The official artwork that adorns the box of No Man's Sky is gorgeous. Hello Games has worked hard to capture the essence of sci-fi in its upcoming galactic explore-'em-up, drawing inspiration from the cover art found on vintage science fiction novels. This look and feel runs through the veins of the enormous indie; it certainly looks to have captured the sense of adventure and wonder that the novels promise. Of course, Sean Murray's love of these books is well documented, and is as much a part of No Man's Sky's bumpy road to release as anything else.
NeoGAF user ichtyander has ingeniously merged the two to form a selection of PS4 box arts, complete with worn edges and a blurb on the back. They're wonderfully executed, and do a great job of showing just how well Hello Games has managed to recreate the specific style of classic sci-fi. The game box wouldn't look out of place sat amongst your book collection with one of these brilliant covers inserted.
ichtyander's work has even caught the eye of the game's Art Director, Grant Duncan:
You can view the alternate covers below. Will you be switching out the official box art for one of these beauties? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
[source imgur.com, via neogaf.com]
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Brilliant work.
Wow these are so good I might try to get hold of some ps4 boxes on fleabay ans print them all.
@get2sammyb I second that, Sammy. It's a shame they weren't bought to the dev's attention sooner, they could have been part of the limited edition package along with the rest of the items. Take my hat off to the artist, I also salute Grant Duncan for acknowledging them
As a graphic designer myself, these are most lovely. KUDOS!
Love them.
Beautiful
Awesome!
These are really well done, hats off to the artist! I still really love the box art Hello Games chose for this game, one of the best I have EVER seen.
@Majic12 Yeah, the standard box art is great. Not only does it look fantastic, but it'll really stand out on store shelves.
It works pretty well as an old fashioned book cover too, but I think my favourite of these is the one with the planet in the background spanning the front and back covers
WOW they are all AMAZING Reminds of a book I once had of that film 'The Black Hole' I wish that Film would come out on Blu-ray Loved that Film.
Those alone will sell the game! Amazing stuff!!!
Wow, stunning! Just goes to show why I'm so damn excited for this game. Why isn't it August yet!?
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