Borderlands 3 - Japanese Cover Art Revealed

[vestan]

So 2K decided that for a limited time, the Japanese Standard Edition would have a completely different cover art from the international one. This isn't even the first time they've done this, as it was done with the Handsome Collection (which looks way better than the cover we got). A Japanese fan got to design this and while I think it's weaker than the original international box art, it's still pretty good! Worth noting that cover of the Japanese Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition is still the same as the international one.

Nowadays, most games have a single box art for all regions, so it's certainly interesting that 2K insist the Japanese version of Borderlands games should have a different cover art than international version. Moze looks so weird without a helmet.

Japanese Cover Art (can't find a higher res version so this will have to do from now, per IGN Japan):

International Cover Art:

Spoiler: Higher-res

 

[CloseTalker]

i like NA more. JP looks like it might be using in-game models?

 

[5taquitos]

International is superior

 

[sredgrin]

Looks awful.

 

[MechaJackie]

It could have been great had the background been more than a blue white gradient.

 

[starpower]

it is the marvel poster art formula with twenty faces on it

 

[Solid Shake]

That background color looks... oof.

 

[Twister]

I know nothing about this series, but ever since I saw the NA boxart it just didn't sit right with me. I think it's super ugly and I actually really like the Japanese one a lot

 

[Deleted member 26156]

Looks extremely generic compared to the western's ridiculously indulgent cover.

 

[Sage]

Bad

 

[joe_zazen]

I really hate the international for some reason, jpn gets my vote, fwiiw which is nothing.

 

[Lethologica]

A rare US version of the cover being superior.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Y'all crazy if you don't think that international boxart is one of the best box arts of this generation

 

[Khanimus]

The US cover is drastically better. It's not even a contest.

How often does that happen?

 

[JustInsane]

Way worse than the international one. Too much going on

 

[Datajoy]

Makes it look like a Guardians of the Galaxy knockoff

 

[chrisPjelly]

Not a huge fan of Japan's love for collage posters. Western version for me

 

[Deleted member 864]

Oh yeah, the international cover is way better.

 

[Drayco21]

That's pretty terrible. NA cover takes it in a landslide.

 

[Yukari]

FL4K is Loader Bot from Tales game?

 

[rpm]

JP cover is a generic, kinda Marvel movie-esque design, but it's still better than the tacky INT cover

 

[Phediuk]

American version is better.

 

[rusty chrome]

It looks cheap, I don't like it.

 

[Aangster]

FL4K is Loader Bot from Tales game?

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Separate characters, FL4K's cosplay guide pretty much confirms that.

 

[SparksterMeta0]

The Psycho is the cover guy of the whole series, so the International versions wins it easy.

 

[Galactic Specter]

The splatter graphic in the background looks way better than the characters posing in front of it.

 

[vestan]

The splatter graphic in the background looks way better than the characters posing in front of it.

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The splatters is also keeping in line with the other covers of the game.

 

[Drain You]

not feeling it

 

[Jahranimo]

I like it, but I do like the regular version more.

Is this the first time we've got a look of Moze without her helmet?

 

[vestan]

Is this the first time we've got a look of Moze without her helmet?

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Yup

 

[Lucreto]

Like the international version. It fits the theme of this game.

 

[Igniz12]

Just pasting the character models makes it looks too harsh, they should have use some stylized versions instead of using in game models. Don't even look all that high res.

 

[A Ream of Paper]

The Japanese cover looks like a bad photoshop job imo. International cover is way better.

 

[Deleted member 29660]

The Japanese one reminds me of bad Hollywood movie photoshops.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

I hate the U.S. cover so the JP one wins by default.

 

[Linus815]

the japanese cover is awful, from a distance its just a mess of colours.

 

[Tokyo_Funk]

One of the few times the international version looks better.

The psycho on the front cover is basically the brand at this point.

 

[DOT_mjo]

Both are just awful.

 

[spx54]

the NA one is better, by far. Japanese one is a hot mess

 

[KushalaDaora]

Helmet-less Moze. <3

International > Japanese.

 

[RelaxItsJustMe]

International is way better. Japanese one is generic as hell and the international one keeps the BL humor.

 

[NippleViking]

The International is one of the best covers I've seen in years

Y'all crazy if you don't think that international boxart is one of the best box arts of this generation

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I know right? I'm not even a massive Borderlands fan, but that thing is gorgeous, and chockful of style.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Helmet less mo(z)e

Oh japan...

 

[ClayModel]

A first for me, tend to like Japanese covers but not this one. Also on the Japanese cover, all of the 4 vault hunters and possibly a werewolf DLC character?

 

[vestan]

possibly a werewolf DLC character?

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It's one of FL4K's beasts, take a look at the far right of this image

 

[FakePlasticTree]

Separate characters, FL4K's cosplay guide pretty much confirms that.

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I really want him or Fiona as DLC Vault Hunters.

 

[ClayModel]

It's one of FL4K's beasts, take a look at the far right of this image

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Oh dang, would've been neat to see a Werewolf vault hunter. Also odd to place a random beast on the cover but whatever.

 

[NightShift]

Bad. Definitely bad. It looks like a Sony Pictures poster.

 

[Slayven]

Makes it look like a Guardians of the Galaxy knockoff

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[Eumi]

That's such a downgrade.

The international box art is almost too good for borderlands, and I fucking love borderlands.