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| 4cade:
This is a funny thread - I too have an irrational dislike of these 'greatest' or 'platinum' hits or whatever each mfctr calls them. I think it's because cosmetically you're taking a creative part of the game - it's cover - and lessening the art in it, converting some of that space to 'greatest hits' branding. However, I chuck this concern out the window if the cost is a factor; I generally will do what I have to for saving $$, as collecting games is freaking expensive these days. My one exception is that I love to get ones if they have extra content, like GOTY or special editions, love that. I saw above some posters don't consider that same thing tho |
| pizzasafari:
I want to break every greatest hits/etc game I can find. They look horrible. Absolutely horrible. I like to make my games display look as neat and orderly as possible, and when you've got a wall of plain white/black text PS2 boxes then suddenly in the middle of it sticks out this horrible-looking black and grey thing it's infuriating. It really sticks out. I've replaced nearly all my Platinum PS2 games, I've only got one left to replace and I keep that one as far away from the others as possible. Same with my PS1 games, I have to keep all my Platinums at the bottom of my PS1 shelves. I shouldn't have to do that. Making these gaudy-ass cases serves absolutely no purpose. Then with Xbox, Xbox 360 and PS3 they replace the nice artwork on the spine with that horrible green thing with white text or silver and yellow or whatever it is they do... WHY?! Then I order a game off Ebay and they show the picture as the standard game and what you get in the post is a Platinum or Classics... or I specifically pick out a black label box in Game and when I take it to the counter they give me a Platinum one so they can put the black label one back on the shelf... goddamn it I could go on all day. Yeah, I do. I hate them with every fiber of my being. >:( |
| ignition365:
--- Quote from: LeJason on September 17, 2016, 08:09:05 pm ---I want to break every greatest hits/etc game I can find. They look horrible. Absolutely horrible. I like to make my games display look as neat and orderly as possible, and when you've got a wall of plain white/black text PS2 boxes then suddenly in the middle of it sticks out this horrible-looking black and grey thing it's infuriating. It really sticks out. I've replaced nearly all my Platinum PS2 games, I've only got one left to replace and I keep that one as far away from the others as possible. Same with my PS1 games, I have to keep all my Platinums at the bottom of my PS1 shelves. I shouldn't have to do that. Making these gaudy-ass cases serves absolutely no purpose. Then with Xbox, Xbox 360 and PS3 they replace the nice artwork on the spine with that horrible green thing with white text or silver and yellow or whatever it is they do... WHY?! Then I order a game off Ebay and they show the picture as the standard game and what you get in the post is a Platinum or Classics... or I specifically pick out a black label box in Game and when I take it to the counter they give me a Platinum one so they can put the black label one back on the shelf... goddamn it I could go on all day. Yeah, I do. I hate them with every fiber of my being. >:( --- End quote --- I think that's a difference between UK and US. Our spine art varies from game to game pretty radically, but we always have that PS logo at the top of the spine. I don't mind it because at least SOME THING is the same across the board. Not that Genesis has any GH/PC equivalent, but this is why I hate the Genesis, they look horrible on shelves. No conformity across the board. |
| telly:
I've always liked how the Xbox One, Saturn, black label PS1, 3DS, etc. have consistent colors on the spines. It makes it look really cool and uniform on the shelf. |
| sworddude:
--- Quote from: ignition365 on September 19, 2016, 12:01:13 pm --- --- Quote from: LeJason on September 17, 2016, 08:09:05 pm ---I want to break every greatest hits/etc game I can find. They look horrible. Absolutely horrible. I like to make my games display look as neat and orderly as possible, and when you've got a wall of plain white/black text PS2 boxes then suddenly in the middle of it sticks out this horrible-looking black and grey thing it's infuriating. It really sticks out. I've replaced nearly all my Platinum PS2 games, I've only got one left to replace and I keep that one as far away from the others as possible. Same with my PS1 games, I have to keep all my Platinums at the bottom of my PS1 shelves. I shouldn't have to do that. Making these gaudy-ass cases serves absolutely no purpose. Then with Xbox, Xbox 360 and PS3 they replace the nice artwork on the spine with that horrible green thing with white text or silver and yellow or whatever it is they do... WHY?! Then I order a game off Ebay and they show the picture as the standard game and what you get in the post is a Platinum or Classics... or I specifically pick out a black label box in Game and when I take it to the counter they give me a Platinum one so they can put the black label one back on the shelf... goddamn it I could go on all day. Yeah, I do. I hate them with every fiber of my being. >:( --- End quote --- I think that's a difference between UK and US. Our spine art varies from game to game pretty radically, but we always have that PS logo at the top of the spine. I don't mind it because at least SOME THING is the same across the board. --- End quote --- That's not the point your not seeing the picture. The us greatest hit cases look kinda decent even from the sides, the european ones are just grey and black really ugly and totally different while the US one looks decent. european platinum http://img.2dehands.be/f/normal/203762322-kingdom-hearts-platinum-playstation-2.jpg grey black version http://www.okazvente.fr/2265-thickbox_default/kingdom-hearts-platinum-ps2.jpg USA greatest hits http://thumbs2.picclick.com/d/l400/pict/391521082209_/Kingdom-Hearts-Greatest-Hits-Sony-PlayStation-2-2003.jpg The european platinums are really ugly large borders and ugly sides, the only difference for the USA version is the red border otherwise pretty decent looking. |
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