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id Software shows alternative cover arts for DOOM, are 100x better than the default.

Übermatik;197507239 said:
I love it too. Bold, dark and sinister. Though I'd say Resi 4's cover was pretty close to that aesthetic? *EDIT* Wii Edition.
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That's why I have the PAL Gamecube cover as my avatar. I post a lot in the RE threads, perhaps it gives people the impression it's my favourite RE but it's purely for the image.

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People talk about minimalism and visual simplicity but I think what's inherent is the simplicity of the message. A game with the name 'DOOM' warrants a similar visual. 'A' just says 'Explicit Evil'. RE4 just said 'Chainsaw maniac'. I always loved the PAL REmake box. The front just says 'Resident Evil' with no picture, the back is just a zombie with 'Pure Terror Cubed' and three screen grabs.

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It's not all you need to know before you play, but it's all you want to know.

'Pfft' at 9/10. Haha

Which reminds me, I think RE2 PAL probably is the only other example of such a stark, confrontational cover. Just without the metal slant.

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Needless to say I loved that I was EU when I was buying retail.
 
A is fine but B is awesome, even if both are far better than the crappy original one and should replace it entirely.

The various attempts to call the merits of the B cover just nostalgia shows pointlessly thrown around that word is. It communicates what the game is about, shows various bits of content from it and stands out vs all the generic render covers (Not that this matters much when it won't be the front cover). The fact it's a nice throwback to the original cover despite being distinctly different is just icing on the cake (it's almost like Doom got it right the first time!)
 
Mman235 said:
The various attempts to call the merits of the B cover just nostalgia shows pointlessly thrown around that word is. It communicates what the game is about, shows various bits of content from it and stands out vs all the generic render covers (Not that this matters much when it won't be the front cover). The fact it's a nice throwback to the original cover despite being distinctly different is just icing on the cake (it's almost like Doom got it right the first time!)
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If that was the case, the scene depicted on the cover would look more like the new game itself, in-engine, and not like the old artstyle.

'Distinctly different'?
 
Bergerac said:
If that was the case, the scene depicted on the cover would look more like the new game itself, in-engine, and not like the old artstyle.

'Distinctly different'?
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The angle, figures shown and background details are completely different?

Also given we've barely seen hell and already know they changed the art somewhat since the brown original footage this could be what hell looks like in the new game now.
 
Option B is just so wonderful. It's everything I love about a certain era of gaming. Just looking at the damn thing delights me.

Better be the reversible on the retail release.
 
Option B would be perfect if it didn't look so jank, it looks like concept art. The art needs to be higher quality, or they should make a 3D render of it.

That's what the boxart should have ALWAYS been. Doom 1's boxart recreated with the new games assets.
 
Both covers are great. A is minimalistic and looks pure evil, while B brings me back to the original game's cover and is also amazing on its own. I'd be happy with either, as the two of them are light-years ahead of the main one, but since we have to pick one I'll go with B.
 
So they have time to add a reverse cover but not enough time to just get rid of the current cover?

Option a, because option b is "GAF minimalist"
 
Cover B is one of the best covers in a long time, not only because it's a callback to the original cover but because it just fits.
 
KatamariOnTheRocks said:
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.
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The current cover really generates revenue with the Casual Carl market. Thank the underlord that cover B exists. You know the devs were pretty disappointed that the pub chose the current asswiper-grade cover we have now. And it looks like everyone is on the same page when it comes to the cover we all want/the game should have. Option B please.
 
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