Team ICO's Next Project - 'Wanda and the Colossus'
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TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
As sad as I am to say it I think this was the best move for the team to do. I think the lack of action of ICO, the name, and even the atmosphere are probably what caused the game the have such poor sales here in the US. Of course big marketing push would've helped the game but I think it might have been a bit too foreign for the public.
Giving this game a more prominent focus on action and having a friendlier name (yes it sounds silly but it's very easy to remember and also differentiates itself from other titles) will definitely win hearts in the marketplace if Sony is prepared to give it a serious marketing push.
I sincerely hope this title becomes a runaway success for the team, they certainly are positioning themselves in a better position than list time.
Giving this game a more prominent focus on action and having a friendlier name (yes it sounds silly but it's very easy to remember and also differentiates itself from other titles) will definitely win hearts in the marketplace if Sony is prepared to give it a serious marketing push.
I sincerely hope this title becomes a runaway success for the team, they certainly are positioning themselves in a better position than list time.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I thought the game has pretty decent sales, especially given how little I expetced it to sell.
Or am I confusing it with something else?
EDIT: No, I'm not. As of I don't know how long ago, the game had sold 250,000 copies in the US, beating the 160,000 in Japan.
Or am I confusing it with something else?
EDIT: No, I'm not. As of I don't know how long ago, the game had sold 250,000 copies in the US, beating the 160,000 in Japan.
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
No I'm pretty sure it had "OK" sales as well. I myself expected this game to sell terribly and happily it didn't.Mama Smurf said:
When I mean poor I meant that it was well within the realm of niche, sales-wise. Not that it aspired to be a mainstream blockbuster mind you.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Well it's sold at least 650,000 worldwide, that's got to go down as a success.
It'd have even more sales if Sony would just print some more copies. How many sales have Sony lost to people buying it on ebay or preowned from EB etc?
It'd have even more sales if Sony would just print some more copies. How many sales have Sony lost to people buying it on ebay or preowned from EB etc?
JasoNsider
Member
TekunoRobby said:
I know this sounds weird, but this is the exact opposite attitude that I want them to have. The reason why I fell in love with ICO is because it is the anti-thesis to 98% of games today. It sounds like this game could still instill the same kind of feelings though, but in a different way. One of the things that this team seems to be so great at (and I'm surprised nobody has really mentioned this before) is a keen sense of space and dimension. Even just looking at the Japanese cover art for ICO gives me a strange feeling.
A picture is worth a thousand words they say, and in many cases it just says the wrong thing altogether. With this team however, they know how compose a scene to give off very specific feelings. ICO and its official cover art bring out the following feelings immediately - loneliness, mystery, wonder, adventure, and more. Even with only seeing a tiny fraction of this title, I can already see they have the same kind of art direction going for it. Imagine holding on to one of those behemoth's arms when he suddenly lifts it 500 feet into the air in a single quick swoop. If done properly, you would probably almost feel your stomach bottom out as if to be on a roller coaster.
Even though there seems to be a bit more "action" in this title, I still trust Ueda and his team immensely after ICO.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Oh it's been discussed, trust me. One of the main Ico's visual points is the striking contrast between the vastness of the architecture and the fragility of it's characters and their delicate relationship.
JackFrost2012
Banned
Off topic: I'm gonna try to replay ICO in the next few weeks to get ready for the TGS unveiling. Anyone else suddenly feeling the urge to replay the team's previous masterpiece?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
One thing that I have just noticed. It seems that, at least at this point, the game has some HUD that appears at certain points. The visual style used looks kinda out of place maybe. Picture #11 appears to have Giant's energy in the bottom left corner, and something else in the other corner. Picure #12 has something of that kind as well. I hope that even if they decide to go with this, they at least leave an option to completely disable HUD.
looks great, it has similar filtering effects and vast open areas like ico. i felt those things contributed to the open, serene and melancholy feeling that ico exuded.
so the statues/bosses themselves are sorta like castles/levels...pretty damn neat. more action oriented as well? too good to be true.
so the statues/bosses themselves are sorta like castles/levels...pretty damn neat. more action oriented as well? too good to be true.
