The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts

Art & Artifacts is an absolutely stunning collection that every Legend of Zelda fan will appreciate. This hardcover book is filled with gorgeous artwork from across the entire Zelda series, from the early days of the franchise to its more recent entries. The quality of the art is breathtaking, with detailed illustrations, character designs, and environments that bring the world of Hyrule to life in ways you’ve never seen before. What sets Art & Artifacts apart is its incredible variety. It features everything from concept art to final renders, giving fans a glimpse into the creative process behind some of the most iconic moments and characters in gaming history. Whether it's the majestic designs of Link, the beautiful landscapes, or the intricate details of the various dungeons and temples, each page is a visual treat. In addition to the artwork, the book includes insightful developer commentary, stories about the making of the games, and historical context, making it more than just an art book—it’s a tribute to the legacy of the Zelda series. The high-quality paper, full-color pages, and large format make it a joy to flip through, and it’s clear that a lot of love went into crafting this book. Overall, Art & Artifacts is a must-have for any Zelda fan or anyone who appreciates video game art. It’s a beautiful and thoughtful celebration of the Zelda series that will leave you inspired and in awe. Highly recommended!

Honestly the book came pretty beat up from the looks of it. The front and back covers both have a decent amount of blemishes, dents, and some print scuffed off the corners buuuuut the inside , not bad at all! For the price I paid I’m not mad. It’s a beautiful book made for any fan or collector. You never know what you’ll get buying used books but I would try my luck with this seller again 👍

Beautiful book. Great for any legend of Zelda fan.

A must for any Zelda fan. All information predates Breathe of the Wild, so also doesn’t include Tears of the Kingdom, but is comprehensive and greatly detailed in all information regarding the franchise leading up to the switch titles.

For lack of better words, this book is totally bad@ss! If you have a Zelda fan in your life, GET THIS BOOK. It's stunning and so cool. I'm not a huge Zelda fan and I was impressed and even in awe of this book.

A gorgeous, full-color oversized book packed with everything Zelda. From character illustrations to pixel art, the images are truly breathtaking, and a must-see for anyone who has ever whiled away the hours in Hyrule. Illustrations are presented chronologically by game. Beginning with the original The Legend of Zelda and going all the way to Breath of the Wild, you’ll encounter images you’ve never seen before from your favorite Zelda game in these pages. Each game section in the first half of the book features familiar key art, like illustrations you may remember from the instruction manuals and game boxes, along with concept art. There’s some serious nostalgia in these pages. Whether it’s the iconic image of a cartoonish Link as the book begins or the Master Sword on its pedestal in the sunlit forest, the illustrations in this book can immediately transport you back to childhood, or to simpler times when you first picked up a Zelda game. The second half of Art & Artifacts focuses on characters. Sorted by game, not only is there art for Link, Zelda, and Ganon, but all of the minor named characters and enemy creatures. The names themselves are fascinating, odd, and somewhat familiar, like skulltulas and stalfos. Each game also has a page of detailed item icons, living up to the “artifacts” in the title. Unlike Hyrule Historia, this art book is light on text, although there is a lengthy interview with Nintendo’s art team about the history of Zelda‘s concept art in the last pages. If you’re looking for more about the games’ history and stories, stick to Hyrule Historia, but if you’re looking for a book with pages of art to flip through at any time, Art & Artifacts is the collection you want sitting on the coffee table.

I will keep this review short. No “ It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this” quotes or whatever. Out of the Zelda game and art books if I could only own one. This is the one out of the series that i would buy. Not that the others are bad, its just i thing this is the most well rounded and well put together book of artwork, concepts, etc. and for the price its just a fantastic addition to any library.

I'm an artist and art book collector, particularly video game and concept art ones; I just received this book yesterday and it immediately took a spot on my top 3 of all time. The book is around 400 pages of official Zelda art, literally every piece of official art ever made for a Zelda game from the first NES one to Breath Of The Wild; it includes art from the manuals, posters, box covers, sprite sheets, items, promotional art, etc. It is by far the most art per dollar you can get in book form, and it's an absolute must get for anyone who is either an artist, zelda fan, or art book collector. Every page is filled with artwork and minimal to no text; personally, I love this; I hate when game art books have a ton of writing on them, I'm getting them for the art after all; the book does include a hefty 10 page or so section containing interviews with Nintendo artists who have worked on Zelda and it's a great read! Other developers/publishers please pay attention, this book should be standard for game art books; I'm not talking about the length, not every game has enough to fill 400 pages; but I do hope other companies follow this format of nothing but art followed by interviews and writing about the game.

Superbe livre de collection, qui va très bien avec les deux autres (le bleu et le vert)

Great print quality and paper to display the art. I was hoping for more design sketches and design process like typical art of books but I realise now this is a straight Art book. If you are interested in the design thinking behind the games I would recommend the historia book instead. Otherwise it is still a beautiful (and thick) collection of art

Este es un libro de arte (tiene una mínima cantidad de texto); está cargado con imágenes del arte de cada uno de los juegos de Zelda (oficiales) que se han publicado hasta el momento (tanto para consolas caseras como para portátiles). Naturalmente al ser un gran número de juegos, la cantidad de arte por juego es limitada. En este libro encontraras imágenes promocionales (como las usadas en los posters), portadas de los empaques, arte conceptual, diseño de personajes e incluso arte en pixel (el libro carece de bosquejos de las diferentes versiones del diseño de personajes antes de la versión final, pero es de esperarse ya que el libro ya es muy grueso con el contenido que ya tiene). Muchas de las imágenes vienen de los instructivos de los juegos, pero impresos en un tamaño mayor, lo cual se excelente ya que se puede ver con mayor claridad los detalles de cada pieza (en especial los de NES y game boy). Hay unas cuantas piezas donde se pueden apreciar los bosquejos y el trabajo en progreso de algunas de las piezas (como el poster de OOT o MM) Al final trae un par de hojas con entrevistas a diferentes miembros del staff. Es ideal para artistas y apreciadores de arte que les gusta esta saga. Pros: Ningún juego fue excluido (a los juegos más populares se les otorgó más páginas). Contenido muy amplio y variado. La calidad del encuadernado es buena (no se siente frágil ni con peligro de deshojarse). La calidad de la pasta dura es muy buena (similar al Hyrule Historia) La altura y profundidad del libro es la misma que la de Hyrule Historia (el grosor es lo que cambia) lo cual es ideal ya que deben de ir juntos en cualquier librero. Contras: Hay muy poco contenido de Breath of the Wild (es de esperarse ya que el libro salió antes que el juego y es probable que nintendo no quisiera arruinar ninguna sorpresa). Al ser un libro grueso y pesado, corre el riesgo de que se golpee durante el envío (si no es empaquetado correctamente) el mio llego con una pequeña abolladura en una de las esquinas de la cubierta (Esto no es culpa de Dark Horse así que no tiene porque decrementar la calificación del producto).

YES there were some scuffs and damage to the book when I received the product but they were so minor it wouldn't be fair to "de-star" it. Yes i would have loved it in top nick condition but i've come to realise that Amazon books just aren't that great. Saying that the content is FANTASTIC! there's even a very small but nicely presented section at the back for breath of the wild. I wasn't expecting that so that was a nice addition. The art is beautiful and displays illustrations from the early comics and series through most of their flagship games including Link between 2 worlds and Phantom Hourglass. For under £30 quid you get a lot of content! it was far bigger and heavier than I anticipated. If you are a zelda fan and or just love game art this book is well worth the money :) (I didn't add too many pictures as i thought that may spoil the book, but added a few pics to give a taste of whats inside)

If you love to collect Zelda collectables this is a must buy.