Yali
Joined: 09 May 2006
Posts: 319
One thing I'd like to say is that everything in the realm of merchandise, adds, trailers, box art, and whatnot for Riven were absolutely spectacular! They were art on their own. Uru Live was seriously lacking not just in good and intriguing adds but in any adds at all! Please Cyan/Turner, look at the masterpiece of which is the plethora of iconic publicity that was for Riven.
I honestly think that all the tremendously "sexy" commercial art that Riven had, actually made me enjoy the game more. I know it's weird, but in a way, I think that good commercial art gives the illusion that there's more to the product than there actually is. Riven's commercial art had the same impact on me that Pink Floyd's album art did, for any of you familiar with the prog rock scene. Both the art was iconic, surreal, simple, and beautiful, and it also made me ask questions. For example, I'd look at that ad for Riven with the train track and simply think, and meditate on the image. The questions I asked where not complex, instead they were more reflections on the art and on the idea of a page being lost in a subway. This is exactly what I want Uru to be like in terms of their commercial art.
Please Cyan/Turner do what you/RedOrb did with Riven. Uru deserves it.
I honestly think that all the tremendously "sexy" commercial art that Riven had, actually made me enjoy the game more. I know it's weird, but in a way, I think that good commercial art gives the illusion that there's more to the product than there actually is. Riven's commercial art had the same impact on me that Pink Floyd's album art did, for any of you familiar with the prog rock scene. Both the art was iconic, surreal, simple, and beautiful, and it also made me ask questions. For example, I'd look at that ad for Riven with the train track and simply think, and meditate on the image. The questions I asked where not complex, instead they were more reflections on the art and on the idea of a page being lost in a subway. This is exactly what I want Uru to be like in terms of their commercial art.
Please Cyan/Turner do what you/RedOrb did with Riven. Uru deserves it.

