Anyone collect guidebooks?

[thinkforgetfull]

Hey.
I've been collecting "special edition" guide books recently, after I got the Skyward sword hardbound guide for free with my (pre-owned but sealed) FFXIII-2 CE. As of now, i have
-Borderlands 2
-Hitman absolution
-Halo 4
-Epic mickey 2
-final fantasy Xiii
-Final fantasy Xiii-2
-Skyrim
-Zelda: Skyward sword
-Saints row 3 studio edition
-Black ops 2


Are there any form this year that come in Hardback/special edition?
I love the artwork on them, and the interviews etc.
Will post pictures In a bit.
]I have many other guidebooks, but these are the "special" ones.

[vhal_x]

Yeah, I collect them. I don't go out of my way to get them, but if I can afford one at the time of release, or I see one at a decent price later down the line, I'll pick them up

I have:

- Gears of War 3.
- Fable III.
- Halo 4.
- COD Black Ops II.
- COD Modern Warfare 3.
- Deus Ex: HR.
- Borderlands 2.
- Soul Calibur V.
- Final Fantasy XIII-2.
- Bioshock 2.
- Saints Row The Third.
- Zelda: Skyward Sword.
- Uncharted 3.
- Resident Evil 6.

There might be a few more but I can't think xx

[asiak75]

Welcome fellow guide book collector.

You can check out my stuff on Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/3536840...7626794138308/

Which Skyrim guide do you have? 1st or 2nd edition?

[thinkforgetfull]

Originally Posted by asiak75

Welcome fellow guide book collector.

You can check out my stuff on Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/3536840...7626794138308/

Which Skyrim guide do you have? 1st or 2nd edition?

not sure. has cliffs.

[thinkforgetfull]

i forgot I have that sexy yellow and black deus ex one.

My desk table has like a glass panel and 2 alcoves, I display any shiny guides there. Currently, halo 4, hitman absolution, Deus ex, Skyward sword.

[Cosmic_Link]

I don't go out and specifically buy CE guides, but I will pick up guides for some games if I like the game enough and if I have the cash to spare on a guide! lol

Here's my list of guides both paper and hard back:

• Assassin's Creed Guide (Paperback) & Artbook pack
• Kingdom Hearts 2 (Paperback)
• Fire Emblem (Paperback)
• Zelda Oracle of Seasons/Ages (Paperback)
• Zelda Wind Waker (Paperback)
• Zelda Twilight Princess (Paperback)
• Zelda Phantom Hourglass
• Zelda Spirit Tracks
• Zelda Skyward Sword
• Deus Ex Human Revolution
• Bioshock 2
• Prince Of Persia
• Resident Evil 5
• Resident Evil 6
• Mass Effect Guide (Paperback) & artbook pack
• Mass Effect 2
• Mass Effect 3
• Kingdoms of Amalur
• Soul Calibur 5
• Fallout 3
• Fallout New Vegas
• Borderlands 2
• Fable 3
• Assassin's Creed 3
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Final Fantasy XIII-2 x2
• Hitman Absolution
• Dragon Age 2
• Gears of War guide & artbook pack (Paperback)

Got some more paperbacks floating around, but those are the ones I can see! lol

[SwiftDeath]

Thought it might be nice to post some pics for people.

Not very good pics mind you, just spines. I'll get around to picturing them eventually










As you may notice my main focus is on hardcover guides, I really like them

I've gotten a few more since these were taken but the list is something like:

Assassin's Creed II CE
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood CE
Assassin's Creed Revelation CE
Batman Arkham City (Batman Cover) CE
Battlefield 3 CE
Bioshock 2 CE
Borderlands GOTY edition
COD Black Ops CE
COD MW 2 CE
COD MW 3 CE
Dark Souls (only came in hardcover I think?)
Dead Rising 2 CE
Dragon Age Origins CE
Dragon Age 2 CE
Duke Nukem CE
Fable III (Can't remember the cover variant)
Fallout 3 CE
Fallout 3 GOTY edition
Fallout New Vegas CE
FF XIII CE
GOW softcover guide/artbook with hardcover slipcover thing
GOW 2 CE
GOW 3 CE
Halo Reach CE
Homefront CE
ME 2 CE
ME 3 CE/Hardcover version
Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (Softcover)
Medal of Honor CE
Red Dead Redemption GOTY edition
Resident Evil 5 CE
Star Wars Force Unleashed II CE
Skyrim CE (2nd edition but still sealed)
Uncharted 3 CE

I have yet to buy any for this fall release schedule and it's starting to worry me as Deus ex got hard to find cheap last year

If I get money soon, I may have to update

Also if anyone's looking, I got a spare Dragon Age: Origins CE guide that I'm going to sell soon

[Derrtygotgame]

I just started looking at hardback guides, so far picked up:
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed 3
Call of Duty Black Ops 2
(have the black ops hardback, back home in WA need to get it sent to me)
Halo 4 w/ litho

I have a few franchises I particularly like, so I plan to go back and try to find the rest of those series particularly and get them every now and then as I see them

Saw Borderlands 2, Guild Wars 2, and Battlefield 3 at BestBuy the other day, trying to get them to price match Amazon to get a steal on them

[Kusuriuri]

actually i prefer artbooks..but since theres not alot big artbooks..that are sold seperatly..i just buy the collectors edition guidebook..becouse most....bring some kind of art folio.

[tonybsg]

Yeah, I have some too, I had a related post in my thread. Since that post I also bought Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition Guide and Assassins Creed III Collector's Edition Guide.

Assassin's Creed Limited Edition Bundle

- Assassin's Creed Official Game Guide
- Assassin's Creed Limited Edition Artbook (Hardcover)
- Exclusive Lithograph
- Map poster







Assassin's Creed II Collector's Edition Guide

- Art Gallery
- Exclusive Behind the Scenes section
- Map poster




Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Collector's Edition Guide

- Extensive story analysis
- Exclusive extra content
- Map poster




Assassin's Creed Revelations Collector's Edition Guide

- Extensive story analysis
- Exclusive 16-page section featuring sketches of yet undisclosed moments of Altair's life
- Interactive world map
- Laminated reference cards for all 9 multiplayer maps










Bioshock 2 Special Edition Guide

- Embossed hardcover
- Two lithographs













Dead Space 2 Limited Edition Guide

- Numbered
- Making of chapter
- Concept art section
- Interview with Ian Milham - Art Director of the Dead Space series
- Exclusive "Art of Christopher Shy" section, artist of Dead Space graphic novels
- 8x10 letter from the Church of Unitology







Deus Ex: Human Revolution Collector's Edition Guide

- Interview and art section




Batman: Arkham City Collector's Edition Guide

- Two exclusive covers to choose (Batman or Catwoman)
- Pin up poster (Harley Quinn and Catwoman)
- 6 comic book sized lithographs