The Art of Boxes - A review by Bricky

[@Jormyyy]

Game cover art has been a mixed bag for so long now. There are so many amazing ones and yet so many just bland/ boring ones too. The reverse art for my Bioshock Infinite Xbox 360 case is amazingly simple and I display it as such. But for me nothing beats og Dead Space art and most importantly, og Demon's Souls art. The original japanese cover art for Demon's Souls is one of my all time favorite box arts for a game. Its just so... bleak and melancholy. I love it.

[@toospooky051]

I am literally shaking with anticipation of Bricky playing RDR2

[@NGBH]

wait did he say somewhere hes gonna play rdr2? i havent watched the whole vid yet.

[@ls200076]

​@@NGBH no 🎉

[@toospooky051]

@@NGBH No, but I just really want him to. And when he does, I'm gonna have a good day 😁

[@filthymcnasty7960]

The man needs him some Yeehaw Skyrim in his life

[@ConorWood115]

Would love to watch him play that masterpiece! I'm currently replaying it.

[@benjaminmenaar3251]

I am with with the "gas mask with blazing red eyes" look. Always loved it.

[@aniruddhadas1011]

Now THIS. is peak BRICKSLOP, hell yess.

[@guuh5772]

he sloppy on my brick

[@TacDonut]

Borderlands 3 really does look great tho. Completes the picture for the zealous psycho stuff. “I have the shiniest Meat Bicycle!”

[@b1on1k638]

“I’m the conductor of the poop train!”

[@bonogiamboni4830]

Ok bricky, in defense of bioshock infinite that wasn't the original plan. Initially the devs wanted to heavily feature elizabeth on the front cover, either alone or at least side by side with booker. This makes sense considering she's arguably the main character of the game, even more so than booker. The execs, however, decided to go for dude with gun to appeal to a broader demographic of college bros (since obviously the guys who play a couple matches of fifa or nfl or maybe cod per month are the ideal target for a highly philosophical and metaphorical single player campaign), so the current box art was the result. That said at least the devs heavily insisted to at least put liz on the back, which is better than nothing i guess.

[@Jormyyy]

@bonogiamboni4830 yay I love cis het dude bro pandering in games

[@Vincent-tz4jl]

​@@Jormyyy2013 was a different time. Teenage boy was the assumed default gamer and it was still widely seen as a hobby for manchildren if you were an adult who played videogames regularly. It took a long time to overcome that stereotype and finally have games be treat as a serious medium. Building on that progress, it's only the past couple of years where the industry has branched out and started to include wider demographics.

[@Jormyyy]

@@Vincent-tz4jl oh for sure. I was precisely in that target demographic of straight teenage boys who craved edgy action. I've mostly moved past games like that as I just don't find them that interesting anymore, with some exceptions where I like to indulge.

[@coltonwilkie241]

@Jormyyy You know if they pandered more to "cis het"??? Gamers they might actually make more money.

[@noahsylvester1754]

@@coltonwilkie241 careful, speaking inconvenient truths is a bit of a cultural taboo around here

[@ricekeks]

I was surprised by the Lack of Left 4 Dead 1/2 cover art in this video. Those are some obvious wins for me.

[@haircake6102]

SpaceMarine 1’s art is so good it’s a shame it didn’t come up. Also I LOVED battalion wars.

[@kidninja8331]

The Darkness 2 has one of the HARDEST covers ever and I'm upset it hasn't gotten more recognition

[@Jormyyy]

Almost forgot about that one. Definitely agreed it goes hard.

[@RaptieFeathers]

Also, shout-out for it being made by Digital Extremes

[@Razzpen1]

The left 4 dead series might have the most iconic box art imo, i remember thinking the cover of L4D2 was the coolest shit ever as a kid.

[@theKonfusion]

upcoming "Avowed" Box art absolutely Slaps.

[@Jormyyy]

Additional comment about the Wolfenstein New Order art; it does the same thing the Killzome games do. It depicts the villians of the game instead of the protagonists. It challenges the viewer it pick up the game and defeat these depicted villains.

