• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection |OT| Ueda *bow*

N

nelsonroyale

Member
Wow....that looks insane...hopefully it is fully representative. Looks like there has been an upgrade in the graphics because that looks just about the best looking game I have seen
 
H

hey_it's_that_dog

benevolent sexism
Printed screenshots always look a little bit better than direct grabs, but HOLY SHIT.

I hope they haven't opted to run at 20fps to achieve this.
 
D

Deleted member 17706

Unconfirmed Member
I couldn't play SoTC due to the horrible framerate issues. I've also never played but the first 30 minutes or so of ICO. I think I'll pick this up.
 
A

alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
English is really only needed for the menus. I'm pretty sure the NA release of Ico didn't even have English subs. You can easily play these in whatever language.
 
Trojita

Trojita

Rapid Response Threadmaker
I'm looking forward to playing SOTC and Ico again.

I think the last boss I killed in Ico was surrounded by water.
 
C

colinp

Banned
toythatkills said:
Mark spoilers as spoilers, maybe?

And yes, I consider
surrounded by water
a spoiler.
Click to expand...

You shouldn't be surprised to hear that there are environments in a game with an amazing environment.
 
N

Neuromancer

Member
toythatkills said:
Mark spoilers as spoilers, maybe?

And yes, I consider
surrounded by water
a spoiler.
Click to expand...
Pretty sure what you're alluding to was in a trailer for the game. I'm pretty spoiler sensitive but I think you're stretching a bit.
 
H

hey_it's_that_dog

benevolent sexism
toythatkills said:
Mark spoilers as spoilers, maybe?

And yes, I consider
surrounded by water
a spoiler.
Click to expand...

If you're not joking, I regret to inform you that your opinion is wrong. How is that possible, you're asking yourself. I don't know. I was as surprised as you are.
 
T

toythatkills

Member
StuBurns said:
I don't want to live in a world where the existence of water is a spoiler.
Click to expand...
It's not the existence of water, it's that you fight a boss in it. When Shadow of the Colossus is all about the next big boss and not knowing what's coming, knowing that there's going to be a water boss is a spoiler. It's not a game-ruining spoiler, but it still means that someone can't now go into the game as fresh as someone who was playing it for the first time six years ago.
 
S

StuBurns

Banned
toythatkills said:
It's not the existence of water, it's that you fight a boss in it. When Shadow of the Colossus is all about the next big boss and not knowing what's coming, knowing that there's going to be a water boss is a spoiler. It's not a game-ruining spoiler, but it still means that someone can't now go into the game as fresh as someone who was playing it for the first time six years ago.
Click to expand...
It's ironic because the boss in question is
a flying boss and the water is incidental beyond the fact you can fall from a great height and not die.
 
I

IrrelevantNotch

Banned
shadyspace said:
Anybody in this thread who actually likes Ico more than Shadow? I like Ico more in concept and Shadow more in practice imo.
Click to expand...

I'd probably love ICO if not for the camera. Quit about 30 minutes in cause it was giving me a headache.
 
T

The_Monk

Member
Very, very nice OT.

I'll get this but not for day one. Never tried SOTC only a bit of ICO, will get on 2012, that's for sure :)
 
S

shadyspace

Banned
IrrelevantNotch said:
I'd probably love ICO if not for the camera. Quit about 30 minutes in cause it was giving me a headache.
Click to expand...
I love both of them to death but I've never seen anyone who preferred the pure gameplay experience of Ico over SotC.
 
SentientStone

SentientStone

Member
MoonsaultSlayer said:
Anyone who ordered from play-asia not get an email yet? I just need some clarity to calm down so I can stop checking every 2 minutes.
Click to expand...

I did not get any e-mail from them. Order still shows as preparing, and my Yesasia order is not shipping either (e-mailed me about the delay). Good thing CDJapan pulled through, shipped yesterday. :D
 
C

cnizzle06

Banned
StuBurns said:
I think Ico is way better.
Click to expand...

I can see why people would feel this way.

But to me, the whole game just felt like an annoying escort mission.

Looking forward to giving the game another go in HD and hopefully finding a deeper appreciation for it.
 
S

StuBurns

Banned
I think it helps that the game is mad easy. Escort missions usually suck because the other person has a health bar, and is weak sauce, constantly dying. It's really easy to run thru Ico without Yorda ever being dragged down.

