I only got ICO earlier this year. Even years behind the times it was still a freaking dream. Can't wait till the day I decide to splurge and buy another game. This game. But I've seen mention of random encounters as a complaint twice now. This is not an RPG game dude. It's all-out adventure. And short isn't a bad thing. Long games can get boring, even really good games, if they're too long, there's gotta be a time or two where the momentum drags. There ARE games that aren't RPGs and are still good. And I re-instate my earlier argument. The quality of the hours spent on a game is by far better than the quantity of hours spent.