Even though most people purchase their games digitally these days, bad box art can still bring out the fire in a fanbase. In the case of Street Fighter 6, players may have a point. The latest in the storied series from Capcom is shaping up to be a superb return to form, but fans have a serious bugbear with the boxart – namely, it’s terrible.
Seriously, venture into any Street Fighter community and you’ll find passionate fans either denouncing the publisher’s decision to lead with Luke – or creating alternative designs based on bits-and-bobs of key art that’s publicly available. The bottom line is that franchise faithfuls hate it – and are probably one step away from a Change.org petition going live.
Personally, we like lead character Luke, who’s being billed as the main protagonist of Street Fighter 6, but we agree that this box art isn’t the best. Considering how cool and stylish the sequel looks in general, we reckon Capcom could have come up with a much more exciting cover here. Not that we’ll ever see it, of course – this is a game we’ll want installed on our PS5’s SSD for the foreseeable future.
[source twitter.com]
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I'm not sure how you fill a game with so much style and then make a box art that looks this uninspired.
Hot take, they don’t want you to by the game physically 😃
Fans Are At War seem like a understatement. Fans are at war over literally anything nowadays. Is the boxart boring? Sure. But chances are you are gonna look at it 2-3 times total then never again.
That is pretty bad, he looks like he might be about to sneeze
I actually don't mind it but also fighting games are a genre I wouldn't get physically unless it was somehow the only option (and I do still get a lot of games physically)
Is he calling us all w******?
Edit: I know it's just the logo, but it looks like motion lines around his fist
It is rather bad. They are just leaning into the Popeye comparison with it. 🤣
Oh well wouldn't be the first time a great game had terrible box art.
Why would anyone care about what the box art looks like? No one is really going to be staring at it while playing the game, you know the real reason why they bought the game in the first place. Tsk, tsk what a ridiculous thing to get wound up about 🤦🏻♂️
Yup, it's ugly... They should do better, while there is still time.
It is pretty awful box art I get that this game is clearly not aimed at those of us who grew up with the 600 variants of Street Fighter 2 but even with the choice of character, they've done nothing with it amd the logo is still rubbish.
I still want to play it though
Cant argue with Matt formerly of Best Friends Play although id rather hear from Woolie on fighting game opinions XD
it’s pretty trash , and it’s obnoxious seeing this character every-single-*****-we’re . we get it capcom your white-worship is as strong as ever , because we really needed another blonde for a character that clearly should’ve of been black imo . another reason blonde fighter 5 was a trash game by the way .
& the street fighter covers have been mid since after Street Fighter 4 , with Super Street Fighter 4 (2010) having the best cover
I think it's bad. I get Luke is the new protagonist but I just think it's a weird expression and it doesn't honor the game's history.
Is bad box art the end of the world? No. But Capcom can and I suspect will do better.
Must be a good game if all 'fans' have to complain about is the bloody box art. Cheer up.
People have little to be complaining about if this is what outrages them. As long as the game is good who gives a crap?
That initial artwork of Luke and Jamie they used for the State of Play was actually perfect. Very reminiscent of vanilla SFIV’s box art.
This is nothing compared CDPR's boring box arts from Witcher 3 to Cyberpunk. Y'all don't talk about that unless someone mentions it on Twitter and it goes viral. Bet most people didn't even think this SF6 box art is boring till the internet told them to think it is sheesh! This is okay.
It is really terrible! I have no problem with Luke but the image is just bland! The game look so stylish so why, why? Please Capcom, change it
@GorosBat This is a conspiracy theory I can get behind
Pretty sure anyone in this comments section can make a better box art in less than 10 minutes, you almost have to go out of your way to make sure it comes out this terrible.
I think it's cool to have a fellow Luke on the boxart lol
Looks like somebody just ate their spinach before mugging for the camera.
I'm not really getting it. I mean, I'm not saying it's a masterpiece or anything. It just looks fine, in the same way that most box art looks fine
If we're going to talk abbout physical things that look ugly as hell, let's address all the stupid plastic tat that comes with "collectors editions" that gamers pay top dollar for..
Just imagine how bad the ones not chosen were. Yeesh.
A bit boring to look at. Definitely could have done better but I’m still getting a physical copy regardless if Capcom changes it or not.
It’s fine. Everything I’ve seen so far is shaping up to be the first time I’ve really jumped into a SF game since Alpha and I’m not the only one I know who feels the same. Let’s just be happy it’s more than online/arcade bare bones launch.
LOL when did Leon from Resident Evil become a street fighter? That is some crappy box art right there! Looks more like a new punch-out game cover!
The cover is cool to me, and pretty much confirms Luke's central role in the game. Whining entitled gamers are the worst. Let's just put Ken & Ryu charging a fireball to make everyone happy.
They are crazy to not use Ryu. People won't even know who that is in the cover. It will cost them sales.
