Shadow of the Colossus

[XxSephirothxX]

I've had a few camera problems, but not nearly as many as I was expecting based on what I'd read. I bumped the control speed up a few notches, and it's really fairly easy to use the majority of the time; it's only when I'm in tight spaces that it becomes a hassle, but there are very few 3D games that don't suffer from that problem to some extent.

[Necronopticous]

I only ever had camera trouble on the hands of the final colossus.

P.S. All NORMAL items obtained, glory. Those exploding arrows are awesome.

[raskerino]

This thread has given me a need for this game and gotten me to buy Ico

[Vyk]

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.

[Slothy]

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.

Agreed. In fact, I felt the worst aspect of Ico was the fighting. It seemed to bog down the pace of the game in some places. When I just wanted to solve the damn puzzles, I had to take ten minutes to fight a group of enemies first. I love the fact that there are no random enemies in this game. There are two main draws in Colossus after all; the expansive world to explore, and the various colossi; and the developers were kind enough to let us experience both without pointless fights with unecessary enemies. Kudos to them.

[Sepho]

I saved right before the Titan at about one in the morning. I needed to catch some Z's by then, but I ran ahead and found him before shutting it off just so I'd be able to sleep. Beautiful. I was awe struck.

Thats true, and I may play the demo, however, you said you wouldn't recommend it to someone who didn't like searching, and that would be me. I don't enjoy puzzle games either, and since thats at least sort of what it is, I doubt I'd enjoy it. That, and the short length, lack of random encounters, and a few other elements just don't appeal to me, so it would be dumb of me to spend $50 on something I doubt I'm going to like.

$40, for clarification, but I got'cha anyway. I'm not one to care what everyone else plays and doesn't play, or likes and doesn't like, so I'm not going to try to sell you on this. There's a good chance it might not be for you, but you'd be doing yourself a favor in playing the demo.

About camera problems: I've almost been killed by them, so I can't exactly say they're negligible, but I think I've just had a run of bad luck. They don't tarnish the game's magnificence.

Agreed. In fact, I felt the worst aspect of Ico was the fighting. It seemed to bog down the pace of the game in some places. When I just wanted to solve the damn puzzles, I had to take ten minutes to fight a group of enemies first.

*nods*

[RSL]

Oh sweet, it's only 40 bucks! That helped a little. Anyway, I purchased this game during lunch just a few minutes ago. Unfortunately, I have to wait another 5 hours until I am done with work

[Necronopticous]

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN. You won't regret it.

[Slothy]

I had a bit of an interesting time yesterday. After spending about 30-40 minutes fighting colossus number 10 on Monday night to find it's weakness I had to go to bed and didn't finish him. Last night, one stab away from finishing it, the power flickered due to a lightning storm, and the whole battle was wasted. Almost threw my controller at the TV.

And just out of curiosity, am I the only one who feels a little sorry for having to kill these magnificant creatures? Now some such as number 10 I gladly buried my sword in, but I just feel kind of sad after killing some of these, like who the hell am I to kill these colossi that really aren't causing a whole lot of trouble.

And I must say, the soundtrack for the game is absolutely perfect. I love that it not only captures the epic feeling of the battles, but changes as you gain or lose the advantage, which also happens to be a great way to know you're doing something right.

[Necronopticous]

You're on the right track.

[Sepho]

stuff

I'll go along with most everything you've said. Of all the things that make Colossus fantastic, its soundtrack is its best feature, and probably the best I've heard in recent memory.

rsl: Enjoy!

[RSL]

This is the best game I have played in a long time. For those who are lamenting the fact that there are no random lesser enemies to fight, don't. They would ruin this game. I'm having a blast just roaming this world and looking around. Everything is so beautiful!

I've defeated 3 of the Colossi so far. The first two were a breeze to figure out. The third one took me awhile to figure out how to get up on his head. I don't know why, once I made it I couldn't believe I spent 15 minutes trying to figure it out.

This game is just incredible. I haven't even explored much of the map but already it seems huge.

[krissy]

ost is great

ps 2's cheap anybody? anyone?

[Dreddz]

This game is a tad easy, ive beaten 3 colossi atm, but I still think this game is good, but Ico still is better...

[GooeyToast]

This game is a tad easy, ive beaten 3 colossi atm, but I still think this game is good, but Ico still is better...

That's why there's a hard mode