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[Brandon F]

Not sure if there is ever a discussion for this(yay marketing assets?) but as a digital-only consumer I started realizing how rarely I ever see a game box anymore and particularly the chosen art.

Really curious as to what GAF considers as some of the boxart highlights in 2016 in any territory.

 

[Yoshichan]

FINAL FANTASY XV Deluxe Edition (EU?)

 

[Don.Abbade]

 

[Permanently A]

Furi didn't have a boxed edition but the cover art is great. It gets so much more meaningful after you beat the game.

Spoiler

The weapons in the background belong to every boss and the big circle in the sky is the main character's origin

 

[PhantomDoor]

Nier Automata.

Spoiler

It was shown this year. It counts

 

[That Damn Kid]

Definitely not this...

 

[Blitzrules240]

 

[OldMan]

Not this obviously

Why they insist on placing some random review score on an otherwise and in this case stellar cover is beyond me

 

[Cudder]

 

[Zalman]

I am a box art enthusiast. I care way too much about this stuff.

I think 2016 has been a pretty weak year for box art though. I guess this one is my favorite:

 

[RedlineRonin]

FINAL FANTASY XV Deluxe Edition (EU?)

Great, it's here. I can leave now.

The Amano art really does have a timeless quality to it

 

[Fury451]

DOOM reverse cover

Boggles my mind why they didn't just go with this.

 

[McDougles]

Why they insist on placing some random review score on an otherwise and in this case stellar cover is beyond me

A definitive edition is not about appealing to the core users, but the moms and pops and casual gamers who see a cover and think "Hey, I've heard about that series before. A 10/10 is no joke," then buy it.

 

[purseowner]

Exudes pure style and cool:

Wonderfully minimalist:

Best boxarts of the year, but sadly not best game:

 

[Josemsar]

DOOM reverse cover

FF XV Special Edition

 

[Servbot24]

Definitely not this...

Why not? That's a fantastic cover.

 

[royalroyal]

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Japanese boxart thread part 2?

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

No physical release but the only thing that could come to mind that was creative would be Layers of Fear

 

[FelipeMGM]

That is not the boxart

This one is:

And its the best of the year for me, tied with this one:

 

[butman]

Classy

 

[Qurupeke]

FINAL FANTASY XV Deluxe Edition (EU?)

Seconding this, first post doesn't disappoint.

 

[BigEmil]

 

[Meatfist]

DOOM alternate cover

Shame about the actual cover though, it's as generic as it gets

 

[olaznoG]

 

[Spinky]

Definitely not this...

That would be great if it wasn't for all the shit on it, though.

 

[SirNinja]

The Witness

Nice and simple, plus the little things (the clouds and cliffside have the same curvature, the familiar circle-line pattern around the border). It does a lot with a little - much like the game itself.

 

[pete_clarf]

That's the first thing that popped in my head... though that could be because I just bought the game yesterday. I can't think of anything else, at the moment, though.

 

[OldMan]

A definitive edition is not about appealing to the core users, but the moms and pops and casual gamers who see a cover and think "Hey, I've heard about that series before. A 10/10 is no joke," then buy it.

Yeah but not with Metal Gear bro. The ma and pas are going for the yearly event games the assassins creeds and cods. Seems weird coming from Konami.

 

[More_Badass]

The Witness



Nice and simple, plus the little things (the clouds and cliffside have the same curvature, the familiar circle-line pattern around the border). It does a lot with a little - much like the game itself.

My favorite aspect is when I realized there's a stairway leading to a door in that shot. Even more mystery, I love it

 

[Conkerkid11]

The Witness

Nice and simple, plus the little things (the clouds and cliffside have the same curvature, the familiar circle-line pattern around the border). It does a lot with a little - much like the game itself.

Wow, I'd never seen that before.

That's great.

My favorite aspect is when I realized there's a stairway leading to a door in that shot. Even more mystery, I love it

If that's the door I'm thinking of, I don't think I was ever able to get in there.

 

[Deleted member 59090]

No physical release

 

[SocksAndShoes]

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[Fachasaurus]

I have never seen that one. That's amazing!

 

[JustSomeone]

DOOM reverse cover

Boggles my mind why they didn't just go with this.

This

 

[_Spr_Drnk]

The Doom alternative cover for me, really evoked a feeling of nostalgia for me.

 

[Clov]

Best boxarts of the year, but sadly not best game:

Seconding these ones. I love the art style! I also really liked the boxart of Tokyo Mirage Sessions:

 

[Garrett Hawke]

this one is awful because it would be like putting romeo and juliet at the bottom and then slowly blending into twilight.

 

[lukeskymac]

Only a Souls fan approaching "blind for the franchise" levels would say this cover is anything beyond passable. Come on.

 

[valkillmore]

Classy

And because it's finally a retail boxart.

 

[Kyne]

c'mon GAF. you disappoint me.

 

[Menitta]

This.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

This is my favorite boxart of all time. So this.

 

[GoldCrusader]

Tales of Zestiria

 

[Brandon F]

c'mon GAF. you disappoint me.

Way better than above. NA CE? What did JPN get?

 

[mcz117chief]

FINAL FANTASY XV Deluxe Edition (EU?)

yup

c'mon GAF. you disappoint me.

close second

DOOM reverse cover

Boggles my mind why they didn't just go with this.

ftfy

 

[Damaniel]

c'mon GAF. you disappoint me.

On the other hand, the standard edition of this game's box looks like placeholder art that Amazon uses on their website when there isn't any final artwork available yet.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I think it really captures the essence of the game.

Another really good one.

 

[Menitta]

Big fan of this one. I hope this is the same box art the Western release gets. 0's is the same.

 

[Cudder]

this one is awful because it would be like putting romeo and juliet at the bottom and then slowly blending into twilight.

That makes no sense.