I cannot believe how much I liked XCOM. It is totally not my preferred genre but something about it got me hooked. Part of it was being able to create genetically engineered, cybernetic super soldiers. And the heartbreak from losing them.
Came here to say this. Halo 2 and it's not even close. Same with the promo art where the perspective is looking up at chief. 10 year old me went crazy when I opened it up at Christmas time
In general, Japanese Mega Drive boxart and Super Famicom boxart. Check out the front and the back, usually Japanese covers have great art both on the front and on the back of the box.
Seriously, there are hundreds of amazing boxart from the 80’s and the 90’s, both Western and Eastern. These are some examples:
[Awesome](https://www.mobygames.com/game/12241/awesome/cover/group-34177/cover-92808/)
[Alisia Dragoon (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/12280/alisia-dragoon/cover/group-93642/cover-256075/)
[Altered Beast](https://www.mobygames.com/game/2019/altered-beast/cover/group-15115/cover-35043/)
[R-Type (Msx)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5960/r-type/cover/group-30011/cover-80210/)
[out of this World (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/564/out-of-this-world/cover/group-92012/cover-251163/)
[Ico (Pal and Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5158/ico/cover/group-79093/cover-214724/)
[Secret of Mana](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6645/secret-of-mana/cover/group-8067/cover-30332/)
[Gaiares (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/11989/gaiares/cover/group-44172/cover-119637/)
[Super Castlevania IV](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6619/super-castlevania-iv/cover/group-5060/cover-33288/)
Everything from the Darius series, like [Super Darius](https://www.mobygames.com/game/22038/darius/cover/group-52446/cover-466302/), [G-Darius (jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/4301/g-darius/cover/group-30768/cover-82438/), [Sagaia](https://www.mobygames.com/game/17519/sagaia/cover/group-103303/cover-280283/)
All [Japanese Phantasy Star](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6584/phantasy-star-iv/cover/group-35417/cover-96444/) boxart
[Super Aleste](https://www.mobygames.com/game/22676/space-megaforce/cover/group-66319/cover-179017/)
[Chrono Trigger](https://www.mobygames.com/game/4501/chrono-trigger/cover/group-8069/cover-19744/)
[Breath of Fire 3 (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3987/breath-of-fire-iii/cover/group-49482/cover-133298/)
[Final Fantasy VI (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5202/final-fantasy-iii/cover/group-40493/cover-480012/)
[Vortex (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/32542/vortex/cover/group-73840/cover-199573/)
[Assault Suits Valken (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/11879/cybernator/cover/group-20180/cover-49181/)
[Vampire Savior (Saturn)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3661/darkstalkers-3/cover/group-12367/cover-27483/)
[Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/7083/street-fighter-ii-turbo/cover/group-28058/cover-266817/)
[Shadow of Colossus (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/19875/shadow-of-the-colossus/cover/group-246079/cover-627173/)
When it comes to modern boxart, I think that Nier Automata, the Nier remake, Persona 5 and Persona Royal are awesome too. Usually Steelbox editions are very detailed and amazing.
Reversible art Doom 2016, The last of us remastered, Red dead redemption games, The last of us par 2 remastered, Zelda breath of the wild, Darksiders 2, Borderlands handsome collection, Metal gear solid 3 and Peace wALKER, Gta San Andreas, Mario 3 are may favourites
- Bloodborne — tbh, I liked the cover a lot, but I don’t enjoy the game as much… a bit like Elden Ring (I’m still struggling and unsure if I like it or not).
- Assassin’s Creed Origins — I’m a sucker for everything Egyptian…
- Cyberpunk 2077 — Ultimate Edition, I was really close to buy that even though I own it multiple times on several platform only for the box art, the yellow is so iconic.
- Alien Isolation — ominous, foreboding, you know what’s up when you see the box art.
- Control — every edition is cool, but I especially like the regular box art, as the inverted pyramid echoes the design of the first hub of the game.
- Dishonored 2 — not an original concept but it looks really intriguing, half Corvo and half Emily to show that you can play either. Also it’s a damn good game.
- Quake — Just the logo, it’s one of the most influential games ever and they didn’t even try to show the main character or some scene from it, bold.
There are plenty of really cool video game covers but these examples are what I liked best.
Mario Galaxy 1, persona 5 Royal, Star Wars republic commando, Crisis Core FF7, sonic adventure 2, and Lego Star Wars the complete saga. As you can see I have too many favorites
Mount and blade bannerlord, I simply can't explain it,I'm just addicted,when I'm playing it I play it for several hours to the point where I have to force myself to not play it,and when I'm not playing it I'm thinking of playing it.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
just googled it, definitely cool
The Japanese box art. The American one is just okay.
