Panic’s Steven Frank says pretty much exactly what I would about Ico. Damien and I played this for ten hours straight, and never tired of the gorgeous atmosphere it evokes. I’ve recently loaned my copy to Gavin, who’s less completely hooked but still hugely complimentary.
Ico is perhaps the most enchantingly beautiful game I’ve ever come across. How highly do I rate it? I bought a copy immediately and I didn’t even own a PS2. Of course the proper end to this tale is to say that I then bought a PS2.
Except I didn’t. Instead I waited until I found someone who I thought would appreciate it and gave it to them. I think I may be coming down with a bad case of altruism…