Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers: The Art of Reflection - Histories Forsaken
by Square Enix
Genres: Game, Non-fictionPages: 304
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Synopsis:A gorgeous, oversized, full-color art book showcasing the artwork from the massively popular online video game Final Fantasy XIV.
Delve into the breathtaking world of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers in this deluxe volume featuring hundreds of beautiful illustrations of characters, environments, equipment, and more. Offering concept art, reference images, and messages from the artists, this book is a must-have not only for fans of the game but for any who appreciate top-tier game art.
The artbook for Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion is just as beautiful as you’d expect, and features a lot of stuff you might not otherwise see: various character designs, promo art for past events, and details from the dungeon designs (which was probably my favourite part). It’s all gorgeously reproduced here, and the book comes with the Dulia-Chai minion. (Yes, I’ve redeemed mine, so no, it’s not for sale.)
I was a little sad though, because unlike the Heavensward book, there are no comments from Yoshi-P or the art or development teams. It’s just the images. There’s a lot of detail here, don’t get me wrong, but I found the little bits of commentary in the Heavensward book — there wasn’t a lot of it, but there was some — really charming, helpful, and illuminating.
It’s a lovely book, though, just bear that in mind.
Rating: 3/5
I have been known to pick up artbooks for games I will never play, and this definitely looks like something I’d add to my collection. The lack of commentary being less of an issue since I just want the pretties. *_*
The artbooks I’ve got so far are all so gorgeous. Like some of the location images in particular, daaaangggg.