Shadow of the Colossus Official Artbook

Love the book . It’s technically a strategy guide, and it is technically 100 percent in Japanese , which I can’t read lol. The real draw though is that it is full of concept art . I received it in great condition and it was bubbled wrapped within the envelope to protect it during transit. Book was especially good Condition considering it is a nearly 20 year old book and a paperback no less . If your a fan of SOTC you will LOVE this .

I love collecting artbooks of all kinds (video games, animated movies, etc.). As a huge fan of the "Shadow of the Colossus" game, this book has been in my wishlist for a while. Sadly, its scarcity makes it quite expensive- it was around two or three hundred dollars for a while, finally dropping to seventy-ish in the recent weeks. It's still expensive for a book, but what the hell- I just went for it. It does not disappoint - beautiful concept artworks and art from the game. If you loved the game, you will love this. Now sadly all of the text is in Japanese, and this was never translated, so if you're not a speaker of the language, you'll have to content yourself with pictures. That being said, some fans have translated portions of it (especially the final chapters about the concept colossi), and some Googling will add to your experience of the book.

In fact less artbook then guidebook. But these few pages, with used and also unused concepts, makes this book definitely worth buying. Lots of creativity and its design is clean—which is not so often possible to see in case of gaming artbooks.

todo perfecto

Its in Japanese and has a lot of in game shots in place of true concept art but the section towards the end with all of the discarded colossi was well worth it.

This is the best book of all time, even though I can't read kanji, it brings me joy to look upon its pages. Not only is it an artbook that shows the concept art of Wander, Emon, Mono, and unused colossi, it is a guidebook. Having trouble figuring out how to beat Phlanx? No problem, just look on page 116! Wondering what you'll get if you beat the time trials? Simply look on page 158! This is a highly recommended book, by the biggest Wander to Kyozo fan.

The book came exactly as seen on the ad, this is a great collectible from one of the best games of it's generation

Monster designs, unused assets, in depth look into the world of Wander - there is nothing this book does not have for the extreme fan of SOTC. It's a hard book to find now, and worth it if you can get your hands on it.

Bellissimo artbook, un must per gli amani del gioco. Un capolavoro arrivato direttamente dal Giappone. Ho dovuto attendere per averlo ma ne è valsa la pena.

BEAUTIFUL

巨像の攻略方法はもちろん、資料集やインタビューなども豊富で、ファンには嬉しい１冊です！

大型本ですがカラー写真や絵が十分入っていて、このお値段は安いと思います。 ゲームの世界と登場するキャラ説明から始まり、 マップや基本の操作などが分かりやすく掲載されています。 巨像の攻略は、そこへ行く道筋説明はなく、あくまで倒し方のみです。 ノーマルモードがメインで、写真を交えて、丁寧に解説してあります。 ハードはコラム風解説。「その他の倒し方」のヒント付。 タイムアタックの対策も別頁にまとめられています。 タイムアタックから得られるアイテム等の隠し要素も、 きちんと書かれています（少女の名前も明らかに…）。 なにより、設定資料が嬉しい！ 私が一番おいしいと思ったのは、 ボツになった巨像のスクリーンショットです。 ロックとフェニックスという鳥形巨像が採用されなかったのは、実に残念。 没巨像を復活させて、『ワンダと巨像』プラスワン、 といったオマケのゲームを作って欲しい！ 巻末にはお約束の製作スタッフインタビュー。面白い話が読めますよ。 形が正方形に近いので、収納に苦労するのが、難点といえば難点です。 しかし、装丁も品良く出来ていて、大満足です。

デザイン、内容、どちらもとても良かったです。 プレイした感動が甦りますね。 設定資料、インタビューも、もしものワンダが覗けて 楽しかったです。 個人的にはプロローグが良かったかな。 ということで、おススメです！