30 Days of Gaming - Day Five

So there's this thing going around on facebook at the moment, where you post a picture a day that fits within a specific theme. I've chosen, for my first 30 Days, to go with Gaming.

Day Five - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were)

I spent a lot of time thinking over this, and there aren't honestly any characters that I can think of for either possibility (are like me, or I want to be).

So I decided to focus on a character that shared one quality with me, and this is what I thought:



For those of you that don't recognise where this is from, this is a screenshot from the cult-hit Playstation 2 title ICO.

My main reason for choosing this game? Ico (the boy with horns) is put in an unknown and dangerous situation, where he meets a strane girl (Yorda). Randomly, for no reason other than it being the right thing to do, he releases her.

Upon being released, it becomes clear that the same force that was waiting for Ico to snuff it is also keeping tabs on this girl.

Ico and Yorda work together to attempt to escape the ancient castle they are trapped in, all the while faced with the overwhelming feeling that they could fail at any time.

By the way, spoilers ahead for anybody that cares.

Towards the end of the game, Ico and Yorda are split up. Just as they are about to escape, something happens to stop them from doing so, Yorda is captured, and Ico plummets down a cliff-face and into unknown territory.

At this point, Ico could easily just turn away and find his own way out. Forget about Yorda.

But what does he do? He keeps going, finds his way back into the castle, and tries his best to save Yorda.

The ending is horrificly upsetting, but also heartwarming and completely worth it.

Play again for a second time and it's even better.




Why do I make the claim that Ico and myself share a specific personality trait?

I'm a bit of a hopeless romantic, and I'd like to think that in a similar situation I'd do the same. I already do everything I can to make sure my fiancee is happy, and I would be more than willing to give up what I have to make her happy.

I'm rambling a bit now, but basically that's the similarity I want to focus on, my willingness to go the extra mile to help others out.




What about you guys?