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Oct 20th, 2005, 05:36 PM | #1 |
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Shadow of the Colossus rocks !!
just got the game today, played for about 2 hours and took down 3 colossi.
i must say team ICO didnt disappoint, i think theyve created another master piece. what an amazing game, the atmosphere and the scope of this game is truely magnificent. graphics is definately one of the best ive seen on the ps2. as far as the gameplay, fighting those colossi are so much fun, I love how each battle is completely unique. No two battles have been similar. the only problem ive come across was it takes some time to get use to the controls, specially when controlling your horse. and some people may find the camera can be annoying at times. anyone else have this game ? if not go buy it now, support team ICO, so they could make more original games like this
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Oct 21st, 2005, 01:19 AM | #2 |
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So it can live up to the hype??
How about the lenght Vic, I heard there were people complaining about it being to short and you took down 3 in 2 hours?? How is the framerate holding up during the clashes with the titans?
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Oct 21st, 2005, 11:05 AM | #3 | |
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Oct 22nd, 2005, 08:16 AM | #4 |
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It's not out here yet(I think) and I want Resident Evil 4 soooooooooo bad, that I think I'll buy that one first. But I will get it...mark my words
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Oct 24th, 2005, 11:53 PM | #5 |
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I just finished the game...I love the game, I love the graphics, the battles, the strategy, the music, and the story...but may I say that the ending is one of the worst I've seen in a long time while, at the same time, somewhat pretty good. Let me explain:
Spoiler: show There you have it. That's my gripe...which is a pretty serious considering how much I loved the game. Such a shame.
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Oct 25th, 2005, 01:58 AM | #6 |
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So sorry to double-post, but I wasn't exactly done with my above mini-review, I just had to leave for something. Anyway...
About what Vic said regarding the camera being annoying...that's a major issue right there. I must've fallen at least a zillion times during the final boss battle (and believe me, it's NOT fun climbing up that giant) thanks to the stupid camera angles while trying to jump. I mean, it's not so bad, but when you're already pretty confused and worried to death about your grip meter, it's not fun having to stress about "Ooh, can I make that jump even though the camera decides to swerve right all of a sudden" and more. Other than the camera and the ending, the game really is fantastic. My favorite battle is the thirteenth one....wow. It was exhilarating and also really fun! My LEAST favorite would have to be fifth or the sixth one (I forget which...the one underwater). Okay, that battle...freaked the bejeesus out of me. I know it's fake...I know it's a game...but holy cow, the visuals were so realistic and the damn water was so murky, seeing that huge thing under there really gave me the heebie-jeebies. I literally froze...I just stood near the shore for about two minutes because I was too scared to continue....and that damn voice comes on and tells me what to do, I know what to do, but it's just too damn scary to do so! Ugh..*shivers* I am looking forward to doing the extra modes. EDIT: I forgot to mention this funny glitch that occurred in my game one time when I was playing. I somehow got separated from Agro (the horse) one time and I couldn't find him even though I kept whistling and whistling. Finally, in the forest to the southwest, I found him...fallen over in midair. In some battles, when Agro gets attacked, he would fall over like any horse. Well, somehow, Agro fell over but I think he was also leaping from a rock at the same time....so you get a frozen-in-midair-lying-on-his-side-Agro. It's hilarious but disturbing...I've taken pictures, I just have to find the time to upload them.
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Oct 26th, 2005, 01:29 AM | #7 |
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You already finished it, how long did it take you to finish it Meryl??
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Oct 26th, 2005, 01:44 AM | #8 | |
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Oct 26th, 2005, 04:20 PM | #9 |
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I recently got a sizeable sum of money today and Soul Calibur 3 also released. So I went up to gamestop, picked up SC3 and got Shadow of the Colossus as well. I haven't played it yet but my friend who also bought it showed me some of the battles and it was completely awesome, I can't wait to play it. He got up to the third colossi but didn't figure out how to get to his weak point, so he took a suicide dive into the water.
But I'll probably play it tonight after I put some time into SC3.
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Oct 30th, 2005, 05:38 AM | #11 | |
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Oct 31st, 2005, 07:48 AM | #13 |
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I bought it on the day it came out and finished it about 3 days later...
I really enjoyed it, but as mentionned previously, the camera can really get frustrating at times and I got the impression that the controls didn't respond too well when I needed them the most. Although the whole idea of beating a bunch of colossi can seem somewhat repetitive, I didn't really get that impression, as each of them had a different strategy. On the other hand, I was somewhat dissapointed with the actual 'look' of some of them... I would've prefered to have 16 REALLY different colossi. There were too many physical similarities between some of them, which took away a bit from the game... at least for me. I found the ending pretty 'satisfying', but since I haven't played ICO, it's somewhat harder for me to understand what's actually going on I'd give this game a solid 8 / 10 |
Oct 31st, 2005, 11:00 AM | #14 | |
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they did have diffent strategy to get to the colossi . just to give you an example, Spoiler: show and sorry merly im with Tt on this one, i also thought the ending was amazing.
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Nov 1st, 2005, 01:05 AM | #15 | |
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[QUOTE=Vic Viper]they did have diffent strategy to get to the colossi . just to give you an example,
Spoiler: show Yes, that's true, each colossi did have a different strategy to get to their weak spots or to destroy them, but a few of them do look similar to one another along with their movements. The ones that comes to mind are Spoiler: show Quote:
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What I did say, was that I thought some of them had a similar 'look' and that I would've prefered to see a bigger variety of them. That's it... |
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Nov 3rd, 2005, 11:44 AM | #17 |
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fair enough, sorry i misunderstod you.
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Nov 23rd, 2005, 01:55 AM | #18 |
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OK, here's my question. In an early preview of the game I read that the only enemies in the game were these Collossi. It is hard for me to imagine a game with only boss-like enemies. Somebody mentioned above that they like to take time in the game to explore the worlds in between the Collossi... that is somewhat comforting to know the worlds are worth exploring, but my quesiton is this: Is this world in fact barren in the final version of the released game or are is it populated with actual creatures and perhaps even non-playable characters to talk to and possibly villages to explore and interact with? The idea of a game with only a main character and his horse and 16 or so Collossi to fight sounds strange to me. If that is the case, I am wondering where the depth is in the gameplay besides the actual battles with these gigantic creatures. I do trust that it is an enjoyable game at any rate based on what I have read, though.
_RED_ stuff
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But, if the idea of a guy and 16 collossi still seems rather dull then I seriously would say to just rent the game and check it out rather than buy it.
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Dec 10th, 2005, 03:41 PM | #20 |
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Yeah, so I played the demo, which lets you play through defeating what must be the first Collossus in the game. I found it to be a unique experience as far as fighting huge boss creatures go. I imagine they get more difficult over time.
It's obviously an insanely expansive world you get to roam in this game, even from the relatively confined area of the demo. The horse is rendered absolutely beautifully and the game seems to boast some of the most unique graphics on the PS2 in general. So yes, I am sold on the game. If only I had the extra cash. Maybe Santa will be good to me lol. _RED_ stuff
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