Author Topic: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?  (Read 2779 times)

wartoy

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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2021, 05:06:01 pm »
For me it was the original mega man worst box art ever.

kashell

Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2021, 11:18:29 am »
I can't think of any game where the box art was the deciding factor of whether or not I picked the game up.

turf

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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2021, 03:45:13 pm »
In the age of the internet, I don’t think it’s happened.
Now if we go back to the days of renting NES games at the video store, I know I passed up some gems because of bad art.
Journey to Silius is a good example. I never gave that game a shot even though I saw the cover a bunch of times at the rental joint.


ferraroso

Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2021, 01:17:13 am »
Of the games I own, this is, by far, my favorite "so bad it's good" kind of cover art.



And for as much as I love this cover, I've never played the game... Haha

Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2021, 03:58:26 am »
I may have never seen this game before but I thought it should belong in this thread lol

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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2021, 08:17:53 am »
I don't think I've decided to not buy a game because of the cover art, but there have been a handful of times where I didn't like the cover art and decided to make my own. Currently doing that with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2021, 02:57:09 pm »
I would imagine that the OG Megaman cover art would've turned people away form buying it at first!
The definition of "don't judge a book by its cover"!

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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2021, 04:57:12 pm »
Of the games I own, this is, by far, my favorite "so bad it's good" kind of cover art.



And for as much as I love this cover, I've never played the game... Haha

I don’t know what’s going on in that game, but it sure looks like those gentlemen are happy.


Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2021, 05:04:25 pm »
Of the games I own, this is, by far, my favorite "so bad it's good" kind of cover art.



And for as much as I love this cover, I've never played the game... Haha

I don’t know what’s going on in that game, but it sure looks like those gentlemen are happy.


it looks like 2 Japanese tourists touring their own country. and seeing stars for the vary first time. does anyone know what the title of this game is called? ;D
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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2021, 06:25:50 pm »
it looks like 2 Japanese tourists touring their own country. and seeing stars for the vary first time. does anyone know what the title of this game is called? ;D

The title of the game is Jounetsu Nekketsu Athletes: Nakimushi Coach no Nikki. It's a typical sports training simulation game. Sadly, no tourists, it seems.

ferraroso

Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2021, 09:50:33 pm »
The title of the game is Jounetsu Nekketsu Athletes: Nakimushi Coach no Nikki. It's a typical sports training simulation game. Sadly, no tourists, it seems.

Yeah. It translates as "Passionate Hot Blooded Athletes: The Diary of a Crybaby Coach"

But I prefer oldgamerz's description way better! Haha

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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2021, 08:06:59 am »
Karnaaj Rally amd Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Konami's Best.

The former isn't particularly a bad game, but I don't regret not getting it then, while for the latter I already knew about (it's Castlevania after all), I eventually ended up getting the original release years later off eBay.

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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #27 on: March 02, 2021, 08:48:59 am »
I'm trying to think of it, there was a game, I ignored it for years because the cover art had me thinking it was like a sports game or something, but it was actually a completely different genre.  I think it was PS2. 

Hurricanes for SNES comes to mind too for the same reason.  idk, the actual game I'm thinking of escapes me.


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Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #28 on: March 02, 2021, 10:28:21 pm »
For a long time, I'd pass right by Michael Jordan Chaos in the Windy City, because I assumed it was just another in a slew of totally rad 1990s basketball game titles, like Barkley's SHUT UP AND JAM, or Slam City with Scottie Pippen. Turns out, it's actually a side-scrolling action platformer. Who'd of thunk?

dhaabi

Re: Which games cover art completely turned you away from the game?
« Reply #29 on: March 10, 2021, 01:09:22 pm »