okzoomer - ICO

a look back at ICO ------------------------------ chapters: intro: 00:00 history: 1:51 review: 5:00 legacy: 12:10 final thoughts: 13:10 ------------------------------ sources: Carless, S. (2025). Marc Laidlaw On Story And Narrative. Gamedeveloper.Com. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/... Crosley, B. (2026, August 3). Design philosophy: Fumito Ueda, design by subtraction. Blake Crosley. https://blakecrosley.com/blog/design-... Edge Staff. (2008, August 26). Hellboy director talks gaming | edge magazine. Archive.Org. https://web.archive.org/web/201008120... Haugh, O. (2022, December 30). How ico has influenced modern game design. GameRant. https://gamerant.com/ico-modern-game-... Unseen64 (2008, November 13). ICO [PlayStation 1 - prototype] - Unseen64. Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/i... Mielke, J. (2005, October 13). Design by subtraction from 1UP.com. 1Up.Com. https://web.archive.org/web/201202221... Scullion, C. (2021, December 6). Miyazaki says there would have been no dark souls without ico. Video Games Chronicle. VGC. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/n... Serin, K., & West, J. (2026, January 18). The last of US director used Ellie and Joel’s bond as a reference for his new game, but the biggest inspiration was ICO, the first that made him cry. GamesRadar+. https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-... shmuplations. (2021, December 26). Fumito Ueda – 2005 developer interview - shmuplations.Com. Shmuplations. https://shmuplations.com/ueda/ ------------------------------ socials: Youtube:    / @okzoomerugh   Twitch: twitch.tv/okzoomerfine Backloggd: https://bckl.gg/qW1k Patreon: https://patreon.com/okzoomer?utm_medi...