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I've been seeing a bunch of these at bookstores for various series: Mario, Zelda, a bunch of Final Fantasy ones and an MGS one, among others. They're always sealed in plastic. Has anyone here bought one or had a chance to look through it? Are they any good?
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Oct 31, 2018 22:29
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depends on who did the art for the game, dont u think? most of them get scanned or the art in them is already all over the internet anyway so theyre just collectors items https://imgur.com/a/B5KEA heres a ton of kazuma kaneko demon designs from his very expensive art book series for example you can also find every single piece of final fantasy concept art for every game and spinoff on the final fantasy wiki
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Oct 31, 2018 22:34
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I.N.R.I posted:depends on who did the art for the game, dont u think? most of them get scanned or the art in them is already all over the internet anyway so theyre just collectors items
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Oct 31, 2018 22:35
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FactsAreUseless posted:This is what I was figuring but wasn't sure if they had extra stuff of interest or w/e some have developer or artist interviews and things like that. but they get translated and posted online too .. thank u based otakus.
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Oct 31, 2018 22:37
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Lol at how theyre sealed in plastic like yeah i saw all the art, no need to buy it now
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Oct 31, 2018 22:38
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HORMELCHILI posted:Lol at how theyre sealed in plastic like yeah i saw all the art, no need to buy it now
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Oct 31, 2018 23:01
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I have some. MGS2/3/PW, MGSV, Persona 5, Titanfall 1 and 2 and my personal favorite, Art of Atari. It makes sense that publishers would move to art books since strategy guides are basically obsolete at this point
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Nov 1, 2018 00:15
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I.N.R.I posted:some have developer or artist interviews and things like that. but they get translated and posted online too .. thank u based otakus. There was a big book of interviews with almost everyone at Infinity Ward that they released alongside Infinite Warfare a couple of years ago, which I don’t think they’ve done for any other CoD game. I would have really liked one for Black Ops 1/2.
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Nov 1, 2018 00:17
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the dark souls design works books are pretty awesome, but i think more collectors items than anything since you can just look at scans if you really only care about the content
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Nov 1, 2018 00:23
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Dark horse comics seems to have purchased the rights for the distribution of a lot of these art books in the west recently as most of them have been out in Japan for a while, sometimes years. They are usually pretty good. I have a Japanese nier automata art book and basic guide that is really cool and is getting an English release through dark horse next year. The Zelda breath of the wild design works is also coming soon and will be pretty cool. Most of the stuff is available online for all these books but it’s kinda nice to look at art this way and they make nice coffee table books
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Nov 1, 2018 01:08
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I own the sole-produced copy of Synthy (Daikatana Ritsu) Maurice Perez's certified "Classic Games In Hyper-Realistic Horror Style" art book and it was absolutely worth the price tag for exclusive access to the awesome traditional media prints.
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Nov 1, 2018 03:19
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i got one with persona 4 because wherever i ordered it from had it bundled with the game for free it was exactly what you would expect, would recommend it to anyone who wants to have a book with a bunch of pictures of the main cast + their personas
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Nov 1, 2018 03:19
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My snes came with a book called “Mario mania” that was made by the Nintendo power people. It was a walk through of SMW combined with Mario development history, art and interview. it is still good as gently caress, I found it at my parents earlier this year and am so grateful it didn’t get lost/trashed
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Nov 1, 2018 03:55
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Mario Mania kicks rear end
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Nov 1, 2018 04:01
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Pablo Nergigante posted:Mario Mania kicks rear end
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Nov 1, 2018 04:04
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my morning jackass posted:My snes came with a book called “Mario mania” that was made by the Nintendo power people. It was a walk through of SMW combined with Mario development history, art and interview. it is still good as gently caress, I found it at my parents earlier this year and am so grateful it didn’t get lost/trashed it came out in 1991. some real teases in there.  
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Nov 1, 2018 09:01
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Nevermind the underlined part, the tidbit about the Koopa Kids' design in the next question is a nice tidbit.
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Nov 1, 2018 13:24
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ive always wanted to have my own copy of Der Mond: THe Art of Neon Genesis Evangelion but its so expensive. edit: i guess i havent checked the price in like 10 years its only 15 bucks these days.
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Nov 1, 2018 13:48
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In Training posted:ive always wanted to have my own copy of Der Mond: THe Art of Neon Genesis Evangelion but its so expensive. 
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Nov 1, 2018 17:35
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I've never watched Evangelion
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Nov 1, 2018 17:35
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Nov 1, 2018 17:36
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Pablo Nergigante posted:I've never watched Evangelion Ive watched it
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Nov 1, 2018 17:43
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Pablo Nergigante posted:I've never watched Evangelion
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Nov 1, 2018 17:44
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I.N.R.I posted:Ive watched it I haven't but I want to.
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Nov 1, 2018 17:46
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I’ve the ones for Last of Us and Okami and they’re really neat. The Okami one also has a ton of notes by the designers and artists on individual character designs and choices etc.
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Nov 1, 2018 17:47
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evangelion is Good. i have the ff9 artbook still, and i fondly look over it from time to time. My current favorite is the secret 50ish page, all glossy-color REZ artbook that came with the collector's edition vinyl. it has weird stories about mizuguchi and his team dropping acid and going to burning man and stuff.
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Nov 1, 2018 18:00
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Pablo Nergigante posted:I've never watched Evangelion It’s sick
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Nov 2, 2018 03:03
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I.N.R.I posted:Ive watched it Me too
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Nov 2, 2018 03:15
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i have a kinu nishimura artbook i bought in japan in a box i also have a copy of The Eyes of Bayonetta in tasteful hardbound coffee table size in a box. cheers
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Nov 2, 2018 04:06
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Yoshitaka Amano "The Sky" artbooks of his Final Fantasy work are really good. 
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Nov 3, 2018 08:48
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Man I love his stuff
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Nov 3, 2018 13:35
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the ff6 snes strategy guide i got with the game as a kid has a lot of Amano's illustrations and it's one of my favorite gaming books, despite it being so old and worn it's barely holding together. that combination of art and strategy guide was extremely ftw
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Nov 3, 2018 14:25
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I think they are actually coming out with an amano compilation later this year.
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Nov 3, 2018 14:59
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strange feelings re Daisy posted:Yoshitaka Amano "The Sky" artbooks of his Final Fantasy work are really good. Oh I have that one too, and the Dark Souls Trilogy one that came with the DS3 CE.
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Nov 3, 2018 16:58
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Amano rules
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Nov 4, 2018 05:23
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I recently received the breath of the wild master works localization and it’s insanely good. It’s very detailed and the concept art is so interesting, especially for the divine beasts. The interviews and development team commentary are really insightful and after looking through it I decided to play through the game again. Some of the lore history stuff is a little weak but it’s a fairly insignificant portion of the book. I also was given the eyes of bayonetta as a gift and it’s very enjoyable. Fairly sparse on commentary or anything, but the art is great. Some of the concept pieces are fun because they kinda rethink bayonetta to better fit the theme of the costume.
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Dec 16, 2018 02:31
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Pablo Nergigante posted:I haven't but I want to. watch it with me
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Dec 16, 2018 02:56
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not a videogame but D&D's Art & Arcana book showcases classic D&D art that inspired the whole genre. i love that retro, often tacky fantasy design that AD&D has. really want to get The Sky, I have an FF6 SNES guide that's fallen completely apart that I still look through and it's the first place I saw Amano's art as a kid. amazing work.
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