I looked forward to SotC for a while and it took me nearly half a year to finally pick it up at the store for 20 bucks. I've been playing it recently and absolutely adore it. It's definitely a step in a new direction for gaming and makes you ask, "Why hasn't there been anything like this before?" There have been games with similar elements but nobody has ever really done something like that. Little else can compare to the epicness of this game.

I'm actually planning to get ICO (probably will have to order from Amazon) at some point in the nearish future. Though it's not quite the same from what I've seen and read I think I would still enjoy it. I'm also intrigued by the story of the two games. While you can easily gloss over what little direct story there is you can also become immersed in understand what holes haven't been expressly filled by the makers of the game.