Only the best covers ITT
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>>343307954
but have you played it
>>343307954
>>343309167
don't forget to post reversed cover
>>343309072
You again?
![xbox-360-halo-3-totalmente-portugues-envio-imediato-14387-MLB4315492160_052013-F[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/uLvgYqm.jpg "xbox-360-halo-3-totalmente-portugues-envio-imediato-14387-MLB4315492160_052013-F[1].jpg")
>inb4 orange and blue
>>343307954
I like this one a lot more :(:
>>343311278
I'll never forgive Eternal Punishment for what it did to Maya.
>>343311436
Made her mute? Not sure what you mean.
>>343311815
Exactly.
Whenever I hear "game cover" this one always flashes in my mind
>>343311627
Shit
Soul of Cinder >>>>>> Bearer of the Curse both lore wise and cover wise.
meh game, beautiful fucking cover for the book box . the actual game box is sorta bland.
>kaneko will never ever draw anything ever again
>>343312603
He drew some shit for the DMC4 special edition last year
Every time I open the game and see his name I get so weirded out
>>343310726
>>343313026
What really? Got a picture?
I still own the big box copy of this, with the two flight manuals the size of books. This package was amazing.
>>343312169
>yfw you thought that was a giant robot
>>343313524
Wikipedia lists him as the "packaging illustrator," which I assume just means he did the new cover art
Weird choice to get Kaneko of all people to just draw your special edition box art and leave it at that, but I know he's done little bits of work for the other games so whatever
>>343313026
I thought that was just because they still use his Devil Trigger designs from 3?
1/?
>>343313830
That... doesn't look like kaneko art though, just 3D models
There must have been some sort of other packaging or boxart than that then
>>343313696
it wasn't ?
>>343313524
Demon designs.
>>343314031
one of the best ever
>>343314328
nice, i liked 3's designs the most anyway
>>343314164
Google gives me some kind of weird special-special edition that comes with all this shit that looks more like the kind of thing he'd do
No idea though
>>343310442
damn you're fast
>>343314548
>Pizza box
cute
>>343314548
>Kaz' last great work is a pizza box
Magnificent
>>343314445
Also this
>>343312562
>meh game
no fuck you it was great
>>343315150
I had blocked this from my memory holy fucking christ
If this isn't the most concise, perfect explanation of what's wrong with Konami, I don't know what is
>>343315150
>>343314446
lulz so fanny
Now gtfo.
>>343314235
It's Midgar
>>343315150
>>343315245
Raise
>>343315414
Holy shit, those giant hands.
>>343315516
>one child's movie ticket
>>343314971
was it? I never hear /v/ talk about it.
>>343313872
One of my absolute favorites.
>>343314687
Was gonna post this. It's is beautiful, especially the coloring and inks.
>>343315516
>They even kept in the free movie ticket promo
>This package probably came out years after the movie left theaters
>>343314687
Mah nigga, Double D II is the tits
>>343312603
I really want that Kaneko Works III art book but it's over $150 used :/
>>343314687
Who is the artist?
>>343315516
2 EA games, 1 THQ, 1 Bandai
How?
>>343316263
It seems to be Kazumi Kakizaki (かきざき和美 in moonrunes)
>not posting the best cover of all time
shame /v/
>>343309842
>reversed cover
Really?!
I really want to know who was the Konami artist who did that Michael Biehn traceover for the Metal Gear 1 boxart.
>>343316547
>tfw I had a boner to pregnant eve
What was I thinking?
>>343312562
>>343314971
>>343315663
>only JRPG in history where the MC gets pussy
>>343317320
Might have been the boobs
>>343317787
No. It was her being pregnant. Not the tits
>>343318000
holy shit I was only ever aware of the American box art, this is slightly unsettling.
>>343317643
Persona 3
Final Fantasy 7
Monster Girl Quest
>>343311627
Any game box art with a single character walking towards or away from the viewer is shit.
>>343315572
Would you bust her planet?
