Incline Favorite cRPG cover art/boxart/promo art

[rusty_shackleford]

I love early cRPG boxart, back when it was used to sell a game at first glance

 

[lecrop]

 

[d1r]

Looks more like a cover for the Bible than for a game.

 

[Tihskael]

This guy did a pretty good video on the subject, but its not only CRPGs



And not only video games, good box art can also move consoles as shown below

 

[Falksi]

That right there is what made me determined to get a PC.

I saw the artwork and frothed at the mouth. I borrowed then bought the Megadrive game and totally loved it. Then I looked at the PC version and wanted more. That was the start of around a 6 year campaign to get my dad to get a PC, and eventually I ended up cracking him by finding a place which had a heavily discounted one on offer. What a fantastic cover, proper legendary stuff.

Any idea who the artist was?

Also, here's 3 other pieces of cover art which had a similar effect........

 

[RNGsus]

MM6, the game that introduced me to rpgs. My love for the old box art has only grown.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

A couple top Ultima covers:
Derp Akalabeth got the cover

I swore there was a rare box for ultima II

My love for Psygnosis art

Don't buy used... mine didn't have the shirt.

yeah, the original AGONY!

And by now covers got more and more meh.

TEAM 17 vs Psygnosis

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Some other favorites which weren't posted yet.

 

[oldmanpaco]

 

[Reality]

This grew on me because of a pulp movie poster feeling it gives off.

 

[Filthy Sauce]

It's art

 

[Gargaune]

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

But frankly these have nothing on most of the Roger Dean-era of Psygnosis covers.

 

[Tihskael]

But frankly these have nothing on most of the Roger Dean-era of Psygnosis covers.

That last cover makes me wanna watch all three LOTR movies. Great art.

 

[Dorateen]

The Gold Box covers are iconic, but the first two Might and Magic role-playing games with the maps deliciously displayed across the front of the box evokes such a calling out for adventure and exploration.

 

[Viata]

 

[Martyr]

 

[Humbaba]

Nothing but the 90's equivalent to clickbait. Here's proper prestigious box art.

 

[nlfortier]

Since it's Halloween:

 

[Anthedon]

 

[Vlajdermen]

I don't know which one I like better. The first has a better use of colour, but the arc and the writing in the second one just look right.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Still gives me the old feelfucks.

 

[Vlajdermen]

This thread has an outrageous Conan the Barbarian vibe. I love it.

 

[RNGsus]

The entire title is Crusaders of Khazar Milkers.

 

[Pink Eye]

I love Dungeon Rats Cover:

Knights of the Chalice 2: