The Art of Box Art - Scott The Woz

[@plant1569]

i was gonna become a serial killer but then i watched this video and now i'm a doctor. thanks, scott! 8.5/10

[@silvertipstudio9622]

Too much water

[@AlgonSoft]

It has a little something for everyone

[@bingitybong6518]

Silvertipstudio 8:20?

[@gavino5505]

Town of Salem be like

[@Rexodiak]

@@silvertipstudio9622 like skyrim with guns

[@Lucas-wv2rg]

The best box art is the one thats on all those pre owned Game Stop cases

[@gogomonow]

Oh man I know right

[@GardenCelluloids]

They're worth millions.

[@maxchiet5513]

Your profile picture is cursed.

[@lorenzogarcia4335]

You mean those cases that looks like it has that guy from the nut shack playing video games with his dog?

[@absolutelynobodycares7054]

Didn’t I just see you at Beyond Tubular’s last vid?

[@Asterius_101]

Scott: This is a message to all serial killers, STOP! *_Murder rate drops to 0%_*

[@elington]

outstanding move

[@johnmanthorpe4640]

well it's only serial killers. you could just kill one person and be fine.

[@GummyPants]

@@johnmanthorpe4640 Serial killer chiming in. Just wanna say that I can totally stop any time I wanted to.

[@LayTooPlant]

murder is life chain we'd get overstocked

[@dylanandino4759]

I was 10 hours too late to make this comment

[@PanzerMan332]

Fun Fact: The Resident Evil 4 box art is not a 3D render of Leon, it's an actual drawing by Toshiaki Mori. It's just INSANELY convincing if you never look too closely.

[@mrluthfians01]

never knew that, huh.

[@nexo42069]

The more you know

[@Rabbid4240]

Hey, um... So there's this girl... And, umm... *Mega Man 1 Box Art*

[@Oldschoolgamer13]

Hey, um... So there's this girl... And, um... *Ico PAL boxart*

[@jackmazeika5594]

Hey um So there’s this girl And umm *Thief box art*

[@uniqhnd23]

Hey, um... So there's this girl And, um... Sorry I don't get this joke can someone explain?

[@Rabbid4240]

@@uniqhnd23 it's supposed to represent someone locking up in an ugly position (like the MM1 boxart) before confessing a crush. You're not supposed to say what the crush is. The knowyourmeme page basically explains all of it knowyourmeme.com/memes/hey-so-um-theres-this-girl

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

Bad Box Art Mega Man

[@gadielsaadi3756]

Scott is able to upload quality videos once a week, scott you are a legend

[@AC-dm9zm]

And constantly releasing quality videos WITHOUT a Patreon. Nowadays it’s rare having a content creator not ask for support while consistently pumping out quality content

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

A C the way monitization has been... A lot of creators have no other choice sadly

[@adrian4887]

A C KZbin is fucking over a lot of creators, you can get copystriked and your money stolen for any reason now.

[@novaenforcer1563]

The Nintendo Nerd the new jontron -jontron

[@seazonegranec]

AND stop serial killers!

[@pidgypod]

Thank you Scott I’ll stop serial killing now

[@yaeven4943]

Thank you PidgyPod, very cool!

[@drewvonawesome8851]

Yeah it's going to be very difficult to stop doing what the voices in my head tell me too, but thanks to Scott's words I feel like I can really give it the ol' college try!

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

And I will certainly try to stop killing cereal boxes as best I can!

[@markcox8256]

Cereal killing**

[@nenidetic]

@Takahashi nani ni shimasu ka? 18:15

[@aMAXproduction]

I'd like to see graphic designers' early box art designs. See what their vision was before the marketing execs got to it.

[@Liam-h6o9n]

I feel like it would just annoying to think about what could have been if we saw it tho

[@LRBowas]

This channel is a piece of art.

[@lollmao3247]

Y e s

[@gogomonow]

Indeed

[@Mngalahad]

*terminal illness

[@stefan6347]

Tru dat

[@derokinge]

Oh yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@WaverlyAverly]

This just in; Serial killer rate drops to 0%. "Some guy online told me to stop and I felt bad." -Alleged Serial Killer

[@Ban-zx9se]

What is this, a plot to a Steven universe episode ?

[@Liggliluff]

_> "Alleged Serial Killer"_ Considering it's uppercased, is this the name of the person. Mr. Killer?

[@theorangeguy6704]

It’s been three years and I still don’t know how many games are in n-sane trilogy

[@blueboysfriend3001]

Underrated comment

[@janko1]

We will never know

[@marcowulliampopirers2216]

LOL yall are so dumb XD it clearly has 2 games

[@kyles.8332]

> Game is called “N Sane Trilogy” > Crash is holding up three fingers > Case repeatedly says “3 Classic Games Restored” > Still doesn’t know it has five games built in

[@spyke7311]

I think it’s 5

[@Ash_Yu]

Fire Emblem Awakening has some of the best box art of the 3DS era. It's one of the few box arts I see parodied from time to time the art is that good. It is both memorable and symbolic of the game's content plus there is some cool attention to detail such as Kellam's face being covered in every rendition. (A running gag is Awakening is that Kellam is this giant dude but nobody notices him when he is in the room.)

