chaphack said:
ICO at its heart is just a simple puzzling solving game. It is entirely playable on its first playthrough. The game is pretty short. The artwork is nice. The final action bit is quite cool. No idea why it is so highly rated in the niche gaming circle. Finally, I would like more action in the game, something that NICO might seems to be providing. All said imo.
Chap, you don't go see
Phantom of the Opera, for example (as I'm sure you've heard of it), and say it would be better if the orchestra pit instead held the teens off MTV's
Spring Break 2003 bump 'n grindin and passing around ectasy... catch my drift?
Nobody is saying you must
only experience the Opera, or that alternatives like grinding with someone isn't good times - but you don't
only and
exclusivly do one thing. Neither do you go to the Opera expecting to wake up next to someone the next morning (well, thats questionable).
In light of the amazing (and almost universal) critical acclaim and recognition for
ICO - I can't help but feel that you're basically indirectly announcing to the rest of us that your an ignorant litte guy who doesn't understand nor appreciate what's happening in the game. That all you want is unobstructed action, killing, and violence in lieu of any thinking, emotion, or refinement.
Perhaps if you'd play the game again when your a bit older, preferably in your twenties, you'd have a different understanding and appreciation of it.
PS. Notice this trend in gaming? Between the same people and games like
ICO and
MGS2: SoL.
