Shadow of the Colossus

BoBo_the_seal · on 10-18-2005 03:58 AM

Forgive me if this has been posted before but damn I can’t wait to play this game. One of the guys here at the office got the demo for it. The visuals are stunning plus beating a colossus is both rewarding and sad at the same time.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventur...us/review.html
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3144750&did=1

This makes me want to build a giant for my next project.

- BoBo

arshlevon · on 10-18-2005 04:20 AM

this one is pretty good too..
WARNING!! POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!
they dont disclose the end of the game but they do make it part of the review..and have some short clips.. so its like the say the ending is good or bad.. or okay.. but i am not telling what.. watch at your own risk..
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...4&type=mov

pogonip · on 10-18-2005 04:53 AM

You guys should have a Giant in your game bobo that would rock !

[img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] ..man that review movie ..now that's the stuff that makes me wanna be a character artist . I think of all the game companies out there they do my favorite work graphicly speaking . Im gonna go pick this game up no doubt !

killingpeople · on 10-18-2005 05:23 AM

i saw the trailer at gametrailers.com today and was squirming in my chair and squealing with delight. i can't wait to play this game!

b1ll · on 10-18-2005 06:10 AM

i know, i want , i dig

danr · on 10-18-2005 07:29 AM

i've had a froth-on over this game since at least a couple of years back ... when in the name of happy christ are they going to stop teasing us and release the bloody thing to the baying public?

rawkstar · on 10-18-2005 07:43 AM

wow... thats fucking awesome!!!

Jeff Parrott · on 10-18-2005 07:54 AM

The demo was great. The feeling of bringing the colossus down after being at his feet is a great sense of accomplishment. They did a great job with that. Definately picking it up tomorrow. Plus it's only $40.

steve_o · on 10-18-2005 08:32 AM

Man i've been preaching about this game at VOLITION forever! This is the type of game that inspired me to get a job in the industry. It's so creative and unique, I feel so proud for these guys to be getting great reviews and attention... maybe it'll stir up the industry a bit. Hopfully it'll show studios they don't have to follow market trends and churn out the same old thing over and over.

Go Shadow!

nitzmoff · on 10-18-2005 08:51 AM

Hopefully my preorder arrives today...

Sinistar · on 10-18-2005 09:30 AM

Yeah I've been waiting for this game too. This will be the next game I'm going to buy after I'm done with Serious Sam 2. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

man_o_mule · on 10-18-2005 09:52 AM

been waiting for this game for a long time. Ico is one of my favorite games. I never really figured out why forcably dragging along a helpless girl is fun, but it is.

Toomas · on 10-18-2005 01:09 PM

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I never really figured out why forcably dragging along a helpless girl is fun, but it is.

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Because it makes you feel like a hero?

Sean McBride · on 10-18-2005 01:38 PM

I flipped my shit when i heard that the same people who did ico were doing SotC. Sold me on the spot. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] It does look amazing. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

pogonip · on 10-18-2005 03:26 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Man i've been preaching about this game at VOLITION forever! This is the type of game that inspired me to get a job in the industry. It's so creative and unique, I feel so proud for these guys to be getting great reviews and attention... maybe it'll stir up the industry a bit. Hopfully it'll show studios they don't have to follow market trends and churn out the same old thing over and over.

Go Shadow!

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I wish you were right but ICO actually did not do well sales wise despite how amazing it was [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] and of course game companies are ran by bean counters so to them ICO was a flop [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

killingpeople · on 10-19-2005 08:56 AM

am i the only one who makes the horse on their webpage neigh like 10 times for no reason before entering it?

steve_o · on 10-19-2005 09:51 AM

Oh I am not talking about sales, as Colossus has just been released so there's no way to tell yet how well it'll sell. I was talking about "attention and good reviews" and I think the right people in the industry will notice and slowly accept that everything doesn't have to follow the market trends.

For those people that care about "counting beans" as you put it, they'll never change anyway. Even if a company that's been following the market trends forever sees SotC as a success financially, I doubt they'll have the creativity in place high enough to pull something off that is equally grand.

rawkstar · on 10-19-2005 11:15 AM

just beat the demo, needless to say... I'm picking this up TONIGHT... it fucking rocks.

nitzmoff · on 10-19-2005 10:08 PM

What an incredible game. Just a few colossi into it, but it's clear this one is a winner. I didn't know just how much this one resided in the Ico universe, it's a welcome feature. It almost feels like I'm playing a game made by Miyazaki or something.

I'm usually very much against such a thing, but this is a very cinematic experience. My only gripe so far is the controls (especially on horseback), but considering the range of abilities the character has, I suppose it was somewhat unavoidable.

Four stars so far.

Justin Meisse · on 10-19-2005 10:22 PM

you lucky bastard! I was running around all morning trying to find a copy [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

rawkstar · on 10-19-2005 10:38 PM

up to #5 loving it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

FunkaDelicDass · on 10-20-2005 01:25 AM

I'm three in. It'll be interesting to see how they change things up tactics-wise, if they do at all. Still very impressive, especially on the freaking PS2. The horse is amazing. Just standing next to it and watching it nuzzle you...it's those little things that make games like this special.

Jay Evans · on 10-20-2005 07:12 AM

wow, what awesome animation it has. I'm totally enjoying this one. For issues with controling the horse I found It worked better if I just point him in the direction and let him do the running and steering. It's pretty good at navigating down winding paths by itself. So sit back grab a beer and hold x [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Still takes me like 5 tries to get on the horse though, haha. I just slayed a colossus, looked like a hero doing it, then I'm jumping around like a drunken Mario trying to get back on my horse.

motives · on 10-20-2005 09:05 AM

no chance this game makes it to the PC huh?

nitzmoff · on 10-20-2005 10:06 AM

No chance. Sorry.