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id Software has been working on some #DOOM reverse sleeves. Here’s Option A (Poll Incoming)

DOOM ‏@DOOM 3m3 minutes ago
Here’s Option B (Poll incoming) #DOOM

 

[Insane Metal]

Oh wow. Both are great

 

[Tecnniqe]

This is much better than generic halo dude

 

[killroy87]

ummm both. But really, OPTION B!!!!!

Option B should just be the main cover, and Option A should be reverse

 

[Emitan]

How could this game stand out on a shelf unless they used the default cover of "generic guy with gun"

 

[Syf]

Both are excellent, why the hell are they going with the one they chose lol

 

[Christof]

B is dope

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

Option B, pls.

 

[Coxy100]

Now this is how it's done! Option B - classic Doom.

 

[friskykillface]

Option B please

reminds me of old doom

 

[Ray Down]

Why no option B?

 

[Beer Monkey]

Knee deep in the dead.

 

[Aaron D.]

Now that's the stuff.

Both are awesome!

 

[L~A]

#1 should be actual boxart artwork.
#2 as reverse cover.

Throw the "official" one in a fire.

 

[JigglesBunny]

Option B in my veins, pls.

 

[Dahaka]

Damn, the second one.

Look at the fiendish grins on the left. They want my soul and flesh.

 

[CrispyGoomba]

Option B by a mile. Should have been the default cover art.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Wow second one is so much better. Shoulda been that from the beginning.

 

[Stilton Disco]

B should be the main cover and A the reverse.

 

[oneida]

I'm assuming this was made after the main cover was selected because otherwise how in the fuck could this have happened

 

[Drencrom]

Holy hell, Option B is exactly what I want from a Doom cover!

 

[ekim]

Team B

 

[scoobs]

Holy shit they're both so cool. How could they have decided on that abysmal, god awful looking piece of shit box art when they had these as other options? Blows my god damn mind.

B is the winner, but A is extremely badass.

 

[cakely]

Both are great but, wow I really love "B".

It even has that one demon giving the camera the eye.

 

[Shuggananas]

Too much stuff on B, A is better

 

[F0rneus]

Instead, how about you use both of these, and chuck out the bland-ass, utter shit cover you are using right now.

 

[Zach]

Option B is great.

 

[AstroNut325]

Wow... Those are much better! And I say this as someone that liked the default.

Hope they switch to one of these.

 

[Saven]

Option B is exactly what we should've gotten.

 

[Rymuth]

A for special edition

B for normal retail

Seriously, fuck the cover we have now.

 

[dancrane212]

Both look fantastic but I have to go with B.

 

[Itchy//Tasty]

Option B, holy fuck. That's it. You got it, ID.

 

[KatamariOnTheRocks]

How can anyone look at this and actually opt not to use it?

It's classic as hell and new players would think it looks way cooler than yet another generic cover.

 

[nbnt]

B is the better one, but A will probably win, people are going to screw this up just like they did with Bioshock Infinite.

 

[Zomba13]

Option A is the classy version and B is the throwback. Both are so much better than the actual cover it isn't even funny.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

Option B looks FANTASTIC, especially as it's a nod to the original cover as well.

 

[scrambles]

And what is the current cover?

EDIT: Ew, is it the one on the twitter page?
cmon, id

 

[Drencrom]

Why the fuck isn't Option B winning by a landslide in the poll?

https://twitter.com/DOOM/status/705424052358418432

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

Either one is a better option than the generic shooty man they stuck on the box.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Option B all the way.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I dunno, the first one confuses me. Does the game have shooting and dudes in it? I don't see a gun or a dude on the cover, so I'm not quite sure what this "doom" thing is all about.
Better just buy Call of Duty to be sure.

 

[Syf]

And what is the current cover?

Generic marine holding a shotgun

 

[inm8num2]

Option B is great for the main art, and option A is great for a collector's/limited edition.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Are they for real with option B? That shit is dope!

 

[Crayon]

Both are great!!! What the fuck!!??

This is a ploy. They're going to switch it to one of these at the last minute, right?

 

[Crossing Eden]

Too much stuff on B, A is better

It's a clear homage to the original. And remember they're you'd only see the right half on the front. So it'd look more like this:

It's an amazing homage that captures the feel of the original cover in every way, so much so that it's baffling they didn't think of that in the first place compared to that other cover or option A.

 

[PMS341]

I wish we lived in a world where options like those were default for box art, and the information/branding/legal work was on the reverse side instead.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

So why don't they use one of these?

 

[Shig]

#1 should be actual boxart artwork.
#2 as reverse cover.

I'd say the reverse. I can understand where they'd think A would look a little too subdued and minimalist to customers browsing the shelves. B certainly wouldn't have that problem, though.

 

[shandy706]

Option B should just be the main cover, and Option A should be reverse

This

It's ridiculous that they aren't the two that WILL be used.