For those getting the ICO collection...

... will you be playing through the PS2 versions again? I've already done this back at the beginning of the year when I thought the collection was coming out in March. But, since it's been pushed back to September, I'm going to play through them one more time. The reason for this is I want to make sure the PS2 versions are fresh in my head so that when I play the collection on PS3, I can notice the improvements better.

There's no reason to buy the Ico Collection if you already have a working PS2 with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

They're both outstanding games, they're works of art that should be experienced by everyone. But because my PS2 still works, I'm not wasting any time or money on the Ico Collection.

I'd much rather spend my money on a game that I haven't played yet.

... will you be playing through the PS2 versions again? I've already done this back at the beginning of the year when I thought the collection was coming out in March. But, since it's been pushed back to September, I'm going to play through them one more time. The reason for this is I want to make sure the PS2 versions are fresh in my head so that when I play the collection on PS3, I can notice the improvements better.

JustPlainLucas

I would usually playthrough games before the sequels or remakes come out, but these are just HD versions that PC gamers have been playing through emulators for years.

Anyway, I would just play the game when they come out. Hopefully they are easy plats like the GoW and Sly plats.

I'm not replaying them in SD (I've beaten SoTC a couple times and Ico several times), but I am really looking forward to playing Ico and SoTC in HD.

There's no reason to buy the Ico Collection if you already have a working PS2 with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

They're both outstanding games, they're works of art that should be experienced by everyone. But because my PS2 still works, I'm not wasting any time or money on the Ico Collection.

I'd much rather spend my money on a game that I haven't played yet.

GeoffZak

I don't like to play an older version right before a remake. If it's too fresh in my mind it just makes me feel like I'm treading the same ground.

I'm in the same boat right now with Halo: Anniversary. All the vids about it make me want to replay the original, but I want to go into the new version as fresh as I can. Of course I played through Halo's campaign like it was my career back in 2002-2003 so I doubt it could ever truly feel "fresh" again, but you know what I mean.

There's no reason to buy the Ico Collection if you already have a working PS2 with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

They're both outstanding games, they're works of art that should be experienced by everyone. But because my PS2 still works, I'm not wasting any time or money on the Ico Collection.

I'd much rather spend my money on a game that I haven't played yet.

GeoffZak

lol These improvements are purely cosmetic. It's not like it's a remake, it's the same game with just a better framerate and higher res.

I would usually playthrough games before the sequels or remakes come out, but these are just HD versions that PC gamers have been playing through emulators for years.

Anyway, I would just play the game when they come out. Hopefully they are easy plats like the GoW and Sly plats.

S0lidSnake

There's no reason to buy the Ico Collection if you already have a working PS2 with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

They're both outstanding games, they're works of art that should be experienced by everyone. But because my PS2 still works, I'm not wasting any time or money on the Ico Collection.

I'd much rather spend my money on a game that I haven't played yet.

GeoffZak

Better frame rates alone would be reason enough to buy the collection. SoC was unplayable to me. At least now it should feel playable.

Better frame rates alone would be reason enough to buy the collection. SoC was unplayable to me. At least now it should feel playable.

LovePotionNo9

[QUOTE="LovePotionNo9"]

Better frame rates alone would be reason enough to buy the collection. SoC was unplayable to me. At least now it should feel playable.

JustPlainLucas

the last boss on the PS3 (my 60GB with backwards compatiblity) made me fail the same sectino almost ten times because of the awful framerate. I was fuming by the time i beat him. But thankfully the ending was so special that i forgot all about the framerate issues.

There's no reason to buy the Ico Collection if you already have a working PS2 with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

They're both outstanding games, they're works of art that should be experienced by everyone. But because my PS2 still works, I'm not wasting any time or money on the Ico Collection.

I'd much rather spend my money on a game that I haven't played yet.

GeoffZak

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"][QUOTE="LovePotionNo9"]

Better frame rates alone would be reason enough to buy the collection. SoC was unplayable to me. At least now it should feel playable.

S0lidSnake

the last boss on the PS3 (my 60GB with backwards compatiblity) made me fail the same sectino almost ten times because of the awful framerate. I was fuming by the time i beat him. But thankfully the ending was so special that i forgot all about the framerate issues.

Never played the games on PS2, they somehow bypassed me all those years. Even if I could get my hands on copies of the game and a working PS2 I wouldn't play them... saving the experience for that higher resolution.

Like Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, I have purposely not played ICO of SOTC for awhile so that, when these HD collections come out, I can experience those same feelings that I had when I first played the games.

Im getting it mainly because I havent played ICO yet, and I cant stand the frame rate on Colossus. Ive beaten Colossus already but id much rather play on the HD version for a better experience.

There's no reason to buy the Ico Collection if you already have a working PS2 with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

They're both outstanding games, they're works of art that should be experienced by everyone. But because my PS2 still works, I'm not wasting any time or money on the Ico Collection.

I'd much rather spend my money on a game that I haven't played yet.

GeoffZak

i totally agree here. It's not like the improvements to each game are going to really affect how the game is played.