Ico has no flaws - I don't remember problems with Shadow of the Colossus, but I only played it the once.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 16 September 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
OK, last couple of monsters, particularly the final colossus, were pretty cool, even if the combat (as such) remained pretty simple. The ending was very satisfying, too, though I felt sad for the horse. As well you're supposed to, but honestly I felt bad throughout, since you're forced to take him along and he's such a loyal steed who puts up with so much abuse.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link
*spoilers*
jeezus christ the end sequence
the sleeping lady finds the baby (where Wander fell into the pit of darkness) while the limping horse he killed off slowly climbs up the stairs? that's kinda fucked up
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 07:03 (four years ago) link
hahaha, you have discovered one of the great endings
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
it was a very nice surprise after what happened just before (regarding Wander's fate), which i unfortunately jokingly predicted before playing the game. i didn't think it would actually happen!
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
overall i had a blast playing it, though!
of the two notorious issues with the game that are frequently mentioned, i found the controls to be sluggish but functional, and the camera to be awful in certain sections (like swimming under a beast) but ok for the most part. maybe they were improved a bit for the remaster?
also, lol, i didn't realize until the very last shrine that i was supposed to shoot the lizard, and soon afterward also realized i could pick up the little glowing piles of dust. oops! up until then i was very impressed at the restraint in adding "collectibles" to the game
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 15:47 (four years ago) link
the glow piles were new to the remaster! there's an insane story behind it.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
a story within the game behind it, or a developer story? either way i'm curious to hear it!
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:51 (four years ago) link
also i see that there were also piles of fruit i was supposed to be collecting?
and probably also hidden locations near each of the shrines. i ran across in the woods, a little cave hideout with some human stuff in there, and an -ACHIEVEMENT- popped up. that was the only one i found, so apparently i was very bad at exploring despite spending literally hours trying to hop up the sides of mountains that i didn't realize were impassable boundaries
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:53 (four years ago) link
I didn't learn about the lizard thing until well after I beat the game. I don't think it was common knowledge back then.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:07 (four years ago) link
tread lightly with this i supposehttps://www.polygon.com/2018/2/11/17001204/shadow-of-the-colossus-sword-of-dormin-how-to
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link