The Art of Dead Space: book preview

Here's a selection of images from the new book, The Art of Dead Space, by Martin Robinson.

The Art of Dead Space is the ultimate gallery of the Dead Space universe, with over 300 images including sketches and concept art by acclaimed artists from breathtaking spacescapes to terrifying necromorphs, character designs to creating a religion, plus commentary from the artists themselves. Includes art from Dead Space, Dead Space: Extraction, Dead Space: Ignition, and Dead Space 2.

The Art of Dead Space

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=13001904 Jeremy Sweeney

Oh hell yes. My favorite thing about this franchise, besides the whole dismemberment thing, is the concept artwork.
duncancreamer

I guess I should get around to playing this series.
jlargentaye

this artwork really reinforces Dead Space as a spirititual successor to the Alien franchise
- http://twitter.com/jmtd Jonathan Dowland
  
  My take on it is “massively Giger-derivative, but no less enjoyable for it”. The artwork far outclasses the actual games IMHO.
http://jambeeno.com/ Jambe

The concept work is lovely and worth pursuing in its own right, but the series of games isn’t (though opinions may vary).

The first outing was nice, but by the third it’s become extremely bland. 3, like 2, is a passable (read: mediocre) action game but is a comically by-the-numbers failure as horror.
robuluz

Referencing Giger quite emphatically in places.
http://twitter.com/WikiTruths Wiki-Truths

Number 2 was amazing – Is there anywhere I can see turnarounds of the actual 3d monsters? The game is so dark and quick you never really get a good look at them.