oh I forgot:
I'm going to use a trust system
according to their actions with each other they can choose to give each other trust points
these can be used to either aid those you trust
but it can also be used by them to backstab you instead

the point is that only one of them will be granted his wish
and the whole point in killing the colossus is of course that their character gets their wish granted

trust point will probably be something like bonus dice

example: player a trusts player b with 2 points because he helped him when he almost fell off a cliff
later when fighting the colossus he chooses to aid player b by drawing the colossus attention on himself so b can jump on its back
but because player b is a selfish prick he chooses to not help player a and use the remaining dice to fire and arrow at him so there is one less between him and his wish

I always thought that a central point to the atmosphere of SotC was the solitude, and-- resulting from it-- the silence. How are you going to reconcile that with an entire party of adventurers?

Only works if it's two players and one is a horse.

Also, colossi is the plural of colossus. And the Wanderer's sword was a stolen holy relic taken from the land of man for the purpose of freeing Dormin, it wasn't enchanted by him.

Also, how do you intend to incorporate the price each must pay for the bargain. Or how it will even work with multiple heroes.

>>13410935

>>13410925
well, it's only pure roleplaying before the battle
and very detailed storytelling mostly creates such a mood

and I have a very calming voice and way of talking

>how do you intend to incorporate the price each must pay for the bargain
>sword was a stolen holy relic taken from the land of man
well, it's only a oneshot, maybe even just a playtest

>how it will even work with multiple heroes
well I'm going to find out

>colossi is the plural of colossus
I know, but I was referring to just 1 colossus all the time

>>13411142
Fuck that boss. Most annoying one in the game.

>>13410794
I almost shit my pants.

>(before you ask, no, it doesn't really exist)
crushed my soul.

>>13411188
Disagreed, the one that came after the first chlorine gas laser colossus was the worst. The one on 4 legs, with all the geysers around the area.

You might want to check the mountain witch. It's an indie rpg with a very similiar premise. It has a trust system too.
http://www.mediafire.com/?m957ztxpeld22qd

>>13411215
guess where I got the idea from

>>13410962
>colossi
If you're going to be strict about it, you might as well say "colossoi" or even vouch it to be spelled "kolossos/oi"

>>13411247
I thought so since it was really similar but linked it just in case. Good luck with your game. Tell us how it went.

>>13411274

Octopi
Otcopuses
Octopods

All correct plurals of Octopus

And you plan to give SotC's gigantic feel how exactly ?

Also, have the players played the game ?

>>13411287
I'll do that

>>13411323
>have the players played the game ?
I hope so but I can't be sure since it's at a con

>And you plan to give SotC's gigantic feel how exactly ?
not by making the colossus feel huge but the players feel tiny
mostly through descriptions but also by making them use the enviroment
I decided to make a colossus that can't be climbed from the legs
they'll need to climb the buildings in the area first and then jump on to it
when he walks they will trip if they are too close to his feet
and so on

>>13411452

You plan on creating the player's characters according to the stories they'll give you... At a convention ?

That'll take an awful lot of time.

Also, they will make a plan involving explosives. Be prepared for it. Even if... No, especially if there is no explosives around.

>>13411206
>(before you ask, no, it doesn't really exist)

>>13410794

> Looks on closer
> Looks at the price tag
> Smirk

>>13411493
the game is already announced on their homepage
and it's a small con that's heavy on storytelling

>notice that in the sketches wander has horns
mind blown

>>13411738

you never saw the early trailer of boys with horns as a group fighting a colossus?

Might be better to try to disguise the game from being an actual rip of SotC. Could try to make it more of a Monster Hunter type game or make it a dystopian future setting with massive mechanical guardians and only the PCs having the right access codes to disable them. Need assistance to distract the beast while the enter the access codes on the terminals on their bodies though. Defeating a golem causes it to shut down and the PCs can salvage the parts they need to build their "god machine".

>>13411761
why? I like OPs idea
but I like your idea too

>>13411313
My point exactly.

>>13411759
if you bother to mention it you could've posted it too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeBpRiWGdWg

still nobody who has some ideas on minigame skill checks?

>>13412060
nope, I don't like the idea

If you insist though, it should probably be like a card game.

I can see it now, to hold onto the colossus' head you must win a hand of blackjack

>>13412060
Have a visual implementation

something as simple as 3-7 segments to show grip or how far up the colossus they are.

I like D&D4e's skill challenges though, like X amount of fuck ups before colossus tosses you off, use of different skills may reveal new path, weakness, grip, etc.

>they know that only one of them will be granted his/her wish

There will be no survivors.

>>13412194
maybe
who knows

>>13412207
everyone knows, they will all die

>>13412213
if you say so

>>13412194
I wish that ALL OF OUR WISHES COME TRUE!

