The Mass Effect series is a groundbreaking epic that has immersed gamers in one of science fiction''s richest universes. Now BioWare and Dark Horse are proud to invite fans deeper than ever into the Mass Effect saga with The Art of the Mass Effect Universe! Featuring concept art and commentary by BioWare on the games'' characters, locations, vehicles, weapons, and more - Mass Effect 3 - The Art of the Mass Effect Universe is the most complete companion available to gaming''s most compelling series.
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The first Mass Effect art book, The Art of Mass Effect, was quite good. The Art of Mass Effect Universe is even better.
This handsome 184-page hardcover art book covers art for Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3. Yes, you'll be able to get a sneak peek at the upcoming Mass Effect 3, that's if you don't mind a little spoiler.
The book is packed with concept art for characters, creatures, environments, props, weapons and vehicles. There are a few sketches but most are just gorgeous fully coloured designs. The art is top notch, the environment paintings are spectacular.
There's some overlap of content with the first art book that features the first game. Here, there are additional content which makes you wonder why they weren't in the earlier book. Anyway, the first art book is already out of print so it makes more sense to get just this one.
As all the designs come with insightful commentary, there will be a bit of a spoiler when you're reading the last chapter on Mass Effect 3. If you're just looking at pictures, then it should be alright and it'll give you a nice idea of what to expect visually in the next game.
Unfortunately for a book this good, the artists aren't credited, not even with a page on the list of names like they did in the first art book. In many instances, I wanted to find out who these artists are and their websites. This is a silly exclusion, a downer.
Overall. this is a great art book for fans of the game and sci-fi art. It should be one of the top art books for 2012.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
This handsome 184-page hardcover art book covers art for Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3. Yes, you'll be able to get a sneak peek at the upcoming Mass Effect 3, that's if you don't mind a little spoiler.
The book is packed with concept art for characters, creatures, environments, props, weapons and vehicles. There are a few sketches but most are just gorgeous fully coloured designs. The art is top notch, the environment paintings are spectacular.
There's some overlap of content with the first art book that features the first game. Here, there are additional content which makes you wonder why they weren't in the earlier book. Anyway, the first art book is already out of print so it makes more sense to get just this one.
As all the designs come with insightful commentary, there will be a bit of a spoiler when you're reading the last chapter on Mass Effect 3. If you're just looking at pictures, then it should be alright and it'll give you a nice idea of what to expect visually in the next game.
Unfortunately for a book this good, the artists aren't credited, not even with a page on the list of names like they did in the first art book. In many instances, I wanted to find out who these artists are and their websites. This is a silly exclusion, a downer.
Overall. this is a great art book for fans of the game and sci-fi art. It should be one of the top art books for 2012.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By R. HELLER
Format:Hardcover
Disclaimer: I got this book today and read both sections for Mass Effect 1 and 2, though I have looked through the Mass Effect 3 material, I haven't read any text in that section because I awaiting the heavily anticipated conclusion to Commander Sheppard's story.
Mass Effect visual direction borrows from many works but still comes off fresh, if not wholeheartedly original but very few things are. Looking at the concept art for each section, shows Bioware's dedication towards quality as there were many revisions leading up to the final product. It's nice to read about the thought behind many of the things we see in the epic space opera.
Contained is plenty of hand drawn art, CG renders and turn table views of character models. In addition includes many stunning pieces of art, across many areas e.g. environment, character poses etc.
As of this date of review, I am pretty sure most readers, will have not played Mass Effect 3, aside from the E3 demo, Beta Leak and recently released demo, so I do warn that this book in my opinion has a significant amount of spoilers, or reveals at least. Some spoilers may be obvious but with such a story driven series, I'd rather be surprised through playing the game.
To conclude, this is a great book and welcome addition to any Mass Effect fan. The art is so captivating Kasumi Goto probably wouldn't be able resist stealing it, don't get it - buy the book.
Thank you.
Mass Effect visual direction borrows from many works but still comes off fresh, if not wholeheartedly original but very few things are. Looking at the concept art for each section, shows Bioware's dedication towards quality as there were many revisions leading up to the final product. It's nice to read about the thought behind many of the things we see in the epic space opera.
Contained is plenty of hand drawn art, CG renders and turn table views of character models. In addition includes many stunning pieces of art, across many areas e.g. environment, character poses etc.
As of this date of review, I am pretty sure most readers, will have not played Mass Effect 3, aside from the E3 demo, Beta Leak and recently released demo, so I do warn that this book in my opinion has a significant amount of spoilers, or reveals at least. Some spoilers may be obvious but with such a story driven series, I'd rather be surprised through playing the game.
To conclude, this is a great book and welcome addition to any Mass Effect fan. The art is so captivating Kasumi Goto probably wouldn't be able resist stealing it, don't get it - buy the book.
Thank you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A CRAIG
Format:Hardcover
I'll keep this short. If you are a fan of Mass Effect and love (as I do) the art direction and design of a fully realised futuristic environment in which you can immerse yourself, then this is for you! There is some amazing concept art here, from sprawling alien architecture to finely detailed character costumes, much of it previously unreleased. As noted by previous reviewers, it should be noted that there are plot spoilers contained in the section on Mass Effect 3, so be warned. All in all, an excellent book for a decent price. Nuff said.
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Great but flawed!
"The Art of the Mass Effect Universe" more than the comics or books is directed at the really crazy hardcore fan. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Joao Cardeira Jorge
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Great art
Brilliant art book. The artists are incredibly talented. There are little snippets dotted around the art discussing some design choices which is interesting. Read more
Published 23 days ago by A. Kujawa
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Great book.
I have mentioned this in other reviews and will do it again. Any book I have bought/touched so far with the Dark Horse logo on the back has been superb. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Billy Lundevall
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Wait for the PC Kindle version to become available!
Fantastic work, exactly what it says on the tin. The only downside is that this looks intended to be a large coffee table sized art book, so does not display well or zoom in on... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Spacehunter
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Interesting
I do a games design course and every Monday I have concept art lessons, I'm told to create a character with different expressions, clothing, overall look etc. Read more
Published 2 months ago by hayden
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This book is a sci-fi-art fan's dream come true.
So the Mass Effect series is massive. You get that form the name and you definitely get that from playing the game. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robert Gray
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Best Purchase
I do not think I have purchased a better art book than this before. Really top quality beautiful glossy pages. Much bigger than i expected too! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Shemamforash
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there is a lot of amazing art work in here, from characters to all the ships and even some things that they didn't use in the game, if u love mass effect and art this is a big must... Read more
Published 5 months ago by shadowkitty1993
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Filled with interesting Mass Effect concept art
I gave this to my brother for his 18th birthday.
He absolutely loved it and has been showing it to his friends. Read more
He absolutely loved it and has been showing it to his friends. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sarah
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A lovely and insightful look at the design process
This book is a very interesting look at the process that went into creating all of the main characters and environments of the game trilogy. Read more
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