I remember playing the demo for this game on PS2 from some break-beat fuelled demo disc. How those vibes clashed.

The atmosphere of this game is expertly crafted. The scale of the castle and the feeling of isolation is captured really well. It's unfortunate that the gameplay hasn't stood the test of time.

I recently read through the novelisation of Ico, and although different in some key aspects it really made me want to go back to this game and others from Team Ico.

Although I feel an itch to replay, i'm holding out for a potential remake similar to what they did with SotC which hopefully irons out some of those janky camera/control issues that are indicative of the era of release.

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2023


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