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[the black pearl]

Probably the best recent example

 

[JayEH]

That shadow of the colossus one is amazing. It literally is someone in the shadow of a colossus.

My pick. Only redeeming thing is there is reversible Shinkawa art.

 

[ponpo]

Are those bad? Particularly the last two?

Nothing spectacularly but neither look terrible.

 

[TomShoe]

never forget

 

[WillyFive]

Why is Shadow of the Colossus there? Nothing bad with the Aliens one either.

 

[chaobreaker]

Thread is off to a bad start it seems.

Anyway, here's a shitty trend in a lot of great game's boxarts: Dude standing walking towards you (or away) to look like a badass.

 

[More_Badass]

That SotC one is fantastic.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Not necessarily bad, but not worthy of the great title. 1 and 3's were much better IMO.

 

[The Flash]

BioShock Infinite. I understand why they did it but still.

 

[Symphonia]

To be fair, the NTSC boxart for Resident Evil 4 sucks compared to the PAL version.

 

[IpKaiFung]

 

[Manners]

 

[TheMoon]

 

[the black pearl]

The photorealistic look in alien is really boring, and shadow has ugly lighting. RE4 has an awkward layout.

 

[Prisoner]

.

 

[The Sarcastic Dude]

 

[the black pearl]

To be fair, the NTSC boxart for Resident Evil 4 sucks compared to the PAL version.

THANK YOU

 

[barneystuta83]

Disappointed in you Gaf.

 

[Floridian]

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Not necessarily bad, but not worthy of the great title. 1 and 3's were much better IMO.

This was much better:

 

[King Tubby]

I actually really like the one for Alien Isolation.

The NTSC boxart for Metal Gear Solid 4 is really crappy, especially compared to the boxart for other regions.

 

[salromano]

Shadow of the Colossus has a good box art.

As for Resident Evil 4, it looks like someone just grabbed Leon's render, attached it right, and put on the glow fx.

 

[bryanee]

http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/6/4/6/6646_front.jp/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/6/4/5/6645_front.jpg

Ehhhhh I like that one.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Wth, Shadow of Colossus has amazing boxart and I'm not even a fan of that game

 

[the black pearl]

great pick/pic

 

[Shizuka]

It's written "awesome games", people will still post bad games regardless.

 

[Love Deterrence]

That shadow of the colossus one is amazing.

My pick. Only redeeming thing is there is reversible Shinkawa art.

Yeah, man, I have no idea why anyone thought it would be a good idea to remove Kaz McDonald's Miller from the cover art!

 

[zma1013]

Alien and Shadow bad? No way. I mean nothing mindblowing or anything but far, far from bad. Alien is decent and shadow is good.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

This was much better:
*ME2*

Hmm, that's an improvement. Not perfect, but better.

Edit - You know what, looking at it some more I'm actually starting to become a fan.

 

[the black pearl]

Wth, Shadow of Colossus has amazing boxart and I'm not even a fan of that game

Again I don't agree. I don't really like art thats on big character model taking up most of the box, and that color grade is a turn off. I wish it was truer to the way the game actually looked.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Ugly.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Binary Domain may or may not meet people's definition of "awesome" (personally, I really enjoyed it), but there's no denying that the box art was garbage:

 

[the black pearl]

That SotC one is fantastic.

Your avatar would have literally been better.

 

[Travo]

Metroid Prime 3's box art is especially atrocious. Why must there be a floating head?

 

[RadioHeadAche]

I actually really like the one for Alien Isolation.

The NTSC boxart for Metal Gear Solid 4 is really crappy, especially compared to the boxart for other regions.

The limited edition art is cool, though.

 

[OricWindstar]

I remember when it first was shown and people were sure it was official, I was 100% sure it was a fake from deviatart or something. Not sure why, I just don't dig the art style they chose.

Spoiler

In before, "But Brawl is bad!"

 

[-MD-]

 

[Parallacs]

Disappointed in you Gaf.

Obligatory:
http://www.dorkly.com/post/43085/mega-man-cover-art-memos

 

[Vidpixel]

Er, I actually like the Alien: Isolation cover. The Shadow of the Colossus one could've been a bit more inspired, but I still think it's pretty decent. I do agree with Resident Evil 4's cover being rather lacking, though.

 

[zma1013]

Again I don't agree. I don't really like art thats on big character model taking up most of the box, and that color grade is a turn off. I wish it was truer to the way the game actually looked.

You dont like that the collosus is so big on the cover of a game about fighting giants that often take up the entire screen?

 

[the black pearl]

Alien and Shadow bad? No way. I mean nothing mindblowing or anything but far, far from bad. Alien is decent and shadow is good.

Isolation and Colonial Marines are like the inverse of each other.

 

[chaobreaker]

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I have to agree. They started using shitty ass copypasted renders of monsters and the hunters instead of the great art of the older games.

From this:

to this:

 

[RealityPales]

Soon-to-be Bloodborne.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

2/3 fail right there in the OP (Alien and SotC).

I always thought Rage had a particularly weak box art which explains nothing about the kind of game it is.

 

[King Gilga]

Japanese version was pretty shit as well.

English version of the Yakuza 3 boxart as well, probably helped it sell like shit.

 

[Cloud Strife]

Thread is off to a bad start it seems.

Anyway, here's a shitty trend in a lot of great game's boxarts: Dude standing walking towards you (or away) to look like a badass.

Oh man, I hated this compared to the alternative.

 

[the black pearl]

You dont like that the collosus is so big on the cover of a game about fighting giants that often take up the entire screen?

No.

 

[TheSadRanger]

Metroid Prime 3's box art is especially atrocious. Why must there be a floating head?

 

[Caronte]

Ugh. Thankfully they got better after Hot Date.

 

[the black pearl]

Oh man, I hated this compared to the alternative.

I've never seen that. Damn, that's awesome.