I still can't believe it's actually coming out, almost wouldn't be surprised at a last minute delay, it just feels surreal to me.
I'm someone that thinks Shadow of the colossus is approaching the level of a masterpiece, it's genuinely one of my all time favourite games and TLG seems more like a sequel to Ico, which I did not enjoy as much. I feel the combat in Ico is too floaty and ineffectual, and put me off the game to be honest. Compared to Shadow where combat was confined to the colossus battles, which in my opinion, one was better implemented and more effective in taking down the enemies, and two gave more weight to the story and feelings of remorse when you slay the giant beasts. I felt bad for antagonising and killing the colossi and if I was mowing down hordes of enemies on the way to the colossi it would lose the purpose and meaning to the violence.
I'm keeping an open mind, and if TLG has tighter controls, combat wise, than Ico did I can see myself really enjoying it as as I said earlier that was what pulled me away from Ico and ended up frustrating me.
I don't think this game will be brilliant, mostly because of the development hell it fell in to, but I'm glad they are finally releasing it, so the team can put it behind them and go on to a new project. Even if it does end up being mediocre at best. I appreciate their approach to games and the industry would be lesser without them.
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