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Ico (2001)

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ICO (イコ Iko, pronounced "ee-co") is a 2001 Action-Adventure PS2 game designed and directed by Fumito Ueda, who wanted to create a minimalist game around a "boy meets girl" concept. It is the first game in the Team ICO Series.

The team employed a "subtracting design" approach to reduce elements of gameplay that interfered with the game's setting and story, in order to create a high level of immersion. This means that the gameplay is realistic, with actions such as climbing, hitting things and making difficult jumps being limited to what a child would actually be capable of, and there is also no interface at all, with no inventory, minimap, life gauge, or stamina meter to remind you that you're playing a game.

The titular Ico is a young boy born with horns on his head, which his village considers a bad omen. Warriors lock Ico away in a sealed coffin within an abandoned castle. He escapes by chance, and while exploring his prison, Ico encounters Yorda, a mysterious young princess who speaks a strange language.
Personally it's my new favourite game of All time (Yes I'm looking 👀 at San Andreas °~°) to explain further, ICO has an otherworldly feel to it being it's large castle grounds, moving point A to point B, the environment all around you, not knowing what to do next [the first time playing which was about 5+ Hours long] interactions between characters that leave you almost on one end of the entire dialogue. Its a 10/10 for me and I highly recommend that it's worth playing

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PROLOGUE
(Getting off the boat)
PRIEST: Get the sword.
(As Ico is imprisoned)
PRIEST: Do not be angry with us. This is for the good of the village.

UPON FINDING YORDA FOR THE FIRST TIME
ICO: Is anybody there? Who are you?
What are you doing in there?
Hang on a moment, I'll get you down.

AFTER GETTING YORDA DOWN
YORDA: Who are you? How did you get in here?
ICO: I--I'm a sacrifice, because I have horns.
Children who grow horns all get taken here.
ICO: Are you a sacrifice too?
After chasing off the shadow
ICO: What was that creature? Was it after you?
It's dangerous for you here.
C'mon, let's find a way out.

WHEN YORDA USES HER POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME
ICO: What was that?

AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE (FIRST TIME)
ICO: Look, the gate is open! We can get out!
(The gates start closing)
ICO: Come on!
(Yorda trips and falls, and the Queen appears)
QUEEN (to Yorda): Yorda, don't be so foolish. Come on back to the castle.
QUEEN (to Ico): So you're the one who's been dragging my Yorda around.
Do you know who this girl is?
She's my only, beloved daughter--one day destined to rule this castle.
She doesn't belong with a horned-head fool like you.
Now get out of here and leave Yorda alone.
(The Queen disappears)
ICO: You okay?
YORDA: Oh dear, we've upset her...
QUEEN'S VOICE (to Yorda): Why don't you understand?
You can't survive outside the castle.

AFTER OPENING THE GATES AGAIN
ICO: You okay?
YORDA: Just a little farther...

(THE BRIDGE SEQUENCE)
YORDA: Thank you...
IN THE THRONE ROOM
QUEEN: Wait.
ICO: What are you going to do with Yorda?!
QUEEN: Forget it... you're too late.
This body will soon perish...
Yorda will be revived as my successor.
That is Yorda's fate... she will be the receptacle for my soul, so to speak.
When she awakes, her memories of you will have vanished.
Now put the sword down and leave this place.
Yorda would have wanted that, too.
QUEEN: Tsk, tsk, not a good little boy at all... do you want to die so badly?

(BATTLE ENSUES)
QUEEN: Yorda cannot leave this castle, ever...
Not even if... you take my life...
AT THE END, AS YORDA PUTS ICO ON THE BOAT
YORDA: Goodbye

ICO script from: http://archive.thegia.com/index-2.html
image from: https://alphacoders.com/
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ICO TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
07:29 ICO wakes up
10:17 Yorda
14:44 First battle
17:17 More demons
25:05 A little ride
30:39 Stairs room
33:13 BOOM 💥
34:30 All the birds with one stone
35:29 Freedom? 🕊️
53:15 A lot More demons
57:35 The Windmill
1:00:16 Get YORDA topside
1:15:17 East and West Gates
1:31:27 First Gate Activated
1:46:30 The catapult
1:56:09 Chased
2:00:52 Bombs away 💣💥
2:08:05 Last Gate
2:25:53 Last Gate Activated
2:35:23 Castle's underbelly
2:48:32 Lightning sword 🗡️
2:50:32 YORDA's Fate
2:56:26 Final (Queen)Boss Fight
3:00:37 Final Cutscene 🎥
3:10:43 A special surprise 🫢
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