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Drac_Mazoku
Jun 4, 2010, 02:34 PM
Hi, this question may be geared more toward those who collect like me many Phantasy Star Stuff. Right now I'm trying to complete my collection of unique official artbook for Phantasy Star (not Japanese guide, I'm not interrested in seeing a bunch of tech info in a language I don't understand). So far, so good, I think I've managed to hunt them down all (except for the Phantasy Star Collection 32-Pages art book that came along the promotional mail offer with the 2 Sound Collection Soundtrack for the original saga).

The only one I'm holding my purchase on is the Visual Book for Phantasy Star Universe. See, I already have the artbook "Element of Phantasy Star Universe". And don't want to buy something if it's only a small version of what's already inside the "Element" book. So to someone who own both, can you please tell me if the "Visual Book" for Phantasy Star Universe contains original artwork not present in the "Element" book. Thank you :)

Max B
Jun 4, 2010, 03:14 PM
Here were some pictures out of the visual book I was able to dig up off an official blog in Japan.
http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx330/maxbob51/pha2.jpg
http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx330/maxbob51/pha1.jpg
http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx330/maxbob51/pha3.jpg
http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx330/maxbob51/pha4.jpg
I hope these answer your question.

Drac_Mazoku
Jun 4, 2010, 03:21 PM
Yes, I'll compare them with my other Artbook tonight. Thanks.

Arika
Jun 5, 2010, 11:15 AM
The best Art book currently is the PSPo2 art book one.
Unless you are after particular stuffs .. (which you can ask me, because I have every art book in this series.)

Drac_Mazoku
Jun 5, 2010, 11:39 AM
it's already ordered, but thank you. I think I have them all now except for Phantasy Star Collection and Visual Book for PSU. Right now I have

-Phantasy Star Online Perfect Material Collection art
-Phantasy Star Online 1 & 2 Material Collection art book
-Element of Phantasy Star Universe + The book with art with PSO EPIII and EPIV *(it comes in the same case)
-Phantasy Star Portable Fan Book Guardians Maniacs (only half artbook, but still)
-Phantasy Star Portable 2 Material Collection Art book
-Phantasy Star Zero Art Book

I think that's all of them. Like I said, I'm not interrested in Japanese guide book.

EDIT: I went and double check every pictures shown in the screenshot from Max B post. Everyone of them without exception are present in the Element of Phantasy Star Universe. So this art book (Visual Book) totally has no use (even the soundtrack that come with the book is just a tiny part of the 3 CD For Brigther Day OST). So I'm skipping this one. Thanks again Max B for your post