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Post by pichubro on Oct 20, 2009 21:30:00 GMT -5
Crap, that really sucks.  Now I wish that I had spent money on a new PS2 for you today, instead of buying a new video game. I didn't know... |
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Post by Mario the black knight on Oct 21, 2009 0:05:41 GMT -5
awww, I couldn't possibly take your money that way, games for you are important anyway. It does suck though..
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Post by pichubro on Nov 8, 2009 0:35:30 GMT -5
Dang, each time I watch the trailer for TLG, I see something different such as this: The boy that takes care of Toriko has tattoos all over his arms... I wonder what they mean...
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Post by Mario the black knight on Nov 8, 2009 1:26:55 GMT -5
You are indeed observant, I didn't notice that
Also, Had to trade in Shadow of the collosus, apparently the disk was shot. I'll have to buy it again at another gamestop
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Post by pichubro on Nov 8, 2009 16:59:22 GMT -5
Aww... I do hope you'll be able to play it one day.
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Post by Mario the black knight on Nov 8, 2009 18:32:23 GMT -5
yeaaah..... They said it was at every local gamestop but the one I normally go to, so I should be able to get it soon enough
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Post by pichubro on Nov 8, 2009 19:27:38 GMT -5
Yay~  |
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Post by Mario the black knight on Nov 8, 2009 21:52:11 GMT -5
I think I'll see if I can get it for christmas and make someone else do the hunting for me
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Post by Mario the black knight on Dec 23, 2009 1:33:40 GMT -5
OK, I watched a bunch of video walkthroughs for ICO, and now I know I MUST own this game. It's brilliant on so many levels, You just can't help but love how it's done. It's simplicity and story focus make it just incredible. The great thing is it isn't too simple either, it has stuff in it thats so far ahead of it's time. I must own this game.
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Post by pichubro on Dec 23, 2009 15:40:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I just hate how the American version was cut a bit from the Japanese version so they could get it on the selves by the holiday season. So sad... But you'll still get the same charm just as good, more or less.
The Japanese and Non-American release (PAL) had improved AI (and Yorda points out clues instead of just standing there), optional multiplayer, optional film effect, a secret sword, and an extra cutscene at the end of the game... The American version gets none of that.
'Course, the PAL version came out later than the American version, so they actually had time to keep/add stuff. The re-release of ICO also had beta videos of SotC and director commentaries.
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Post by Mario the black knight on Dec 24, 2009 0:10:03 GMT -5
Damn, that sucks
But wow, the Pal version sounds so awesome, even moreso than the orignal, even though the orignal sounds perfect as is
I was looking for it at the mall today, but no luck, neither Ico or SotC, it's a shame..
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Post by pichubro on Dec 31, 2009 1:22:50 GMT -5
I can't tell with is better; ICO's OST or SotC's OST.
SotC's OST has some great orchestrated music that make you feel part of the action and on an adventure, but ICO's OST is so mesmerizing... Both are beautiful.
"You Were There" from ICO is my personal favorite though. Great song...
The island bathes in the sun's bright rays
Distant hills wear a shroud of grey
A lonely breeze whispers in the trees
Sole witness to history
Fleeting memories rise
From the shadows of my mind
Sing "nonomori" - endless corridors
Say "nonomori" - hopeless warriors
You were there
You were there...
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Post by Mario the black knight on Dec 31, 2009 1:33:20 GMT -5
Did I post the fact that my neightbor got SotC and I got to play?
It's so fucking awesome.
I love how creative the battles are, you actually use practical knowledge to beat the enemy, like how you have to cut them down to size first, then get to the weak spot and finish them off. I finished off the second collosus, he played the rest, even though I figured out the stratagys for all of them
As for soundtracks, they are pretty close, but from what I heard, ICO wins, SotC has a more epic soundtrack, but I love the style of ICO with how it sets the scene the way it does, both are absolutely brilliant.
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Post by pichubro on Dec 31, 2009 1:45:48 GMT -5
Yay, you got to play it!
Did you see the ending?
And what mode did you play on, normal or hard? Because in hard mode, the colossi have more weak points so you have to tweak your strategy a little. Not much, but enough to where the thought: "it's still not dead?" would come to mind and you'll have to find the extra weak point.
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Post by Mario the black knight on Dec 31, 2009 1:52:16 GMT -5
I don't know what he picked, my neighbor picked all that. I know if I get it from him and play my own personal file, I'm definatly playing hard mode
We only got to the 4th colossi thus far, we just got done beating that like horse colossus where you have to trick him with the underground passages
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Post by Mario the black knight on Dec 31, 2009 21:28:13 GMT -5
Today, we beat the colossi from the screenshot from earlier, the underground giant, and the water colossus guy with the electricity, it was awesome
Also, I'm listening to that ICO song, and it's awesome, gotta love the mandolin useage, and the ambiant sounds, just amazing
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Post by pichubro on Jan 1, 2010 12:31:00 GMT -5
Ah, you have to unlock hard mode by beating normal mode first, sorry.  Just as a point; there is almost always more than one why to climb a colossus (For most of them, not all). Like for the horse, you could've climbed his legs with an Agro launch (jumping off Agro's back) instead of using the tunnels, but it's much harder to get up that way, but you'll save time. Do you guys do the jumping stab? It does maximum damage and you don't have to charge your blade. Just jump and press R1 and X... Or R1 and Square... One of those.  |
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Post by Mario the black knight on Jan 1, 2010 12:54:27 GMT -5
Oh! I didn't know about that, definatly gonna use that when I get a chance
And yeah, I figured it would have more that one method, it seems like the kind of game that would have that type of freedom
Yeah, we figured we'd have to beat it once before we got hard mode, but still
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Post by pichubro on Jan 1, 2010 12:59:06 GMT -5
Why wouldn't you play through this game more than once? |
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Post by Mario the black knight on Jan 1, 2010 13:01:51 GMT -5
Of course we're definatly gonna do more than one playthough, It's just so awesome, it requires more than one playthough
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Post by pichubro on Jan 1, 2010 13:09:02 GMT -5
This game has many layers of awesome. |
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Post by Mario the black knight on Jan 1, 2010 13:37:16 GMT -5
Definately indeed. Can't wait to play it again
Oh yeah, did you hear that Ueda is considering doing what Sony did with the first two god of war games with porting them to PS3? I don't know if it is real or not, but it would be so fucking awesome if they did it
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Post by pichubro on Jan 1, 2010 13:39:40 GMT -5
Yeah, then I'll finally be able to play ICO without it messing up! |
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Post by pichubro on Jan 1, 2010 13:40:59 GMT -5
Mmm... All this talk about ICO and SotC makes me want to play StoC again.
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Post by Mario the black knight on Jan 1, 2010 13:42:19 GMT -5
Yeah! And someday, so would I. ah, how grand it would be
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