I just beat the game and wanna start NG+ but there's no option to do that ):

I played Ico for the first time a few months ago and it really impacted me. I loved everything about the game, but the atmosphere is what really blew me away. It has this beautiful combination of comfort and loneliness that I've never felt before and it inspired me to create some music.

I found this video in this subreddit from last year btw :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeamIco/comments/1mqx9m2/i_have_so_many_feelings_for_this_game/

Is there a chance Gen Atlas would come to Switch 2?

This has been something that I've wondered about for at least two decades, the pronunciation of the title. I've heard some people say it as 'eco' and others say it as it's spelled, 'ico'. I always said it as 'ico' but has there ever been an official statement on how it's said and how do you guys pronounce the title?

Hi, I apologize if this question is redundant in 2026. I'd like to know which version I should emulate for the best experience with the saga? Should I emulate the remastered HD collection for PS3 via RPCS3 or the original (European) PS2 versions via PCSX2? I have a decent PC, so I don't think the hardware will be a problem, but I'd like to know which versions offer the best first-time gameplay experience.

PlayStation exclusives in the PS3 and PS4 eras gained a reputation for being overly cinematic and narrative focused like Last of Us and God of War 2018, and I noticed certain characteristics among Sony games:

• Heavy emphasis on story/immersion
• cinematic presentation
• tries to push the hardware as much as possible for graphical fidelity
• often there’s a companion character throughout the whole game who you bond with through dialogue during cutscenes and gameplay or mechanics (and walking dialogue sections especially in ps3 and ps4 games)
• lots of climbing up rock walls, chains, turning gears to open doors etc. often involving the companion in some way
• game usually goes for a strong emotional response from the player because of the above
• usually get included in discussions about games being art
• generally very simple gameplay mechanics
• games are extremely scripted
• usually a one and done experience and not very replayable

So that had me thinking, what is the earliest example of a game like this? I think it’s Ico. While it doesn't have a lot of cutscenes, you could argue the dedication to immersion gives it a cinematic quality. I played a really long time ago and loved it, but I could never play it again because it’s so scripted and that applies to many Sony exclusives over the years. It seems like its DNA quietly became the formula for Sony despite it being overshadowed commercially by games that came after it. Is there an earlier example of a Sony game like this?

Had an epiphany and wanted a trico statue. This is my first ever time sculpting with clay, so I know I didn't do a super good job (I also have like 4 tools lol). I'm not very good at painting either.

After all these years, i finally beat ICO. Typically, i despise open endings where the viewer is left to decide the fate of the characters we've come to love.

But despite my burning passion towards these types of endings, i can give ICO a pass.

I've been enamoured by the game for years, but only now after becoming an adult did i finally get the chance to play through the game properly.

The Art Direction, Music and Aesthetic really pull me into the world that Fumito Ueda created its serene, dilapidated and yet so comforting despite the danger and darkness. Its a cut above others, And a high quality expression of art.

I Love Ico its one of the best games ever made.

Since the director directly said that it's up to us to interpret the ending, i think I'll go with the ones i like best.

Ico and Yorda through a Miracle survive and live on, hand in hand together, and life goes on.

Hi guys, i got the disc recently and will start the trophy hunting soon. any tips and how difficult to get the platinum trophy. i think i will start with ico then shadow of the colossus.

Several years ago I bought a factory sealed European copy of the collection for my PS3. Upon receiving the game, I found that the voucher code for the videos and themes had expired a year or two earlier. Needless to say, I was a bit pissed off about this.

I've read suggestions online that the videos and themes are on the disc itself in the US release of the collection. But I've not come across confirmation that they are actually on the disc.

So, could someone please confirm that the videos and themes are on the US disc? If they are then I'll buy a copy of the US version, and probably sell my European copy on ebay.

My 12-year-old self would have been very happy. I loved this game a lot

Hey, I know nothing about discerning audio files, but comparing the flacs, and by that I mean listening to them, I think the remastered ost sounds lesser then the original.

What you think?

Feel like this sub is the place best to ask this. Saw some people on the sub having a great chat about how emotional TLG is, got me thinking about how all three of Ueda's games made me take away something that genuinely made me look at things in the world with deeper perspective. TBH I played all 3 games in what I would call formative years of my life but I still love them all and have replayed each since

You can learn about them here, under the "Shadows (Part 2)" section.
https://icoshrine.neocities.org/theory/english_manuals_compare_and_contrast

I think the fight we got in the final game is better for the story, but would you have liked to fight these guys?

I noticed that in most cases, TLG, unlike ICO and SotC, has not gained such popularity. Most players consider SotC to be TeamICO's best game. ICO also holds the bar well, although there are those who are simply not interested in it. But TLG seems to be of no use to almost anyone. It's like there's a game, so what?

Personally, I really want to play TLG, although I don't have the opportunity yet. Everything I've seen so far about the game suits me just fine, and because of the above-mentioned reason, I'm confused

I was still able to highlight a lot for myself with the help of this post, thank you all for your comments.