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The Art of XCOM 2 Hardcover – January 12, 2016

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From the developer behind the Civilization series, XCOM is an award-winning, deeply engrossing strategy game. With the Earth under attack by a super-advanced alien race, players command an elite paramilitary organization called XCOM to repel the extraterrestrial offensive and defend humanity. In The Art of XCOM, readers get a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible concept art created for the series and hear from key developers and artists about the challenges, secrets, and rewards of creating this landmark series.
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    January 12, 2016
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Insight Editions is a publisher focused on creating superlative illustrated books on photography, music, and popular culture. Lavishly produced and visually stimulating, every volume from Insight is dedicated to the skillful interplay of word and image. The books produced are unique works that combine the highest quality print production values with the time-honored traditions of publishing and rich subject matter. Elegant and informative, books from Insight showcase the best of art and photography in exquisite presentations of the bookmaker’s craft. They are based in San Rafael, CA.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Insight Editions (January 12, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608877116
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608877119
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.9 x 12 inches
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 74 ratings

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Omerta
5.0 out of 5 stars Must own for any XCOM fan into the process and art behind the game.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017
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Amazing insight into the process and art of XCOM! I Collect video game art books and this is one of the best ive seen. This book contains many sketches and high resolution digital artwork images and gives info from the artist and devs on the thought process off design. As an added bonus this book is insanely cheap price for the high quality you get. I would highly recommend.
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Candle Lad
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful images and insightful blurbs make this a 5/5!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2018
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Beautiful prints from a fantastically crafted world. The behind the scenes insights are almost as enjoyable as the multi-page high res renderings. Phenomenal purchase for those who love the game and appreciate the artistic energy that went into it.
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Grailwing
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2018
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Beautiful art and clear images. Filled with concept art of characters, weapons, ships, aliens, and maps. Worth a buy!
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Christina Danelon
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought this for a friend, arrived within a few ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2018
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Bought this for a friend, arrived within a few days after ordering. Looked through it briefly.. inspiring art.
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Parka
4.0 out of 5 stars Playing it safe
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2016
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 Fans of the game should appreciate this artbook although I feel that the designs did not really push the boundaries when it comes to sci-fi concept art.

The 192-page hardcover is split into several chapters and covers the previsualization, environments, aliens, ADVENT and XCOM.

In a world controlled by aliens, the new cities are now being designed with a rather sterile, clinical look, much to the vision of the aliens no doubt. Too much order, too clean. Luckily, there are still the shanty and small town environments to make things visually more interesting. It's quite a contrast when you compare the cities with abandoned towns with signs of life that have lived there. Design of the alien facilities look different too, and quite unexpectedly have more curves versus the blocky city style.

Character designs of the aliens and enemies are nice, detailed and come with sketches too. The Advent also look cool, stylish and futuristic. There are also vehicle designs, spacecrafts, troop transport, cars, and other props, e.g. weapons and interior designs.

Overall, the quality of the art is definitely top notch. However when it comes to the concepts, the ideas behind, I feel that the game studio is playing it too safe. The art feels so familiar, like I've seen them before. The art feels like they could come from Mass Effect. Yes, there are differences such as the ADVENT troopers and mechs being more sleek looking, but to me, the art direction quite similar to Mass Effect. That's just what I felt.

So yeah, it's still a good artbook but it could have been better if the game studios are more daring which unfortunately is not the case as nowadays it's all about making safe games that can make money.

(See more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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MellowJello
3.0 out of 5 stars An okay art book
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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Not as comprehensive as I would have liked. Some items (like enemies) only have half a page of concept art, while maps and scenery can take up entire pages. Just not "wowed" by it.
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BenFox
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2018
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Amazing collection of art from Xcom 2
Great present for fans of the game.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent product. The art of Xcom 2 is indeed ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2016
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Excelent product. The art of Xcom 2 is indeed something to have if you are a fan of the series
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Philipp Franco
5.0 out of 5 stars Obra de arte
Reviewed in Brazil on September 26, 2021
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Este livro é uma obra de arte. O livro trás uma serie de imagens conceituais e informações sobre o desenvolvimento do jogo. Seria muito interessante se lançassem uma segunda edicao com dados sobre a expansao war of the chosen.
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Alberto Destro
3.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo libro, ma "nuovo" è diverso da "usato"
Reviewed in Italy on April 10, 2021
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Nulla da dire sull'artbook, assolutamente di qualità e interessante per gli appassionati. Ma come sempre più spesso mi succede, è stato consegnato con un imballaggio a dir poco mediocre ma, soprattutto, senza cellophane. Quindi, in pratica, ho acquistato un libro nuovo e me ne è arrivato uno che potrebbe essere tranquillamente usato. Non è un dramma enorme, nonostante alcuni segni sul libro non siano il massimo. Però se acquisto "nuovo", vorrei che il prodotto fosse ancora da scartare ..
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JaegerBane
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like art books and XCOM 2
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2018
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If you like art books and XCOM 2, you can’t go wrong with this. It breaks down the art portfolio by world, XCOM, aliens and Advent, all wrapped up in a handsome, high quality hardback. Fantastic stuff. Would make a great gift for an XCOM fan.
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Angelo Figliuzzi
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2016
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Très satisfait!!!
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful quality art book
Reviewed in Australia on November 16, 2020
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Filled with fantastic, high quality artwork and behind the scenes information.
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