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What can a display case do for a game?
If you walked into your local game retailer store and on the shelf you saw a new game. A game that you have never heard of or seen before. You have not seen a review for this game and there have been no adverts either. You pick up the display case. Its got an interesting picture and this immediately gives you a good impression. You turn over to read the back blurb. Looks promising, it’s your favourite genre of game. Now you have seen all you can see from the display case.
What would you do next? It’s not in a sale, but it’s not badly priced. Now you could take it over to the counter and pay up, slam it into your machine and enjoy. Or you may lave it for now, go home and look for some information on the game that you may have passed whilst flicking through back issues of magazines.
If you chose the first option, to buy the ‘un-known’ game, would the game-case have sold the game? Maybe you just brought it because you needed a new game and there was nothing better.
So do display cases have effects on what games people do and don’t buy. A poor display case may put many people off. A good display case may interest people. The display boxes DO have effects on what game people buy. They may seem like little things- but I am sure everyone at UKChatforums has brought a game because of a case, or maybe just considered buying. Whatever way- the display box often will swing your mind one way or the other.
If a lot of people are buying games, just because of an interesting display-case, would you think that ‘Display-cases designer’ (if that is what they are called) would cram as much as they can into the pictures and wording, still sticking to the truth, but possibly exaggerating it and hyping it up more than is needed?
These cases are there to make the game look good and give you a good impression, but a good display case doesn’t always mean a good game, and many gamers will come out very disappointed. It is a shame but all in all, it’s people trying to make money- disappointment or not.
Rather than buying a game from a first glance, you should always try and find out more first- however tempting the game-display box is.
What would make a good display box though? Something eye catching to tempt you to look. A picture from the game that makes you want to pick up and play! Lettering, colour and pictures all combines together to make a good looking display-case which may effect your final decision what to buy.
Though the game cases may be mis-leading, I am sure we would be lost without them. For if there were no cases, there would be little idea on what your buying. So the cases have a positive side, but I am sure many will come off upset after buying a game with a mis-leading case.
So do you every buy games because of an interesting display box, have you ever been let down or impressed by a game with a ‘good-looking’ display box? Discuss!
Thanks for reading
IB
If you walked into your local game retailer store and on the shelf you saw a new game. A game that you have never heard of or seen before. You have not seen a review for this game and there have been no adverts either. You pick up the display case. Its got an interesting picture and this immediately gives you a good impression. You turn over to read the back blurb. Looks promising, it’s your favourite genre of game. Now you have seen all you can see from the display case.
What would you do next? It’s not in a sale, but it’s not badly priced. Now you could take it over to the counter and pay up, slam it into your machine and enjoy. Or you may lave it for now, go home and look for some information on the game that you may have passed whilst flicking through back issues of magazines.
If you chose the first option, to buy the ‘un-known’ game, would the game-case have sold the game? Maybe you just brought it because you needed a new game and there was nothing better.
So do display cases have effects on what games people do and don’t buy. A poor display case may put many people off. A good display case may interest people. The display boxes DO have effects on what game people buy. They may seem like little things- but I am sure everyone at UKChatforums has brought a game because of a case, or maybe just considered buying. Whatever way- the display box often will swing your mind one way or the other.
If a lot of people are buying games, just because of an interesting display-case, would you think that ‘Display-cases designer’ (if that is what they are called) would cram as much as they can into the pictures and wording, still sticking to the truth, but possibly exaggerating it and hyping it up more than is needed?
These cases are there to make the game look good and give you a good impression, but a good display case doesn’t always mean a good game, and many gamers will come out very disappointed. It is a shame but all in all, it’s people trying to make money- disappointment or not.
Rather than buying a game from a first glance, you should always try and find out more first- however tempting the game-display box is.
What would make a good display box though? Something eye catching to tempt you to look. A picture from the game that makes you want to pick up and play! Lettering, colour and pictures all combines together to make a good looking display-case which may effect your final decision what to buy.
Though the game cases may be mis-leading, I am sure we would be lost without them. For if there were no cases, there would be little idea on what your buying. So the cases have a positive side, but I am sure many will come off upset after buying a game with a mis-leading case.
So do you every buy games because of an interesting display box, have you ever been let down or impressed by a game with a ‘good-looking’ display box? Discuss!
Thanks for reading
IB
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Oh! Make that 3 my friend was torchered into playing it!
DeltaJava wrote:
> Jetster wrote:
> I dident relize it would be a privlage to play
> the second crapest
> fighting game.....Why that just makes it
> all better.
Oh yeah, and a person who's played the thibg should
> be respected for living through the ordeal. Well done, Jet.
> Mr.Snuggly, give the guy a GAD!!!
I like your thinking DeltaJava! Listen to this man he has seen the light! Give ne a GAD!
> Jetster wrote:
> I dident relize it would be a privlage to play
> the second crapest
> fighting game.....Why that just makes it
> all better.
Oh yeah, and a person who's played the thibg should
> be respected for living through the ordeal. Well done, Jet.
> Mr.Snuggly, give the guy a GAD!!!
I like your thinking DeltaJava! Listen to this man he has seen the light! Give ne a GAD!
If they gave them to all the people who played it they would have to give out ....... 2 prizes!
Jetster wrote:
> I dident relize it would be a privlage to play the second crapest
> fighting game.....Why that just makes it all better.
Oh yeah, and a person who's played the thibg should be respected for living through the ordeal. Well done, Jet. Mr.Snuggly, give the guy a GAD!!!
> I dident relize it would be a privlage to play the second crapest
> fighting game.....Why that just makes it all better.
Oh yeah, and a person who's played the thibg should be respected for living through the ordeal. Well done, Jet. Mr.Snuggly, give the guy a GAD!!!
I don't go by their cases, i go by the reviews in magazines. Even though I liked the shiny gold case of Zelda Majora's Mask!
I dident relize it would be a privlage to play the second crapest fighting game.....Why that just makes it all better.
Yes, I see why that could have been a mistake. At least you have the privilege of playing the world's 2nd crappest fighter ever, eh?
I dont usually buy games because of there cases, i relized that the hard way when i thought the cover of Clayfighter 64 was good so i bought the game. Boy what a mistake.
I don't buy anything unless I have seen the game somewhere before. The cases add something that just convinces you that you should buy this game.
Congrats on the win Ice Blaster.
Congrats on the win Ice Blaster.
I'm extremely impressionable and my little designy brain is impressed by colour and flashy visuals. I actually bought Quake 3 Revolution after the pack caught my eye and I almost bought Extreme G3 this week after looking at it's pretty box, then realised I didn't want it. I'm weird like that, y'see.
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