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You probably don’t know me, but I’ve been here for longer than nearly everyone somehow, not quite sure why, but due to working restrictions all I have been able to do is write reviews, so I thought I’d try my hand at a future of gaming discussion, seeing as this is a forum dedicated to the future of gaming. But what is there left to write about? Surely by now everything has been discussed to the death that you’re all getting bored of the inaugural console wars topic stating why the PlayStation 2 (or other console) will trample over everything else, or why Bill Gates is a freak or something. Yep, hardly original any more, unless you present your discussion in an interesting way, I’ll try and kick start a discussion here, I doubt it’ll last very long, but with any luck this issue hasn’t been raised too many times. Forgive me if it has, especially if you wrote something like it and now hate me!
Ok, it’s hard to think about what to say, but I was looking at my limited collection of games just a couple of days ago, wondering what to play. I couldn’t think what to select, so I did what you’re told not to do – I chose purely by the cover of the game. Yep! Never judge a book by its cover? Well, maybe the same applies for games, but in all honesty games developers/cover designers should make sure that a decent game has an equally impressive front cover. What game did I pick up and play? Well, the cover isn’t all that imaginative, but it’s probably the most eye-catching I’ve seen. Just been re-released, but on a different console (yellow cover!) Can you guess what it is yet? “Hey, Hey”
It’s not an interesting design, but it’s powerful, and attracted my attention first, yep, you got it, Crazy Taxi! I haven’t played the second one yet, but I took Crazy Taxi for around a 3hour spin – fantastic fun, definitely the fastest 1 player game available. It’s a superb game, and at first look it may seem as if it’s got the longevity of a 3 legged cat on the M1, but trying to complete the crazy box modes is a challenge for the second time, and you can always try your luck on the arcade mode, arcade rules – I think I notched up a score of $56,000!! Not bad anyway, thumbs caned afterwards, as it is I am typing with gloves on, but the cover of Crazy Taxi depicts the game very well. It’s simple at first sight, and everyone will be drawn to it – original, fun and bright (with very loud American music!) but the simplicity of the colour allows you to look further – I could analyse the cover for a good 10 minutes, but I won’t. Ok, so does anyone see me point yet?
Crazy Taxi’s cover beat off the reserved looking, old shaped box design, red, Mika Hakkinen/Eddie Irvine cars featuring, cover of the greatest PC racing game of all time – Grand Prix 3. Probably my favourite game of all time, we all have to have one, I’d agree that the cover reflected the game – sensible, smooth and official, but somewhat boring – just as playing the game is, at times. Do you think PC games have more boring covers than console games? I could’ve tried out my brother’s Shenmue game, never played it, certainly heard enough about it, but the cover didn’t capture my mind. Ok, I’ve said enough now I think & I’ll let you all have your say about this.
When you next go into a games store, look around at all the covers. Put yourself in the situation of not knowing what the game is like, and pick up the one that looks most appealing just from the look of the cover. There’s more to them than meets the eye…
Would you ever judge a game by a cover? No, you shouldn’t, but maybe you’d buy one because of it…
Discuss away! What’s your favourite game – is the cover-design any good? Could you do any better? Is it even important?
Cheers for reading, now it’s your go!
Ok, it’s hard to think about what to say, but I was looking at my limited collection of games just a couple of days ago, wondering what to play. I couldn’t think what to select, so I did what you’re told not to do – I chose purely by the cover of the game. Yep! Never judge a book by its cover? Well, maybe the same applies for games, but in all honesty games developers/cover designers should make sure that a decent game has an equally impressive front cover. What game did I pick up and play? Well, the cover isn’t all that imaginative, but it’s probably the most eye-catching I’ve seen. Just been re-released, but on a different console (yellow cover!) Can you guess what it is yet? “Hey, Hey”
It’s not an interesting design, but it’s powerful, and attracted my attention first, yep, you got it, Crazy Taxi! I haven’t played the second one yet, but I took Crazy Taxi for around a 3hour spin – fantastic fun, definitely the fastest 1 player game available. It’s a superb game, and at first look it may seem as if it’s got the longevity of a 3 legged cat on the M1, but trying to complete the crazy box modes is a challenge for the second time, and you can always try your luck on the arcade mode, arcade rules – I think I notched up a score of $56,000!! Not bad anyway, thumbs caned afterwards, as it is I am typing with gloves on, but the cover of Crazy Taxi depicts the game very well. It’s simple at first sight, and everyone will be drawn to it – original, fun and bright (with very loud American music!) but the simplicity of the colour allows you to look further – I could analyse the cover for a good 10 minutes, but I won’t. Ok, so does anyone see me point yet?
