The front of the artbook with its cover sleeve on
Front cover (the other half of the logo wraps around to the back cover)
Title page, showing the interiors of the Shrine of Worship
Prologue page 1. [Translation (upper-left): "The small moon shined brightly as it emerged over the horizon. As the cool wind blew over the mountain path, one shadow advanced slowly." / (middle-right): "This shadow moved silently through the wilderness. As the sun rose in the east, a lone young person and a horse emerged. The horse was carrying an object wrapped in a white cloth." / (lower-left): "The young person and the horse continued to walk through the wilderness, through the depressing pouring rain and under the scorching sun which burned and exhausted them. After walking for days, they saw a large bridge off in the far distance."]
Prologue page 2. [Translation (upper-right): "It took many days to reach the bridge, and seemingly longer to cross over it. A great shrine waited for them at the end." / (middle-left): "There was no one inside the shrine. As the young man walked into the interior, an altar came into view." / (lower-right): "When he reached the altar, the young man dismounted his horse, taking the object wrapped in white cloth with him, which appeared to be the remains of a girl. Quietly and gently, the young man placed the girl on the altar."]
Forbidden Lands intro page 1, showing the basics of the gameplay cycle
Forbidden Lands intro page 2
Character description page - Wander
Character description page - Agro
Character description page - Mono
Character description page - Dormin and the Colossi
Table of Contents, page 1
Table of Contents, page 2
Basics section - Page 1
Basics section - Page 2
Explanation of heads-up display and map icons
Using the sword in direct sunlight to locate colossi as well as their weakpoints
Controls (default mappings), as well as a few tricks that can be performed with certain button combos
Explanation of climbing and fatigue
Attacking a colossus's weakpoint
Uses of the bow and arrow, including provoking a colossus to attack and shooting fruit off trees
Basic horseback controls
Horseback tricks (standing up while riding, hanging off to one side, 180⁰ turn)
Colossus Strategy - intro page
Colossus strategy and tips (using sword to locate non-essential weakspots, holding L1 to get a better view of the colossus, praying at colossus remains to face the colossus again in Reminiscence Mode, details of alternate ways to damage weakspots).
Save shrines and many of the fauna found near them (page 1 of 2)
Save shrines and many of the fauna found near them (page 2 of 2)
Section: The Forbidden Lands (title page 1 of 2)
Section: The Forbidden Lands (title page 2 of 2)
Intro to the Forbidden Lands (1 of 4). [Note: The topmost of the three screenshots has been touched up slightly as it was almost completely black in the original scanned version.]
World Map
Intro to the Forbidden Lands (2 of 4)
Intro to the Forbidden Lands (3 of 4)
Locations of all colossi. Their names are Valus (1), Quadratus (2), Gaius (3), Phaedra (4), Avion (5), Barba (6), Hydrus (7), Kuromori (8), Basaran (9), Dirge (10), Celosia (11), Pelagia (12), Phalanx (13), Cenobia (14), Argus (15), and Malus (16).
Save shrines. By saving at them then opening up the Load Game menu, you can see the name of the areas they are in: Umbral Glade (1), Stone Arch Gorge (2), Dried Marsh (3), Northern Span (4), Desert Fortress (5), Misty Falls (6), Ravine Entrance (7), Half-Moon Canyon (8), Western Plain (9), Round Stone Hill (10), Lair to the West (11), Stone Bridge Cliff (12), Cliff Path (13), Lair on the Mesa (14), Western Cape (15), Arch Bridge Plain (16), Blasted Lands (17), Autumn Forest (18), Eastern Bluff (19), Valley Plain (20), Southwestern Cape (21), Southern Plain (22), Green Cape (23), and The Broken Seal (24), only accessible before the last battle. There is also a save statue at the south end of the Shrine of Worship (center of F4).
Locations of all fruit trees. By turning on the Fruit Tree Map (a Time Attack unlockable on both difficulties), you will see the locations of all fruit trees in the world as seen above. There are eight types of fruit (bottom of page); they all have the same effect, with the exception of the health-and-stamina-draining fruit in the Shrine of Worship's secret garden.
Locations of all white-tailed lizards. If you have the Lizard Detection Stone (a Time Attack unlockable on both difficulties), lizards within a limited range of you will show up on the pause-screen map.
