Bad Box Art Thread - Master the Moves to Master Me

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mandatory lesbian: Dec 18, 2012

bloodychill posted:

The main thing that annoys me is the P3 PERSONA3 thing but designers putting both the title and abbreviated title on covers and promotional art has been a pet peeve of mine since Independence Day aka ID4.

In the same vein is this cover:

It's actually a great cover but FIVE written over the roman numeral always makes me chuckle. They definitely did not want dumb gamers calling it "GTA Vee."

i think that one guy is jack nicholson and im never gonna play this game so i can keep the illusion real

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# ? May 5, 2024 17:42

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Shadow Hog posted:

To be fair, IIRC this is what the CGI actually looked like in the film, too. It was intended to be off-putting, since the character here has kind of gone full-psycopath by the point depicted.

Does beg the question of why you'd advertise the game with it front-and-center. Maybe it's a horror game! (It probably isn't a horror game.)
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 05:01

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

ZogrimAteMyHamster posted:

This is like putting some 70's footballer on the cover of whatever the gently caress version of FIFA we're at now.

(For Americans who don't get it - the guy on the cover was active from 1928-1948.)

# ? Mar 14, 2016 05:44

Sleeveless: Dec 25, 2014; by Pragmatica

Not so much the quality of the art as the fact that they couldn't get the rights to the actual likenesses of the stars and had to work around it.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 05:55

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Sleeveless posted:

Not so much the quality of the art as the fact that they couldn't get the rights to the actual likenesses of the stars and had to work around it.

You cannot be this stupid.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 07:12

Count Chocula: Dec 25, 2011; WE HAVE TO CONTROL OUR ENVIRONMENT
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mandatory lesbian posted:

i think that one guy is jack nicholson and im never gonna play this game so i can keep the illusion real

He looks a bunch like him, and acts like him and his most unhinged. It's great.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 07:12

Sleeveless: Dec 25, 2014; by Pragmatica

Lurdiak posted:

You cannot be this stupid.

If you actually read comic books you're not in any position to be insulting people's intelligence. Especially if you're reading The Walking Dead: :regd08:

For 13 Years And Counting.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 07:15

bloodychill: May 8, 2004; And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life; Exciting Lemon

There was no way you were not going to get called out on that. I recognized the characters and don't read The Walking Dead.

Smart people read comics by the way.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 07:21

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Sleeveless posted:

If you actually read comic books you're not in any position to be insulting people's intelligence. Especially if you're reading The Walking Dead: For 13 Years And Counting.

This is my favorite kind of huge baby reaction to being horribly wrong about nerd poo poo.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 07:51

Sigma-X: Jun 17, 2005

Sleeveless posted:

If you actually read comic books you're not in any position to be insulting people's intelligence. Especially if you're reading The Walking Dead: For 13 Years And Counting.

I hope this post gets you laid bro

# ? Mar 14, 2016 09:31

A True Jar Jar Fan: Nov 3, 2003; Primadonna

This one's OK too but they couldn't get the rights to the actual likeness of Christian Bale and had to work around it.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 13:29

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

These were two entirely different games, by entirely different developers, based on the same novel.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 14:53

Instruction Manuel: May 15, 2007; Yes, it is what it looks like!

The Kins posted:

These were two entirely different games, by entirely different developers, based on the same novel.

Of course. The first one is Shogun with a short "o" sound and the second is Shōgun with a long "o" sound. It's right there in the title :v:

# ? Mar 14, 2016 15:16

marshmallow creep: Dec 10, 2008; I've been sitting here for 5 mins trying to think of a joke to make but I just realised the animators of Mass Effect already did it for me

Is a short o Shogun like a baby Shoggoth?

# ? Mar 14, 2016 18:32

ALFbrot: Apr 17, 2002

laserghost posted:

What's wrong with this one? I like it.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 18:58

codenameFANGIO: May 4, 2012; What are you even booing here?

Sleeveless posted:

If you actually read comic books you're not in any position to be insulting people's intelligence. Especially if you're reading The Walking Dead: For 13 Years And Counting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhhmuPKe6w4

# ? Mar 14, 2016 19:00

Stux: Nov 17, 2006

Lurdiak posted:

You cannot be this stupid.

if not reading comics makes me stupid then declare me brain dead and bury me in the ground

# ? Mar 14, 2016 19:25

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

# ? Mar 14, 2016 19:48

Count Chocula: Dec 25, 2011; WE HAVE TO CONTROL OUR ENVIRONMENT
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Yeah if this isn't pure uncut The Prisoner level surrealism I'll be pissed. There's a difference between 'non-representational' and 'bad'.

