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Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 Hardcover – Illustrated, July 24, 2018
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Dark Horse and Square Enix are thrilled to offer the first of three volumes celebrating the entrancing lore and exciting development of the initial six entries into the Final Fantasy saga. Totaling over three-hundred pages and collected in a high-quality hard-cover binding, Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 remains faithful to its original Japanese source material while simultaneously offering unparalleled accessibility for Western readers. No Final Fantasy collection is complete without this beautiful tome of art, lore, and history.
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDark Horse Books
- Publication dateJuly 24, 2018
- Dimensions8.82 x 1.48 x 12.4 inches
- ISBN-101506706444
- ISBN-13978-1506706443
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An astonishing journey through the creation of the seminal role-playing epic, officially available in English for the first time ever!
Dark Horse and Square Enix are thrilled to offer the first of three volumes celebrating the entrancing lore and exciting development of the initial six entries into the Final Fantasy saga.
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This holy grail of Final Fantasy fandom is packed full of original concept art, process pieces, and notes from the original artists and designers chronicling the creation of these timeless games!
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- Publisher : Dark Horse Books; Illustrated edition (July 24, 2018)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1506706444
- ISBN-13 : 978-1506706443
- Item Weight : 4.55 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.82 x 1.48 x 12.4 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #89,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #98 in Video Game Art (Books)
- #262 in Pop Culture Art
- #1,565 in Fantasy Manga (Books)
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Customers find the craftsmanship decent and the pages colorful. They also appreciate the unique story details, great information, and synopsis of characters. Readers describe the book as an incredible coffee table book perfect for JRPG fans.
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Customers find the artwork appealing and fascinating. They also describe the book as an incredible coffee table book and perfect for JRPG fans. Readers also mention that the pages are fine.
"So glad I made the purchase for this. Beautiful photos the most informative information about the final fantasy games." Read more
"...Really nice. Overall this is a well done book by dark horse books, yet another fantastic release guys...." Read more
"...The hardback cover is very sturdy and the entire book is beautiful with interesting character facts throughout." Read more
"This is a very nice compliment for any Final Fantasy fan...." Read more
Customers find the book has great information for fans of the first six Final Fantasy games. They also appreciate the creative process for the various development teams working on the games. Readers also mention the world section is pretty cool and a real gem for any FF fanatic.
"So glad I made the purchase for this. Beautiful photos the most informative information about the final fantasy games." Read more
"...Nice but overall just an OK section.The world section is pretty cool, showing the entire map of each game...." Read more
"...you'll find something to love in this book, there is just so much information and artwork contained within this tome...." Read more
"...The appealing artwork and the fascinating trivia are both attention grabbers as well which I will give a 5/5 any day...." Read more
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"This is a beautiful book full of fantastic art and tidbits about characters and the game. This is a must have for any Final Fantasy lover." Read more
Customers find the storyline appealing, overflowing with unique story details, character bios, and even an anthology. They also love the artwork, the backstory, the world maps, and the back story.
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This book coves covers final fantasy 1-6 in various sections. The various sections for all the final fantasy games are listed as follows :
1. Art
2. Final Fantasy (Insert number here) Story
3. Characters
4. World
5. Monsters
6. Extra Content - goes into different sub catagories and varies from final fantasy to final fantasy.
7. Last section is - Final Fantasy (Insert number here) Memories.
I have to say I really like this book a lot, but then again It's a dark horse bool publication of course it's going to be good. The pages are THICKKK. When I thought they were glued together or something by accident but nope, these pages are just really that thick. The hardcover is nice, although best to keep it clean since it's mostly all white.
My favorite section is probably the character section. Not only does it list which character is conected to who in some way as well as the villians but also it shows Yoshitaka Amano complicated and beautiful artwork bellow each of the characters pixilated forms. It really gives you a perspective in how Amanos art work was translated into these sprites. Even though the section on art is nothing special seeing as I own "The Sky The Art Of Final Fantasy Slipcase Edition" which I recommend btw, It is still no less nice to see his work here too. I do think we get to see more of his monster desgins here though, but also the art covers for each variation of the game like from the Famicon to Android to PlayStation. It also shows the different logos that were in other platforms/handhelds or media devices. Really cool stuff here.
The story section is OK, doesn't really go indepth about it though. Nice but overall just an OK section.
The world section is pretty cool, showing the entire map of each game. The final fantasy 1 map is super basic, with some green here, dots of green for bushes, some yellow there, etc. Overall a neat little section.
The monster section does the same thing with the characters section in the sense that it shows you Yoshitaka Amano fantasic drawings along side the pixel forms they take in the games. Incredibly fascinating if I do say so myself.
The extra content section is were you see the technical side of what went to making into these games like the sprite data, the map, color list and so on and so forth. This section varies from final fantasy to final fantasy but it gets really technical about it, really cool.
The final section the memories section is just that, memories of the game with random images and quotes of the game.
Final Verdict - 10 out of 10 I did check in the back of the book for a final section called creators voices which are short interviews with the grand masters of the final fantasy series itself and how they feel about their work. Really nice. Overall this is a well done book by dark horse books, yet another fantastic release guys. I highly recommend buying this book regardless if your a collector or not.
My recommendations? Pre-order Volume 2 of The Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive, it comes out in december but still. As well as Pre-Order any of the upcomimg dark horse books, they are all really good regardless if you played the games or not.
If I had to review this Ultimania Volume 1 with a single word, I'd simply say: "FANTASTIC!". This first volume of the Final Fantasy Ultimania books covers the first six Final Fantasy games, and has an enormous amount of details and content. Each game has it own individual section, complete with images of each character's classic sprites, and even their official Yoshitaka Amano art work as well. Aside from being visually appealing, the book is overflowing with unique story details, character bios, and even an encyclopedia of items and monsters! This volume of the Ultimania series is thick, it is huge, but not to the point of being a pain to carry around or hold. If you enjoy any of the six Final Fantasy games that this volume covers, you'll find something to love in this book, there is just so much information and artwork contained within this tome.
This is a must-have for anyone who enjoys the Final Fantasy series, I can't recommend it enough. As a long-time Final Fantasy fan myself, I love this book, and I can't wait for Volume 2 to come out this fall.
The books true purpose is to draw attention and be enjoyably skimmed through while waiting.
The appealing artwork and the fascinating trivia are both attention grabbers as well which I will give a 5/5 any day. Fans of Final Fantasy must own at least one of the Ultimanias. Choose the one that includes your favorite game!
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