ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD

[WellCQCaboutthat]

The soundtracks exactly the same.

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[WellCQCaboutthat]

Gonna try and tackle the collectibles this weekend. Im sure its going to be painful.

 

[user 62921]

That's awesome! I was at Videogames Live once where they performed the score live, it was genuinely beyond moving.

Me too! I remember how elated I was when they performed songs from Shadow and Silent Hill 2. What a night.

 

[Jameson Rook]

Me too! I remember how elated I was when they performed songs from Shadow and Silent Hill 2. What a night.

Nice! What year was it and where was it held? Was Akira Yamaoka there?

They didn't perform any Silent Hill music at my venue, unfortunately. But I did met Tommy Tallarico and got him to sign a poster.

 

[user 62921]

Nice! What year was it and where was it held? Was Akira Yamaoka there?

They didn't perform any Silent Hill music at my venue, unfortunately. But I did met Tommy Tallarico and got him to sign a poster.

Nice one! I also met Tommy but didn't request a signing. I did get a photo, though!

I wish Akira Yamaoka had been in attendance but he wasn't. I expressed my excitement over Silent Hill 2 being played to Tommy and he told me that he and Akira had played together while on tour. I was disappointed by Akira's exclusion but grateful that Tommy had played it nonetheless.

It was held in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada during 2011, if I remember correctly -- a small town that I'm sure Tommy will not be revisiting due to a surprisingly poor turnout. Not that I blame him.

 

[Jameson Rook]

Nice one! I also met Tommy but didn't request a signing. I did get a photo, though!

I wish Akira Yamaoka had been in attendance but he wasn't. I expressed my excitement over Silent Hill 2 being played to Tommy and he told me that he and Akira had played together while on tour. I was disappointed by Akira's exclusion but grateful that Tommy had played it nonetheless.

It was held in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada during 2011, if I remember correctly -- a small town that I'm sure Tommy will not be revisiting due to a surprisingly poor turnout. Not that I blame him.

Yeah, I was assuming Yamaoka was there because he does tour with Tallarico on occasions. Yamaoka's my hero, along with Hibino.

Regardless, it's great that you got to attend the show, such a great gift to those who enjoy videogame music. There are blu rays and audio CDs of the show on their site, if you wanna check those out.

 

[WanderSOTC]

Cool stuff, been looking on ebay for those statues but i agree stuff is too expensive. I have the gamestop statue preordered thats coming out in may of gaius. Just beat the game for ps4 like a 1/2 hr ago.

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Yeah I was lucky to buy the figures I have when I did. I think I picked them up maybe a year or so after they were released and got the set pretty cheap, especially compared to what they go for today. I'm hoping I can pick up that EU Valus collectors statue for a decent price. The Gaius statue looks incredible, I can't wait to pick that one up when it comes out. I'm only on the 6th colossi right now haha. I've really just been taking my time exploring the world and trying to find those enlightenments. I'm so curious about what happens when you find them all!

I have yet to pick up the remake but I'm very eager to play it.

I can fondly recall buying the original game at launch in October of 2005. I had never played Ico before and I bought Shadow on a whim (alongside Batman Begins on DVD). I'd never experienced anything like it and haven't to this day. It paved the way for that level of artistic expression in video games.

Also, if anyone's interested, iam8bit is releasing Shadow's soundtrack on vinyl. It's one of my favourite game soundtracks so I'll be pre-ordering soon.

I ordered this the first day they listed it up, I've been waiting YEARS for this soundtrack to be pressed. Easily one of the greatest soundtracks of all time for me

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[WellCQCaboutthat]

I raided every tree and went to every shrine and i think ive found every white lizard tail by looking in every nook. Im trying to get all the gold coins but i think i only have 5. Ill probably do the time trials this weekend. I want to platinum this game.

 

[user 62921]

Yeah, I was assuming Yamaoka was there because he does tour with Tallarico on occasions. Yamaoka's my hero, along with Hibino.

Regardless, it's great that you got to attend the show, such a great gift to those who enjoy videogame music. There are blu rays and audio CDs of the show on their site, if you wanna check those out.

Those are some great heroes to have! Are you a musician?

I've thought about getting the DVDs and CDs before but have yet to pull the trigger. I sure would love to watch a performance or two...

