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Artbooks & Gaming books |OT| A new era, a new shelf
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I'm really impressed with Art of Super Mario Odyssey. I bought it on a whim since it was on sale, but I didn't realise how big it was or how nicely it was presented with the plastic slipcase and clean cover. It feels way more premium than the price tag it is going for right now.
The contents are great too; it didn't wow me as much as say the Metal Slug art book, but it makes up for it with genuinely interesting insights and just a wealth of sketches and information. Probably the third favourite art book I own.
The contents are great too; it didn't wow me as much as say the Metal Slug art book, but it makes up for it with genuinely interesting insights and just a wealth of sketches and information. Probably the third favourite art book I own.
Something interesting just arrived in the post. The writer is a person who has studied urban planning and city geography and has applied it to 45 different virtual cities - was mentioned in Edge magazine this month and I had to get it (and thought about Andrew Korenchkin as well!)
Note - my cover is the black and red one, but I can't get a decent photo at the moment
Thanks for the shout out, that looks 100% up my alley.
Oh damn, sad I missed this, would've definitely picked up Dues Ex, Horizon and maybe destiny at those prices.
The voucher is still showing up as valid for me. Deus Ex and Horizon's discounted prices have increased slightly to £17.32 and Destiny is sadly out of stock, but the code should still work.
Picked up Doom Eternal's art book and the Neon Genesis Evangelion animation sketch book myself.
Just so you know I thought it would be great but I wasn't that impressed; it's more 45 lonely planet style guides to a place with some odd illustrations, rather than a good look at the design of each city and how it impacts the game. I think the idea is great but the execution was lacking
Oh, I kept getting a "This code can't be applied to your order" error when I tried to use the code so I assumed it was over, after your reply I logged out of my ebay account and checked out as a guest and it worked fine so... /shrug, thanks for the heads up! Ended up picking up the horizon and nier automata art books, as well as the 99% invisible city.
Hm, that's a shame, what did you think of the art, odd is an interesting descriptor.
Somehow missed this when it was first announced. Will definitely be picking up, but looks like there's still a ways to go as Amazon's got it pegged for a March 30th, 2021 release date.
They felt like an attempt to capture the spirit of the game but didn't really work; they were drawn in a freehand style that meant there were no straight lines which didn't fit a lot of the games.
I liked the maps drawn for the book but the drawings of people and places just looked like someone drawing them from memory.
There has been a few "buy 2 get 1 free" and "Buy 1 get on 50% off" sales going on. Think that second one only lasted a a few hours yesterday though.
Are the new versions of Art of Capcom 1 & 2 exactly the same only with a hardcover, or did they add more pages?
I think so, but I don't know for sure. I'm more hyped about the rival schools tease.
Oh yeah, I'm definitely in for that. Amazon shipped my copy of Art of Capcom Vol.3 yesterday. Looking forward to it, but I really don't want to re-purchase Vol. 1 and 2 since I already have them in paperback.
Oh cool, saw that Hardcore Gaming 101's book on Shin Megami Tensei/Persona released back on the 13th. 190 pages for $25, not bad. Ordered mine earlier today.
Speaking of HG101, is the site owner a member here? I remember they were previously but wasn't sure if they joined here.
Speaking of HG101, is the site owner a member here? I remember they were previously but wasn't sure if they joined here.
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I don't know whether to buy it or wait for a possible localization. 🤔
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I'll probably bite. I have a few things in my list to get from Japan, I'd take the opportunity to make a single package soon I think
I'm facing the same dilemma, which is why I'm waiting to see how much text there is in the Japanese release. If it's light on text and is mostly art-centric, then I'll almost definitely import it rather than waiting possibly 1-2 years for a localization that might never happen.
we got the Dragon's Crown book so i guess it's only a matter of waiting
Ooooh. Ordered for a Christmas present for myself. Can't wait to open it in December (for you see, I actually do wrap presents to myself, so to be build hype and such). Can't wait!
Just picked up Art of Super Mario Odyssey myself. Pretty excellent price point at just $22.
Yeah I have the Black edition (got it for 10 bucks back in the day) and the artbook is amazing, but really limited in its page numbers and its size. Those pocket books that come with collector's editions are always underwhelming and does a disservice to the art.
I assume a fully fledged Demons Souls artbook would require both From's artists and Bluepoint's artists to allow a print of their art. Not sure if Sony owns all the art or if it's the company they've contracted.
sony owned the IP so by definiton, they would have full ownership of the artwork. FROM and Bluepoint are merely contractors.
Got my copy of Art of Capcom V.3 in the mail from Amazon, but of course there was a nice impact dent on the top side, so a good number of pages have a little crinkle at the top. At least Amazon is super easy for getting replacements.
Super lovely book otherwise.
Super lovely book otherwise.
Amazon Australia has no black friday deals on artbooks and bookdepository's black friday deal is 10% off a selection of stuff, which is fine except they run those deals constantly anyway. Geh. I was really curious about $20 for a super mario odyssey book (I guess it'd be about $35 AUD but whatever)
Getting a replacement is easy enough, but getting another replacement that's not damaged is a pain.
To be fair, I don't even think the damage was from shipping. It came in one of those perforated cardboard boxes that's barely larger than the book, and there's no damage to the outside of that. The damage probably occurred before it was packed and shipped.
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So I've recieved this and took all morning reading this religiously.
It's amazing. I'm baised, of course, as the selection of movies is, probably, my first anime movies and introductions to the genre.
But the quality of the painted backgrounded scanned, the deconstruction of the layers, the hand drawn studies, the commentaries... the locations scout pictures for Gits... Its all feel like I opened a treasure chest for my favorites movies.
I can't recommend this enough.
Good haul. The Mario Odyssey book is surprisingly big. The Breath of the Wild book is great too, if you're a Zelda fan.
Funny thing I was about to grab it for part of my b2g1 but Amazon said I ordered it 2 years ago so currently it's sitting somewhere in storage. Otherwise I went with Cuphead, Spiderverse, and Splatoon 2. Then I saw Avatar was eligible for b2g1 at Target so I just ordered 2 filler and cancelled them to get the 33% off on Avatar. Odyssey was just a good price on Amazon.
Yup, it's really great.
The spine itself with the orange and brown grey is also really beautiful. Amazing job by those involved.
So it looks like I'll have to wait and pray for an eventual Dark Horse translated release of the 13 Sentinels Double Helix artbook.
From these product images it's clear that there is a ton of text in there, so I'd be unable to read most of its content if I went the import route.
From these product images it's clear that there is a ton of text in there, so I'd be unable to read most of its content if I went the import route.
Jeez. I was just coming in here to ask if they would be in english.So it looks like I'll have to wait and pray for an eventual Dark Horse translated release of the 13 Sentinels Double Helix artbook.
From these product images it's clear that there is a ton of text in there, so I'd be unable to read most of its content if I went the import route.
Hey Guys!
I don't know if it can be considered spam, if that's the case I can delete the post, but I'm uploading my book collection to Youtube. So if you're interested, you can take a look! For now I uploaded the artbooks for Cyberpunk, The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part 2.
I don't know if it can be considered spam, if that's the case I can delete the post, but I'm uploading my book collection to Youtube. So if you're interested, you can take a look! For now I uploaded the artbooks for Cyberpunk, The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part 2.
Nice production! I'm sure this would be welcome here. How do you keep the camera in place?
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I don't want to risk any books getting lost or damaged during the holidays, so I'm on vacation from collecting until next year. :)