Team Ico reveals new game

[ThisAdamGuy]

Team Ico, developers of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian have just released a trailer for their next project. The working title is Project Robot, and while the trailer didn't show any gameplay, there's a lot we can infer from it. It looks like it's going to combine the fantasy aesthetic they've used in their previous games (based on the characters's clothes) with a more futuristic, scifi world. More importantly, it looks like it will revolve around piloting a giant robot. They went from fighting giant monsters in SotC, to befriending one in TLG, so being able to play as the giant monster seems like the logical step forward to me. Judging by the way the main character climbs up to the robot's head, I'd assume that SotC's climbing mechanics are going to make a return, and that climbing and platforming across the robot is going to be a central gameplay mechanic. Maybe if the robot is damaged, you'll have to climb to the injury to repair it? There's no way to really say what they have in mind right now, but at the very least I think that'd be a cool concept. And since the robot's head is decapitated before becoming a flying machine, I think it's safe to say that putting the robot back to together is going to be a central part of the story, possibly with you piloting the head around until you can get it a new body.

What do you guys think?

Check out the trailer here if you want:

 

[NotaNuffian]

Team Ico never left the colossal pit, huh?

After the Shadow, then came the weird dog cat bird Last Guardian, and now a giant robot.

Hopefully the AI's fixed.

 

[georgelee5786]

Looks neat

 

[cabbag3]

Team Ico never left the colossal pit, huh?

After the Shadow, then came the weird dog cat bird Last Guardian, and now a giant robot.

Hopefully the AI's fixed.

I think it was supposed to be a griffin, but honestly it looked like a winged rat to me.

 

[NotaNuffian]

I think it was supposed to be a griffin, but honestly it looked like a winged rat to me.

The head is like a dog and yet it behaves like a finicky cat

 

[georgelee5786]

The head is like a dog and yet it behaves like a finicky cat

That's why I don't like tlg. The AI for the dog is very irritating and it made me quit.

 

[Corty]

People should stop giving a shit about pre-rendered trailers and early gameplay videos that can be nothing but a vertical slice. Everything is a lie until the game releases.

It is Schrodinger’s video game. It is shit and the best thing at the same time, until you see a youtube video of actual gameplay from the release version.

 

[Navillus]

Interesting....