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Artbooks - The Best And The Worst
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ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Dark Horse is releasing The Art of Metal Gear Solid I-IV on May 8, 2018.
It's gonna be 800 pages, hardcover, and probably collect all of Shinkawa's work on the series.
It's gonna be 800 pages, hardcover, and probably collect all of Shinkawa's work on the series.
Got a question for everyone here, I am a fan of art books and design works in general. Ive picked up some of the essential books with some of the bigger game series but i'm looking for stuff that is more design focused and includes early design drafts and even some text about why the character was designed that way and such. Any books that do this particularly well?
So far I've found that the Persona 4 artbook has done it the best that i have found but i wanted to know what everyone else's thoughts were.
So far I've found that the Persona 4 artbook has done it the best that i have found but i wanted to know what everyone else's thoughts were.
Oooh, great to see a representative! Udon seems to have fallen off the map lately; I don't think the website's been updated in forever. :
Are you guys still working on a release for the Persona Q and Bayonetta 2 artbooks? And do you know if there's any chance you guys pick up the Devil Survivor 2 artbook? I figure it's a"no" on DeSu2, but I have to ask.
Cheers for the heads-up. That is awesome.
(Now for Konami to release one for all the Castlevania games as well...see my previous post...)
Edit: it's not up on Amazon.co.uk by the way. Hopefully that will come later.
dancrane212
Member
Any chance of the MMZ: Complete Works getting another reprint? Last one completely passed me by.
Check the previous page. I believe he answered this there (answer = yes).
dancrane212
Member
Haha, glad to see I'm not alone in looking for that!
I always love it when this thread comes up Gaming artbooks are my #1 favorite gift to get, because it's that sort of thing I don't always have money for but always have a wishlist of, lol.
This year I'm going to splurge a bit on myself for Christmas, and buy the two Cook and Becker books (Sonic the Hedgehog and Final Fantasy XV). Just the Standard editions, though, I'm not that rich lol.
I bought it for my ex as a gift back when it was... normally priced and I flipped through it myself. I really liked it!
Now I'm sad I don't have it since it goes for a lot of money At least it looks like we'll get some sort of reprint for it
Oh my, I think I need that in my life. Not want, need.
Gaming artbooks are my #1 favorite gift to get, because it's that sort of thing I don't always have money for but always have a wishlist of, lol.This year I'm going to splurge a bit on myself for Christmas, and buy the two Cook and Becker books (Sonic the Hedgehog and Final Fantasy XV). Just the Standard editions, though, I'm not that rich lol.
Does anyone have the elusive Mega Man Zero art book? How is it? I desperately want it for my collection.
Any chance of a reprint, MattMoylan?
That's Prima.
I bought it for my ex as a gift back when it was... normally priced and I flipped through it myself. I really liked it!
Now I'm sad I don't have it since it goes for a lot of money
At least it looks like we'll get some sort of reprint for it Oh my, I think I need that in my life. Not want, need.
*sweats*
I've always wanted a Yoji Shinkawa artbook, all the ones I can find are hard to find, or if you do find them they're super expensive. Although this also is pretty steep, but it's 800 pages and "concept and key art" sounds exactly like what I've always wanted.
Thanks for the heads up.
tiebreaker
Member
Hi Matt. Any chance to see a reprint of Valkyria Chronicles: Design Archive?
UnluckyKate
Member
Deus Ex universe to in details within character design iterations.
Journey's artbook too... its incredible to read how much was done, rework, scrapped, though out and in the end all you see is sand...
Whew, Day 1
Great! I'll be on the lookout.Very likely but, you'll have a little more wait. Look for an similar UDON project announcement before the end of the year that will show how MMZero OCW could come back. It will be fairly obvious
Drillary Clinton
Banned
The Gravity Rush art book was fantastic. I'll update this with some pics once I'm out of class.
The answer may be obvious, but anyway... can we expect you guys to bring DS III Design Works over here?
bwolfman
Neo Member
I do quite enjoy Alan Wake Illuminated, it's not just pictures of the art and concept, it also features insight into why certain styles and choices were made with commentary from the crew working on the game
Does anyone have the elusive Mega Man Zero art book? How is it? I desperately want it for my collection.
Any chance of a reprint, MattMoylan?
It Rocks
You will want to pickup a copy as soon as you find a fairly priced one, cheers
Bruce Springsteen
Member
this is going to be a beauty
Freezasaurus
Member
This should be illegal.
Very likely but, you'll have a little more wait. Look for an similar UDON project announcement before the end of the year that will show how MMZero OCW could come back. It will be fairly obvious
Yesssss
UnluckyKate
Member
Yes I felt in love with it when I saw it in japan. I could not just leave it there.
MattMoylan
Neo Member
The website is something we have neglected, it's one of our priorities to fix it up now that convention season is over. Though for the time being you may want to follow us on Twitter or Facebook for more regular updates.
AA6, on our radar. AA5 art book didn't do huge numbers, it was just fine. So maybe but, we've got some other Capcom art book priorities first .
Are you guys still working on a release for the Persona Q and Bayonetta 2 artbooks? And do you know if there's any chance you guys pick up the Devil Survivor 2 artbook? I figure it's a"no" on DeSu2, but I have to ask.
Persona Q is largely done, it's in the queue to be wrapped up and scheduled for release.
Bayonetta 2 has been a long road, its' been stalled for a while but will still pushing to get around some roadblocks. The first book had a similar rough road.
Devil Survivor 2, we actually do have teh rights but, it's a low priority behind a lto of other projects we need to complete.
Mentione above but, bery likely. Look for an announcement of another similar project by end of the year for how MMZ will probably return.
