Shadow Of Memories Getting PSPorted

@Fallible.: As much as I wish the internal storage would be properly used, it doesn't make a bit of difference if major titles (the ones that are anywhere near likely to approach that 1.8GB limit) are still being released on UMD.

Decklin Watson

@Cathosach: Exactly. I am not sure if I will get this since I already have it for the PS2, though it would be nice to be able to play it on the go. The way the game was set up it does not seem like it would make a good portable game with all the trial and error and restarting after burning in a fire for the 20th time. Instead, I would love to see a sequel designed for the PSP.

@Decklin Watson:

Good thing the PSPGo has 16GB of internal storage, then.

Port = good, Sequel = better

Wow I'm just happy to see I'm not the only person on this planet who played and loved this game. I rented it back in 2000 and bought it only until 2006!

I got all the endings of this, some of which were tricky, you really need to get them all to get the most out of the game. It was strange, but charming. I almost traded it in a few years back, then decided to try it again and decided I wouldn't want to be without it.

It is a very good game. I bought it and played it after a fantastic Lets Play of the game.

Kimani

I never even heard about it. It will now become my new prey on Ebay.

mcderek3000

"FIRE FROM HIS HAND!"

Ah, such a classic.

Sugoi

There was an xbox port? the pc version stunk though, just cause of its lack of compatibility.

will definately give this game another go on the psp. here's hoping they tweak it, and give us a new dub!

In your face, Japan!!! That aside, is the game any good?

rich8606

Best Story Ever.

knight64

YESSSSSSSS <3
And after this I HOPE they make another Time Hollow!!!

NekuSakuraba

My favorite game of all time.

This was a pretty cool game but I literally *just* played through it at the beginning of the year. I can't see myself dropping coin on a PSP port unless it has a substantially altered translation, graphical update, or extra content.

I would also hope that more people check out the Shadow of Destiny writer/director's latest project, Time Hollow for Nintendo DS. I thought that game expounded upon most of SoD's ideas and themes quite well, and had a better overall translation.

Oh, sweet, I've been meaning to play this game but never got around to buying that copy at Gamestop. Now I can buy it without having to give money to those bastards! Everybody wins! Except Gamestop.

@The Dude: Definitely. It was one of my favorite PS2 games!

Weird, I've never even heard of this game before.

Wolfers

@Shadowwynd: message me what you think it is (I don;t wanna spoil anything for you, but I have had so much spoiled for me one more won't matter)

@Muckamuck: Jaggies!

Decklin Watson

@reality.exe -console: Processor speed is higher, yes, and the architecture is simpler and easier to program for, but it is not more powerful.

Also, UMD can only handle 1.8GB of data. The only game I've seen anywhere near close to that amount is GoW: Chains of Olympus.

Decklin Watson

@Emiat: It's fantastic. That man can put a fucking ladder in his pocket, what isn't to like?

Gotta play it just to meet the scary arse Homunculus.. *shudders*

Love the game, probably pick up a PSP version if/when it becomes available! :D

Shadowwynd

@(Zombie) Jolan: Seconded.. I'm a huge sucker for Time Travel! I love, said, big title too :P (if its what i think it is)

Shadowwynd

@metallicorphan: Wait, really? Isn't it an RPG? Short!

Loved the multiple endings but I confess I had to use a faq to get the real one (rank A ending).

@PolkOut.com: Game was easy as fuck, I completed it twice in one sitting, got ending D then B.

Kira773

Loved this game...
I'm glad it's gonna get released on PSP because more people will get to play it.
Even cooler is the fact that some staff of Silent Hill 2 worked on this game, which is why the story's so cool! XD

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Actually, the PSP is more powerful than the PS2. The hurdle is if they can fit the game in the 2GB UMD format.

LOL,i remember getting this game finishing it in the same day and taking it back and getting another game

metallicorphan

I hope it gets a graphics upgrade. It was little better then an slightly better PS1 game in that department.

PsychicPanda

This game was awesome. Anyone who likes mistery/adventure games or just games with interesting stories that didnt play it on PS2 should definitely pick up the PSP version.

dgonchild

@ShadowOdin isn't american:

I thought it was funny.

@d_r_e: Because if I didn't do it, then who would?

One of the few non-ported console games that can be classified as "adventure." I remember finding it decent.

LeepNasty

@Ueziel: And I thought I was the only one to own both of these games, :)

grantanamo

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: As amazing as it would be, SotC would be a slow moving slide show on the PSP. It may handle ICO though.

Sir-Lucius has no pictchar!

@Muckamuck: The controls don't weight as much as colossi. I checked.

Oh man, the memories (pun intended.)

I remember doing the review for this game way back when for IGN.

I'm all about picking this up again on PSP and going down memory lane.

sascha23

Ah, this is one of those games I've always wanted to pick up but just forgot about. Will surely get it this time around.

this makes me want to go summon a sassy homunculus

When I first got my PS2, I owned this game and Sky Odyssey. They're both still surprisingly awesome. This is a total left field revival, but I'm not complaining.

@Fallible.: When I think about it now, the other things you could do that didn't directly involve colossi were...

