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Added by Brad Shoemaker on May 19, 2009

There's a good possibility some people at Sony are not too thrilled with PlayStation Lifestyle right now. If that site is to be believed, the video below is a leaked trailer for the next project from Team ICO, the people who brought you ICO and Shadow of the Colossus.

  


PS LifeStyle points out that the opening imagery, of the chain leading down into a well, is similar to a recruiting image Team ICO used in the recent past. It also jives with what studio boss Fumito Ueda said back at GDC about "the essence of the game" being "rather close to ICO." Even the name Trico sounds a little suggestive of a third installment in a series, to my ears.

If it's not the real thing, it's an awfully elaborate, beautiful piece of fan service. Whatever it is, it looks phenomenal. What do you think of it? Is it E3 season yet, anyone?

EDIT: Quoth Vinny: "The animation on Falcor looks great."

EDIT THE SECOND WITH ACTUAL INFORMATION: A post on NeoGAF with a relatively plausible trail of evidence suggests this video is year-old internal test footage, which would explain the working-title-esque "Project Trico" name, and the fact that I thought the music sounded awfully familiar (it's said to be taken from the Coen Brothers' film Miller's Crossing.) Could this be some kind of viral, intentional leak, as the GAF posters suggest? The plot thickens.

Filed under : Team Ico

154 Comments

PsYuSoFly
on May 19, 2009
1st! and interesting

Anglia
on May 19, 2009

Looks awesome :)


Geno
on May 19, 2009
It certainly looks like something Team ICO would make.

xero273
on May 19, 2009
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362256

It is very old footage though.

Proteus1202
on May 19, 2009
Definitely could be. The animation is amazing. Can't wait to see what Team ICO will show at E3.

pakx
on May 19, 2009
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT

PlasmaBeam44
on May 19, 2009
That bird/chihuahua/eagle/rat thing looks horribly creepy. I think I'll call it Falcore.

imayellowfellow
on May 19, 2009
falcor is gonna be the next dog in terms of ingame pet companions

Steve_C
on May 19, 2009
If the game makes a showing at e3 - but perhaps it'll be TGS -  i think they will show something newer, which is at least a bit different.

This early footage looks incredible already, so i can't wait until it's properly shown.

RiddleBrother
on May 19, 2009
hmmmmn, looks great...

Fearsome121
on May 19, 2009
I've been waiting for this day for the past four years!! It's looking as amazing as i hoped it would, reason i bought a ps3 right there folks!

thegoldencat7
on May 19, 2009
Havent played the others so this has no effect on me.

TheMustacheHero
on May 19, 2009
That kid needs some textures on his face.

Godzilla_Sushi
on May 19, 2009
Brad said:
EDIT: Quoth Vinny: "The animation on Falcor looks great."
Oh but of course! I knew it was coming, just didn't know when...

Al3xand3r
on May 19, 2009
Eh? Team Ico games aren't direct sequels or even share the same gameplay so, not having played those should make absolutely no difference. Just knowing they make quality stuff and seeing this should be enough.

MysteriousBob
on May 19, 2009
This could pass for a fan video, like a series of odd photoshops. I suppose these are still early days in the production (I hope so, that kids textures are horrible and that creature has some sort of wierd outline).

This looks too much like a simple comination of Ico and SOTC. I'm guessing its just a tech demo.

DondonIcon
on May 19, 2009
Wow, I want to be a kid again.
I want a giant freak pet and to explore creepy ruins.

Team Ico, fulfill my dream...

Unlogik
on May 19, 2009
Looks epic. Apparently this has been circling around the Sony office for a year or so. If that's the game a year ago, imagine what it looks like now.

Double0hFor
on May 19, 2009
this looks so gay

welly
on May 19, 2009
Liking it.



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