| AndrewWK said: I actually think ICO got dragged along by Shadow of the Collossus. I mean when it came out nobody gave a fuck about it. But now people are talking about it because its on HD collection together with SotC |
What?
I bought it because of the glowing reviews in 2002, and it was the first game I rebought when I moved overseas.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_ico
In an industry justly accused of leaning towards style over content, ICO is a beacon of light and a bastion of superb game design. Thrusting aside the seesaw of graphics and gameplay which seems to have emerged in recent years, ICO entertains consistently and effortlessly and rewards the player with more of the same. And although it seems strangely ironic to round ICO's time off with a cliché, if there is only one PlayStation 2 game you play, make it this one.
It was a new IP by an unknown studio and no bang bang, so yes most people ignored it.
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