game PlayStation 3 » Mass Effect 3 Box Cover
views 12,853   favorites 70 (?)  


hall »

Mass Effect 3 box art cover
By avatar Pleiades 41 on February 21st, 2012

Thanks to everyone in the "Abandon-O-Rama" thread who encouraged me to continue working on this. I was damn near ready to give up, but went back to it and was able to turn things around. In the end, I'm happy with the result.

A printable is available as well.

Comments and critique, as always, are welcome.

[ Box updated on March 4th, 2012 ] [ original ]

comments Mass Effect 3 Box Cover Comments


Comment on Pleiades's Mass Effect 3 Box Art / Cover.

avatar
Daemon 46 [ 1 decade ago ]

Came out great. Glad you decided to not scrap it.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks, both for the comment and telling me to continue with it. Once I overcame the lack of resources, it was a fun project.

[ Reply ]


avatar
aelixus 46 [ 1 decade ago ]

Wow, wow, wow. Beautiful! I just don't like the dark space around the box.

[ Reply ]


avatar
jesse777 35 [ 1 decade ago ]

Glad you didn't scrap this This is very lovely work!

[ Reply ]


avatar
Deividas 47 [ 1 decade ago ]

Love it. Really despise the dark square around though, especially on the front around her hair, it looks odd.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Spiderpig24 48 [ 1 decade ago ]

Excellent job, it's good to see that you continued to work on this and you really turned it into a great box.

[ Reply ]


avatar
MrJellyBabiez 9 [ 1 decade ago ]

Fantastic. The ideas work beautifully. I was saving my first favourite on this account, but this has done it for me. Take it in your steps towards the Hall, and say no more.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks. Might I ask what your previous account was?

[ Reply ]

avatar
MrJellyBabiez 9 [ 1 decade ago ]

@Pleiades Techno Guy. Before that Dan999. You can see the change. It's been almost 2 years since I last uploaded, I believe. :L

[ Reply ]


avatar
AgentLampshade 46 [ 1 decade ago ]

You continue to impress me, it's as if you have no limit when making boxes. You always knock it out of the park. Hats off to you, sir.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Patches 30 [ 1 decade ago ]

Awesome! Props for including FemShep not once but twice, always great to see some new idea.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

I felt that, since BioWare themselves have placed greater emphasis on FemShepard's presence in the story, my design should reflect that choice. The fact that I've started my first ME2 playthrough as her also played a part in her inclusion. Thanks a lot. ;]

[ Reply ]


avatar
MattStar 49 [ 1 decade ago ]

Amazing job man.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Magical 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

This is brilliant. Nothing I can fault.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Joeseye 47 [ 1 decade ago ]

Hot damn...

[ Reply ]


avatar
Gunslinger 42 [ 1 decade ago ]

Great job my friend.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Artist 33 [ 1 decade ago ]

So fantastic, I love it!

[ Reply ]


avatar
Bastart 49 [ 1 decade ago ]

The front ain't bad, but I think you could have done something more exciting with it. The back is the strongest part of the box imo. I really like how you matched the tagline with the ME3 Logo and it looks clean and very well organized, nice job.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks. I agree the front doesn't break any new ground creatively, aesthetically. On occasion I feel like making a "traditional" cover, imbued with my own style. Case in point, the vibrant colors and bright lighting.

[ Reply ]


avatar
deiviuxs 46 [ 1 decade ago ]

Colorful and well planned out. However, like other have mentioned, I am not a big fan of the square on front and back. The tagline in the back looks great and I see that you tried to match the logo, but I think the "Fight to the very" part should be a bit smaller. All in all, great design with unique design choices.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks everyone for the large amount of feedback. It's more than I would have expected, so I appreciate it. I'm surprised at the disdain for the darkened border, as I personally felt it drew attention to the center of the image. The outer edges looked messy unaltered. Either way, I'm all for honest comments so I thank you for that.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Throavium 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Pretty good, the front looks off to me because of the awkward pose of the protagonist, and the unbalanced premise. Mainly how there are characters on the right, and the left has a bit of red and black instead of blue.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

I hadn't noticed the imbalance in characters until you mentioned it, but I suppose you are correct. As for the color, I opted to use a color combination cliche, the red/blue contrast, as I felt it gave a sense of variety to the palette without seeming too random or out of place. I'd originally changed the front to feature nothing but varying tones of blue, and it was overbearing. Thanks for the critique.

