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m0ney on 10 June 2013

I also didn't think much of Ico although I played it for only like half an hour to be fair. And I don't buy that 'its an old game, give it a break' argument - I play lots of old games, in fact I mostly play old, and they are all great timeless games. Neither I buy the 'you don't get it, its art' argument - art my a, even if it's an artsy game it still needs good gameplay and everything else. And don't get me started on SotC - Shadow of the Clunky as I call it.



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Dr.Grass on 10 June 2013
kowenicki said:
Dr.Grass said:
kowenicki said:

oh dear...

prepare thyself !

I partly agree however...


Oh what a surprise. When did you play it?


Remind yourself that ICO was released in 2001. That's 12 years ago.

 

EDIT: ALSO,

There are no guns in the game (sure to put off most people)

Consider also the caliber of other games released during that period and the originality of ICO.

Also, it was the first game by Team ICO.

It got mostly 9/10s. Wasn't hailed as a AAA giant or anything.

 


IMO, OP has only himself to blame.

plenty of people feel the same.

go bitch to them too.

why "oh what a surprise"?

I think you are inferring that I am biased in the games I like... please dont overlay your mindset onto me.

at least two PS3 games are in my top 10 of this gen

playstation games probably take up half of my all time top 10.

 


"plenty of people feel the same."

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Therefore it's the OP's own fault for thinking it's the "most overrated game ever".



Dr.Grass on 10 June 2013
kowenicki said:
Dr.Grass said:
 


"plenty of people feel the same."

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Therefore it's the OP's own fault for thinking it's the "most overrated game ever".

I was more concerned with the "oh what a surprise" comment.  Not required.


 Agreed -  it wasn't required.



adriane23 on 10 June 2013

I agree. ICO does NOT hold up well. It's actually unbearable for me to play. I can't even get to the HD version of Shadow of Colossus because I told myself I would finish ICO first.

Fuck ICO.

 

SotC is amazing though. I'd say skip ICO and just play that.



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Cthulhu on 10 June 2013
kowenicki said:

oh dear...

prepare thyself !

I partly agree however...

When did you played it?



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Cthulhu on 10 June 2013
yum123 said:

I just downloading the ICO HD collection of psn thanks to + and had high expectation because everyone talks it up around here. but then I started playing it and I cant find a single good thing about it

The whole game is an escort mission and the not even the worst.

- that chick your escorting has the worst AI ever, she doesnt come to the next area unless you drag her or does anything except annoy you unless you pull her, and you constantly have to go back for her because shes being attacked.

- there is no story at all I dont even know who the kid or the girl is. No dialog no english speakers. just a tiny bit of text here and there. IO could not care less for the characters because theres nothing to care about.

- platforming is annoying as hell, clunky and unfluent

- combat is too simply. just one attack with frustrating mechanics.

- the loactions are not even that great there are plenty of games with better.

 

I was looking froward to playing sotc collosus and last guardian but if there anything like this game ill definitely give them a miss. 

what do you people like about the game?


Well it was released in 2001. Back then there was nothing like it. One of the best games I have ever played back in 2001. Perhaps now its a different story, the game has aged so its gameplay. I feel sorry for you, you missed its magic..



binary solo on 10 June 2013

I never got around to finishing Ico on PS2 (rented it once), but I really enjoyed what I did play of it.

I definitely think it's a game for which you have to be in the right mood.



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zuvuyeay on 10 June 2013

i enjoyed it at the time,it was one of the first games on ps2 for me,i guess i'm a bit of an old romantic because i liked it myself and i absolutely loved sotc but it doesn't mean they hold up now though,its been a while since i played them



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Veknoid_Outcast on 10 June 2013

I have to disagree, completely.

I think it's the best game on PS2 and one of the best games of the past 15 years. In my opinion, it's an amazing, artful, emotionally resonant action-adventure game with inspired mechanics and brilliant level design.

If anything, it's underrated. It's constantly overlooked at the expense of its younger brother Shadow of the Colossus, which is also brilliant.



darkknightkryta on 10 June 2013

I don't know what to say, I've never had trouble bringing Yorda around. I rarely let them ghoulies taker her. Game was beautiful though. Can't say I wanna play it more than once.