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Cute Poly Dino Blobs are the reason I bought it!

Just saw on Twitter that a company called Selecta Play International announced a limited 5th anniversary edition release of this game. Physical disc, manual, steelbook, double CD soundtrack, etc.

I was listening to the soundtracks from the Peter McConnell games and that's how I came across this game and your amazing video. and It's an incredible coincidence because I literally just finished the game Humanity, which have the same mechanic as this game and is almost identical in a lot of ways, although a much simpler when compare to Pit Droids : )

A review on Steam called this game _Chip's Awakening_ and I'm disappointed I didn't make that joke

1:11:46 for some reason this song choice made me chuckle lol

I can't find the air god(?) where is it ahhhhh

while the name change wasn't doing it for me, the fact that the game kickstarted with a rock-solid vertical slice demo and managed to stick the landing all these years later is a testament to Cicada Game's design chops.

There is exactly one game I've seen that comes close to this game's vibe: Power Soukobon. Problem is, it was a Japan exclusive for the SNES. And even then, this one is a lot more... realized?... than that. There, each room is a single puzzle, character progression is just you getting more health/power for the boss fights, and said fights aren't themselves puzzles... but here? A screen can have several puzzles, and character progression grants new abilities.

Great review, convinced me to buy this game. :) And what a pleasant surprise to find this channel. I'm looking through some old videos and coming across a lot of interesting recommendations. I've already subscribe to follow your excellent work.

FANTASTIC video. In ALL caps. Thank you. subscribed!

I am pleasantly surprised every time I see a Table53 video on my subs page. Even if the game isn't from a genre I'd usually consider my cup of tea, I know it will be worth checking out because of your exceptional taste in quality games. Thanks for another great recommendation!

Ive played the demo like 5 times, im 100% buying this.

Babe wake up - New Table53 video just dropped

If there was ever a game to get a new video out of you I knew this would be it.

Full game review here: th-cam.com/video/vY7xtRFnjFY/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared

Wow. I recently played and loved Oracle of Ages for the first time. For puzzle fans, I would say it is the best Zelda game out there. I must play this. Hopefully it makes it to Switch. Otherwise Isles may motivate me to get Steamdeck. Big respect to your channel. Extremely high quality, thoughtful analysis. I'm getting a great kick out of Youropa right now, a game I had not heard of until I saw your video.

I remember Chip's Challenge well, in fact

I've been waiting for this game for _four years_ ..

It's been 47 years.... The return of the king

You convinced me to play this, looks gorgeous.

I've been really anticipating this for the last few months. So, your glowing review really makes me happy. The indie puzzle genre as a whole is where I believe devs are able to best express their creativity and really leverage the medium's strengths. I'd be picking this up today itself and hope I like it as much as you do! ^^

The first time I played ICO, I too instinctively made the leap of faith back to Yorda and the castle, but I ended up dying on the lonesome section. On replay, just out of curiosity, I decided to go the other way just to see what the path not taken was. Turns out, you CAN cross to the other side of the divide between land and the castle... but the way to freedom is blocked, ironically, by a totem gate. Without Yorda to open it for you, and since you don't have the sword either, you have no choice but to stand there at the door to freedom as the other side of the drawbridge continues to retract into the ground... until at long last it retracts under your feet and you plunge into the water below, but without the benefit of going on to the lonesome section. The irony is, abandoning Yorda only ends up reinforcing her necessity, and giving you a healthy bit of reinforcement by killing you outright.

This video used to pop up on my initial screen from time to time and I kinda avoided it, because something told me I'd hear something bad about it and feel upset. But I don't think there's much to say about Ico in that regard. I'm glad to finally watch it and find such a deep and loving analysis for one of the most beautiful games ever made.

2:07 More like DIO from Jojo as Sakuya(the person you play as) has the power to manipulate time

I know what I’m gonna say is considered sacrilege, but I actually prefer Ico to Shadow of the Colossus. Don’t get me wrong, SotC has some of the greatest boss battles in all of video game history and is still achingly beautiful, but I’ve always preferred the quieter and meditative atmosphere and fairy tale feeling of Ico. For me, it just resonates more for me. As for The Last Guardian, I definitely place it next to Ico for how it takes the companionship of Ico but applies the epic scope and scale of SotC to it while also building on the relationship aspect.

