does the art book comes free with the purchase or for preorders only?

Only gamestop pre-orders received the art book. I think the Japanese LE also came with this artbook. It seems that there wasn't enough art books to cover pre-orders, at least in the LA area.

That guide looks really nice! I went ahead and jumped on it. Their guide for MGS4 is freakin' gorgeous, so I could go in for another one like that.


Also, all the stores in the Portland, OR area seemed to get less than 1/4 as many artbooks as they needed, so a lot of us ended up missing out. :/

is the hardcover guide no longer available on amazon? i cant seem to find

Originally Posted by mariokart64 is the hardcover guide no longer available on amazon? i cant seem to find

it's still there.. click the paperback one, then where it says formats click hardcover

Originally Posted by mariokart64 is the hardcover guide no longer available on amazon? i cant seem to find

Link

Originally Posted by Japakneez FuturePress > PiggyBack. Check out the Bayonetta or Vanquish guides. I have the MGR guide now and its not as technically detailed as a Futurepress guide would have been. Its still a great guide and if Futurepress couldn't do it then Piggyback would be my only other choice.

Looking at the CE Guide thread, most people prefer Piggyback to Futurepress. I have their Deus Ex, Dark Souls and Soucalibur V guide, while I have Piggyback's FFXIII, FFXIII-2, all the Assassin's Creed ones, and Uncharted 3 and I would would agree that Piggyback trumps Futurepress, in layout, art, and actual usefulness, generally.

Originally Posted by jrr6415sun it's still there.. click the paperback one, then where it says formats click hardcover

oh! duh! thanks! buying now!

Dammit. I totally forgot about the GameStop art book.

I call today wondering if they have any, and she claims they never received any. I can understand the shortages, but to not even receive any seems curious. I'm guessing others just snagged the few they did have and she didn't want to tell me the truth since I was one of two LE buyers. :(

Originally Posted by aegisol If you were thinking of spending $25 on the art book on ebay you might as well just grab the hardcover guide from Amazon for $20...

Thanks for asking. I was looking for an excuse to open mine up.

The extra or artwork section just shows concept art of Raiden, Wolf and the main enemies. Along with developer comments on it. The artbook or leaflet thing from Gamestop is completely different.

Far from worth $25, but is okay.

And son of a bitch, my lithograph is # over 10,000.

Originally Posted by SinnerChrno Dammit. I totally forgot about the GameStop art book. I call today wondering if they have any, and she claims they never received any. I can understand the shortages, but to not even receive any seems curious. I'm guessing others just snagged the few they did have and she didn't want to tell me the truth since I was one of two LE buyers. :(

Mine didn't get them in for over a day. If you call Gamestop's 800 number, they can help you out with any preorder bonus as long as you give them your receipt information. Physical goods take a while. Over a month normally. Codes are generally sent within a few hours though.

Originally Posted by RabbitSuit And son of a bitch, my lithograph is # over 10,000.

!!!!!!!!!!!!

What does the lithograph look like? I don't have mine yet and want to hang it next to my MgS4 litho.

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Originally Posted by ghostsong What does the lithograph look like? I don't have mine yet and want to hang it next to my MgS4 litho.

The # is on the back

Originally Posted by Japakneez Only gamestop pre-orders received the art book. I think the Japanese LE also came with this artbook. It seems that there wasn't enough art books to cover pre-orders, at least in the LA area.

Yep. They ended up giving me a Bioshock button set instead as that's all they had left.

My Japanese LE shipped today.

Niiiice I just ordered the Japanese premium myself ^_^ was waiting for an unboxing and wow the box is awesome and has the same slice slip opening on it like the MGS4 limited box the pictures didn't give it justice imo and those Dwarf Gekkos are gonna go beautifully with the raiden Kai my gf is sending me in the limited ed. from the uk. :3 I am excited b!

For me the CE guide was worth the $20. Also the art in the guide is different than the art book that you get as a preorder from gamestop.

BTW I'm not good at these types of games, but I am really enjoying the game.

anyone know the dimensions of the lithograph in the guide?

My lamp from Gamestop doesn't do the lightning arcs automatically, I have to touch the top to start it. Would Gamestop do exchange or drag their feet?

Originally Posted by RabbitSuit The # is on the back

It is fantastic. Will be sure to get this now