I want to say Bioshock Infinite but I dunno.
it's pretty fucking lazy, I can't believe people defended it as good.
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Lazy Box art
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it's pretty fucking lazy, I can't believe people defended it as good.
plasmawave
Banned
Lazy and ugly.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
But I think this is lazier.
Holy shit. It's like something outta Windows 95 MS-paint.
It's hardly lazily made if it's completely original artwork just for the cover of the game. It's certainly not inspired but it took effort to make.
LordBaztion
Member
too easy I think
Ken Masters
Banned
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.
Actually a cool cover because it's a cool shot
Amazing! hahaha
Reminds me of the Batman cereal box.
QuantumBro
Banned
That's not even the laziest part, "Classics HD" is meant for European HD collections.
AlexMeloche
Member
a picture of the balance board and the trainer
Dude, that's a fake cover. This one is the real one:
plasmawave
Banned
Speaking of collections, I guess the PS2 MGS collection box could be considered kind of lazy although the individual boxes for the games are really nice.
I think this is one of the better examples of collection box arts.
That's the philosophy of half of all Japanese boxart.
Coreda
Member
One of my favorite covers actually.
I want to say Bioshock Infinite but I dunno.
The layout/typography (and strangely masked zeppelin) or the front cover? If the latter, awesome box art is another thread
Yeah, I personally like it too, but putting pictures of three other boxes on the box is still kind of questionable, even if the actual art looks really good.
The layout/typography (and strangely masked zeppelin) or the front cover? If the latter, awesome box art is another thread
Also, that's not the real back of the box, this is:
I'd say this is a possibility:
It just re-uses the official renders from the website and puts them on a boring background. Also Ratchet's render on the EU release is from All 4 One.
It's not the only game to do stuff like this though. The Dissidia Final Fantasy games also did this by just pasting the renders or artwork from the websites onto backgrounds:
It's just a personal preference though, I'm not a fan of cover art and posters that's just renders pasted onto a background.
It just re-uses the official renders from the website and puts them on a boring background. Also Ratchet's render on the EU release is from All 4 One.
It's not the only game to do stuff like this though. The Dissidia Final Fantasy games also did this by just pasting the renders or artwork from the websites onto backgrounds:
Dissidia NA+EU art (reversible covers):
Dissidia 012 NA art:
Dissidia 012 EU art:
It's just a personal preference though, I'm not a fan of cover art and posters that's just renders pasted onto a background.
AdventureRacing
Member
A lot of people seem to be confusing simple with lazy. That plus there are some really good covers being posted in here.
bleh... fuck this boxart
To Far Away Times
Member
Pretty memorable cover though, and not in a bad way.
I would actually like a even more "lazy" cover far better. Just make it a white background and the logo on the center. I think it works well and it's more aesthetically pleasing than this.I hate this cover with passion of a thousand suns, but it's not really lazy
This is lazy. Just the character stuck on a plain background with a logo in the top right. I like minimilistic like the MGS Cover , but this just screams laziness to me.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I like to shit on FFXIII as much as the next person, BUT there is a bit of thought that's gone into that cover. The FF logo is on the same level as her eyes. So you follow the logo to her face and follow her face down her arm to the SquareEnix logo. It makes sense
This is lazy. Just the character stuck on a plain background with a logo in the top right. I like minimilistic like the MGS Cover , but this just screams laziness to me.
dark_chris
Gold Member
blame space
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plasmawave
Banned
Is that quote being sarcastic?
GavinUK86
Member
Yeah... people are mistaking lazy for bad or minimalistic. What I take away from "lazy box art" is something that's badly photoshopped or copied from a different game etc. The HD collection boxes are a perfect example of lazy. Most just photoshop the old covers into some sort of collage.
LAZY:
PRETTY COOL:
LAZY:
PRETTY COOL:
It's Reyn Time!
Member
But I think this is lazier.
BRB, cosmic ordering seventeen copies.
Dark Octave
Banned
Mario is looking at Pikachu as they rush towards each other, right?
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
RyougaSaotome
Member
Also...
I can't say I agree with these. I think it's a simple, cohesive design that is immediately recognizable to fans of the series. I like that consistency from game to game. You look at it and there's no question it's an Ace Attorney game.
The games are about their characters, first and foremost, and I always felt the covers did a good job of reflecting that.
T.M. MacReady
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I don't know, I like Dissidia's just because of the crisp art. I like how they're ordered too.
Infernal Monkey
Member
To this day I'm still confused as to why Rising Star tried to market this as a casual SPOOKY LOL fun for the whole family game, when the age rating itself clearly destroyed that angle.
Speaking of Rising Star...
Why.
Glad somebody posted DMC HD. Just picked it up on 360 and was disappointed since they could have had something really nice.
This was a huge step down from other Mario Kart games.
Yeah this is probably the worst Nintendo game cover ever. Even the box art of Wii Music looks better. I mean, the concept of Mario and Luigi floating while holding the Wii Wheels and their shadows as go-karts is nice but putting a huge Wii Wheel on the background with a cheap fade effect totally ruined it haha. Yet this was one of my most played games during the Wii era...
Haha this thread is great, thanks for the laughs, here's a couple from my collection
Actually a great game, took me forever to get good at it though
Love Deadly Premonition but this box art is just bleh
I wasn't a huge fan of Journeys retail release cover either, whether or not it's lazy, I don't know
Actually a great game, took me forever to get good at it though
Love Deadly Premonition but this box art is just bleh
I wasn't a huge fan of Journeys retail release cover either, whether or not it's lazy, I don't know
InvincibleAgent
Member
I have lower expectations for compilations than standalones.
Black Soma
Member
That quote lol
Actually I have the game (pal version) and the cover is different. It's similar to the japanese one. Maybe they discarded this one when people started laughing at it.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
yeah, people are confusing BAD, with lazy.
this one is definitly lazy. but awesome.
That one is NOT lazy, it was carefully crafted for what it was and how.
Lazy: Ever closer to being relegated to "non-word" status reguarding video games by the day.
Hidden One
Member
USA got this.
Japan got this beast.
Japan got this beast.
Gorilla Shark
Member
I thought this was a joke and had to google it. No words...
