1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comJohn Funk Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/johnfunk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="j17RxTa7VF"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/team-ico-lead-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-werent-good-enough/">Team Ico Lead: <I>Ico</I> and <I>Shadow of the Colossus</I> “Weren’t Good Enough”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/team-ico-lead-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-werent-good-enough/embed/#?secret=j17RxTa7VF" width="600" height="338" title="“Team Ico Lead: <I>Ico</I> and <I>Shadow of the Colossus</I> “Weren’t Good Enough”” — The Escapist" data-secret="j17RxTa7VF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The man behind two of the most beloved games of all time thinks his masterpieces could have been better. Most people who played Team Ico’s last-generation titles Ico and Shadow of the Colossus fell in love with the two games. To many, these two games were the biggest arguments one could make that games were in fact art. Unfortunately, the games – particularly Ico – didn’t sell as well as some – particularly publisher Sony – might have hoped. Was that a result of subpar marketing campaigns, perhaps? Or was it that their quirky Japanese design didn’t go over in […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/45/45407.jpg