Holy shit, this. For NieR Automata and FFXV, I ended keeping the original meh cover because of the visual consistency with my other boxes. Really disappointing but I think most people are fine with it so we're probably in the minority here.
Meet me in the car park for a knife fight.
OP, I sincerely hope that avatar is ironic or something cus if it isn't... Boy.
This is possibly #1 of all time. So good. Japanese/US ones are disgusting too.ITT:
People posting good box art without stating why.
Omnious enough to capture the feel of the game, stylish and simple enough to be good looking in its own right, striking enough to be marketable.
Breath of the Wild ticks the same boxes, but rather than ominous it's something like "A promise of adventure"
This is the most horrible 90s mess...
Two tone background, and just busy enough embossed imagery, with representative logo and good typeset. It actually looks more like a cover for 90's desktop publishing software more than anything.
That's how these things always go.
Nah. After 20 posts of good box covers you broke the chain with a bad one.
It's got Kraid and Ridley, what more do you need?
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That's ace, right there.
Because it's fucking cool. It leads your eye in a Z formation which is classic gestalt principle.
Sorry but this boxart feels nothing like Cave Story.Cave Story+ (Switch)
Watercolor style, and the color composition is really nice. It gives a great impression of how the game actually feels.
Simon Belmont 'bout to fuck up your shit.
What is that NIS one? I can't tell if it's for Disgaea or La Pucelle Tactics.Because I'm on a 6th-gen kick, here are a few obscure, Japan-exclusive PS2 box arts that are beautiful because they evoke a scene:
And one that was localized for good measure:
They all portray the characters or situations blending into an active scene instead of having them float mindlessly in thin air. The background is interactive rather than passive. For me that's what differentiates a good box art from a bad one.
Personally I never liked box art that features floating faces or simple-colored backgrounds. The art should be cohesive, not jarring...like a painting.
Came here to post this. I am no longer needed.
Really cool, subtle poster with effective symbolism. The teeth gaps being American landmarks is a really cool touch.
This looks nice, digging it.
The Rayman Origins boxart is standout for how it packs together the various enemies/bosses of the game into one corner of the screen in a way that makes it colorful and varied, without also looking random or incomprehensible. It also serves great contrast against the rest of the covers, which has the protagonists in an otherwise empty space and with basic soft colors. It's practically oozing with personality, much like the game itself.
Wow, thanks for the detailed break down! I've never had the oppoetunity to play Rhapsody, but I remember the cover art really standing out to me when I was younger. There seems to be three? Artists that worked on Rhapsody so I don't know how is most responsible for the character designs, but I loved the more old school style that Rhapsody and La Pucelle had going for them compared to, say, Disgaea 3-5. I think these just moved up higher on my list of copies to track down sooner rather than later.None of the above, actually!
This game:
...is called Tenshi no Present: Marl Oukoku Monogatari (Angel's Present: A Marl Kingdom Story).
It's part of the Marl Kingdom series, AKA the series that started with Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (the only game localized into English). There was a sequel to Rhapsody that released for the PS1, and this is the 3rd game and conclusion of the franchise.
It's an amazingly fun and heartwarming RPG experience, and one of the hidden gems for the system....but because it was never translated officially (there is a fan translation though!) people just pass it by. So many niche Japanese PS1 and PS2 games just fly under people's radar for some reason.
Basically it's an RPG that's set into six separate chapters featuring heartwarming, emotional stories in the Marl Kingdom world that tie up loose ends. Like one chapter features Cornet from Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, another chapter is a wistful epilogue to the 2nd game, another chapter takes place thousands of years in the past in the era of the Ancients, another chapter is a finale to the whole series and brings everyone together to say goodbye...it's such a cool little experimental game (it still features lots of music) and it's super charming. It will make you cry!
The entire Rhapsody / Marl Kingdom series has incredible box art.
Here's the box art for Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure:
And second game in the series also has amazing box art!
This too has a fan translation!
Untill melee peiple come telling you that it's garbage :pSuper Smash Bros Ultimate
This art screams that it's going to be the Best Smash game.
All I see is Dragon Ball, lol. His art is so recognizable, but maybe to a fault...
I like a lot Dragon Quest covers, and certainly the original cover for DQ III for the Famicom is too good. But I think the PS2 cover for the DQ V is the best.
God bless Toriyama art.
Yeah this is some real good box art, way better than Wii U's.Super Smash Bros Ultimate
This art screams that it's going to be the Best Smash game.
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