Shadow of the Colossus

QuidBoy · Post by **QuidBoy** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:08 pm

GOOD NEWS! When we go to disney this december, we're staying in this vacation house thing, and they have a PS2 in it!YIPPEE!So I guess I'll rent the game so I can pwn some colossus noobs!

GuessWho17 · Post by **GuessWho17** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:14 pm

Beat the story.[spoiler:15dc36cfd7]The ending wasn't like a big time shocker but it was pretty sad to see the Wanderer be used like that only to be excuted in cold blood. Playing as Dormin wasn't as fun as it was I guess supposed to be. The controls were real clumsy and what not. But after all that, seeing the secret garden area above the temple was pretty funning considering most of us ran through there to our hearts content. lol[/spoiler:15dc36cfd7]Well I'm on to unlocking all the goodies![spoiler:15dc36cfd7]Just beat the game... ok so uhh... who was the baby? Was it the wanderer reborn...? I'm kinda confused. Looked like it had horns, could it of been Dormin..?[/spoiler:15dc36cfd7]

BloodViper · Post by **BloodViper** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:32 pm

It's offical then... Shadow of the Colossus wins the FoU Game of the Month: October Award?

Post by **Jordan** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:04 am

Yeah, GW and Evan, you guys should write up more about what it is like for those of us still in the dark.

GuessWho17 · Post by **GuessWho17** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:28 am

Well Jordan, its pretty simple really. The game mechanics are amazing, the AI is so well done, and while a few parts get slightly laggy, the graphics and beauty of this game make it worthy alone. If you have seen the trailers you get an idea of what its like, but the most amazing part about the game is the way they made the entire map into one. It's so friggin huge, yet theres still no "load times" other than one "load time," and that load time is a little sequence thing after every colossi you defeat. On top of all that, they did an absolute amazing job on the bloom effects. I mean, I have never seen such a better job on the way the sun shines throughout the entire land. It's just...omgggg.

Evangelion · Post by **Evangelion** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:42 pm

Well Jordan, its pretty simple really. The game mechanics are amazing, the AI is so well done, and while a few parts get slightly laggy, the graphics and beauty of this game make it worthy alone. If you have seen the trailers you get an idea of what its like, but the most amazing part about the game is the way they made the entire map into one. It's so friggin huge, yet theres still no "load times" other than one "load time," and that load time is a little sequence thing after every colossi you defeat. On top of all that, they did an absolute amazing job on the bloom effects. I mean, I have never seen such a better job on the way the sun shines throughout the entire land. It's just...omgggg.Yeah, GW hit the nail on the head.This is an amazing game. There's truely nothing like it (except maybe ICO) and there probably won't be something like it for a LONG time to come. Everything about it is so well done that it just makes you think about how such a simplistic approach to games can work out perfectly.If there was ONE teeny tiny complaint that I had, it would be that the game is a little short. I'm not totally sure though, because once you beat the main game you get a Hard Mode and a Time Attack Mode. You can get new items to use and get different colors of Agro.

Post by **Bane** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:05 pm

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GuessWho17 · Post by **GuessWho17** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:16 pm

I've been playing it for the second time around, and I found out some cool stuff with Agro. First, and most obvious, you can stand up on Agro. That was pretty much given away in the manual. You can also side-ride on him by holding triangle and hitting left or right on him. Theres nothing you can really do in this stance but I still like it cause it looks cool. Another neat thing I figured out is if you have no weapon equipted, and press circle, either on him or next to him, the wanderer gives Agro a few pats. It's pretty cool, and it something I like to do... cause I feel like he does so much and never rests. On top of all that, theres a few other mauvres you can do. If you hold back on the left joystick and press X, Agro stands back on his hind legs and starts running at full speed. If you press Down + X Down + X while in motion, you can stop Agro and do a 180 (more like a 150) degree turn. It has proven useful in a few situations.Another thing I just found out about 5 mins ago... if you jump and in mid air press R1+Square you actually do a jumping stab. I can see this becomeing VERY useful for some of the more figety bosses.

Evangelion · Post by **Evangelion** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:50 am

Haha! Bane....that's.... :roflmao:Anyways, yeah, as GW said, you can do a lot of really cool tricks with Agro. Also, I just finished it and saw the ending...so sad...