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As a general rule, video games are not like wine: They don’t get better with age. Okay, you could argue that all this new-age mumbo jumbo with patches and DLC might accomplish that, but you can’t do that for the classics, and shut up, you’re ruining my opening paragraph.

At best, they simply do not degrade, as in the case of Ocarina of Time; at worst, the years of technological advancement and gameplay refinement can exacerbate the flaws that we may have overlooked or simply tolerated once upon a time. I suppose in that case, the wine analogy still fits—it just turns to vinegar.

Now, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are certainly not vinegar, not by a long shot—both excellent games well worthy of the heaps of praise bestowed upon them in the years since their initial release. Unlike the aforementioned Ocarina of Time, however, they are not immune to the weathering effects of age.

It’s more apparent in ICO, being the older of the two siblings. I imagine that someone who played this game back in the day and was completely blown away by the elegant puzzles, entrancing atmosphere, and the wonderfully minimalist approach to storytelling would find it all too easy to look upon this HD port and forgive most of the technical issues. That’s why I feel it’s fortunate for this review that I haven’t.

Without any nostalgia-tinted goggles on, the flaws are plain as day. Character animations are laughably jerky, the Fixed Camera of Doom too often manages to park itself in frustrating spots (like so many games of that era), and combat is an intensely boring button-mashing affair of executing the same three-hit combo over and over again until the nasty black shadow things are dead.

And while it’s my job to do so, it pains me a little to point these things out. ICO is a very good game, and as a piece of art, it gets everything right. It is unequivocally a classic of the PS2 stable, albeit one that is showing its age. Though I risk excessive flaming from the game’s cult following, I am somewhat disappointed that they didn’t just remake the whole enchilada instead of simply porting the original and spooning some HD sauce over it.

And then there’s Shadow of the Colossus, ICO’s spiritual successor and chronological prequel. I also missed this game the first time around, and oh, how I regret it. While it, too, suffers slightly from aging, though not nearly as much, Shadow is the same dazzling spectacle of gaming at its finest today as it was back in 2005.

In a way, I’m still glad I didn’t play it until now—the frame-rate issues that plagued the PS2 incarnation are entirely gone and the game runs at a steady 30 fps whether you’re galloping on the plains or holding a thrashing colossus’s mane for dear life. This is Shadow of the Colossus the way it was always meant to be.

Horseback controls are still finicky, although after a couple hours, I was quite comfortable with the unique way that Agro moves; my only real annoyance is you have to consistently mash the X button, often for minutes at a time, just to get him going. As with Ico, Wander’s animations can look oddly jerky, and there are still occasional camera problems that obscure your sight or make you jump in weird directions.

It’s also worth mentioning that the HD treatment doesn’t hide the fact that these are PS2 games. Some of the more breathtaking Colossi battles almost look good enough to be PS3 quality, but by and large there are plenty of blurry textures in both games to remind you of their humble origins. The HD helps the most when you’re looking out at grand vistas and get a glimpse of the impressive view distances that these versions pull off.

You may have noticed that I haven’t gone into the stories at all, and that’s intentional. I could give you a bare framing of them, but you could easily get the same effect from watching the opening cut-scenes. And since the stories are so paramount to both of these games (not necessarily in terms of what is being told so much as how), relying heavily upon the way that each individual player receives and interprets the events on-screen, merely dropping basic plot points here feels like a disservice to both the player and the developers.

Looking back over this review, I almost regret including the negative points, because I don’t want to give a false impression here. These two games make a superb collection which I highly recommend at a mere $40. Even if you already own copies of both games, you’d do well to pick it up for the HD, stereoscopic 3D, and Trophy support at such a bargain price.

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You have storms only on a hard, snow-covered peaks. You have nothing to eat, no spare clothes, no protection. What are you doing? Now, would first of all better grab this rifle from the back of the plane and shoot the endless stream of bloodthirsty wolves wear down. ACH mentioned Yes, I have not the bloodthirsty wolves? Probably that should have gotten first out of the way.

The darker, more action-oriented and arcade-y siblings in the this year's double-whammy Cabela-brands-hunting games, Cabela's survival: shadow of the Katmai the spiritual successor of the previous year Cabelas dangerous hunts 2011is longer. With the loyal top shot elite, Cabela's survival is just that-a battle in the harshest conditions against the toughest animals alive to stay.

His sister version Cabela's big game Hunter 2012, makes a clear attempt to emulate a realistic hunting. Not so with survive. In a moment of extreme misfortune James Logan crashes just randomly in the middle of an abuse on an Alaskan mountain range, Blizzard. At the beginning of the game, you are armed with only a flare gun, you need to use, to which deter hungry wolves, only on your juicy meat to eat that, while you are looking for the aircraft deliveries is scattered to - including the weapon you need that actually put hungry animals.

