ICO Defeated

[cheshirenoir]

I have completed Ico. Strangely unsatisfying, in that although it was a beautiful game, with fascinating gameplay, there was only about 8 hours of play in there, and the environment was a bit samey. I would have liked something other than the castle.

I only got stuck once in the whole game which means, clearly, I was the target audience.

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Ico is my favourite game, certainly on the PS2, maybe of all time.
I feel i didn't so much defeat it, as unfold it.
The ambience, the texture, the minimalism,
the balance between the characters,
i love everything about it.
I found myself just standing and admiring each place,
or running and jumping about for the playful pleasure of it -
such non-goal-oriented activities tell me i'm becoming immersed,
that my psyche has been persuaded; this is a reality.