Lock n' Stock Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) In response to the "Favourite Cover Art" thread, why not make one about the worst? I'll start with a few obvious ones... Edited July 5, 2020 by Lock n' Stock GhettoJesus, Furry_Monkey, Fake Lilina and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 ballstorture, Reizov, -l- and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grichka Bogdanoff Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Some of the ugliest and less inspired boxarts I've seen recently. They're all so ugly that even the placeholder art that you see on retail websites are better looking. Death Stranding's is literally a f*cking screenshot, lol. What was I thinking when I approved THAT? a Hideo Kojima post. TheSantader25, UltraZ, Mister Pink and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, Hideo Kojima said: Some of the ugliest and less inspired boxarts I've seen recently. They're all so ugly that even the placeholder art that you see on retail websites are better looking. Death Stranding's is literally a f*cking screenshot, lol. What was I thinking when I approved THAT? Ditto for Fallout 4's art lol. I just looks like Fallout 3's except zoomed in. Grichka Bogdanoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Time Ranger Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 7:11 PM, Lock n' Stock said: I don't know what that is, but it's going to haunt my dreams tonight. Dryspace, RyanDri3957V, ballstorture and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Time Ranger said: I don't know what that is, but it's going to haunt my dreams tonight. Want to see another one? ballstorture, Geisterfaust, JON22 and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Time Ranger Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Whoever designed those two covers deserves to be pelted with balls of their own sh*t. JON22, Mister Pink, Geisterfaust and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhettoJesus Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Small image but this absolutely horrid game had that weird blue square on the middle of the cover for some reason. That's the only reason I am including here because it is so absurd. The problem with this one is that Bond's hand looks like some kind of tumor on his face. But I am sure everyone saw that as a tumor instead of a hand, right? Edited July 6, 2020 by GhettoJesus Lock n' Stock, JON22 and VenusianDream 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 8:59 PM, universetwisters said: What the hell is wrong with you? This is majestic! cactus., Bloodytears1666, -l- and 7 others 5 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, GhettoJesus said: The problem with this one is that Bond's hand looks like some kind of tumor on his face. But I am sure everyone saw that as a tumor instead of a hand, right? Lmao, I love this box art for that very reason. It's very hard to see it unsee that once you notice it tho. But yeah, many of the Phoenix Games covers were beyond hideous. Edited July 6, 2020 by Lock n' Stock JON22 and VenusianDream 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenusianDream Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Oh man those Phoenix box arts are killing me Edited July 6, 2020 by VenusianDream Lock n' Stock, RyanDri3957V, NightmanCometh96 and 2 others 4 1 Mr. Bogey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, VenusianDream said: KingAJ032304, RyanDri3957V and VenusianDream 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrowls Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Left: Europe/Japan Right: North America Apparently the US market needs angry people on the front cover to sell games But sometimes the US gets better art Left: USA Right: Europe Also the UK's Left 4 Dead 2 box art: Edited July 6, 2020 by happygrowls JON22, Ivan1997GTA, RyanDri3957V and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) ...need I say more? Edited July 6, 2020 by Lock n' Stock RyanDri3957V, JON22, OysterBarron and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standard Deluxe 59 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 4 hours ago, GhettoJesus said: Those facial expressions Why do they look like blow up dolls lol VenusianDream, JON22, Lock n' Stock and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter De Blanc Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Lock n' Stock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presidential Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) Honestly, I couldn't tell y'all the last time I seen cover art from a newer game that even stood out to me. Nothing about this makes me want to play, much less buy, this game. No dude. It took me a minute but I found the perfect example. These are just as bad as the generic looking back at the camera type of cover art we've all seen over the years. Edited July 7, 2020 by Presidential JON22, Dryspace and Lock n' Stock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dryspace Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 11:11 AM, Lock n' Stock said: Now I know what happened to that drawing I did on the bench at recess in 3rd grade. I certainly never saw any royalties, though. On 7/5/2020 at 12:03 PM, Hideo Kojima said: Some of the ugliest and less inspired boxarts I've seen recently. I'm saddened to admit that box art has become so uninspired that it never even occurred to me just how inexcusable C2077's is until you pointed it out. You grabbed me by the shoulders and woke me up, and for that I am forever grateful. 22 hours ago, VenusianDream said: ... I'm surprised it took 11 posts to show up, but you beat me to the punch with Arkham City GOTY. 21 hours ago, happygrowls said: Also the UK's Left 4 Dead 2 box art: That's pretty much the same thing as the U.S. version overall. Am I wrong, or is the reason the hand is facing the opposite direction due to the other one being similar to an obscene gesture in the U.K.? Lock n' Stock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Dryspace said: That's pretty much the same thing as the U.S. version overall. Am I wrong, or is the reason the hand is facing the opposite direction due to the other one being similar to an obscene gesture in the U.K.? Holding up two fingers is essentially considered the same as flipping the bird. Apparently Valve thought L4D2's cover as a result would cause offense, so they flipped the hand's direction over. Meanwhile, I feel I need to reflect on some of the others Venusian posted. On 7/6/2020 at 10:31 PM, VenusianDream said: The f*ck is this sh*t? It looks like a sh*tty Photoshop job from someone who was just testing it out for the first time. On 7/6/2020 at 10:31 PM, VenusianDream said: Lmao, I guess "BUY THE GAME!" wasn't enough? Edited July 8, 2020 by Lock n' Stock VenusianDream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSantader25 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) Yep. Pretty much anything that has come out in the past couple of years. Edited July 8, 2020 by TheSantader25 Lock n' Stock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presidential Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Yeah, that is horrible on them on the Arkham GOTY edition cover. I may be wrong but don't some of the GOTY edition releases put the stickers for reviews and all on the plastic so that when you take it off it's not on your box? I wanna say The Witcher 3's was like that iirc. Lock n' Stock, VenusianDream and Ivan1997GTA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Umm... ...wut. Yannerrins, JON22 and Standard Deluxe 59 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Sikee Atric Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The late 80's / early 90's were full of, what I'd call, 'experimental box art.' None of it's aged well. At least the early/mid 80's the box art was just sh*t as it generally made by some kid in a studio, for little more than £10, but examples like this one were just, off : JON22 and Lock n' Stock 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Uncle Sikee Atric said: I've seen this one around before. A true abomination. Edited July 8, 2020 by Lock n' Stock -l- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabitsuki Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 She looks constipated Lock n' Stock, VenusianDream, Yannerrins and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhettoJesus Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Forgot about this one, surprised no one mentioned it yet. Lock n' Stock and NightmanCometh96 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter De Blanc Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 What the hell happened to this one? They forget to design the rest of the box art? Lock n' Stock and VenusianDream 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) On 7/10/2020 at 7:19 PM, GhettoJesus said: Forgot about this one, surprised no one mentioned it yet. CoverCeption On 7/10/2020 at 12:40 PM, DownInTheHole said: She looks constipated So is that stuff on her face droplets of sh*t? Edited July 12, 2020 by Lock n' Stock VenusianDream, Yannerrins and Pete4000uk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ-Jelly-Doughnut Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 4:31 PM, VenusianDream said: Oh man those Phoenix box arts are killing me I personally grew to like the Resident Evil one. Matches the tone of the game itself. Ha. While Goldeneye 64 was one of my favorite games.. and I still have my original copy... I can't unsee the tumor now that it's been pointed out. Thanks! Lock n' Stock and VenusianDream 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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