Then the action such as the temperature heats up while your way toward safety explosion sinks. Survival Controls somewhat unconventional to remain, especially in third-person view where move your protagonist with the control stick on the back of the top recording. If you have to shoot you all sorts of vicious animals in an arcade you will be looking first-person view, complete with life bars to the more resistant towards; It reminds us of the rays zombies in a House of the Dead.

Cabela's survival: shadow of the Katmai to in November of this year, a few months after big game Hunter 2012.

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OK, so you two are the most beautiful real games PS2 era. Take the games, they seem really nice, have it play errors and all - and they both just - on a CD for a not standard full price, and have you come from... always a damn good mix of two of the biggest artistic games.

I speak of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, by the way. Do you, in the case, that you not there from the title of the preview or the opening sentences.

To initiate a fast run down the stories for each game: ICO is young with horns over a Horny young man , takes a spooky chicks and their escape is trying to help, a mysterious Castle. On the way shadows trying to steal the girl for a unknown reason. Shadow of the Colossus protection is also the girls, except that they save needed kill and empowered 16 Colossi, that bring them back to life.

Director Fumito Ueda design philosophy of "Design by subtraction" is fully presented; There is very little dialogue in both play, just enough to set the scene. In addition, it is up to the player forward and figure out the world they are.

I could see looking back at the original, as the developers got away with beautiful images, especially in ICO; much blur and light fogging seems a look back on it. They are pixilated around their edges, and the frame rate is a little, but not the face that they negate a style other than anything else on PS2. Fortunately, the muddy picture, which has administered the PS2 to a surprising extent on PS3 touches have been, and they now look as if they belong on a platform of the next generation. I know that's the point, but not every game can pull off; ICO and Shadow can, and this is damn alone impressive.

The only real is the trophies, and they are pretty much standard fare: defeat of this or that colossus, find this or that weapon, you end the game in some time (actually, ICO in two hours?) (WTF?).

ICO & shadow of the Colossus collection end of September and Ueda so... is that everything is what you need to know.

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Violent, inky, vibrant vines reach towards me. If three of them, create terrible coincidence, on my ship in the tight corner lock, is I drag each reeling me like a fisherman fighting, his catch certainly come. But my ship navigates barely past their aching Jowls and into the next Chamber. I check the vines before it in the narrow corridor, twisting and shoot I on it, but their weakness to my laser does not mean that victims fall. They are simply stunned, temporarily, batting an eyelash on the mean transport.

Of course "an eyelash" replace with "its gnashing fangs size" and "transport" with the "diminutive, fragile shell", and you have a suitable description of the situation. This is mad twisted shadow planet, a play by Michel Gagne and Joe Olson, which only a cross between a nightmare stylishly grim yet more colorful, and a twin-stick shooter with Metroidvania overtones can be described.

I feel like you something in advance, but I must say. So cute, entertaining and visceral ITSPare art, environments and enemies, the game is even not so revolutionary. She've played probably twin-stick shooting to death, and ITSP will do much to renew your love if you are boring at this point. I have expressed my ship to almost every corner in the game. I have to concept art and game unlock artifacts collected. I've updated my ship with many new weapons and improvements to protect. Is what I like about ITSP Metroid, Castlevania, and adventure games partly based on my joy.

If you were not, exploratory elements of ITSP as elegantly fast-moving and worthy of your time his class would get a score knocked. It's not as if Adventure has never connected twin stick shooters , before. It has, but this title is equivalent to the satisfactory balance of the upgrade frequency and inventiveness of Symphony of the Night has become famous for.

Let us cycle back, though. You end up on some mechanically changed planet. While the shadow spread, you are responsible for removed from your solar system Sun. ITSP speak no word in their establishment, conflict, and conclusion. All mediated by Visual effects, whether your scanner use you what says weapon in an objective or which enemies are vulnerable.

Arms are strong and drip-fed to keep you hooked by the next level. You see areas that you can reach without a specific weapon, but thanks to the scanner will know when you come back after the closed doors on the map are marked. Revisiting areas ultimately is his own pleasure thanks to Michel Gagne glorious art.

The real strength in crazy twisted shadow planet the game play is not necessarily. Michel Gagne art simply baffled. Levels are wildly varied, deep and detailed. Enemies, the pop-up in droves, drift of snow and bubble up from the depths of each level. It's not like the enemies challenging on an interesting or difficult are way. In fact, you are more likely to interact with chaotic environment between boss fights, as you face off against anything you would call an opponent.

