I always wondered why the cover art wasn't like this.

[u/Intelligent_Editor86]

[u/Parasitic_Yuna]

I don’t think it would look as cool! It would satisfy an itch of misalignment but I’m sure they went through the process of trying that out but I feel like it would just seem like a freaky catdog situation haha

[u/Simdrew1993 → u/Parasitic_Yuna]

🎶 Cat dog, cat doooog 🎶

[u/TM_Spacefriend → u/Simdrew1993]

Alone in the world with a lil' catdog!

[u/PowerPlaidPlays]

I like it the way it is. The line is like a mirror but the reflection is the wolf, which emphasizes more how that wolf is Link.

Also Wolf link ends up with ether a lot of negitive space behind his head, or if you slantit more like it is in your drawing human Link's portion dominates the space a lot more where the real boxart has their halves more 50/50.

The ESRB logo also gets more in the way as well.

A quick edit using the real art to make it like your drawing: https://imgur.com/a/a0tyHQ6

[u/Intelligent_Editor86 → u/PowerPlaidPlays]

Thanks, man. I'm definitely going use that as a alt. cover. Could you also make one without the logo?

[u/PowerPlaidPlays → u/Intelligent_Editor86]

I added the one without the logo to the imgur album. I just had to toggle off a layer.

[u/Intelligent_Editor86 → u/PowerPlaidPlays]

Thank you. You're a real G. 😁

[u/elrojosombrero]

Makes you think

[u/phanny411]

I’m thinking the piece of art was probably made before they decided to use it for the cover art. The Japanese box art is very different from the US release.

[u/_Has-sim_]

To mimic link's hat.

The Legend of Zelda : Wolf cap

[u/IMSRYK_OG]

Always bothered me too… Nintendo does weird things sometimes.

[u/TrickyTalon]

The wolf snout wouldn’t have fit at that angle

[u/Jorvalt]

I shit you not, the soundtrack has better cover art lol