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Game entry
Ico
2001 · Platformer, Action-adventure, Puzzle · PlayStation 2 · Sony Computer Entertainment
Ico is ranked no. 17 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,915 and 74% of duels won.
World rank
no. 17
ELO score
1,915
Wins
74%
Duels played
170
About Ico
An action-adventure game in which a boy is abandoned and taken to a massive castle by his people. After exploring it for a while, he meets a girl who speaks a different language than him, then decides to get both of them out of the castle grounds by leading her along, in order to escape the shadow-like creatures that frequently try to kidnap the girl.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,915 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Assassin's Creed II 50% 4 duels played · 29 points ahead
- against Limbo 33% 3 duels played · 58 points ahead
- against Portal 2 33% 3 duels played · 78 points behind
- against Shadow Complex 100% 2 duels played · 424 points ahead
- against Banjo-Kazooie 50% 2 duels played · 89 points ahead
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48 comments
Craig_2007
Sure, let's rank a PS2 game with a wonky camera above stuff built decades later with actual budgets, because apparently vibes outrank everything else on this site.
PixelPilot1995
Seeing it still climb duels after two decades feels like proof this whole ranking thing isn't just nostalgia talking.
CosmoHunter49
the castle itself felt like a character to me, more than most actual characters in games from that era. i was maybe thirteen when a friend lent me his copy and i remember just walking around not doing anything for a while, just looking at the place.
LootPlayer95
Oh sure, let's put a nineteen year old PS2 game against Assassin's Creed II and act surprised when people argue about mechanics for three pages.
SaveLegend2
Funny thing is I had that exact three page argument with a friend once, mechanics versus mood, we never settled it either.
Rudolph_2
Its win rate says more than its rank does honestly.
Camille_25
Le taux de victoire c'est bien beau mais je le trouve surtout mal placé, j'ai eu le même réflexe en voyant le chiffre.
LuckyHunter
Compared to Portal 2 this feels ancient in terms of mechanics, but compared to Limbo the two almost feel like siblings from different generations arguing about the same idea.
IronDragon41
Ancient mechanics, sure, but Limbo owes it a debt it never really paid back.
RogueLegend
Ce duel avec Limbo revient tout le temps mais franchement le silence n'a pas le même poids dans les deux, ici il sert la relation entre les deux personnages...
PedroHunter
Con Portal 2 al lado ya se nota el paso del tiempo, y con Limbo la comparación tampoco lo favorece tanto como dicen.
VinylAce25
Camera fights back at times.