The Playstation 2 had among its catalog very good titles that have become classics. It was on this console that titles originated that are still enjoyed by many players today, such as Okami, Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. These last two were developed by Japan Studio and Team Ico.
Ico It is a title particularly remembered with great affection by the fans who had the opportunity to enjoy it at the time. It was recently twenty years since the game was first released in Japan. Because of this, its developers are celebrating and sharing a bit of the story behind its creation.
Ico was playable for the first time on PlayStation 1
The present day Ico It is widely recognized, and not just by those in the world of video games. Even celebrities like Guillermo del Toro They have shared their love for this fantastic adventure of yesteryear. Of course, before becoming what we know, his idea had to be raised and sold to capture the interest of those who were involved in the end.
As a way to celebrate the twentieth anniversary, the company genDESIGN, made up of former members of the now deceased Team Ico, shared a preview version. They did this through a video, which shows us the initial concepts with which they worked and that would eventually become the classic.
The video shows some cinematics and some of its game mechanics. What we must highlight is that this preliminary version was worked on the first model of PlayStation. In comments made to the magazine Gematsu, the developers said: ‘This footage on PS1 was created around 1998, to share the Ico concept with the development team‘
Watching the video we wonder what it would be like to experience Ico on the first console of PlayStation, although the truth is we are very grateful with the one that came to PS2. The developers also commented that they decided not to alter the video in any way, so that the public could see the atmosphere of that time. Do you think it would have enjoyed the same success if it had been launched in PS1?
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