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1-Up.com has a new article on the upcoming PS2 game Shadow of the Colossus, complete with an interview with the lead artist and director of the game, Fumito Ueda. I like his game design philosophy and there are some fun facts about the game’s history. If anyone really feels lost at what I find so fascinating about this title, you really should check out Ueda’s precursor title, ICO. ICO was the first PS2 game I bought back in 2001 and I’ve played it frequently since then. It has one of my favorite art direction and character designs of any game and just the whole package is really something; it gives you an experience, and it’s nothing short of something like Zelda or Mario 64.