Intro to the Forbidden Lands (4 of 4)
Closeup: White-tailed lizards and various birds
Closeup: Turtles, fish, and bats
Closeup: fruit tree
Colossi Section Title Page 1
Colossi Section Title Page 2
Colossus #1: Valus (Title Page 1)
Valus (Title Page 2)
Valus - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Valus - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Valus - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Valus - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #2: Quadratus (Title Page 1)
Quadratus (Title Page 2)
Quadratus - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Quadratus - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Quadratus - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Quadratus - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #3: Gaius (Title Page 1)
Gaius (Title Page 2)
Gaius - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Gaius - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Gaius - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Gaius - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #4: Phaedra (Title Page 1)
Phaedra (Title Page 2)
Phaedra - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Phaedra - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Phaedra - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Phaedra - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #5: Avion (Title Page 1)
Avion (Title Page 2)
Avion - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Avion - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Avion - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Avion - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #6: Barba (Title Page 1)
Barba (Title Page 2)
Barba - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Barba - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Barba - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Barba - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #7: Hydrus (Title Page 1)
Hydrus (Title Page 2)
Hydrus - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Hydrus - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Hydrus - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Hydrus - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #8: Kuromori (Title Page 1)
Kuromori (Title Page 2)
Kuromori - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Kuromori - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Kuromori - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Kuromori - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #9: Basaran (Title Page 1)
Basaran (Title Page 2)
Basaran - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Basaran - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Basaran - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Basaran - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #10: Dirge (Title Page 1)
Dirge (Title Page 2)
Dirge - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Dirge - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Dirge - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Dirge - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #11: Celosia (Title Page 1)
Celosia (Title Page 2)
Celosia - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Celosia - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Celosia - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Celosia - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #12: Pelagia (Title Page 1)
Pelagia (Title Page 2)
Pelagia - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Pelagia - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Pelagia - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Pelagia - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #13: Phalanx (Title Page 1)
Phalanx (Title Page 2)
Phalanx - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Phalanx - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Phalanx - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Phalanx - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #14: Cenobia (Title Page 1)
Cenobia (Title Page 2)
Cenobia - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Cenobia - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Cenobia - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Cenobia - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #15: Argus (Title Page 1)
Argus (Title Page 1)
Argus - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Argus - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Argus - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 2)
Argus - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 2)
Colossus #16: Malus (Title Page 1)
Malus (Title Page 2)
Malus - intro and map of weakpoint sigils
Malus - front / back / side views, overview of its attacks
Malus - battle walkthrough and strategy (page 1 of 4)
Malus - walkthrough and strategy (page 2 of 4)
Malus - walkthrough and strategy (page 3 of 4)
Malus - walkthrough and strategy (page 4 of 4)
Colossi overview (page 1 of 2)
Colossi overview (page 2 of 2) - includes size comparison chart
Story section - title page 1 of 2
Story section - title page 2 of 2
Story part 1: After a long journey, Wander arrives at the Forbidden Lands with his horse, Agro. After a ride along the bridge that spans halfway across the Lands to its center, he arrives at the desolate Shrine of Worship and sets Mono down upon the altar. Emon narrates in an esoteric language about the Forbidden Lands. A few shadow creatures draw near, but Wander dispatches them simply by drawing his sword, catching Dormin's attention. Wander is assigned the task of slaying the sixteen colossi if Mono is to be revived.
(Right half of screenshots to the previous page.)
Story part 2: Wander defeats the Colossi one by one. Every time he does so, black tendrils flow into him and he collapses, finding himself in the Shrine of Worship when he wakes up. Wander is being followed by Emon, who appears close to the Forbidden Lands after the twelfth colossus is defeated. Before Wander can reach the final colossus, he must cross a collapsing bridge on Agro's back. Agro cannot make it in time, sacrificing himself to throw Wander safely to the other side. Wander watches helplessly as Agro falls into the canyon river below.
Story part 3: Wander kills the sixteenth and final colossus just as Emon and his men arrive. Emon watches in horror as the last giant idol lining the Shrine's walls explodes, signifying this defeat. He rushes over across the enormous hall to the altar where Mono lies, saying a few prayers; as he does, Wander appears in the main hall, cursed and corrupted by the black tendrils. Emon's men finish him off, but it is too late. A shadow covers Wander, and the other shadow creatures merge into the growing mass. Dormin has been resurrected.
Finale: Emon's men flee the Shrine in terror. As they ascend a spiral passage above a pool of water in the back room to escape, Emon utters an incantation and furiously throws Wander's sword into the pool. A whirlwind emerges from the waters, reducing Dormin to nothing but a shadowy figure of Wander before he is pulled in completely. The massive bridge spanning the Lands begins to collapse, and Emon's men just barely make it to safety. In the abandoned halls of the Shrine, Mono wakes up, revived. Agro, too, is alive, but his left back leg is broken, and he limps painfully into the shrine. Mono and Agro make their way to the basin at the back of the temple where the waters of the pool once stood, finding a horned baby inside it. Agro leads Mono up the spiral to where the bridge used to be, where they find a path leading still higher to a beautiful garden.
