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The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection |OT| Ueda *bow*
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sixteen-bit
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NopeAEREC said:
Digital-Hero
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Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection (US) *cover reversed*
distantmantra
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Picked it up at Fry's on my lunch break for $29.99. Won't have time to play it until maybe late tonight.
sixteen-bit
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Why not?StuBurns said:
shadyspace
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You should play SotC if you're the type to watch the Star Wars movies in chronological order.
My reason would be a trivial one. It's this sense of freedom you get after playing ICO and moving to SotC that is something tangible. There is an oppressive feeling to both games in a sense, but you kinda break free of that in SotC. It's a pallet cleanser in a way._dementia said:
dragonflys545
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Damn it went to target hoping to pick this and GOW collection up, but that shit is only on selected games. Now I gotta wait till I get off work and go pick it up at best buy.
Someone really need to make the original concept video for Shadow of the Colossus an actual game.
Four players, on hourseback, each with a different role, all trying to take down one massive colossus.
That is just way beyond awesome. It makes me sad that Team Ico is so small. If I ever become rich, I'm funding this idea.
Four players, on hourseback, each with a different role, all trying to take down one massive colossus.
That is just way beyond awesome. It makes me sad that Team Ico is so small. If I ever become rich, I'm funding this idea.
Digital-Hero
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ScOULaris said:
I can see the normal cover bleeding through the Shadow of the Colossus side. Ugh.
*edit - I guess its only in direct sunlight. It happens to be beaming in my office at the moment*
_dementia said:
Because the end reveals the origins of the horned people. Playing them in release order makes the end a significant twist that affects your understanding of Ico, playing them in chronological order makes the end of SotC a little confusing, and much less meaningful.
It depends if he cares for the story or not though really, I'm sure many don't.
It depends if he cares for the story or not though really, I'm sure many don't.
Bit-Bit said:
Yeah I think so too.
In a way, Im glad that they didnt do it because the end result was Shadow of the Colossus but its still an idea that I would LOVE to see completed.
I always wondered why few devs ever try to tackle the SOTC type gameplay. There are a lot of games out there with giant bosses that could have tried it. I heard Castlevania LoS did something similar with some bosses but ultimately failed in duplicating SOTCs greatness.
MoonsaultSlayer
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You say this as if it's fact. It isn't. Just shared themes, and such. Timeline and factual connections aren't shared AFAIK.StuBurns said:
JumpingTheGun
Banned
StuBurns is probably going with Ueda's vision/opinion also though..
I am indeed.JumpingTheGun said:
I can't be bothered to debate if anyone other than the artist's interpretation holds weight or not. It's sophomoric diatribe.
I suggest playing them in release order, as they were intended to be played. Anyone who disagree's is perfectly welcome to suggest people do the opposite. I don't really care all that much.
MoonsaultSlayer
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That's fine. I subscribe to it myself sometimes. But you spouted it as fact and that there's only one way to play it. I played sotc first but still feel the connection.StuBurns said:
But then again, I also knew a lot about ico to begin with.
JumpingTheGun
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Im doing ICO first, but only because I know Ill be able to finish it before next Tuesday. I honestly think if anyone has half a brain and some sense of logic and imagination, that they'll be able to draw connections between the two no matter what order they play them in.
whalleywhat
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Seriously? What the hell, Canada.Digital-Hero said:
The connection is clear regardless of the order you play them. It's hard to explain without spoiling anything so I won't try. It's enough to say the impact of the reveal would be affected, maybe not for everyone, but most people I imagine.JumpingTheGun said:
It was never some grand mystery or anything, the story came very late in SotC's development anyway.
Incitemaybe
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So, how do I make this game run in 720p? It seems the default is 1080p and no Pixel Fill, which I had to turn on in options (after going through the opening scene in ICO).
BobTheFork
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I'm off work in 2 hours and I'm going to break a land-spped record getting down there. I never finished ICO so it's going first. I remember it being fairly long but I think I just couldn't figure it out when it first came out.
BeautifulMemory
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Just picked up a copy @ Frys for sale 29.99 as advertised. Not sure if it'd because of understock or the popularity or the price, but they are all gone
It's only 1:00pm here
It's only 1:00pm here
Incitemaybe
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ScOULaris said:
It makes the image use the entire screen as far as I can tell. When I first booted the game, the game didnt fill the screen entirely.
hey_it's_that_dog
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Incitemaybe said:
You have to uncheck the 1080p box in your system display settings, not in the game (unfortunately).
edit beaten
distantmantra
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BeautifulMemory said:Just picked up a copy @ Frys for sale 29.99 as advertised. Not sure if it'd because of understock or the popularity or the price, but they are all gone
It's only 1:00pm here
The Renton, WA (Seattle suburb) store had tons around 11am.
Incitemaybe
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So, another question that the manuel hasn't addressed.........at what point, and how, can a second player control the girl?
bluedeviltron
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I have zero time for this, but I feel compelled to pick it up at Frys this afternoon anyway. I never did get around the finishing either on PS2 even though I appreciated the hell out of them.
Incitemaybe
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hyduK said:
Aw man........ok I'm slowly getting over it.
JumpingTheGun
Banned
With all the time put into this remastering, you're telling me a little more effort and maybe some fucking color couldnt be added to the manual?
For Christs sake, Sony.
For Christs sake, Sony.
sixteen-bit
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If it's like the PAL original, you'll have to beat the game onceIncitemaybe said:
Digital-Hero
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I'm not saying this is a new thought, but does anyone agree?
Last Guardian is actually part 1, Shadow of the Colossus is part 2, and Ico is part 3?
sixteen-bit
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I'm upset how theyFezan said:
forced a happy ending for the horse after that. Really dulls the impact of that moment :/