[@tahamohammad8842]

My favorite detail is how Lucina is moving back, but despite that both her’s and chrom’s falcions are facing the same direction, showing how they have the same goal with a different path taken

[@nerdimations3034]

Scott: This is a message to all serial killers, STOP! Well boys, we did it. Murder is no more

[@DiegoCapybara]

*Murder rates drop be 100%*

[@hystericallover5989]

fools, i can still assault people

[@Cooltural]

I liked being a Cereal Killer... u_u

[@carsena1318]

dont spoil the joke

[@WrathfulCrane10]

wwelp it wwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaass baasic

[@wuh-huw9950]

As of now, Scott is the gaming community’s best role model

[@zeppo2240]

Wuh-huW clearly you are a man unfamiliar with the dunk

[@knucklesechidna2124]

Says the user with Max in the image. "Gratuitous acts of senseless violence are my forte"

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

ENGAGING -trickster- SAM AND MAX MODE

[@Meme-pg5tw]

This seemingly aged like wine

[@ohioboy1878]

@@Meme-pg5tw what do you mean

[@vtechvsmile]

I've been a serial killer for 14 years now, committing over 40 murders. I now have finally changed my ways, all thanks to you Scott. Thank you so much.

[@100plates]

@FBI

[@Hehe-nt4oe]

Jokes on you, I’ve killed fifty people

[@ryanf.cortes8735]

@@Hehe-nt4oe jokes on y'all, i killed an entire country's worth of ppl

[@giphitt3427]

@@tailwindlive Jokes on you I killed myself.

[@shawnfields2369]

@@giphitt3427 But wait, dude, if you've killed yourself, then how'd you write this comment? Can ghosts now write comments? Didn't know they could even touch solid objects, really.

[@HarryIndeed]

When Scott mentioned the Spider-Man cover being bad my mind instantly went to trying to fix it. My main idea is him sitting on a rooftop eating a sandwich with New York visible behind him, Empire State Building, Central Park, and Oscorp visible in the background. Just imagine it. It sounds great imo

[@thegonkdroidthatwasntnotic9146]

I never played spiderman PS4 but... maybe a cover referencing the cover of the classic comics? i dunno, maybe spiderman swinging around while holding a person he just saved, with new york visible behind him. To make the game feel even more like the "Definitive Spider-man game"

[@northwindkey]

Agreed for two reasons. One the world should be a focus on the cover. Two, Spider-Man's main appeal especially in the PS4 game isn't just that "well he's Spider-Man", it's his charisma and charm. Him doing a generic hero pose doesn't tell you why Spider-Man is a great superhero compared to others, the SMPS4 box art could be ANY superhero doing that pose. But if you had him on a rooftop eating a sandwich, maybe his phone held up to his ear, you communicate his humanity. He's in the Spider-Man costume, but we're seeing Peter Parker's real self through his body language. So much personality could be conveyed just by a simple image.

[@XD-ly7fp]

@@northwindkey this exactly

[@Spider-Man-257]

Same thing with Miles Morales but drinking coffee or hot cocca, Roxxon in the background with snow falling and him just texting.

[@carljohnson6183]

I dont think that would fit. Spider man NY goes together like cookies and milk so thst could go for any spiderman game. In game spider man is stressed and there is a lot of stuff happening to him so him chilling on cover art wouldnt go very well with the game. I think a cover art showing spiderman fight or about to fight all 12 villains at once would be maybe more fitting if done correctly

[@greenknight9000]

Fun Fact: The Sonic R ending image was originally going to be both the Box Art and TItle Screen, but was removed as it'd spoil Metal Sonic being an unlockable character...why didn't they just edit him out?

[@allenelijah7063]

The thought process behind this decision and your question afterward virtually sums up the game itself

[@greenknight9000]

@@allenelijah7063 In all fairness, Sonic R isn't THAT bad of a game, it's fun to play when you're unlocking everything, but once you've done that, the entertainment quickly runs out

[@jubberdunkus1496]

This was 1997 we're talking, where editing meant changing the dynamic parts of the cover art (brightness, blur, sharpness etc.) Most available software wasn't at all capable of cutting out a huge chunk of the image without effort nothing short of just re-drawing the whole thing.

[@greenknight9000]

@@jubberdunkus1496 I know, but this is more-or-less a simple edit out with the smoke

[@ratedr7845]

@@greenknight9000 the guy brought up why that couldn't happen, are you blind?

[@brenyatta]

How to fix the Spider-Man Box Art: Scenic shot of New York City instead of the red background

[@shawnfields2369]

You CAN fix the Spider-Man box art! Do what I did. Take the game's cover, and check if it has the reversible cover, with Spider-Man jumping from a building, with iconic things in the background, like a re-elect Norman Osborn poster in the background, the slogan of the Daily Bugle, and a bunch of buildings in the background with a close-up on Spider-Man. And if it does, flip the cover around with the generic one. Ta-da! Cover officially fixed! And, the spine of the cover is still the same as the original one, so it doesn't stand out awkwardly on your shelf!

