machanist
17th June 2006, 05:28 AM
shadow of the colossus is an adventure fantasy game like no other.
you've played games where you have to climb mountains and fight things, well in this game the montains are giant monsters, such as valus (http://images.slashdot.org/articles/05/10/shadow4.jpg), the minotaurus colossus in latin. or gaius (http://www.ps3camp.info/images/billet-jeux/2005-12/shadow_of_the_colossus2b.jpg) the Terrestris Veritas.
the story is simple, yet very suspensive, you are the man with no name, or wonder as in the credits (note it is wonder, not wonda, it is japanese and they have no words with er on the end, so they had to replace it with a) on a quest to revive your love mono, who is apparently dead...
the only way you can revive her is to do as the "dormin" says, the shrine itself where you proceed to at the start of the game is called the "shrine of worship", but the mystical creature who inhabits the shrine is just called dormin. he requests that for enough power to revive her you must destroy the 16 colossi armed only with a sword and bow.
it uses a brilliant language which is a backwards japanese with latin mixed within it.
not to forget agro, wonders loyal companion on the lonely path to the colossus, he is a horse.
the world you must travel through is beautiful, and thats not just gameplay beautiful,the scenery is actually beautiful. there are forests and plains and deserts and lakes and caves and a lost city, as well as buildings scattered around the land.
the area of the land is huge, it takes a long long time to cross one side of the land to the other and each time you do, you can be guarenteed something new along the way. there is even a giant castle to explore.
to take down the colossus you must draw the path towards its vitals, the area which will most effect the creature once struck there, which usually require climbing and clinging to the fur of the creature, but in some cases it means to find a way to be able to get near to it, which isnt always easy, such as the great sea monster, Permagnus Pistrix, which requires you to control the colossi for a while to move it to a safe area to get the vitals from the water.
unlike some games where if you kill something it dissapears over time, the colossi do not dissapear after a time, they just stay there.
on some colossi there is no set path to follow to the vitals, it is a move and hope method, where you have to get in a strategic place where you will not be thrown off, much like many glitches in games where you can stand in places to get somewhere quicker, but this game makes it intentional.
the graphics are amazing in this game, the fur looks so real you could almost reach out and grab it. the sound it also amazing, there is no colossi that uses the same sounds, and the music is breathtaking.
the game is currently out on ps2, but i am not sure if it is out on any other consoles. however it is out on psp, but it looks strange and doesnt have the same wow effect, just see this image (http://www.gamebe.com/images/biblio/jeux/000000018589.jpg)
i think this is the best game i have ever played... ever. trust me, you will enjoy this game.
playstation2
gameplay: 10/10
graphics: 10/10
sound: 9/10
replayability: 9.5/10
difficulty 10 being hardest: 8.5/10
psp
gameplay: 9/10 (graphics make it more difficult to understand what is going on)
graphics: 7/10
sound: 4/10 (its psp, what do you expect)
replayability: 9.5/10
difficulty 10 being hardest: 9/10
overall
playstation2: 10/10
psp: 8.5/10
the website is here (www.shadowofthecolossus.com)
note: i have completed the game 100% so if you need any help just ask me.
written by machanist, all information from the nico dvd
you've played games where you have to climb mountains and fight things, well in this game the montains are giant monsters, such as valus (http://images.slashdot.org/articles/05/10/shadow4.jpg), the minotaurus colossus in latin. or gaius (http://www.ps3camp.info/images/billet-jeux/2005-12/shadow_of_the_colossus2b.jpg) the Terrestris Veritas.
the story is simple, yet very suspensive, you are the man with no name, or wonder as in the credits (note it is wonder, not wonda, it is japanese and they have no words with er on the end, so they had to replace it with a) on a quest to revive your love mono, who is apparently dead...
the only way you can revive her is to do as the "dormin" says, the shrine itself where you proceed to at the start of the game is called the "shrine of worship", but the mystical creature who inhabits the shrine is just called dormin. he requests that for enough power to revive her you must destroy the 16 colossi armed only with a sword and bow.
it uses a brilliant language which is a backwards japanese with latin mixed within it.
not to forget agro, wonders loyal companion on the lonely path to the colossus, he is a horse.
the world you must travel through is beautiful, and thats not just gameplay beautiful,the scenery is actually beautiful. there are forests and plains and deserts and lakes and caves and a lost city, as well as buildings scattered around the land.
the area of the land is huge, it takes a long long time to cross one side of the land to the other and each time you do, you can be guarenteed something new along the way. there is even a giant castle to explore.
to take down the colossus you must draw the path towards its vitals, the area which will most effect the creature once struck there, which usually require climbing and clinging to the fur of the creature, but in some cases it means to find a way to be able to get near to it, which isnt always easy, such as the great sea monster, Permagnus Pistrix, which requires you to control the colossi for a while to move it to a safe area to get the vitals from the water.
unlike some games where if you kill something it dissapears over time, the colossi do not dissapear after a time, they just stay there.
on some colossi there is no set path to follow to the vitals, it is a move and hope method, where you have to get in a strategic place where you will not be thrown off, much like many glitches in games where you can stand in places to get somewhere quicker, but this game makes it intentional.
the graphics are amazing in this game, the fur looks so real you could almost reach out and grab it. the sound it also amazing, there is no colossi that uses the same sounds, and the music is breathtaking.
the game is currently out on ps2, but i am not sure if it is out on any other consoles. however it is out on psp, but it looks strange and doesnt have the same wow effect, just see this image (http://www.gamebe.com/images/biblio/jeux/000000018589.jpg)
i think this is the best game i have ever played... ever. trust me, you will enjoy this game.
playstation2
gameplay: 10/10
graphics: 10/10
sound: 9/10
replayability: 9.5/10
difficulty 10 being hardest: 8.5/10
psp
gameplay: 9/10 (graphics make it more difficult to understand what is going on)
graphics: 7/10
sound: 4/10 (its psp, what do you expect)
replayability: 9.5/10
difficulty 10 being hardest: 9/10
overall
playstation2: 10/10
psp: 8.5/10
the website is here (www.shadowofthecolossus.com)
note: i have completed the game 100% so if you need any help just ask me.
written by machanist, all information from the nico dvd