Rated E for Everyone.
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Strike 3.
you're out!
You're outta here!
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This review is for a mature-rated game, so viewer discretion is advised.
When "Ico" came out on the Playstation 2, it didn't sell well despite acclaim from critics.
"Ico" is considered by many to be a work of art in the videogame world, and that's not something to be said lightly.
"Shadow of the Colossus" falls under the same category, and was made by the same developers at Team Ico, yet a larger marketing campaign
led to it selling more – plus it was remade for the Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.
With these multiple releases, is "Shadow of the Colossus" a game worth checking out?
When the game begins, you see a young man named Wander
riding on horseback to a temple in order to resurrect a girl named Mono.
However, this will only happen if Wander will follow the instructions of the entity Dormin [who is not seen but heard] and
destroys sixteen giant beasts across the land, known as colossi [plural for colossus].
Wander is told that the price for reviving Mono is high, yet
he goes out to fight the colossi…and gradually his body gets corrupted by the essence of these creatures.
The story is deliberately minimalistic, with little information given to the player.
What is the relationship between Wander and Mono?
Why is this land forbidden?
The outcome of Wander's quest is compelling to watch and worth the ten or so hours of playtime to see what happens.
The use of minimalism also applies to the characters and setting – it is a fantasy setting,
yet there are no dungeons or towns – and there are barely any
characters or enemies. The focus is on the sixteen boss fights – where you control Wander,
find these colossi and destroy them.
These sixteen boss fights are nothing short of memorable!
The colossi are generally enormous in their size,
display a fusion of organic and inorganic elements such as armour and fur, as
well as have a tendency to move around in a peaceful or graceful manner.
Still screenshots do not do these boss fights justice.
No matter how much awe you may feel in the first moments you see these creatures,
you still have to work hard to find their weak points and this is where the game is more unconventional.
"Shadow of the Colossus" is more of a puzzle game, where you have to look at the surrounding environment and figure out a way to trap the
monster or at least climb it. There is more trial and error involved in this than there should be,
but you should be able to figure out what to do…
and sometimes the voice of the entity Dormin will offer clues.
[Dormin speaks] [Battle noises including horse neighing]
Wander has a stamina gauge, so you can't climb on or stay atop most of these colossi for long.
You can regain your health and stamina on the ground or some part of the monster where you won't necessarily be shaken off as if you were a flea.
You will really feel as if you're hanging on for dear life during these moments,
though this can be annoying sometimes due to the fact that the colossus can sometimes never stop thrashing about,
especially when you're actually on the weak point
[represented by a glowing sigil] attempting to actually deplete the creature's health bar with your sword.
However, once you destroy any of the colossi,
this is where the emotional part of the game comes in, to the point where it's extremely subjective.
For the most part, this game can be treated as a series of puzzles where the player can feel a sense of accomplishment
for figuring them out and wanting to see how the story ends. But it goes deeper than that – the word is 'tragedy'.
Sure, some of the colossi are actually aggressive and try to kill you.
Sure, it may have been frustrating trying to even climb on one and hang on. But after the colossus bleeds more and more from the blade of your sword,
with the music getting more urgent [or to use an overused word 'epic'], you then see the creature very slowly fall to the ground,
the music changes to a solemn choral melody,
and then finally the aforementioned 'essence' flies out of the corpse and infects Wander.
[Wander groans and collapses] [Emotional music]
It is possible in these moments you may feel sorry for the colossi. The game instructs you to fight sixteen of them, and for what?
To resurrect Mono? At what price? When you feel this emotion, you'll want to keep on going to see the ending.
There's even a moment towards the end of the game
which may actually make you cry. This is how connected you can feel to the characters and setting,
regardless of the deliberate minimalism or the vague backstory.
Boss fights aren't the only thing that make up the game. You will explore a vast desolate land
where, alongside the boss fights that are generally in remote areas,
there are fruit and lizards that will generally increase your health and stamina bars.
To find the colossi, you have to hold your sword up to the sun, and a beam of light will show you where to go.
You can get there via horseback on Agro, and occasionally you'll need your horse in a boss fight.
Riding Agro can potentially be frustrating to control, considering the developers tried to make the horse-riding as realistic as possible.
Speaking of the controls, the button placement can be fairly hard to get to grips with, though if you pay attention to the on-screen
instructions before the first colossus, you should be all right.
You may also find it hard to tell which direction you're moving sometimes.
And if this wasn't enough, the camera can go all over the place
which, while potentially sweeping and epic, is a struggle.
The frame-rate in the game could unfortunately go down due to the initial release
pushing the Playstation 2 to its limits,
but the later versions remedy this. The latest version [of which the footage in this review is from] is the Playstation 4 release,
which may be the best version to get in regards to smooth frame-rate and potentially more accessible controls,
but the changed colours and character models may be questionable to those who have previously played the game.
Overall, "Shadow of the Colossus" is certainly a unique game, much like "Ico". In contrast to that game, the game actually contains a HUD,
featuring health and stamina bars, and your weapon of choice [out of a sword or bow and arrow]. Those who liked how
cinematic "Ico" was may dislike that, but if there are key
similarities to be noted, it is in the production values and minimalism. The game is definitely beautiful and the music, when it's there, is some
of the best in videogame history.
Minimalism is what really makes this game unique.
The world you explore is desolate with no-one to talk to, just giant creatures that are a tragedy to destroy, yet somehow,
their destruction may bring back a girl from the dead. People familiar with
action-adventure games may wish for more than that, as well as less frustrating controls and camera combined with more traditional gameplay,
but you may find the sixteen boss fights/puzzles with the giant colossi and your own subjective
interpretations of the story will stir some strong emotion. "Shadow of the Colossus" is a memorable work of art and is quite possibly superior to "Ico".
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