How does this game play if you have color vision issues? Not fully color blind but lets say its a challenge.

Just finished my first playthrough of Ico. Bought a used PS3, then bought and downloaded Ico from playstation store. Wanted to play this game before the hardware became too hard to find. Didn't know it was available to play on newer hardware than PS3. Had to wait until I finished it before watching your video. I wouldn't have wanted to have any of the story spoiled. Alternate interpretations of the ending have been bugging me for a few hours. My interpretation was basically the same as yours. In the absence of much else to suggest otherwise, I'll just believe what I see - Ico has washed up on some beach, perhaps a bit further west or east of the sunken castle, and Yorda found the strength to swim after him after the castle had sunk a bit more.

This video was exactly what I'd hope to find when I suddenly remembered this game existed. Perfectly satisfied my nostalgia!

I did actually play this when I was a kid. I lost Yorda but the game never ended and I was softlocked within the first two hours of gameplay. It's kind of weird, but I felt like that singular softlock defined the game for me, the loneliness that is a hallmark of the game, balanced by the presence of Yorda, had become horrifyingly oppressive. I remember I was playing with my dad, and he eventually got tired and left and I was left alone with ICo. To this day I still don't think I've ever felt more immersed by a videogame. It was a weird experience, but if I could be honest, it's not one I'd mind reliving.

that thumbnails a load-a-crap.

this reminds me of the "Mirrormask (2005)" movie. i luv it

I’m unpatiently waiting for your SOTC and Last G video.

This game deserves a remaster at the least, and ideally a Bluepoint remake.

Anyone here tried the mobile Version? Any differences, how is the handling?

I'm in the middle of playing this game now, and loved your video! I have a bachelor's degree in Linguistics, and am really enjoying Heaven's Vault so far. I picked up on the grammatical markers in the language fairly quickly and was really pleased when I noticed it had them so I could narrow down some of my options for translations more easily. I find myself scouring every single area I visit for every scrap of Ancient before I leave, just because I want to translate more and more Ancient! I played Chants of Sennar last year and loved that, so I was over the moon when I discovered HV existed!

Now im interested in playing this game after playing shadow of the colossus and the last guardian recently 😊❤

Thank you for the amazing review! Even I haven't played the game I felt it through this review. The game is really heart touching.

Great review but it's not a one button game like you mentioned a couple of times. There's a dash, with a dedicated dash button. You need it to beat the game. Very fun and creative game!

I’m currently replaying this game from the original disk I had as a kid and I noticed something really intriguing at 9:10 of your video. You demonstrate a really easy puzzle that I don’t remember being that easy. It turns out because I was playing on medium difficulty the colors of the gates weren’t so straightforward and you had more arrows to compensate for the more complex solution. I thought difficulty would just change simple factors like whether the droids crash or their spacing but it seems every puzzle probably has alt versions for each difficulty.

bro convinced me 6 minutes in. thanks for the review!!!!

I think this is an utterly charming game. I’ve found myself designing heroes and backstories and enjoying them for later use in my legacy. This game sort of inspires my old creativity to tell my own stories.

This game was interesting, definitely ahead of its time. I like many Americans missed it on launch but played it after shadow of colossus blew me away. I didn’t like it more than shadow but still greatly enjoyed the plot

1:10:35 Actually: the pillars you can hide behind can be moved around. So, you can move them rather close to the sword and making even the last dash to the sword trivial. Just a little detail I only noticed when replaying it recently. You can reach all the sword-positions in time if you time it perfectly, but this fact makes it a LOT easier.

You have great reviews. Subbed

This year a new video Game appeared with similar mechanics, chants of sennar

ICO is basically a story about a horny boy simping for a girl

Great review and Yes fully agree! A MASTERPIECE in every sense. Just finished it and will be reviewing it too.

This game reminds me of Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, where you also play a shopkeeper to whom customers come needing cures to their ailments and you use plants to cure them.

Any chance of covering the dlc?

Got this on release, truely epic game.