Using an Action Replay with the NTSC version of ICO you may access the debug mode and use the free roaming camera, which is amazing when taking in-game shots. Note that the (M) Code must always be on.
(M) Code:
EC87A648 143ACAF4
Debug Data:
1CF6AFE4 1456E7A6
Debug Bar:
1CF6AFD8 1456E7A6
Tracking Lines:
1CF6AFF0 1456E7A6
Motion Data:
1CF6AF08 1456E7A6
Wall Collision Detection:
1CF6AFFC 1456E7A6
Wirestring Effect:
1CF6AE30 1456E7A6
Field Collision Detection:
1CF6AF0C 1456E7A6
Wall Check:
1CF6AFF8 1456E7A6
Motion Node:
1CF6AF00 1456E7A6
Free-roaming Camera:
1C8F475C 91D484E1
1C8F4760 0896E79B
1C8F4754 1456E7A5
1CF6AFDC 1456E7A6
To control the camera in this mode you need to use the Controller in Port 2.
Controls:
Left Analog Stick - X-axis movement
Right Analog Stick - Free roaming movement
R2 + Right Analog Stick - Y-axis movement
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Counter Strike of the Colossus
Those Shadow of the Colossus fans who play Counter Strike may have already stumbled upon a custom map called "de_wanda". Created by Soenke C. Seidel (also known as Warby), this 160MB hefty map features a giant Shadow of the Colossus-like foe inspired by Beyond Good & Evil. Speaking with Joystiq, Warby admitted he's been designing the map since the US release of Shadow of the Colossus. Below you'll find the original interview with Joystiq:
How long did it take you to do the map?
When people ask me this question, I usually just respond 4 months. The truth is, I don't remember anymore. I started it this summer and I released it [in the] beginning of December, but I already sketched out the colossus and the layout long before that, at the time when the game Shadow of the Colossus got released in the U.S.
What was your inspiration?
Well obviously Shadow of the Colossus for the bomb target statue, but the rest of the city is inspired by a not well know Ubisoft game called Beyond Good and Evil that I found in a bargain bin for 1 Euro a month or so prior to start building the map (best buck i have ever spent). Pretty much all textures you can see in the map are made from a photo collection provided by another great German artist "Thomas Hess" ... they inspired me quite a bit, too. He shot them in Southern France and even though Beyond Good and Evil is set on an alien planet, you can clearly feel [Ubisoft's] French architectural influences. So that was a lucky coincidence that matched up so nicely.
Could you tell me about your history in the mod community and your professional life in the gaming industry?
The only two mods I have worked on are called project Timeless (based on Half-Life One engine) and Red Orchestra (based on Unreal). I started working in the commercial game industry practically the day I was allowed [by] German law. I had my first gig at a studio called Nuclear Vision. They were working on a first-person shooter called Psychotoxic based on an engine called Vulpine Vision (now Trinigy). The game got neither critical nor commercial success, but considering that it was made with less than a shoestring budget I guess we can still be proud of it because it's proof of standing power and finishing ability!
At around the same time me and another Nuclear Vision employee made the flash game Codename Gordon as a fun side project, which later got its official release by Valve over Steam and is bundled for free with every Steam Account. Codename Gordon is what I am most proud of! At the same time i was doing a lot of Unreal custom mapping as well (those were busy days), which resulted in a lot of contacts to U.S. studios. One of them eventually hired me so I moved to the Boston area to work for Windward Mark Interactive as a lead level designer, where I worked for about two years on a really ambitious first-person shooter project called Alliance: the Silent War.
Unfortunately, the U.S. government would not grant me a permanent work permit so I am back in Germany again, and I am only doing occasional freelance work for the project at this point.
Where does Warby (or War Beast, whichever your preference) come from?
It's from a cheesy Sci-Fi B-movie called Death Machine its sort of an Alien / Terminator spoof by Director Stephen "Blade" Norrington. So the film monster in this one is called the Warbeast [and] I always loved the design and the simple but effective animatronics in that thing.
But with more and more international contacts suddenly the words war and beast actually have meaning ... a meaning that doesn't fit my persona or attitude at all so I slimmed it down to Warby, which doesn't mean anything but I hope sounds happier and more peaceful.
Tell us about your background in 3D animation / education.
Not much to say there. I have the regular German High School degree, and we sure as hell did nothing 3D art or game design-related in school, so all I know about art and game technology is self taught.
What software did you use when rendering?
I don't offline / pre-render anything ... everything I do is for real-time purposes! Of course, the light maps in de_wanda, with all the global illumination and ambient occlusion, are rendered offline by the standard Half-Life compile tool vrad provided by Valve Software, but I am pretty sure that's not what you were asking, but what 3D tool I like to use? Right! [Ed.'s note: right!]
