Original thread for those interested.

Quote Originally Posted by Yoshida Interview View Post
also can't talk about the details but also planning to have something like a monster reference book (was it beastiary in English?? one where you collect mob data after kills and stuff )
with this quote it was more or less confirmed that we would eventually be getting a bestiary in the game. What I want to know is what do you guys think the best way to go about it will be?

Visually and functionally.

Personally I would love if the bestiary was designed like a tomb that could be accessed via a menue and have drawn art of each species of monster (Perhaps special art for NM's) with a section devoted to lore and a section devoted to numbers (Elemental affinity and whatnot)

I'd prefer it to be as natural to the world as possible and not cram a bunch of useless information our way such a HP-Level-status icons and whatnot.

Hopefully we will get a swath of acheivments with the bestiary as well, some with nifty rewards and others that are just for fun. Hopefully the Bestiary will start out empty and fill in as you defeat or encounter monsters throughout the world. I also hope there is a section aside from monsters set inside for lore on each area you visit.

What do you guys think the Bestiary should look/feel like?