Read from Push Square:
Fumito Ueda, the ex-Japan Studio icon behind games like The Last Guardian and the upcoming gen ATLAS, has told IGN he was bitterly disappointed by the news – and had hoped to work with the team again, potentially on an ICO remake.
He said:
Between its Shadow of the Colossus remake and 2011’s ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection, Bluepoint had deep familiarity with Fumito Ueda’s work.
Rumour has it before its closure, the studio pitched a second expanded remake of Shadow of the Colossus, which Sony shot down before shuttering the studio.
ICO’s sombre story and distinctive art made it one of the PS2’s greatest ever accomplishments; its gameplay, which revolves around the eponymous protagonist holding hands with heroine Yorda, established it as one of the more innovative titles in Sony’s stable.
Fumito Ueda, the ex-Japan Studio icon behind games like The Last Guardian and the upcoming gen ATLAS, has told IGN he was bitterly disappointed by the news – and had hoped to work with the team again, potentially on an ICO remake.
He said:
Asked specifically about which projects he would have liked to have collaborated on, Ueda acknowledged the team worked on “really good remakes”. Pushed for a title in particular, he smiled: “Maybe ICO.”
Between its Shadow of the Colossus remake and 2011’s ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection, Bluepoint had deep familiarity with Fumito Ueda’s work.
Rumour has it before its closure, the studio pitched a second expanded remake of Shadow of the Colossus, which Sony shot down before shuttering the studio.
ICO’s sombre story and distinctive art made it one of the PS2’s greatest ever accomplishments; its gameplay, which revolves around the eponymous protagonist holding hands with heroine Yorda, established it as one of the more innovative titles in Sony’s stable.
