Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Ico by Team Ico headed by Fumito Ueda is a super influential and important and foundational game for the gaming industry. Although, despite this its nowhere near brought up in conversation of mainstream gaming as opposed to the game that followed it Shadow of The Colossus. It never really sold well, so I wanted to make this video to analyze Ico and what's great about it and talk about the games it would influence from indie darlings such as Journey to Giants like The Dark souls games. Hope you enjoy it!
~IP smooches
#ico #gaming #analysis
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
0:37 - What is Ico
1:47 - Ueda and the aesthetic of Ico
4:58 - Design By Subtraction
12:58 - Keep Going (Mid Bump)
13:25 - The legacy of Ico
19:38 - Outro
20:02 - Thank You
20:14 - Patreon
Soundtrack: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhr2nXSQmQdmIDIKci_2VrwdyJRlhvIUo
Mid Bump Artist: soundcloud.com/9snow
Links:
Patreon: patreon.com/InternetPitstop
Discord: discord.gg/XyZAFAGH5G
IG: instagram.com/internet_pitstop
Sources:
gamerant.com/ico-modern-game-design-influence-shadow-colossus-last-us
screenrant.com/dark-souls-elden-ring-ps2-ico-hidetaka-miyazaki
gamerant.com/ico-20-year-anniversary-impact-story-gameplay-
wired.com/2013/09/ico/design/#:~:text=While%20some%20of%20the%20most,Gear%20Solid%203%3A%20Snake%20Eater.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ico
polygon.com/2013/5/30/4380370/naughty-dog-ico-uncharted-last-of-us
destructoid.com/guillerrmo-del-toro-calls-team-icos-games-masterpieces
lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/feature-interview-marc-laidlaw-creator-of-half-life
resetera.com/threads/cory-barlog-keita-iizuka-and-more-playstation-developers-on-the-games-that-defined-them.91145
blog.playstation.com/2011/11/10/ken-levine-interview-taking-bioshock-from-rapture-to-columbia
gamerant.com/naughty-dog-leader-states-uncharted-3-heavily-influenced-ico
Video usage:
youtube.com/@GamesfromMarsYT
youtube.com/@illusorywall
youtube.com/@SlayerSeraph
youtube.com/@attyj
youtube.com/@Shirrako
youtube.com/@OtakuChest
youtube.com/@donguri990
youtube.com/@EncryptedDuck
youtube.com/@HoldingCellGames
youtube.com/@Gameplay-Only
youtube.com/@justgamin5066
youtube.com/@NewFramePlus
youtube.com/@Lacry
youtube.com/@Dansg08
Tags: Ico game, the last guardian, ico ost, ico heal, ico castle in the mist, ico you were there, ico analysis, ico review, ico retrospective, internet pitstop, fez game, demons souls, sekiro, bloodborne, elden ring, god of war, zelda, twilight princess, brothers a tale of 2 sons, prince of persia sands of time, last of us, halo, half life, bioshock, flower game, thatgamecompany, uncharted, guillermo del toro, fromsoftware, hidetaka miyazaki, sony, playstation
Ico by Team Ico headed by Fumito Ueda is a super influential and important and foundational game for the gaming industry. Although, despite this its nowhere near brought up in conversation of mainstream gaming as opposed to the game that followed it Shadow of The Colossus. It never really sold well, so I wanted to make this video to analyze Ico and what's great about it and talk about the games it would influence from indie darlings such as Journey to Giants like The Dark souls games. Hope you enjoy it!
~IP smooches
#ico #gaming #analysis
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
0:37 - What is Ico
1:47 - Ueda and the aesthetic of Ico
4:58 - Design By Subtraction
12:58 - Keep Going (Mid Bump)
13:25 - The legacy of Ico
19:38 - Outro
20:02 - Thank You
20:14 - Patreon
Soundtrack: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhr2nXSQmQdmIDIKci_2VrwdyJRlhvIUo
Mid Bump Artist: soundcloud.com/9snow
Links:
Patreon: patreon.com/InternetPitstop
Discord: discord.gg/XyZAFAGH5G
IG: instagram.com/internet_pitstop
Sources:
gamerant.com/ico-modern-game-design-influence-shadow-colossus-last-us
screenrant.com/dark-souls-elden-ring-ps2-ico-hidetaka-miyazaki
gamerant.com/ico-20-year-anniversary-impact-story-gameplay-
wired.com/2013/09/ico/design/#:~:text=While%20some%20of%20the%20most,Gear%20Solid%203%3A%20Snake%20Eater.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ico
polygon.com/2013/5/30/4380370/naughty-dog-ico-uncharted-last-of-us
destructoid.com/guillerrmo-del-toro-calls-team-icos-games-masterpieces
lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/feature-interview-marc-laidlaw-creator-of-half-life
resetera.com/threads/cory-barlog-keita-iizuka-and-more-playstation-developers-on-the-games-that-defined-them.91145
blog.playstation.com/2011/11/10/ken-levine-interview-taking-bioshock-from-rapture-to-columbia
gamerant.com/naughty-dog-leader-states-uncharted-3-heavily-influenced-ico
Video usage:
youtube.com/@GamesfromMarsYT
youtube.com/@illusorywall
youtube.com/@SlayerSeraph
youtube.com/@attyj
youtube.com/@Shirrako
youtube.com/@OtakuChest
youtube.com/@donguri990
youtube.com/@EncryptedDuck
youtube.com/@HoldingCellGames
youtube.com/@Gameplay-Only
youtube.com/@justgamin5066
youtube.com/@NewFramePlus
youtube.com/@Lacry
youtube.com/@Dansg08
Tags: Ico game, the last guardian, ico ost, ico heal, ico castle in the mist, ico you were there, ico analysis, ico review, ico retrospective, internet pitstop, fez game, demons souls, sekiro, bloodborne, elden ring, god of war, zelda, twilight princess, brothers a tale of 2 sons, prince of persia sands of time, last of us, halo, half life, bioshock, flower game, thatgamecompany, uncharted, guillermo del toro, fromsoftware, hidetaka miyazaki, sony, playstation
