The Last Guardian

[TheGrandMom]

The Last Guardian Screen Shots - - Kotaku

/em tries not to get her hopes up...

[Ziero]

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I'm going to have to echo one of the comments from the article, as well as repeat an idea I've stated about this game before. Sony needs to re-release updated, remastered versions of Ico and SotC on one collectors disk similar to what they did with GoW in anticipation of this new game. Despite already owning SotC, I would totally buy it again just to see it remastered, and I would love to try out Ico (the first game Toonami ever gave a perfect score iirc).

...and now that I think about it, I still need the GoW collection as well.

[Gyotsha]

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That is a good idea actually. Unfortunately, SotC and Ico just aren't as popular as GoW, so I doubt they'll do it. It would certainly be nice though. I haven't even been able to find Ico in any stores. I'd love to skip right to a remastered version.

As for The Last Guardian, it doesn't really look that great so far. Mostly because all we have is screenshots and a video. Nothing really showing what the game's going to be about and how it's played. I know they won't disappoint though! I hope..

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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I'll have a PS3 around the time this comes out. If not, I'll be grabbing it and setting it aside for when I have one. They do need to put out a collection, though. At the very least put them up on PSN for download - you know, when they conveniently start letting you download PS2 games on it since there has been a motherfucking overwhelming demand for backward compatibility that Sony just doesn't want to give us.

I seriously don't understand why they wasted so much money on glossing over God of War, neither of those games were even old yet. GoW is here-today/gone-tomorrow stuff.

Its not going to have the legacy of Ico or SotC, if anything, Bayonetta is the new darling of action games and Kratos is old news. And someone will be along to replace her shortly, I'm sure.

[Neverslip]

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I'm also hoping SotC will arrive on PSN with a smattering of other games I missed out on from the PS2 era (college killed my vidgame playing)

[TheGrandMom]

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A remastered collection would..........make me cry I think! I've been thinking of playing Ico again recently but haven't been able to find my open copy. (My son better not have "borrowed" it and ruined it/lost it/gave it away.) I do have several unopened copies but I've been thinking of slapping them up on Ebay and really don't want to open one. So a remastered version would fit the bill quite nicely, imo!

The GoW collection is really nice. My son just bought it out of the blue one day for me. I wasn't going to buy it since I have both games already but damn I'm glad he got them for me. I'm playing it bit by bit when I need a break from the rpg grind of my JRPG's.

Last Guardian screens make me long for Ico though but I'm resisting for now. I just hope they take their time and do it right....try not to get too "creative". Anyone who cooks knows that the best recipes are usually the simplest.

[Vyuru]

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The link doesn't work!!! /cry

I'm kinda toying with the idea of getting a PS3, actually mostly just for this and a few other games that have caught my fancy (Armored Core, Lair, few others) so I am really looking forward to when they release this.

Just keep combing the Gamestops and other videogame stores, normally a used copy of Ico pops up in one of them every now and then. It's how I got my perfect pristine used copy :D

I'm not sure what I'd think of a remastered version. While I have my PS2, I wouldn't mind being able to play Ico and SoTC on a PS3. However I would not want any changes to the games. The games are practically perfect as is, I cannot conceive of adding anything to them to make them better and would be afraid of the games losing some of their appeal if changed.

[Ziero]

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...don't get Lair...just don't. I actually believed the game would be good and fun despite all the terrible reviews, but even with the updated, analogue controls option...it was still pretty terrible. Controlling the dragon was horrible, fighting other dragons was terrible, the slow down was ridiculous and the objectives were annoyingly unspecific and hard to actually complete. Simply because the controls and game itself refused to work with you. It wasn't a case of a difficult game being genuinely difficult, it was the case of a difficult game being hard because it was terrible.

If you do get a PS3, Uncharted 1&2, Valkyria Chronicles, Demon's Souls and MGS4 are games you should definitely try out, if not outright buy because they're all just that damn good.

[TheGrandMom]

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I agree with everything that Ziero said. Don't get Lair but do rent/buy those other games if you buy a PS3.

Btw, link works fine for me.

[Ufgt]

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Ziero: Good list, I totally agree. Those games are all purchase worthy.

Also, if you like PSN type stuff, make sure to check out Flower. Absolutely love that game, it's so soothing to fly around after a hard days work.

And don't forget about FFT on PSN. Probably the best game on PSN right now.

[Feba]

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I can't recommend highly enough that you not simply rent MGS4 because it's a great game-- about half of the game time is cutscenes, and it relies heavily on a knowledge of the series beforehand. It is full of in-jokes, references, and nostalgia, so if you haven't played the earlier games, you're going to feel very left out. If you can find a copy of the MGS Essential Collection (MGS1, 2, 3, which will give you all of the backstory) it should be under $30, and is well worth it. Keep in mind you'll need PS2 compatibility for 2 and 3; and if you're playing MGS1 on a PS2, a PS1 memory card. If you can't find that, you should still be able to find the games used individually for under $10 each; although you might need to find a game store that still deals in used PS1 games, since gamestops don't seem to, at least around here. You might be able to rent 2 and 3, but when it's only a couple dollars more to buy them, I don't see much point.