Artbooks & Gaming books |OT| A new era, a new shelf
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THE ART OF CASTLE IN THE SKY
THE ART OF HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
THE ART OF KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
THE ART OF MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
THE ART OF NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
THE ART OF PONYO
THE ART OF PORCO ROSSO
THE ART OF PRINCESS MONONOKE
THE ART OF SPIRITED AWAY
THE ART OF THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
THE ART OF THE WIND RISES
have they still not printed an art book for THE OCEAN WAVES 海がきこえる ?
It's my favourite Ghibli and features some of their greatest artworks, some of which is online.
THE ART OF HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
THE ART OF KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
THE ART OF MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
THE ART OF NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
THE ART OF PONYO
THE ART OF PORCO ROSSO
THE ART OF PRINCESS MONONOKE
THE ART OF SPIRITED AWAY
THE ART OF THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
THE ART OF THE WIND RISES
have they still not printed an art book for THE OCEAN WAVES 海がきこえる ?
It's my favourite Ghibli and features some of their greatest artworks, some of which is online.
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. That's kind of where my head is at as well after checking out some impressions online.
I hear ya. There are plenty of other Studio Ghibli movies where it would be nice for them to have artbooks published. It sucks they've stuck primarily to the films that Hayao Miyazaki directed. Plenty of other great films, with great art, in their catalog where he didn't take center stage. The only other Ghibli film artbook that I'm familiar with is THE ART OF FROM UP ON POPPY HILL, which only has a Japanese version released.
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Wait what ? 10 years ?
Googles... They made Sexy Brutale ? Deadlight ? And a bunch of other stuff ? Only knew them for Rime...
Thank you! I'm super happy about it. I love Ori so much.
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My personnal best off 2020 :
Mana Books (french) Sekiro Official Artworks :
Full format, hardcover, sublime inner dust jacket with the world's map, even more beautiful cover and FromSoft art goodness inside. Yes all around.
The art of Death Stranding :
Shinkawa god tier character design and painting with a whole lot of bloodborne tier of horror material. I think its a must have along the game.
Anime Architecture :
Just released, instantly became one of my fav this year. It hits right into all the anime movies I grew up with, its a superb object and a fascinating read. Can't recommend enough
Mana Books (french) Sekiro Official Artworks :
Full format, hardcover, sublime inner dust jacket with the world's map, even more beautiful cover and FromSoft art goodness inside. Yes all around.
The art of Death Stranding :
Shinkawa god tier character design and painting with a whole lot of bloodborne tier of horror material. I think its a must have along the game.
Anime Architecture :
Just released, instantly became one of my fav this year. It hits right into all the anime movies I grew up with, its a superb object and a fascinating read. Can't recommend enough
Yoshitaka Amano Art History by Marie Suzuki (2020). I enjoyed this behind-the-scenes look at the artist's studio and work process. My favorite story is that of Amano and his manager frantically getting framed paintings on the wall in France the night before a gallery opening.
Is this in English?
Unfortunately not. I fumbled my way through it with Google Translate. Alarmingly, the publisher seems to be out of stock already. His children's book EMMA is still available but I haven't ordered that one yet.
UnluckyKate The Sekiro book looks amazing. I still want to play it so I won't spoil myself further.
Is Anime Architecture still available anywhere? Looks sold out at a few places I've checked : /
Can't believe I missed that one, looks amazing
edit: found it!
www.barnesandnoble.com
I never think to check brick & mortar stores anymore lol
Can't believe I missed that one, looks amazing
edit: found it!
Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities|Hardcover
An unrivaled visual guide to the cityscapes and buildings of the most celebrated and influential anime movies.Anime has been influencing cinema, literature, comic books, and video games around the world for decades. Part of what makes anime so popular are the memorable and...
www.barnesandnoble.com
I never think to check brick & mortar stores anymore lol
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I played it on pc and made a thread about how i used an easy mod and how amazing it was if it can motivate you
LTTP : Sekiro with an Easy Mod, probably end up my fav FromSoft experience
Yeah, I played Sekiro with an Easy Mod from Nexus Mod. This made the game very easy, but amazingly fun. I loved Bloodborne (plat) and DS3 (3 playthroughs), for the combat, exploration, level design, visual design... But Sekiro kicked my ass very hard and I didn't felt having to deal with the...
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I made a pretty thorough post about the Japanese edition of the Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Art Book a couple years ago in this thread:
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If there's another DQ book you'd like to know about, let me know. I might have it.
Anyone else find it bizarre that there are no dedicated art books for NetherRealm games like Mortal Kombat and Injustice?
I'd kill for a MK retrospective.
I'd kill for a MK retrospective.
There was a limited edition of it that only had 1000 copies made, but didn't think the standard book would be limited. Maybe just launch stock at this point but I don't know for sure.
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I got the Ori and the Will of the Wisps book for Christmas
I am now out of space in my room and may have to relocate some books downstairs as they start to spill onto my floor
I am now out of space in my room and may have to relocate some books downstairs as they start to spill onto my floor
Not gaming, but I got the Art of Wolfwalkers book for Christmas, and like the film, absolutely love it. Also got the Art of Game of Thrones for Christmas, and like the show, enjoy parts of it immensely but am ultimately disappointed (not enough character or costume or dragon art).
Looking at picking up the Art of Crash Bandicoot 4, even though I haven't tried the game, since I'm a fan of Nicholas Kole and his work on Spyro.
Lovely time to be into Art books!
Looking at picking up the Art of Crash Bandicoot 4, even though I haven't tried the game, since I'm a fan of Nicholas Kole and his work on Spyro.
