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[Se_7_eN]

looks like master chief had one too many happy meals

 

[Killyoh]

wew

I can die now for I've seen the light.

 

[Love Deterrence]

It's beautiful, I've never seen anything more mesmerizing. I had no interest in this game until now. Going to go catch up on footage and get nice and horny for the most anticipated release of 2016

 

[zXe]

Doesn't bother me but not nearly as awesome as this:

'Course, the modern gamer market would probably actually prefer the one they went with. The darker, more "mature" box art. Blah!

That's because the original doom has one of the most icon game covers ever.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

I thought this wasn't the final box art?

 

[Tadpole]

That's a safe choice if I ever saw one.

 

[SFenton]

looks like a character in Section 8 or whatever that XBLA game was.

Holy shit.

 

[Mohasus]

I like it, very 2016.

Not everyone lives in a museum thinking how shit was better some decades ago.

 

[Vazra]

make a better one gaf.

At this point even this looks better.

 

[Fried Food]

wow that sucks

 

[Courage]

It encapsulates this generation of games the same way the original game's cover did with the 90s. Sterile and generic as fuck.

 

[mcz117chief]

Lol @ all the Master Chief comments.

Spoiler

Doom did the generic green visor'ed space marine before some on here were born, apparently.

I said the same thing in the previous thread and everybody said they were just joking.

 

[EatinOlives]

do we really care this much about box art

I mean, in comparison with Doom 1's?

You don't have to "really care" to recognize the box art from 22 years ago is superior in every single way.

 

[darkinstinct]

Didn't we have this thread 12 hours ago?

 

[dancrane212]

I would hope, at least, that there would be a reversible cover or something cool for the CE but even the screaming Revenant isn't that...good.

Elder Scrolls: Online, Fallout 4, The Evil Within and Wolfenstein: the New Order all have reversible covers on the standard retail version. The only Bethesda game I've bought this gen that didn't have one was the $20 Wolfenstein: Old Blood.

Pretty good chances DOOM will get one as well.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I said the same thing in the previous thread and everybody said they were just joking.

Surrrrre they were. ;p

 

[Virdix]

I liked how Bioshock infinite had the optional voted cover art on the back, wish more companies did that. That way fans are happy and marketing is happy.

Edit: people already talked about this, guess thats why i shouldnt post while in class.

 

[Grisby]

Feels like they threw that together before taking their lunch break or something.

*Five minutes to clock out time*
"Oh shiitttt, got to create a Doom box art cover."

looks like a character in Section 8 or whatever that XBLA game was.

Yeah, it kind of does.

 

[ChaosZeroX]

Elder Scrolls: Online, Fallout 4, The Evil Within and Wolfenstein: the New Order all have reversible covers on the standard retail version. The only Bethesda game I've bought this gen that didn't have one was the $20 Wolfenstein: Old Blood.

Pretty good chances DOOM will get one as well.

Might as well use the reversible cover instead of this.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

The biggest issue I have with the box art is that shotgun just doesnt fit with the armor.

I understand its a nod to the originals, but in the context of this image it throws the whole thing off.

Forget Halo, this looks the cover for Call of jurez: Space Marine.

Everything else is to be somewhat expected and was clearly dictated by marketing.

 

[yanipheonu]

To be fair, we are talking about Doom here, the original meathead gets a gun and shoots aliens game.

http://youtu.be/Kv0VCvOqHgk

I would have put one of those awesome skeleton enemies on the cover myself. Seems like you'd be better off selling the whole hell and demons angle. Knowing there are generic space soldiers in a game is not revolutionary,

 

[Eirulan]

Well I'm buying this digital so I couldn't care less (and yes it's bad!)

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

It comes from the FUSE school of not wanting to sell units.

 

[Fersis]

What irks me is that they put a solid white logo on top of shiny metal of the weapon/armor.
I mean... cover art guy/gal pls

 

[Octavianus]

Doom 2 has some pretty sweet box art as well.

I miss 90's id

 

[KingJ2002]

Yeah... that box art is super generic. you could literally put anything behind the logo... and it would be more distinct.

 

[hao chi]

Lol @ all the Master Chief comments.

Spoiler

Doom did the generic green visor'ed space marine before some on here were born, apparently.

He has actual body armor now, which goes a long way in inciting the Master Chief comparisons.

 

[UncleSporky]

The thing that sucks the most is that the body seems to be all out of proportion, and the gun is cut off by the edge of the box so it looks like this tiny little thing.

 

[mcz117chief]

Surrrrre they were. ;p

C'mon, this is GAF, not a Honey Boo Boo fan page, most of us here are actually well educated individuals.

Spoiler

;p

The thing that sucks the most is that the body seems to be all out of proportion, and the gun is cut off by the edge of the box so it looks like this tiny little thing.

It's a sawn-off. It probably ends not far off the screen.

 

[metsallica]

Eh, it's OK. Better than Doom 3's.

 

[Ganondorfo]

Box arts aren't important for most people who are going to buy the game. They recognize the famous name of Doom and that is enough for them.

 

[Mr.Fletcher]

I really like it.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Also, where the fuck is this guys neck?

 

[Syril]

What the hell? What is publishers' obsession with having action games with covers that have no action whatsoever on them?

 

[DeepEnigma]

He has actual body armor now, which goes a long way in inciting the Master Chief comparisons.

He had body armor in the original. It just was not as detailed. Come on, lol.

 

[SmugFox]

Unoriginal trash

 

[OrbitalBeard]

It's not really bad, just boring.

 

[Psychoward]

Wish he was stepping on top of some demons but whatever

 

[CHC]

I mean I honestly can't remember the last time I have even handled a video game box, let alone purchased one, but since it's fun to bitch:

Yeah it sucks. They should have done a retro reference and just remade the iconic Doom cover with all the modern creature and character designs in their rightful places. Given the tone they are going for, it would have been obvious and appropriate. Oh well.

 

[robotrock]

Didn't realize you could see his face. Lame.

 

[PillarEN]

and then John became the demonz

 

[chiv]

honestly i much prefer the white logo on the black background, I thought that looked pretty slick. Putting the generic 'action guy' behind it, just makes it look cheap, BUT at least the art itself isn't terrible... all in all, I've seen worse.

 

[mcz117chief]

The battle damage does look excellent, and if you look closely his facial expression is pretty menacing too. Like a dude that went through hell, literally.

and then John became the demonz

No, John. WE are the demonz!

 

[Warxard]

He has actual body armor now, which goes a long way in inciting the Master Chief comparisons.

You ever play DOOM before

 

[Piston Hyundai]

looks a lot better when the logo isn't covering him up and making him look like a chunky blob of metal

 

[Stilton Disco]

Yeah, I mean sure, Doom 1&2 are pretty damned hard to measure up too, but they didn't even try with this. Terrible, terrible boxart.

 

[dallow_bg]

Nasty.

Looks cool to me. Too many people are trying to take this game out constantly, why is that? It looks fucking sweet to me. It's box art, anyways? Who cares? You guys judge games by their cover?

I judge covers by their covers.

 

[Diablohead]

Well he hasn't been in Halo for a while

 

[Overside]

Dont you think you are being a little harsh on a fans mock up?

 

[wonzo]

looks about as bad & insipid as the actual game does