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The Last Guardian (TRICO) announced for PS3
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That's a bit of a misnomer though. It's just about what the decision makers believe the general population will eat up faster. Like for instance, God of War, a new IP at that point, was developed for ages. Sony let that happen because they knew that type of game appealed to a large enough populace for it to be economically feasible for them to make, not only a short term profit on it as a single game, but to make it a franchise and capitalize on it for future installments. As far as I remember ICO sold like shit, so it's pretty obvious why other publishers didn't pick up on any of it's cues at that point. Shadow of the Colossus, on the other hand, was a large success in terms of sales (I think...?), but it's also not that old of a game, so hopefully we'll be seeing some influence coming from Team ICO in the coming years, especially when TLG hits and every critic's pants simultaneously erupt in joy.Ether_Snake said:
IDLE THUMBS' TRAIL TO TEARS FALL '10
BELIEVE!
hukasmokincaterpillar
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Stillmatic said:Team ICO really have some of the best animators in the industry. They must put a lot of time and effort into the study of animals and how they move, even the subtlest of movements.
This .gif i just threw together so it might be a bit choppy, but notice the hesitation when the boy lifts up the barrel? The creature flinches as he's doing it like a real animal would.
Reminds me of the behind the scenes on Spirited Away, where Miyazaki is trying to explain to his young animators how a dog looks when you try to pull something from its mouth (teeth gnashing and whatnot) and they used that to help animate a similar scene with the dragon character.
I can see Ueda (former animator) and his crew using similar approaches. Its kinda surreal that a keyframed character in a videogame can exhibit this kind of nuance. These guys are on another planet.
Twilight Princess
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this game is wayyy too awesome. im going to be on a media blackout for this one
â Narayan
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Has anyone called dibs on making the official thread?
If not, I'm calling it.
If not, I'm calling it.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Any release date on this bitch?
Garcia
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I'm at a loss of words.
The HD trailer is just like a dream. Un-fucking-believable. I got teary eyes just as soon as he saved the boy hanging for his life.
The poor thing has been crying so much, and is evidently in a lot of pain. The kid looks even more impressive than Yorda. The enviroment is totally ICO. I love that.
The ammount of detail put in this goes beyond anything I've seen in a videogame so far.
Simply mesmerizing. Astonishing. My god.
The HD trailer is just like a dream. Un-fucking-believable. I got teary eyes just as soon as he saved the boy hanging for his life.
The poor thing has been crying so much, and is evidently in a lot of pain. The kid looks even more impressive than Yorda. The enviroment is totally ICO. I love that.
The ammount of detail put in this goes beyond anything I've seen in a videogame so far.
Simply mesmerizing. Astonishing. My god.
vpance
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IMO, it's extremely talented artists and devs tailoring everything they do to fit and max out the hardware while knowing the limitations and doing their best to hide them. That and a small team plus guy with a superb vision of what the whole game should be pushing everyone else.
And it's about focus too. A human character and a creature in a some ruins.. def not a kitchen sink approach like a lotta other games try to do and fail or comes out feeling watered down.
And it's about focus too. A human character and a creature in a some ruins.. def not a kitchen sink approach like a lotta other games try to do and fail or comes out feeling watered down.
"God's Beard!"
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I'm sure part of SotC's success was the immense PS2 install base. It was also done with a very small team(~30iirc) so it was probably very profitable even if it took twice as long to make.Brobzoid said:
Lion Heart
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God, could you imagine if this was the first time we seen this? We would STILL have 500's.
I agree I like the old Griffin better, it was a lot cuter. This looks beat down and broken, kinda sadder though, maybe thats their objective.
I agree I like the old Griffin better, it was a lot cuter. This looks beat down and broken, kinda sadder though, maybe thats their objective.
AltogetherAndrews
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Lion Heart said:
It looks like an animal, as opposed to just another fantastic video game creature.
Keyser Soze
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This game is too much for me. I already like the Guardian too much, and because I like him so much I know he is going to die.
But not only will they kill the Guardian at the end of the game, they will instead have him fatally hurt saving the boy from death. They will then give you control of the boy on an epic climb to where the Guardian is dying - with him letting out little whimpers as you climb, before letting out one last roar as you finally reach him.
This brings you to the final scene of the game, giving you a chance to walk up to him and give him a pat him on the head as he closes his eyes forever.
*Credits Roll*
But not only will they kill the Guardian at the end of the game, they will instead have him fatally hurt saving the boy from death. They will then give you control of the boy on an epic climb to where the Guardian is dying - with him letting out little whimpers as you climb, before letting out one last roar as you finally reach him.
This brings you to the final scene of the game, giving you a chance to walk up to him and give him a pat him on the head as he closes his eyes forever.
*Credits Roll*
Spike Spiegel
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You... EVIL... motherf*cker....Keyser Soze said:This game is too much for me. I already like the Guardian too much, and because I like him so much I know he is going to die.
But not only will they kill the Guardian at the end of the game, they will instead have him fatally hurt saving the boy from death. They will then give you control of the boy on an epic climb to where the Guardian is dying - with him letting out little whimpers as you climb, before letting out one last roar as you finally reach him.
This brings you to the final scene of the game, giving you a chance to walk up to him and give him a pat him on the head as he closes his eyes forever.
*Credits Roll*
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Brobzoid said:
Dude, SotC influenced almost every damn big game that came out since, and is still coming out. All the giant bosses are because of SotC.
