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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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rozodru@lemmy.world
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I remember renting Phalanx just because of the box. like “why’s this old man playing the banjo?” then you look at the back and it’s a friggin space shooter. I had to rent it.

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TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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The agency that created the box art created it for the exact reason you picked it up.

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madjo@feddit.nl
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“you can’t take the sky from me”

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grue@lemmy.world
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TIL Firefly is part of the Phalanxverse.

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rozodru@lemmy.world
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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.

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