The latest idea comes from member Twilight_Fenrir, who suggests that what we're seeing in that image might be in fact a reference to an ancient Norse legend - that of Fenrir.
Twilight_Fenrir says: "I was looking at that new picture... and one idea immediately leapt out at me... And that is how much this image reminded me of Fenrir, or, the Fenris Wolf..."
Fenrir was a giant wolf that for a very long time, like Twilight says, was bound by a chain on the Island of Lyngvi.
Now, what's really curious is a little detail found on the Wikipedia article, which has similarities to what we're seeing in the shot.
"When the Æsir saw that the Wolf was fully bound, they took the chain that was fast to the fetter, and which is called Gelgja 'Thin', and passed it through a great rock-it is called Gjöll 'Scream'-and fixed the rock deep down into the earth. Then they took a great stone and drove it yet deeper into the earth-it was called Thviti-and used the stone for a fastening-pin. The Wolf gaped terribly, and thrashed about and strove to bite them; they thrust into his mouth a certain sword: the guards caught in his lower jaw, and the point in the upper; that is his gag. He howls hideously, and slaver runs out of his mouth: that is the river called Ván 'Hope'; there he lies till the Twilight of the Gods." (as translated by Arthur G. Brodeur)
Could that shadow at the top of the picture belong to Fenrir, or at least a giant wolf? Lots to ponder about there.
This is a gallery of beautiful screenshots taken from an emulator running Shadow of the Colossus. All screenshots are high rez. I made this gallery for Team Ico fans, since we aren't getting any news about The Last Guardian or news about an HD remake for the Team Ico games.
Thats it.. Going to work hard for this, but I'm saving about 2k dollars up to an ultimate gaming PC which can run Wii emulator and PS2 emulator at 60 FPS with everything maxed!
Yes its a waste, but gooooood I wanna play SOTC in HD!
The textures do not get improved, but these screenshots are taken straight from the emulator and it is jaw-dropping how wonderful these games look at HD resolutions. Wind Waker on the Dolphin emulator is probably the best game to emulate since it's cell shading graphics scale really well.
I am very confident we will see Ico/Shadow of the Colossus in HD with trophy support on a single blu ray disc at least 3 months before the release of The Last Guardian
SVGL writes : "After we all ooh-ed and aah-ed at the E3 video for Team ICO's new project, The Last Guardian -- which a majority of (super unscientific) SVGL poll respondents said was a PS3-seller -- many of you weighed in on the community discussion as we tried to answer one question: What, exactly, makes that game seem so good, when most of us are in agreement that it's nearly impossible to tell much about a game from its early trailer?
The answer proved to be elusive. It's pretty hard to pin down what about it makes many of us not just enthusiastic, but emotional -- and mulling it over prompted lots of you to extend the question not only to Last Guardian, but to the rest of Ueda's oeuvre, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, too."
Ueda games have interesting concepts, but are laughable in terms of gameplay, and that's what matters the most in a videogame. That's probably why his games are only popular to a really, really small group of niche gamers on the internet.
Don't worry, when you grow older, you will understand... you can Enjoy playing Bungie's games till then.see ya!
In fact I'm questioning if you've ever actually played one of his games. I suppose if your not into amazing art styles, story telling, environments, or immersion, you'd have that view.
Video games are not just about gameplay. Gameplay is important but not the only aspect. Video games are amazing because they are an interactive art form. That means not only do you see hear and feel a world, you control it. You become a part of it.
What makes a game great or not is whether or not you become a part of it. When you play Ueda's game you become a part of them. That is why they are great.
Fumito Ueda creates the most beautiful of fantasy worlds, though what he struggles for is to create something that resembles our everyday reality.
He wants to leave something for future generations but doesn't want to see his games in a museum.
He prefers to stay working at his desk but gives LEVEL a chance to get to know one of the modern gaming-world's most original designers a little better.
Ueda looks a little lost.
"To leave something to future generations would feel great. But I don't want my games to end up in a museum. I'd rather see that someone in a hundred years from now finds one of my games and play it. That way it's solid proof that I've made something timeless. and therefore lasting. That would be my legacy." -Fumito Ueda
Wow,I am telling you right now...You succeeded!
Right up there with
Will Wright (Sim Anything)
Miyamota (Mario, Zelda, Pokemon?)
Yamauici (Gran Turismo, Omega Boost)
Kojima (Metal Gear, Policenauts)
excuse my spelling....
My kids will play all his games.... When I have them that is........
Qoute about SOTC
"- We made the game for people like me, who love to play games, and that made Shadow of the Colossus a little more advanced than ICO. Every aspect of the game was raised to a new level and that unfortunately made the game selective and hard to get a GRIP on." - I gotta good laugh out of that.
After reading what he said about technical limitations. I can see why I always felt as if SOTC was "The first PS3 game". Team Ico literally pushed the PS2 to its limit without ANY LOAD TIMES but the beginning and being teleported back to the temple.
The Last Guardian will be the Greatest Game Ever.
To me that sounds like something team ICO would do. I'm getting excited. :(
of course its a dog easy to see and knowing team ico they will use that mythos for it...which i dont mind i loved the ico games and i love mythos stories.
What every the story may be. Anyone that every play anyone one of these guys games, will know it going to be Epic. That just my take on it. But this story does look really interesting.
That does sound very Team ICO like. The only thing you can be sure off is that the game is going rock, simple as that.
or is that a pic from ico?