View Full Version : Favorite game cover art?
Valkysas
04-29-2009, 12:19 AM
LET'S TOPIC.
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/5322/607986-popolocrois_cover_super.jpg
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/gamecube-games/152-1.jpg
http://www.411mania.com/game_article_pictures/6801.jpg
Biggie
04-29-2009, 12:29 AM
I think both the Fables have very good box arts.
http://www.consolenauts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/fable-front_front.jpg
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1055/fable2boxartfront.jpg
And War of the Lions.
http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/daryl_paulino/FinalFantasyTacticsTheWarOfTheLions.jpg
And more recently.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Yiawz2WIL.jpg
Translucid
04-29-2009, 12:30 AM
damn valk, I was going to post a topic full of boxart and musings on them but I guess maybe I'll just do some of it now.
er. I'll be back.
Valkysas
04-29-2009, 12:31 AM
you can muse in this topic too. blame marcus' post in the new PSP topic for this topic.
I never understood what the heck was up with the Phalanx box art.
Toaster
04-29-2009, 01:01 AM
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Behold, the delightfully ****ty US boxart... (http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/psx2/bof_drag_front.JPG)
... and then look at some of these beautiful fan-made covers. Too bad none of these are formatted to be printed and used as an actual inserts. (http://www.vgboxart.com/browse/title/5112/breath.of.fire.v.dragon.quarter/)
Vagrant Story
http://www.pwned.com/gamecovers/playstation/68b47cb16a5cd5d30e00d7d80e6deada-Vagrant_Story.jpg
Vagrant Story had such a fantastic art style, and its really captured well in the covert art. I remember musing over purchasing this game versus Legend of the Dragoon back when they both came out. Guess which one I chose?
FFXII Collector's Edition
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h118/amigreenleaf1234/ffxii_casedetail.jpg?t=1240980666
Easily the best looking collector's edition I've come across.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
http://www.centraldelvideojuego.com/virtualHost/imagesRoot/images/common/products/castlevanisdracxpsp_portada.jpg
The interior of the case shows a portrait of Maria seeming as PSP cases are transparent meaning that the insert is double-sided. I wish all PS3/PSP games took advantage of their clear cases and made their inserts double-sided.
marcus
04-29-2009, 01:09 AM
You should have lumped this into one topic and called it "why do western games have such terrible box art???"
Seriously, look at the Japanese Siren
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/8/918848_50033_front.jpg
jap ico
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/367472_43672_front.jpg
jap soul nomad
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/9/935509_79814_front.jpg
And compare them to their American counterparts. Why is it that localization teams believe the only thing that sells are boring frontal face shots with red. Lots and lots of red.
There's only one American cover off the top of my head that I liked more than the Japanese version and that's No More Heroes. I wish more companies like Agetec would leave the box art unchanged because American box art has to be cluttered by a 72 point font of the title and a blurry image of the hero's face.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/4/933024_75586_front.jpg
every akira toriyama cover is pretty much the best
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/8/563408_2841_front.jpg
say what you will about akira toriyama and "lol his style is the same" that guy knew a thing or two about cover design.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/8/563538_29080_front.jpg
look at the energy in this picture. the framing is perfect, the title isn't obtrusive, marle's line of fire (which isn't accurate but still awesome) draws your eye from the title to chrono then down to marle and then frog laying in the snow. if you were 8 years old you probably begged your parents to buy this **** based on the cover alone.
another good japanese cover which the american version ruins by their obsession with zooming in on things
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/1/334511_18212_front.jpg
such a great cover
such a mediocre game :(
finally, steve purcell is the god of box art IMO.
i mean, look at this
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/9/562679_45323_front.jpg
this is the greatest thing ever.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/1/562681_45325_front.jpg
how is it that purcell can cram so much stuff in a single cover without it looking crammed and messy?
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/0/562680_63346_front.jpg
i'm spending 60$ on your crappy game printed on a 25 cent disc inside of a 10 cent case with a 1 cent wraparound cover and a 10 cent manual. The least you can do is provide me with appealing boxart that will make me proud of displaying it on my shelf; not so embarrassed that i want to stuff it in a sock drawer (which is where i keep my truly bad games)
jacquel
04-29-2009, 01:12 AM
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
http://www.centraldelvideojuego.com/virtualHost/imagesRoot/images/common/products/castlevanisdracxpsp_portada.jpg
The interior of the case shows a portrait of Maria seeming as PSP cases are transparent meaning that the insert is double-sided. I wish all PS3/PSP games took advantage of their clear cases and made their inserts double-sided.