[@cathalmckibben7176]

Shawn Fields thanks

[@kota69420]

Spider-Man jumping off a building could be a cool aesthetic on a box art

[@shawnfields2369]

@@cathalmckibben7176 No problem, dude! I love the Spider-Man PS4 game. And I'm a huge Spidey fan, myself. I have been for years. Especially since the 90's, when I was a kid. This is the best Spider-Man game ever, that doesn't have Bruce Campbell in it. But I suppose Yuri Lowenthal does his job playing Spider-Man well, as he does with the majority of the roles he's been in, ranging from Matt Miller in Saint's Row 3, and 4, Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, Ben from Ben 10: Alien Force, and now, Peter Parker/Spider-Man in this game. I also love the reversible cover art for the game too. Why wasn't that just the regular cover art? Especially at the angle Spidey's jumping at in the reversible cover art. Would've made a much better cover. Because it works well with the elements of the game, and all the things in the back, the re-elect Norman Osbron as mayor signs, and the signs for the Daily Bugle in the back too, symbolize the game well, because they're both signs to can see in the actual game itself as you play. They also could've put a sign for the Avengers Tower on the cover art too, but you can scale the tower too. So maybe it would've been too much. Still the best Spider-Man game out there, with the worst cover art for a Spider-Man game that I've ever seen, with the best reversible cover art I've ever seen. Besides the RE2 remake's reversible cover art of Leon and Claire. Sorry for the long ranting message, and again, you're welcome, dude!

[@shawnfields2369]

@@kota69420 Yeah, it could. Too bad they went with him jumping generically out of a red background for the official cover art. Still a great game, but the cover art just screams generic Spider-Man game, when it's quite possibly the absolute BEST Spider-Man game ever created by mankind.

[@saltyjuicebox]

I think that the old Doom’s cover art is one of the greatest cover arts ever.

[@monnorcerkl9731]

Personally I adore the traditional/older Zelda covers. I can’t explain why I just do

[@saltyjuicebox]

Shadeslayer they also have really nice cover arts. I liked the new links awakening cover art it was really cool.

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

Yeah, showing demons on the cover just starts up a bloodlust for Doom fans, and that’s not a good way to market a game I’d say.

[@52joker64]

Red dead 2 has 1 of the best imo

[@saltyjuicebox]

@@52joker64 Red dead 2’s is pretty good but it’s also another one of the angry guy holding a gun covers

[@d00gz_]

Scott should’ve mentioned the New Vegas box art, and the differences between the standard edition and the ultimate edition. The standard edition does that same “guy with gun” thing as any fps while the city of new Vegas takes a backseat to the ranger who is staring into the camera with a gun in his hand. In the ultimate edition, the city is the main focus, shining bright and towering into the sky while the ranger stands to the side and looks on into the city. The ultimate edition gives a much better representation of the game’s themes and style.

[@walterclements7318]

Remember when Scott was super underrated? Well, the times have truly changed.

[@rugger8787]

Bruh Moment now he is over rated

[@ohnoknux4163]

Rugger 878 just here to say fuck you, i hope you step on a lego

[@electro740]

Jontron was never under rated he blew up right away due to fame from gamegrumps

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@rugger8787 Not even close, bud.

[@nozarashi4329]

I think he will be the next AVGN

[@ericzavala3335]

I didn't know my doom had a second art on the back so I litterally while the video was playing switched the cover

[@adler2105]

Eric Zavala Are you telling me you never opened the case until you watched this video?

[@ericzavala3335]

@@adler2105 just never really looked in depth at the inside of the box, if just grab the disc instantly

[@POTTERANDMATRIXFAN]

Final Fantasy XV has the same thing, it looks way better.

[@doshmaster1850]

Spider-man PS4 has one too, and it keeps the vertical bar.

[@POTTERANDMATRIXFAN]

@@doshmaster1850 My copy only has instructions on the inside of the box...

[@ChristopherMoom]

Casuals: Nintendo Labo Intellectuals: *_Box Art_*

[@ElliottBros1]

Best comment

[@nayuki-rn]

Oh shiet xD nice

[@jojo-_-slash2346]

haha,nice one!

[@sexhaver32_31]

*_A VERY BRIGHT HOMO SAPIAN SUBJECT WITH A HIGH IQ: ART WHICH IS LOCATED AROUND THE FRONT AND BACK OF SAID BOX TO GET THE ATTENTION OF A CONSUMER._*

[@omiethehomie8465]

Wow

[@popeval6654]

i love how no one is talking about the actual video, they're just talking about the anti-serial killer speech

[@MrSpartan993]

That’s what happens when a KZbin gets all political like that.

[@krystianhinz4575]

I'm surprised Scott did not bring up the greatest box art in video game history... Madden 08

[@TWKReviewsOLD]

Had to know this was coming.

[@connorhughes8291]

What's the deal with Madden 08?

[@R-R-RanDom]

@@connorhughes8291 it's the best NFL game ever created

[@lightnin4223]

@@connorhughes8291 it's only the best sports game ever created

[@vjollila96]

@@lightnin4223 no best one is Dick Vitale's awesome baby college hoops

[@thepiemaster477]

Ah yes, the art of boxing, my favorite.

