SailorDaravon
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#101

That is pretty amazing. The only thing that really bugs me is his chestplate; with the angle it looks like the his upper chest is really elongated or something. It's hard to describe but I totally can't unsee it.
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#102

Looks nice. But what's with this recent trend of revealing boxart before you've even shown off the game? AC3, COD:BLOPS2, and now Halo 4. Bizarre.
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#103

I noticed that some armor pieces are missing from the chest and stomach areas. Hints of upgrade-able armor?
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#104

Superb!
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#105

Originally Posted by Danthrax: View Post
Looking at the previous Halo boxart, Master Chief looks like the smallest Master Chief yet in Halo 4.

Also, I can't help but hear the INCEPTION HORN while looking at it.
I thought that Halo 4 is going to have big areas because of the size of the Chief related to the background.
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#106

Originally Posted by gaming_noob: View Post
Halo 3's awful. Just awful.
That boring ass "My First Promo Image". Main Character taking up most of the picture, Blue-vs-Orange color scheme, title, PRINT IT!
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#107

Looks pretty good!
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#108

I see they gave him enough head room for some Arkham City style accolades further down the line.
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#109

Nice looking boxart.
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#110

that is some mighty fine boxart
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#111

GOTY right there
TouchMyBox
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#112

That's probably one of the most artistically tasteful covers for a super-mainstream game.

I'm impressed.

Originally Posted by biosnake20: View Post
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
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Ragus
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#113

Wow.
Dax01
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#114

Originally Posted by ViewtifulJC: View Post
That boring ass "My First Promo Image". Main Character taking up most of the picture, Blue-vs-Orange color scheme, title, PRINT IT!
Halo 3's was very beautiful. Simple and subtle. I have a full-sized poster of it in my house in Cary.

Best boxart along with ODST.
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#115

Looks like the first scene in the game. Chief has just crash landed and is now taking in his surroundings, from then on it's explore explore explore!

God I hope the game is open world.
-Yeti
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#116

MC is holding an AR. Not impressed.

:P
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#117

Suitably epic and not before time.
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#118

I said wow.

Real pritty.
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#119

Originally Posted by Dax01: View Post
Halo 3's was very beautiful. Simple and subtle. I have a full-sized poster of it at my house.

Best boxart along with ODST.
I agree with this ugly avatar.
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#120

Originally Posted by KevinCow: View Post
Looks nice. But what's with this recent trend of revealing boxart before you've even shown off the game? AC3, COD:BLOPS2, and now Halo 4. Bizarre.
Actually, there are in game pictures available. I think they where published on the game informer site somewhere on their Halo 4 hub. There's also the vidoc that shows about 1 minute op short gameplay bits.
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#121

Never forget.

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#122

Looks nice.
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#123

Very sexy.
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#124

That boxart has some incredible scale
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#125

Originally Posted by TheOddOne: View Post
I agree with this ugly avatar.
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#126

Best box art since resistance 3.
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#127

Halo 3's was terrible. I remember laughing at what a terrible mock boxart it was. And then it turned out...

But yeah, this one is fantastic. I'm sort of surprised it actually made it through whatever processes need to be gotten through that ends up giving us so many generic, ugly boxarts.
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#128

Probably the best (and arguably the only good) cover art I've seen for any of the Halo games, although I have no idea what that fan-like thing in the background is supposed to be.
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#129

Originally Posted by Vire: View Post
Subtle?

I've been a part of Halo-GAF community since Halo 3 and a fan since day one. Brush up on your Halo-GAF lore.

I don't like Halo 3's box art but that has nothing to do with the quality of the game, I adore it.

This boxart is just fine and I think it gets you excited that MC has crashed landed on a weird and mysterious planet. But I think the old design adage "less is more" applies here and I would have liked less commotion going on in the composition. This has nothing to do with the quality of the game itself.

No need to get all butthurt.
Yeah, I should TOTALLY brush up on my Halo-GAF lore. Sounds like an excellent use of my time.

Also, the word butthurt? Textbook internetting.
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#130

Image with label strip on top

Quote:
Click to make bigger!
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#131

Holy shit. Some amazing box art right there.
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#132

Reach is still my favorite but yes, that is a damn fine cover.
Conor 419
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#133

Rocks at the bottom look great.
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#134

Originally Posted by mastrbiggy: View Post
GOTY right there
Agreed.
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Comic Sans size 117 for maximum Halo.
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#135

Originally Posted by spawn031: View Post
Image with label strip on top



Click to make bigger!
Nice! Will add to OP.
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#136

Originally Posted by spawn031: View Post
Image with label strip on top
Top strip doesn't look like that anymore.
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#137

Hot Damn.
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#138

Originally Posted by monsterfracas: View Post
Nice! Will add to OP.
The 360 label strip is different now.

I can make it if you'd like.
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#139

Originally Posted by heckfu: View Post
Yeah, I should TOTALLY brush up on my Halo-GAF lore. Sounds like an excellent use of my time.

Also, the word butthurt? Textbook internetting.
Do not insult a HaloGAF Veteren™, please.
anastazius
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#140

I can't wait. Looks fantastic.

Can anyone who doesn't like Halo 3's boxart explain why? I've always been a big fan of it; looks kinda.. subdued as if Master Chief is reluctantly about to go and do horrible things in the name of peace.

And I like the quiet' sunrise' aspect of it.

Is it just me?
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#141

looks great
monsterfracas
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#142

Originally Posted by Vire: View Post
The 360 label strip is different now.

I can make it if you'd like.
Go ahead if you want. Might as well update the OP, this thread is moving crazy fast
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#143

Looks amazing. And I think the only Halo game with bad boxart was Wars.
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#144

Originally Posted by Vire: View Post
The 360 label strip is different now.

I can make it if you'd like.
You should probably remember to add a "Better with Kinect" logo as this game will most likely have Kinect features.
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#145

Originally Posted by Dax01: View Post
Do not insult a HaloGAF Veteren™, please.
I was being completely genuine. Brushing up on message forum history is fun!!

On-topic: I love this box art. Absolutely breathtaking, IMO.
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#146

And a new era of video game boxart begins.
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#147

Originally Posted by krystallinity: View Post
You should probably remember to add a "Better with Kinect" logo as this game will most likely have Kinect features.
Halo 4 will not have Kinect features.
Conor 419
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#148

Man, I hope the box remains completely untainted. Put all the other shit on the back, the front is too good to change.

It's like a book cover, combine that with the epic sense of scale and a scene which clearly displays the start of this new journey and the whole thing is incredible.
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#149

Originally Posted by TheOddOne: View Post
Halo 4 will not have Kinect features.
Really? That's very surprising, especially considering how much Microsoft has pushed Kinect lately.
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#150

Dat gorgeous boxart