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Assassin's Creed II box art cover
By avatar JAYMESfogarty 35 on April 4th, 2010
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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

Another game I loved was Assassin'S Creed 2. So naturally, I had to have box of it on here. I used a bloody background to fade Ezio in, and I blended him with the parchment to look more natural. I washed the AC symbol against the parchment, and added some hexagonal equation that are only expected in Assassin'S Creed games. What do you all think?

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The General 6 [ 1 decade ago ]

nice. Make a back!

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Sonic the Hedgehog 39 [ 1 decade ago ]

This is actually really cool.

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

3. & 4. Thank you very much! I am thinking of a back. Give me some time, and I'll see what I can do! (Oh, and I know it's not only for PS3. It's just that without that being there it looks horribly plain. Hope you don't mind!)

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nephilim83 32 [ 1 decade ago ]

Hey thats really cool looking. I hope you make a back for this.

And if you want it to be a PS3 exclusive you can always add a subtitle like "Encore Edition" or some crap like that.

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

5. Thanks for commenting! Don't worry, I'll definitely make a back for it. And that does sound like a good idea. "Encore Edition..." Hmmmmmm.

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

Okay, I've added a side panel and the back. Rendering the pictures through the splatter took me about 3 hours, so I won't be trying that again in a hurry!

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SilverKing2 8 [ 1 decade ago ]

looks great!

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

8. Thanks, I worked hard on it!

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Hey mate, great cover! I did notice a couple of things though
1. Its a BBFC 15 but you've also got the ESRB label.
2. the back vertical lines on the spine look out of place
3. Not sure if the back is still a WIP but the font could do with being changed up.
4. www.animus.com is where the physics engine/developer and other trademarks should be.
5. Maybe add a hint of the blackfiller/red line (or equivalent?) on the front cover/spine PS3 logo?
6. Why the white border?
Looks great mate, absolutely loving your work!

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

10. H DpadDenizen! 1. Thanks for pointing that out; I'll get on it right away! 2. They are to ensure that anyone looking at the box has a clear indication of the three separate segments. It does look a little odd, but without it the box looks horrible! (Trust me on this one.) 3. The font is ghastly, definitely. But most of the fonts I have look very wrong on this box. I'll look around; see if I can find anything! 4. Ah! I knew that template looked odd! 5. I'll see what I can do! 6. use gimp, but I always save the box itself in Paint, as in gimp it looks bleached when uploaded. It's a little fiddly though, so I leave a little white as a border just in case some of the picture gets cut off! Thank you for your feedback! (PS: Please tell me what you think of the tagline. Is it good?)

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

@JAYMESfogarty, Glad to help mate :) cant do any of the magic you have done here but I like to think (hope :D) I have an eye for detail
By Tagline I assume you mean the "I am Ezio..." and the synopsis?
If so, while I found it to be nicely descriptive, it lacks a certain something that would put it more in keeping with the game's atmosphere (e.g. while it is parcour, I doubt Ezio would know what were on about :D), with the font, I had a couple of ideas looking through Terry Pratchett's Last Hero Graphic Novel, his cheeky character Leonard da Quirm uses a wonderful font (I'll try to find a visual for you) though it may well be a little extravagant, failing that maybe stick to the original font?
A couple more things I noticed that may benefit the front cover
1. the BBFC symbol looks cool in sepia tone, but also looks strange I think, have you tried leaving the white in the ring as is? (it does occur to me that it may be too bright in contrast)
2. Ubisoft logo a tiny bit too big?
3. Does the SONY logo on the back need to be there? (I'm basically comparing to the back of the original case)Maybe once you rework the other TM logos it wont be necessary anymore.

PS I realised you where using the black lines as borders, and they make sense in preview but maybe in print some kind of, AC inspired DNA sequence themed boder using the colour pallets already present would fit better? Thsn again it may all get a bit too baroque, over ornamented lol.

I'm loving the work so far mate! I hope that once youre finished with it, I could perhaps obtain a copy of it? (The gits I bought the game from gave a EU box with the UK game...)

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

One more thing, more of a question by why region 1? If its a UK release it'll be PAL making it region 2 wouldn't it?

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

13. I'll be right on it. Don't worry, I'm going to completely rework it. All the logos, proper template, smarter blending. I will make it great!

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Looking forward to it mate, I saw your other work too, great stuff :D Liking what you did on the Heavy rain font :D. I faved you and this cover, call me a fan :D

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Since you're having trouble with your font I thought this might help a little bit link

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

After hours of painstaking work, I'm done. What do you think? All of the legal text was written by me, (took me ages) because I couldn't find it anywhere else. For DpadDenizen, who is kind enough to have favourited my box: When you start making your boxes, ensure to do everything yourself. Text, logos, renders; it will look so much more professional! Also, what do you think of my rendition of the new ACIII logo, eh? Pretty cool!
Sidenote: In order to correct the horrifically wrong dimensions from my first two boxes, I've had to put it in an actual PS3 box template. I'll see if I can upload a print friendly version ASAP. A little help from anyone who has the time to point me in the right direction though; I'm still new to this!

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Hi mate sorry I've been out of bounds for a while, just saw the update and it looks brilliant! really really improved there, still not sure about the blur fx on the "I am Ezio..." but nonetheless great work! A lot of love went into this cover and it shows :) btw where is the ACIII logo you mentioned? I had a gander but didnt see it anywhere.

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

Good to see you're back! Thanks for the feedback; I did spent a bloody while on it. The ACIII logo is at the top in the black, preceded by, "in preparation of..." It's not much, but I've seen too many horrible looking logos from other users, that always have the three behind the text.

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

Okay, now I need some help. Any experienced users just scrolling down the comments list. Can you help me upload a print-able version for my good friend Dpad-Denizen, and any other users wanting my work. I'm not sure how to do it! Any help would be appreciated greatly.

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DpadDenizen 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Mate I'm back at last, following a switch in countries, hope all's well, I love your latest update, great work!

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JAYMESfogarty 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

Been busy lately; haven't done anything online since you left!

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