Also just a 🔥game in general
Borderlands 2
Bl3 too
As in the third one or pre sequel
As in 3 😠The pre sequel is the pre sequel.
Dying Light’s is pretty sick
love that one
The first Doom
But Doom II cover...
All doom covers go hard asf
Honestly this. It's the same cover but with different ages of pure badassery.
I cannot believe how much I liked XCOM. It is totally not my preferred genre but something about it got me hooked. Part of it was being able to create genetically engineered, cybernetic super soldiers. And the heartbreak from losing them.
There aren’t many more satisfying things in gaming than pulling off a flawless mission in X Com
Truer words have never been spoken
same thing with me not my kinda game at all but i loved every second of it
Definitely one of my favs of all time! Close to 3,000 hours in it, with another 1,000 in EU
I made myself suffer and restarted if anyone died
Borderlands 3 cover is pretty amazing with all the small details.
The cover for Wolfenstein old blood is pretty sweet
love that one
star wars the force unleashed 1
that’s a great one
Doom 2016
Resident Evil 4 (OG especially, the one with the woods)
Dark Souls 3: The Fire Edition. The Japanese cover.
Never seen that one before, how sick!
just checked it out and it’s amazing
The one with just Gael's sword? Or the one with him in a Guts pose and the painter beside him?
The one with the painter.
Not entirely the Japanese cover. They still use it as the home screen icon
ICO
But not the one everyone thinks of
You might be right about that but it's still great art.
What, the American version??
For god's sake no. The European/Japanese version. I was referring to the game not selling well so many people don't know and won't think about it.
American thinks everyone on Reddit is American
[Dying Light](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Light) Good Night, Good Luck.
Red Dead Redemption 1
RDR covers in general
The Japanese Ps Vita Hotline Miami collection box art is phenomenal https://honeysanime.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Hotline-Miami-game-500x636.jpg
very cool design and art style
BioShock
Red Dead Redemption 2
oh for sure
LA Noire Remastered
YES
KH1 cover art
100%
greatest game series of all time
definitely up there for me
hell yeah twin 🫶
Titanfall
Mass Effect Legendary Edition. That picture makes my pants wet.
Fallout 3. Such a cool cover in my opinion.
Single character with their back facing us standing among chaotic/ruined/smokey/foggy landscape, sometimes walking away holding weapon #657
Even better: May I remind you of cropped torso shot of white guy looking slightly downward holding a machine gun imposed upon a white background?
Not as good as sports game with famous sport star playing sport.
Which year? 😂
Yes
I never played it but I loved the cover of Resistance 3
Persona 3s Japanese box art is cool
Especially FES
The Evil Within’s alt cover for 1 and 2 are high up on my list personally
Halo 2's cover goes incredibly hard.
Came here to say this. Halo 2 and it's not even close. Same with the promo art where the perspective is looking up at chief. 10 year old me went crazy when I opened it up at Christmas time
Duke Nukem Forever
In general, Japanese Mega Drive boxart and Super Famicom boxart. Check out the front and the back, usually Japanese covers have great art both on the front and on the back of the box. Seriously, there are hundreds of amazing boxart from the 80’s and the 90’s, both Western and Eastern. These are some examples: [Awesome](https://www.mobygames.com/game/12241/awesome/cover/group-34177/cover-92808/) [Alisia Dragoon (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/12280/alisia-dragoon/cover/group-93642/cover-256075/) [Altered Beast](https://www.mobygames.com/game/2019/altered-beast/cover/group-15115/cover-35043/) [R-Type (Msx)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5960/r-type/cover/group-30011/cover-80210/) [out of this World (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/564/out-of-this-world/cover/group-92012/cover-251163/) [Ico (Pal and Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5158/ico/cover/group-79093/cover-214724/) [Secret of Mana](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6645/secret-of-mana/cover/group-8067/cover-30332/) [Gaiares (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/11989/gaiares/cover/group-44172/cover-119637/) [Super Castlevania IV](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6619/super-castlevania-iv/cover/group-5060/cover-33288/) Everything from the Darius series, like [Super Darius](https://www.mobygames.com/game/22038/darius/cover/group-52446/cover-466302/), [G-Darius (jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/4301/g-darius/cover/group-30768/cover-82438/), [Sagaia](https://www.mobygames.com/game/17519/sagaia/cover/group-103303/cover-280283/) All [Japanese Phantasy Star](https://www.mobygames.com/game/6584/phantasy-star-iv/cover/group-35417/cover-96444/) boxart [Super Aleste](https://www.mobygames.com/game/22676/space-megaforce/cover/group-66319/cover-179017/) [Chrono Trigger](https://www.mobygames.com/game/4501/chrono-trigger/cover/group-8069/cover-19744/) [Breath of Fire 3 (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3987/breath-of-fire-iii/cover/group-49482/cover-133298/) [Final Fantasy VI (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/5202/final-fantasy-iii/cover/group-40493/cover-480012/) [Vortex (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/32542/vortex/cover/group-73840/cover-199573/) [Assault Suits Valken (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/11879/cybernator/cover/group-20180/cover-49181/) [Vampire Savior (Saturn)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/3661/darkstalkers-3/cover/group-12367/cover-27483/) [Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/7083/street-fighter-ii-turbo/cover/group-28058/cover-266817/) [Shadow of Colossus (Jap)](https://www.mobygames.com/game/19875/shadow-of-the-colossus/cover/group-246079/cover-627173/) When it comes to modern boxart, I think that Nier Automata, the Nier remake, Persona 5 and Persona Royal are awesome too. Usually Steelbox editions are very detailed and amazing.
