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Artbooks & Gaming books |OT| A new era, a new shelf
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Got an email from Bitmap Books detailing some of their 2020 plans:
- Atari 2600/7200 Visual Compendium pre-orders start January & will ship out in April.
- a book based on the site "The Games That Weren't", all about unreleased games, is set to be published in May.
- Hardcore Gaming 101 to team up & create a book called "A Guide to Japanese Role Playing Games", set to be published Dec. 2020
- I'll throw this in since Micro Machines had a ton of games. "Micro but Many: an Unofficial Micro Machines Collection" will catalogue the cars with over 1,000 pictures & is due in March.
- Atari 2600/7200 Visual Compendium pre-orders start January & will ship out in April.
- a book based on the site "The Games That Weren't", all about unreleased games, is set to be published in May.
- Hardcore Gaming 101 to team up & create a book called "A Guide to Japanese Role Playing Games", set to be published Dec. 2020
- I'll throw this in since Micro Machines had a ton of games. "Micro but Many: an Unofficial Micro Machines Collection" will catalogue the cars with over 1,000 pictures & is due in March.
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Was about to post this. thanks !
Glad they are reprinting their successful books. Their projects for 2020 are very intriguing !
Glad they are reprinting their successful books. Their projects for 2020 are very intriguing !
That "Games That Weren't" book reminds me I want to get the Unseen64 book "Video Games You Will Never Play" but the color version is always $50. One that's been on my list but I usually just get something cheaper like the next HG101 book.
Probably should get that ZX Spectrum book before it goes out of print since it's the only visual compendium of theirs I don't have. Funny how the hardback is way cheaper than the paperback.
Also worth noting they said they're reprinting the Neogeo Visual History & NES Visual Compendium books which should be available mid-December. No reprint for the low in stock Commodore 64 book, but they may do an updated version. Same goes for "Gremlin in the Works" book, which is out of stock.
Probably should get that ZX Spectrum book before it goes out of print since it's the only visual compendium of theirs I don't have. Funny how the hardback is way cheaper than the paperback.
Also worth noting they said they're reprinting the Neogeo Visual History & NES Visual Compendium books which should be available mid-December. No reprint for the low in stock Commodore 64 book, but they may do an updated version. Same goes for "Gremlin in the Works" book, which is out of stock.
So despite being in the game industry, and appreciating game art and artists a great deal as they have been crucial to bringing my designs to life, game art books have never been something I've gotten into.
My 13yo is an aspiring artist and is legitimately talented for their age, and wants to get into game art. What are some of the better game-specific art books? I'm more interested in them getting ones that actually talk a least a little through the process so that they can learn from more than just the visuals. I've already put a similar question out to some of the artists I work with but wanted to ask here, too.
Thanks in advance!
My 13yo is an aspiring artist and is legitimately talented for their age, and wants to get into game art. What are some of the better game-specific art books? I'm more interested in them getting ones that actually talk a least a little through the process so that they can learn from more than just the visuals. I've already put a similar question out to some of the artists I work with but wanted to ask here, too.
Thanks in advance!
Any of the Capcom Works books, such as Breath of Fire: Complete Works, have artist commentary about how they approached several illustrations or promotional art pieces (including going over revisions and the like). The Art of Splatoon/Art of Splatoon 2 is a more extreme case case of that.
Valkyria Chronicles may fit the bill as well, as there's tons of comments about how the artists tried their best making art/designs that was "a believable lie" when it came to creating a world that had elements of fantasy, but was still grounded in reality, along with creating characters that would best fit said world.
Finally finished reading it this morning, will have to try getting 2 & 3 down the line. Did they release one based on 4 yet (which I still need to play)?
Finally finished reading it this morning, will have to try getting 2 & 3 down the line. Did they release one based on 4 yet (which I still need to play)?
I was very impressed with the recently released (in English) Art of Super Mario Odyssey - lots of sketches and commentary ("Designer's Notes") there. Break downs of enemies and attacks and outfits, unused content etc.
The Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion also has a bit of that in it - layouts for environments, designers notes (talking about inspirations and approaches). Also amazing art.
Dark Horse has been putting out fantastic artbooks since they got into doing them. They're probably my favorite artbook publisher at the moment. They're sturdy, and the pages are nice and thick. I'm still a fan of Udon's books, but they don't have quite the same price / quality ratio that Dark Horse's books do.
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Gris artbook available again in limited supplies :
should ship this month
should ship this month
FYI the standard edition is a few dollars cheaper at Instocktrades. Their packing is superb. They package your books like they are shipping a newborn.
Everything is about babies with you lately. BBs, Yodas, and now this.
And yes, I was reading this godforsaken thread because of your bad influence.
Artbooks are basically babies. They aren't even a thing I got into overnight. I bought one here and there for games I really enjoyed. I had a collection before I realized it.
