September 13, 2004
I don't have words
for how happy this news makes me.
Nico, the sequel to Ico, has apparently been cancelled.
However.
And I'm nearly laughing with sheer joy as I type this...
There is going to be a sequel to Ico. It has been officially announced. It is, however, more of a spinoff.
It is called 'Wanda (Wonder) and the Colossus.'
It looks like this:
According to people who can read japanese, they said that the Colossus pictured there is apparently made out of the remnants of the castle from Ico. The main character (we're assuming his name is Wanda) has to climb the Colossus and remove somebody from his head.
This is the most amazing gaming news I have encountered.
I'm still shaking with anticipation.
We'll know more in November, apparently.
UPDATE: image now links to the teaser site. I haven't ruled out the horse-rider being Ico, or Ico's offspring. If you haven't finished Ico yet, then you don't know that there's a chance that Ico is dead, so this might just be some wandering (wondering?) adventurer. This game could also be a prequel to Ico, and the horse-rider could have some relationship to Ico / Yorda. For instance, he might 'slay' the Colossus in the end, turning it into the castle that Ico later finds.
Holy shit. My speculation gland is filled with pus.
UPDATE 2: it looks like the game is scheduled for release in Japan on September 24, 2005. The following day is my birthday.
Holy shit.
Posted by Ben at September 13, 2004 10:07 AM|
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and my pants are wet with glee. Posted by mike! at September 13, 2004 11:05 AM |
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>>If you haven't finished Ico yet, then you don't know that >>there's a chance that Ico is dead, OMFG SPOILER KTHX. Posted by chris at September 13, 2004 12:09 PM |
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I addressed this elsewhere. It's not even really inferred that Ico is dead... If you read message boards and stuff people seem to think that he might be based on some evidence throughout the game / ending. However, he definitely 'lives' through the game. Christ. Posted by Ben at September 13, 2004 02:21 PM |