Controls when playing as Dormin in the end sequence
Controls for controlling "Shadow Wander" (the remnants of Dormin before he is sucked into the pool at the north end of the Shrine of Worship), and controls for moving the horned baby when a revived Mono finds and picks him up
Extras / Time Attack section - Page 1 of 2
Extras / Time Attack section - Title page 2 of 2
Page detailing some of the extras; in this case, the Flash (explosive) Arrows obtained from Normal-difficulty Time Attack, and the Cloth of Desperation from Hard difficulty
More unlockables and secrets detailed: the Mask of Power, White Agro, and the Secret Garden
Items obtained from clearing Time Attack challenges, page 1 of 2 - from top to bottom, then left to right: Whistling Arrows (2 challenges cleared on Normal difficulty), Cloak of Force (4 on Normal), Mask of Strength (6 on Normal), Lizard Detection Stone (8 on Normal or 10 on Hard), Fruit Tree Map (10 on Normal or 6 on Hard), Mask of Power (12 on Normal).
Items obtained from clearing Time Attack challenges, page 2 of 2 - from top to bottom, then left to right: Cloak of Deception (14 challenges cleared on Normal difficulty), Flash Arrows (all 16 challenges cleared on Normal; also unlocks brown color for Agro), the Harpoon of Thunder (2 on Hard), Sword of the Sun (4 on Hard), Shaman's Cloak (8 on Hard), Shaman's Mask (12 on Hard), Cloth of Desperation (14 on Hard), and the Queen's Sword from Ico (all 16 challenges cleared on Hard; also unlocks white color for Agro).
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 1 of 8 - Valus and Quadratus
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 2 of 8 - Gaius and Phaedra
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 3 of 8 - Avion and Barba
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 4 of 8 - Hydrus and Kuromori
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 5 of 8 - Basaran and Dirge
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 6 of 8 - Celosia and Pelagia
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 7 of 8 - Phalanx and Cenobia
Time Attack Strategies (both difficulties), part 8 of 8 - Argus and Malus
Walkthrough for climbing up the Shrine of Worship to reach the Secret Garden, part 1 of 2
Walkthrough for climbing up the Shrine of Worship to reach the Secret Garden, part 2 of 2
Concept Art Section - Title Page 1
Concept Art Section - Title Page 2. [Translation for the text at bottom right: "Every point becomes a line, and those lines form an image. There are no restrictions, and the number of possibilities is chaotic. However, with a firm intention, it is possible to work miracles."]
Early drawing of the path up to Gaius (#3)
Sketches of Wander, Mono, and Emon, as well as concept art for various masks and clothing
Storyboards of the opening cutscene
Concept art of the Shrine of Worship
Early game logos, sigil colors, and save shrine art
Sketches of Valus (#1) and Gaius (#3). The pink area on Valus is climbable fur
Concept of Phaedra (#4), showing climbable fur in pink and its field of view
Concept of Avion's (#5) and Hydrus's (#7) lairs (upper left and lower left, respectively), as well as illustrations of two aspects of the Hydrus battle (right)
Concept sketch of Basaran (#9)
Concept sketches of Dirge (#10), as well as the mechanism of Wander shooting arrows almost directly behind him while on horseback
Concept sketches of Celosia (#11), as well as its AI for shaking off Wander
Concept of Pelagia (#12), as well as its AI for attacking and looking for Wander.
Concept of Cenobia (#14), as well as an early arena in which Agro was slated to participate
Early sketches of Malus (#16)
Sketches detailing a proposed method of how the player would reach Malus, through a concentric maze of tunnels, complete with plenty of openings through which Malus could attack. The final version of the battle has the player navigate a very similarly-themed gauntlet, only with Malus at the far end of the field rather than in the center.
Concept sketches of Dormin
Unused Colossi sketches - page 3 of 6
Unused Colossi sketches - page 4 of 6
Unused Colossi sketches - page 5 of 6
Unused Colossi sketches - page 6 of 6
Unused Colossi renders - page 1 of 4
Unused Colossi renders - page 2 of 4
Unused Colossi renders - page 3 of 4
Unused Colossi renders - page 4 of 4
Production Team comments - title page
Production Team comments - page 1 of 9
Production Team comments - page 2 of 9
Production Team comments - page 3 of 9
Production Team comments - page 4 of 9
Production Team comments - page 5 of 9
Production Team comments - page 6 of 9
Production Team comments - page 7 of 9
Production Team comments - page 8 of 9
Production Team comments - page 9 of 9
Book credits
Back cover
Unused Colossi sketches - page 2 of 6
Unused Colossi sketches - page 1 of 6