Crazy Taxi’s cover beat off the reserved looking, old shaped box design, red, Mika Hakkinen/Eddie Irvine cars featuring, cover of the greatest PC racing game of all time – Grand Prix 3. Probably my favourite game of all time, we all have to have one, I’d agree that the cover reflected the game – sensible, smooth and official, but somewhat boring – just as playing the game is, at times. Do you think PC games have more boring covers than console games? I could’ve tried out my brother’s Shenmue game, never played it, certainly heard enough about it, but the cover didn’t capture my mind. Ok, I’ve said enough now I think & I’ll let you all have your say about this.
When you next go into a games store, look around at all the covers. Put yourself in the situation of not knowing what the game is like, and pick up the one that looks most appealing just from the look of the cover. There’s more to them than meets the eye…
Would you ever judge a game by a cover? No, you shouldn’t, but maybe you’d buy one because of it…
Discuss away! What’s your favourite game – is the cover-design any good? Could you do any better? Is it even important?
Cheers for reading, now it’s your go!
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You probably don’t know me, but I’ve been here for longer than nearly everyone somehow, not quite sure why, but due to working restrictions all I have been able to do is write reviews, so I thought I’d try my hand at a future of gaming discussion, seeing as this is a forum dedicated to the future of gaming. But what is there left to write about? Surely by now everything has been discussed to the death that you’re all getting bored of the inaugural console wars topic stating why the PlayStation 2 (or other console) will trample over everything else, or why Bill Gates is a freak or something. Yep, hardly original any more, unless you present your discussion in an interesting way, I’ll try and kick start a discussion here, I doubt it’ll last very long, but with any luck this issue hasn’t been raised too many times. Forgive me if it has, especially if you wrote something like it and now hate me!
Ok, it’s hard to think about what to say, but I was looking at my limited collection of games just a couple of days ago, wondering what to play. I couldn’t think what to select, so I did what you’re told not to do – I chose purely by the cover of the game. Yep! Never judge a book by its cover? Well, maybe the same applies for games, but in all honesty games developers/cover designers should make sure that a decent game has an equally impressive front cover. What game did I pick up and play? Well, the cover isn’t all that imaginative, but it’s probably the most eye-catching I’ve seen. Just been re-released, but on a different console (yellow cover!) Can you guess what it is yet? “Hey, Hey”
It’s not an interesting design, but it’s powerful, and attracted my attention first, yep, you got it, Crazy Taxi! I haven’t played the second one yet, but I took Crazy Taxi for around a 3hour spin – fantastic fun, definitely the fastest 1 player game available. It’s a superb game, and at first look it may seem as if it’s got the longevity of a 3 legged cat on the M1, but trying to complete the crazy box modes is a challenge for the second time, and you can always try your luck on the arcade mode, arcade rules – I think I notched up a score of $56,000!! Not bad anyway, thumbs caned afterwards, as it is I am typing with gloves on, but the cover of Crazy Taxi depicts the game very well. It’s simple at first sight, and everyone will be drawn to it – original, fun and bright (with very loud American music!) but the simplicity of the colour allows you to look further – I could analyse the cover for a good 10 minutes, but I won’t. Ok, so does anyone see me point yet?
Crazy Taxi’s cover beat off the reserved looking, old shaped box design, red, Mika Hakkinen/Eddie Irvine cars featuring, cover of the greatest PC racing game of all time – Grand Prix 3. Probably my favourite game of all time, we all have to have one, I’d agree that the cover reflected the game – sensible, smooth and official, but somewhat boring – just as playing the game is, at times. Do you think PC games have more boring covers than console games? I could’ve tried out my brother’s Shenmue game, never played it, certainly heard enough about it, but the cover didn’t capture my mind. Ok, I’ve said enough now I think & I’ll let you all have your say about this.
When you next go into a games store, look around at all the covers. Put yourself in the situation of not knowing what the game is like, and pick up the one that looks most appealing just from the look of the cover. There’s more to them than meets the eye…
Would you ever judge a game by a cover? No, you shouldn’t, but maybe you’d buy one because of it…
Discuss away! What’s your favourite game – is the cover-design any good? Could you do any better? Is it even important?
Cheers for reading, now it’s your go!
