Friday, 10 February 2012

Special Edition Art Books - Mass Effect II & MGS.4 Scans

These books were included within the collector edition games. They're a much smaller format than the books previously seen, intended for a DVD size format or similar. I say similar because the Mass Effect collector edition came in a box that was slightly larger than an average DVD package.

Interesting to see how these both still work really nicely on a smaller format. Still a good amount of image to text ratio and its not over crowded like you may expect from smaller formats. The informations just better spread across.


Mass Effect:



"Inside the box – which features a much nicer, more subtle and more appropriate cover than the standard edition – you’ll find a copy of the game in a steelbook case, codes for various downloadable content, a 48-page art book, a making-of DVD and a copy of the first issue of Redemption, a comic book from Dark Horse that takes place between Mass Effect 1 and 2.

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Beneath another two flaps behind the Cerberus Network card are the comic and art book. The whole design of this little extra content package is very nice and features a consistent aesthetic. At the end of the day it’s still just cardboard, but I prefer this approach to just shoving everything in a box. I may even keep it all, as it is quite convenient for keeping all the content together and it looks good enough."

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http://autaku.com/2010/01/28/games-mass-effect-2-collectors-edition/


MGS.4 Metal Gear Solid



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"Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has arrived, and I managed to scoop up a new Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PlayStation 3 and a copy of the Limited Edition version of the game. Thanks to a preorder, I also scored a neat art book. The Limited Edition of the game comes packed in a gorgeously-designed box with a copy of the title, and a Blu-ray disc touting all the extra video features."

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Image obtained from - http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/06/metal-gear-solid-4-is-here.ars

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