Scan barcode
geekwayne's review
4.0
An excellent look at the artistic evolution of one of the most visually creative games, Bioshock Infinite. Irrational Games has created unique and immersive environments and horrifying opponents for their Bioshock games and the newest game is no exception.
The book begins with a forward by Ken Levine who is Creative Director at Irrational Games. He discusses the perception of the creative process and the reality. It's a one page introduction, but one of the best I've read recently.
From there, aspects of the game are presented, mostly in their idea form. There are early design concepts and treatments for the main characters Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth as well as finished drawings. The evolution of the floating city, Columbia is shown, as well as Songbird, the Vox Populi, enemies you will encounter and normal citizens. Also included are the weapons, devices and machines encountered throughout the game. The section showing the Vigors bottles is particularly beautiful.
Everything is presented from sketches to watercolors to finished digital rendering. The art is detailed and beautiful and shows why their games are so popular. If you think video games lack creativity, this book should give you a different view. Now I can't wait to play this newest entry in the Bioshock franchise.
The book begins with a forward by Ken Levine who is Creative Director at Irrational Games. He discusses the perception of the creative process and the reality. It's a one page introduction, but one of the best I've read recently.
From there, aspects of the game are presented, mostly in their idea form. There are early design concepts and treatments for the main characters Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth as well as finished drawings. The evolution of the floating city, Columbia is shown, as well as Songbird, the Vox Populi, enemies you will encounter and normal citizens. Also included are the weapons, devices and machines encountered throughout the game. The section showing the Vigors bottles is particularly beautiful.
Everything is presented from sketches to watercolors to finished digital rendering. The art is detailed and beautiful and shows why their games are so popular. If you think video games lack creativity, this book should give you a different view. Now I can't wait to play this newest entry in the Bioshock franchise.
anzuk's review
5.0
I’ve always been a Bioshock fan and I’ve been waiting to play Infinite for months, like a lunatic. And when the time came and I got my hands on it, oh how happy I was. Bioshock Infinite has one of the best, if not the best, stories in the gaming industry. It’s more than a story; it’s an incredible experience that will stay with me for years to come.
I was so glad to see that Dark Horse is publishing a book for the Bioshock Infinite concepts because I am an artist myself and I live to learn and I also work as a game artist and books like these always help in discovering how the big fish roll.
As for the book itself, it was as good as I was expecting it to be. Even though most of the concepts didn’t make it in the game, it’s fascinating to see how all these ideas and all this hard work carved the game into its final form. Their team is full of extremely talented artists and this aspect shows in every single piece of artwork that is inside this book. I absolutely loved it and I will try as hard as possible to buy the printed version because it’s totally worth it.
Review also posted on
I was so glad to see that Dark Horse is publishing a book for the Bioshock Infinite concepts because I am an artist myself and I live to learn and I also work as a game artist and books like these always help in discovering how the big fish roll.
As for the book itself, it was as good as I was expecting it to be. Even though most of the concepts didn’t make it in the game, it’s fascinating to see how all these ideas and all this hard work carved the game into its final form. Their team is full of extremely talented artists and this aspect shows in every single piece of artwork that is inside this book. I absolutely loved it and I will try as hard as possible to buy the printed version because it’s totally worth it.
Review also posted on
More...