John Kowalski
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Not when minimalism is especially concerned with being cohesive. Maybe you're thinking of something else?
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NeoGAF's struggle with the meaning of "minimalism"
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Not when minimalism is especially concerned with being cohesive. Maybe you're thinking of something else?
Maybe I should say including more detail. Like the ICO cover. That doesn't seem minimalistic, but it does contain more detail and accurately covers what the game is about. Of course it's not bloated either.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Title change is 100% spot on. You folks have no idea what minimalist means.
efyu_lemonardo
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make me an offer
JumpCancel
Banned
Threads wouldn't get derailed if people understood the language they used. If you don't fully understand what a word means, don't use it just to sound "smart".
We'll all find out when you're wrong.
Go back bitches, time for the KING!
Dropping all the logos and ratings, this is the best I've seen from this thread.
Oh come on. The OP did fuck up but I doubt that was their intention.
ColtraineGF
Member
Maybe "clean" would be a better word.
Also, it would be better for everyone if the people who come in to say "none of this is minimalist" also post an example of boxart that actually is minimalist, so that people learn something instead of reading another offtopic post.
Also, it would be better for everyone if the people who come in to say "none of this is minimalist" also post an example of boxart that actually is minimalist, so that people learn something instead of reading another offtopic post.
That's pretty much exactly what I was going to say so I'll just quote you.
billy beane
Banned
NeoGAF not knowing what minimalist is explains a lot about NeoGAF.
Get the fuck outta here Trojita. It's the greatest box art art ever.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Here is a much better example than what's been posted in this thread. Problem is, it's not official. There currently are NO minimalist offical boxarts out there.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
here's a good one imo - Amiga version of Dune 2
![Dune2[boxart][front][01].jpg](http://www.classicamiga.com/images/stories/jreviews/games/D/artwork/Dune2[boxart][front][01].jpg)
Better how? Minimalist is a perfectly fine word. If people can't understand that, I don't trust them to understand what clean means either.
It seems like people just see "cover" and go nuts.
Jesus fucking christ.
Yeah, but a ton of these covers aren't clean, either. I don't need to post an example because all of the truly minimalist covers have been posted.
ColtraineGF
Member
Better in that it would reduce the amount of people coming in and going "this isn't minimalist".
Clean doesn't have such a strict definition, and people will get it just the same, given the OP post:
Uncluttered, minimal, whatever.
SomedayTheFire
Member
There's not that many examples of minimalist box art.
Well I mean what would you expect, most people don't know shit about art history.
I was going to make a post listing which images weren't examples of minimalism, but it was essentially 90% of the replies. Even the ones that border on minimalism are more minimalistic than truly minimalism. Minimalism would more or less convey its message through clean symbols or shapes like the Deus Ex, Resistance 3, Elder Scrolls, Resident Evil 4 and Portal covers. Simply having the game's title or a white backdrop isn't minimalist. It's subdued and coveys a feeling rather than shouting a blatant message. Minimalism does not strictly mean simple. These are great box arts, but not great minimalist box arts.
Neither of the OP's examples are proper minimalist covers.
Neither of the OP's examples are proper minimalist covers.
Regardless of what you want to call it, a lot of these covers don't apply and people would still post pictures that didn't fit the word you use.
Altered Juice
Member
looking through the first few pages:
jesus christ at post #120
jesus christ at post #120
looking through the first few pages:
jesus christ at post #120
Yeah, it was a good joke, I liked it.
OverBlood 3
Banned
One of the most annoying threads I've seen in a good while .
Strangelove77
Member
much smaller than the actual box size, not sure if you can make it much smaller, maybe a photoshop expert could
Clearly someone here wanted to watch the world burn.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Thread title has me rolling. Amazing stuff mods.
Weltall Zero
Member
*enters thread a few hours ago*
*sees that people have no clue what minimalist means, OP included*
*quietly leaves*
...
*hours later, sees thread's new title*
I love this forum so much.
*sees that people have no clue what minimalist means, OP included*
*quietly leaves*
...
*hours later, sees thread's new title*
I love this forum so much.
Clearly the best minimalist one out of all of them
Just the boy, his weapon, the cloth he is wearing, the reddened shirt underneath his poncho-like clothing, with two horns protruding fiercly from the top of his head, covered with a small head band, the girl he is saving with half her face obscured as she gazes longingly towards the side, her hair flowing dowards behind her head, a windmill flowing in the background atop a garden, as the boy takes hold of his weapon and seems to be atop a bridge with the look of determination on his face.
Simple art.
Just the boy, his weapon, the cloth he is wearing, the reddened shirt underneath his poncho-like clothing, with two horns protruding fiercly from the top of his head, covered with a small head band, the girl he is saving with half her face obscured as she gazes longingly towards the side, her hair flowing dowards behind her head, a windmill flowing in the background atop a garden, as the boy takes hold of his weapon and seems to be atop a bridge with the look of determination on his face.
Simple art.
Now we are talking
Manny Calavera
Member
Clearly the best minimalist one out of all of them
Just the boy, his weapon, the girl he is saving with half her face obscured as she gazes longingly towards the side, her hair flowing dowards behind her head, a windmill flowing in the background atop a garden, as the boy takes hold of his weapon and seems to be atop a bridge with the look of determination on his face.
Simple art.
It's funny cause ICO is a minimalist game by design and this box art is kind of like the exact opposite of it.
RowdyReverb
Member
pantsattack
Member
The Witnesses box art is really beautiful. I wouldn't mind it in my wall as a piece of art.
Dangansona
Member
Haha exactly.
Yeah its a sad reflection of the culture we live in. I judge games by their covers, but obviously in a different way than focus testers do.
Honestly I wonder what's the point of having a back of the box for some of these AAA covers.
It's kind of interesting that the one medium that does it the best is music.
Polioliolio
Member
This is just another one of those threads where every possible thing is posted because people don't understand things.
I believe there aren't many actual minimalist game covers around, if any. Which is a shame because Collingwood's unofficial box arts look cool as hell. They should at least make some collector's editions like that.
But come on, the TC was clearly not going for the artistic meaning of the word. As for what he was actually asking for, which is basically "clean" covers, I think the first LoZ game has pretty cool art which concisely conveys what kind of game it is.
Remove the text at the bottom and it'd be even better. Zelda 2's is also good, though not quite as much and is a bit more busy.
But come on, the TC was clearly not going for the artistic meaning of the word. As for what he was actually asking for, which is basically "clean" covers, I think the first LoZ game has pretty cool art which concisely conveys what kind of game it is.
Remove the text at the bottom and it'd be even better. Zelda 2's is also good, though not quite as much and is a bit more busy.
JumpCancel
Banned
Goat box. The vinyl disc was awesome too
Here is a much better example than what's been posted in this thread. Problem is, it's not official. There currently are NO minimalist offical boxarts out there.
These boxarts are definitely minimalist, but they're also awful!
RowdyReverb
Member
This is a pretty good example. It's stark, yet intriguing
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Thread is embarassing
