Fifteen days later the package arrived. I hastedly opened it and began scimming through...
Well, impressed would be an understatement. The book is 128 pages of pure unadulterated GW fantasy concept art goodness. As an added bonus, the book includes artist notes and considerable lore about Guild Wars 2. Drool..
All I can say is that if you love GW, this book is a must. Knowing now what the book contains, I would have payed twice that price (probably 3 times). If your not a die hard fan however, you can still view some of the concept artwork for GW2 on the official site. You can also get your hands on some GW2 info over at the wiki or FAQ. Now back to the waiting game...
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I had wanted to play a Charr in GW2, and the hotness of the Charr art and stress on technological progress and almost Isengard-like aethestic sealed the deal...
...until I got to the page on the Asura and the golems and thought, golem pet is sweet, I gotta play me one of those stuck up gnome things as an alt or something.
Then I turned the page, my jaw dropped and I started hoping really hard that the Kodan would be a playable race in GW2.
http://kekai.blogspot.com/2009/09/art-of-guild-wars-2-available-now.html
Badass armor! Polar bear people!
It was as if all my favored tendencies to play huge hulking brutes, melee tanks encased in armor and bipedal monsters/beasts just smooshed together in a maelstrom of awesome, with a smattering of exotic flavor for added coolness. :)
And naturally, the rest of the fantastic art just locks in GW's artist talent as one of the best in the business. Utterly worth the shipping cost.
Cheers for the link to Kekai blog. That guy is pure awesome. I shall be following him from now on.
I've got no idea what race I will be playing in GW2. To be honest they all look awesome. I wouldn't complain if I was forced to play any particular one. I'd just be happy to play GW2 at all :)
Unfortunately they are predicting a 2011 release date, which kinda sux. Oh well, I'm sure it will be well worth the wait.
..and yes the GW2 artists are some of the most talented I have ever seen. The book was well worth the shipping cost, and then some.
I may well pick this one up. Later. Right now, I have to pay for a new heater for the house. Still...
*want*
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