They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover — but if Forging of A Knight were a knight, this cover would be the dented helmet it never took off again.
This digital disaster kicks open the castle gates with a sword so aggressively central it could double as a sundial. The blade glows with all the subtlety of a Las Vegas billboard, daring you to look away — but don’t worry, you won’t, because every other element is equally screaming for attention.
Let’s talk characters. Or should we say… floating sticker squad?
We’ve got:
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Two moody male leads giving us Soap Opera Stare-Off 2: Electric Brood-aloo
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A goblin doing jazz hands (or possibly mid-spell seizure)
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A sexy elf pirouetting into battle
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A wizard who looks like he just dropped his scroll in soup
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And let’s not forget the romantic subplot happening on the lower left, because every fantasy epic needs a side order of scroll-handoff seduction
It’s the Avengers of Nobody Knows Who They Are, assembled around the almighty Glowy Sword — a weapon so radiant, it appears to be actively draining power from the rest of the color palette.
The background? An amorphous void of misty blue, like someone held a fog machine hostage during a rave. No environment, no context — just your friendly neighborhood magical vortex.
And oh, the typography. “Forging of A Knight” is set in that classic “medieval font downloaded at 3 a.m.” look. The kerning is tight enough to form an alliance. The subtitle floats somewhere between “subtitle” and “oops I forgot to format this.” And poor Hugo’s name is banished to the corner like a student who forgot their homework.
This cover doesn’t whisper “epic fantasy.” It yells “group project where nobody talked to each other.”
Now, we’re not saying this story doesn’t slay dragons. But visually? It’s already been slain by every sin in the Graphic Design Is My Passion handbook.
In summary: Forging of A Knight promises a heroic tale — but this cover is a battle cry for a graphic design intervention.
Time to sheath that sword, Hugo, and summon a new artist. Preferably one who doesn’t use glowing filters as character development.