huge compilations of cliches, both in boxart-design and sci-fi. it picks the most generic boxart styIe, which is a man with an angry face pointing a gun at you (or just holding a gun in front of him, kinda like saying "i have one, you don't"). stop and think how many boxarts have this design. after choosing that design, they apparently picked a list of "top 100 worst sci fi cliches" and added them all to it.
Still, that "winning" over Guitar Hero 5's not-boxart? It may be cliche, but at least it had more than minimal effort put into it, unlike Guitar Hero 5's boxart.
Still, that "winning" over Guitar Hero 5's not-boxart? It may be cliche, but at least it had more than minimal effort put into it, unlike Guitar Hero 5's boxart.
Boomarley
I agree.
But I wouldn't even say GH5 had minimal effort. I mean it was just the title in a rectangle. That's not effort...
Still, that "winning" over Guitar Hero 5's not-boxart? It may be cliche, but at least it had more than minimal effort put into it, unlike Guitar Hero 5's boxart.
Boomarley
True, but sometimes simplicity is a good thing. "The Conduit" box art is just a jumbled mess of cliche and boring drab design.
Everything is wrong with the boxart. My main beef is that it gives a false interpretation. That ASE is in his left hand, and his gun is on the right. In the game, you have to put away your weapon on your right hand and then he gets out the ASE. Ford doesn't even use his left hand for anything, not even dual weapons or ASE. That's false advertising! On top of that, the glasses are dorky. His costume is so generic for a sci-fi game. The colors are scattered and ugly.
I don't know I liked it. Thought it was a kinda fun boxart that showed what the game offered: basic sci-fi shooting fun. It doesn't take itself too seriously, it just aims to be fun, like a corny '80s sci-fi movie. Also sadly why the game is underrated (cmon people, it's not bad, it's entertaining and has great controls, like a 7.5 or 8/10), gamers and critics have become much to opposed to games that don't try to be a serious movie. Can't anything just be fun and corny anymore?
From looking at it, it doesn't look like a good game's cover. It looks likesome low budget sci-fi clichegame.
Itsthetruth
Some people said this but I never saw that. I always thought the box art looked nice and interesting. It always felt people were looking for things to hit the game with no matter how small. The box art complaints were always ridiculous. You could t least tell what the game was about by the cover,something that needs to be done more often. It's what helps people decide if they ask to see the back. It's eye catching. Of all the things to complain about regarding the game the box art seemed the most petty to me.
I would have preffered to see the bugs rather than Mr. Ford since that is what you see while playing the game. Besides, I think seeing aliens would spark peoples imagination more than looking at that oversized gun in his hand.
I don't know about you guys, but I started dressing like this guy when I saw it. I couldn't dress up like the original MegaMan anymore, since it became anime, so I found the next best thing and went this route.
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