I can't find any info online about this. Better start trying to track it down before finding out its all pictures of my family coveted in blood or something and slowly going insane.

# ? Mar 14, 2016 21:37

metricchip: Jul 16, 2014

The Kins posted:

These were two entirely different games, by entirely different developers, based on the same novel.

I'm more alarmed that there is a Shogun video game... what!?

# ? Mar 16, 2016 00:45

Vapor Moon: Feb 24, 2010; Neato!; The Human Font

Lotish posted:

Is a short o Shogun like a baby Shoggoth?

Yeah with a short 'o' you would pronounce it like Shoggoth.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 10:12

Haruharuharuko: Mar 24, 2008; Yeah I lied; so what is the truth?

God the nineties were insane.

Also this monstrosity

# ? Mar 16, 2016 11:48

Altared State: Jan 14, 2006; I think I was born to burn

I was always confused by this one.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 12:35

John Murdoch: May 19, 2009; I can tune a fish.

Haruharuharuko posted:

Also this monstrosity

It certainly looks impressive.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 12:38

Instruction Manuel: May 15, 2007; Yes, it is what it looks like!

Golem II posted:

I was always confused by this one.

I believe all those elements are in the game but they most definitely aren't that metal :black101:

# ? Mar 16, 2016 12:51

Malek: Jun 22, 2003; Shut up Girl!
And as always: Kill Hitler.

Haruharuharuko posted:

Also this monstrosity

Am I the only one getting some Bioshock Infinite vibes from this?

# ? Mar 16, 2016 14:11

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Malek posted:

Am I the only one getting some Bioshock Infinite vibes from this?

They have a lot in common, plotwise, but Lighthouse does it better.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 14:14

raditts: Feb 21, 2001; The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.

Wamdoodle posted:

I believe all those elements are in the game but they most definitely aren't that metal

Kid Niki doesn't have a sword, does he?

# ? Mar 16, 2016 14:20

Instruction Manuel: May 15, 2007; Yes, it is what it looks like!

raditts posted:

Kid Niki doesn't have a sword, does he?

He does but the attack is some spinning thing he does with it.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 14:24

Sakurazuka: Jan 24, 2004; NANI?

Malek posted:

Am I the only one getting some Bioshock Infinite vibes from this?

It certainly looks-

John Murdoch posted:

It certainly looks impressive.

drat it

# ? Mar 16, 2016 15:18

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

metricchip posted:

I'm more alarmed that there is a Shogun video game... what!?

From my research, it's just a text adventure with some illustrations and a lot of parts verbatim from the book. It's also bad.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 15:54

laserghost: Feb 12, 2014; ^{trust me, I'm a cat.}

Count Chocula posted:

Yeah if this isn't pure uncut The Prisoner level surrealism I'll be pissed. There's a difference between 'non-representational' and 'bad'.

I can't find any info online about this. Better start trying to track it down before finding out its all pictures of my family coveted in blood or something and slowly going insane.

Well, I thought the cover was at least peculiar :shrug:

It's a puzzle game where you need to counter your alter ego's actions. Decent idea, really bad execution due to controls.

amstrad disco :dance:

actually had to double-check if this was the real cover and not just some lazily made image for a torrent or something

# ? Mar 16, 2016 16:04

Doc Hawkins: Jun 15, 2010; Dashing? But I'm not even moving!

The Kins posted:

Dream of the Fisherman's Stuntman

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:31

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

Compared to the game itself, the ultimate stuntman cover is actually really good.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:33

marshmallow creep: Dec 10, 2008; I've been sitting here for 5 mins trying to think of a joke to make but I just realised the animators of Mass Effect already did it for me

laserghost posted:

Well, I thought the cover was at least peculiar It's a puzzle game where you need to counter your alter ego's actions. Decent idea, really bad execution due to controls.

amstrad disco

actually had to double-check if this was the real cover and not just some lazily made image for a torrent or something

007 looks like Eddie Redmayne here.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 18:17

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

This Bond looks like an amalgamation of all Bonds, which very fitting considering the game in question.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 18:53

bloodychill: May 8, 2004; And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life; Exciting Lemon

007 starring Odo from DS9.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 19:15

Shadow Hog: Feb 23, 2014; Avatar by Jon Davies

bloodychill posted:

007 starring Odo from DS9.

Not Bashir and Garak?

# ? Mar 16, 2016 19:31

bloodychill: May 8, 2004; And if the world
should end tonight,
I had a crazy, classic life; Exciting Lemon

Shadow Hog posted:

Not Bashir and Garak?

I'd buy that.

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