[@dud5606]

I think it's more just that they know their villains are the only interesting looking part of the game.

[@anusaukko6792]

Killzone was so tuff

[@NoTime2Explain676]

Battlefield 1 is peak “man with gun” cover art. Also, surprisingly not “man with gun” but Black Ops Cold War also rules

[@DishonoredSkull]

I always liked the box arts for Prey 2017, Evolve Ultimate edition & System Shock 2 myself.

[@lechecbb]

Speaking of Bioware, the box art for the dragon age games was pretty striking, specifically DA: origins; Very interesting use of literal white space

[@Kira11259]

I also love how they always have a dragon silhouette there.

[@drkblade0958]

I'm surprised no one brought up Dead Space 2's box art. There were three versions of the box art, but one of them went ffuucckkiinng hard.

[@seppyseppi6889]

More accurate title would be 'Box Art goes hard' alot of the discounted entries were also fantastic but since its not 'one character dominates the foreground/villain dominates background' they were put down for it. I agree with most of the entries for sure but this was just a cover art Vibe Check

[@AkronymCLT]

I feel like for your box art to really hit you need to nail at least one of two things: just a purely aesthetically interesting image, and some degree of visual storytelling. Like the thing that elevates that Wolfenstein cover over other 'guy with a gun' covers is the implication that the faceless thug is just one of many, and it has strong, bold colour direction. That Mass Effect 1 cover doesn't feel all that unique to me conceptually, but the fact that they depicted the looming threat of Saren hanging over the main characters at all does so much to elevate it imo

[@ajdove1823]

Silent Hill Downpour's boxart goes hard too, yeah it's guy with axe, but the cropping, the composition and color is super good.

[@eiriksundby]

The transformers fall of cybertron boxart really bangs

[@Prowz4ssin]

Man I was rooting for that guy that suggested Pacific Drive that game and cover are such a vibe.

[@velwein]

I love a good graphic design review episode.

[@Villain_in_Glasses]

From this video I have come to realise that the colour red gives bricky the good tingles.

[@shingimurakame3255]

The Brickster Boxing it up

[@noahandrulis9077]

33:10 I unironically think Bricky would enjoy trying to unravel the tangled mess that is the presentation of the plot of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

[@kaiju621]

Ape escape shot me with memories I forgot I had

[@-Matyuk]

The art of mens with guns

[@Jormyyy]

John Action Protagonist standing stoically with a weapon in hand

[@buschacha]

To be fair to Halo 2, at least it communicated dual-wielding was now a thing, slightly redesigned suit, and an entirely new place with the city and change in color palate in the background

[@darkhawk2463]

The alt Titanfall 2 cover that’s from the become one trailer is so clean. Also shoutout to mechwarrior 5s cover. The Atlas is just that imposing

[@shinobutakumirebirth7004]

Bricky finna make an 80 part warhammer 40k iceberg vid

[@UndertalefanH]

Risk of Rain 2 box art is PEAK

[@thomaspereyra4108]

The paradox battletech box art SLAPS

[@the_real_Kurt_Yarish]

BATTALION WARS MENTION LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO?!?!?!

[@slendimano]

i will say GTFO has a based cover art, BUT... every-single-announcement image they have is 10x better cause it shows how colorful, how aggressive and how passive the game is all at the same time also- ANY art of The binding of Isaac art goes pretty hard, any of em

[@velwein]

All the Yoshitako Amano Final Fantasy Art is amazing as well.

[@ellagage1256]

More of a fan of "man with knife staring directly into my soul"

[@Shinransa]

I guess box art will always have a place, even with digital becoming the norm you still need eye-catching cover art when scrolling through whatever store you look for games on and it's something you'll always see when launching a game on console so it might as well look good and stand out.

