Ico / Shadow of the Colossus / The Last Guardian Retrospective
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Examining the merits of video games as an art form through the works of Fumito Ueda and his staff at Team Ico and GenDesign.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:39 Ico
28:09 Shadow of the Colossus
59:48 The Last Guardian
1:27:27 Conclusion
Sources
Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection - Bonus Content
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/aug/18/games.shopping
Fumito Ueda Biography https://www.giantbomb.com/fumito-ueda/3040-89582/
https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/eiji-aonuma-un-zelda-ou-l-on-prend-plaisir-a-se-perdre-172637.html
https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/shadow-of-the-colossus/without-shadow-of-the-colossus-we-wouldnt-have-bre/
Ico GDC 2004 Slides https://www.intelligent-artifice.com/2004/04/gdc_2004_game_d.html
https://www.timeextension.com/features/flashback-the-story-behind-icos-terrible-north-american-box-art
Fumito Ueda Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIczllhAUA
Shmupulations Fumito Ueda Interview https://shmuplations.com/ueda/
Fumito Ueda on The Last Guardian https://kotaku.com/the-last-guardians-designer-explains-how-he-stayed-moti-1782448187
Fumito Ueda Leaves Sony https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2632741/sony-fumito-ueda-last-guardian-ico-shadow-of-the-colossus
Kenji Kaido Leaves Sony https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/27/ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-producer-leaves-sony
Ueda on Shadow of the Colossus - “They’re not bosses. They’re more like… inverted Zelda dungeons.” https://web.archive.org/web/20170221110345/http://archives.insertcredit.com/reviews/wanda/
Ico inspires Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time https://siliconangle.com/2015/12/23/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-director-looks-back-on-the-iconic-game-in-devs-play-video/
Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead’s favourite games https://web.archive.org/web/20101201102907/http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/100603/Office-Chart-for-a-week-off
Guillermo Del Toro on games https://web.archive.org/web/20100812073133/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/hellboy-director-talks-gaming
Goichi Suda on No More Heroes’ Toilet https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/top-game-designers-pay-tribute-to-ico-on-its-20th-anniversary-in-japan/
Hidetaka Miyazaki Interview https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/31/bloodborne-dark-souls-creator-hidetaka-miyazaki-interview
Fumito Ueda Video Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIczllhAUA
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