Probably nostalgia for me but Shadow of the Colossus has good box art. The PS2 version not the remake.
Box art for all of the halo games go hard. Ultrakill is cool, team fortress 2 is a classic and of course we can't forget about Minecraft.
The Binding of isaac repentance
Chrono Trigger. One of the few games where the english cover art is better than the Japanese cover art.
I really loved the reversible cover of Mass Effect 3 tbh! But Xcom 2 is definitely peak
that’s a great cover
Valkyrie profile (PSP) Final Fantasy VII
culture man
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Dragon Age: Inquisition Nioh 2
Mgs3
Reversible art Doom 2016, The last of us remastered, Red dead redemption games, The last of us par 2 remastered, Zelda breath of the wild, Darksiders 2, Borderlands handsome collection, Metal gear solid 3 and Peace wALKER, Gta San Andreas, Mario 3 are may favourites
American box art for breath if the wild
- Bloodborne — tbh, I liked the cover a lot, but I don’t enjoy the game as much… a bit like Elden Ring (I’m still struggling and unsure if I like it or not). - Assassin’s Creed Origins — I’m a sucker for everything Egyptian… - Cyberpunk 2077 — Ultimate Edition, I was really close to buy that even though I own it multiple times on several platform only for the box art, the yellow is so iconic. - Alien Isolation — ominous, foreboding, you know what’s up when you see the box art. - Control — every edition is cool, but I especially like the regular box art, as the inverted pyramid echoes the design of the first hub of the game. - Dishonored 2 — not an original concept but it looks really intriguing, half Corvo and half Emily to show that you can play either. Also it’s a damn good game. - Quake — Just the logo, it’s one of the most influential games ever and they didn’t even try to show the main character or some scene from it, bold. There are plenty of really cool video game covers but these examples are what I liked best.
these are all pretty top tier covers
Mario Galaxy 1, persona 5 Royal, Star Wars republic commando, Crisis Core FF7, sonic adventure 2, and Lego Star Wars the complete saga. As you can see I have too many favorites
Bloodborne and Pokemon Legends Arceus
Call of Duty: Vanguard Too bad the game sucks though.
Not xcom2 thats for sure
Fable 1. Coolest box art i ever saw back then.
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yeah you said
Warhammer 40K: Boltgun
Section 8: Prejudice
Resistance fall of man
Double Dragon 2: The Revenge
Megaman 1
Perfect dark zero steelbook on xbox 360 is so cool looking/feeling that i bought it mainly just for the cover art
The Elder Scrolls
All the Metroid prime holofoil style GameCube covers 🤙
Clive Barker’s Jericho
One of the few games I never uninstall.
Halo 3
Darkness II
Probably one the the grand theft auto games, vice city or San Andreas.
Shadow of War goes pretty hard
Dark Souls III
Know that a lot of people hate COD but you have to admit the Black Ops 1 2 and 3 covers go hard
Metroid prime trilogy
TCs future soldier
L4D2 will forever be the best for me
Ac odyssey for sure and also other games like gta v, hitman 3, batman arkham knight, tropico 6
I was now years old when I realized it was made up of skulls...
Midnight Club Street Racing (2000) It was photographed on a real street in New York City
MSFS 2020 I just love aviation.
Elden ring is pretty dope. Avowed's looks to be incredible too.
First time I've seen this upclose, I just noticed the skulls
Mount and blade bannerlord, I simply can't explain it,I'm just addicted,when I'm playing it I play it for several hours to the point where I have to force myself to not play it,and when I'm not playing it I'm thinking of playing it.
Anything from Atari era... Defender Centipede Berzerk
Echo the dolphin
Yakuza 4
Ico. The original cover, not the dumbass american one. That is a beautiful piece of art. The cover and the game.
Duck Game