>>343318176
This. I can't believe it's so popular to use.
>>343318167
outstanding art and outstanding game
>no one posted secret of mana
Really get a sense of grand adventure
>>343318167
whoa das cool m7
>>343318000
this is kinda badass
>>343317643
Xenogears
Grandia
Final Fantasy IV even before the game fucking starts
Two dudes get to fuck Shion on Xenosaga trilogy
>>343318371
>that poster/map
>>343313792
Is there actually a 3DS version?
![1451241805010[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/5R4y3no.jpg "1451241805010[1].jpg")
>>343316621
What a smug goat
>>343312603
Isn't Kaneko back drawing for SMTIV Final?
>>343316492
Dat ass
Dumping
![999Reprint-noscale[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Sa0j60K.jpg "999Reprint-noscale[1].jpg")
It's so fucking stupid that they went with th the generic blue wii u logo on the localized box art
>>343316492
damn his art his fantastic, but pic related made me both impressed and kek
>>343319143
Holy shit that's great
>>343318948
No? He didn't draw anything for IV or IV Final
Incoming Psygnosis auto-win
>>343319412
Clay models are always cool for boxart, here's another one I enjoy.
>best covers
>it's a bunch of weebshit
>>343319604
>>343319604
>Psygnosis
rip in peace
>>343315572
Translation when?
Bravo Europe
>>343319395
check out these assets
>>343319605
>>343319774
>>343319604
Dyxjubg
Psygnosis was amazing.
>>343319803
>You'll jump, laugh and cry... Perfect fun!
T. Kanazawa
>>343319803
Bravo indeed, because the game itself is exactly like the cover. It is nothing more than a shallow party game where a bunch of idiots giggle and scream with each other.
The Japanese cover is pretty much false advertising.
>>343319908
>>343318167
What game is this?
Looks h.g.giger inspired
>>343319685
>complains
>doesn't post a good western cover
Well if 99% of them weren't a man walking towards or away from the scene holding some weapon with destruction and orange embers in the background then maybe they'd get posted
>>343319168
To this day I still don't get why the put the 4 before the Resident Evil
Why is it that a bunch of great covers are always Japanese?
They just look so good it's sad that covers today aren't as good.
NES games used to have such great box art styles. There was no "set" way to do it so there's a ton of variation
>>343319802
Brandish 2 has been translated for a while.
Forever the best
>>343320279
And it was mostly traces and ripoffs
90% of these games are ancient
>>343320279
what do you mean, theres a set way now
>>343319774
Theyre called Sony Studio Liverpool and made Wiepout, as well as had direct influence in the PS1's smash success by convincing higher ups to use cheap PC's as dev kits instead of MIPS workstations connected to prototyoe PlayStations
>>343320297
The SNES version, I want the renewal version
>>343319685
>implying there are non-weeb games with good covers
>>343310951
came here to post this
>>343310951
but why the old guy with the banjo
>>343319685
Nice cover faggot
>>343320409
Yes and that is the problem. Grizzled 30something man walking towards/away from camera
>>343320091
That game he posted is guardian legend on NES. You play as a robot girl who can transforms into a space ship. Half zelda like and half top down shooter, very recommended.
>>343320720
In a market saturated with gradius clones, having an old dude with a banjo on the cover is a good way to have your spaceship game catch someone's eye
>>343320279
To be fair in japan most of it was shitty 80's anime style and in the US most of it was quickly drawn garbage since the anime style used on most jap boxart was thought to have turn away US children.
Still better then the generic ingame 3d models boxart we see today.
Step back, THE best cover coming.
No Duke?
Fuck you. Let's fix that.
>>343321214
fuck you, the 80s anime style was great
>>343321214
Why are americans such a bunch of fucking faggots?
>>343321214
>shitty 80's anime
are you kidding
>>343321651
source?
>>343312381
So you prefer fanfiction and pandering, uh?