And that's not like message board bravado crap, I'm terrible at video games.
 
G

gokieks

Member
Got an e-mail from Solaris Japan saying my LE box shipped... that's a sigh of relief, because it was the only store that I found still taking orders about 3 and a half months ago, and they charged me via PayPal immediately. Would not have liked to have to deal with it if they couldn't fulfill the order.

And yes, Ico is definitely the better game. Even beyond the technical issues SotC had, there were gameplay aspects that detracted from it (the game did not need a collectible aspect, and while I can appreciate why the horse controls are what they are, that doesn't mean I enjoy it). And the relationship between Ico and Yorda is done much better than that between Wander and Mono (or Wander and Agro).
 
Trojita

Trojita

Rapid Response Threadmaker
Neuromancer said:
I think you mean SotC...
Click to expand...

semiconscious said:
not surprised - seems your memories of the games've gotten a little hazy :) ...
Click to expand...

Aww my bad. Yeah SotC. I assume semiconscious, that was what you were also referring to as well.
 
C

cnizzle06

Banned
StuBurns said:
I think it helps that the game is mad easy. Escort missions usually suck because the other person has a health bar, and is weak sauce, constantly dying. It's really easy to run thru Ico without Yorda ever being dragged down.

And that's not like message board bravado crap, I'm terrible at video games.
Click to expand...

I must've been worse than you, at least when it was released, because I recall wanting to throw my controller at those goddamn shadow fuckers.

They're going down this time
 
S

StuBurns

Banned
cnizzle06 said:
I must've been worse than you, at least when it was released, because I recall wanting to throw my controller at those goddamn shadow fuckers.

They're going down this time
Click to expand...
One thing I don't remember if the game actually tells you, is if you can get to those magic gates with Yorda, all the monsters will disappear. You very rarely have to actually fight stuff.
 
H

hey_it's_that_dog

benevolent sexism
StuBurns said:
One thing I don't remember if the game actually tells you, is if you can get to those magic gates with Yorda, all the monsters will disappear. You very rarely have to actually fight stuff.
Click to expand...

At some point, I think, the game shows you that the gates destroy the enemies, but for whatever reason it didn't occur to me to employ it regularly as a strategy. I look forward to trying this wherever possible because I hate the combat.
 
C

cnizzle06

Banned
StuBurns said:
One thing I don't remember if the game actually tells you, is if you can get to those magic gates with Yorda, all the monsters will disappear. You very rarely have to actually fight stuff.
Click to expand...

Hm, I honestly don't recall if I took advantage of that or not :\
 
R

Ra1den

Member
I don't get how people can say Ico is better than SotC. They are two completely different games. Kinda like saying Gran Turismo is better than Final Fantasy (this is an extreme example obviously). Just doesn't make sense.
 
S

StuBurns

Banned
Ra1den said:
I don't get how people can say Ico is better than SotC. They are two completely different games. Kinda like saying Gran Turismo is better than Final Fantasy (this is an extreme example obviously). Just doesn't make sense.
Click to expand...
Do you think Devil May Cry is better than Superman 64?
 
A

AgentChris

Member
Kandinsky said:
Shit man that TLG screen cant be ingame, it just cant, *faints*
Click to expand...
8g9UK.jpg
 
R

Ra1den

Member
StuBurns said:
Do you think Devil May Cry is better than Superman 64?
Click to expand...

Heh OK you've got me there...I guess what I mean is since both Ico and SotC are of extremely high quality, it just boils down to what type of gameplay you personally prefer. It doesn't sound right to call one better than the other, whereas with something like the example you gave one is clearly superior.
 
Square Triangle

Square Triangle

Member
It is killing me that my copy is sitting in the backroom waiting for Tuesday to roll around. Luckily I have a surgery next week, so I'll have plenty of time to play these =D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Video Game Esoterica: The Best Dreamcast Game Nobody Played - D2
Opinion Retro Trailer
27
756
SmokedMeat replied
Sonic X Shadow Generations | Review Thread
Review 2 3
145
7K
Fat Frog replied
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – Reforged | Review Thread + Mini OT
|OT| Review 2
53
3K
rkofan87 replied
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered - Reviews Topic
2 3 4
150
9K
mistersurrealist replied
  • Locked
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – Reforged launches September 19 (XBS, PS5, Switch, and PC)
News Trailer 2
80
4K
CyberCali replied
Top Bottom