"The GAF Collection" Alternative box art.

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Just saw this on joystick and holy crap I'm really tempted to print some of these out and stick 'em in my own boxes...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357454&page=1

Essentially it's alternative fan-made box art for various games, done in a "Criterion Collection" stylee. Some of them are absolutely stunning.

Couple of examples:


(not that there's a box for flower but I totally want one now )

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My favorites:

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I tried putting together a post of all of the covers that I liked from the thread, but the list just kept growing...and growing. All things considered, probably the best GAF thread in a long time.

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The Shadow of the Colossus cover is awesome.

Genius!

I also love these:

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Probably the finest thing to come out of GAF ... well ever.

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That was some amazing stuff.

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This would be really great without the watermarks. Some of them would be simple to photoshop out (Katamari, Rez), and some would be impossible (BG&E).

That Shadow of the Colossus one in the OP is amazing.

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I love the BioShock one.

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Those are epic. Even with the watermark, I wish I could switch the images on the XBLA games to some of those.

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A few good ones.

Most though are just another take of the traditional rendering of the main character on the cover but now with a filter effect on top.

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I'm pretty sure they're almost all concept art with text added. They're still excellent. Katamari one is very good.

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PandaEskimo wrote:
I'm pretty sure they're almost all concept art with text added. They're still excellent. Katamari one is very good.

Why the "Resist" Beyond Good & Evil cover is one of my favorites.

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Might want to look at these Photoshop Phriday bits. They contain some very nice similar stuff.

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Hypatian wrote:
Might want to look at these Photoshop Phriday bits. They contain some very nice similar stuff.

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Wow, so cool! Why aren't real game covers like that? Instead we get ugly crap like this:

Yuk!

I think they look better because they keep the logos and crap off the cover.

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Mex wrote:
Hypatian wrote:
Might want to look at these Photoshop Phriday bits. They contain some very nice similar stuff.

Part 1 Part 2

Wow, so cool! Why aren't real game covers like that? Instead we get ugly crap like this:

Yuk!

I think they look better because they keep the logos and crap off the cover.

Because GAF is making cover art for GAF. EA and everyone else are making covers for basically mass market appeal and rack appeal. Same reason DVD artwork is kind of cheesy unless its from Criterion.

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Hypatian wrote:
Might want to look at these Photoshop Phriday bits. They contain some very nice similar stuff.

Part 1 Part 2

The Wolfenstein 3D one made me laugh

Some good stuff there as well though, I like the NOLF cover

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These are great. I wish they were sized (and included spine/back) for actual use, I would totally print them and slip them in for some of my games...

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beeporama wrote:
These are great. I wish they were sized (and included spine/back) for actual use, I would totally print them and slip them in for some of my games...

Great idea! Or maybe sell them as posters!

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stauf7 wrote:
beeporama wrote:
These are great. I wish they were sized (and included spine/back) for actual use, I would totally print them and slip them in for some of my games...

Great idea! Or maybe sell them as posters!

I would love to have a few of those as posters framed up in a man cave.

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Yoreel wrote:
stauf7 wrote:
beeporama wrote:
These are great. I wish they were sized (and included spine/back) for actual use, I would totally print them and slip them in for some of my games...

Great idea! Or maybe sell them as posters!

I would love to have a few of those as posters framed up in a man cave.

JUST the man cave? They could be enjoyed in the bathroom and dining room too!

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