>>343321402
>>343321651
Better then today I would say but most of it was very similar and typically an artist trying to imitate a popular artist's style. 80's anime is definitely better then today's stuff in my opinion but I don't watch much anime so my opinion means jackshit.
>>343321640
Many worried it would turn US children off with being too cute and wanted a more "cool" look. That's why we got such beauties as the mega man 1 box art.
>>343316492
>look up artist
>has done manga adaptions of X-Files episodes, three volumes worth
>can only find the cover
I'm mildly curious
>>343315516
>the one using a PEGI rating instead of an ESRB rating
>>343321947
>Many worried it would turn US children off with being too cute and wanted a more "cool" look. That's why we got such beauties as the mega man 1 box art.
Americans still a bunch of fucking faggots
>>343322596
Super castlevania IV is one of the few times I think the US got the better cover. Belmont looks fucking terrible here.
>>343319232
That one's cool as fuck. Why can't we get more hand-drawn cover art that's only vaguely related to the game nowadays?
>>343321731
Macross Plus
If disk covers count.... somebody post the Blazblue one. Oh and the Onechanbara one too.
>>343307954
Always enjoyed how fun this one looked.
>>343323189
bad marketing? I don't think publishers are too keen on having vague box art unless it's an artsy fatty game, or the box art uses clichéd elements to pretty much copy what every other game box art does.
That and there wasn't really much that could be fone for the box art on an SNES/NES game's box art to use game screens as the front cover. They'd have to sort of bait players into going "oh shit that looks fucking rad" using slick artists to draw the cover art, or use claymation, it really stands out, but I guess it depends on the game and demographic as well.
In America it seems we either appeal to young children or the "hardcore" audience. It's rare you find game box art that isn't related to what's actually in the game or doesn't have an "epic, badass" cover art or some sort of series mascot covering a majority of the box to make sure no one gets confused or something.
I kinda wish game box arts were more experimental and weird. Even worse considering how the ESRB ratings rape the game's box art as well as console labels and all that jazz, but what can you do?
>>343313830
>>343314164
>>343314548
Kaneko gets credit for DMC4:SE and DMC3 because he did the art for Dante's and Vergil's devil trigger forms and Vergil's DT in DMC4:SE is based on the design in 3.
>>343324257
i guess that's part of the deal made when atlus putted dante on nocturne
>>343321651
Macross plus was like 1994 iirc
>>343324257
Teenage Cyber Demon Bugs.
Heroes in a half hell.
Just rolls off your toungue
No real game but the cover is amazing.
>>343307954
I fucking wish we got a physical copy of Hotline Miami in the States.
>>343324859
Translation soon.
>>343324987
Wait, for real? Link for translation?
>>343325284
http://projectmizzurna.tumblr.com/
>>343320347
y'know I just realized his abdomen is exposed because the fabric is torn, and not because it's some abdomen exposing design
>>343325321
Oh shit
>>343325716
Did you ever noticed that Doom Guy has onlyone gun
>>343325334
>>343312603
I love his art
but some of the SMTIV stuff was great too; Minotaur, Dullahan, that one Snake-fencer guy, and pic related
Is it the same guy who did those?
>>343325896
indeed I did
but who is the second doom guy?
>>343326243
I'll take European box cover any day.
>>343325896
Have you ever noticed thatyou are actually seeing through the eyes of Doomguy looking at two marines being attacked by demons
>>343327046
I don't see it
![Odin-Sphere-leifthrasir-PS4[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aa2s31n.jpg "Odin-Sphere-leifthrasir-PS4[1].jpg")
Seen this discussed here before, didn't like Muramasa much, but I swear to god the cover looked so great at the store I just had to take it with me.
And I don't regret it one bit
>>343309072
no because Gideon is too much of a slomosexual to finish the translation.I wish he would give some sort of an update and not just ban people from twitter if they are curious on how a translation is going.
![steelempire-genesis[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ZfWYnuD.jpg "steelempire-genesis[1].jpg")
>>343318651
European one looked great aswell
>>343320562
>>343327194
The gun bottom of the screen.
