The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy (Slipcased Edition)

[batmanofbaylor]

i would have been MUCH more interested in this if it had more "in-game" based artwork. i respect the work that amano has done for the series, but this product isn't for me.

 

[Solidus]

i would have been MUCH more interested in this if it had more "in-game" based artwork. i respect the work that amano has done for the series, but this product isn't for me.

By "in-game based artwork", do you mean the primitive-looking 2D sprites with SNES and PSX graphics? I really would not want an art book with that...

Amano's drawings served as the basis for the in-game stuff.

 

[snappahead]

By "in-game based artwork", do you mean the primitive-looking 2D sprites with SNES and PSX graphics? I really would not want an art book with that...

Amano's drawings served as the basis for the in-game stuff.

TBH, as a fan of pixel art, id probably dig that, but you make a good point. Most folks would probably not care for it.

 

[batmanofbaylor]

By "in-game based artwork", do you mean the primitive-looking 2D sprites with SNES and PSX graphics? I really would not want an art book with that...

Amano's drawings served as the basis for the in-game stuff.

: maybeeee!!!

i guess not like literally in-game, but more similar to the artwork you see in the cutscenes (not the polygons), popular fan-art, or even newer games like dissidia. i don't really link amano's artwork to the characters, if that makes sense. for example, when i picture cloud and aerith, i wouldn't think of something like this:

 

[Solidus]

TBH, as a fan of pixel art, id probably dig that, but you make a good point. Most folks would probably not care for it.

All of the video game art books that I've seen, are more along the lines of concept drawings and sketches - not the actual in-game material.

But, the SNES games were only 16-bit. You can't really increase the resolution to fill a page in an art book without it looking really funky:

 

[Solidus]

: maybeeee!!!

i guess not like literally in-game, but more similar to the artwork you see in the cutscenes (not the polygons), popular fan-art, or even newer games like dissidia. i don't really link amano's artwork to the characters, if that makes sense. for example, when i picture cloud and aerith, i wouldn't think of something like this:

Oh, okay. It's not what I imagine Cloud and Aeris to look like, either! . There's also a lot of nice fan art with FF 7, and I like a lot of them from Deviant Art.

But, I really appreciate Amano's sketches. It's cool to look at the art that inspired the creation of many of the designs from the games.

 

[snappahead]

All of the video game art books that I've seen, are more along the lines of concept drawings and sketches - not the actual in-game material.

But, the SNES games were only 16-bit. You can't really increase the resolution to fill a page in an art book without it looking really funky:

Yeah, it would have to be small art or recreated at higher rez. Could be cool though.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

My favourite artwork from the games were the ones they used for the party pictures, or for instance the artwork they used for the cards in FF8

They also had a lot of quite nice artwork in the official walkthrough books, granted not lots but there was enough to keep a young child in awe

Thinking about this is giving me such nostalgia, sitting in front of the really small black box TV's aged 10 getting severely engrossed

 

[Solidus]

I remember collecting those FF 8 cards in the game. I'm seriously in the mood to replay some Final Fantasy now!

 

[Tabula Rasa]

Thanks for the heads up on this art book, Solidus. Just ordered one, and can't wait to get it.

 

[grphyx1]

I love Amano's style. mine came yesterday.

 

[Solidus]

Thanks for the heads up on this art book, Solidus. Just ordered one, and can't wait to get it.

No problem. It's an amazing collection.

 

[Tabula Rasa]

^
Yeah it is. Just got it in the mail today. So many wonderful memories.

 

[Solidus]

I think I'm really starting to get into Amano. I love his water paintings. I just ordered another book (The Tale of Genji) from Amazon.

 

[Jameson Rook]

I think Metal Gear is the only franchise I played every single game of. Well, I didn't play AC!D2.

MGA2 was AWESOME Pliss, waay better than MGA1 and I really loved the story a lot.

Anyway, bumping the awesome thread. Wished I knew about this art book sooner, I have Solidus to thank or otherwise I'll never knew this book existed.

 

[Solidus]

No problem, Ryan! It's an amazing collection of books. Even at MSRP, it's a steal for what you're getting.

 

[Jameson Rook]

No problem, Ryan! It's an amazing collection of books. Even at MSRP, it's a steal for what you're getting.

I'm so getting it one of these days! I saw the review/showcase on Youtube as well, and I think the closing comment was classy and adds a nice touch to the collection. I wished a similar treatment was done for MGS, but then again..

 

[Sephiroth1089]

MGS HD collection limited edition came with a pretty big art book. I still haven't opened mine but I'll eventually get to it.

 

[Jameson Rook]

MGS HD collection limited edition came with a pretty big art book. I still haven't opened mine but I'll eventually get to it.

Indeed it does, though unfortunately they trimmed some of the content.

I just LOVE the HD Collection art book I remember being so happy when I got it, it's probably my favorite videogame collectors edition I've bought last gen.

 

[Solidus]

As a heads up from CAG, Amazon has The Sky on sale for $31.99.

I highly recommend getting it - IT'S A STEAL AT THIS PRICE! I can't emphasize that enough. Amazon may be clearing out their inventory, seeing as it's on sale like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Sky-Art-Final-Fantasy-Slipcased/dp/1616551607?tag=cheapassgam08-20