'Halo: The Great Journey - The Art of Building Worlds' Hardcover – 21 Oct. 2011

a good book for hardened halo fans the pics and info are great.

Years ago I got the Art of Halo book that came before this - which i loved. This seemed like a good follow up. It contains almost everything from the previous book and so much more. It's been a while since I've read through it but if memory serves it covers Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST and reach. So, basically - the Bungie era. Great annotations, a lot of insight - a nice read.It's so good for reference as well - line drawings, digital paintings - so great.It also features loads of designs for spartan armor - which i think is what most people are interested to see!

My 10 year old son saved up his pocket money for this after seeing it in a shop and spending many hours looking through the artwork. He absolutely loves it, his book is littered with pieces of paper for copying the drawings or using them as inspiration for his own which means he can happily spend hours with this book, a pad of paper and his pencils.For that alone the price is worth it. Although this is probably more about the video game my son was introduced through the Halo Mega Bloks toys, again which spark his imagination in play. It is a pity the video games are rated 15+ really.

I am a big Halo fan and in my opinion this is the best concept art book i have ever read, it contains concept art from all the games and all the pictures are of high quality and to be frank are absolutely stunning. Most photos are usually accompanied by a piece of text describing what the concept art is for and there are also pages dedicated to the transformation from concept art into the finished product in the game.It is a great book to have a look at even if you are not a halo fan.

Now if like me you enjoy concept art, particularly if that art is from one of your favourite games series, then Halo: The art of Building Worlds will be right up your street. The book is rife with full colour images ranging from sketches to full colour concept art, including many images which go across the double page spread.I must admit that there isnt a vast amount of words in this book (which suits me perfectly) but to be honest, the images do all the talking. The book really is a celebration of Halo's 10 years and makes an excellent addition to any fan's collection. Looking through the books 190 odd pages sure does take me back over the years I've been enjoying the games and some of the concept art displayed on the pages is of stuff I've not seen before.The repro is excellent and Halo: The Art of Building Worlds makes for a excellent keep sake and stands up to such games concept art as the excellent Assassin's Creed Art book. If you love looking at concept art and enjoying admiring the effort and work the artists put into the works of art contained within this book then do yourself a favour and pick this bad boy up!

An absolute must for ALL fans of the series - the book is heavily focused on the trilogy developed by Bungie as opposed to the newer stuff. I wouldn't be wrong in saying that the artstyle and just general presentation of the series at it's best was definitely during this time-frame. Highly recommend checking it out for the sake of another awesome piece to the collection.

This book is AWESOME! I got because my boyfriend got me into Halo and I am an artist. This book is great for amazing art and shot and concepts of things in the game! Doesn’t have the crap for halo 5 so yeah I’d defiantly buy it again!

A really nicely presented book with a lot of art wrok pictures from across the Halo universe of games. Some nice concept designs through to design development and final art from the bungie days to the current 343 artists. Could do with more writing in explaining more about the process but thats just picking faults. A good start for anyone interesting in games design and this book will stay on my reference shelf for some time to come. Highly recommend it.