Team Ico’s games
Some of the most acclaimed games we’re talking about here are Team Ico’s. Astro Bot has references to Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian, but only the latter two are playable on PlayStation 5 right now. Shadow of the Colossus got a full-blown remake in 2018 and, after years of development hell, The Last Guardian made its way to PS4 in 2016. Team Ico’s work is often defined by slightly clunky gameplay, offset by immaculate, artful stories. The Last Guardian is a shining example of a game that frustrated me to play but absolutely won me over in the end because its final moments are incredible. Team Ico may be gone alongside the rest of Japan Studio, but much of the team still remains under director Fumito Ueda’s new studio genDESIGN. Here’s hoping whatever they put out next is just as magical.
