Artbooks & Gaming books |OT| A new era, a new shelf
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yep same, but i'm taking a punt as they're describing it as an art book.
i think i'll be nier automata world guide-esque disappointed but ah well.
Bullying skele :(
Mine should be here today so I win skele
This thread definitely needs more strategy guide love! I don't want to steal the hype from everyone receiving their Control books, but we should post the strategy guide collections as well. I've recently been building out my office and thus empty bookshelf with these. Lots of gems to share.
Yeah, I saw an unboxing and was kind of "that's it ?".
The thing is, that Amazon charges me u$s 22 for the shipment, making it almost u$s 40 in total. The DE is currently at u$s 50 (shipment included). So, maybe I buy that one.
That's just the front of the shelf. Behind these are more. I need a second book shelf. lol
Got my Control and Immortals: Fenyx Rising artbooks from Amazon today. Miraculously undamaged.
I used to collect these but I found that I was doing just that, collecting. I had hundreds and had many that I never looked at more than a few pages.
I got rid of 99% of them and everything else I "collected".
I got rid of 99% of them and everything else I "collected".
Despite ordering as soon as it was announced, my Control art book has an estimated delivery date of early March, nearly a month after its supposed release date. Not very impressed with Amazon there, especially if people are already getting the book so stock is clearly available.
whereabouts are you? i'm guessing the uk's stock has been impacted by brexit tbh.
I'm in the UK. Good point, that's likely what's happened. Another thing we have to "thank" Brexit for :/
That's just the front of the shelf. Behind these are more. I need a second book shelf. lol
You are a man of culture! They look to be in great shape too. Some are worth $100+ based on recent ebay checks.
How's the Radian Dawn guide? I want one to round out my collection but heard it was written pretty poorly.
I wanted that Wild Arms 2 guide for so long. My dad found it for me at one point at a thrift store. I can't find it at all tho now smh. Sad time.
That's just the front of the shelf. Behind these are more. I need a second book shelf. lol
mine just changed from march 1st to Feb 9th so fingers crossed it sticks!
Nice! Still showing as March 2nd for me, but hopefully it'll update at some point tomorrow.
To be fair MSRP is like $60. What Amazon chooses to list at is their business.
No movement on Control for me but I have been reading my copy of the Luna book that arrived this week. Perhaps the overall page size could be a smidge bigger, but the content within the book is fantastic. Goes step-by-step through the game offering explanation and sketches for the design process of developing the levels.
+1 for the Deus Ex artbook being well worth a purchase if you liked those games at all. Amazon have moved the shipping date for my Control pre-order forward to the 10th, really looking forward to digging into it.
I managed to get the Cyberpunk 2077 artbook that was exclusive to the collector's edition as well (click images to enlarge, please excuse the poor quality).
I managed to get the Cyberpunk 2077 artbook that was exclusive to the collector's edition as well (click images to enlarge, please excuse the poor quality).
It's not the best guide, but it does have lovely pictures within. It does have lil snippets for each character you can recruit which is nice. I do love me some RPG guides.
is it worth picking up? i have so far been banking on them doing a "complete edition" art book but don't want to miss out.I managed to get the Cyberpunk 2077 artbook that was exclusive to the collector's edition as well (click images to enlarge, please excuse the poor quality).
Sweet, Wordery has finally shipped my Control pre-order, wonder when it'll ge--
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And there's no tracking, apparently. God, I hope it actually makes it to Canada, I've never bought from these people before. Why the hell can't Future Press just... ship to Canada directly?
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And there's no tracking, apparently. God, I hope it actually makes it to Canada, I've never bought from these people before. Why the hell can't Future Press just... ship to Canada directly?
If you can manage to find it at a decent price, it's worth picking up. It doesn't greatly exceed what many other artbooks offer but it's solid enough and covers various parts of the game from the mood, districts, factions, as well as weapons and vehicles. I think some of the art can also be seen in the World of Cyberpunk 2077 book, but the difference here is the annotations being written from a design perspective rather than a lore one. It also has a characters section (where the Panam and Rogue photos above are from) that I really liked.
I don't believe the Witcher 2 and 3 art books that came with their respective CE's ended up seeing separate releases, so I wouldn't recommend holding off if you do see it for a reasonable price.
I've seen some other snippets posted on twitter, looks like a solid book.+1 for the Deus Ex artbook being well worth a purchase if you liked those games at all. Amazon have moved the shipping date for my Control pre-order forward to the 10th, really looking forward to digging into it.
