[Ascovel]

New contender:

http://www.adventure-zone.info/fusion/images/articles/okladka_monkey_island_special_col_ps3.jpg

[Monolith]

far from bad. Sorry. :/

[Ascovel]

Originally Posted by Monolith

far from bad. Sorry. :/

No need to argue. Ugliness lies in the eye of the beholder.

Personally I strongly dislike bad photoshop remakes/splices of vastly superior artworks, and this is what this box art represents to me.

[stepurhan]

I think it's more in comparison to the original rather than bad in its own right.



The cannibals are more effective as spooky silhouettes. The expressions on the faces are more realistic . The monkey looks like a real monkey rather than a cartoonish disneyfied version. Plus, you know, cool skull which has been replaced by a slightly plastiicine looking Le Chuck in the new version.

But worst of all, why does new Guybrush have stubble? It's a recurring joke in the first game that he is completely incapable of growing any sort of facial hair. The new version makes him look like the sort of action hero Brendan Fraser plays.

[itseme]

Originally Posted by stepurhan

The expressions on the faces are more realistic .

althought threepwoods expression seems pretty strange and unfitting, like someone did stick something up his ass...

[Ascovel]

Originally Posted by itseme

althought threepwoods expression seems pretty strange and unfitting, like someone did stick something up his ass...

...or if he sees something fascinating/terrifying before him. Which I'd say is more likely and not strange at all.

Originally Posted by stepurhan

I think it's more in comparison to the original rather than bad in its own right.

That too to an extent. However, this is not just a remake of the first game's box art - it's an misguided attempt at splicing the MI1 and MI2 box arts together, including inconsistent, unfitting lighting on the characters. LeChuck's outline in particular shows he was cut out from another image.

[TopCat]

There you go -

[DustyShinigami]

As much as I love the Special Editions for Monkey Island, the new box art is inferior to the originals! Steve Purcell's work is simply great and very detailed.

[pointandcliklover]

i'm sure its been said but another vote for broken sword 4

[fov]

Originally Posted by stepurhan

But worst of all, why does new Guybrush have stubble? It's a recurring joke in the first game that he is completely incapable of growing any sort of facial hair.

Ha ha! Good point. It's almost as if the person who designed the cover hadn't played the game. (Which probably isn't that unusual, but it'd be nice if someone on the team who had played it pointed it out...)

[thejobloshow]

Hold up, wait a minute - The LucasArts Monkey Island games are being remastered and released as a retail title for the PS3?

Are you sure they didn't cancel this at the last minute as per usual? Damn, I regret not hearing about this sooner.

[Captain Blondebeard]

I wouldn't call this a bad cover because it pulls it directly from the end of the play, so I get what they were going for, but I believe The return of the Phantom could have looked much better. In a time when box art was key, and such an interesting character to build off of it could have been great.

[Matt Berkeley]

So that's a worst-but-not-so-bad-just-could-have-been-better box art disappointment entry?

[Enter the Story]

Originally Posted by Isak

the PAL front cover for Lighthouse
Terrible colors and weird cut ins and fading of a baby and... a robot.

I thought the review quotes were funniest.

"could well be the next blockbuster"

= "we have not played the game, but the hype sounds good and we want to encourage the developer."

It certainly looks impressive

= "looks impressive at first, BUT..."

I've seen lines like that so often They never bode well.

[noknowncure]

Originally Posted by stepurhan

But worst of all, why does new Guybrush have stubble?

That's 'LeChuck's Revenge' Guybrush (Check out the coat.) The disc contains both of the remastered MI games and the cover is an amalgamation of the 2.

[Thren]

Originally Posted by harald

Mystery of the Druids was one of the first that struck my mind. It's ugly, cheesy and doesn't give you a good idea of what the game is like. And the embossed details only add to the plastic, unrealistic look (which, admittedly, does give a good representation of the graphics in-game).



I stole the image from GreyFuss' post in the best box-art thread. I didn't mean to bash your personal opinion, in fact I thought of this at the same time as I posted in that other thread.

Different opinions for different people, I suppose, but I do agree on your nomination in this thread, GreyFuss.

Hahaha, i almost died in laughter for that Mystery Druids Cover.

[gray pierce]

The incredibly lame English relaese cover for SF: Tunguska. If you wouldn't know any better you'd say it's a horror game. Just awful imo.

[Terramax]

Originally Posted by ozzie

I'm surprised no one has already mentioned the box art of Broken Sword here.

What scares me most is, if you catch me in the right angle, I kinda look like the guy on the cover

I must say, some of the covers people have nominated easily aren't the worst of the bunch. Sure, Tunguska looks like a different genre, but it still looks very professional.

I like the Forever Worlds front cover. It's beautiful. If I'd not read reviews before hand I'd have bought it buy now.

[Matt Berkeley]

If we are voting I'll throw mine towards that "Mystery OF The Druids" dross just now.

[Schneckchen ^.^]

Originally Posted by gray pierce

The incredibly lame English relaese cover for SF: Tunguska. If you wouldn't know any better you'd say it's a horror game. Just awful imo.

Hmmm I actually kinda like that cover... but yeah it doesn't have anything to do with the game lol.