M3Freak
Banned
Wow. This is unlike anything I've ever played. Holy shit. Questions...so many questions:
1. Will the environment move up and down while you're walking on/in the giant?
2. Will there be constant "BOOM! BOOM!" sound from the giants' footsteps?
3. Are there whole cities built on these giants?
4. Will the game have a 16:9/anamorphic mode?
5. DTS? DD5.1?
6. When is it coming out?
I bought ICO as soon as it came out. I'm sure as hell buying this.
1. Will the environment move up and down while you're walking on/in the giant?
2. Will there be constant "BOOM! BOOM!" sound from the giants' footsteps?
3. Are there whole cities built on these giants?
4. Will the game have a 16:9/anamorphic mode?
5. DTS? DD5.1?
6. When is it coming out?
I bought ICO as soon as it came out. I'm sure as hell buying this.
Doom_Bringer
Banned
wtf no nico? damnit
Kaido : it starts with a young hero who leaves on a journey on his horse. He manages to join the Old Earth, located at the end of the world. this place disappeared from the world. our hero carries in his arms a girl, who seems to have lost her heart. Then, in order to ressuscite the girl, the hero decide to go and face the Colossus (several, I don't know if I'm clear enough) which live on this Earth."
Ueda : "the Old Earth is a sealed place, and there are all kind of landscapes such as old ruins, deserts, vast plains, etc... The hero will travel there, searching for the Colossus. Only the hero, the girl and the horse will be present on the Old Earth. Your horse will be your partner, and will also help you during some fights. The girl seems to be importent for the hero, however we will probably not learn more during the game. I think that as for ICO, much of the elements will be left to the imagination of the player."
Q: Will there be a sequel?
UEDA:Yes but not at this point in time maybe 2-3 years down the road, but I'd like to create a game that shares the same kind of atmosphere and concept. I'm actually in the midst of preparing another game at the moment, but I cant really talk about it yet.
Better wait a few years down the road for a sequel.
Ueda : "the Old Earth is a sealed place, and there are all kind of landscapes such as old ruins, deserts, vast plains, etc... The hero will travel there, searching for the Colossus. Only the hero, the girl and the horse will be present on the Old Earth. Your horse will be your partner, and will also help you during some fights. The girl seems to be importent for the hero, however we will probably not learn more during the game. I think that as for ICO, much of the elements will be left to the imagination of the player."
Q: Will there be a sequel?
UEDA:Yes but not at this point in time maybe 2-3 years down the road, but I'd like to create a game that shares the same kind of atmosphere and concept. I'm actually in the midst of preparing another game at the moment, but I cant really talk about it yet.
Better wait a few years down the road for a sequel.
Doom_Bringer
Banned
I am at college can't see the screens. Can't wait to go back home 
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Hmm, sequel to what? This game or Ico? Or again not really a sequel but a game with simillar visual style and atmosphere, which seems to be what he's saying.
yeah...may be he was talking about a sequel to this game, not ico.
ico shouldnt have a sequel...i mean do you wanna see ico and yorda's domestic life? give me a break.
ico: let's go out and party!!!
yorda: $^&$^*$%$%$#^#&&*#!
ico: no, you do not look fat in that err...shopping bag-like...thingie...
yorda: %^*%^(%^&(%^(_&*(
ico: yes, evening gown...i meant to say that...
yorda: %^&$%^&$!$%$@%^$
ico: what you mean i dont care about what you wear woman? of course i care, just that...
yorda: %^&%^$%^$%*$
ico: i me...
yorda: #@$@^#$%#$#%&$(^%)
ico: im sorry, i have no clue as to what you are saying, i dont speak "crazy bitch".
ico shouldnt have a sequel...i mean do you wanna see ico and yorda's domestic life? give me a break.
ico: let's go out and party!!!
yorda: $^&$^*$%$%$#^#&&*#!
ico: no, you do not look fat in that err...shopping bag-like...thingie...
yorda: %^*%^(%^&(%^(_&*(
ico: yes, evening gown...i meant to say that...
yorda: %^&$%^&$!$%$@%^$
ico: what you mean i dont care about what you wear woman? of course i care, just that...
yorda: %^&%^$%^$%*$
ico: i me...
yorda: #@$@^#$%#$#%&$(^%)
ico: im sorry, i have no clue as to what you are saying, i dont speak "crazy bitch".