[@andrejg4136]

There is only a thin sliver a difference between 'sport' and 'felony assault with a few thousand witnesses'

[@williamb5725]

@@andrejg4136 lol :D

[@crackhead6405]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnmzZX2qqKehi7M

[@ohiosr]

Now you just need to do box arts older brother chad DISC ART

[@iloveplayingmid]

OH BOY

[@Actual_Gabe]

Omg this would be so good.

[@yorick22]

Dick art

[@Favour135]

And cartridge art too

[@kavajarrace]

Nova there already is cartridge art

[@Squidaniel]

Imagine being an artist in any medium working on a video game. You spend months designing something or a year composing a soundtrack only to be told it’s not art. Soul crushing.

[@cian7908]

Sonic 06's cover shows Sonic running away Even he hated this game

[@lazrpo]

He warned us and we didn't listen

[@kep9159]

Why was he smiling

[@DonaldFromKingdomHearts]

@@kep9159 to hide the pain

[@oswin1234]

@@DonaldFromKingdomHearts Because he's a sadist and knew what was coming....

[@Kimarnic]

hurr sonic 06 bad please give me likes they are the only thing i live for

[@KinglyPeasant]

Ya know, I used to like Scott, but then he said that thing about serial killers. I can't believe he got political like that.

[@teal7652]

How are serial killers considered political?

[@SageroniPasta]

@@teal7652 Woosh

[@edenilsong.9090]

@@SageroniPasta this is not Reddit my boi

[@zhangbill1194]

@@edenilsong.9090 thats why its not r/woooosh

[@DeToxCommunity]

Yeah bro, we need to be debating serial killers, really hear them out, ya know?

[@dopples9004]

Basically if Scott the woz made nakey jakeys video on this.

[@nayuki-rn]

Or Caddicarus' video on box art, lol. Though that was more of a countdown video, talking about how horribly Amercia does box art.

[@Strider119119]

Jakey was first, then GamingBrit, and now Scott.

[@de132]

People like box arts

[@dopples9004]

de132 not the American ones

[@jeromealday614]

I liked NakeyJakey vid more. But this was fine too

[@realkingofantarctica]

I like how Scott actually kept that WarioWorld picture in his game room and it wasn't just for a quick gag.

[@pointyorb]

It _is_ art

[@swapbell]

Scott you are Z tier. Make a video on how it feels.

[@mackenziestorey620]

Atleast he isn't in the shadow realm in dunkeys video

[@swapbell]

Mackenzie Storey yeah nostalgia critic is still making videos in the shadow realm to this day...

[@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage]

*Z Tier?* is that like Rank X?

[@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage]

@@swapbell he did a video on Toonami which was nice!

[@wesusaa]

@@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage L chump

[@ShutUpJayke]

Scott The Woz Box Art Japan: A Logo that WhaddupNico drew America: “Oh, just throw his face in there.”

[@supersnivy777owo5]

Greninja Gangster I’m sorry the boss said it would be more marketable if you turn the head ninty degrees sideways

[@iceytoa1]

Jesus, whaddupnico? Thanks for reminding me to do my yearly "Is YuriOfWind alive?" Check up. Update: Yep, Yuri Of Wind appears to be alive, so that's good!

[@blackmaskly3585]

Ooh, an early Wozniak episode! Truly a great Sunday night!

[@At0mS8]

It would seem that Insomniac is actually going to do the "similar covers for every game in the series" thing for Spider-Man and it could end up looking quite nice once they get to three or four installments in the franchise.

[@waggieentertainment9387]

hahaha nah they all have the same problem of not representing the game even 3 games in

[@ToastyMann]

I don't really like Scott The Woz's channel art. There's just WAY too much blue.

[@assassincharmander390]

ToastyMann I agree 👌😂

[@Menoly]

Weezer Blue album

[@lightningbolt4419]

tru dat

[@Clop]

What?! I thought it was red! It must've blue past me.

[@Daviddity]

IGN: 4/10 to much blue

[@BugsyFoga]

American Box Arts : Where making covers look edgy and cool is absolute tradition.

[@dawa_-]

STOP - Scott talking about serial killers Give this man a Nobel peace prize

[@NoahDaArk]

9:10 Scott I agree with you 110% because of one thing: Doom Eternal’s box art Holy crap on a biscuit Doom Eternal has one of the most kickass and beautiful box art pieces of all gaming! It shows that the Doom 2016 box art was just done to help people get back into Doom, and once Doom was back on top they decided to get crazy! And it worked

[@ophi7016]

I just got the game the other week and wow you’re right

[@MrMarinus18]

I remember first hearing people talk about how great it was and I was like "Really?". The box art just kind of gave me the impression that it was just another run-of-the-mill shooter and nothing more.

[@NoahDaArk]

marinus18 Well in hindsight it was a good idea to make Doom 2016 look “generic” and “attractive to the general audience”, because it helped sell a fantastic game and resurrect the Doom franchise!

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

I feel like a lot of box art like Doom 16’s don’t have the character seem to have an emotion. I don’t know what it is but the Slayer looks angry to me in the box art and I like it for that. It’s weird that Doom Slayer and Goblin Slayer can portray so much anger in a face you don’t even see.

