I was interested to see that the winning response, with 32% of the votes, to the latest ongoing SVGL poll seems to favor the idea of The Last Guardian as PlayStation 3-seller -- even with no price cut. Of course, the poll can't calculate how many among those with that opinion are existing PS3 owners and fans.
26% of you think even a title that desirable isn't enough to drive PS3 purchases at $399, and 21% of you think it won't make much of a difference. 19% of respondents had no idea what they were being asked about, so to jog your memory, here's the E3 trailer for the latest game from the team behind ICO and Shadow of the Colossus.
I could blame the rain and laziness, but even those wouldn't explain why I'm challenged to describe just what it is that I -- and obviously, a lot of others -- find so compelling about this particular trailer, or in general the thematic style associated with Team ICO's games. It goes beyond "it's pretty" -- a bit hard to put one's finger on, isn't it? But at E3 I spoke to many people who actually reported an intense emotional response at this video.
How does it make you guys feel, and what emotional cues and imagery do you think are specifically successful in evoking this response? Feel free to chime in if you just don't get the positive reception and you kinda hate it, too.
And if you're also lazy, just answer me this: What do you call the flying animal in there? My vote's for "baby gryphon," like Penny Arcade suggests -- and like many, I'm taking bets on how long the cute little-big guy can stay alive in the game.
Finally, we had 523 respondents on the latest poll, and I'd like to encourage even more of you to vote in the new one. Check it out in the sidebar!
