the Ultimania translations from Dark Horse

[taichara]

Has anyone been picking these up?

I had the second one (VII/VIII/IX) arrive today, and it has a few nice bits here and there that it's nice to have an official English take on. And of course pages after pages of character/critter/location designs (my precious), which are a maaaaajor draw for me.

By and large I enjoyed the first more than the second, though, which is probably partly because of my game preferences but also because there was more early stage or unused or just development notes stuff in it -- especially for II, which practically has one and a half entire other game plots outlined in there, whoo boy ~!

So, yeah, anyone else enjoying these? Or is there something someone might wind checked for, if you don't have them/aren't getting them?

Comments

[wallwalker]

I'm so behind the times. I did not know about this, but I'm going to have to take a look at them when I have money. There's a lot I'd want to check for, so I'll have to see about making a list. :)

[kalloway]

I need to get the new one ordered. For awhile, I was collecting the JP Ultimanias but I don't think I hung on to most of them (space, interest waned for a bit) even though I couldn't read most of them.

But these are absolutely a treasure~

[nanslice]

Gosh. I need to check this out. Especially the second one, since VIII is my second favorite game haha. I do enjoy that sweet, sweet design art. :3

[lassarina]

I ordered them, but due to the *handwaggle* that the last couple years have been, I haven't had a chance to look through them yet. In the new year, though!