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What are some examples of lazy box art? I just purchased Phantom Breaker for the PS3 and was baffled to see this

Wow, if I was a window shopper and didn't know any better, I would have just walked right by and not given it a second thought. So sad considering this game has nice character designs, SOMETHING better than a dark blue gradient and the title, COME ON!

 

[Nyoro SF]

Marvel vs Capcom 3: NTSC-U version

 

[Wario64]

 

[Xav]

 

[strafer]

 

[valkillmore]

I mean Mario isn't even looking at the characters he's fighting. Come on, Ninty.

That's not a good example of lazy box art. That must have taken a while to put together lol

 

[Fancy Clown]

I like the minimalist, clean look. The intriguing title is all you need. Just because it's simple doesn't mean it's lazy.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Most HD collections are just montages of old cover art.

 

[John Rabbit]

maybe not lazy? but man....it's something.

 

[Y0j1mb0]

 

[Aquamarine]

 

[The Grim Heaper]

What are some examples of lazy box art? I just purchased Phantom Breaker for the PS3 and was baffled to see this

Wow, if I was a window shopper and didn't know any better, I would have just walked right by and not given it a second thought. So sad considering this game has nice character designs, SOMETHING better than a dark blue gradient and the title, COME ON!

Most copies of the game, or at least first print, had this. Without the oversaturation, of course.

 

[ShinoguTakeruKoeru]

maybe not lazy? but man....it's something.

GODDAMN YOU BEAT ME TO IT

So bad that Seanbaby gave the thing a 0 out of 10 without playing it, then jaleco contested that review and he ended up giving it a 2 out of 10. XD

 

[metalmachine]

I like the minimalist, clean look. The intriguing title is all you need. Just because it's simple doesn't mean it's lazy.

Agreed...maybe cause its MGS.

 

[Zeppeli]

 

[JazzmanZ]

when you see it..

 

[Cjdamon042]

If anyone posts Japanese/European Final Fantasy box arts I'll be upset.

 

[Skyzard]

I had to do a google image search to check it wasn't fake!

 

[UltraGunner]

Pretty much anything that just has the face of the main character up and center (MGS4 comes to mind).

 

[gbpackers25]

when you see it..

Got to love the IGN logo on the official box art

 

[DECK'ARD]

 

[gngf123]

That Okami one with the IGN watermark.

 

[Maintenance]

We need to go deeper.

 

[Banjotanooki]

So you can play while you play.

 

[valkillmore]

LOL Jesus Christ those Sega box arts. What in the fuck.

That Okami one with the IGN watermark.

 

[footfunghi]

yo dawg...

 

[il Diavolo]

 

[UtterlyPerplexed]

Good job, interns. That was piss easy. All you had to do was cut out a render of Daniel Craig on Photoshop, slap him against a background of grey nothingness and slap on the logo in the biggest font it can allow, big enough just in case a regular shopper notices it.

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

 

[PandaPandaPanda]

came in here to post this but already beaten lol

 

[Toxi]

How many characters can you copy+paste onto one piece of boxart?

 

[Bold One]

is that meant to be Yorda in the background?

 

[mrhej]

All the shovelware on the Wii. Those covers are lazy.

 

[PAULINK]

Most copies of the game, or at least first print, had this. Without the oversaturation, of course.

http://i.imgur.com/DqO3eWB.jpg

AW wtf, I would have paid extra for this! I didn't realize the game came out when it did or I would have gotten it sooner ;_;

 

[the_champ]

 

[Jimnymebob]

 

[nded]

This kind of looks like the God Hand cover.

I hesitate to call this lazy when they seem to have bothered to render out some 3D models for a new design instead of just using the Japanese art. It's just bad.

 

[panama chief]

a picture of the balance board and the trainer

jp wii version. even lazier

 

[RealityPales]

 

[Hatchtag]

If Mario Kart 8 prints with a red cover and still uses the blue Wii U half-circle at the top, that'll be up there for me. Something that'd be incredibly easy to change yet never was.
Anyways, a lot of HD collections seem to have bad covers to me.

 

[jem0208]

Good job, interns. That was piss easy. All you had to do was cut out a render of Daniel Craig on Photoshop, slap him against a background of grey nothingness and slap on the logo in the biggest font it can allow, big enough just in case a regular shopper notices it.

I quite like that cover...

 

[TwoDurans]

Good job, interns. That was piss easy. All you had to do was cut out a render of Daniel Craig on Photoshop, slap him against a background of grey nothingness and slap on the logo in the biggest font it can allow, big enough just in case a regular shopper notices it.

Good game though.

 

[Cess007]

That's not lazy; it's just awful

 

[NYR94]

I had to do a google image search to check it wasn't fake!

And the person who made that box art used google image search to design it.

 

[Kriken]

Just paste together the box arts of DMC 1, 2 & 3

 

[Dizzy-4U]

They didn't put any effort into the game either so no wonder...

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Less is more.

Keep it simple stupid.

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

I still don't get who the hell at Ubisoft thought that was a good idea

 

[Mellahan]

Grade A effort here.

 

[Hunter D]

This kind of looks like the God Hand cover.

I always thought the God Hand cover was a homage to this game. I had the game and it had crap hit detection and was just crap overall.