Forgotten PS4 Games That Have Awesome Cover Art
Video game developers must create intriguing cover arts to stand out amongst the library of games available, whether it’s in a physical store or the digital PlayStation store. Whether the game is actually any good or just not that great is a separate matter entirely. That first step in getting a game into the players’ hands is the cover art.
While these games have different reasons why they were forgotten by fans, they do share a common trait: an attention-grabbing cover that made players want to give these games a shot.
7 The Technomancer
The Technomancer is an action RPG developed by Spiders in 2016 taking place in the same universe as Mars: War Logs. Set on Mars during the War of Water, players take on the role of Zachariah, an amateur technomancer on the run from the Secret Police as he tries to make contact with Earth.
While it had an interesting premise with characters that could combine magic with technology, The Technomancer was met with unfavorable reviews due to technical issues, storytelling, and seemingly random difficulty settings.
The cover art almost makes up for it by looking absolutely cool. It shows a hooded and armored technomancer with a pistol in one hand and electricity in the other against a Mars backdrop.
6 Valley
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Valley is a first-person action exploration game developed by Blue Isle Studios and released in 2016. A neat feature the game has is that every time the player dies, the surrounding valley dies too; furthermore, if all the trees die, the player cannot respawn. However, the gameplay left a lot to be desired as critics cited its lack of challenge, a large open world with linear gameplay, short run time, and poor level planning as reasons to skip this game.
But the cover art is as beautiful as the valley the game is set in, and it intrigues a prospective player scrolling through the digital store. What is that guy wearing? What are those little plant things with faces? What lies ahead? Any cover art that makes a player ask themselves what lies ahead, is an effective cover.
5 Black Mirror
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Black Mirror was developed by KING Art Games in 2017 and served as a reboot of the old-school style point-and-click series, The Black Mirror. Released for consoles, the game featured the same characters but with a more modern gameplay style. Players follow Devin Gordon as he investigates his father’s death in a haunted castle in the 1920s. While the game was praised for its story and art, critics and players cited its short length, technical issues, and long load times as this release’s shortcomings.
The awesome cover art features Devin kneeling and reaching toward an outstretched hand below. Crows fly against the backdrop of the ominous castle that sets the eerie tone for the game. It is pretty cool.
4 Remothered: Broken Porcelain
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Stormind Games’ Remothered: Broken Porcelain served as both a prequel and sequel to the critically acclaimed Remothered: Tormented Fathers. The 2020 release was met with scathing reviews as critics panned its grave technical issues, in stark contrast to its predecessor. The survival horror game follows orphaned Jennifer as she attempts to escape from Ashmann Inn and its Stalkers.
While Stormind Games have released updates to fix its many issues, at least they got the cover right on the first try. It featured a portrait of Jennifer entombed within a cracked snow globe. The bright white center is a striking color opposite against the bleak background and grabs people’s attention effectively.
3 Ghostbusters (2016)
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While games based on movies have a chance to succeed, FireForge Games’ Ghostbusters did not. The 2016 film it was based on starred four funny actresses in an all-woman ghostbustin’ team, however, this game oddly featured none of those characters and had boring repetitive gameplay that reminded players why most movie tie-in games are not worth spending money on. The game was met with strong negative reviews.
At least the cover art looks good with its giant Ghostbusters logo and an eerie New York City alleyway. The light shining through on the silhouetted character’s proton packs just looks cool.
2 Tearaway Unfolded
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Tearaway Unfolded, developed by Media Molecule in 2015, was an updated remake of the PlayStation Vita platformer Tearaway. Players take control of either Iota or Atoi, little origami characters that must traverse a storybook land and deliver a message they are carrying in their cute little envelope heads. While the game and its predecessor were a critical success, Tearaway Unfolded was considered a huge commercial failure.
The cover features the same 2d style graphics the gameplay employs and shows Aoti surfing on an envelope. The Tearaway logo in between two torn pages is just perfect.
1 The Talos Principle
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The Talos Principle is a puzzle game developed by Croteam and released in 2014. The game was met with widespread critical acclaim for its challenging puzzles and thought-provoking narrative. Players take on the role of a robot with a human consciousness as they try to solve over 120 puzzles. While Croteam announced they are developing a sequel in 2016, it has been a few years since and players haven’t seen it yet.
The cover art may be the best of all time though. Robot. Kitten. Success.
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