And then Dormin possesses the wisher and smashes the rest of the party, the end. Freakin' Dormin, I suspected a bad end in that game as it went on.

>>13412231
I do

>>13412259
I suspected a bad end once the black shadow tentacles from the first dead colossus raped the main guy

>>13412259
Hey, Dormin granted the guys wish. He even tried to talk him out of the whole thing.

>>13412373

What an incredible ending, controlling the colossal foe that was the namesake of the game, stomping the little guys, and then Ray pops out of the water and shit gets surREAL

>>13412373
yeah, it's not like wander didn't know what was going to happen

>>13412194

>they know that only one of them will be granted his/her wish
>There will be no survivors.

"No Dormin. You are the Paranoia"
And then Dormin was Friend Computer

>>13412446
tohoho
yeah kinda like that
it doesnt matter if they all or not

>>13412465
*die

>Each Colossus is like a long open dungeon
>The outside weather/area effects the climb
>Animals may nest on colossi
>Each colossi has a nature a silent personality, perhaps some habits, maybe something other than climbing is necessary or its weak points aren't necessarily on it
>As they progress they gain some sort of deformity that makes it harder to progress, or gives you some sort of power that helps in some way
>Maybe make it necessary for a character to sacrifice a limb or something to continue

>>13412489
thanks
I like that

Here's a question. When they kill a colossus will everyone get tentacle raped and wake up in the temple, or just continue from where they are?

If I had a nickel for every time dark magic knocked me unconscious and I woke up surrounded by silent black people...

>>13412648
I thought about letting it happen to the one who delivers the killing blow who then dissapears
the others remain where they are
and then the session is over

it's a oneshot after all


and this is my last post for now
I hope the thread is still there tomorrow

thanks

>>13412764
I support you op and this idea. I wish I could help. Good luck ser.(I know it's sir . I just like game of thrones)

can 6 more people request to archive this thread please?
4chanarchive dot org

>>13412860
Why not just use suptg?

>>13412860
You must be new here. Welcome! /tg/ has it's own separate archive site.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html

This thread is archived at the bottom, just vote up to keep it on the list.

ok, I'm back
let's continue

it still needs minigame like skill checks or interesting mechanics for climbing, grip, balance and so on

>>13413215
thank you good sirs

Dunno where you got the art from, Anon, but the dump is much appreciated.

>>13416764
Seriously. These sketches are amazing.

>>13416764
>>13416811
gald you like it

they're production sketches
mostly from the artbook

team ico is very dedicated to their creations
so unlike other game studios they make these available along with technical descriptions and making ofs

Not SotC but just contributing what I have.

>>13416919
That game. Is going to make me unhappy. Either the kid or the beasty is going to eat it, because Team ICO can't have nice things.

>>13416943
Yup. My body is ready though.

>>13416927

how about this:

for holding on to the colossus when he tries to shake you off you set a difficulty from 2 to 6
the difficulty determines how many dice you use to make a tower
the player has to flip a dice towards it so it touches the tower without making it fall
the attempts he has equal his vigor stat
if he has the ability grip he can choose to sacrifice attempts to lower the tower

this could be used in combination with endurance points
if you don't hit the tower you loose a point
if you throw it over you fall 1 step x difficulty

to hit with a ranged weapon like a bow the player has to flip a dice towards another dice that is difficulty x 10cm away
the attempts he has equal his agility stat
if he has the archer ability he can choose to sacrifice attempts to shorten the distance

it sounds fairly easy, but trust me it isn't if you haven't trained it a little
I'm also using small d6 which makes it harder

>Saw this thread at work yesterday.
>Jump on /tg/ after checking morning work and emails.
>See this thread has 100+ posts.
>MFW

This thread should be archived for the concept art collection

>>13419528
scroll down
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html

1 - Valus - Minotaurus colossus - Minotauros

2 - Quadratus - Taurus magnus - Bull

3 - Gaius - Terrestris veritas - Knight

4 - Phaedra - Equus bellator apex - Horse

5 - Avion - Avis praeda - Bird

6 - Barba - Belua maximus - Bearded giant

7 - Hydrus - Draco marinus - Electric eel

8 - Kuromori - Parietinae umbra - Salamander

9 - Basaran - Nimbus recanto - Turtle

10 - Dirge - Harena tigris - Sandworm

11 - Celosia - Ignis excubitor - Tiger

12 - Pelagia - Permagnus pistrix - Sea monster

13 - Phalanx - Aeris velivolus - Flying snake

14 - Cenobia - Clades candor - Kerberos

15 - Argus - Praesidium vigilo - Warrior

16 - Malus - Grandis supernus - Sorcerer

cancelled content
including the colossi: dragon, spider and boar

lizard, doves and eagle

tortoise, fishes and bat

>>13420422
Is that a stargate in the lower right corner!?