That one we are still debating. It sold well but over a long time, and slowly died down at the end of our stock. But good to know there soem interest still.
Can't officially announce anything, YET. Soon...
Ultimadrago
Member
I have a question. What's your favorite art book(s)? They don't have to be from UDON!
Von Krukru
Banned
Sooo, I got this for my birthday. After reading it, I experienced the biggest case of regret ever. I sold my Wii U the day Splatoon was out. I sleeped on this game, and I'm just discovering the greatness of the design, universe, artstyle and everything from it, thanks to this book. I feel like it's a spiritual sequel of one of my fave games of all time, Jet Set Radio. Everything scream Dreamcast in this artbook.
The book in itself is pretty big, probably the biggest of my collection. It has everything, chara designs, items, backgrounds, concept arts, a ton of little notes about the conception of stuff, etc. Really really love this book, can't recommend it enough. I'm not buying any game until I save enough money for a Switch and Splatoon 2 now, that's how good this artbook is!
Good, great, and excellent! I guess my only real concern now is when you guys can get your website back up. I don't use Facebook, and your Twitter just spams my feed with stuff I'm not interested in (sorry).
Retro Edge
Member
Oh yes, now where you ask.
I was looking a few pages back where I posted my collection inclusive the new and unfortunately disappointing Bloodborne Artbook and I would like to know.... Why? What happened there? No hardcover anymore, looks and feels very cheap, the cover, the paper, no text in it, very barebone and on top it was way more expensive than the other 2 artbooks.
Almost everyone in this thread here was massively disappointed. What went wrong?
Ultimadrago
Member
I just got the Gravity Daze artbook, and it's fantastic.
Filled with art from both games.
How many pages? And I'm guessing it's softcover?
Why are so many Japanese artbooks not hardcover?
show me your skeleton
Member
anyone found this on the UK amazon store yet?
also so glad to hear that the persona 4 book is being reprinted!
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
Well, that's going to be fantastic. Thank you for the heads up.
Drillary Clinton
Banned
How many pages? And I'm guessing it's softcover?
Why are so many Japanese artbooks not hardcover?
254. Yeah it's soft cover.
Ultimadrago
Member
Thanks, I may still check it out since Gravity Rush's concept art is excellent from what I've seen.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
I wonder how baller/limited the Limited Edition of this release will be.
Hey Matt! I love the Fate/stay night complete material books. How are those going? Any interest internally on publishing the Fate/Grand Order Material books as well? ;;>_>
tiebreaker
Member
Last I checked, not yet. But I found a pre-order page on amazon.de
Drillary Clinton
Banned
Lighting in my room is super extra trash so I can't get any good pics of the book. Of note is a crazy amount of promotional art for GR1 and 2, insane amounts of beautiful environmental concept art, and all the issues of the mini comicstrip series Gravity Days.
Thank you! Pre-ordered!
This. I've got a few Udon books and they've always been solid. I held off on Bloodbourne after hearing some reviews.
Hades Hotgun
Banned
SpikedGunner
Member
80 bucks, I already 3 of those 4 game artbooks...but Snake Eater never got an official one and hell, considering how much Shinkawa's art books go for these days, this is a good deal. Might as well pick it up for those reasons...though I wish it also had Peace Walker, I regret missing out on that one.
And order placed. Thanks for sharing dude.
I bought it for my ex as a gift back when it was... normally priced and I flipped through it myself. I really liked it!
Now I'm sad I don't have it since it goes for a lot of money
It Rocks
You will want to pickup a copy as soon as you find a fairly priced one, cheers
Thanks. I'll definitely buy it when/if it gets a reprint soon...
@Matt of UDON
Thanks for responding back. I hope we get reprints of the elusive and expensive artbooks we've been clamoring for.
Any plans to reprint the Marvel Vs Capcom artbook? I only have a digital copy on my PS4
Can't seem to find that gravity rush artbook in amazon. Are there a lot of japanese text?
Thanks for responding back. I hope we get reprints of the elusive and expensive artbooks we've been clamoring for.
Any plans to reprint the Marvel Vs Capcom artbook? I only have a digital copy on my PS4
Can't seem to find that gravity rush artbook in amazon. Are there a lot of japanese text?
Hopefully they don't have the trouble that they've had with the Venture Bros. artbook. They've been working on it for four or five years.
Freezasaurus
Member
I didn't even know about that one until I saw it on Amazon today. Though they seem to have gotten the Rick & Morty artbook out fine. Maybe the issue isn't with Dark Horse.
manzoman96
Member
This is an awesome thread! The only artbook I own is the one for The Last of Us. Though I do have that small book that came with the MGS Legacy Collection and the LE Kingdom Hearts 1.5 artbook case.
Really glad to hear the Persona 4 book is getting a reprint. I got the one for 3 a bit ago and really liked it. Glad to hear there's interest in bringing the JP P5 art book too.
I'll echo those on the MMZ art book. First one I ever got from a Barnes and Noble way back when. One of my favorites.
I'll echo those on the MMZ art book. First one I ever got from a Barnes and Noble way back when. One of my favorites.
Bill R Boggess
Member
Amazon just contacted me about the Neo Geo: A Visual History in regards to the successive delays.
I reconfirmed my pre-order and hope Bitmap Books gets it out soon.
I wrote a review about their NES art book this summer:
https://celluloidandsilicon.com/201...he-unofficial-nesfamicon-a-visual-compendium/
I reconfirmed my pre-order and hope Bitmap Books gets it out soon.
I wrote a review about their NES art book this summer:
https://celluloidandsilicon.com/201...he-unofficial-nesfamicon-a-visual-compendium/