- Eating fruit to increase Wander's health.
- Eating (?) glowing lizard tails to upgrade Wander's stamina.
- Exploring. Atmosphere!
- Crossing the initial bridge in reverse. Oh gawd, did I cross that bridge.

@ShadowOdin isn't american: I'm not so worried about the colossi as I am about the controls.

@TristanMike: As much as I'd like it, the PS2 could barely run the game. The PSP would choke on it's own digital vomit and die.

Revenge_of_Nekojin

@goobermaster: Yeah, I was well into this game at the time. The story was actually pretty good, and it had some pretty nice ideas. It freaked my brain out a bit too at times, in a way no other games have since.
Not exactly a must-have game, but certainly deserves more recognition than it gets. It's beautiful in its own strange way.

Ungruntled

@ShadowOdin isn't american: Probably a little bit. Or at least get rid of any anti-aliasing in the game. That's what I've learned about 3D PSP games so far.

@Fallible.: And you think those colossi are light? Each of them weight thousands of tons!
And you're supposed to hold the newfangled thing in your hands.

Wow, this is awesome news. I am not a very big RPG fan, but the concept behind this game intrigued me enough to actually play it through to find all of the alternate endings. I'm really excited for this game.

grantanamo

@ShadowOdin isn't american:

I think that's debatable. There really isn't much to the game other than 'all of the colossi,' all things considered.

@goobermaster: I'm in the middle of playing this game, actually. :D

The gender ambiguity in the game and the character designs are somewhat irritating, but the rest of it is pretty good. Some parts were amusing in a ridiculous way, such as the tree in the city hall's plaza.

"time-hopping murder mystery"
Day One.
I am a sucker for time travel. Maybe why I liked a certain big title as much as I did. (won't identify to avoid spoilers)

Never played it.. prolly never will either, oh well, here's to hoping for a PSP sometime in this lifespan..

Most of Team Silent (developers of the Silent Hill series) worked on this game. That should at least give some people some incentive to pick this title up and give it a shot. I really enjoyed it when it came out. Happy to see that this will give some more exposure to the game.

"But for anyone who missed out on the original release ... you'll soon be able to relive the time-hopping murder mystery all over again."

But if you missed out on it, how will you be reliving it... oh, right time travel.

nekocomet the dejected

Definately one of the most underrated PS2 games ever made. I'm hoping Gregory Horror Show gets some kind of revival too!

Stevil_T

@The Dude:

+ 1

@ShadowOdin isn't american:

Quick question. Why do you always sign your posts with Jack Thompson, ___________?

@cin1122: I never look at Tekken Tag.

Great game, loved every minute of it.

GtuFest

I REALLY loved this game back when I got it. Short and had a few bugs, but the story's really good and it's one of those great time travel stories. Also, the game handles paradoxes really well.

Ashurahori

@Unplugged: PSP wouldn't be able to handle all the colossi.
It would get too heavy.

Wait, if this was a ps2 game, could we theoretically have other ps2 games ported or in some way made for the psp? It'd be awesome if Sony could come up with a way to do that, it'd be a work around for any ps2 game that plays like shit on a software ps2 emulation ps3 (80g ps3). I'm looking at you tekken tag.

Do they really need to scale back the graphics though? "Shadow of Memories" was like one of the first PS2-games ever in history of mankind (if you exclude the Babylonian PS2-port of "The Epic of Gilgamesh II: Return of Utnapishtim")

Sincerely,
Jack Thompsons, CEO of Videogame History

I love love love love this game. It was the first PS2 game I got at release. I don't know why but I ended up trading it in after beating it and have regretted it ever since. I am definitely looking forward to this PSP rerelease.

DakotaEetion

Great news. I never got a chance to play this.

@TristanMike: I thought it was Shadow of the Colossus too

Unplugged

Best adventure game on the PS2 imo, even thou i probably liked ICO more i wouldn't really call that an adventure game. More like a platformer.

Mundus

One of my all time favourite PS2 games. I played it to death and got all the endings. Some of the story branches were actually quite sad.
I wish it was a sequel rather than a port :(

I never got a chance to play this on PS2.. this seems like a good opportunity to try.. That is, if I can pull myself away from Monster Hunter.

The game was really difficult in a I'm-not-sure-what-I'm-supposed-to-do... kind of way. Really guide dependent unless you feel like a whole lot of memorization and trial and error are your thing.

PolkOut.com

All I saw was "Shadow" and PSPorted..to my dismay, it wasn't Shadow of the Colossus...yay for Shadow of Memories ??

I really enjoyed this game. It's rather sad that people were more interested in Konami for MGS than underappreciated gems like this.

Interesting, buy the port or wait for PS3 to have PS2 compability? (I gave my PS2 to a friend)

Wow, remembering this game takes me back.

When it first came out, I though it was really good. While it did not perhaps have the best graphics/story for the generation, the game concept was sufficiently unique for me to remember it from all the other detritus I played back then. That damn red-eyed Homunculus with the soft voice creeped me out.

Anyone else have fond memories of this game?

goobermaster

I have a copy of Shadow of Memories for the PS2, and still haven't got around to even putting the disc in. I might have to boot it up and have a try before it comes out.

Emiat

Fantastic game. Great to see more people get the chance to play it.

Nice.

great game, glad to hear!