Ico

[raymond]

Well first I'm new to the forums and since I've lurked a bit and since I'm starting to get into collecting (I'm a newb :() I figured I'd sign up and start posting.

I've never played Shadow of the Collosus or Ico and from the sound of many gaming forums they have certainly built a steady following. I know Shadow is still being produced but Ico has been OOP for some time and I never seem to run into it at EB or Gamestop (any places in philly I know of that sell used games). I was wondering if anybody knows what price I could expect to pay for Ico on ebay and if it's good enough to pay the extra money instead of waiting to stumble over a used copy.

- Raymond

[Rogmeister]

I went to Half.com...and I see new copies start at about $35. They showed a handful of Ebay auctions and most of those seem reasonable (currently at under $20). I rarely use eBay anymore though I've bought a few things from Half.com recently (which is also owned by Ebay).

[Mayhem]

Used to see Ico on the shelves all the time last year when shopping, maybe it's a region thing. You can pick it up for $10-15. Shadow you should be able to get for under $30, I got mine for $34 used and that was less than a month after it had come out.

[exit]

1000th post!!!!!!!!111111111

Anyway, I remember seeing ICO everywhere about at one point last year, I think I remember hearing it was re-printed. I picked it up for $20 at Best Buy back in 04 and saw it for cheap at EB/GS. I'm sure prices have skyrocketed, at least since SOC was released. I wasn't very fond of SOC, mainly because I hit every glitch imaginable, which includes (literally) falling through the last Colossi.

Very beautiful game, it's a true classic.

[Jackattack]

If you don't care about Shadow of the colossus being a greatest hits, you can pick it up almost anywhere for 20 dollars. As for Ico, I found my copy about half a year ago at a McKays Used books story for 8 dollars complete if that tells you anything. Good luck

[Nebagram]

Yeah, Ico got reprinted not long ago (just before SotC's rerelease) so the reprints are easy enough to find. Very artistic game but frankly, it bored the tits off me. :|

[Trebuken]

Yeah this is a love/hate game. I loved it, but I'd like to let you know that it takes less than 6 hours to complete. Shadow of the Colossus isn't much longer. Short but sweet games...