[ Reply ]


avatar
XBU Philippe 36 [ 1 decade ago ]

Fantastic. Simply fantastic. Love the placement of the artworks. Love the main female character. Love the way you decided to put in the screenshots. Fantastic idea with the slogan "Fight the the end, the very end".

Front is amazing. I have no complaints, whatsoever, and that's means something! Absolutely fantastic. Should definitely be HoF!!

[ Reply ]


avatar
Taylor360unc 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

Hold on let me clean my pants........... This is Awesome!!!

[ Reply ]


avatar
hesit8 46 [ 1 decade ago ]

I'm not fond of the case, and I mean the actually case surrounding the box art, nor am I too fond of the presentation. The box is dark and the presentation is dark, not the best choice IMO. Otherwise, another home run my friend!

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

I decided to use a standard plastic casing since I'm not a fan of the Blu-ray plastic on official PS3 covers, but I understand.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Majidblack 49 [ 1 decade ago ]

Very nice!

[ Reply ]


avatar
mchapra 34 [ 1 decade ago ]

This is some sexy stuff.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Again, I can't express enough my thanks for all of the support, guys.

[ Reply ]


avatar
deadboy 32 [ 1 decade ago ]

very very nice

[ Reply ]


avatar
Titan38 43 [ 1 decade ago ]

Love this. The colors are phenomenal.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Magical 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Congratulations! As I said before, the box is brilliant.

[ Reply ]


avatar
ZombieDeadpool8 23 [ 1 decade ago ]

I'm so glad you didn't abandon this, it's excellent.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Daemon 46 [ 1 decade ago ]

Congrats! Well-deserved.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Bastart 49 [ 1 decade ago ]

Congrats on your 2nd HOF box under a new alias.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Eggboy'13 48 [ 1 decade ago ]

This is commander eggboy, and this is my favorite box

[ Reply ]


avatar
Crotale 30 [ 1 decade ago ]

Not too shabby, but there are a few things I dislike. The dark border kinda disrupts the flow since it isn't totally opaque. The blending of the border, in my opinion, makes a bad change to FemShep's hair color. If you were to move her down the page so that the border didn't cover her head at all, maybe it would work otherwise.

Speaking of FemShep on the front, her right shoulder is clipped rather badly and needs to fixed, along with a better blend with that area of the front.

Other than that, darned nice work.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

I'll look into those and see if I can get an update submitted soon. Thanks for the critique.

[ Reply ]


avatar
crazyjp 33 [ 1 decade ago ]

Very nice box but I think too much is going on in the front.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Understandable, thanks.

[ Reply ]


avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Didn't expect that one. Thank you kindly, everyone.

[ Reply ]


avatar
twoxT 34 [ 1 decade ago ]

Well done.

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks, man.

I updated with a few minor changes suggested by Crotale. Printable is up to date as well.

[ Reply ]


avatar
sajjad_mabani 37 [ 1 decade ago ]

Love it man

[ Reply ]


avatar
Crotale 30 [ 1 decade ago ]

Much better now! Faved!

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks Crotale. ;]

[ Reply ]


avatar
KM18 1 [ 1 decade ago ]

This is just awesome. Great work. The back is my favorite part.

[ Reply ]


avatar
del337er 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Incredible job man, I love the use of color and the layout of everything!

[ Reply ]

avatar
Pleiades 41 [ 1 decade ago ]

Thanks, del. :]

[ Reply ]


avatar
zalayetta 43 [ 1 decade ago ]

i like it...

[ Reply ]


avatar
Martiniii332 49 [ 1 decade ago ]

Never saw this, but Goddamn, Pleiades. When will you ever stop.

This is amazing. I actually have no complains, even though I am way too late to the party, but I want to say amazing job. No, wait; amazing fails to describe this.

[ Reply ]