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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
In the plot of the game The Last Of Us, father and daughter, Joel and Ellie, are survivors travelling across a dystopian America. The book The Art Of The Last Of Us shows the incredibly rich detail that went into the atmosphere of the game and the characters encountered along the way. The game took three and a half years to complete and the hard work shows.
The game is set about 20 years after cities have been left to those who have been affected by a plague, and plants are taking over urban areas. There are safe zones that have been protected with traps, and there are environmental issues like snow. The dilapidated environments are detailed and definitely look more realistic than those on the television show The Walking Dead (who mows the lawns on that show? The zombies?!?). Care is given to the types of clothing and gear that survivors would gravitate towards, and the evolution of design for the main characters is shown. The plague victims are shown and they are scary, with fungus growing and bursting out from their once human frames.
The book begins with an introduction by Game Director Bruce Straley and Creative Director Neil Druckmann. Computer games have reached an immersive level of detail and storytelling. Many times more immersive than major motion pictures. Based on the art in this book, this game looks amazing and terrifying.
The game is set about 20 years after cities have been left to those who have been affected by a plague, and plants are taking over urban areas. There are safe zones that have been protected with traps, and there are environmental issues like snow. The dilapidated environments are detailed and definitely look more realistic than those on the television show The Walking Dead (who mows the lawns on that show? The zombies?!?). Care is given to the types of clothing and gear that survivors would gravitate towards, and the evolution of design for the main characters is shown. The plague victims are shown and they are scary, with fungus growing and bursting out from their once human frames.
The book begins with an introduction by Game Director Bruce Straley and Creative Director Neil Druckmann. Computer games have reached an immersive level of detail and storytelling. Many times more immersive than major motion pictures. Based on the art in this book, this game looks amazing and terrifying.
meemzter's review against another edition
5.0
Does this count as a book? It’s gonna have to, because watching and then playing TLOU has triggered an epic reading slump for me so this is apparently the best I can do right now.
This was cool! The art is gorgeous but more than that it really made me appreciate the kind of ground up creation that goes in to making a game like this. Seeing the dozens of iterations for characters, infected, set pieces… it’s kind of mind boggling. Every little detail is crafted with such care and I find it overwhelming to even think about how much effort is required to make something this beautiful and detailed.
There are a few pages that I wish I could rip out and frame (except I would NEVER rip pages out of a book) and a few text blurbs (YES THERE WAS SOME ACTUAL READING INVOLVED) that felt like little gems of precious knowledge if you are a fan of the game. I mean lbr if you are a superfan of the game this is a must-own item and you probably already have it.
The Art of The Last of Us Part II is in the mail on its way to me and I am, I dare say, even more excited to “read” that one!
We all know that TLOU is a masterpiece, but this book made me appreciate the degree to which the specific artwork and design is a masterpiece in its own right.
This was cool! The art is gorgeous but more than that it really made me appreciate the kind of ground up creation that goes in to making a game like this. Seeing the dozens of iterations for characters, infected, set pieces… it’s kind of mind boggling. Every little detail is crafted with such care and I find it overwhelming to even think about how much effort is required to make something this beautiful and detailed.
There are a few pages that I wish I could rip out and frame (except I would NEVER rip pages out of a book) and a few text blurbs (YES THERE WAS SOME ACTUAL READING INVOLVED) that felt like little gems of precious knowledge if you are a fan of the game. I mean lbr if you are a superfan of the game this is a must-own item and you probably already have it.
The Art of The Last of Us Part II is in the mail on its way to me and I am, I dare say, even more excited to “read” that one!
We all know that TLOU is a masterpiece, but this book made me appreciate the degree to which the specific artwork and design is a masterpiece in its own right.
saaraa96's review against another edition
4.0
اولش فکر میکردم اینم مدل آرت او ویچر باشه. یعنی کلی نوشته و داستان داشته باشه. ولی حقیقتش فقط راجع به آرت بازی بود.
روند طراحی کاراکتر ها و لباس و لوکیشن و .را فلان چیز فلان شد و چطور شد این مدلی شد و اینا.
چقدر ولی طراحی هاش قشنگ بودن. بخصوص اینفکتد ها. دیتیل ریزشون عالی بود.
روند طراحی کاراکتر ها و لباس و لوکیشن و .را فلان چیز فلان شد و چطور شد این مدلی شد و اینا.
چقدر ولی طراحی هاش قشنگ بودن. بخصوص اینفکتد ها. دیتیل ریزشون عالی بود.
ckpeebler's review against another edition
5.0
So good!! Loved seeing extra Ellie art and the Cordyceps section was so fascinating
narissahowatson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0