I managed to get the Cyberpunk 2077 artbook that was exclusive to the collector's edition as well (click images to enlarge, please excuse the poor quality).
I really love the different early concept designs for characters. Some of them are quite different from what ended up in the final game.
I'm on the hunt for some older Art Books that have not been reprinted. These ones I am eyeing are of course fairly pricey on ebay, but which ones would everyone say here is worth it and a must have?
Okami: Complete Works
The Art of God of War 3
The Art of God of War Ascension
The Art of Gravity Daze
The Art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Okami: Complete Works
The Art of God of War 3
The Art of God of War Ascension
The Art of Gravity Daze
The Art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
You're in Canada right? There are still copies of Castlevania on Amazon and Chapters for ~$40.
Great book too: https://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-art-of-castlevania-lords-of-shadow
Okami was one of my first books when I started buying artbooks over 10 years ago and it's an absolute masterpiece. It's paperback/softcover, but it's filled to the brim with gorgeous artwork from a gorgeous game.
Yup. Thank you! :) Clearly I wasn't looking hard enough haha.
Thanks for the DX opinions, i'm throwing it on the wishlist for after I deal with some money stuff
sidenote WTF did the $aus take a massive hit or something? Art of Fire Emblem on my wishlist is listed at $80 buckaroonies! I swear to god it was like $50 or so when I wishlisted it.
sidenote WTF did the $aus take a massive hit or something? Art of Fire Emblem on my wishlist is listed at $80 buckaroonies! I swear to god it was like $50 or so when I wishlisted it.
Just received Tsushima art book and GOW Lore & Legends and boy, these are fantastic, GOW in particular is way better than I expected.
Uhhh, I want the Art of God of War 3 so bad! One of my few remaining wish list books. I should have pulled the trigger a couple of years ago when I saw a decent-ish looking copy for ~$100 (US) on ebay. I just couldn't stomach it at the time.
The Gravity Rush artbook is so lovely and the price isn't too crazy, yet. That'll change quickly if it truly is out of print. Since it's scrictly an import book, I'd say get that sooner rather than later.
I've got a copy of the Art of God of War III that I've been thinking of getting rid of. It's a nice book, but God of War was never one of the franchises I was super-into.
Was the Gravity Daze book ever localized? Or is it a Japan-only book?
Oh you'll find plenty of buyers if you ever decide to part with it. I did a quick ebay search and you really have to scroll now to find a listing that isn't for the short CE book.
The Gravity Daze artbook is indeed yet another artbook that's JP only. A translated hardcover copy would have been a dream; now it's more pipe dream, lol. *cries*
Immortals: Fenyx Rising is out Feb 23th in Europe - where are you living? :P
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Got my notice too. My last Bookdepot delivery took almost 4 weeks.
I'm not at all a strategy guide collector, but I do have a little stack of oldies.
That's just the front of the shelf. Behind these are more. I need a second book shelf. lol
I'm not at all a strategy guide collector, but I do have a little stack of oldies.
Oh man. Nice little collection there. I see quite a few RPG guides that I regretfully do not own in yer stack!
I have ordered the Banner Saga art book from the Stoic store, it's coming from the US so I just have to bide my patience for it.
Not many reviews for it but I absolutely adore the art style for the game and it was also really enjoyable game to play too.
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Not many reviews for it but I absolutely adore the art style for the game and it was also really enjoyable game to play too.
The Art of The Banner Saga
The full trilogy physical art book, a beautiful hard-bound tome that will look fantastic on display in your longhouse. Your glorious descendants, and their descendants, and the further descendants thereof, will treasure this book for eons. Pages: 172Dimensions: 12.25" x 8.75" x 1"
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Long time lurker here. Here are my strategy guides/artbooks.
I'm tempted to pick up the Octopath Traveler guide. Anybody here owns it?
I'm tempted to pick up the Octopath Traveler guide. Anybody here owns it?
Long time lurker here. Here are my strategy guides/artbooks.
I'm tempted to pick up the Octopath Traveler guide. Anybody here owns it?
Did you come round my house and take those last two photos here?
jk but I pretty much have the exact same layout for my Soulsborne guides and Third Edition books.
If you haven't got it, I highly recommend the Sekiro Third Edition book - made me go back and appreciate the game even more
Those old Nintendo Player's Guides. 💦 Those bring back memories.
I've only just seen the Control Art book pop up in my bubble. Fucking hell, it looks gorgeous and a must have for my collection!