[quote name='NSYNC']Why would I? I've played the game, LOL! I sunk a dozen hours into ICO and my opinion on that game is that it's boring. Both games are equally bad, but for different reasons.[/QUOTE]
Why would you? When you said "The websites are clearly going for attention with these reviews" and when you said 30 minutes was "probably more time than alot of reviewers bashing the game have played", i assumed you'd actually read the reviews and weren't just making assumptions.
Just because ICO is boring doesn't mean it's a bad game. Bad would suggest that it is below an acceptable standard for quality and performance. It was a technical marvel when it was released in 2001 and while i don't think it has aged as gracefully as Shadow of the Colossus has, remember that it was released 11 years ago. I think Amy attempts to be very innovative and i rather enjoyed the convoluted story during my play through (despite almost chucking my controller at the TV on more than one occasion). While i do still find it conceptually appealing, it is a bit like Mike Tyson after the Lennox Lewis fight - it's an absolute mess! It can be made bearable with a patch or two, but in its current state, it is the textbook example of a bad game.
ICO might not be your cup of tea, but i'm sorry, you can't have played 2+ chapters of Amy and say, with a straight face, that it deserves a 6 and ICO deserves a 2 - especially after playing ICO thrice to get the platinum trophy or whatever it's called. I'm all for going against the grain and being a nonconformist, but that's ridiculous!