the storyboards that are included in The Last Guardian: An Extraordinary Story are stunning on their own but even more impressive when you realize that EVERY board ends up as a frame

Ueda did many of these sketches himself because his vision was so clear and unwavering 🥹

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From the GDC 04 Program Guide, Page 19 and continued on Page 21. It's a really interesting read!

I still need to watch The King and the Mockingbird. It's the only one among them I haven't gotten around to yet.

Translation (approved to me by a fluent German speaker):
"Sony's original ICO was shown somewhat hidden at the last E3. This time was no different. The game really deserved a bit more attention. Even Metal Gear Solid mastermind Hideo Kojima said ICO was the game that interested him most at E3."

I haven't found other sources for this info, but according to a PlayZone reporter at E3 2001, Kojima paid (what I think to be) a high compliment to Ueda's work before it was even published.

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tiny Ico to take with me everywhere

I got this info from Japanese Wikipedia, and the online Japanese Dictionary I use (jisho.org) corroborated it.

So you can also use those sources to find more on how Japanese people culturally view Kites and incorporate sayings about them into their language.

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These birds you find throughout The Forbidden Lands are called Kites. They are a species of bird well known throughout Japan, and because of this, proverbs have been written about them.
This post reminded me of one:

鳶に油揚げをさらわれる

“A kite steals the fried tofu”

It means to be robbed of one’s due.

These details were part of the original experience. And when they get removed without anyone's notice, it guarantees they won't be seen by newcomers, unless the fans who did notice speak up. So it's now on fans spread awareness of these missing details to people who will only ever own the remake.

They added foliage and trees to certain parts of the map, one of which perfectly blocks the predetermined flight path of a bird you can hitch a ride on.

Minor flourishes and attention to detail were sometimes lost in the adaptation, despite Bluepoint having full access to the original game's code.

Many people complain about the SotC remake for graphical reasons, but there are a few who note subtle changes to the environment, cutscenes, animations, etc. that perplex and upset them as attentive fans.

For example, it's not just that Wander's face looks worse, it's that he actually emotes less.

I did appreciate your post about not finding someone to blame, but finding solutions. I understand why it had to go down with the rest of it though.

But, until then, I think what we can do for our generation is strive to find useful tactics that might encourage people to genuinely rethink their approach to online spaces.

This is an example that I think might have legs, depending on whom you're speaking to.
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And by doing so repeatedly, by making it a habit, they only further carve that neural pathway into their brains. It only gets easier to get angrier.

So to see a really widespread reassessment of online behavior, it probably has to start with the next generation. If education could take that turn...

-then that's what you use the Internet for.

By lack of immediate consequence, you're allowed to exhaust all your rage into others. And that's often easier than putting in the effort to mitigate it.

Because it's the path of least resistance, I think a lot of people fall into it without realizing.

A big variable for that change probably lies in education.

Generally, we're raised on a social etiquette defined by extrinsic consequences. Lack of consequences can therefore result in lack of etiquette. And if you were never taught how to manage frustrations and where to safely redirect anger-

I messed up the date! The disc version listed for this demo is June 8th. My bad.

Using this, @jaikhay.bsky.social found another iteration of The Queen's design in that early demo (disc version dated June 6th, 2001).

The headdress here is far more elaborate than even the feathered one seen in Game Informer's screenshots. And this is our best look at her tattered cloak of shadow.

With some adjustments to the emulated copy's internal memory (initially uncovered for the retail release by Wisi, and later adapted to the Jampack Summer 2001 Demo by @rossy2xunderscore.bsky.social), ICO's cutscenes can be paused while the free camera is active.

Happy 20th anniversary, Shadow of the Colossus <3 #shadowofthecolossus #sotc #art

October 18th is not just my birthday. According to Wikipedia, the one and only Shadow of the Colossus released on this day 20 years ago. This game means so much to me and I'm sure a lot of gamers felt the same way after finishing the game for the first time.

I enjoy the way the Japanese manual phrased this:

イコは最初少女とどう接して良いのかわかりませんでしたが、やがてR1ボタンで少女と手をつなげることに気づきました。

"At first, Ico didn't know how to properly interact with the girl, but before long he realized that he could hold hands with her by pressing the R1 button."

After 2 years of retirement, and in celebration of the 20th anniversary, I am happy to announce my return to Shadow of the Colossus speedrunning.

I have unfinished business.

Sorry to flash on main but it's also been 10 years since I got this baby