Added to that 6 logo, people will thinks it's a spin off of some kind.
@ShogunRok it's so very confusing ain't it???
My issue is more with Capcom box art in general and not just with this. They have a good number of talented legendary artists that they can have make cover arts for their games but for whatever reason refuse to use them. Kinu Nishimura, Shinkiro, Bengus, Ikeno, Edayan. Did they all retire? Do they just not mess with Capcom anymore? Are they too expensive now? Like what's the deal?
@CRASH64 but criticism isn’t entitlement .
Thankfully they sometimes change the digital box art on PS5 when major DLC comes out. I'm not going to war because of a bad picture, but it is a shame nonetheless to have such a potentially great game be chained to a really bad first impression..
I think this will even impact some sales negatively xD
@nomither6 Sure.
I wouldn't worry, between the arcade, championship, super and ultra version of this game, there will probably be a decent box art in there somewhere
@ralphdibny I was thinking the same. This is going to get at least 2 more additions with different box art.
I usually don't care much for fighting game box arts but this is laughable. Luke looks like he got dirt in his right eye or something, lol.
In the end, it really doesn't matter because knowing SF history we get atleast two more versions of the game and (hopefully) better box arts.
@TheArt I quite like the cyberpunk box art; a cool/ edgy shade of yellow and the typeface suits it well. I'd have to say, I think the face that Luke is pulling here looks a bit ridiculous, in comparison, and the font (especially on the number 6) just looks a bit bland and unimaginative.
But I guess taste is subjective, so!
"Poochie"
Hahaha, stop pls! Also Poochie was based on emulating an NYC streetwise hip-hop grooving African-American youth like this guy, oh Capcom SMH:D.
Not seen a box since ps2!
It's a bold move not to have one of the established characters, I can respect that.
You kind of expect some sort of fight to be taking place though.
@J2theEzzo V on yellow background, Geralt - with his annoying facial hair when we all know he looks best clean shaven - on white background. So boring!
I prefer the Amazon (JP) reverse covers better.
I especially like the Guile and Chun-li one.
does it really matter? I mean, let's just wait till the arcade/champion/ultra/hyper version comes out anyways.
"Even though most people purchase their games digitally these days"
Speak for yourself, I always prefer physical.
@AnnetteM That's what I'll be doing, waiting for a sale on the inevitable complete edition with all content and DLC.
Well, there are at least two versions coming after this that will have different ones.
@aj21009 I always thought "most people" referred to the majority of people in a particular group - but apparently I've been wrong all this time and it refers to a particular individual. You really get aroound a lot, Most People. There's a lot of stuff said about you, not all of it good
@rawzeku well said. It's as insignificant as it gets.
@aj21009 R.I.P., reading comprehension.
@blockfight people have a lot to complain about, but can't do much about the serious matters they face, so they focus on tiny issues instead.
@WanderingBullet way better!
@TheArt a Nilfgard kinda guy, are we? 😉
This ain't the 90s, box art doesn't even sell games anymore. I don't care about it basically, and it seems capcom doesn't either.
Awful stuff. I hated it on sight, it's nice to know I'm not alone.
@J2theEzzo Lol
I had such a hearty laugh when someone made the Popeye reference. 😂
But let's be real though, do I need another Street Fighter when Third Strike exists and is the best game in the series to date?
The art style of the game in general is hideous!
@danlk1ng
https://gamerant.com/playstation-5-boxed-games-sales-physical-ones/
like I said, speaknfor yourself.
@aj21009 I remember the first 10 months of the PS5's life though, there were barely any discounted PS5 games at all, and the games were all selling for £70 (particularly for first party releases).
The article says "PlayStation 5 Owners Prefer Boxed Games" but you could just as easily interpret these findings as "people would rather get a physical copy if they have to spend £70 on a game". Also, people will more often than not buy a game for whatever is a reasonable price. For example, I bought The Last of Us 2 for £15 for a physical version about 18 months ago. At the time it was a bargain. But, I never got round to actually playing more than an hour of it. I then recently saw it on PSN for only £8 - so I decided to buy it digitally and give my physical copy away to a friend who hasn't played it yet. I couldn't care less whether I own a physical game or a digital one, I'm just after value for money - and £70 for a digital game isn't much "value for money" considering if you buy a physical version you can at least sell it on/give it away when done with it (that, and in the early stages of a game's life, the physical copy is usually cheaper)
What would be really interesting to look at, is to completely ignore Sony first party game sales. I want to know how many people were botthered enough to buy Control: Ultimate Edition physically for PS5. Or Bugsnax, or Hades, or any number of other much lower priced (especially when on sale/given away by PS Plus) games. I know for a fact that those people are out there, and maybe you're one of them, but they're bound to exist in much smaller numbers than the people who don't feel like forking out £70 for a digital game.
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