Pointed Discussion

best four islands in magic...whether or not you liked the kamigawa block

they all look like views of the same area, and you could arbue the new full card art ones from zen

No, the kamigawa block sucked and had atrocious art. The islands were no exception. I mean, look at them. They look like floating bee hives or something. How can I be expected to take that seriously. At least they don't have floating eyeballs or fish all over the place.

those are actually frozen tree trunks

I'm sorry you feel so badly about the artwork. In context of the other three Kamigawa Islands, a viewer wouldn't help but see those as the J4panese style structures that they are. These pictures are really nice- no, they are not among the greatest in all of art history or anything like that. Furthermore, the idea(s) portrayed by the pictures- buildings that rest on top of waterfalls within something like a water valley or something- are fantastic, especially when combined with art on other cards like the Blue Genju, Mystic Restraints, and Minamo. This is a significant reason why I kept playing the game past Kamigawa which is when I started.

Here is the appropriate music to accompany the Kamigawa Islands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73n7HTcmb5g
(Bramble Blast from Donkey Kong Country 2)