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The Art of God of War

The Art of God of War

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  • Create Date：2021-06-07 09:56:15
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • ISBN：150670574X
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Summary

It is a new beginning for Kratos。 Living as a man， outside the shadow of the gods， he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology。 With new purpose and his son at his side， Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created。

An intimate chronicle of the years-long odyssey to bring Kratos and Atreus's beautiful and brutal world to life。

Step into Midgard and explore beyond， as Dark Horse Books and Santa Monica Studio proudly present the quintessential companion to the enormously anticipated God of War。 This is a document unlike any other that sets readers on an exhaustive behind-the-scenes journey to witness the creation of an epic of tremendous scale。

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Reviews

William Tooher IV ，

Absorbing and dripping with atmosphere。 One of the best art books out there and for one of the greatest video games in recent years。 This is a marvelous collection of paintings inspired by Norse myth and the creative process behind each concept is explained in detail。 Makes me really want to play the game again。

Michael Mali ，

God of War is one of the greatest video games I've ever played。 This book goes beyond just concept art， and provides a look into the entire creation process of the game。 God of War is one of the greatest video games I've ever played。 This book goes beyond just concept art， and provides a look into the entire creation process of the game。 。。。more

Jorge Rodighiero ，

I love the concept art present in this book， but I truly hoped to have more to read about the artists' thinking and their process。 I love the concept art present in this book， but I truly hoped to have more to read about the artists' thinking and their process。 。。。more

Forsythia ，

There's so much detail， so much work put on this video game masterpiece， it analyzes the thought process behind every choice of object/scenery/outfit/character they had to create in order to make it look as realistic and accurate to the Norse mythology as they had planned initially。 Definitely is it worth it， I recommend this artbook to every art lover even if they haven't played the game， and those who love they game and are eager to learn more about it。 I was all over this book for the past tw There's so much detail， so much work put on this video game masterpiece， it analyzes the thought process behind every choice of object/scenery/outfit/character they had to create in order to make it look as realistic and accurate to the Norse mythology as they had planned initially。 Definitely is it worth it， I recommend this artbook to every art lover even if they haven't played the game， and those who love they game and are eager to learn more about it。 I was all over this book for the past two days， now my brain is full of Norse gods and mythological monsters。。。 。。。more

Myron John Tataryn ，

A beautiful look at the detail， artistry and passion that was put into creating one of the best interactive experiences ever created - pushing the limits on what a video game has the potential to be。

Philip ，

Fantastic artwork， but I would have liked more actual content explaining the thoughts and processes。 How was it decided that Kratos would use an axe， and eventually get his dual blades back， how did the engine of the game help or hinder art development？ Some input from the programmers as well as the artists would have helped。That said， it was a very good book。 Lots and lots of amazing artwork！

Maggie Kelmeckis ，

I love it 💙

Ashwin ，

A great companion to a masterpiece！God of war is a great looking game！ This book gets into the details of the development process for location and level design with concept art， along with descriptions of the reasoning behind the choices that the team made。 The passion that Santa Monica Studio has for the franchise shows in the little details they've put into even the seemingly trivial parts of the game。 Huge respect for the devs and artists。 Highly recommended for fans of the game who'd like to A great companion to a masterpiece！God of war is a great looking game！ This book gets into the details of the development process for location and level design with concept art， along with descriptions of the reasoning behind the choices that the team made。 The passion that Santa Monica Studio has for the franchise shows in the little details they've put into even the seemingly trivial parts of the game。 Huge respect for the devs and artists。 Highly recommended for fans of the game who'd like to understand more about the process that went into bringing the game to life。 。。。more

Gosila ，

Unglaublich schöne Designs！

Álvaro ，

God of War ha sido， sin duda， mi juego favorito de 2018。 Llevaba tiempo pensando en comprarme este libro de arte， así que cuando lo he visto en la tienda no he podido aguantarme las ganas。 No me arrepiento jajaja Dejando a un lado las ilustraciones y concepts arts （que son una pasada）， me ha parecido muy interesante lo que cuenta。 Cómo decidieron la estética del juego， en qué se inspiraban， los problemas que se encontraron al diseñar entornos y personajes。。。 Una "lectura" muy recomendada para to God of War ha sido， sin duda， mi juego favorito de 2018。 Llevaba tiempo pensando en comprarme este libro de arte， así que cuando lo he visto en la tienda no he podido aguantarme las ganas。 No me arrepiento jajaja Dejando a un lado las ilustraciones y concepts arts （que son una pasada）， me ha parecido muy interesante lo que cuenta。 Cómo decidieron la estética del juego， en qué se inspiraban， los problemas que se encontraron al diseñar entornos y personajes。。。 Una "lectura" muy recomendada para todos los amantes de la ilustración y de esta saga。 。。。more

