Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection

corcaigh07 · 12-09-2011 3:03pm #1

forgot all about this, gametrailers.com have got their review up, not a bad review but disappointingly doesnt go into the HD graphics and more importantly, is the framerate improved for SOTC?

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-ico-shadow/720406

according to gamefaqs.com, the collection is out on the 30th.

im going travelling soon so this will have to wait for me but these games were stone-cold classics. I loved them nearly as much as the Shenmue series, they go above and beyond expectations of a mere videogame.

take a break from aim/shoot/kill FPS, this is a real must-have for any serious gamer

corcaigh07 · 12-09-2011 3:17pm

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ico-shadow-of-the-colossus-hd-collection

Drool, looks savage, especially Ico...

RobertFoster · 12-09-2011 3:39pm

corcaigh07 wrote: »

is the framerate improved for SOTC?

According to the GiantBomb quick look it has. I don't really remember the frame rate getting me down when I played it originally. Maybe I just didn't notice.

corcaigh07 · 12-09-2011 5:42pm

RobertFoster wrote: »

According to the GiantBomb quick look it has. I don't really remember the frame rate getting me down when I played it originally. Maybe I just didn't notice.

second link i posted has comparsions between PS2 and PS3 remake. Ico seems to have enjoyed better of the remake work and is native 1080p, SOTC is 720p.

Framerate was a massive issue for SOTC, the game stuttered in framerate quite often, the game was a bit too ambitious for an aging PS2.

noodler · 13-09-2011 10:15am

The Eurogamer review said SOTC was better in 720p than 1080p (my understanding anyway).

Which makes you wonder why they even put a 1080p option in.

Varik · 13-09-2011 5:02pm

noodler wrote: »

The Eurogamer review said SOTC was better in 720p than 1080p (my understanding anyway).

Which makes you wonder why they even put a 1080p option in.

It's a bigger number and people are stupid.

While there is no doubting that these HD games look better than the originals, the thing i like it they look as you remember the original. You get to play a classic game and never have a nasty surprise when it's aged badly and does not stand up to your memory.

tok9 · 15-09-2011 3:36pm

It looks great. I absolutely love these games!

K.O.Kiki · 15-09-2011 11:58pm

It's bloody amazing that they achieved this level of visual fidelity with (mostly) the original art assets.

Shows you just how epic Team Ico's vision is!

richymcdermott · 18-09-2011 5:31pm

This makes up for the lack of the last guardian .....for now :mad:

25-09-2011 10:45am

I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS!
Seriously, after ten years of not owning them and having to borrow them from various sources, I can finally get my hands on Ico and SOTC.
That and they both look beautiful in HD

GTR63 · 25-09-2011 4:18pm

Is this a full price title or around the €30 mark

F1ngers · 25-09-2011 8:49pm

GTR63 wrote: »

Is this a full price title or around the €30 mark

It's €32 excl. delivery on gamestop.ie.

25-09-2011 9:15pm

F1ngers wrote: »

It's €32 excl. delivery on gamestop.ie.

Ordered it from them a few days ago. Hopefully they will deliver it early. Once the Battlefield beta starts I won't be playing anything else!

corcaigh07 · 25-09-2011 11:52pm

F1ngers wrote: »

It's €32 excl. delivery on gamestop.ie.

great price for a stunning package. Enjoy it!

brianon · 26-09-2011 10:28pm

Will this be available on Friday in the likes of Gamestop and Smyths ?

RobertFoster · 27-09-2011 8:51am

Yes, both sites mention the 30th.

http://www.gamestop.ie/42033_PlayStation_3_ICO_Shadow_Collection.aspx
http://www.toys.ie/-!115270-prd.aspx

cloud493 · 27-09-2011 11:11am

Is is out friday then? Anyone know where I might be able to get this cheap? 35 odd would be good.

F1ngers · 27-09-2011 3:10pm

cloud493 wrote: »

Is is out friday then? Anyone know where I might be able to get this cheap? 35 odd would be good.

Really...

