Braid box:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1615/braidbackpng.png

[afifan000]

Looks good, I really like the color scheme.

[Delicious1]

I think Sparkplug had a good idea. Put the year or edition 1 on the slip case, incase you decide to make more in the future you could start a collection of these things. Everything looks great so far.

[Spiderpig24]

Ok so here's what I'm thinking about doing with this. Making an Xbox 360 Arcade Natal bundle with Fable 3 and the three XBL arcade games included. And instead of using discs for each of the arcade games, I'm thinking about doing this:

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8371/braiddownload.png

[Sven]

I think the slipcovers looked better.

By the way, sometimes I look at some details on your boxes and think "How the fuck did he get that effect/filter/whatever with Paint.NET?"

[Spiderpig24]

I think the slipcovers looked better.

Yeah I kinda liked them better, but I screwed up the presentation on the download card thing so that might be it. I just think it would make more sense to have download codes instead of discs for every game. I'll see what the other ones look like when they're done and upload them, I might have to change a few things. Thanks for the critique!


By the way, sometimes I look at some details on your boxes and think "How the fuck did he get that effect/filter/whatever with Paint.NET?"

lol I spend so much time making sure that I have a lot of details in most of my boxes, especially the Split/Second box. The majority of layers, I guess around 50-60, in my PDN files are really small additions to the box so that it has a lot of details.

[Sven]

lol I spend so much time making sure that I have a lot of details in most of my boxes, especially the Split/Second box. The majority of layers, I guess around 50-60, in my PDN files are really small additions to the box so that it has a lot of details.

Yeah, same here.

[Spiderpig24]

Yeah, same here.

Oh wow you use PDN? I always thought you used Photoshop haha.

I'm starting on the bundle now, so far I have the front done. Here is what I have so far:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4481736075_38f58ce062_o.png

[Spiner_]

Looks awesome dude.

[Sven]

Oh wow you use PDN? I always thought you used Photoshop haha.

I'm starting on the bundle now, so far I have the front done. Here is what I have so far:
[IMG]

PAINT.NET FTW!!

:p

The front looks great.

[RoarShark]

Wow!!! That's amazing.... fantastic job.

[Spiderpig24]

Thanks guys! I think I might actually get this thing done lol.

[coolguy753]

Great job man, loving the effects. The spiral thing is a little choppy though.

[Spiderpig24]

Great job man, loving the effects. The spiral thing is a little choppy though.

Thanks, and yeah a lot of that is because I had to resize it by 50% for the upload.

[Spiderpig24]

Ok so here is the finished front to the bundle box, one of the sides, and the finished download cards. I will either be starting on the Fable 3 box or the custom console next. The 3D isn't done quite right but I just threw it together quick to upload.
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3022/bundleandcardspng50per.png

[Phoenix]

I cant fucking believe you make all your boxes with Paint.net. I use photoshop yet, you are way better artist than me.

This is looking great man, keep it up!

[Spiderpig24]

I cant fucking believe you make all your boxes with Paint.net. I use photoshop yet, you are way better artist than me.

This is looking great man, keep it up!

Thanks very much! I have a great idea for the console design too.

Oh and I <3 Paint.NET lol.

The sad thing is the box will probably have to be sized down a LOT when it's posted.:( Right now everything is about 16 MB when it's all flattened. (This is uploaded at 50% zoom BTW.)

[Spiner_]

Gimp is much better than Paint.NET. :p

[afifan000]

Daayyuummm. SP24, this is great.

[Spiderpig24]

Thanks!

I FINALLY got done with the console. I'm REALLY proud of how this turned out, I think it's my best custom console yet. Imageshack wouldn't let me upload the full version so I had to size it down quite a bit. Here it is:
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/5792/fable3360consolepng50pe.png

[Delicious1]

This is quite the ambitious project you've been working on. Everything seems to be looking great. It looks like this project is finally nearing completion. Keep up the good work.

[Spiderpig24]

This is quite the ambitious project you've been working on. Everything seems to be looking great. It looks like this project is finally nearing completion. Keep up the good work.

Thanks very much! yeah this project has taken probably 3 months or more and I have a really good feeling about all of it now. I'll be starting the biggest part of it now, the Fable 3 box.

[Spiner_]

Damn, I want that 360.

[crazyjp]

Looks excellent so far.

[Spiderpig24]

Thanks Spiner and CJP, is there anything I should change before I start on the Fable 3 box?

[coolguy753]

Please continue this.

[Spiderpig24]

Please continue this.

I'm working on the actual Fable 3 box now, and I should have somewhat of an update up tonight showing the basic idea of the front. Does the console look ok?

[Spiderpig24]

Here is the front just about finished, I still have to add either characters or artwork or something inside the circle.
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3531/fable3box2frontpngsmall.png

[sd1833]

That front looks damn fine, although the logo could stand out a little more I think.

Everything looks really nice dude, keep up the awesome work.

[Spiderpig24]

That front looks damn fine, although the logo could stand out a little more I think.

Everything looks really nice dude, keep up the awesome work.

Thanks! Yeah I'll probably do something about the logo, and I just noticed that the border is into the spine so I will have to make that a little smaller to fit on the front.

[Spiderpig24]

Ok here is an update to the front. I lowered the size of the border so that it fits inside the front and added the artwork and dog. I'm still trying to find out what to do with the right side of the front to make it more balanced. I just can't seem to find anything that will work. And the upload made it a little darker for some reason, idk why lol.
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4086/fable3box2frontupdatedp.png

[afifan000]

that's awesome :)

[Spiderpig24]

that's awesome :)

Thanks! Do you have any suggestions? I'm kinda lost on what to add.

[coolguy753]

Thanks! Do you have any suggestions? I'm kinda lost on what to add.

Looks like a finished front to me, and a fine one at that, I suggest moving onto the back. Just don't forget the spine needs a logo.

[Drakxxx]

Looking really nice man. While I like the single character artwork for Fables 1 and 2, your composition actually depicts the game a lot more dramatically, which is cool.

[Spiderpig24]

Thank you very much Coolguy and Drakxxx! So I guess I'll move on to the back?

Oh and congratulations on the moderating position Drakxxx!

[Spiderpig24]

Posted:http://vgboxart.com/view/36973/fable.iii.bundle/?replies=2

Major thanks to everybody for all your help in the thread.