Just got the new jampack - first ICO impressions

All I can say is wow about this game. It is going to be a blast to sit down and relax with. Its not all that fast paced but the atmosphere is incredible and I only got to play for about 15 minutes.
  I started out falling out of my coffin into a huge castle and after some looking I foud a girl with whom i could call and hold hands with (awe) She is needed to open some doors. I havent finished the demo by the way either. The textures in this game are truly beautiful and the backgrounds look very real. Anyhow after rescuing the princess we were attacked in the next room by some black vaperous looking ghost things. I have a long stick that........ Let me rephrase that, ICO uses a large bambo rod to defend himself and the girl. As you strike at the ghosts the kind of vaporize into smaller ones and some try to kidnap the girl. Once you fight a few of these its off to the outside. The outside area was so beautiful. The water looked real. Let me rephrase that. Go down past your local pond or river and look at the water. This is what the water in the game looks like - 100% photorealistic with reflections that move in real time as the water is rippled by stepping into it. this is the most impressive thing i have seen yet on ps2 it just looks so incredibly awesome. Anyhow from there i saw a large windmill from which i had to jump onto and ride it to the top of a tower. The camera made it look very dramatic (something it seems to be designed to do) panning out and giving you a little scope as to where you are playing.
  Thats all the farther I got but I will post some more impressions and try to answer any questions you guys have .

where did you get the jampack?

Yeah, I\'ve played through it a few times now. Great concept!:)

A true adventure game IMO. Just you and the girl doing whatever is nessacary to get out of the "castle" alive.

What\'s up with her anyway?!?

Seems as though she is hesitant to go with Ico and escape. Also, did you notice how she is like a creature of light so-to-speak? She seems to be glowing, BUT notice around her shoulder areas... She has dark shadowy areas, almost as if she is some form of cross-breed. Light/shadow. Was she some type of experiment?? ...hmmmm...

I picked mine up at EB here in Minnesota the first day it was available.

True jeep. This will be a game to totally kick back with and submerse yourself in the whole mood of the castle. The atmosphere is VERY forboding. Creepy, and intense:)

I also noticed that she was in no big hurry to follow ico.  I have to check again too see about her shoulders though. perhaps that is why the creatures want her so badly ?

the Girl is supposed to be a Ghost, incase you didn\'t know

Originally posted by tomrob
the Girl is supposed to be a Ghost, incase you didn\'t know

Are we supposed to know that in the beginning?  Or did you just ruin the story?!?

I just played the demo and my mom was watching it and she was in awe of how the graphics have progressed in 15 years or so.   ICO will be a definate one to buy for me.  I\'m guessing the hero wont have "health" but if the ghost babe dies it is game over......am i correct on this?     I have one problem with The Jampack disk....on Legacy of kain....does it lock up for anyone else when you start to battle the first monster? It does for me :boom: .

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I\'m still looking for the JamPack 2001 demo disc. Where\'d you get it? I don\'t know where to find it.

hey emasculator i got it at eb at the mall but software ect. has it too.

I saw the moives of ICO and it has some of the best animation I\'\'ve ever seen before.

Originally posted by raslant
I saw the moives of ICO and it has some of the best animation I\'\'ve ever seen before.

I\'ve heard that some guys of Disney developed the animations.

Originally posted by KillaX
I have one problem with The Jampack disk....on Legacy of kain....does it lock up for anyone else when you start to battle the first monster? It does for me :boom: .

Mine locked-up as well. A shame because it was LoK:SR2 and Ico that prompted me to make this purchase, but at least Ico was as good as everyone had made it out to be.

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First of all, you need to change your friggin\' signature. Alright? That\'s really annoying and makes the page look dumb with the bottom scroll bar going on to infinite. It\'s not even a sig, it\'s just an endless line. Anyway, where did you hear that some people from Disney helped design it? I haven\'t heard that anywhere.

The graphics in this game are looking to be some of the best on the PS2. Games just keep looking better and better.

Originally posted by Zavijava


Mine locked-up as well. A shame because it was LoK:SR2 and Ico that prompted me to make this purchase, but at least Ico was as good as everyone had made it out to be.

Put your PS2 into Diagnostics mode, then run the Soul Reaver 2 Demo, it should be fine then. About the Ghost girl in ICO, go look at the previews, it tells you that she is a Ghost somewhere.

Originally posted by STROKE


I\'ve heard that some guys of Disney developed the animations.

Okay so that might explain why its so good.:thepimp: