SmoothRunningGun
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B pls.
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id Software shows alternative cover arts for DOOM, are 100x better than the default.
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BigTnaples
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There you go
Damn this looks great. Minus E.
Someone tweet this to iD. This needs to happen.
Thanks for that link, definitely wallpaper worthy.
Avatar quote me for my choice, B all the way. My only nitpicks are that he's looking a little too in control of the situation lifting that demon up where I prefer the almost hopeless look of the original and the shotgun should have a muzzle flash to match the demon apparently reeling after being shot.
Why they would go with the original over this is beyond me.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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I like both but I'll go with A. LOOKS like a metal band cover
Awesome. Thanks a bunch!
mcz117chief
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I speel my dreenk
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Yeah, they do look great, but more importantly...
That checks out. Ship it.
That checks out. Ship it.
Cover B should be the default and Cover A the reverse.
Seriously, Cover B is PURE DOOM. It's eye-catching. It's iconic. It's reverent to the original. It's badass. It captures the spirit of the series and the game. It's just... it's PERFECT.
I haven't seen a cover so jaw-droppingly awesome since, well, the original DOOM.
Seriously, Cover B is PURE DOOM. It's eye-catching. It's iconic. It's reverent to the original. It's badass. It captures the spirit of the series and the game. It's just... it's PERFECT.
I haven't seen a cover so jaw-droppingly awesome since, well, the original DOOM.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Both look a bit amateurish, but B is better, although still and obvious second choice despite the whole design being better than the original just because the art itself is not that polished for a cover art (A is just not interesting enough though) . They should have had Brom remake the B option and now that would be the best Doom cover you could think of.
AstroNut325
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I'll take two of each!Yeah, they do look great, but more importantly...
That checks out. Ship it.
shortsFortallPeople
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what if option B is a few moments before the original Doom cover? Let's compare:
and then:
even the demon all the way to the left turns around to look at you from the first box to the second. And there's another marine far off in the distance in both pieces of art
Booya_base
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Jesus, these are amaaazing. Option A all the way
Okay lol, well speaking as a college African American student, Doom itself is not widely known in my immediate demographics. My gamer friends know about it, maybe not everyone else.
Agreed, but wish more game makers took the "risk" (and I mean that sarcastically cause it shouldn't be a risk since their fans will like it and be the best kind of advertising for the games) and not listen to the marketing people like in instances like this where the response to the original was overwhelmingly bad. More places should look to Fuse as a prime example of how marketing gets it wrong.
With this doom it's even worse than that, with them claiming from the reveal they want to go back and give you that feeling of the original, and want to go back to that fast pace action. What better way to do that than to pay homage to the original cover of Doom? What does the crappy cover show gamers? Oh just another repeat of the same bro corridor shooter. I loved a post earlier that had that cover with different game names over it just to show how overly generic it is. These 2 covers? Unique, eye catching, makes you want to pick up the box and check what it is.
Here is a 1080p wallpaper version (I took out the middle logo and the ® next to the logo).
mcz117chief
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Is this some meme or something? I already saw it a couple of times.
Thanks a lot, mate
Barrel Cannon
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Eh I hate how North American Marketing thinks imitating the same type generic box art over and over is a good idea. Cover B looks fantastic. It makes me want to go and actually buy the game. It's a small thing being that it is just a cover but I'd rather have that or just the logo by itself over the current normal cover.
Yes please. If it's not the official one, I'm printing it out and using it instead
GreatNumber
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That middle logo was hurting my brain when I put this up as my wallpaper, thank you so much.
Off-Kilter
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The DOOD cover looks dope
GusZamboni
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reading this topic just makes me think how they approved the Wolfenstein New Order cover.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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The more I look at this cover, the more I want a poster or a 4K wallpaper of it. I want to frame it. I've seen every inch of it and it's fucking amazing. Doomguy is fucked!
Daria Morgendorffer
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I'm not the biggest fan of Doom, but if I saw that game with cover B in the store, I'd probably buy it.
R
Rodin
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Cover B should be the one they actually use, with the A version inside the box and this awful piece of trash flushed down the toilet.
Rain City Gamer
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Serious question. How the f**k do they pick the box art they did with these two as options? Was Don Mattrick in the meetings or something?
Yeah, they do look great, but more importantly...
That checks out. Ship it.
Also, DOOM looks like WOOD upside down
Chezzymann
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Why are all alternative covers/posters always better than the real ones? Not just games, but movies too. If seems to be the case nearly 100% of the time. Is there some sort of design process I'm not aware of for official art that requires them to suck out any interesting artistic ideas?
sir_bumble_bee
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Completely marketing related. Need an example of a game with a great box art that may have negatively affected sales? Resistence 3
Andrew Evenstar
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Really like both but I want option A.
mcz117chief
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Holy...
Angry Fork
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B is lame nostalgia-bait, A looks cool.
stangend77
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I never do custom covers for games, but DAMN OPTION B IS SO AWESOME!!!!!
I guess there is no chance they switch to it officially, but god I hope they somehow do!
I guess there is no chance they switch to it officially, but god I hope they somehow do!
darkinstinct
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No. I rather take the cover they have now and this as the logo free reverse. Why would you want such a great cover to be ruined by logos?
Equanimity
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Option B looks absolutely fantastic!
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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A will make tinfoil theorists scream "ANTI-CHRIST PROMOTERS!" or "SATAN WORSHIPPERS!" if it hits the shelves. I expect a lot of returns when parents open it and see that reverse cover.
But yes, it's cool as fuck and should become alternate cover, with B becoming the final cover.