[@NoahDaArk]

Mr. Stuff Doer And hey, it’s not like Doom Guy wasn’t characterized in Doom 2016. We got to see a bit more of what he’s really like under that helmet

[@Yuhara_rev]

I love when box art is designed to be timeless, not just to look 'good enough' when you see it for the first time.

[@autumnmcclinchey]

Too bad some digital games are only digital, I tend to love box art and the disc art A Hat in Time and Celeste are great games but only digital.

[@Ckoz2829]

Alex Mcclinchey I was lucky enough to nab a Limited Run copy of Celeste and that box art is ooh-la-la. I especially like how the cover art alternates colors depending on the version you bought (red contrast for Switch and blue contrast for PS4). The art itself is pretty nice, it’s got a hand drawn aesthetic and it plays with the duality of the main character.

[@jspantonio8807]

Have you seen gravity rush 1 and 2 box art? Its amazing

[@QueenFondue]

The Art of Box Art Also known as Box Art Art

[@dachking6657]

It sounds better

[@redblack8766]

A R T C E P T I O N

[@CharlesVDoktaur]

no

[@m1ssingnote]

Box Art : *exists* Gamestop : time to end this man's whole career

[@9latinumStudioz]

U knoww they purposely threw out Vita covers to stack them behind the counter 🤦

[@Someone-wall]

So it's a meme

[@ohioboy1878]

@@lilpp4791 it's beyond overused tho.

[@blakeroni155]

@@ohioboy1878 so is your precious sonic. or should I say.....SANIC!?

[@basurerodej8501]

@@blakeroni155 we are talking about overused things and you are using an overused meme. Lmao

[@syedwahab2021]

Im guessing its cheaper to whip up a few character models in photoshop then to pay an artist to draw out an orginal drawing based on the game. That could be the reason for the change

[@MrSpartan993]

They companies make millions of dollars or more depending on the game. They have NO excuse to leave it looking like shit other than poor taste.

[@Mimilorime]

You should've talked about steelbook cases. They usually come with radically different art

[@louismccormick3263]

Saturnus yeah like the ultimate one which is definitely worse than the original box art

[@omnom6934]

I have the bioshock 360 steelbook, looks really cool but only the logo is on it.

[@Mimilorime]

I know they don’t fit at all in collections and sometimes is just a logo, but is still kind of considered box art and it would’ve been nice to see Scott’s opinion on them. Also Spider-Man - game which he complaint about the box art - got a better box art in the steel book case version.

[@DaakkuuYRS]

Yeah, he talked about Nier Automata Jap vs USA box art and I was thinking "Well, it doesn't matter to me, because in that case I have both of them because I own the stellbook edition".

[@pigeon1873]

I have the Red Dead Redemption 2 Steelbook, it’s so cool. It’s like an 1800s-style book with an image of all of the main characters inside.

[@vintageultra4927]

Sonic Mania: THIS GAME IS AMAZING Sonic Forces: Oh god this game is bad Sonic the Hedgehog Movie: 18:19

[@SMOUGH8558]

Was Sonic Forces really that bad?

[@BobBertReal]

@@SMOUGH8558 no

[@SMOUGH8558]

@@BobBertReal ya, that's what I thought.

[@DailySigmaCadero4208]

Well I'm just no buddy No One it is bad

[@SMOUGH8558]

@@DailySigmaCadero4208 I've never played it before or watched any reviews so I wouldn't know. Why is it bad?

[@AidebHerb]

Man, this guy can be persuasive. Like I was gonna kill 5 people tonight but now I might only kill 2.

[@Nickname10344]

WHAT PART OF *STOP* DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND!?!?!?!?

[@AidebHerb]

Pixar Fan The p

[@ese9670]

FBI yes this is it

[@thethinker2372]

@@AidebHerb the pp?

[@raptorwolfgaming4960]

Adynburd may I join

[@MotiviqueStudio]

Pac-Man was definitely art in it's code. Each of the ghosts had it's own "personality" - ie, routine based on your actions - which you might never have noticed once the game started.

[@daviddelpozofiliu5556]

I like the European art for BotW, it looks like Link is inviting you to come along to the adventure.

[@chl_ca]

i was genuinely disappointed when i found out what the box art in the rest of the world looked like Europe once again remains the runt of the litter

[@Cebollas]

idk i think it looks more like your spying on him with a drone

[@leepicluke5426]

Me: Look mom I drew something on my Mario paint!!! Mom: Oh that’s nice honey what is it? Me: A *Wii U*

[@PasCone103Z]

A Wii U... What's a Wii U? Sounds like some expansion pak.

[@Nitrodino7875]

Peter griffin... stared into my soul as I lost control of mario paint. Peter Griffin's eyes turned pitch black and started to leak blood. OH NO. PETER. PETER.

[@nayuki-rn]

@@Nitrodino7875 I put a Nintendo cartridge in the Nostalgia Critic and Peter Griffin bled at me

[@sporeham1674]

Wait, is that a, add on for the Wii? Ehh, I don’t need it. My Wii works fine.

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

Hey i like the cover of Thief, it looks like he's going to steal the logo.