I prefer this one. Its not as if I have a hard-on for the color red, but it just works.
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/psx/castlevania_chronicles_front.jpg
Red Dragon
04-29-2009, 01:14 AM
http://media.gamespy.com/columns/image/article/533/533968/top-10-best-box-arts-20040728102136137.jpg
And even more so:
http://wiki.fz.se/images/4/41/Duke_Nukem_3D_cover.jpg
Goufunaki
04-29-2009, 01:19 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Gouki22/misc2/tobal_no_1.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Gouki22/misc2/4231.jpg
Translucid
04-29-2009, 01:21 AM
wikipedia on Phalanx:
The box art designers later admitted that they had deliberately chosen this theme in order to attract the customer with something original considering there were many space shooters in the market that looked alike.
so, here's JP Castlevania: SotN.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/196885_26762_front.jpg
I have great issue with the direction Castlevania has taken in the years since this game, especially in art design yadda yadda. BUT THIS COVER, in which a COOL VAMPIRE, cross in his EPIC GRIP, RIGHTEOUS SWORD in his other hand... the juxtaposition of elegance and strength. this new style was part of what made SotN so awesome.
now it's just mangirls.
this is the US version of Castlevania 4:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/?action=view¤t=588726_40425_front.jpg
while it's not original, it's filled with implied action and danger. to me it's just better than the japanese original by miles.
I think this is Dracula X, a subpar "remake" of Rondo of Blood. boxart is pretty cool though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/563534_3921_front.jpg
two quick examples of more implied action, as well as relevant characters and altogether interest value.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/563340_2195_front.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/563327_2162_front.jpg
but oh man, this cover is just so cool.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/solstice_nes_eu.jpg
he's a wizard, right? he's got his robe and wizard hat. but then he's totally ****ing ripped. it's like, he doesn't even NEED magic to beat the **** out of you. holy **** **** goddamn.
but here is my favorite boxart, including back cover.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/526675_2184_front.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/volantecalamto/boxart/526675_2184_back.jpg
I dunno, I guess I really just like the style.
http://www.nebulared.com/Articulos/Wario/Imagenes/super_mario_land_2.jpg
Chrono
04-29-2009, 01:44 AM
I always loved this cover and how it stayed true to the movie posters of the original trilogy.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a32/Chrono101/indy-1.jpg
Tintenfisch
04-29-2009, 02:59 AM
Never played the game, but I always thought the cover was pretty neat-o.
http://jogaste.com.br/web/caixa/black-xbox.jpg
Nixon
04-29-2009, 03:09 AM
This is one of my favorites. I have a better copy of it, in the form of the official JP release poster. I'll put it up on my wall someday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Nixon/2802483.jpg
Here's a simple one that I like a lot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Nixon/einhander-ps1jp.jpg
SirTMagus
04-29-2009, 03:16 AM
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t83/sirtmagus2/subsistence.jpg
;___;
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t83/sirtmagus2/sonicknuckles.jpg
LOOK AT THAT LOGO OH MY GAWWWD
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t83/sirtmagus2/alinktothepast.jpg
Tells you all you need to know.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t83/sirtmagus2/SonicAdventure.jpg
what the-- what is sonic DOING
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t83/sirtmagus2/FF3-2.jpg
That little teddy bear thing made me rent this. The rest is history~
Smurvis
04-29-2009, 05:17 AM
That little teddy bear thing made me rent this. The rest is history~
You know... yeah. I had forgotten that. That's the exact same reason for me. After all these years, and this quote flashed me back to that article in EGM where it was two pages and you had to hold it sideways, and it had that little teddy bear thing in that pose and like a bunch of dead monsters, all in front of a white background.
You somehow unlocked a memory that's been sealed away, Magus. Thank you, kind sir.
Vonwert
04-29-2009, 05:42 AM
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/1416/popfulmail.png
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5650/snatchersuda1.jpg
Two of my favorite Sega Cd covers.
