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The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection |OT| Ueda *bow*
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RyanardoDaVinci
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FUCK YOU GAIUS! Y u do this to me?!
Goddam, took me 15 minutes just to stab the spot on his stomach -- I never had problems with him on PS2 but he would not stop shaking enough for me to even attempt to stab.
Also, LOL at the slow-mo during the killing stab; I never noticed it on PS2.
Goddam, took me 15 minutes just to stab the spot on his stomach -- I never had problems with him on PS2 but he would not stop shaking enough for me to even attempt to stab.
Also, LOL at the slow-mo during the killing stab; I never noticed it on PS2.
lancerotomy
Neo Member
just got it tonight. absolutely gorgeous. glad to see they didn't take any drastic liberties with it.
MrCookiepants
Member
The music in the second colossus battle. OMFG.
Just beat Ico at about 4 Hours and it was such an excellent game and experience. Simple game design that was challenging and satisfying at the same time. Besides the minor A.I. issues, I really loved the connection between Ico and Yorda. The design of the castle and the sound was natural and breathtaking.
Hopefully first of many *bows* to Team Ico/Japan Studio.
On to Shadow of the Colossus.
Hopefully first of many *bows* to Team Ico/Japan Studio.
On to Shadow of the Colossus.
The 13th colossus is one of my greatest holy fucking shit moments of all time.evilhomer said:
I punctured its air sacks and saw it losing height. Then I realized I had to run up to its wings with Agro and jump across. I actually succeeded in one flawless jump. Then the music swelled as the creature took me up in the air.
Just finished Ico for the first time (6hrs, 1min) in about nine years. I got stuck more than a few times, but managed to eventually figure everything out without too much of a problem. Its still as great as I remember and there were more than a few instances where the game really looked amazing. They did a wonderful job.
-I just realized when you're on the bridge with Yorda, that if you walk and don't run while holding her hand, she won't collapse from exhaustion before the cutscene hits. I thought that was a nice little touch.
-Wow does the game look extra amazing after you wash up on the beach. I don't know if it's because the final act is so dark and gloomy or what, but once you get out of the boat, the red in Ico's shirt just pops off the white sand and the beautiful art just shine through. The waves crashing on to the beach look excellent as well.
-Even with everything fresh in my mind, I can't see myself beating this again in under 2 hours for that gold Trophy. That's really, really going to be a challenge I think.
-Wow does the game look extra amazing after you wash up on the beach. I don't know if it's because the final act is so dark and gloomy or what, but once you get out of the boat, the red in Ico's shirt just pops off the white sand and the beautiful art just shine through. The waves crashing on to the beach look excellent as well.
-Even with everything fresh in my mind, I can't see myself beating this again in under 2 hours for that gold Trophy. That's really, really going to be a challenge I think.
After my first play session of Colossus and Ico (couldn't wait to see them both!) I have to say they both turned out great thus far. Holy shit SotC looks fuck all amazing in motion. I would have loved to see some of the environment textures reworked, but I'm sure that would have been a massive undertaking and another factor on the performance.
Team Ico continues to blow me away, can't wait for TLG!
Team Ico continues to blow me away, can't wait for TLG!
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Ico has the best save theme ever. Heals my brain from dem puzzles.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
I want to punch the SotC camera programmer in the face, it's fucking infuriating how it always automatically goes behind-the-back when you're moving.
Just played Ico for about 1.5hrs for the first time ever, currently up to the Main Gate save spot. I know it's not the same, but when you first start and you
it reminded me of the PS1 game Heart of Darkness.
I am about to try SotC for the first time now. Feels good knowing these are two high quality games with beautiful art direction that I am experiencing for the first time as I never owned a PS2.
There are a couple of other titles I hope get the HD treatment from the PS2 era but I doubt they'd happen. Okami being one of them.
meet those shadow creatures for the first time
I am about to try SotC for the first time now. Feels good knowing these are two high quality games with beautiful art direction that I am experiencing for the first time as I never owned a PS2.
There are a couple of other titles I hope get the HD treatment from the PS2 era but I doubt they'd happen. Okami being one of them.
SentientStone
Member
Just finished off the 13th Colossus (
), still really love this battle. This and the 3rd Colossus are probably my favourites (just love the design of the third and the area in which you fight it in). I spent most of the time today just exploring and hunting fruits, etc. though (finally maxed HP ), so I only managed to defeat one Colossus today. Too bad I still cannot climb to the top of the tower, can now go high enough to fall to my death but not high enough to go all the way up for the first section of the climb.
sand dragon thing
), so I only managed to defeat one Colossus today. Too bad I still cannot climb to the top of the tower, can now go high enough to fall to my death but not high enough to go all the way up for the first section of the climb.CouchMaster
Member
Yeah 13th is my favorite too, I remember just playing that fight over and over again.
