Runescape: The First 20 Years – An Illustrated History
£29.00£36.10 (-20%)
A full-colour hardcover companion tome that offers a look behind the scenes as the iconic online fantasy RPG celebrates its 20th birthday!
In 2001, RuneScape transformed the world of MMORPGs with a magical world that was free-to-play in your browser. Assuming any number of fantasy roles, players carved their own adventures in a fantasy land filled with vibrant characters, daring adventure and mystery. In an industry where success can often be short lived, RuneScape has defied the odds by not just surviving, but thriving over an incredible two decades. Now you can get an insider’s look at the tremendous talent and enormous effort that went into creating the land of Gielinor and the magical races who inhabit it.
Jagex and Dark Horse present a guide to the history of the RuneScape franchise, exploring the detailed tapestry of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape through exciting and exclusive art and behind the scenes interviews!
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Additional information
| Publisher | Dark Horse, Illustrated edition (4 Nov. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1506721257 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1506721255 |
| Dimensions | 23.57 x 2.49 x 30.99 cm |
by Daniel Richie
Great book, my boyfriend loved it
by Learning As I Draw
This is a book I have been wanting to get since they announced it a little while back. However, I collect mainly art books, and I was not sure how much art would actually be in it compared to text / interviews. I can confirm that there is lots of both included, enough concept art and illustrations to be classed as an art book but more than enough text for those interested in the history of RS.
I may be a bit biased as I used to love Runescape as a kid, so I bought this partly for nostalgia purposes. It made it easier for me to justify buying it! I can imagine it being something I look back on in the distance future thinking about some great times I had playing the game too.
Some pages are all text with no images, and some are all galleries with no text. The book itself has over 200 pages, is hard back and excellent quality, especially for the price, I don’t think you could really ask for much more.
I have made a video on Youtube previewing some pages of this book, in case you are in the same boat as me, and wanted to see some of what is included before making the purchase.
I think it’s a great product and would also make a great gift for any RS fan, we all know at least one!
by Elven
Me and my boyfriend absolutely loved reading this. OSRS fans will really enjoy the behind the scenes content and learning more about the effort and creativity and sheer intelligence that went into creating such a meaningful game.
Would definitely recommend for any OSRS fans out there; this is an experience worth being a part of!
by Joanne Wright
I brought this for my partner, a dedicated player of RuneScape and he loved it! I don’t know the first thing about RuneScape but even I found it lovely to look at. The quality is very good and a real collectible. Highly recommend for anyone interested in RuneScape
by Keith
Lovely illustrations
by Learning As I Draw
I am a massive osrs fan, I haven’t played Rs3 but this book has information about both which is really nice. The book is really big, full of detail, the images are really lovely which is always nice, I look forward to reading this properly ????, buying through ebay I got it cheaper than the actual osrs site which is a perk, I wasn’t sure to order off ebay for it or not, but there was loads of good reviews and saving money too. My book came sealed and was exactly as described, new. I am impressed aswell that it was going to be coming Tuesday but it came today (Sunday) instead so I’m very happy, thank you Seller ????. Really beautiful book. Xx
by S
This isn’t a very good knock off, it’s an official book. Perfect quality. Love it.
by S
Very good quality product, read from start to finish very facinating about how the game came to be and the concept art and story are behind it. Hardcover feels incredibly nice in your hands and looks amazing on your shelf. No complaints here.