Metal Slug 3 Packetshot

[ForeverSublime]

That's a fucking ugly ass cover. That's what I was talking about in a thread I made in unrelated about art styles in games being all fucked up nowadays... that damn flash/illustrator look is fucking awful.

Edit: And why is Link on the cover, yo!

<small>[ February 07, 2003, 03:04 AM: Message edited by: ForeverSublime ]</small>

 

[NeoDragoN]

i like it alot! like people have said it could have been so mch worse.

 

[Takuma79]

It wokrs I mean its not the neo cart cover, but for now I think we can live with it

 

[Dampfwalze]

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<img src="http://homepages.compuserve.de/Susasami3/Smiles/smiley1/sm-jiiki.gif" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://homepages.compuserve.de/Susasami3/Smiles/smiley1/sm-wuerg.gif" alt=" - " />

No, I don't like this cover.

 

[supergoose]

i like it. drool

 

[kernow]

I like it too, but lets face it, they could put a metal slug 3 logo on a turd and it'd look 'ok'

 

[Click_Stick]

I approve..

 

[Lastblade]

curious to see the game in action, don't really care about a PS2 cover one way or the other.

 

[zz99]

kernow:
I like it too, but lets face it, they could put a metal slug 3 logo on a turd and it'd look 'ok'

Ha Ha tis a good point - nice one

 

[less than joseph]

kernow:

DanAdamKOF:
This may come across as sounding a little mainstream, but wouldn't it be cool if using the multitap you can play 4 player co-op?

no.

I second that.

Do we have a call?

-joseph

 

[Lou Gojira]

I agree with the statement about not really giving a crap since it's a PS2 cover, but I still can't help but wonder if they actually paid the person who drew that cover. I mean jeez, anybody with half a hand at art could whip something like that out in 20 minutes or less. And when you take into account how inspired and well rendered everything in Metal Slug 3 is (I sometimes use the game to show off the graphic capabilities on the Neo Geo to nonbelievers), it makes this cover a double tragedy.

Slap crap art like that on Metal Slug 4, it would've been more appropriate.

 

[Atro]

This is what I call "artwork".

<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/carts/us/ms3.jpg" alt=" - " />


buttrock buttrock buttrock buttrock

 

[kernow]

Atrophyed:
This is what I call "artwork".

<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/carts/us/ms3.jpg" alt=" - " />


buttrock buttrock buttrock buttrock

too grey and smells like apples buttrock

 

[complexz]

maybe i have bad taste but i actually do like it

i wasint a big fan of the previous artists style..although i havta admit he was a amazing artist skill wise making KOF characters and all that look so realistic and detailed...it just diddnt seem to fit metal slug..metal slug is like chibi cartoonish characters in game...but the cover was like super realistic serious artwork. it could stand to be alittle darker tho even if metal slug was cartoonish...it was never lighthearted

so personally i would be proud with that on my shelf...and if its a good conversion i will do just that

peace

 

[PrOzErG]

Lastblade:
curious to see the game in action, don't really care about a PS2 cover one way or the other.

Haha, now that's a good point, fuck the cover, go with how the game plays!

You rock lb! buttrock

 

[Ghost-Dog]

PS2 handles Guilty Gear X2 flawlessly, I'm not too worried about Metal Slug 3 running like shit on it.

The cover doesn't matter much to me either, as long as the spine looks good on my shelf I'm happy.

 

[Neo NooNaN]

I think the original Neo art is better. But, like people have already said...

It could have been much worse.

 

[s7cbassplayer]

Man, very unispired. I liked the AES cover much better. Where's our beloved SNK artist at??? Well, that's what happenes when Playmore gets involved. oh_no

 

[Atro]

kernow:

Atrophyed:
This is what I call "artwork".

<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/carts/us/ms3.jpg" alt=" - " />


buttrock buttrock buttrock buttrock

too grey and smells like apples buttrock

I like pie! tickled buttrock

 

[Lou Gojira]

s7cbassplayer:
Man, very unispired. I liked the AES cover much better. Where's our beloved SNK artist at??? Well, that's what happenes when Playmore gets involved. oh_no

Our beloved SNK artist (Shinkiro is his name by the way) is working for Capcom now. I'm not keeping up with his work the way I did when he worked for SNK, but the last drawing I saw out of him was for Final Fight on the Gameboy Advance. He's still good, but in my opinion, his work peaked for KOF 2000. It was like each year that passed, he was more and more determined to make these characters come to life through his art (just compare his art from '94 to 2000 and you'll see the evolution).

Anymore, from most of what I've seen out of him so far, it just looks like he's treating his job as a 9-5 bill payer, not something to throw himself into and astound everybody like he seemed to do when he worked for SNK. Go where the money is I guess.

What baffles me is why in hell Playmore couldn't have commisioned some better art for this game. Think about it, there's countries where Neo Geo games are still treated with due respect (China instantly pops to mind), and if you've seen some of their comic adaptions of some of these games, booming out an ass-kicking Metal Slug 3 cover would've been reasonably possible. I guess the world may never know why they went with this drek... oh_no

 

[+++SLUG FLYER+++]

I am a big fan of his art, could you knowlegdeable gamers PLEASE list me other games he has done art work for? And is it in game or cover art he does? Or both? Also...i was interested, it was mentioned he did the final fight GBA work, im looking at my copy now and its nice to understand where hes coming from, so please, what other games? If you could post me a list? I would be VERY grateful!!! drool_2

 

[bokmeow]

I loved Shinkiro's artwork, because it really stood out from other gaming artwork, there's that trademark sleepy eye black shade under the eye of course, but I think later some of his characters seemed to look the same, just with different clothes and accessories. I think he did artwork for one of the recent PS2 Capcom GunCon games, forgot what the title was.

 

[TheBigBB]

Am I the only one who doesn't have some super high standard for what cover art should look like? Actually I think the PS2 art there fits the series better than the "realistic" look the home cart had, but I don't really care that much.

 

[Comrade Porn King Mikhail]

OK, stupid question. Does anyone here know how to get in touch with Shinkiro or his representatives? I don't suppose it would be as easy as going to <a href="http://www.shinkiro.com?" target="_blank">www.shinkiro.com?</a> I would be willing to bet the guy has original art for sale, although going by illustration art pricing it would be in the four figure range.

Sincerely,

Mikhail

 

[Lou Gojira]

+++SLUG FLYER+++:
I am a big fan of his art, could you knowlegdeable gamers PLEASE list me other games he has done art work for? And is it in game or cover art he does? Or both? Also...i was interested, it was mentioned he did the final fight GBA work, im looking at my copy now and its nice to understand where hes coming from, so please, what other games? If you could post me a list? I would be VERY grateful!!! drool_2

Okay, this is just off the top of my head (unfortunately, I haven't got my SNK art books readily available), so everybody feel free to add to the list or correct me where necessary.

.KOF '94-2K
.Fatal Fury - 1 (Japanese), 2 (American),3, Real Bout, and Real Bout Special
.Art of Fighting - All games
.Samurai Shodown - 1,2, and SS64 part 2
.Metal Slug 1,X, and 3

And for some less recognizable pieces:
.Super Baseball 2020
.Eightman
.King of the Monsters 2
.Burning Fight
.Sengoku - 1(Japanese), and 2
.Robo Army
.Mutation Nation

If I can get my art books over here anytime soon, I'll make a better list.