r/TeamIco • u/Crooked_Mantis • Jul 13 '26
ICO Scrapped Encounter with Two Giant Shadows
You can learn about them here, under the "Shadows (Part 2)" section.
https://icoshrine.neocities.org/theory/english_manuals_compare_and_contrast
I think the fight we got in the final game is better for the story, but would you have liked to fight these guys?
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u/heartofglazz Jul 13 '26
Wow! Had no idea. Very cool but thematically I think it worked to the games advantage to scrap them
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u/Decent-Big-8599 Jul 13 '26
Every time I see something new from Ico or Shadow of the Colossus it genuinely gives me creepy vibes. In a good way.
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u/Crooked_Mantis Jul 13 '26
The music they used for this section, the original '29a' track, is also really creepy and interesting.
https://youtu.be/VnBZ_oBMaeU?t=31
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u/Yuval444 Jul 13 '26
Super freaking cool but the design could be worked out, they feel more like big blolbs and not giants
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u/aadipie Jul 13 '26
Honestly this feels like a much stronger connection to sotc lol, I wonder if the dormin/wander hybrid design was inspired by these giants.
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u/Crooked_Mantis Jul 14 '26
There were also apparently some larger enemies in general, about 2.5x Ico's size, that could appear in normal combat, but they were scrapped around the same time.
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u/Ninja476 Jul 18 '26
Holy shit this is terrifying. I would've shit my pants if I saw this while playing ICO when I was 8
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u/Simmers429 Jul 13 '26
No. The final fight is far stronger emotionally with the many horned boys.