This Elden Ring art book is so big it comes in two separate 400-page volumes
Two official Elden Ring art books are slated to go on sale later this year… but only in Japan.
As spotted by our friends at PC Gamer, Famitsu (opens in new tab) has shared details of an Elden Ring art book so immense, it will ship in two separate 400-page volumes.
Scheduled to release on November 30, the first book (opens in new tab) will - according to my Duolingo Japanese and significant help from Google Translate - cover the game's opening area and cinematics, concept art of the open world and dungeons, and art related to characters and armor, whilst the second (opens in new tab) covers enemy design, weapons, and "many item illustrations".
The two books are currently on sale for ¥4400, which is around $31/£27. There also appears to be a limited-edition collector's version, too, which comes with a Godfrey print; that looks set to go for sale for ¥17,600, which is $125/£108.
As yet it's unclear if the books will roll out to other territories, as prior FromSoft games have; we'll check in with publisher Bandai Namco and confirm just as soon as we know more.
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