Ico/Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection

Definitely the most noticeable changes for me. The difference in smoothness compared to the ps2 is staggering. This release really brings to light just how good the animation quality was for a game of its time (and even now!).

This is normally the kind of thing you see in emulation, and in this case emulation is beaten. I'm satisfied.

 

Digital distribution. As in you download it online to your hard drive and run it from your hard drive as opposed to buying a disk.

 

The price system is broken when it comes to DD, currently, will it change in the future, I hope so. But to me, the convenience of a DD version is worth more than the stupid pricing that is done today and the possibility of bringing the game over to a friend.

The value of not having discs floating around and just booting the game from HDD is a big advantage/value proposition to me.

Now that is me and I understand that it's not the same for everybody else, but I am most likely not the only one in the world and if there are a few more people like me, that will pay the extra (stupid) premium of having the DD version, then why not offer it?

And fine, the latest blockbusters are not available on DD, which to me is dumb, but why release the God Of War remakes as DD and not these games?

 

With DD I would have a faint shimmer of hope that it will be made compatible with Vita at a later date. thats about the only good think I have to say about DD tho.

probly gonna buy it later today, I just hope its multilingual and not just german

 

Like when the PS3 is over and the next gen is already here?

He might as well target the PS4 now.

 

Yes, that will make sense.. instead of a market of 50+ million lets go for something small

 

If sales were the main criterium, Guardian might not have been greenlighted in the first place, given the designer's track record.

If sales were that important, they probably would have tried to push out some half-baked version by now.

It's not like this game will be a big blockbuster. It will be critically-acclaimed and Sony will be proud but not likely to have big expectations.

 

I don't know if the HD collection was actually sold out so much as not stocked in the first place. I don't think anyone here bothered to stock it at all, that's why I just ordered it online.

I would like to see some sales numbers, though, especially in comparison to the original titles' total sales.

Didn't SotC sell fairly well, considering? I mean, it was no Halo, of course, but it sold better than Ico did.

 

Hey ! DOn't make me weak in my resolve to not buy anymore this year ! I am diehard SOTC fan and having seen some footage of the HD versions I m already getting butterflies in my stomach ! Add to that I have never played ICO and now your uninhibited praises for ICO ......ugh .... Maybe I should just ban B3D from my browser now !

 

What are you waiting for SOTC is so much better an experience now than it was all those years ago thanks especially to the solid framerate. I'm actually glad it's otherwise unchanged, because it's the kind of game where the art is good enough that it works well in its new resolution.

Finishing the HD version just a day ago marks the third time I've beaten SOTC, and the impact of the experience still hits as hard as it did the first time. What a masterpiece!

I'm set to play Ico next. Great expectations given the overall reception in this thread.

 

I still havent bought it yet, but god have mercy - I tried!!!
Its sold out in several stores, repeatedly. And all this mess because I dint order at Amazon since I thought can get it earlier in stores.

 

Aargh, I have never played these games and now after I have read all of your praise (especially, patsus), I have decided to buy it as soon I finish Dark Souls (meaning in 2-3 years ).

Cheers...