Very frustating, got stuck all the time

User Rating: 6 | ICO PS2

This third person action adventure platformer is very stylish, I have to admit. A lot of work has been put into it. But here is my problem : 10 min after the beginning, I was blocked. Then I found out what to do, but was blocked 10 minutes later etc. Then after 1 hour or so I could not find how to get past some annoying section (climbing a mill). I spent 20 minutes trying to climb that mill. Then I said to myself : if I get stuck that way so early in the game, it will become much worse later.

So I quit the game, good riddance. I'm very happy companies don't make this kind of frustrating games anymore. Game design has progressed, people moan about games now "holding the player's hand" but if it transforms frustration into fun, it's a good thing. Fun > frustration !

6/10