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I rented many games solely based on their covers, only to be mildly disappointed when I got home. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 41 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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The agency that created the box art created it for the exact reason you picked it up.

[โ€“] rozodru@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

yeah after posting this I read the story on Destructoid about it. It worked. it was a meh game but the only reason I wanted to play it was because of that box.