Yaen
Swordmaster
Prince of Blades Mad Swordsman
Now let's play the Song of Swords.
Posts: 305
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Ico
Jan 27, 2012 14:23:43 GMT -6
Post by Yaen on Jan 27, 2012 14:23:43 GMT -6
I dreamed you were wandering in the dark, and so was I. We found each other. We found each other in the dark. It was one of the most beautiful stories ever told. A young boy who has never belonged in his world, and a girl who's never had a world to belong to. At first, he only wanted to escape the ancient castle he had been imprisoned in. But after he met her, he realized that his freedom alone meant nothing to him. They would be free together, or they would die together. Ico was so different from so many other games in so many ways. It draws away from the large, confident action hero and instead focuses on a young boy, born with horns, who has been persecuted and eventually locked away in an ancient castle. Trying to escape alone would be enough of a task, but then he meets Yorda, a strange girl who is also a prisoner. Yorda is very frail. She cannot defend herself, she can barely jump, and the strange monsters of the castle are adamant that she, and she alone, will not escape. Yet Ico, who is again only a young boy, takes on the burden of saving her as well. The story steers away from the usual genres of terror or vengeance or good vs. evil or even romance, and instead chooses a much simpler, yet in the end ultimately amazing basis: A loving and selfless friendship between two children who literally have no one but each other.
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Hal
Soldier
Wings of Courage
I've got 99 problems and Elesia caused every one.
Posts: 215
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Profile: Hal Kailas
OoC Alias: Kenshin
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Ico
Jan 27, 2012 16:32:28 GMT -6
Post by Hal on Jan 27, 2012 16:32:28 GMT -6
Didn't they release a HD re-release of this?
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Yaen
Swordmaster
Prince of Blades Mad Swordsman
Now let's play the Song of Swords.
Posts: 305
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Profession: Vagabond
Affinity: Thunder
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Ico
Jan 27, 2012 22:27:21 GMT -6
Post by Yaen on Jan 27, 2012 22:27:21 GMT -6
Yes, and they edited it to include many features the original American version left out. English subtitles for Yorda after beating the game once, a Light Saber after beating the game once, a secret ending, Yorda helping with puzzles, that sort of thing.
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Hal
Soldier
Wings of Courage
I've got 99 problems and Elesia caused every one.
Posts: 215
Bern Fame: 1
Lycia Fame: 1
Affinity: Light
Profile: Hal Kailas
OoC Alias: Kenshin
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Ico
Jan 27, 2012 23:47:58 GMT -6
Post by Hal on Jan 27, 2012 23:47:58 GMT -6
Ah, I may check it out one day. I remember I always wanted to when it came out but that never happened.
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Kyo
Thief
Man of Sticky Fingers[M:-25]
Smooth Criminal
Posts: 59
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Ico
Feb 11, 2012 10:41:11 GMT -6
Post by Kyo on Feb 11, 2012 10:41:11 GMT -6
both games team ico made are badass. hopefully the last guardian comes out this year like it's supposed to, i haven't heard anything about it in a while
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