The post before yours...:rolleyes:

RobertFoster wrote: »

Yes, both sites mention the 30th.

http://www.gamestop.ie/42033_PlayStation_3_ICO_Shadow_Collection.aspx
http://www.toys.ie/-!115270-prd.aspx

RobertFoster · 27-09-2011 3:26pm

29-09-2011 1:48pm

Just arrived in the post, taking a quick break from battlefield. They really did a superb job with it. It looks and sounds amazing.

F1ngers · 29-09-2011 1:57pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Just arrived in the post, taking a quick break from battlefield. They really did a superb job with it. It looks and sounds amazing.

Sweet.

Dear F1ngers,

Thank you for ordering from GameStop.ie

Your order ***** has been shipped

Just got the despatched email.
Should have it in the morning.

johnny_ultimate · 29-09-2011 2:20pm

Yeah parents are on their way back from the States and asked them to pick a copy up. Hopefully should arrive back with them in the early morning

noodler · 29-09-2011 2:28pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Yeah parents are on their way back from the States and asked them to pick a copy up. Hopefully should arrive back with them in the early morning

I wouldn't, when the Aggro horse armour DLC comes out it wont be compatible with your NTSC version.

johnny_ultimate · 29-09-2011 2:29pm

noodler wrote: »

I wouldn't, when the Aggro horse armour DLC comes out it wont be compatible with your NTSC version.

Yeah, hopefully the zombie map packs won't be worth buying.

noodler · 29-09-2011 2:30pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Yeah, hopefully the zombie map packs won't be worth buying.

I heard they add absolutely nothing of any note to the game, a bunch of zombified versions of the King's men and all you can do is hit them with a wooden stick.

johnny_ultimate · 29-09-2011 2:36pm

noodler wrote: »

I heard they add absolutely nothing of any note to the game, a bunch of zombified versions of the King's men and all you can do is hit them with a wooden stick.

The zombie Yorda mode is a clever, subversive and emotive thematic addition according to Edge, though.

noodler · 29-09-2011 2:38pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The zombie Yorda mode is a clever, subversive and emotive thematic addition according to Edge, though.

Ok, you win.

ussjtrunks · 29-09-2011 2:48pm

Anyone got Instore prices for these yet see Smyths are selling it for 34.99 waiting on other prices just to see if they are cheaper

Mr E · 29-09-2011 3:57pm

39.99 in my local Gamestop.
I'll be interested to see what HMV have it for.

Mr E · 30-09-2011 1:16pm

My local HMV (Crescent SC, Limerick) didn't have it.
Any other instore prices known? Still 39.99 in Gamestop.

mcgooch · 30-09-2011 2:28pm

FYI

For anyone attempting to download the bonus content (making-of videos, dynamic themes etc.), you won't be able to do so until Monday October 10th due to a "technical issue".

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/09/27/ico-and-sotc-reviews-are-in-and-bonus-content-unveiled/

Vorrtexx · 30-09-2011 7:04pm

Mr E wrote: »

My local HMV (Crescent SC, Limerick) didn't have it.
Any other instore prices known? Still 39.99 in Gamestop.

€39.99 in Xtravision too.
No sign of it in my local Tesco or HMV either. Was hoping to find it for about €29.99 or €34.99 in HMV as it's on their web store for about £27

Mr E · 30-09-2011 7:09pm

€34.99 in Smyths is the best deal I think.
Looking forward a few hours of this tonight.

Varik · 30-09-2011 7:15pm

Seen a few on my friends list playing and the game shows up with the game code as well as the full title, haven't seen that before.

30-09-2011 9:49pm

mcgooch wrote: »

FYI

For anyone attempting to download the bonus content (making-of videos, dynamic themes etc.), you won't be able to do so until Monday October 10th due to a "technical issue".

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/09/27/ico-and-sotc-reviews-are-in-and-bonus-content-unveiled/

Thanks for that! I was wondering why my code wasn't working
And how's everyone finding it? Both games look really good, but I wish they'd polished up the controls a bit more, especially in SOTC. If I'm honest I don't really care how detailed a Colossus' armpit hair is when I want to climb in one direction and Wanderer won't cooperate :P

krudler · 02-10-2011 5:43pm

Picked it up earlier, its been about 3 years since I last played either of them, still two absolute masterpieces.

