News on what Team ICO have planned for the PS3 has been hard to find, and their silence has been sorely felt in the Sony camp after their previous projects ICO and Shadow of the Colossus were so well received.
Yet a member on the PS3 forums (yes forums) has posted that he encountered a member of Sony Playstation Germany at the Motorstorm event being held in Germany. To add at least some justification and truth to his post, it can be confirmed that there was indeed a Motorstorm event in Germany today and those involved with Sony are often invited to join in the fun (some images have been attached).
The member states that at the event:
"I talked to a product manager of Sony Playstation Germany and he told me that Team ICO is actually developing two games at once with one being close to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in terms of atmosphere and setting."
It is known that Team ICO have been working on a game for the Playstation 3 and that they indeed wanted to stay close to the epic and artistic nature of their previous games. Yet it is nice to hear confirmation of this game, in addition to another mystery project.
News for Team ICO's new IP's may be revealed at Sony Gamer's Day, or perhaps not until E3. Be sure to watch out for future announcements.
Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.
Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.
That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.
Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.
I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.
Used to own all these quirky JRPG on ps3 good times. Wish I would have kept them all
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
oh yes, team ICO!!! i love their games. Best games ever
my head asplode.
Their games are the brilliant.
lol
Seriously though, an ico series game with next-gen graphics...
I might just die of beautiful poisoning.
It would be a dream come true:D
looking forward E3 2k7. =)
something close between ico and shadow of the Colossus sounds great. i would also like one or two of those car washes.