Lovely time to be into Art books!
I got this one for Christmas funnily enough!Is Anime Architecture still available anywhere? Looks sold out at a few places I've checked : /
Can't believe I missed that one, looks amazing
edit: found it!
Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities|Hardcover
An unrivaled visual guide to the cityscapes and buildings of the most celebrated and influential anime movies.Anime has been influencing cinema, literature, comic books, and video games around the world for decades. Part of what makes anime so popular are the memorable and...
I never think to check brick & mortar stores anymore lol
Anime Arquitecture is available at Amazon Spain for 28€
Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities : Riekeles, Stefan: Amazon.es: Libros
Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities : Riekeles, Stefan: Amazon.es: Libros
www.amazon.es
Thanks a bunch! That was very helpful. Appreciate the offer, but I don't have any questions about other DQ books at this time. Only the 30th Anniversary Art Book was included in that particular sale. I ended up placing an order for it, the Kirby book, and one of the remaining Studio Ghibli books I still needed to get. Still on the fence for the Kirby book, but I figured "buy now, think later". Can make a decision to return it after the shipment is received.
Not an artbook, but it will useful for scanning them.
I made a few test scans and I can get good results at 20400 x 28079 pixels.
[Includes a 10th Anniversary Bonus Item] Danganronpa Series 10th Anniversary Commemorative Danganronpa Decade | EJ ANiME STORE
[10th Anniversary Bonus] Hope's Peak Academy School Store Clear File The Hope's Peak Academy school store is known for its clear files! A clear file with a design featuring the characters dressed in fancy attire will be available as a bonus item to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the...
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There's a tiny hardcover artbook for Odin Sphere. Don't spend too much on it. Not for Muramasa as far as I'm aware.
One for Dragon's Crown is available in japanase and english through Udon, its good.
Thanks, I already have the DC one in Japanese and the small Odin Sphere that I got from the Collector's Edition. I had hoped that they would've made a larger sized one for Muramasa and Odin Sphere, but I guess that's out of the question. Thanks though!
Nope, which is insane.
Then again, Rockstar games haven't really enjoyed any type of artbooks, outside of the stuff they've released with special editions like GTAIV.
I made an earlier post lamenting the lack of artbooks for stuff like Mortal Kombat.
It really is bizarre.
Wow, that is crazy. What a missed opportunity! I'm wondering if that is what that phantom order I have on Amazon dated August 28, 2018 for $19.81 from Random House that has yet to ship and shows just "Unknown" and "No Image Available" is. If so I should probably just cancel it.
Yeah, I have the GTAIV CE artbook. It is tiny but I love it nonetheless, especially the evolution of logos like Sprunk over time that appear throughout the city. Shame they never did a proper artbook. I have one for Mafia III that I absolutely love.
It's a shame because the GTA marketing illustrations have always been great.
My sister got me this one:
Kirby: Art & Style Collection: VIZ Media: 9781974711796: Amazon.com: Books
Kirby: Art & Style Collection [VIZ Media] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Kirby: Art & Style Collection
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I'm looking for an artbook as a self-gift, which one would you recommend that has commentary on the development of the game? I loved the Heart of Dead Cells and the Art of CupHead for this reason, I'd say I give 50% importance to the art and 50% to the dev commentary. These are some I'm interested in:
- Dead Space: I loved the games and it seems the book has a lot of commentary from the devs and not just artists.
- Doom Eternal: Very interested in this one because I love the gameplay systems in the game, but it seems that there's almost no dev commentary and everything's just lore.
- Doom2016: Same as above.
The Art of Guild Wars 2: 25th Anniversary Edition (2020) by Arenanet. I have my issues with this book, but it's great to have a hard copy of Kekai Kotaki's and Daniel Dociu work for this series. I haven't come across another game with an atmosphere and world quite like Guild Wars.
Oh fuck, I had no idea they released a new art book. I still have the one from pre-release. Well, just ordered that now. :)
Also does anyone know the situation with the FFXIV Heavensward books on Amazon? Like the Shadowbringers book was the first to be sold on Amazon and then they added the two from Heavensward and... well, I ordered them in August and nothing has happened. Obvious pandemic and all, but still pretty odd.
Edit: Wait, apparently it's not releasing on amazon till June 15th, 2021..? but why tho?
The Ori book has a lot of discussion on the iterative process that goes alongside the art. It's one of the best I've seen and I'd put it right up there with the Cuphead book for that reason.
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Dead Space is a massive book. Mind you, it covers all three games, but not in equal matters. It has a strong focus on the first two with bits of the third. But hte art is really put forward and display beautifully, with TONS of comments. Its really a must have if you enjoy the games.
Do you mean the artbook for Will of the Wisps or for the first one? The devs were very active here in design discussions and I love how they think so this might be just perfect for me!
I haven't played the third one, but 1 and 2 are among my favourite horror games so this sounds really well. Thanks a lot for the info!
There's only the one book for Will of the Wisps. There are a couple of designs from the first game covered there but that's about it.
The Art of Ori and the Will of the Wisps | FuturePress
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Thanks for clearing that out. I think I'm going to flip a coin to decide if I get this first or the Dead Space one :)There's only the one book for Will of the Wisps. There are a couple of designs from the first game covered there but that's about it.
The Art of Ori and the Will of the Wisps | FuturePress
I might lean more towards Dead Space since that book is older. Whenever it goes out of stock the price will likely skyrocket like it does for almost everything else. Still kicking myself for not getting the book for Evil Within when I had the chance.