The Art of Metal Gear Solid V Hardcover – November 15, 2016

First off, as a Metal Gear Solid fan, who doesn't want this. Everything concept and art from the amazing minds of Kojima and his team and in the beautiful and mysterious style we've come to know the Metal Gear universe to be. Guns, characters, environments, Metal Gears (!?!) are all here and more than your hearts content, and especially if you're an artist and interested in concept design it's a little bible all in its own. What's that? You want to see a peak at the hidden third level and the band of characters, bosses, and actual story that Konami ripped from Kojima's hands? Look no further, friend, it's there, and it's true, all of it. Plus a hidden message from Kojima to his fans about his departure from Konami rests on the last page, the final image of our Metal Gear saga. And now for Kojima productions to keep me stuck in my childhood well into my 40's. ONWARDS

I bought this for a friend, and after getting to look through it I decided I would get it for myself as well.Not only is this book great for fans of the MGS series to simply read and look at, it's great for artists in need of reference photos.All the designs are beautiful. From the character design to the level design it's all fantastic to look at and appreciate all the hard work that went into making such a beautiful game.

An incredible Art Book, featuring art from concept to final pieces by the incredibly talented Yoji Shinkawa and other Artist from Kojima Studios, and the Konami Team. Its a shame that some of the concepts never made it in game, but it doesn't detract from how amazing they are. highly recommend this book for fans of the series, and art enthusiasts.

Yoji Shinkawa and teams art shines in this detailed and beautiful book. Really great to get an insight into the teams vision before it was cut short by Konami. Metal Gear art books are often rare and hard to find, so pick this one up while it is available!

Nice look at the art behind the game. Visually satisfying. Excellent work and aid for those with the desire to see more Metal Gear.

The art of metal gear solid books continues to carry on the pedigree of its previous books in being a heavyweight tome of concept art. The book includes Yoji Shinkawa's energetic and flowing illustrations/sketches filled with detail along with the in game models. Characters, robotics, locations, weapons, items, signage, and glimpses into the unused concepts as well. On these fronts the book delivers as well as previous entries of the art of series have with the convenience of being sold in domestic markets.I subtracted a star because there's plenty of notes in the pages without translation. Besides the introduction from yoji shinkawa, chapters, and headings everything is in Japanese. The notes with arrows on the illustrations are left untranslated and I expected them to translate for the market it's being sold to. I think the Japanese releases of previous art of MGS series provided more information overall in their pages than what's given here. I'm thankful for the printing being available in the American market but Dark Horse could've done more than the bare minimum on this.

I've always loved the art of Metal Gear and this book contains lots of it. Only drawback is the description of the drawings is in japanese with no translations.

If you love Metal Gear, this is a great book to have. It’s got great concept art of things you’ve probably never seen before. Plus, if you love art in general, this is a great inspiration. Get it!