The Art of Castlevania - Lords of Shadow (Lords of Shadow 2)
Product ID: 48321641
Combining concept art, game stills and promotional images from both Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and the upcoming sequel Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, as well as side story Mirror of Fate, the book will take readers on a visual guide through the supernatural world of Castlevania, following the Belmont family's everlasting struggle against the forces of darkness. The book will offer an exclusive look at Gabriel and the rest of the Belmont clan, as well as the games allies and antagonists, supernatural creatures and otherworldly locations and much more. Review: Stunning Art Book - I will be straight up honest and say I haven't played any of the three Castlevania LOS games - I just have a real tendency to pick up art and design books that catch my eye, and this is definitely one of them; The Castlevania series has always had a real knack for more esoteric monster designs beyond the lead villain himself, and the fascinating thing here is that they both ground the designs slightly and still really run with them; The designs of the various Belmont characters are grounded in the eras they originate from, explained in the commentary running alongside the imagery, whereas the monster designs are all really exotic and wonderfully done. They really do a good job of explaining the intent and desire of the developers, including their influences; A number of people (including Jontron) accused them of ripping off Shadow of the Colossus with the design work for some of the more prominent enemies, but the commentary explains that the design and play style of those encounters was intention, making it more of a homage. Beyond this, the book comprehensively covers all three games, and as mentioned elsewhere, even includes the full map of a stage from Mirror of Fate, which really helps show the thought process and manner in which they figure out the level of challenge and layouts. It is a genuinely stunning art book. All the imagery is crisp and clear, and typically printed across a full page or across a double-page spread. I am a huge fan of this book and really want to play the games because of it - by contrast I was utterly disappointed with the Assassin's Creed IV art book by the same publisher. At the time of writing the book is £12.00 from desertcart themselves. Seriously - this is an absolute bargain for any fans of the games or anyone who loves great design work. Review: The Artwork of CV Lords of Shadow is more greater than the game - In this volume we find dozens of prestigious artworks on the trilogy of Mercury Steam, the book is really superb, inside there are dozens of wonderful sketches and conceptual images. If you loved the art of Lords of Shadow, this book, can not escape it. I also bought the limited edition of this artbook. Excellent quality, binding etc.
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M**M
Stunning Art Book
I will be straight up honest and say I haven't played any of the three Castlevania LOS games - I just have a real tendency to pick up art and design books that catch my eye, and this is definitely one of them; The Castlevania series has always had a real knack for more esoteric monster designs beyond the lead villain himself, and the fascinating thing here is that they both ground the designs slightly and still really run with them; The designs of the various Belmont characters are grounded in the eras they originate from, explained in the commentary running alongside the imagery, whereas the monster designs are all really exotic and wonderfully done. They really do a good job of explaining the intent and desire of the developers, including their influences; A number of people (including Jontron) accused them of ripping off Shadow of the Colossus with the design work for some of the more prominent enemies, but the commentary explains that the design and play style of those encounters was intention, making it more of a homage. Beyond this, the book comprehensively covers all three games, and as mentioned elsewhere, even includes the full map of a stage from Mirror of Fate, which really helps show the thought process and manner in which they figure out the level of challenge and layouts. It is a genuinely stunning art book. All the imagery is crisp and clear, and typically printed across a full page or across a double-page spread. I am a huge fan of this book and really want to play the games because of it - by contrast I was utterly disappointed with the Assassin's Creed IV art book by the same publisher. At the time of writing the book is £12.00 from Amazon themselves. Seriously - this is an absolute bargain for any fans of the games or anyone who loves great design work.
A**O
The Artwork of CV Lords of Shadow is more greater than the game
In this volume we find dozens of prestigious artworks on the trilogy of Mercury Steam, the book is really superb, inside there are dozens of wonderful sketches and conceptual images. If you loved the art of Lords of Shadow, this book, can not escape it. I also bought the limited edition of this artbook. Excellent quality, binding etc.
S**N
Good stuff ;)
Really great and exciting book. The layout of the art is really well planned and looks amazing on the pages. All the stuff inside is so nice and professional. I also like the comments (there is actually many of them <3 ), which are very interesting.
J**N
I simply love it!
When I saw that Mercury released an artbook of the Castlevania universe I knew I had to own it - and it has not disappointed at all! Actually, when I ordered it I thought it only had art from Lords of Shadow 2, but turns out it got art from both Mirror of Faith and the first Lords of Shadow as well! If you're a fan of art and the Castlevania universe, this is a must-own!
S**G
Excellent art book
An excellent art book detailing nearly every aspect of the Lords of shadow series.
S**D
The Art of Castlevania - Lords of Shadow (Lords of Shadow 2)
great art book although the sleeve got ripped...if you are castlevania fan this a great art book for you.
A**R
Fantastic gothic scenery/architecture.
Fantastic for medieval/gothic landscape studies. As a picture book for fans, some area's of the game's excluded some enemy designs also missing. Overall a pretty awesome book for both collections and art studies.
C**Y
Very good
My son loves it
M**O
An ode to a masterpiece
La serie in sè ha decenni di storia, ma la qualità grafica e artistica di queste ultime pubblicazioni è immensa. Un vero piacere per gli occhi, quasi ogni illustrazione ha un minimo di studio e di sviluppo, di alternative e di varianti. Il lavoro che ne emerge è sublime, salta all'occhio la cura dei dettagli e la quantità di contenuti e scelte che sono stati inseriti. Il libro è molto bello, di dimensioni giuste per apprezzare i disegni. Il prezzo è molto variato nel tempo qui su amazon, quindi è un fattore che può aver influito sulle recensioni in vario modo.
J**E
Sehr schön
Als Fan der Reihe finde ich es sehr sehr schön gemacht. Tolle Bilder zu den jeweiligen Abschnitten. Gut auch der Text als Background Info. Daumen hoch.
B**L
Très bien
Belle découverte pour un amateur de fantasy et de figurines comme moi.
B**B
Great book
Love the art !
A**O
Ilustraciones fregonas
El libro me llegó en buenas condiciones, tiene un par de hojas con un detalle pero nada fuerte. Tiene calidad de impresión. Al terminar el libro te deja la sensación de que debería de tener más páginas. Para todo fan de Castlevania y de la saga Lords of Shadow es un libro que acompaña perfectamente a la colección de videojuegos.
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