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[Akai__]

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[Rabid Dwarf 76]

Metal Gear clearly is the winner but...

There's no beating some of the older cover arts.

...Hot damn this is good! This ties Blood Dragon for second place.

 

[Coreda]

There's no beating some of the older cover arts.

I bet there was some beating going on.

 

[GinoFelino]

Great posts so far! No beating Shinkawa.

I'll contribute this recent one. I think it's a great cover!

 

[Arjayes]

I was gonna jump on the MGS2 bandwagon but Max Payne 2 gets my vote.
It's not just "Hey! I"m gonna shoot ya!"

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Let's not forget this mean muggin motherducker

 

[2+2=5]

Since we are going back what about 6 dudes?

Also i like this(the gun is incorporated!)

 

[Deleted member 144138]

 

[Stairouais]

 

[KiraXD]

I bet there was some beating going on.

i laughed.

my vote:

 

[Anth0ny]

that's the one.

 

[Ridesh]

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[Alex_Mexico]

I genuinely think Uncharted 4's cover art is fantastic, despite hitting every trope hard.

I loathe U4's cover. So boring, colorless and somber. The exact opposite of shit I associate with this series.

U4 will be god-tier but this cover is shit.

 

[Messofanego]

The Darkness 2

Kane and Lynch

Wolfenstein The New Order

Halo 4

Bulletstorm

Max Payne

Alan Wake

Quantum Break

 

[L4DANathan]

Image of perfection, the title says "You're a machine gun-toting, demon-slaying, certifiable badass that Hell itself will regret ever taking on."

 

[johancruijff]

 

[Arby 'n' the Chief]

the legend

 

[Alex_Mexico]

love the detail on this one

He quoted the Doom 2016 vanilla and generic dude with a gun cover in a thread about the best dude with a gun covers.

I can't tell if he's serious or sarcastic.

 

[Omega Kirby]

 

[Kabuki Waq]

I think this is my favorite. Pretty eye-catching, especially back when it was released.

better than the MGS2 cover imo.

 

[thetrin]

I like Halo 1's.

It's not even just about MC at the front though, so maybe a bad example.

But it sets the tone and what to expect in the game, and it actually delivers that very vast open area gameplay that the cover lets you imagine about.

Probably one of my favourite covers.

This was the one game I was jealous of not owning as a previously only PS2 owner during that generation.

You're crazy dude. That box art is embarrassingly bad.

 

[PMS341]

Scrolling through the thread, this made me laugh:

Can't wait for the Great Video Game Crash of 2020™ to revolutionize box art to the point where reverse cover art is always the primary cover art

 

[Elitist1945]

Kinda reminds of The Thing.

 

[swearing-circle]

Winner winner chicken dinner.

 

[Renekton]

 

[IronicSonic]

yep

i laughed.

my vote:

and yep

I like this one because you actually do slide on the game, a lot

 

[petran79]

simple but effective

Still, no animu covers, so here's my pick

 

[Coin Return]

Muscles on top of muscles.

 

[grgelolwut]

guns, pfft.

 

[Messofanego]

The rubble as wings, pretty clever.

 

[Coreda]

I'mEthanBradberry.webm

 

[Ullus]

This badass mofo, who else can dual-wield a shotgun and a minigun.

Also:

 

[Messofanego]

I'mEthanBradberry.webm

haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-biYMxUXDLw

 

[CO_Andy]

 

[RowdyReverb]

I love this one just for how shamelessly it apes the Hollywood action blockbusters of the time

 

[FTF]

MGS2 is probably the winner, but surprised this hasn't been posted yet:

 

[Kenzodielocke]

MGS2 takes the crown, and that by a mile.

 

[Bl@de]

 

[zma1013]

I actually really like the Spec Ops The Line boxart. At a passing glance it looks like generic soldier boxart but I think the beauty lies in the details. A closer look reveals the guy eroding away into sand and his appearance does not appear to look like the "All American Hero" we are used to seeing. Something behind him smoldering. Something else is happening here, something not so "dude bro." Of course, I can see why it blended in and was ultimately lost in the shuffle; the generic name, the generic commercials, the generic yet completely serviceable gameplay. If only it were marketed differently, perhaps this gem could have done better.

 

[Rivitur]

The Darkness 2

By far the best

 

[Blitzhex]

My pick as well.

 

[Mexen]

Ding ding ding ding ding

/thread

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

 

[Bill Rizer]

 

[KonradLaw]

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[Pancake Mix]

While Ratchet & Clank (2016) is my first Ratchet game, and an absolutely amazing game, I fondly remember seeing this cover art.

Very prominent and over the top, even without the subtitle. It reminds me of Spyro the Dragon: Ripto's Rage by the same dev.

 

[dapperbandit]

Was always partial to this one:

 

[G.O.O.]

I realize how much I hate these covers. Exceptions being uncharted 4 and spec ops, maybe a few others, because they express something that is not "wanna play/fight this badass ?????"

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Was always partial to this one:

That is absolutely horrible. Amateur looking even!

 

[Deleted member 102362]

There's a lot of great ones in here (Wolfenstein, Spec Ops), but I'd have to go with the original Doom cover. The 2016 tribute cover is really cool as well.