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[Sterski]

You know what I just thought?

What do you think would make good box-art for Dwarf Fortress? You know, if it had one.

Sorry if it's been done.

[Dwarven War Boar]

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/images/thumb/6/6f/Catmeat.png/590px-Catmeat.png

[kleril]

I think this'd be frikkin' awesome, especially if it was something similar to the old Megaman Box art.

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[WaffleEggnog]

I don't think comedy would sell the game, and the violence wouldn't appeal to kids.
I think it needs to be much more epic. Like, all the cool wallpaper-y things in the art thread, y'know?

[Cruxador]

It's been done. A couple times, in fact.

[Remuthra]

Alright, how about an armored axedwarf fighting a forgotten beast beside a magma lake, with pictures of an elephant skeleton, a carp, a badger, and a barrel of dwarven wine in the background. The backdrop will be layers of stone, with a torch planted in the ground between the fighters, and the backdrop fading to black as it gets further from the magma.

[metime00]

That last one looks like it was ripped straight off a dusty old DnD campaign booklet cover. And I think the second one looks more like Dwarf Fortress were it the Power Rangers. And the first one looks like a really good book cover.

The point is that they're all fantastic.

[Jenniretta]

Honestly, I've always thought the best boxart would be the icon from the intro scene of a dwarf digging in profile, the one the wiki uses. It's simple, but iconic of the game, and not too flashy visually, which I think is important since the game is not one that focuses on eye-catching graphics, but on gameplay.

[WaffleEggnog]

Honestly, I've always thought the best boxart would be the icon from the intro scene of a dwarf digging in profile, the one the wiki uses. It's simple, but iconic of the game, and not too flashy visually, which I think is important since the game is not one that focuses on eye-catching graphics, but on gameplay.

But that's not what sells games to new players. It's all about the do', mate.

[weenog]

I think the image and caption here work pretty well.  Sure it's not the sexiest box art around, but it has a certain appeal to a certain kind of player...

[itisnotlogical]

How about the old Boatmurdered art?