>>13420746
herpetology not a forte huh?

i just acquired SotC,
it's fucking amazing.
I suspect bad ending though.
I mean, how can you expect a happy end when disembodied voices offer to raise the dead in exchange for killing peacful guardians?
(guardians that are quite obviously to keep some great evil locked up)
I mean, who didn't see it coming?

>>13420960
it's the journey, not the destination man! enjoy it, you bought a great game.

>>13420985
i currently am enjoying.
honestly my mind = blown.
I am so getting Ico even if it costs me much moniez.

>>13421131
Luckily for you ICO is usually in bargain bins. And I know this will start a shitstorm but people just hate games like ICO and Shadow of the Colossuss, it always tends to be some kind of: Groans of War, Need for Shit, Grand Theft Testicles and other games that are basicaly bovril. The crap games get overhyped. And these hidden gems stay pretty much forgotten...

>>13421177
check shadowgate 64 - trials of the four towers
it's kinda like ico and has a similar atmosphere

>>13421279
I don't haz N64 :(

>>13421323
http://www.pj64-emu.com/
http://www.coolrom.com/roms/n64/1568/Shadowgate_64_-_Trials_of_the_Four_Towers.php

I myself just finished the second session of a campaign based off this the other day. I'm running it in Pathfinder and it's going along pretty well. The players just defeated a smaller colossus based on a spider, but now I'm gonna ramp things up.
This thread was just what I needed, thanks OP.

>>13421361
Thanks I really appreciate it, but my comp is so old it's almost steam powered :S

>>13421364
my pleasure

if you have any ideas or experiences you'd like to share
please feel free to contribute to this thread

maybe I'll make this into an actual rpg some day
with shadow of the colossus, ico and legend of zelda as settings

>>13420266
I'm looking through all of these and remember for the most part how hard each battle was in it's own unique way. There was always a twist. Man I wish I had my old PS2.

>About to go to bed, OP posts more stuff, would rage but I already archived this thread earlier so that I won't miss any of it.

And after a long sleep and a long day of work, I come home to find EVEN MORE content posted and the thread going strong.

MFW

Also. I WISH I actually had something to contribute to this, but my ideas for a SotC campaign were less fleshed out than OP's and this has given me a wealth of ideas to expand on. So all I can say is thank you. Thank you SO MUCH.

All I have are a few meagre images that just show off the existing Colossi that made it into the game, which I will proceed to dump if anyone wishes. I kinda want to save room in the thread for OP's glorious collection.

i just wanted to say that this thread inspired me to start playing Ico again and it is superb

>>13419330
Yes.
Double Yes.

>babide century;

"Why captcha, I had always assumed you preffered the orginal Cell Saga."

here's the rest of my sotc folder

>>13428158
>>13428166
>>13428171
Those were the last three eh? Darn. Thanks so much for contributing all this!

>>13428529
>>13428522
>>13428517
>>13428509
>>13428497
>>13428489
>>13428450
>>13428423
And that's about all I had on my PC that was work safe, aside from a couple comics about the games.

op here

that's my last one
the rest of the artbook is just some small screenshots and interviews

>>13428587
just wanted to let you know you are awesome.

Loving this art dump. Loved SotC so much. Would've loved to have fought these scrapped Colossi.

Man... what I wouldn't give for a second game :(

did you know there's a tree you can find on your way to
>>13420322
that you can knocks nuts off of for health?

love all the little touches in this game

>>13428608

there's actually a whole bunch of trees you can do that with. If you knock the tails off of white-tailed lizards and pick them up, you gain stamina as well. White-tailed lizards are commonly found near save shrines.

It's the only way to reach the secret garden during the game (you need beast stamina to climb the main temple)

>>13428624

If you wanted to get there on the first play-through anyways. I just beat the game so much that, were it still visible, my stamina meter would easily consume the entire screen.

>>13428595
thanks

>>13428599
there's still team ico's upcoming the last guardian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC6eCbs_G2I

do team ico's games remind anyone else of michael ende's neverending story?

>>13428638

Sadly I don't have a PS3, nor do I see myself being able to afford one anytime soon. Shame, cause while looking up that game I ran across the PS3 remakes of Ico and SotC

>>13428608
>>13428624
fruit map

lizard map

shrine map

colossi map

>>13428638
OMG! I NOW HAVE A REASON TO GO BUY A PS3!!!

This can only end in deliciousness.

>>13433103
I suppose that this was inevitable...

>>13433103
>>13434788
I have a couple of the comics and the full set of images for this but I thought it wise not to post these here as they're not all that worksafe, or relevant to a SotC campaign.

>>13433103
I think I just died a little on the inside.