12-04-2026, 02:27 PM
I would throw in ICO alongside (before) SOTC. SOTC is fantastic but ICO holds such a special place in my heart. I used to write for a long-defunct website from time to time, but the one piece I remember writing was about how influential ICO is in gaming. I think Dark Souls is one of the biggest examples of it in terms of world design, being in such a large world and feeling like you're such a tiny piece in it and feeling so isolated and lonely.
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