[@LRM12o8]

I agree, it's a nice cover. Yes, it doesfollow the same old blueprint, but it also gives it it's own creative spin.

[@CaptainCoolzCT-]

My favourite Alternate Box Art is Super Mario 3D Land's. It’s nice seeing the Simplicity of the Characters and Enemies in Red Outlines. Though the normal Box Art is quite nice too.

[@hhlaxbro]

The ending joke is one of your best

[@KamepinUA]

was it a joke

[@goodlucasthing1027]

Me: I’m bored Subscription page: A new Scott the Woz video Me: My boredom has been fixed by Scott (as always)

[@johnstevens1380]

Same

[@theppbrorhersy2819]

Hey Scott all here we still need top 10 L buttons

[@erichernandez1958]

“While North America can have some great box-art..” *shows Kingdom Hearts 3 Thank you for also seeing this Scott.

[@shawnfields2369]

Exactly. KH3 shows off some great box art. Showing off the main characters looking off at the sunset, which is beautifully done, while showing off the characters who need to be saved too, like Ven, Terra, Aqua, Xion, Roxas, Namine, and the other characters, like King Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Kairi, Riku, Axel, and Sora. Every KH game has had beautiful box art, from the first one, with Sora and friends looking up at the moon or in other directions, or KH2, but I love how 3's art also looks like the clock tower from Twilight Town. Like they're all standing together against the darkness. Speaks volumes about the game. Great box art, great game. Not always indicative of the quality of a game itself, but it can give people a good first impression of the game. Makes me more excited to go back to it sooner and sooner. I also love the Toy Story poster that came with the game too. Glad Scott could see the beauty of KH box art, like 3's. Is there a Final Mix version of 3 yet? And, would it looke better than the current one 3 has?

[@Marcusdeverdade]

Just started watching the video, and i hope you're praising Madden 08's box art here EDIT: *you've sinned*

[@bjinmarolo5597]

Dissapointment

[@Marcusdeverdade]

@@bjinmarolo5597 yeah... :(

[@connorwithanor613]

He has sinned...

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

Is this an inside joke? I just googled it and it looks like shit

[@Salamence778]

@@VOYAGEUR-YT Yes its an inside joke, infamously Scott loves madden 08. Its a running gag in a lot of his videos

[@depressoespresso690]

"Box Art isn't real art" Y'all out here buying blank white canvases calling it the new Mona Lisa

[@kingdmind]

IKR? It’s literally called “box art”. It *is* art, just not in the traditional sense.

[@israelgonzales4364]

Scott: Stop! Me: Looks at my Bowl of Fruity Pebbles. Me: Never!

[@MissAshley42]

RIP Bowl of Fruity Pebbles.

[@dacammel]

Idk why but this made me think of strawberry sniggles from Rick and Morty

[@grayscalegemini7100]

Cringe

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

@@grayscalegemini7100 bitch

[@itstaemonson]

"yeah that looks like a golf"

[@TackyFlamingo]

It does

[@kainoatandy320]

True box art is the replacement GameStop cases for the used games

[@Ckoz2829]

Kainoa Tandy Ugh, those were terrible. I have a used copy of InFamous 2 lying around with the GameStop box art. It’s some hideously drawn anime characters, one with a shopping bag and another having a seizure with a controller in his hand. Funnily enough, I went to GameStop and Disc Replay and both of them refused to take it, said they have “too much stock”, but I think it’s because of the box. I should try selling it again without the case.

[@maddoglinus261]

@@Ckoz2829 this happened a lot to me. What I used to do was come every now and then until I saw the box on the display racks and switch it for the ugly gamestop one.

[@newsuperplushybros]

Hey ya'll! Z tier. -Videogamedunkey

[@Scoobzz]

@Jonah Schilt no PlushyBros is right.

[@Scoobzz]

@Jonah Schilt ah, it just sounds like "Hey y'all".

[@heardofrvb]

Who cares? It's a Dunkey reference.

[@Scoobzz]

@@heardofrvb yeah

[@willbowden6897]

So glad to see Scott taking a stand against Serial Killers. He is an inspiration to us all

[@PMM-rb8nl]

Now we make the defenders killers

[@Nickname10344]

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

[@PMM-rb8nl]

@@Nickname10344 k

[@ii77ied_wausi999]

brave

[@benhrrera9598]

4:06 notice how all of these games were made by the same company

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

I feel manipulated

[@gumbyisaac]

I think it's safe to say that Konami as a company sucks ass

[@pointyorb]

And before anyone else says it, Ultra Games is an alias for Konami

[@JustMikeyyy]

the mega man box art makes me moist

[@solarwalkman]

your profile picture enhances the comment that much more

[@CroMaLaka]

Hell ya brother

[@azrieldreamer]

My favorite box art is the Persona 5 box art. Plus the GTA games have a cool box art format.

[@schleep4dayz921]

The Persona 5 box art looks clean as hell! I got the steelbook case just cuz it looks so clean!

[@azrieldreamer]

@@schleep4dayz921 Nice! Also nice Kaguya pic.

[@wonder6835]

I dont like persona 5's boxart much. It feels kinda generic, its just the characters posing in their school outfits with Arsene behind. It isnt bad, but P5 is very stylish and eye popping. P5Royal on the other hand looks a lot better. The characters are in more dynamic poses and its more eyecatching.

