The Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection

Very tempted, considering I adore Shadow, and never got to play ICO.  Would be pricy, since I'd have to buy a PS3 first, but between these and The Last Guardian, it may be time.

I'm definitely picking it up in the future along with the Silent Hill and Metal Gear remakes, probably when they all drop in price. This year is chock full of so many good releases.

Alright.  PS3 just won the console wars with me.  Have had a 360 for a while.  It has broken down numerous times, and I am done getting it fixed.  My girlfriend hinted at getting me a new one for Christmas.  This changes everything.  I was actually about to go on Craigslist to find a cheap PS2 to play Ico and SOC, the only two PS2 games I have kept a hold of, even though I haven't had a PS2 in years.  My TV only goes up to 720p, so the whole BluRay thing has been a non issue for me, but this seals the deal.  Besides, I can still play most Microsoft games on my PC.

I liked Shadow, but man did the controls just flat out suck.  I like difficult games, but not when its due to battling the controls rather than enemies or puzzles.  Still, its a cool game, but I doubt it ages well at all, controls are just too shoddy.

I recently picked up a used copy of the original Shadow of the Colossus for my PS3, having never played it before.

Fun game. Cool Music. But I'll have to agree with Nabster regarding the controls. They kind of sucked. It's like the game designers purposely programmed some kind of clumsiness algorithm into the character. You get used to them eventually, but they're far from user-friendly.

I'd be curious to see how it fares with an HD upgrade as it was definitely a beautifully rendered game. Although, one might be inclined to complain that all that beautiful rendering was for naught since the game does not encourage or reward exploration.

Also, fuck that stupid horse.