Buffy4ever
Banned
This looks great! ICO is one of my favorite games of all time. By the pictures I think I am going to like this one also. Do you play a girl in the game this time?
Patrick Klepek
furiously molesting tim burton
this game looks absolutely fucking gorgeous. i'm totally replaying ICO as soon as i finish with DOOM and sly cooper.
Diomedeskun
Member
It looks beautiful and sounds fascinating. That's all I need for now, but I do plan to replay Ico soon to celebrate (and to see if it can interest my girlfriend).
PartlyCloudlike
Member
Holy moly! Those giants look so cool! 
I can already imagine running up to one of them, leaping and grabbing onto a ledge on their ankle, climbing and climbing until I'm on their shoulder...only to lose my balance and fall aaaaaaalllllll the way down.
::BOWS DOWN TO TEAM ICO::
I can already imagine running up to one of them, leaping and grabbing onto a ledge on their ankle, climbing and climbing until I'm on their shoulder...only to lose my balance and fall aaaaaaalllllll the way down.
::BOWS DOWN TO TEAM ICO::
Dagless M.D.
Member
Its nice that they're mixing things up a little with the gameplay, i'll have to get a PS2 to play this
Looks and sounds amazing. Seems to have the same sense of wonderment as ICO. Its almost like Team ICO is Studio Ghibli's spiritual game studio.
Well, just as long as its not as frustrating as the sand crawler level in super star wars :/
can already imagine running up to one of them, leaping and grabbing onto a ledge on their ankle, climbing and climbing until I'm on their shoulder...only to lose my balance and fall aaaaaaalllllll the way down.
Well, just as long as its not as frustrating as the sand crawler level in super star wars :/
Doom_Bringer
Banned
shit that looks pretty good. Any video yet?
Slightly new info courtesy of Gamefaqs:
- Because Ico was such a tranquil game, the developers felt they'd like to do something more aggressive with this one.
- There will be different types of the collossuses (who are sealed within the old earth) including: man-like, flying and swimming types and they will be tens of times taller than the player.
- When your character is climbing over a collosus searching for weak points, it will try and shake you off. Apparently this looks amazing and the monsters seem to move with their own free will.
- Team Ico have spent a lot of time on the player-character's reactions when climbing on the collossuses
- The Kyouzous' bodies should be thought of as a type of playing (?) field which are on the move day and night.
- Because Ico was such a tranquil game, the developers felt they'd like to do something more aggressive with this one.
- There will be different types of the collossuses (who are sealed within the old earth) including: man-like, flying and swimming types and they will be tens of times taller than the player.
- When your character is climbing over a collosus searching for weak points, it will try and shake you off. Apparently this looks amazing and the monsters seem to move with their own free will.
- Team Ico have spent a lot of time on the player-character's reactions when climbing on the collossuses
- The Kyouzous' bodies should be thought of as a type of playing (?) field which are on the move day and night.
PartlyCloudlike
Member
AssMan said:
Sounds fantastic, especially the bit about the giants trying to shake you off. Imagine them trying to shake you off while in the air! Hmm, I'm rebuying a PS2 around Christmas time for this game (I had to sell my entire beloved PS2 collection on ebay because I badly needed the money).
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
JackFrost2012 said:
Hell yeah, the craving has hit me as well. Just seeing the first screen made me want to play Ico.
seismologist
Banned
and just when I thought they'd run out of ideas for games. Sounds great
TheGreenGiant
Banned
I gotta get that copy of ICO I saw in the op shop
And
the title name wanda is poo
And
the title name wanda is poo
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
But 'Zelda' is fine? :\
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
bogg said:
*faints*
TheGreenGiant
Banned
Marconelly said:
Wanda and the Coloussus
Harry and the Hendersons
ALvin and the chipmunks
A fish called wanda
zelda is fine. At least you wouldn't think its a chicks name by looking at it.