Received my HG101 Japanese Video Game Obscurities book yesterday. Feels a bit weird owning a hardcover copy of a HG101 book. If I had to nitpick, I kinda wish that for certain games that mention specific ports, they had screenshots of said different ports instead of all 8 pictures being from the same version, though I suppose I get that they just wanted to show off the original version of said game. That, and while I do like how chapters are based on genre, I wish there was an order to the games, like by title or release year instead of seemingly random. But otherwise, looking at the list, I've probably only heard about like a 3rd of the games, either via HG101's other books, Region Locked (which I'm still waiting on that book version), or just from years of being online.
Anyone heard of ROM's Dreamcast Collected Works shipping yet? Their site says it'd ship early November but it's already past the halfway point. Doubt it'll happen, but would love to get it as a Xmas gift but wanna ensure it's actually available.
Anyone heard of ROM's Dreamcast Collected Works shipping yet? Their site says it'd ship early November but it's already past the halfway point. Doubt it'll happen, but would love to get it as a Xmas gift but wanna ensure it's actually available.
So it would seem Amazon.de has kind of a flash sale going on or something:
Strange Works of Yoko Taro for €8,49
The Art of Gears 5 for € 9,-
The Art of Days Gone for €9,-
Mega Man X: Official Complete Works HC for €12,-
The Art of Anthem for €7,80
The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook for €11,10
Super Mario Oddyssey Kingdom Adventures Box Set for €12,69
Strange Works of Yoko Taro for €8,49
The Art of Gears 5 for € 9,-
The Art of Days Gone for €9,-
Mega Man X: Official Complete Works HC for €12,-
The Art of Anthem for €7,80
The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook for €11,10
Super Mario Oddyssey Kingdom Adventures Box Set for €12,69
Thanks, just got myself the Megaman X one. Even with postage to London, its by far the cheapest I've ever seen it.
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its now available to buy freely on their site :
Please recommend me a Kazuma Kaneko and where to buy it. I have decided I must own one... at least.
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they've been reprinted and are on amazon depending on your country. As for the the specific, well its up to you I think there are 6 tomes of his designs for SMT
Looks like the first part is much more expensive on both Japanese and American Amazon. Huh.
I'd say the first two volumes are the essential ones. They cover the demons from the first two Super Famicom SMT games. Otherwise, just pick the volume that covers your favorite game. I believe Volume III covers Nocturne, IV and V cover Devil Summoner 1 (not Raidou!), VI and VII cover Devil Summoner 2: Soul Hackers, and VIII covers the first two Persona games. You'll want to double check that I have that right before buying.
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Yeah, that I know. I was just looking to see if anyone actually owned it. Looking for impressions.
It's great. Definitely worth it for any Metal Slug fans.
Yep, I too can attest the Metal Slug art book is worth it.
Then again, Bitmap Books never disappoints.
Then again, Bitmap Books never disappoints.
Awwwwww yeah. Just Randomly searching for manga prices on Amazon and found this in my suggestions (They know me and its scary)
Breath of Fire: Official Complete Works Hardcover
We getting a reprint yall. May 2020. Its a ways off but at least we are finally getting it again. The resell prices for the US edition are still too high.
Breath of Fire: Official Complete Works Hardcover
We getting a reprint yall. May 2020. Its a ways off but at least we are finally getting it again. The resell prices for the US edition are still too high.
I think it was up to $600 on ebay last time I checked. Price has droped a lot but still its too high.
Pricing errors ? Most of those are no longer available at these prices.
Edit: Gears 5 ordered! :P
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I've been watching the Mandalorian and they have beautiful concept art shown during the end credits. I hope after they're done releasing all of the episodes Disney puts out an art book.
it was part of their up to 70% off english books deal must've started to end today because i went to finish my checkout and nearly all the things i was going to get had gone up to their original prices
Ah, ok, too bad MMX was no longer available when I placed my order!
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any print quality differences between Dragon's Crown: Official Artworks JP and western release?
Yeah, that was a close one. I had three things in my cart, and then I just removed them all.
Why do I even enter this thread. All you ppl do is force me to spend munny!
My family needs to eat ya know!!
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these sales are just excuses to get your xmas gifts early ;)
Got two of the Ultimanias I've been holding out on and the Monster Hunter Illustrations 2 for $60. Not bad not bad
God they keep adding more! Making it really hard for me to hold back from buying more. I might have to go all out and buy another 3 while it's still up.
I think I'm going for 6 as well. Currently have Ultimania 1 and 3 plus MonHun's 2nd book, but MMZero, Mario Odyssey, and Bayonetta have been books I've been eyeing for months.
I did.
Dark Souls 3 Desing Works, Darkstalkers book and Dragon's Crown as an extra for me.
Curse you UnluckyKate, curse you! I didn't needed this hahaha