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I’ve seen it. My friend let me borrow her copy.
Hasty first impression: it’s an artbook, there’s very little text. Many of the captions don’t provide any more info than who drew the picture or for what purpose. And for some, the staff don’t even remember that, leading to captions along the lines of Either A drew this or B did, or This was for an instruction booklet, or maybe an advertisement.
I have a bad habit of putting the negative part of a review first, but I just want to make it clear, the captions don’t always help as much as you might think. However, there are a lot of pictures here, both rough sketches and color! The book is crammed with them -- be sure to look under the slipcover! There is also a one-page special message from Inafune in the back, which I will have to read carefully before I return the book!
And every now and then, just when I’m getting accustomed to ignoring the captions, something interesting pops up. For example, one page about Rockman Rockman quotes Inafune as saying, “Why didn’t it sell?! In my head, I was all set to continue with Rockman Rockman 2, Rockman Rockman 3, etc. If you like Rockman, you’ve got to have this! Even now, it’s not too late (laughs).”
The (laughs) part at the end bothers me, but apparently the fans are taking him at his word, that if they buy it even now he’ll make more, and driving up the sales on e-Capcom. I hope it works! I bought it, and I don’t even have a PSP!^^;
Hasty first impression: it’s an artbook, there’s very little text. Many of the captions don’t provide any more info than who drew the picture or for what purpose. And for some, the staff don’t even remember that, leading to captions along the lines of Either A drew this or B did, or This was for an instruction booklet, or maybe an advertisement.
I have a bad habit of putting the negative part of a review first, but I just want to make it clear, the captions don’t always help as much as you might think. However, there are a lot of pictures here, both rough sketches and color! The book is crammed with them -- be sure to look under the slipcover! There is also a one-page special message from Inafune in the back, which I will have to read carefully before I return the book!
And every now and then, just when I’m getting accustomed to ignoring the captions, something interesting pops up. For example, one page about Rockman Rockman quotes Inafune as saying, “Why didn’t it sell?! In my head, I was all set to continue with Rockman Rockman 2, Rockman Rockman 3, etc. If you like Rockman, you’ve got to have this! Even now, it’s not too late (laughs).”
The (laughs) part at the end bothers me, but apparently the fans are taking him at his word, that if they buy it even now he’ll make more, and driving up the sales on e-Capcom. I hope it works! I bought it, and I don’t even have a PSP!^^;