Really, ITSPis best gameplay in many boss fights, weapons require each fine control over the game. Some are shockingly large other expensive small, and other skills you learn during the level about what require. Fortunately, you will never be frustrated or defeated find. Bosses leave that typically few snags, the players, although they hold too long will not hold.

If you are with mad twisted shadow planetsit down, you are firm, colorful doom, fascinating, and every penny for a visual, value. And fortunately, the gameplay is solid. Art Gagne is fantastic, and even if you have fun, you will be forced probably only by the game is to see how the next area or boss battle.

Revolution in the report card + Michel shadowy, twisted way, crazy art + solid Metroidvania gameplay + beautifully designed enemies, although they a little stupid + sound and environments are... are worthy beautiful far too many XBLA games!


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Violent, inky, vibrant vines reach towards me. If three of them, create terrible coincidence, on my ship in the tight corner lock, is I drag each reeling me like a fisherman fighting, his catch certainly come. But my ship navigates barely past their aching Jowls and into the next Chamber. I check the vines before it in the narrow corridor, twisting and shoot I on it, but their weakness to my laser does not mean that victims fall. They are simply stunned, temporarily, batting an eyelash on the mean transport.

Of course "an eyelash" replace with "its gnashing fangs size" and "transport" with the "diminutive, fragile shell", and you have a suitable description of the situation. This is mad twisted shadow planet, a play by Michel Gagne and Joe Olson, which only a cross between a nightmare stylishly grim yet more colorful, and a twin-stick shooter with Metroidvania overtones can be described.

I feel like you something in advance, but I must say. So cute, entertaining and visceral ITSPare art, environments and enemies, the game is even not so revolutionary. She've played probably twin-stick shooting to death, and ITSP will do much to renew your love if you are boring at this point. I have expressed my ship to almost every corner in the game. I have to concept art and game unlock artifacts collected. I've updated my ship with many new weapons and improvements to protect. Is what I like about ITSP Metroid, Castlevania, and adventure games partly based on my joy.

If you were not, exploratory elements of ITSP as elegantly fast-moving and worthy of your time his class would get a score knocked. It's not as if Adventure has never connected twin stick shooters , before. It has, but this title is equivalent to the satisfactory balance of the upgrade frequency and inventiveness of Symphony of the Night has become famous for.

Let us cycle back, though. You end up on some mechanically changed planet. While the shadow spread, you are responsible for removed from your solar system Sun. ITSP speak no word in their establishment, conflict, and conclusion. All mediated by Visual effects, whether your scanner use you what says weapon in an objective or which enemies are vulnerable.

Arms are strong and drip-fed to keep you hooked by the next level. You see areas that you can reach without a specific weapon, but thanks to the scanner will know when you come back after the closed doors on the map are marked. Revisiting areas ultimately is his own pleasure thanks to Michel Gagne glorious art.

The real strength in crazy twisted shadow planet the game play is not necessarily. Michel Gagne art simply baffled. Levels are wildly varied, deep and detailed. Enemies, the pop-up in droves, drift of snow and bubble up from the depths of each level. It's not like the enemies challenging on an interesting or difficult are way. In fact, you are more likely to interact with chaotic environment between boss fights, as you face off against anything you would call an opponent.

Really, ITSPis best gameplay in many boss fights, weapons require each fine control over the game. Some are shockingly large other expensive small, and other skills you learn during the level about what require. Fortunately, you will never be frustrated or defeated find. Bosses leave that typically few snags, the players, although they hold too long will not hold.

If you are with mad twisted shadow planetsit down, you are firm, colorful doom, fascinating, and every penny for a visual, value. And fortunately, the gameplay is solid. Art Gagne is fantastic, and even if you have fun, you will be forced probably only by the game is to see how the next area or boss battle.

Revolution in the report card + Michel shadowy, twisted way, crazy art + solid Metroidvania gameplay + beautifully designed enemies, although they a little stupid + sound and environments are... are worthy beautiful far too many XBLA games!


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If my review of the shadow of the damned don't convince you, that it is hysterical and awesome, maybe this some condensed version (not almost all, mind you), the game of Dick Jokes do the trick.

I said it, and I'll say it again, Suda 51 is by far my favorite developers working today.

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-Is good my question simply... They can fix the brightness of a game or in other cases, I think they call it the area? This game shadow of the Colossus but if I'm in the menu the game I see too shiny like that in some parts of the game... ACA Dejo Les thumbnail.

 

-Aca Dejo Les my configuration... Postie in another post. (help me Tbien, if you can in this post another small problem I have is q)

PCSX2 - Castlevania curse of darkness - small issue.

-Gut thank you as always in advance.

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Speaking any more about this Japanese trailer for ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD would do it a disservice.

Enjoy.


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