[@Sunshine-eo2sp]

Let's freaking go persona boxart

[@SunriseParabellum_elysium]

the steelbook for P5 is even cooler imo, glad I bought it

[@jhawk889]

*Sees a new Scott the Woz video* Never clicked faster

[@omega5159]

0:09 I don’t see a wario world box art I see a beautiful painting of a pretty lady

[@Exomix]

imo the box art is one of the most important part of the game, you want someone to look at it and say “that looks cool”

[@crushbeast29]

I used to be a serial killer... but then I watched Scott the woz.

[@tuxfrog]

i used to be a serial killer then I got run over by an ambulance

[@vj6566]

@@tuxfrog is that a jo (ask who jo is)

[@nintendozilla9843]

I use to be a serial killer, but then I was attacked by another serial killer.

[@slenderfoxx3797]

crushbeast29 congratulations!

[@araptorwearingahat7735]

Right? Like, I was sharpening my knife and everything but then I got to that part and just decided "you know what? He's right." And killed digital people instead.

[@cv7368]

Xenoblade Chronicles X has one of my favorite box art covers

[@ayakashimira1417]

I agree greatly. One of my favorite games as well.

[@EisenSMT]

@@ayakashimira1417 better than chronicles 1 and 2? Been looking to get into the series, which should I start with

[@devilcraft4281]

@@EisenSMT I'd recommend 1 or 2, X is an oddball of a game and while it's a good game, 1 and 2 will show you what the Xenoblade series is all about. Personally I love 2 more than 1, but pick which ever you want, it doesn't matter. They're great.

[@chuckbatman5]

1 has great box art as well, which I would guess you're aware of considering it's basically your profile pic

[@ayakashimira1417]

@@EisenSMT go with the first one to get good feel of the series. Pick 2 if you're a huge weeb. Pick X if you love killing animals and exploring more often.

[@vergil_6707]

9:21 Scott complimented Kingdom Hearts I can die in peace now

[@oldchannel2892]

US/JP Link: "This is gonna be an epic quest!" EU Link: "You expect me to go through this shit?"

[@blue_earphones6]

The creators of the old video game boxes: what’s your favorite idea, mine is being creative

[@treemannick2969]

Well how do you get the idea? (I’m sorry if I butchered that line)

[@dweltstorm]

Nick's Cartoons I just try to think creatively! (You did it perfectly)

[@isaiahnichols6083]

When it comes to Bioshock covers I personally think The Collection cover is the best. It's simple, thematic and represents all the games.

[@corbinowens2437]

I feel like any idiot, I always thought it was weird that the insides have art, didn't realize it was supposed to be reversible 😂

[@Orangienblue]

‪I love waiting until 8:00 and refreshing my screen to see your new video‬

[@microfighterz]

I've heard the word art enough that it doesn't feel like a real word now

[@Jarino507]

8:13 The fact that Troy Baker voiced both of these characters makes this extra funny

[@collinborsheim]

That TLOU music really gave me memories! It was just playing in my head...even tho it was only a picture of the box art

[@magicalnewsmaneditsbumpers4374]

Next time on Scott The Woz: Video Game Cases.

[@squilliam0909]

Ani-Mark And following that, video game discs

[@Trisaaru]

I like the PAL PS2 game cases. They were nice and blue. Then PS4 came and was like I want it smaller and transparent.

[@rehansaid6768]

Ani-Mark the L button

[@cutecommie]

He's gonna talk about all things gaming, whether we like it or not.

[@michaelswitzer2121]

He can do it and make it entertaining and funny just watch and see I bet he dose

[@zeedause5289]

Whenever I see the "Remember me" box art I go "oh yeah, I forgot about that one"

[@oweng1508]

Okami has the most beautiful box art. Definitely my favourite.

[@skawt24]

I love IGN watermarks.

[@Omeganed0]

*fades into Donkey Kong Country* "...we reach an ugly era of box art." Scott, I like you, so imma let you live this time.

[@Perc1000]

DK has hotdog fingers on that box art

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

@@Perc1000 LOL

[@topsdaily_productions]

I used to think the doom box art was actually metroid!

[@yeoldepoop]

4:20 - Oml, yes. Atari box art: *10/10, honestly.* As much flack as Atari gets, and believe me, all justified, you can't deny that the box art for a ton of the games on that system were honestly mind blowing. If you blow up the often small box art you can see that Atari is one of the systems whose library has one of, if not the best and most consistent box art in gaming history, and it's literally never brought up unless it's to make a joke about how bad the games are in comparison. I would argue Atari had better art than modern box art in consistency personally. So much more variety than just "dude with gun in front of title" x30. It's clear that many developers for the Atari put a lot of time in that art which was often used for full page ads as well in order to help people imagine what their games were supposed to look like, I mean look at the "Asteroids" cover. Holy crap. I love the painterly feel, a ton of them look like movie posters which adds a strange kind of weight to them in a mainstream kind of way. Like you could hang that art up on the wall as a poster and it doesn't scream "this is a box art for a video game on my wall". There is a real artistry put into many of them. Other highlights you should look up: "Space Invaders", "Gravitar", and "Mario Bros" for the Atari 2600. All insanely good for absolutely no reason, the Mario one for me a contender for the best Mario game box art. Honestly interesting to take a certain thing about video games and ask what system and it's library did it best. The size of packaging, the manuals, the extra stuff. That's where outliers can shine, consoles that usually get sort of pushed aside. A good idea for conversation that isn't really had that much. The games on Atari, though.. uuuh.... I dont wanna piss of AtariAge people, so let's just say, they are _rough_ if you aren't used to them. I like me some Kaboom though, that game is really addicting. Activision should remake it.