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/8384/lunar2.jpg
This and the Lunar 1 cover are my other favorites.
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5963/zearthbound.png
And who can forget Earthbound.
marcus
04-29-2009, 09:10 AM
That little teddy bear thing made me rent this. The rest is history~
the ff3 commercial was awesome.
BeYu8CvKW-g
MRevelle83
04-29-2009, 11:02 AM
the ff3 commercial was awesome.
BeYu8CvKW-g
I remember that commercial! Once I actually played the game, I wondered what would it have been like if Kefka was in it.
http://www.gametab.com/images/ss/ps2/2062/box-l.jpg
Pile of Lizards
04-29-2009, 11:31 PM
http://i.testfreaks.com/images/products/600x400/241/oddworld-abe-s-exoddus.456945.jpg
Kefka Jr.
04-30-2009, 07:27 PM
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/kefkajr/dinocity.jpg
Look, you can't get cooler than a dinosaur with a leather jacket and shades.
John Mora
04-30-2009, 07:44 PM
Kefka, what are we going to do with you
I agree with Kefka. Too bad the game was crapt.
Toaster
04-30-2009, 09:57 PM
I think it falls under the category "it's so bad that it's awesome".
That little teddy bear thing made me rent this. The rest is history~
You know... yeah. I had forgotten that. That's the exact same reason for me. After all these years, and this quote flashed me back to that article in EGM where it was two pages and you had to hold it sideways, and it had that little teddy bear thing in that pose and like a bunch of dead monsters, all in front of a white background.
Seriously?
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/8/563538_29080_front.jpg
Chrono Trigger's cover always bothered me because Marle is using fire magic. And you don't have Glenn when you fight Hekkran. AND you don't fight him in the snow.
Goufunaki
04-30-2009, 10:28 PM
Chrono Trigger's cover always bothered me because Marle is using fire magic. And you don't have Glenn when you fight Hekkran. AND you don't fight him in the snow.
Butterfly effect, man. :p
Gustaff 13
05-01-2009, 10:03 PM
Boris Vallejo rocks.
http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pnp_rgmi5o51RTWoP7qTaKZIwx8APNCcaXPxsF1fpLZkcFHXyV3uDlgkaPwpuDIn8FsTW4zxvmKKR14rG8oo092_EKDQi1LUwsiJbtsxl94cVRzezZuNI2qgfHNfzORJqjrZfDpg1qF8
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/ihaveathumb/Dreamcast/34f.jpg
American Hero
05-01-2009, 10:25 PM
http://psdtutsarticles.s3.amazonaws.com/linkb_60vgamecovers/43.jpg
http://psdtutsarticles.s3.amazonaws.com/linkb_60vgamecovers/4.jpg
http://psdtutsarticles.s3.amazonaws.com/linkb_60vgamecovers/22.jpg
MRevelle83
05-02-2009, 05:14 PM
Silent Hill 4. The REAL cover (Japanese), not the hokey American one.
http://fotos.trucoteca.com/fotos/6646/silent-hill-4-the-room-5.jpg
altoecko
05-04-2009, 03:42 AM
http://www.cesspit.net/drupal/storeroom/misc/360box.jpg
But then again I love Yo****ako Amano's art. I mean, have you seen his Vampire Hunter D sketches? *drools*
http://thenintendo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/monster_hunter_g_box.jpg
This is cool too.
Riotsword
05-04-2009, 03:48 AM
Silent Hill 4. The REAL cover (Japanese), not the hokey American one.
http://fotos.trucoteca.com/fotos/6646/silent-hill-4-the-room-5.jpg
Oh my God. Why the hell did they feel the need to change that? Idiots.
Yo****ako Amano's
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/riotsword/Reactions/kalgan.jpg
marcus
05-04-2009, 08:11 AM
Oh my God. Why the hell did they feel the need to change that? Idiots.
not enough red
American Hero
05-04-2009, 01:15 PM
http://nerdvana.freedomblogging.com/files/2009/01/ghostbusters_videogame_front2.jpg
highwind
05-04-2009, 01:26 PM
I actually loved this cover art so much when I was a kid that I drew it myself with pencil and crayons. I wish I still had that picture...
http://www.wiiwii.tv/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ninja_gaiden_nes.jpg
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