RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories.
06-22-2013, 01:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2013, 01:36 AM by BRPXQZME.)
Well, for starters, I don’t think there is a healthy discussion about unconventional boxart without mentioning Phalanx.
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That... just wow. Fedora bluegrass guy.
What does he have to do the game? Nothing at all. Apparently they just had a fairly generic-looking shmup on their hands and felt that they needed do something to catch someone’s, anyone’s attention. Personally, I think it worked, but some people still say it’s one of the worst box arts ever. I think those people miss the point. We would not be talking (as much) about this game today if it weren’t so... odd!
It’s an interesting challenge, actually. I’ve tapped the “random game” link on MobyGames many times now and have yet to see a game where both (1) there are people you can consider lead characters, (2) they aren’t on the cover. In this experiment I am also discounting enemy characters, since they are either so common or so notable that they almost count as lead characters, covers that have only a symbol and/or logo, entire genres where any of these things is one of the going idioms (that includes horror and sports at least, but surprisingly also a number of fantasy RPGs from all over the world), reversible cover back sides, and Mmes. Not-Appearing-in-This-Game.
Well, at least I learned a new thing from this. LEGO Friends is a game that exists. I looked it up. Oh my gosh, you guys. So there is basically no graphical connection with LEGO bricks in any way, including the Scala sets it was ostensibly based upon. And the animation... the animation. Bwah-inducing.
That... just wow. Fedora bluegrass guy.
What does he have to do the game? Nothing at all. Apparently they just had a fairly generic-looking shmup on their hands and felt that they needed do something to catch someone’s, anyone’s attention. Personally, I think it worked, but some people still say it’s one of the worst box arts ever. I think those people miss the point. We would not be talking (as much) about this game today if it weren’t so... odd!
It’s an interesting challenge, actually. I’ve tapped the “random game” link on MobyGames many times now and have yet to see a game where both (1) there are people you can consider lead characters, (2) they aren’t on the cover. In this experiment I am also discounting enemy characters, since they are either so common or so notable that they almost count as lead characters, covers that have only a symbol and/or logo, entire genres where any of these things is one of the going idioms (that includes horror and sports at least, but surprisingly also a number of fantasy RPGs from all over the world), reversible cover back sides, and Mmes. Not-Appearing-in-This-Game.
Well, at least I learned a new thing from this. LEGO Friends is a game that exists. I looked it up. Oh my gosh, you guys. So there is basically no graphical connection with LEGO bricks in any way, including the Scala sets it was ostensibly based upon. And the animation... the animation. Bwah-inducing.
sea had swallowed all. A lazy curtain of dust was wafting out to sea