>>343327270
>Didn't like Muramasa
I'm actually curious, what did you not like? Like enough that you would say as a whole you didn't like it much?
>>343327642
Thats a demon gun, you can see his right hand on the image
>>343327648
Once I'm done with Odin Sphere I'll pick it up again
I generally don't like brawlers but I was still willing to give it a shot. Played on hard, loved the art and atmosphere but the gameplay was a chore. I'll just turn down the difficulty a notch next time. After beating Bayonetta 2 I was looking for more action games anyways so now I'm in the mood for it.
>>343316621
I would watch this movie.
>>343327565
>tfw you will never have friends
>>343327925
Yea, the game is certainly not a brawler. Must have been the difficulty you were on. Dragons Crown is a brawler on the other hand.
>>343324257
He's straight up credited in SE for "package illustration" though. For the DT designs too, but they're different credits.
>>343326308
I think the cover is supposed to be 3 player co op and you're looking at it from a first person view since there's the barrel of a gun sticking out at the bottom instead of a demon arm gun, it would make sense to why that demon's looking back.
>>343328276
>>343327815
I don't know, that arm is kind of in a weird position
>>343328276
>>343328379
How is this game?
>>343319395
>his
Kazumi is a woman's name.
>>343321960
She only drew one of the stories in those X-Files manga since they're anthologies.
>>343327836
At least read the thread before shitposting.
Absolute classic
>>343328826
Kinda makes me want to watch some retro porn
>>343328604
Mediocre
Character designs are fucking god-tier though
>>343328604
You fight nazis and the final boss is the pope
its meh but kinda fun
>>343328604
First person beat em up for dreamcast with small fov, kinda unfair levels and Kazuma Kaneko art. It tells a story of a girl possessed by interdimensional demon sword, so suddenly her consciousness can jump between dead bodies, reanimating them. Also, nazis. Or something like that. Make of that what you want.
>>343328276
>tfw I found a copy of the Dreamcast version in my stack of old games recently
I knew it looked familiar all these years but fuck I was surprised
>>343328604
It's good. The main problem comes from the Dreamcast controller itself, but it's got a lot of cool ideas and it's aged better than you'd expect a first person hack and slash from the Dreamcast would.
Once you're used to the weird-ass control scheme it's pretty fun and Kaneko art will literally always be top tier.
>>343315572
Loved the adaptation.
>>343325896
>hes only firing one gun
>>343329742
This is possibly the best /v/ cover I've ever seen just because of the simplicity, it's not "Win953DS460 Noscope Featuring Dante & Knuckles from the Call of Duty franchise"
>>343307954
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
>>343327969
every single megaten game except for smt3 and the gameboy spin-offs has a 10/10 cover
no homo
>>343330056
you can tell from the filename number it's from a while back, they were better back then, like this one
>>343331034
or this
My bad if it's always been posted.
The one with dat ass and on the PS3.
>>343326303
Kaneko hasn't drawn anything for SMT in ages. they had a bunch of new guys for SMTIV to do the new designs.
>>343312169
I find the pose of his sword holding arm to be very awkward.
>>343331780
Funny enough I ended up playing that but never played 7th Saga
>>343332204
Did you miss the
>but
there?
I don't know about the best, but this might be the worst along with XIII-2 and LR.
Literally the worst FF protag and nothing else. No background, all white, nada.
>>343333202
FF boxes used to just be white and the title in Japan so that one is busy by comparison. Also I can almost see her armpit so it's all good
>>343326303
Minotaur, Kouga Saburou and Dullahan designed by Tamotsu Shinohara. He's a Kamen Rider/Sentai character designer.
Astaroth by Kyoma Aki, mangaka
Step aside, this is THE greatest cover ever.
>>343334387
fuck you
![cover_large[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0NzPjAp.jpg "cover_large[1].jpg")
>>343324090
I can dig it
>>343307954
>"Nigger statue of liberty frowns upon you"
Secret of Mana shitters need not apply.
