The Art Of Fallout 3
Okay, nobody's going to call the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Fallout 3 beautiful per say, but it's certainly visually compelling in its own unique way. Which is why it's kind of cool that Bethesda is releasing The Art of Fallout 3 as a full 8" x 12.4" coffee table book. It's currently available for pre-ordering on Amazon.com for just $29.99. The only hitch is that it's just a larger-format version of the art book that was included as part of the Fallout 3 Collector's Edition. So if you already own that, it's up to you whether bigger is better. But for those of us who didn't splurge for the CE, this is a great opportunity to get our hands on the collection of conceptual artwork and developer commentary. According to Amazon, the book is set to be released on October 6.
Art of Fallout 3 Pre-Order at Amazon [Bethesda Blog]
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 6 August 2009
· Comments (5)
Other stuff like this: art book, bethesda, fallout 3
I just hope the book doesn't deteriorate in your hands like the BioShock Art Book did! That was very poorly constructed.
I have the book that came with the collectors edition. I can honestly say I have never looked at it. I just wanted the lunch box and bobble head.
Funny, owned the X360 version, and later got the PC one for mods. Then 2 weeks ago was in EB, they had their gamerdays on with PS3 FO3 collector for 25 bucks. Decided to complete the trifecta, and glad I did. The art book is solid, both physically made, and content wise. Great read. The evolution of various weapons and creatures is something else.
Maybe not beautiful like a flower, but I find the aesthetic of desolation, loss and emptiness to be profoundly beautiful in the game.
Who hasn't stood at the top of a broken freeway and watched the sun go down while a giant radscorpion trundles by in the distance, or walked alongside a little herd of brahmins and felt at peace in the quiet of it all? A friend who also plays Fallout told me once that he watched from a distance a robobrain apparently stuck between a couple rocks go back and forth endlessly, and said a game had never prompted such a moment of loneliness and sadness in him.
Never mind a damn art book reissue, when's the DLC coming to PS3 - first it was 'late June', then 'August' now 'September'. And they're mucking about with BOOKS? How about giving customers what they want, which is DLC on all formats.
I almost bought the PC version today, I'm that bloody sick of waiting and waiting and waiting...