- Ar Tonelico
- Ar Tonelico 2
- Eternal Poison
- Persona 3
- Persona 4
- Luminous Arc 2
- Suikoden Tierkreis
Let's Get Started:
Ar Tonelico Melody of Elemia Official Artbook (52 Pages)
Cons - You can never have enough Ar Tonelico.
Rating: 5/5 Stars, definitely a must-have
Ar Tonelico 2 Official Art Collection (20 pages)
Cons - Compared to the amount of detail the 1st Artbook had, this one pales in comparison. I must say, I was very dissappointed but alas, I'm an Ar Tonelico Fan so I must have it. Artbook was packaged with the game. No Hardcover.
Rating: 3/5 Stars, Eye Candy Art Work for the hardcore gamer
Eternal Poison Librum Vespera (100 pages)
Cons - A Hardcover would have been nice. You had to pre-order the game to get it.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars, A must-have for those who would enjoy a darker version of pokemon
Art of Persona 3 (52 Pages)Pros - Eye Candy Artwork of Characters, Environments, Persona. Detailed Descriptions of Characters. Creator Comments. In-game 3D Sprites for main characters are also included for your viewing pleasure. The Artbook was packed with the game. Cd sountrack inluded in the Artbook.
Cons - Not much infromation on game mechanics, the whole persona compendium would have been nice. No detailed decrptions on secondary characters & villains.
Rating: 4.75/5 Stars, definitely a must-have for Persona fans
Persona 4 Visual Data (100 Pages)
Pros - Eye Candy Artwork of Characters, Persona & Environments. Creator Comments. Creator Design Sketches. Contains a lighter tone that its predecessor.
Cons - No Detailed Descriptions. Bigger and Chunkier but the space was not utilized well. One picture/sketch would usually take more than half of a page. Cd Soundtrack is no longer included in the Artbook and you had to pre-order the game to get it. Hardcover would have been nice.
Rating: 3.75/5 Stars, Definitely a must-have for Persona fans unfortunately a toned down version of its predecessor
Luminous Art (60 Pages)
Pros - Eye Candy Artwork of both Luminous Arc & Luminous Arc 2 Characters. Detailed Character Descrptions & Cerator Comments. Soundtrack was packaged with the game.
Cons - No Artwork on Environments that shows the world of Luminous Arc. Quality of paper used for the artbook diminishes the quality of Artwork. Smooth, Glossy Paper would have worked wonders. Nothing on game mechanics. No Hardcover. You have to pre-order the game to get the artbook.
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars, Must-have for those who love the fantasy genre with emphasis on knights, witches, wizards etc.
Suikoden Tierkreis
This one is a little complicated because instead of an actual artbook, Konami placed their Art work on a Cd that doubles as a Soundtrack.
Pros - Eye Candy Artwork of Some of the Characters, Environments. The soundtrack plays while you sift through the artwork.
Cons - No Detailed Descriptions of Characters, Game Mechanics Etc. It's a little inaccessible if you don't have a laptop with you at all times. It would have been nice if the artwork featured all the 108 stars of destiny. I believe that a regular artbook would have been better for my personal library than a digital one.
Rating: 2.5/5 Stars, A solid effort for a first try, Konami
Thank you for listening to my Art Book Review. If you would like to get your own copy of the artbooks, 50% of the time someone is selling them on ebay so get them while you still can.