Mr E · 02-10-2011 5:44pm

I had forgotten how awful the controls in SOTC were. Still a classic though.

krudler · 02-10-2011 6:18pm

Mr E wrote: »

I had forgotten how awful the controls in SOTC were. Still a classic though.

would it be the same game without them though? the only thing that still wrecks my head is when you aim the bow it doesnt default to what you were looking at previously, so you wind up looking in the other direction half the time

Mr E · 02-10-2011 6:53pm

They could have tweaked them though. I mean I had to flip the X and Y axis on the right stick because they are different to every other 3D game released in the last 10 years.

At the very least, they could have fixed Agro.

krudler · 02-10-2011 7:05pm

Mr E wrote: »

They could have tweaked them though. I mean I had to flip the X and Y axis on the right stick because they are different to every other 3D game released in the last 10 years.

At the very least, they could have fixed Agro.

me too,they be all backwards

johnny_ultimate · 02-10-2011 8:55pm

Saw they had this in Smyths Carrickmines for 31 with loyalty card. Was very, very tempted (ended up getting a different game back from the States!) but really should save my money...

I'll just keep reading this thread until you guys persuade me otherwise :P

A-Trak · 04-10-2011 11:09am

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I'll just keep reading this thread until you guys persuade me otherwise :P

I only played Ico to the halfway mark when first released, and completely missed out on SoTC.

I'm off sick from work today with two cracked ribs, (Due to gravitational forces combined with socially imbibed liquid nectar on my stag do.)
The pain is incredible, breathing is painful. And coughing or sneezing.....woo-whee, I can't even describe the agony of that. I haven't slept in two nights as I can't even lie down.

Playing SoTC now for the last hour.
I may crack another rib or two later in the week if I haven't finished it yet.

WarZoneBrother · 04-10-2011 5:10pm

Should have this tomorrow 34euro posted from gamestop and they have fast shipping... Played ICO for 5mins before and got stuck so gave up haha.. But now I will try my best to finish both of them as they are in 3D also

GothPunk · 05-10-2011 11:24am

Mr E wrote: »

At the very least, they could have fixed Agro.

It's supposed to be like that though, like you're controlling Wander controlling Agro, not controlling Agro directly. I like it anyways, especially when you're at full gallop going across one of the land bridges weaving in and out of the curves, feels awesome. I think it would loose that feeling of 'I am controlling this horse' if they 'fixed' Agro.

I finished SotC the other day, it's never going to be as moving as the first time I played through it but it was still fantastic. In HD there were a few more details I could make out though which was pretty cool.

Roar · 06-10-2011 5:23pm

Caved in an traded a few games for this. Played about a half an hour of ico. The atmosphere is as amazing as I remember, incredible stuff. Gonna finish this over tonight and move on to colossus tomorrow

valleyoftheunos · 07-10-2011 5:40pm

HMV wont be stocking this "for the foreseeable future" apparently, no real reason forthcoming.

Picked it up off amazon for around €35, looking forward to getting hold of it having heard nothing but great things about it for years now.

krudler · 08-10-2011 2:54pm

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

HMV wont be stocking this "for the foreseeable future" apparently, no real reason forthcoming.

Picked it up off amazon for around €35, looking forward to getting hold of it having heard nothing but great things about it for years now.

enjoy, its definitely slow paced for the most part but the world itself is fantastic looking and every colossi encounter is an epic moment.

Taltos · 08-10-2011 4:31pm

Still enjoying the originals. As above the controls do stink - but if you think back to what else was out there at the time these were released - utter masterpieces.

As far as I remember neither did too well - got a bit of a cult following but neither blew the markets apart.

As long as my old 2nd hand PS2 holds together I will hold off on getting the remasters - but definitely a pair I will pick up when it finally dies.

desaparecidos · 08-10-2011 8:59pm

Humm, haven't received mine from zavvi.com yet. What's the point in pre-ordering???

krudler · 08-10-2011 9:03pm

desaparecidos wrote: »

Humm, haven't received mine from zavvi.com yet. What's the point in pre-ordering???

none, unless its some super collectible doohickey thats gonna sell out, walk in buy on release day, simples.

amacachi · 08-10-2011 9:16pm

As Krudler said, other than extra stuff there's generally no point in pre-ordering. Also waiting allows for price cuts for less popular but well-stocked titles.

Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection

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