â Narayan
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I prefer the newer chimera. It seems more alive than the old one.
MickeyKnox
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I'm just awestruck by this trailer, really, if there was ever a game that could be labeled as "a painting come to life" it's this; going beyond just the rendering technique and down to the concepts and emotions the artist is trying to communicate.
Wow, this game is every bit as impressive graphically as Uncharted 2 - just in different ways.
I'm still getting used to the new catratbird-- which is now more of a dogcatbird (not so much a rat anymore, as it now has feathers on its tail). It definitely lost a bit of kittenlike cuteness in exchange for the more vulnerable, weathered look.
Hope Sony puts the trailer online/PSN in HD.
I'm still getting used to the new catratbird-- which is now more of a dogcatbird (not so much a rat anymore, as it now has feathers on its tail). It definitely lost a bit of kittenlike cuteness in exchange for the more vulnerable, weathered look.
Hope Sony puts the trailer online/PSN in HD.
TalonsOfJustice
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I can see Sony getting sued by parents with kids sitting on their cats thinking they can fly and killing them, because this game looks so god damn good.
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Molyneux and Milo can go hide themselves!!!!!!!!!!! :lol
BTW I'm sure we'll see what this is supposed to like fully grown, either it will grow up or we'll see an older one of the same species. And yeah, I prefer the current one cause it looks even more real.
And you know what would be sadder than seeing the creature die (well not really sadder, but sort of); you start hearing your heart beat slowing down, your vision gets dark as you look at the catbird looking bad at you, the sound deafens, and all goes black.
The end. You never find out what happens then, because your life has come to an end.
I sort of wish that the game would be set over decades, and the creature being such an awesome animal is still relatively young by the time you pass away, but this is life, you have raised it, and it lives on.
The Last Guardian. I think the kid is the guardian.
BTW I'm sure we'll see what this is supposed to like fully grown, either it will grow up or we'll see an older one of the same species. And yeah, I prefer the current one cause it looks even more real.
And you know what would be sadder than seeing the creature die (well not really sadder, but sort of); you start hearing your heart beat slowing down, your vision gets dark as you look at the catbird looking bad at you, the sound deafens, and all goes black.
The end. You never find out what happens then, because your life has come to an end.
I sort of wish that the game would be set over decades, and the creature being such an awesome animal is still relatively young by the time you pass away, but this is life, you have raised it, and it lives on.
The Last Guardian. I think the kid is the guardian.
hukasmokincaterpillar
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Ether_Snake said:
Well, there were big scale set pieces in games before SotC hit. Whats kinda remarkable though is that even on the next gen systems, every 'giant encounter' has yet to approximate the same level of deforming collision detection where you can scale virtually every inch of a massive moving character. Of all the cool tech stuff SotC pulled off, thats probably the most impressive.
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hukasmokincaterpillar said:
Ueda and Co. are godly and must be considered... world heritage!
Make it happen, UN (or whoever does that). BTW someone translate the Famitsu article.
Lion Heart
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AltogetherAndrews said:
Is that good or bad? I cant tell.
â Narayan
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Good.Lion Heart said:
AltogetherAndrews
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Lion Heart said:
Uh, good? Fantastic video game creatures are just dorky, and only reflect dork emotion. Animals, on the other hand, are cool.
Holy lord the Japanese title.
If it hasn't been posted yet in this thread, the new Famitsu carries the Japanese title for Last Guardian:
人喰いの大鷲トリコ
"Trico, the Giant Man-Eating Eagle".
Okay, that is just some legendary shit. Please note effectiveness on multiple levels: Ratcatdogbird is probably named Trico, but トリコ also means "prisoner" (虜.
And I thought ワンダと巨像 was a far-out title. Oh Ueda, never change, you are truly mythical.
Edit: The interview in Famitsu expands on the name Trico/トリコ, saying that it could equally mean "imprisoned", "bird-child" (鳥子 and "birdcat" (鳥+猫.
If it hasn't been posted yet in this thread, the new Famitsu carries the Japanese title for Last Guardian:
人喰いの大鷲トリコ
"Trico, the Giant Man-Eating Eagle".
Okay, that is just some legendary shit. Please note effectiveness on multiple levels: Ratcatdogbird is probably named Trico, but トリコ also means "prisoner" (虜
.And I thought ワンダと巨像 was a far-out title. Oh Ueda, never change, you are truly mythical.
Edit: The interview in Famitsu expands on the name Trico/トリコ, saying that it could equally mean "imprisoned", "bird-child" (鳥子
and "birdcat" (鳥+猫.Lion Heart
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AltogetherAndrews said:
True dat. It definitely looks more realistic, ill give it that. The whole game is infinitely better on a tech level...but the other one was sooo cuute.
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Errr didn't they say the title was not confirmed? Like, it's just a random name they gave it for now.
Shadow of the Colossus was the best game of last generation. Not my favorite game of the generation, it was probabaly 3rd or 4th for my favorite game, but definitely best game.
I expect the same to happen with this game and the trailer didn't disappoint my extremely high expectations.
I expect the same to happen with this game and the trailer didn't disappoint my extremely high expectations.
Femmeworth
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I don't know about calling it the best of last generation. The frame rate really held it back. Last time I tried to play it, I got a really bad headache and I don't even have motion sickness.
I'm too scared to play it these days.
Tell that to my head.Tabris said:Minor details do not concern the best game of last generation
I'm too scared to play it these days.
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