Shadow of the Colossus Official Artbook JP Oversized – January 1, 2006

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

Considering how rare this seems to be, I managed to get it for pretty cheap. It arrived on time and in good condition.I knew it was all in Japanese when I got it, but I've read that fans have translated some of the pages, so I do plan on looking at those. The language barrier is not too bothersome, just slightly annoying.However, I wish that they had less screenshots from the game and more concept art--it is an art book, after all. I'd say less than half of the book is concept art for colossi and environments; I wish it had been over half, really. Perhaps the text next to the screenshots is more storyline information? I'm curious to know if it's just a basic summary of the game or more like developer's commentary. If it's the latter I would find the lack of art more acceptable.Anyway, the game is beautiful and ethereal, and I think the book doesn't do it complete justice. However it's still worth buying if you can manage to get it for a lower price than say, $70.

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.

Product was in near-perfect condition. Very fast delivery too.

Perfect condition!!! Absolutely 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.

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.

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.

巨像を何体か倒したら? アイテムが手に入る?光るトカゲのシッポ、その他も集めましたが、何も起こらない。「タイム・アタック・モード」にならない。その為、他のソフトで　今は楽しませて頂いています。

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！

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大型の本で巨像攻略から設定資料集など、内容盛り沢山で大満足でした巨像攻略、ハードモード、タイムアタック、アイテム等々ストーリーというかイベントも丸々載ってるのでネタバレ嫌ならクリアしてから見た方が良いかも設定資料集も巨像の大きさ比較やボツになった巨像製作スタッフの話もたくさん聞けて本当に面白かったイラストもあるし何の文句も無い本でした