Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1
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Rating | : | 4.57 (922 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1616551151 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-07-09 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The definitive guide!. For Dragon Age newcomers, this comprehensive volume brings you up to speed on everything you need to know about the regions, religions, monsters, magic, and more! For dedicated fans, never before have the secrets of BioWare's epic fantasy been revealed so completely and so compellingly! * Filled with never-before-seen art by the creators of the games! * New Dragon Age game coming in 2013! * From the writers and artists of the Dragon Age games
"Not quite definitive." according to J.. Three stars for a book that has a number of positives and negatives.First, the positives! The illustrations, as many have said, are quite beautiful. Be aware that they follow the concept art style of Dragon Age 2 and subsequent material (Silent Grove, etc) more than Dragon Age: Origins. Not unexpected, as that seems to be the overall art direction of the franchise. A little more vibrant, a little more stylized, but you lose that edge of realism if it's what y. Me likey The Smiths So after reading reviews I went with the hardcover versions of these books and I have to say, I'm impressed.They look like any other typical game guide. Except they are not a game guide at all.I write fan fiction for this game. (Don't judge me) And these books help. I thought I knew a pretty good amount about Thedas and I was pitifully wrong. It'll be much easier for me to just look in one of these books for something I need than to Google it.The writing is e. "Beautiful, informative tome of Dragon Age lore" according to Homer. When I first played Dragon Age: Origins many moons ago, one of the first things I fell in love with was the world and its history. The collector's edition strategy guide contained a brief, but informative lore section, and I ate it up. Codex entries in the game itself were also equally entertaining, especially because there were some instances where people either weren't sure about what was behind certain events, or their words were colored by perspectives an