I prefer Maya over Max XSI and Blender, but I am curious to try out Modo. But seeing how Maya 8 makes its first steps to becoming a full-fledged shitty Max clone, I might just declare "rock 'n roll as dead" and switch to Max permanently soon.
Anything else you would like to add?
If you like Shadow of the Colossus and I assume you do check out my website. There was a "CG Talk Shadow of the Colossus level design contest" recently ... you can view my "winning entry" on the front page. There is also a fake in-game screenshot of the colossus seen in de_wanda *smiles.*
-- End of Original Interview --
You can find map screens and some more great artwork inspired by the game in Seidel's portfolio.
How long did it take you to do the map?
When people ask me this question, I usually just respond 4 months. The truth is, I don't remember anymore. I started it this summer and I released it [in the] beginning of December, but I already sketched out the colossus and the layout long before that, at the time when the game Shadow of the Colossus got released in the U.S.
What was your inspiration?
Well obviously Shadow of the Colossus for the bomb target statue, but the rest of the city is inspired by a not well know Ubisoft game called Beyond Good and Evil that I found in a bargain bin for 1 Euro a month or so prior to start building the map (best buck i have ever spent). Pretty much all textures you can see in the map are made from a photo collection provided by another great German artist "Thomas Hess" ... they inspired me quite a bit, too. He shot them in Southern France and even though Beyond Good and Evil is set on an alien planet, you can clearly feel [Ubisoft's] French architectural influences. So that was a lucky coincidence that matched up so nicely.
Could you tell me about your history in the mod community and your professional life in the gaming industry?
The only two mods I have worked on are called project Timeless (based on Half-Life One engine) and Red Orchestra (based on Unreal). I started working in the commercial game industry practically the day I was allowed [by] German law. I had my first gig at a studio called Nuclear Vision. They were working on a first-person shooter called Psychotoxic based on an engine called Vulpine Vision (now Trinigy). The game got neither critical nor commercial success, but considering that it was made with less than a shoestring budget I guess we can still be proud of it because it's proof of standing power and finishing ability!
At around the same time me and another Nuclear Vision employee made the flash game Codename Gordon as a fun side project, which later got its official release by Valve over Steam and is bundled for free with every Steam Account. Codename Gordon is what I am most proud of! At the same time i was doing a lot of Unreal custom mapping as well (those were busy days), which resulted in a lot of contacts to U.S. studios. One of them eventually hired me so I moved to the Boston area to work for Windward Mark Interactive as a lead level designer, where I worked for about two years on a really ambitious first-person shooter project called Alliance: the Silent War.
Unfortunately, the U.S. government would not grant me a permanent work permit so I am back in Germany again, and I am only doing occasional freelance work for the project at this point.
Where does Warby (or War Beast, whichever your preference) come from?
It's from a cheesy Sci-Fi B-movie called Death Machine its sort of an Alien / Terminator spoof by Director Stephen "Blade" Norrington. So the film monster in this one is called the Warbeast [and] I always loved the design and the simple but effective animatronics in that thing.
But with more and more international contacts suddenly the words war and beast actually have meaning ... a meaning that doesn't fit my persona or attitude at all so I slimmed it down to Warby, which doesn't mean anything but I hope sounds happier and more peaceful.
Tell us about your background in 3D animation / education.
Not much to say there. I have the regular German High School degree, and we sure as hell did nothing 3D art or game design-related in school, so all I know about art and game technology is self taught.
What software did you use when rendering?
I don't offline / pre-render anything ... everything I do is for real-time purposes! Of course, the light maps in de_wanda, with all the global illumination and ambient occlusion, are rendered offline by the standard Half-Life compile tool vrad provided by Valve Software, but I am pretty sure that's not what you were asking, but what 3D tool I like to use? Right! [Ed.'s note: right!]
I prefer Maya over Max XSI and Blender, but I am curious to try out Modo. But seeing how Maya 8 makes its first steps to becoming a full-fledged shitty Max clone, I might just declare "rock 'n roll as dead" and switch to Max permanently soon.
Anything else you would like to add?
If you like Shadow of the Colossus and I assume you do check out my website. There was a "CG Talk Shadow of the Colossus level design contest" recently ... you can view my "winning entry" on the front page. There is also a fake in-game screenshot of the colossus seen in de_wanda *smiles.*
-- End of Original Interview --
You can find map screens and some more great artwork inspired by the game in Seidel's portfolio.
News: TGS2007 lasts one extra day
The TGS Committee has announced that this year's Tokyo Game Show will run for four days instead of the usual three. The show will now start on the 20th September and will go through four intense days ending on the 23rd. Thursday and Friday will be the busiest days, especially now that TGS is taking center stage after E3 was downscaled.
If we get an announcement about Ueda-san's next game at the show, we'll have an extra day to go crazy over it.
Link to official press release: http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/20070201.html
If we get an announcement about Ueda-san's next game at the show, we'll have an extra day to go crazy over it.
Link to official press release: http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/20070201.html
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