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The binding on my copy, and for several other artists, is coming apart. That's my one annoyance. This book should have been printed better. Absolutely the best book I've found on the subject of developing, pitching, and creating the visual development and concept art for video games. I still can't give it 4 stars for that though, the quality of the artwork makes up for it. This is a "must have" for anyone who wants to create art for the game industry. The book is full of information about what it took to find the right concept that would work with audiences and push the Star Wars canon. You can really get a sense of how much work needs to be "churned out" for a game, because the book is so full of art the binding is about to break.
The content of this book is both interesting and very pretty to look at, however the binding, specifically the glue, is defective, i've had two editions and both have separated from their cover - all the interior pages have remained bound (glued) together, just no longer attached to their cover.
Firstly I am not interested in the collector cards, I would have preferred another 10 pages of artwork instead.Secondly if they must include collector cards fasten them to the back inside cover.Sorry about that but had this book not included those cards attached onto the pages I would have given this book four stars, it truly spoils the enjoyment of just thumbing through seeing and reading it.Otherwise it is a great book with a great insight into the various stages of development, mostly hand sketches and roughs are shown I would have liked to have seen more final renders as well as stills from the final game and video sequences used in the game.I suggest anyone who purchased this book or considering purchasing this book, contact Insight Editions and get them to change this foolish decision. This art book shows the fantastic conceptual art created for Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game.I was so looking forward to this book, however when it did arrive there was one glaring problem which can not be overlooked.Some genius decided it would be a great idea to include two envelopes with collector cards inside, firmly stuck to pages 58 and 86 these are not removable without damaging the pages.So now when you decide to take a look, it automatically opens up to pages 58 or 86 there is no pleasure in reading this book.I have contacted the Insight Editions to raise this issue with them, they have replied thanking me for raising the issue and they will forward my email to the correct department.I have not heard back from them about changing the collector card issue.Why do something like this.
I decided to just keep the second, and fix it myself because it is too good of a book not to have, but still WTF. So I sent it back for a replacement, and upon receiving it two days later the same thing happened. This book has a lot of nice art in it, and is a great reference for anyone interested in the design process. However I ordered my first one, and the next day after some really light page turning, the front cover completely detatched from the rest of the book.
I bought the book the same day when the game was released, so, i haven't finish this yet and i just take a sneak peek to the book.But the book looks amazing, great concept art and some collectables inside.Bought this for sure.
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