[@ThunterFP]

everytime i see Doom 2016 box art i just think the Doom Slayer is submerged in piss jar

[@vyst8132]

Ultrakill's looks good too I think

[@spare1518]

I say armoured core had some good box art Formula front ACV does go hard imo

[@destanvlankin3709]

BATTALION WARS IS MY FUCKING CHILDHOOD LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

[@Spacefriend594]

Yeah!!! I never played the original cause our game cube broke before I was old enough to play, but I remember it being so cool. Then I got the second one on the wii and it was cool but fine, if I played against other people I think I would have been so much better but the wii was considered outdated when I got the game.

[@grimdrippah]

Ngl, i kinda expected Frostpunk to be there, that shit SLAPS, HARD

[@brotherzucc5760]

The box art of darksiders 1 is the entire reason i found and played it

[@maxgrimm9589]

Had a panic attack when I saw your PFP

[@NinJoo117]

the rear box art for mass effect 3 goes SO hard. the should have used that for the front IMHO

[@ThatDevilBrony]

Damn, I wish I wa there to recommend the PVZ Garden Warfare box art. The contrast between the cartoony characters being set in a gritty warzone-like environment in a suburban neighborhood is sooooooo good to me

[@4dragons632]

I was not expecting the knife to the heart of bricky saying Silksong will never come out.

[@paragonavataroftheirontenth]

The Battalion Wars 2 mention my goodness, my jorts have never been so ruined.

[@Graine01]

I find it disturbing no one mentioned OG deus ex, that cover art is so good.

[@scarlettNET]

Outlast: The Whistleblower has great box art. The one with the finger. Probably the best in the series.

[@soullesshusk4342]

I'm shocked no one said command and conquer generals zero hour

[@worsethanyouthink]

The best cover for me will forever be the halo to steel book back cover art, that shit went so hard

[@Apallus1895]

bro with a Hawaiian shirt is straight wendigoon vibes

[@Bareklongboe]

Lost Judgment's boxart is so fucking goofy yet I love it. Judgment, the 1st one, has great boxart though.

[@arcanecyan8846]

In armored cores defense, Armored core V and Armored core Verdict day cover art was pretty good

[@FeistyVillain]

ape escape was one of my first ever games, so many good memories

[@Coal1022]

wish i watched the stream so i could've told bricky to look at the hyper light drifter box art, both are so good

[@lightness7670]

I actually wanted to make a video about posters too

[@agenda3854]

Am I the only one who was amazed that Bricky of all people didn’t bring up the OG Titanfall box art at 12:52

[@WhiteStray]

i really like the bayonetta 2 cover then again its probably one of my favorite vidya so im biased

[@Deckard-ig4qd]

The box art for Another World is amazing imo

[@loopylemur0]

for me peak is left 4 dead covers. Just using a left hand with 4 fingers cause the thumb is bitten off is so good, same with two.

[@StolfBoichCh]

BATTALION WARS MENTIONED!!!! BRICKY MY GOAT!!!!

[@dalohernandezemiliano9505]

I hope now that's Bricky is playing indie games gives a chance to No Straight Roads, adventure game but the OST carries the games

[@johnmicheal7086]

Its a crime that they didn't taked about Metro Exodus

[@Evan13807]

The Tango Gameworks comment aged poorly in the best way.

[@Jormyyy]

@@Evan13807 IFKR??

[@hewstonwehaveaproblem]

I was so lost until Bricky brought out Ape Escape... Truly I can feel the age in my bones

[@samadams8533]

I wished they had looked at Bioshock Inifinte's alternate box art cause it is so sick for what it could have been

[@zoranlazarevic7526]

Man it's such a shame he didn't look over every Resistance cover art, ESPECIALLY the Trilogy collection one.

[@pepp418]

not a huge fan of either of the 2077 covers/posters shown, the PS5 release had fem V with her back to the viewer and the title written out in negative space over the SAMURAI jacket, that's the good one. It's the one I use for the game's desktop icon.

