NieR: Automata World Guide Volume 1 Hardcover – May 7, 2019

Though, this is not an arts book for Nier:Automata, but it has many beautiful arts in it. The book is explaining the game to you, from the world components to everything. Even the smallest details like animals and grass or parts in every map in the game. If you're a fan of the game you will love this book for sure it has many arts of the characters in the game too and they're very detailed.It's nice to have it or to gift it to your friend.

Much in the same vein that Nier: Automata is an interesting blend of gaming genres, this book is a mash up of different print media we generally see in gaming.Part artbook, part strategy guide, and part narrative lore expansion, the World Guide has a nice little mix of everything. That said, this book is predominately an artbook akin to Nier being predominately an action RPG. At about 180 pages long, the hardbound volume consists of character art, scenic portraits, maps, screenshots, and narrative. It's really interesting.I have to say, having purchased other localized gaming artbooks, every one of these sorts of English editions gives me strategy guide vibes. I think that's just an issue with me, as I used to purchase guides back in the day since most artbooks were never localized. My brain just correlates English text and gaming imagery with a strategy guide. I have seen videos of the Japanese edition of this book and it appears to be a 1:1 localization, from an aesthetic perspective. It also looks like the Japanese version has a softcover to boot.Recommended for Nier fans.

Like many other reviewers have mentioned, it's not just an "art book" or only a "strategy guide". Instead it does a great job of combining the Nier Automata game's beautiful art (hand drawn & game graphics) as well as information, tips, and at the end a story. I love that it came in hardback. I buy mainly eBooks these days but, I wanted a physical copy of it. Anyway, it's a hybrid between the two types of books. If you prefer only an art book or a strategy guide, this might not be for you. However, if you're interested in both and you are a fan then you will probably love the book as much as I did. One of the coolest things from it were the breakdown diagrams of the parts of everything from flight units to machine life form components. I'd highly recommend it.

Es un libro muy bien hecho, el contenido está bastante bueno y las ilustraciones muy nítidas. Totalmente recomendado para cualquier fan de Automata. La calidad está muy buena y llegó en perfecto estado sin ningún golpe o daño al contenido.

I bought this "world guide" for a friend who loves Nier Automata and he loved this bookIt is full of full-page artwork, in-game scenes, lore, and cryptic messagesIt is NOT a strategy guide

Esperaba que viniera cubierto y protegido, pero llegó en la caja junta al otro libro que compre, hasta daba miedo saber que un mal movimiento iba a deformar el libro. Lo bueno es que es Tapa dura y son muy resistentes, luego la calidad del libro es impresionante, me hubiera gustado que tenga más procesos del diseño que hicieron para 2B, 9S y los demás personajes, ya sabes uno siempre adora los procesos.

... it's almost as good as one. This volume, at least. the nier automata world guide vol 1 contains decent mix of game maps, concept art, character information, and short stories that build on the world. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a "must have", but it's a pretty good addition to any nier fan's library. The second volume on the other hand is almost entirely a game guide, and doesn't have much value outside that.If you found this review helpful, please click the "helpful" button below.

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