Shadow of the Colossus! (Ico pseudo-sequel)
 

Holy crap! If you were at all a fan of the PS2 game ICO, you HAVE to go see these new movies at gamespot. I think I peed my pants a little bit. The world looks huge and the art direction is breath taking!

Videos are here

Check out the developer interview and the intro video. The last pan out in the intro video proved to me that the PS2 will be able to "hang" for at least another year. Simply amazing!

Love this shot (56k beware)

That game is going to be simply amazing.

looks pretty good.

Looks great, cant wait to play it!

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images..._screen004.jpg

This picture is too amazing... but also too big.

I like these pics:

http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/ima...78865818496118


Love the birds flying around the Collussus' head in this one:
http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/ima...74962061843435


And the sense of scale again in this one... the hero is teeny!
http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/ima...36907775765826

With this, Kingdom Hearts II and plenty of other amazing-looking games coming out in just the next year and seeing how painfully boring anything shown "next-gen" looks I'm starting to wonder how long it'll be before I actually give half a shit on any "next-gen" system.

So will this be like Ico at all? Awesome game and I'm looking forward to this.

I like the original title "Wanda and the Colossus" better, probably not "manly" enough for the US market though.

IIRC (its been a few years since I played it), ICO was a bunch of environmental puzzles - meaning that you had to figure out how to get somewhere. Sure, it had some fighting, but that was not the main drive.

This game will be similar, but not the same. You will have to do the same sort of environmental puzzles to get to the Colossi, but once you get to them, its all about fighting puzzles.

This game is going to f***ing ROCK!

:lol: Yeah :up:

Cannot wait!!! Have played through the first game around 3-4 times. Great game. :)

IGN put some Direct Feed vids up from the E3 trailer:

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/490/490849/vids_1.html

I find most next-gen systems totally boring and unplayable their first year. Except of course, Nintendo systems. With the Gamecube I was playing Rogue Leader, Smash Brothers (way better than the N64 version), Luigi's Mansion (incredible game, but a tad short) for months.

Just remember, the height of the current gen is always going to look the best, play the best, and will probably even blow away a lot of the launch games of the next gen given the current level of tech.

This game looks amazing! Very surreal, reminds me of that one movie......uh....can't think of the name right now but for some reason but it does, only this looks better :).

Hey, I now that movie. You mean the one where someone goes and....um.. and then they meet and ride their....um....and then there was that huge explosion!!! That movie was the shizzle. -smile-

Anyway, I agree that this game looks amazing. I just hope there is more to this game than ride your horse to the next boss. Beat and repeat. ICO is one of my favorites and I'm hoping for a little of that in there.

Looking better and better each time I see it! Take your next generation console and stick it! :D

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...pic_144055.jpg

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...pic_144048.jpg

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...pic_144051.jpg

:drool: :drool:

New trailer:

http://www.us.playstation.com/Conten...US-97472/Site/

hope it supports 480p. ICO looks like garbage on my new TV.

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time. I wonder if they're going to change the name again ;)

So sexy...the sense of scope is really amazing. I never finished Ico (got stuck and never picked it back up) but I'm really really looking forward to this.

MTV'S Pimp my Colossus

Where'd you get stuck?

You really should go back and finish it, as ICO is one of those games that actually gets better the further in you go. I found that the beginning of the game was actually the weakest part, with the last sections being REALLY good.

New ridiculous footage! This is incredible! The game world looks HUGE and everything looks so fluid and natural. The PS2 hardware really looks like it's pushing some polys with this one. Check out the first 2 clips (posted 8/1/05) and prepare to be amazed!

Warning: Spoilers inside since you get to see some of the battles and even how one of them ends.

http://www.1up.com/do/download?cId=3134836

I've been keeping an eye on this game myself. I must say, this will be one of the few games I buy upon initial release for full price. I loved ICO though I think the lack of an annoying companion and greater emphasis on combat will make for an even better game here.

Wow, those screenshots are so beautiful.

Sorry to sound so pretentious, but is it just me or is it rare when you can feel some sort of resonance pouring forth from a screenshot? You know, like when you see a still from a film or when you view a painting or photograph?

These moments just seem so rare in video games.

Ico was brillaint. Can't wait for this one.

Found some new shots at http://www.the-magicbox.com/0508/game050820e.shtml

This shot owns (I'd make it my wallpaper on my PC if there was a larger version):

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0508/wanda5.jpg

Love the ridiculous use of the PS2's particle effects.

This is one of many games coming out that makes me care less that the PS3 is coming out.
Thanks for the updates The Franchise.

just a heads up. There's a playable demo of SOTC in this month's Official PlayStation Mag.

Have you played it?

I just got mine in the mail yesterday and I'm about to fire it up now. Says you actually get to fight one of the Colossi.

ETA: Ok, having fought one of the Colossi all I have to say is...COOL! First off if you're a fan of the LOTR at all you will get jazzed riding the horse across the plains shinning your light beacon as it's a total Gandalf moment from Return of the King. I don't really like the HUD all that much, but it's so minimal that that doesn't matter. The climbing mechanics also take a bit of getting used to as does the jumping IMHO, but once that is down you're golden.

About fighting the goliath...it was amazing. The fight itself was pretty easy as I figured out how to beat him really quickly, but just seeing that huge thing on screen was really incredible. One cool thing is there are a couple of ways to beat the Colossi. There isn't just one opening. I think this will be one of the lamer boss battles in the game and that's saying something. You're also going to want to blast this games sound through your HT because this is one bass happy sound effected game.

Also riding the horse feels damn cool. You control the speed and direction just like you would if actually riding a horse - by the reigns and kicking its sides.

The new OPM has a 1 level (Colussus?) demo of this game. My feelings are a bit mxed after playing and hoping that this is an early version of the game. There is crazy clipping and tearing, and texture loading issues, and camera wonkiness. Once you get past that stuff the game seems really cool. The game world is huuuuuuuge with some crazy draw distances and cool sound effects. I have no idea how to kill the freakin colussus even though I haven't tried too hard yet. Pick up the OPM if you want to give it a shot.

It's the E3 demo (even says as much on the title screen), and from what I've heard, the game has seen a ton of polish since then, so keep your hopes up.

If you're really stuck on the fight, the issue of OPM gives you a step-by-step on how to kill the thing.

I did, Having never played the original I must say that although the graphics are top notch. I was disappointed and just couldn't get into it. The controls are not very good and the camera needs work imo.

I somewhat agree. I played the demo a few times, and I couldn't get used to the controls. I kept pressing the button to call my horse for some reason...And yeah, the camera needs work.

Official game site is up. The music alone makes me want to play the game (which is incredible when you think about it). Very beautiful and emotional.
http://www.us.playstation.com/Conten...US-97472/Site/

I finally got around to playing it... what a badass game! I first popped it in just to check it out and didn't really put forth much effort as I want to wait for the final. Then my friend called and told me he beat the Colossi so I just had to go back and kick his ass too.

It took me a few tries to figure out what to do, but that's what's fun about the game. You don't go out and slash at these guys, you have to really think about what you need to do. Very, very fun game. Can't wait for the release.

Got the Standalone Demo from PSU today. I can't get the Widescreen and Progressive to work together. Any suggestions?

Otherwise a great demo. Its going to be a great game.

I got that today too. Is it the same demo that was in PSM recently? I think that was the E3 demo.

Edit: Ooops, that should have been 'OPM' not 'PSM'.

if its the same demo as was included in OPM, then the pro-scan/ws doesn't work.