[@Oni_Evergarden]

I am totally with Bricky with the Armored Core 6 box art. I really don't like the AC6 box art but I love AC6. Also, I like Replicant's art a lot, the 3D one vs the concept art. I like both Replicant's remake's art but the American Release of Automata is gross and I don't even really like the JP cover art either but that's less a problem of the art and implications of the game.

[@anomicsly5854]

"Remember when Tango Gameworks existed?" THEY LIVE AGAIN!!!

[@SuperSoulSpark]

Some one should have suggested the kingdom hearts box art. A lot of box art from that series is really great.

[@NeoPotato98]

Scorn has amazing art

[@itsdantaylor]

20:25 They are decidedly mid games but with some high level highs. The twist in Danganronpa 2 blew my MIND. Same with the opening twist for V3 even if the later twist in V3 didn't go as hard

[@jordansandoval7097]

For me, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s cover art was peak. The azure rathalos armor, greatsword, and the monster itself is nostalgic to me

[@aquafortis2579]

Brooo S.O.M.A. box art

[@b1on1k638]

Bricky needs to immerse himself in the Turnip Boy lore

[@Rupertssons]

Good news regarding Tango Game Works: Krafton bought and resurrected the studio with the intent of creating a hi-fi rush sequel. It sucks that they were initially closed down but this is the closest thing to a happy ending we could have hoped for.

[@Chewio_]

I don’t think this is true. From my knowledge the only thing Krafton bought is the Hi-Fi Rush IP. Tango is still dead and Microsoft still holds the rights to Evil Within and Ghostwire Tokyo

[@quinnduncan329]

Shogun poster literally has “F*cks” written right there on the poster

[@chackmete9942]

BATTALION WARS MENTIONED RAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

[@aresgaming7351]

I like these videos, how yall just go off on some random topic

[@valkiravandondalor6741]

far cry 3 blood dragon, the mad max game and thumper have great box art

[@Emuruh.]

No mention of Black Ops while discussing best man with gun covers is a bit criminal ngl

[@Ryguy199612]

Okay, who snuck into my house, found my old bin of cd games, and took a picture of this case ( I don't even know if the disc is still in it ).

[@MeeeWeee0627]

I was afraid Bricky would shoot down Red Alert 3's box art since it's close to DMCV and it's a girl with gun, but he's right about the Soviet pride being in the background. Also, shout out to one of the hardest game box art covers I know, Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2005), and Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour is close to being very good as well

[@Jormyyy]

@@MeeeWeee0627 the red alert box art gets a pass for looking like a pinup propaganda poster due to the art style

[@chend2713]

in this video we learn that bricky is a philistine

[@thecomradewarda]

Bricky HAS TO PLAY FEAR AND HUNGER RIOT.

[@alienatedpoet1766]

Gunman boxart didn't start with bioshock infinite. Call of Duty is who I blame!

[@fernandomatos7245]

NGL Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights has some good box art.

[@teal4999]

It feels nice knowing I managed to contribute to this as a chatter

[@topcat59]

Honestly it would’ve been cool if the coral was in the background of the cover of AC6.🐱

[@lebron-sanjames-kun3212]

I would really like to see Bricky play RDR 2, so I hope he ends up making a video or two playing it

[@simonlebrun9635]

battalion wars is goated

[@Gachaisheck]

Bro missed the biggest banger of the PS shooter era cover arts, Resistance Fall of Man

[@_java_698]

Nobody brought up Final Fantasy VI :(

[@Swerg20]

Lack of Square Enix titles all around. I would have nominated Kingdom Hearts 1

[@knightwestman8924]

Battalion wars two, that if a name I haven’t heard in a long time. A very long time.

[@TheCuban147]

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom box art is beautiful

[@littlefurtive1]

It’s criminal that bricky didnt look at the FF7 remake and rebirth covers

[@Vyndemark]

Imo the total war warhammer 2 and 3 boxarts go hard af

[@RaptieFeathers]

The Darkness 2 probably one of the best out there

[@saintmuerte13]

Motorstorm Pacific Rift is such a great box cover and have the follow up of apocalypse just a disappointment.