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By: How Important Is A Game’s Cover Art? : Man Fat

How Important Is A Game’s Cover Art? : Man Fat — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:25 +0000

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By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:22:11 +0000

Ah, that makes much more sense! :)

By: weefz

weefz — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:50:37 +0000

Cat: Ah, I should point out, these choices are over games that I’ve picked up off the shelf in a second-hand store and don’t know a thing about. Games that I’ve already researched, the box makes no difference to me whatsoever. I rarely see my game boxes anyway – they’re packed away on a shelf, spine out.

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:16:40 +0000

@Weefz: I have yet to make a decision to not buy a game based on the cover. Buy, yes, not buy, no.

@Michelle: It is a pretty good site, glad I came across it some time ago!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:47:10 +0000

It’s weird how widely shared the view is on game box art – as in not really relevant but a completely nice to have. One of the few things in gaming it seems we can mostly agree on.

Thanks for the game box link! That sites amazing :D

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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:35:18 +0000

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By: weefz

weefz — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:39:27 +0000

I agree with Spritebites. Over on the Zath post I mentioned that I tend to assume judge genres by the front cover, but it’s definitely the back cover that will make or break a purchase for me. If the screenshots make it look like a mindless action basher, I’ll drop a game straight away.

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:31:23 +0000

@Mizzy: So did I when I read @Tapio’s reply originally!

@Terry: Thanks though it’s pretty much just me being entirely uncreative! But I felt that three sentences aren’t quite enough for a Gamer Banter post! ;)

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:15:08 +0000

Great use of Twitter! It’s funny because I’ve been trying to think about the covers of games I’m currently playing and I mostly have generic impressions.

By: Cover Art - The Average Gamer

Cover Art - The Average Gamer — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:51:32 +0000

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By: How Important Is A Game’s Cover Art?

How Important Is A Game’s Cover Art? — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:59:52 +0000

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By: Mizzy

Mizzy — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:58:52 +0000

You know, I had to google the ME2 cover, because I honestly didn’t even remember what it looked like, even though I’ve played it multiple times.

By: On books and covers

On books and covers — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:28:54 +0000

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