Dark Horse Comics’official Twitter accountrevealed the absolutely lovelyGhost of Tsushima artbook, with almost 200 pages of character and environment artwork. The artbook design itself has a sleek design clearly inspired by Japanese woodblock paintings and isavailable for preordernow:

The official site description reads as follows: “Step into the role of Tsushima Island’s last samurai through a vivid showcase of detail in a vast and exotic locale, featuring elegant illustrations of dynamic characters, spirited landscapes, and diagrams of Samurai sword-fighting techniques. Inspired by traditional Japanese art, this gorgeously designed art book showcases every vivid detail of Ghost of Tsushima!”

Jason Connell and Nate Fox, the creative directors behindGhost of Tsushimadelve into how they found themselvesworking with the estateof Akira Kurosawa for approval on the black-and-white cinematic mode, called Kurosawa Mode. And Joanna Wang, the lead environmental artist for the title, recently wrote up adetailed blog poston the process behindcreating the beautiful environmentsthat can be found in the game.

In an interview with IGN, Game Director Nate Fox talked aboutÂthe game’s difficultyand stated that “We are trying to make a grounded game in that sense, so a couple blows from the enemy will kill you. We watched samurai movies and people go down with one or two strikes, and that is embedded inside of the combat. Beating the Mongols in battle will be hard, but it’s that challenge that makes it feel alive and the victory rewarding. You can’t just run into a camp and fight 5 people at the same time, you will get overwhelmed and die.

Check outChris Hawtin who has put together an incredibleÂGhost of Tsushimamotion poster that director Akira Kurosawa would be proud of, as well as this incredibleGhost of TsushimaÂinspired PS4by XboxPope. Famed Japanese artist Takashi Okazaki, the creator of theAfro Samuraimanga,recently collaboratedwithGhost of Tsushimato produce some gorgeous manga-style posters.

Ghost of Tsushimalaunched on July 17th and broke some serious records. According torecent NPD sales dataGhost of Tsushimawas July’s best selling game in the U.S. and Famitsu reported that the game is now thehighest-selling first-partyPS4 exclusive in Japan. The game reached that status in just over three weeks.

If you want to purchase the game through Amazon,you can do so here. and if you need another opinion then read our very favorable reviewhere. You can also check out this editorial onthe five Samurai moviesto watch before you play the game itself.