Ok, it’s hard to think about what to say, but I was looking at my limited collection of games just a couple of days ago, wondering what to play. I couldn’t think what to select, so I did what you’re told not to do – I chose purely by the cover of the game. Yep! Never judge a book by its cover? Well, maybe the same applies for games, but in all honesty games developers/cover designers should make sure that a decent game has an equally impressive front cover. What game did I pick up and play? Well, the cover isn’t all that imaginative, but it’s probably the most eye-catching I’ve seen. Just been re-released, but on a different console (yellow cover!) Can you guess what it is yet? “Hey, Hey”
It’s not an interesting design, but it’s powerful, and attracted my attention first, yep, you got it, Crazy Taxi! I haven’t played the second one yet, but I took Crazy Taxi for around a 3hour spin – fantastic fun, definitely the fastest 1 player game available. It’s a superb game, and at first look it may seem as if it’s got the longevity of a 3 legged cat on the M1, but trying to complete the crazy box modes is a challenge for the second time, and you can always try your luck on the arcade mode, arcade rules – I think I notched up a score of $56,000!! Not bad anyway, thumbs caned afterwards, as it is I am typing with gloves on, but the cover of Crazy Taxi depicts the game very well. It’s simple at first sight, and everyone will be drawn to it – original, fun and bright (with very loud American music!) but the simplicity of the colour allows you to look further – I could analyse the cover for a good 10 minutes, but I won’t. Ok, so does anyone see me point yet?
Crazy Taxi’s cover beat off the reserved looking, old shaped box design, red, Mika Hakkinen/Eddie Irvine cars featuring, cover of the greatest PC racing game of all time – Grand Prix 3. Probably my favourite game of all time, we all have to have one, I’d agree that the cover reflected the game – sensible, smooth and official, but somewhat boring – just as playing the game is, at times. Do you think PC games have more boring covers than console games? I could’ve tried out my brother’s Shenmue game, never played it, certainly heard enough about it, but the cover didn’t capture my mind. Ok, I’ve said enough now I think & I’ll let you all have your say about this.
When you next go into a games store, look around at all the covers. Put yourself in the situation of not knowing what the game is like, and pick up the one that looks most appealing just from the look of the cover. There’s more to them than meets the eye…
Would you ever judge a game by a cover? No, you shouldn’t, but maybe you’d buy one because of it…
Discuss away! What’s your favourite game – is the cover-design any good? Could you do any better? Is it even important?
Cheers for reading, now it’s your go!
Tahts a good post R2D2- though you should have posted it in prime.
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Have you been here as long as Tony? Well come here more often.
I wouldn't buy a game just because it had a good looking front cover. Cl;ayfightres 6 1/3 has a good looking box!!!
Read the reviews and you will get a better picture. No pun intended.
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Registered: 513 day(s) ago
Have you been here as long as Tony? Well come here more often.
I wouldn't buy a game just because it had a good looking front cover. Cl;ayfightres 6 1/3 has a good looking box!!!
Read the reviews and you will get a better picture. No pun intended.
No way would I buy a game because of the cover of the box. Always get as much info as possible before buying.
I haven't really thought about this before but I agree that a cover can make you pick a game off your shelf instead of another one but I don't really think that I have ever looked at a games cover when considering whether or not to buy it.
The bit on the back sometimes makes a difference e.g. I didn't buy Rollcage stage 2 because it went on about the music rather than the game. For me the GT3 covers are usually quite boring and un-interesting but I buy them anyway. In short totally undecided... :D
The bit on the back sometimes makes a difference e.g. I didn't buy Rollcage stage 2 because it went on about the music rather than the game. For me the GT3 covers are usually quite boring and un-interesting but I buy them anyway. In short totally undecided... :D
since before i buy a game i know all about it anyway i don't really judge on the covers.
But i've found mainly games that show more video footage than gameplay in the trailers and the ones with photos on the cover are usally BAD.
But i've found mainly games that show more video footage than gameplay in the trailers and the ones with photos on the cover are usally BAD.
Ice Blaster - I can't post it in the prime Future of Gaming because my status of newbie will not allow it! And by clicking on Tony's name you will see I have been here longer than him. Strange huh? Thanks for the replies, I'd never buy a game solely because of it's cover, but they do make a difference - How many people bought Jet Set Radio? Oneof the best games ever made, yet it was just too weird for most. The blurbs on games aren't usually very interesting, but they can sway people's decisions.
The blurb often promotes the game or gives the bare mimimum of deatil about it. I wouldn't be swayed one way or the other by that either. A good old fashioned review will do me fine.
Depends on the review author though I suppose, I have read some absolutely woeful reviews, clearly aimed just to sell the game. They disagree with everything everyone else says and don't even put a strong case for their view. Just like David Gibbon - as someone has put in another topic.
Renting can always be done of course!
Renting can always be done of course!
AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!
I was thinking of innovative topics earlier, and I had this exact same idea!! Nooo!!
Oh well, good post. It must be, as I was gonna post one just like this.
I was thinking of innovative topics earlier, and I had this exact same idea!! Nooo!!
Oh well, good post. It must be, as I was gonna post one just like this.
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