Meghan ，

Book was received as an ARC from edelweiss and Dark Horse Publishing。 This book was truly breathtaking in the artwork。 I am a huge fan of Greek Mythology and this book made the scenery and movie come to life。 The CGI graphics were beautifully crafted and I am dying with curiosity to see this movie。 Thanks to this book I am now familiar with this storyline and curious to see how the community will respond to this book and how it will circulate in the library。 We will definitely consider this titl Book was received as an ARC from edelweiss and Dark Horse Publishing。 This book was truly breathtaking in the artwork。 I am a huge fan of Greek Mythology and this book made the scenery and movie come to life。 The CGI graphics were beautifully crafted and I am dying with curiosity to see this movie。 Thanks to this book I am now familiar with this storyline and curious to see how the community will respond to this book and how it will circulate in the library。 We will definitely consider this title for our Non-Fiction collection and that is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more

Jedi JC Daquis ，

Of course I loved the game！ But would the extra money spent on buying the art book worth it？ Every cent， sir。 Every cent。The Art of God of War is a graphic love letter of Santa Monica studios to all the fans who absolutely loved playing the game and also to themselves。 It chronicles how the art progressed from the time it was conceived to the final touches and even to a place which cannot be accessed in the actual game。 This book is a concrete evidence on how much time and artistry they have giv Of course I loved the game！ But would the extra money spent on buying the art book worth it？ Every cent， sir。 Every cent。The Art of God of War is a graphic love letter of Santa Monica studios to all the fans who absolutely loved playing the game and also to themselves。 It chronicles how the art progressed from the time it was conceived to the final touches and even to a place which cannot be accessed in the actual game。 This book is a concrete evidence on how much time and artistry they have given a masterpiece， a literary behind-the-scenes documentary for those who wanted more than just playing the game。God of War isn't even my all-time （PS4） favorite game。 That belongs to Doom。 But I was disappointed with Doom's "The Art of" book because there is one thing it failed to deliver that GoW Art Book succeeded:The Art of GoW made the readers feel how much passion they gave to creating the game。 It is more than a showcase of talent， but a testament on their perseverance and grit in making a game that will be remembered for a long time。 。。。more

Chris ，

I love these "Art of。。。" books。 Particularly when it's from such a beautiful looking game as God of War。From the world， the characters， the creatures， buildings， weapons and the monsters everything is covered in an extensive amount of detail。This is a giant picture book and it's awesome。 I would have liked a bit more information on the creative team's thought process， I mean it's there but it mostly makes way for the art。 I can't fault anyone for that but it would have been nice to read more abo I love these "Art of。。。" books。 Particularly when it's from such a beautiful looking game as God of War。From the world， the characters， the creatures， buildings， weapons and the monsters everything is covered in an extensive amount of detail。This is a giant picture book and it's awesome。 I would have liked a bit more information on the creative team's thought process， I mean it's there but it mostly makes way for the art。 I can't fault anyone for that but it would have been nice to read more about the behind the scenes thinking。This is one of those occasions where it's fair to judge a book by it's cover。 Like I say with all of these type of books， if you love the game and have an interest in the amazing art of the world， check it out。 。。。more

Bryan ，

A wonderful companion to the game。 The depths that the artists/creative team goes to bringing these things to life。 I would pay the price of this book again just to see what they left of the cutting room floor。 I imagine the artwork to be substantial。

Zachary ，

Typically excellent art book from Dark Horse

Joshua Eudaly ，

A beautifully illustrated book that explores the intricate amount of detail that the creative team put into making this game world feel lived in， yet also fantastical。 All of the designs， from the vast landscapes to the mythic beasts that inhabit them look like they belong within the ancient Nordic stories that inspired this God installment。 Every realm is distinct and has it's own unique color pallet to help distinguish them from one another。 There are many great landscape paintings as well as A beautifully illustrated book that explores the intricate amount of detail that the creative team put into making this game world feel lived in， yet also fantastical。 All of the designs， from the vast landscapes to the mythic beasts that inhabit them look like they belong within the ancient Nordic stories that inspired this God installment。 Every realm is distinct and has it's own unique color pallet to help distinguish them from one another。 There are many great landscape paintings as well as many detailed pictures of characters， weapons， and tools that are featured in the game。 Plenty of insightful snippets of how the artists decided on what worked best and how various character designs and environments evolved throughout development。 This book is highly recommended to anyone that loves God of War， Norse Mythology， and desires to see the inner process of how it all came together。 。。。more

Ethan Safari ，

It's a Must for the long-time fans and whoever is even remotely interested in both Norse mythology and video game design。 It's a Must for the long-time fans and whoever is even remotely interested in both Norse mythology and video game design。 。。。more

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