It’s time to stop living the lie. I have never played Ico, the critically acclaimed game for the PS2. I’ve given it as a birthday present. I have told everyone how wonderful it is, but I never played it.

Every game website has someone gushing all over this game. This game that I have never controlled. Stunning graphics. Revolutionary gameplay. I agree with all of things.

Here’s my side of things though. This game is so good that I never even needed to play it.

Huh? Yeah, you read correct.

When Ico first came out, I was living in a terrible little apartment with my long time friend and college roommate. He didn’t have a PS2 but I did.

He had picked up Ico one day because he only heard grand things about it.

He started to play. And I started to watch.

I watched my roommate play through every bit of Ico. That’s how wonderful the game is. I didn’t even need to play it to experience the whole thing. I didn’t have to be an active participant for the game to draw me in and addict me.

If you have never played Ico, you have not excuse. Unless you have the same excuse that I have. Which is a very good excuse. Look at how many paragraphs that was!

You can find it for $9.99 used at any GameStop. Get off your butt and then get back on your butt and play this critically acclaimed yet financially disappointing game.