The Art of Days Gone

by Bend Studio (Creator)

A masterfully designed hardcover collecting over 200 pages of art and commentary from the creators of the brutal and thrilling Days Gone ! Set in the beautiful and rugged landscape of the Pacific Northwest high desert, a global pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone and everything in sight. Now, former outlaw biker turned bounty hunter Deacon St. John must fight for survival against all odds. Witness the creation of Deacon's epic adventure with The Art of Days Gone ! From Dark Horse Books and Bend Studio ( Syphon Filter, Retribution, Golden Abyss ), The Art of Days Gone takes an unflinching look at the lovingly detailed production of this hugely anticipated game, featuring hundreds of pieces of concept art and exclusive commentary directly from the team who created it!

Genres: Art, Dystopia, Video Games

216 pages, Hardcover

Published April 30, 2019

Reviews

[Richard Gombert · Rating 1 out of 5]

From reading this book it seems the game is more propaganda than entertainment.

[Luca Trovati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gli schiaffi che ha preso "Days Gone" alla sua uscita su Play4 sono stati tanti e parecchio esagerati.
Personalmente l'ho adorato alla follia. Non inserisce nulla di nuovo o stravolgente alle meccaniche classiche di un Open World ma ha dalla sua un'arma prodigiosa: l'arco narrativo e i personaggi sono eccezionali.
L'acquisto del libro e della sua arte quindi mi è sembrato doveroso. Entrare nella testa degli sviluppatori è sempre bello e capisci molto cose in più sulla messa in atto finale del gioco.
Che dire, 200 pagine dense di contenuti, fitte di notizie e impaginate a regola d'arte.
Un ottimo lavoro e un libro in più da collezionare.

[Cora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had some good commentary on the themes of the game and some different stages of character/story design, as well as some cool concept art. I wanted a little more of the cool full-page pretty concept art and more details about the creation of the game but this was a very decent art book I enjoyed.

[A M H · Rating 2 out of 5]

The collection gives interesting tidbits of information about the characters in their casting sheets, which is neat. Art wise however, the collection is just bare minimum okay in my opinion.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy video game art books for some reason. This one was really interesting, and I liked seeing the look of characters and places change from the concept art to the final product.