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That’s exactly what Ico and Shadow of the Colossus get.

They just want old games, but with hi-def graphics. The rest of the game outshined the problems though imo. People back then were just able to look past it as stable framerates weren't quite the norm yet, even though SotC was particularly bad on a technical level.

#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PS2 FRAME RATE 1080P#

Sony’s created classy HD remakes that will hopefully be a blueprint for future titles. Both games are on one Blu-ray Disc, and feature full 1080p HD remastering (including a smoother frame rate), 3DTV support, and Trophies. It always had bad framerate issues on PS2. The HD remakes, which could have turned into a cash cow real quick, serve to bring out what’s best in both games. If anything, they, like the HD graphics, help players really enter the world of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. The 3D effects don’t feel gimmicky, like they easily could have.

That might be why certain effects, such as how the blood sprays or the way light reflects work naturally in 3D. The games’ designer Fumito Ueda initially was interested in 3D support when Shadow of the Colossue was first released, but the technology at the time didn’t allow it. What is new is the addition of 3D, which actually isn’t new. Sony was smart enough not to shoehorn Move support into either game. The way everything looks, from the world that surrounds you to the beasts that shuffle towards you, it feels like you’re experiencing something new. The game looks so good now that you don’t mind missing a jump off a ledge, causing you to fall in the lake down below for the umpteenth time. So was Shadow of the Colossus, which also looks utterly stellar. Sony tells Kotaku that Ueda was especially keen on improving the framerate for both games. In Ico, the smooth frame rate seems especially noticeable due to the game’s age. Shadow of the Colossus and Ico both run at 30 frames per second, addressing any visual hiccups of the older games. But the remakes address that issue.įor one, the frame rates have been smoothed out. Both games have aged - Ico, now nearly a decade old, more so. 06 CONSOLES KEEP 24 Shadow of the Colossus (p2) 25 Tony Hawk's American. It’s been years since I’ve played either Shadow of the Colossus, which was first released in fall 2005, and Ico, which was released in fall 2001. Take the pair of pre-adolescent twins you have in Fatal Frame 2 for instance. Actually, we have incorporate the variable frame rate in the design - it increases and.

#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PS2 FRAME RATE MOVIE#

This is the video game equivalent of when an old movie is remastered and put out on Blu-Ray. Well, SOTC is a game whose frame rate can increase and decrease wildly. It sounds like such a superficial upgrade, but it isn’t at all. If you’ve enjoyed the original PS2 titles, then the only surprises is just how fresh the titles now feel, running in full HD. Ico and The Shadow of the Colossus are being remade into HD (and 3D, if you can rock it).

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