Ico & Shadow of the Colossus

[GamerMan316]

I want ICO.

Get a PS2 or a PS3 then.   

PS3 - No thanks.
I have a PS2 (well my son does). I often look out for ICO but it's hard to find, I want ICO on the 360.

Never gonna happen i'm afraid.

[sambo]

I know. Shame. 

[Failed]

why not, do Sony own team ICO?

[GamerMan316]

why not, do Sony own team ICO?

Yes

[nCogNeato]

why not, do Sony own team ICO?

Yep.   

[Failed]

damn, wanted my kill all 12 colossus achievement.

[GamerMan316]

damn, wanted my kill all 12 colossus achievement.

Get a PS3 and get the Trophy for it instead.   

[GamerMan316]

Trailer

Can't find it on youtube just yet, will post it when I do.

[GamerMan316]

Ico and SotC 3D is 'overwhelming' - Ueda
3D tech gets a thumbs up from developer

Lead designer at Team Ico, Fumito Ueda, has shared his approval over the 3D updates of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

According to Ueda - who has been working on upcoming PS3 exclusive The Last Gardian - just the HD upgrade to the games "brings a lot of life" to them.

In an interview with the PlayStation Blog, Ueda said the inclusion of 3D also gives the product "even more 'juice'".

"I'd first like to clarify that 3D is not essential to enjoy these experience - the HD element in itself brings a lot of life to the games. However, 3D will bring even more," he said.

"Both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus were designed with a huge depth of field in mind, demonstrated through the vast landscapes. Although 3D technology wasn't at the point that it is now, it was certainly something we considered. Now that the technology allows it, it gives the product even more 'juice' so to speak."

As if that wasn't enough of a glowing endorsement, he went on to give his unequivocal approval to the tech.

"I've already experienced this throughout the trial build and was overwhelmed with the results. That's how much the 3D element brings to the title," he added.

Check out the trailer for the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus collection.

[DFUSIONITE]

I remember when Ico came out on the PS2 (back when i had one) and i read a really glowing review in official playstation magazine, I thought to myself damn i am gonna buy that game when it goes a bit cheaper, but sadly i got an xbox not too long after that and apart from playing resi 4 my ps2 was pretty much retired so i never got to play it.  I would love a 360 release for the game, but alas it will never happen, unless pigs ever fly of course.

[GamerMan316]

I remember when Ico came out on the PS2 (back when i had one) and i read a really glowing review in official playstation magazine, I thought to myself damn i am gonna buy that game when it goes a bit cheaper, but sadly i got an xbox not too long after that and apart from playing resi 4 my ps2 was pretty much retired so i never got to play it.  I would love a 360 release for the game, but alas it will never happen, unless pigs ever fly of course.

This game is worth buying a PS3 for, it's that simple.   

[DFUSIONITE]

I remember when Ico came out on the PS2 (back when i had one) and i read a really glowing review in official playstation magazine, I thought to myself damn i am gonna buy that game when it goes a bit cheaper, but sadly i got an xbox not too long after that and apart from playing resi 4 my ps2 was pretty much retired so i never got to play it.  I would love a 360 release for the game, but alas it will never happen, unless pigs ever fly of course.

This game is worth buying a PS3 for, it's that simple.   

Ok, so when are you buying me one then?

[GamerMan316]

I remember when Ico came out on the PS2 (back when i had one) and i read a really glowing review in official playstation magazine, I thought to myself damn i am gonna buy that game when it goes a bit cheaper, but sadly i got an xbox not too long after that and apart from playing resi 4 my ps2 was pretty much retired so i never got to play it.  I would love a 360 release for the game, but alas it will never happen, unless pigs ever fly of course.

This game is worth buying a PS3 for, it's that simple.   

Ok, so when are you buying me one then?

Tomorrow. 

[nCogNeato]

ewwww .... pretty

[GamerMan316]

Who's making the Ico/SOTC remasters?

Who has Sony tasked to remaster two of gaming's most treasured creations, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus? Bluepoint, the company that remastered God of War I & II for Blu-ray.

Phew.

Sony Santa Monica's director of technology Tim Moss confirmed Bluepoint's involvement.

"I got to play it," Moss added in a tweet to Eurogamer's Digital Foundry blog. "Can't wait for everyone else to get the chance. It makes my inner fanboy happy."

The Blu-ray remasters of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus chiefly add native high-definition resolutions to the old PS2 games.

But they also add stereoscopic 3D, a feature that's led to some confusion about the remasters' frame-rates. Joystiq was told by a Sony rep at a preview event for the Ico and SOTC remasters that both games run at 60 frames per second, as is the requirement of 3D. However, a post on the US PlayStation blog notes that Shadow of the Colossus runs at 30 frames per second. But that could have been down to the blogger playing the game in 3D (and pumping out two 30FPS visuals, hence the 60FPS requirement).

Whether both games run at 60 frames per second in standard 2D, a number halved to 30 by 3D, remains to be clarified. It's hard to believe Sony would want Ico running at 60FPS and not Shadow of the Colossus.

Let's not forget that both are PS2 remasters, after all - something the PS3 should be well capable of, however much SOTC pushed ageing PS2 hardware.

Ico arrived on PS2, originally, way back in 2002. But despite a gargantuan 10/10 from Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell, the game remained obscure and niche - an undiscovered treasure.

That led to Sony re-issuing the game in 2006, which gave Eurogamer editors Kristan Reed (then) and Tom Bramwell (now) the chance to dribble deliriously over "one of the best games ever made".

Shadow of the Colossus, released in Europe in 2006, proved more divisive. Tom Bramwell picked out a catchphrase Eurogamer 8/10 for the game months after Kristan Reed had smothered it in a 10/10.