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So apparently the game is the final part of a trilogy - at least, that's the word going around. It's the same source that told me it was called The Last Guardian (this was before they announced the game), so it's reliable. Interesting. I wonder what Ueda would move onto next.

Very much so. But Schafer handled it with grace. I have to admit I was pretty impressed (apart from one or two obvious "WTF?" looks he gives, which were worth a snicker), but the video footage was worth it so I put it up.

Let's also boycott public transit. Fucking disease-ridden vessels of death. And why is a black man driving? Who said a black man can drive? Didn't you know that at night you can't see a black driver? How the fuck are we supposed to know if there's a fucking driver if we can't see him? And what about during the day? Black in the day is so bland. This is going to decimate our community. Death to public transit. Death to black drivers!

I liked his old design better myself, but, like Yorda, I'm sure this one will grow on me. What I can't quite understand is why they made the kid so cartoony, but the Griffin(?) so realistic. Famitsu interviews Fumito Ueda about the game. Amazing that they rendered each feather individually.

The full thing should be up today, but here's a good minute of it.

I dunno, overall it's been pretty ace. Uncharted 2 and the Last Guardian were better than I'd ever expected. It's been a bad 24 hours for my heart. Monkey Island, mind-blowing Brutal Legend footage, and the Last Guardian? Fucker's been beating like its life depends on it (ho ho).

I know a lot of you guys are writers, so I'm going to ask you for your advice. How do you deal with writer's block? I haven't been able to write anything for the past three years, save for the occasional ten-minute period that brings-out the uninspired review or two. It's gotten to the point where my writing in ninth grade was better. I don't get it. I used to love writing so much, and when I read articles by Lester Bangs or plays by Shakespeare, dialogue by Tim Schafer or Charlie Kaufman or Joel and Ethan Coen I immediately pick up a pencil and write...for ten seconds. Seven words a day. Even this post seems to have been written by a retarded five year old. I'm not usually a miserable misanthrope but my writing is the only thing I ever prided myself on and this has gotten me down. Any advice at all would be great.

I'm still dancing like a maniac over Monkey Island and the new Brutal Legend footage, but I've also heard (from a somewhat reliable source) that the new Team ICO game is going to be shown, and that it is called The Last Guardian. Should be interesting.

Aww, I'm really happy for you Thunderpeel. I know you're a big fan of his work, so that's awesome. I myself have only seen a few minutes of The Wire but it looked very interesting and I was rather impressed. I should really get around to renting it.

Well, thanks everyone. I've been trying out various pieces of advice and managed to write an entire page today (it's a start), and while it isn't exactly Shakespeare it's not bad either. Practice practice, got to practice.

Oh wow, is it still playing in theatres? I saw it last October. Some excellent/good movies from last year that a lot of people didn't hear of: In Bruges, Wendy and Lucy, Frozen River, Happy-Go-Lucky, Waltz With Bashir, Ballast, Goodbye Solo, Che (Parts 1 + 2), [Rec], XXY, The Devil's Advocate (very interesting documentary), Killer of Sheep (although filmed in the 70s...), La Antena, Taxi to the Dark Side (also documentary), and Synecdoche, New York. Some others I can't remember. Boy, I went to the cinema a lot last year...

The former. This video was screened roughly two years ago to demonstrate what they wanted to do with the game. If you look closely you'll realise they've even used animation from Shadow of the Colossus. Here's what they did for Ico. It's fascinating, especially because of how much it changed with time. Jq9oCaYlBlE

Hey guys, a word on the trailer: This was not meant for public view. This leaked footage is, as far as I know, from an early development/technology video that Sony showed some of its stockholders/employees two years ago. I've been seeing snippets of it for at least a year, in the form of mobile phone Quicktime videos filming a large screen. This is not an indicator of what the game is like at all.

I haven't seen the show, but I don't suppose it's more of a "Science shouldn't be allowed to roam 100% free" is it? I remember people taking issue with some of the last Michael Crichton novels, saying that science should have no restrictions, when, uh, it very well should. (Nuclear bombs, all that hoola.)

I'm reading The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum, who wasn't a great writer but usually had enough interesting ideas in his books to keep me pondering. His plot ideas, and the way they twist and turn and arrive at the brink of disaster always remind me of how the delicate our world is. Not exactly high or probably any kind of art, but I like them. Recently finished: Off Season by Jack Ketchum: my second Ketchum. A lot of people find this way superior to the other book of his that I read (Old Flames) but I have to disagree. I think this one was a bit too gory for me to breathlessly say "Buy it," but nonetheless was quite good. Not a large piece of intellect, but just a good, somewhat-B horror. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark: a little novella about a Romantic (capital r) teacher and her students, in a story that weaves fascism, love, pre- and post-World War II Scotland and a bunch of girls not coming of age, more, er, losing it. I liked it because of how well it drew its parallels between Hitler and Miss Brodie, Germany and the students, etc. It didn't do much for me, but it's OK.

Yeah, I know what you mean Thrik. I usually have this long, moral debate with myself on whether or not to post something that I probably shouldn't (I usually come across these leaks, by accident). Most times I don't, but when it's something completely harmless (like the IMDB Brutal Legend thing) I post about it. New interview up at Eurogamer, by the way. Just posted it on Mojo.

wssfl22Hhp4 yTH62P7fFJo What I especially love about the second one that they pretty much acknowledge that movies are over-priced.

I really hate the music videos fans make, and I mean really, really hate them. But I came across these a few days ago and I've seen them roughly 30 times since. They just nail what these games are all about. ScOULaris, whoever you are, you are a great editor. While I agree his taste in music isn't up there, his really made me realise how much the two games have in common, and just how brilliant they both are. I haven't seen it all the way through because it's spoiler-ish and I haven't finished Ico yet (I will this summer). And his is brilliant on every level. And although his choice of music in this one (Snow Patrol) is unfortunate, the lyrics and editing serve to make brilliant. Watch it all the way through, it's just great editing and you can tell he put a lot of work into it. I also really like his video.Needless to say the videos are full of spoilers for their respective games, but man those are good videos.

I'm agreeing with other comments in the YouTube thread. His name is Fumito Ueda. His new game will most likely be revealed at this year's E3.

I've compiled a list of the better previews here. There were another good 20 that were very unprofessional.

Yeah. Way better. Episode Four especially. That was...man. So awesome. The last two episodes rank among the best games I've ever played. I also really loved Episode Three.

Yeah we were having a good laugh about this yesterday. Well, you're talking about a province that tried to become a seperate country from the rest of Canada. Irony: I have never met a Frenchman who has the faintest idea what the average Quebec-ian is saying.

This is a major bump. For those of you still wondering whether or not the game is worth getting, the End-All of All Opinions - the Mixnmojo review - is up. I reviewed Eps 2 + 3. And we say it is good, and thus it is. Mojo's word is law. Seriously play the game, it's great and deserves a thread with > 4 posts, K?

PS2. Man, that system has one hell of a library. Too bad I'm in North America with a PAL PS2 :tdown: I actually did try it for five minutes, but I had to leave. I was rather impressed, though. I should have a lot of time next month, so I'm going to milk that sucker dry.

So I have to finish The Joy Luck Club, Look Back in Anger and The Remains of the Day in 72 hours for my final - while also having to hand in a Java GUI assignment and a C assignment. Should be fun!