Persona 4: Official Design Works Paperback – 11 Sept. 2012

Definitely one of my favourite video game artbooks that I own. There's no cheapness of content here - the developer's notes on their inspiration, like the mythology behind each persona, deep looks into the personality and appearance of each character, even full pages revealing the different stages of character sketches that lead you to their final look, as well as an extensive interview with the art director about his processes, design philosophies and the journey toward creating the town of Inaba - all these elements leave you with a rich insight into how this wonderful game was made, and the human effort behind it.It doesn't end there, with lots of glossy pages of promotional art, and interesting little things like test screens and previous box covers, even pictures of in-store posters used at the release, which have already provided me with hours of interest and keep me looking back from time to time. The front cover with its sharp cuts of glossy and matte sections is beautiful to look at too.

Book was much bigger than anticipated but it's a plus. I couldn't open the cellophane wrapper it was wrapped in to look inside as it's a Xmas gift. I'm assured though that the recipient will love it.

If you're a Persona/Shin Megami Tensei fan, this is something you'll love.Seeing character concepts and reading about how Soejima-sensei and his team came up with the personas, the characters, the whole game development process was really inspiring and I'd reccomend this to anyone, happily.

This book is a must have for anyone interested in Persona 4, anime, or just beautiful artwork.It is full of gorgeous drawings of characters and places from Persona 4 coupled with interesting character write ups and explanations of the evolution of the central characters.It is a book that you will be going back to time and time again.

Every page is printed on high quality paper and all the designs and drawings come with information and concept art, I really love it and it is great value, worth every penny. 192 pages I could look at over and over. Would really recommend for any Persona fan.

This official book from the Persona 4 game shows some of the amazing artwork (characters, backgrounds,...) and an exclusive interview with the creator of the franchise. Well worth your money if you're a fan of the game.

This was a CHristmas present for my boyfriend, so at the moment he hasn't recieved it.He keeps talking about how much he wants to read this so I can only assume it will be fantastic

Another great artbook from Udon. Excellent paper quality, bigger format compared to the Japanese edition and nice made cover.A must have for any Persona 4 fan.

Absolutely love all the details included in this. Would 100% recommend if you're a big fan of the series.

I’ve really enjoyed this book since I got it. I’m just playing the game for the first time so I’m looking forward to the book having more context now.

Amo mucho este juego así que está claro que es un 10/10 el artbook es muy grande de buena calidad y te da mucha información por parte del diseñador

El material de la portada y las páginas es excelente, el contenido es genial, muy detallado con bocetos previos y finales junto con notas del artista Shigenori Soejima.100% Recomendado para cualquier amante de la saga o del arte de videojuegos en general.

Ottimo acquisto per chi è fan del videogioco. Contiene schizzi preparatori, locations e descrizioni dei personaggi dal game designer e produttori, con dettagli inediti non compresi nel gioco (non aspettatevi le misure delle waifu però).Unico "problema" è che è basato sulla versione PS2 del titolo e quindi mancano gli extra inclusi nella versione "Golden" per PSVita uscita successivamente. Inutile dire di sfogliarlo dopo aver fatto il videogame per la presenza di spoiler massicci.Comunque sia, consigliato anche solo per le beta dei personaggi e per le interviste.