SentientStone
Member
Actually I have a question in regards to full pixel mode. What exactly does that do? I noticed it made my HUD slightly wider but that's about it. Is it only useful if one is running on a 1080p TV in 1080p? I am running it on 1080i.
runlikehell
Banned
Does anyone have a spare code for the videos/dynamic themes? The one in my sealed box is invalid. :|
runlikehell
Banned
wat? Why?StuBurns said:
SentientStone
Member
DeVeAn said:
Ah, thanks. I should turn it off then, guess it's only for people with the black frame around the image.
runlikehell
Banned
Aha, still, you can't explain the logic behind that.StuBurns said:
Baw!
Picked up my copy today, (lovin it btw) went to enter my code for my freebies on psn, and it tells me my code is already used. Stupid Australian EB with the goddamn opened cases.
Now I have to go in there tomorrow, deal with the huffy high and mighty bitch behind the counter and see if I can get this fixed(the people at this EB are ridiculously bitchy. maybe someone pisses in the water, who knows)
Good news though, never played either of these games, and i instantly fell in love with Ico. I love the hand holding, the heart beat in the controller (I assume its a heart beat) and the music. So far so good, Gaf! I was abit jaded after the whole sacred2 fiasco, but totally redeemed!
/end rant
EDIT: just read a few posts above mine... the codes are invalid? Why?
Sorry for doubting your employees EB, I'll continue to wonder why you're all so grumpy though.
Picked up my copy today, (lovin it btw) went to enter my code for my freebies on psn, and it tells me my code is already used. Stupid Australian EB with the goddamn opened cases.
Now I have to go in there tomorrow, deal with the huffy high and mighty bitch behind the counter and see if I can get this fixed(the people at this EB are ridiculously bitchy. maybe someone pisses in the water, who knows)
Good news though, never played either of these games, and i instantly fell in love with Ico. I love the hand holding, the heart beat in the controller (I assume its a heart beat) and the music. So far so good, Gaf! I was abit jaded after the whole sacred2 fiasco, but totally redeemed!
/end rant
EDIT: just read a few posts above mine... the codes are invalid? Why?
Sorry for doubting your employees EB, I'll continue to wonder why you're all so grumpy though.
Betta Lines
Member
So how bad is the 1080p mode in SotC? In terms of image quality due to the stretched pixels, and in terms of framerate?
And if it's noticeably worse than 720p, why does it activate 720p by default? Plenty of games on PS3 switch to 720p without having to disable the 1080 options in the XMB...
And if it's noticeably worse than 720p, why does it activate 720p by default? Plenty of games on PS3 switch to 720p without having to disable the 1080 options in the XMB...
bodine1231
Member
Just played SOTC for the first time (skipped it during PS2 era) and I have to say,the controls and camera are AWFUL. I was expecting tight,Zelda like controls but instead it feels like I'm fighting the camera and horse more than the colossi. I'll give it another shot tonight but so far I'm not believing the hype.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
bodine1231 said:
Game didn't click for me (on a mechanical level) until I reconfigured the controls.
I can't recall what they were, but they made the game less frustrating. Especially riding Agro and doing some of the more complex, layered actions.
I'd say play for a bit to get a feel for the mechanics of the game, and then go into the configuration and tinker with it... you know based on what you think makes the most sense... you might get lucky like I did. After I had a config I felt comfortable with, it really improved my enjoyment of the game and I wondered why it wasn't the default. There are better configurations that the default, you just have to mess around with it.
edit: I remember after the adjustment I could hold X in tight wooded areas and that kept the camera fixed right behind Agro... way less janky. Only specific I can recall though.
sublimit
Banned
Glad i helped.bangladesh said:OH MY FUCK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I have been looking for that first track for literally 5 years. You have made my day.
WOW. Really. I thought this track was lost in time for good. ls;afagkla;skdl;fkd;l
Btw just in case you didn't know you can download all of them at OCremix's official site.
Also damn,amazon.uk still hasn't dispatched my copy.>:[
bodine1231
Member
Evolved1 said:
I'll give it a shot. I bought the game so I'm definitely not gonna give up on it that easily. It just didn't leave a good first impression on me,especially the horse controls.