[@SlySinatraa]

so you're telling me Wii Play and Wii Music box art aren't telling you that an emotional story will be told?

[@Staruo356]

I was thinking the same thing! But what about Wii Chess?

[@Tinkerer_Red]

You can tell Scott recorded several videos in a row when pepto is in the background.

[@waterlegend72]

I laugh every time at the Fire Emblem 3 Houses box art... Why is that dude upside down?! XD

[@mr.fahrenheit3768]

Don't judge him, he does what he wants

[@glorioustigereye]

Claude is claude

[@lincolnickler9354]

I really wish they put the 3 house leaders at the bottom and the monastery and protags at the top so the blood doesn’t rush to Claude’s head

[@sanstheblaster2626]

Because he is Claude. I can picture him hanging from the ceiling while everyone else is posing, just because he was feeling like doing it. Then everyone would stare at him and he would say something sarcastic. That box art perfectly rappresents the personality of the 3 characters, but you can only really get that once you've played the game.

[@GrrMaker54321]

5:33 hey that box art is just as iconic as castlevania and Zelda

[@BrawlerShade]

Agreed

[@owenholstun]

Me: Stabbing Cereal Scott: Message To Serial Killers “STOP” Me: Oh come on, just a few more stabs?

[@dawnofthefandomz7479]

Personally I think Fire Emblem: Awakening has one of the best box art. Simple background, with multiple characters in striking poses, and A LOT of meaning. I mean after you play the game you realize the two swords are parallel and Kellam is covered up. The art references the game itself 😂

[@jek2669]

I think fates does well aswell shoowimg off the two sides and then revelations is the link that makes the full image of Nohr, Hoshido and Azura's home

[@Josh-ut4wv]

Path of radiance along with radiant dawn are also great though a lot is going on in those. Also the north American box art for crash twinsanity is actually better than japans which is odd but hey twinsanity is an odd game it is great despite not being finished

[@Wubbate_taofi]

11:50 that is actually a pretty good box art

[@knightsolaire5351]

This will probably get buried but I’m gonna defend Thief’s box art, he’s literally getting ready to steal the logo, and if that’s not showing what the game is about perfectly I don’t know what is.

[@CosmicCreatorCat]

Knight Solaire So, what you're telling me is, the title covers anything I could glean about game play from the cover?

[@mickels2020]

_You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this..._ Seriously, ever since NakeyJakey did a video about box art, I’ve waited for Scott to make a box art video. Thanks Scott!

[@mickels2020]

HOOPSTV2134 K - a channel you should watch

[@gkv9030]

0:35 that swing is super satisfying

[@sahelanthropus-1777]

Scott thank you for making such an entertaining and informative video on a subject that most people wouldn't give a second thought about. I always hated the disparity between the amazing drawings seen in old box art and the gameplay they delivered. You make some really amazing content, keep up the good work!

[@hudde814]

Yeah I like that about him. There's also a similar KZbinr like this one (though doesn't have nearly as many subscribers) called Nitro Rad and he did the same thing but with the backs of box art, analyzing them in detail and going over how the more recent games have kinda given up on them. The video may be old, but it's still a very good one. And while he doesn't go over BotW (since the video came out before it), I like the back just as much as Scott likes the front of it. It has a bunch of screenshots of the game itself - even more than most other backs of the time - and it conveys the theme of the game well.

[@JudgementNutter]

A pretty decent companion video to NakeyJakey's Box Art video. It is strange how much overlap and repetition in covers shown/discussed there is but great minds think alike I suppose.

[@kdevy229]

I think I would still prefer to watch jakey's box art video than this one

[@joelwoodman]

and IHE's video from back in 2013!

[@bito2041]

@@kdevy229 that's because naked jacob is a God. Scott's decent tho.

[@xilverknight155]

Can I get some booyah's in the chat

[@nishapatel468]

When you get roasted by both JonTron and dunkey S T O P !!!!

[@jordanfourtwenty9694]

I just watched the dunkey video and was curious if anyone commented about that so I re watched this then went to comments..... lol

[@glitteringprize8237]

Scott the Woz, sounds like a disease

[@pizzatime1978]

Hey yall, Z tier

[@allypearlman5569]

Him being rated that low was the greatest praise dunky could have given, considering the real ratings seemed to be flipped

[@corrinflakes9659]

@@allypearlman5569 By that logic Nostalgia Critic is in the Light Realm. But we all know why he's in the Shadow Realm for real.

[@charline329]

as a student in graphic design thank you this will help me greatly with my work