I ordered this the first day they listed it up, I've been waiting YEARS for this soundtrack to be pressed. Easily one of the greatest soundtracks of all time for me

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Agreed! Like I said, Shadow set a precedent for artistry in a video game and its soundtrack played a large part in that achievement. I'm trying not to get into collecting vinyl (they're expensive) but considering what the game and soundtrack have meant to me over the years, this is one exception that I'm willing to make.

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I remember the little statues popping up on eBay back in the day. I wanted to get them but decided to pass them by. I wish I hadn't but I'd probably have ended up selling them anyway, just like I did the MGS2 Gashapons by Yamato. I freaking loved those things.

 

[Dylan]

Just got the remake. I've never played this game before despite owning it on PS3.

 

[Fives]

got the remake yesterday, bluepoint did an amazing job with this one. on my 7th colossus, i wish this was my 1st time playing this game to be wowed all over again.

 

[tacoma34]

I have always heard great things but have never given it a try. Gonna have to play it soon.

 

[Jameson Rook]

Those are some great heroes to have! Are you a musician?

I've thought about getting the DVDs and CDs before but have yet to pull the trigger. I sure would love to watch a performance or two...

I wish! No, I'm just an audiophile.

 

[user 62921]

I wish! No, I'm just an audiophile.

I see!

As a kid, I was so into Yamaoka that I downloaded Reason and tried to compose songs emulating his style. Good times.

 

[WellCQCaboutthat]

Just beat this a second time already and it only came out tuesday.

 

[WanderSOTC]

Agreed! Like I said, Shadow set a precedent for artistry in a video game and its soundtrack played a large part in that achievement. I'm trying not to get into collecting vinyl (they're expensive) but considering what the game and soundtrack have meant to me over the years, this is one exception that I'm willing to make.

~

I remember the little statues popping up on eBay back in the day. I wanted to get them but decided to pass them by. I wish I hadn't but I'd probably have ended up selling them anyway, just like I did the MGS2 Gashapons by Yamato. I freaking loved those things.

Absolutely agreed, the game is pure art and the soundtrack complimented it so well. As far as vinyl goes, I'm a pretty big vinyl collector and I love collecting cool variants of records, but it's definitely a money pit hahah. I'd say shadow is worth the pickup even if you don't want to get into record collecting.

I'm really glad I hung on to those mini figures, it just sucks because when I got them off eBay and received them Valus was missing the wander that sticks into his back and wander was missing his sheath. My dad was the one who bought them for me at the time (I think I was on 7th or 8th grade) and told me not to worry about it, so I never got to message the seller and ask about it. Wish I could find those pieces! I also want to get Mono so I can complete the set. I'm a really big figure collector, so I usually have to think pretty hard if I want to sell something from my collection. Or I guess I'm a hoarder, whatever you'd wanna call it hahah


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[WellCQCaboutthat]

I'm halfway through my third playthrough and currently have 65 coins collected.

 

[Biojex]

I've been stretching the remake out. I'm playing this game slower than I ever played the original. I'm limiting myself to one Colossus a day and just enjoying the scenery and exploring. I found that random cave with a barrel in it which netted me a trophy and it gave me such joy I don't remember that cave in the original. Was it there?

I'm also enjoying the hell out of photo mode. Beautiful Beautiful game.

I'm halfway through my third playthrough and currently have 65 coins collected.

Is there a stat that tells you how many coins you've found so far? I didn't see it in the stat screen.

 

[WellCQCaboutthat]

The cave with the barrel is a nod to The Last Guardian it was added. There are a few extras in this game than they werent in the other two games that you'll have to discover.

If you look on your map in the bottom left-hand corner there's two clouds and the amount of coins that you collected is in the corner of those clouds.

There is no map of where the coins are that you can get from the game for beating time attack, but here is a map that I found online. it doesn't tell you specifically where exactly the coins are, but it shows the general location.

 

[Biojex]

The cave with the barrel is a nod to The Last Guardian it was added. There are a few extras in this game than they werent in the other two games that you'll have to discover.

If you look on your map in the bottom left-hand corner there's two clouds and the amount of coins that you collected is in the corner of those clouds.

There is no map of where the coins are that you can get from the game for beating time attack, but here is a map that I found online. it doesn't tell you specifically where exactly the coins are, but it shows the general location.

Okay, that's what I thought regarding that barrel.

Groovy. I haven't found many. Probably about 10.Do we know what the coins do yet? I thought I read that it unlocks a special weapon.