Derrick Bitnerさんのイラストまとめ

Day 8 of #BestBoxArt365 continues the Kingdom Hearts train! I actually enjoyed the GBA version of Chain of Memories. The opening cutscene on that system blew my mind. And the art (which is the same in all regions) is really cool. We never see the Keyblade sheathed like that.

The Final Mix art is better with its small visual cues (dark wings on Riku, small wings near Kairi, a crown on Sora), but it feels better suited to a soundtrack cover. I do love Goofy's expression though.

Day 7 of #BestBoxArt365 marks the start of a slight detour. With Kingdom Hearts 3 rapidly approaching, I wanted to look back at it's wonderful box art. And the best of them will always be the original. The coloring, the mood, the giant heart. I could never take my eyes away.

I really can't wait to start streaming Circle of the Moon and the rest of the Castlevania series, but I'm trying to hold off until after the inevitable January Direct. I want to stay as consistent as possible and I know Direct coverage will disrupt things.

The Japanese box art features that same background art but has Klonoa in a more neutral pose. It's oddly relaxing to me, but really that's Klonoa in a nutshell, at least gameplay wise. The quote at the bottom though subtly hints at the darker aspects of the game. I love it.

By comparison, Japan's box art was way more 90s with its colors & random assortment of shapes. Knuckles is just there too. No mystery & looking like a new buddy. Europe is even worse with the baffling pose from Sonic (why 4 fingers?) & Knuckles's goofy expression & shaking fist.

Something I've always wondered about Pokémon. Why in the hell is Seaking's design basically a fish caricature of Peter Lorre?

Everyone's talking about their #GameStruck4 so I figured I should throw my hat into the ring:
Mario 3 is my favorite game.
FF7 introduced me to the possibility of stories in games.
KH is my favorite series.
Pearl got me back into Pokémon, allowing me to cover it for GX.

Ah yes, the KH trailer cycle. Immediate excitement followed by nitpicks followed by complaints about the story and I just couldn't give a damn about the fan community anymore. I'm just going to enjoy and lose myself in the childhood fantasy of my favorite game series.