[segarr]

Don't worry too much about how your character looks either later in the game. He doesn't shower and stuff.

Hehe, I loved how he gradually got dirtier over the course of the game. I didn't notice until like half-way through but once I did I couldn't wait to look at him up close after killing another colossus to see what new dirt, cuts, tears etc he got

Same thing with Batman: Arkham Asylum

[Razek]

No it's cool. Those big monsters are big and stuff. Big stuff is bad. You should kill the bad stuff. Don't worry about all that dark penetrating tendrils that fly into your chest when it's all over that's just the magic of saving your girl. Don't worry too much about how your character looks either later in the game. He doesn't shower and stuff.

Sounds exactly like what I did with this game, but I didn't really care about the girl either. I'm not proud of it. Though, to be honest it's not like I had much of a choice.

[revolverjgw]

I wish. Imagine taking down a colossi with a Razor's Edge.

[soldat7]

I know this is an old game and all, but the thread title is kinda in-your-face.

[dralla]

I played this when it first came out and never touched it again after I beat it. Not because I didn't like it, it's one of my favorite games, just because even after all these years I still remember all of the colossi in detail, I wish I could forget and replay it one day. It just wouldn't be the same without the the 'wow factor' of playing it for the first time. I bought the HD collection too, but I'll probably never play that either..

[Kade]

You play as an Islamic extremist destroying historical monuments.

[Odoul]

Goddamn son!

The game kind of drags for the first few opponents. But from which ever number the first Bird Colossus it really starts to pick up.

I just defeated #14 which is probably the best one in the game so far. The last 3 Colossus I've played The bull in the huge ruins, the flying snake and the giant in the lake, along with the lizard in the coliseum have all been great.

Last two should be insane.

[Chinpoko_Master]

I don't know, I never really felt bad for killing any of the colossi. It's not like I had any other choice, other than to not progress through the game.

The only time I felt kind of bad was at the end, but even then it was more of a "Oh, god. What did I just do?" feeling.

[Mac the KNife]

They had it coming.

[CambriaRising]

They had it coming.

Yeah, lazy bastards just sitting there being all stone and shit.

[Dinosaur]

Great game, but I'm confused why this trait of the game is praised? It made me want to play the game less. I didn't feel manipulated, I felt I was pointlessly killing. The lack of background story didn't help.

I respect that it draws an emotional response though.

[SniperHunter]

You play as an Islamic extremist destroying historical monuments.

hahaha funny post bro

[quabba]

Can i still buy this still on psn? I had a look for it with no luck

Edit: Ok I found it, could have sworn I searched for ICO and Shadow and rifled through the game list 2 weeks ago and couldn't see it.

[Astral]

So OP's about to beat the game huh? Prepare yourself for some depression.

[Kade]

hahaha funny post bro

Th-thank you.

[Odoul]

Second to last boss was great.

Final colossus was a bit of a drag. It went more for spectacle than fun.

I liked the ending. Brought home the desperation.

Took a few months with a big gap between but I'm glad I finished it. And it's easy to forget just what kind of juice the PS2 had.

[starchild excalibur]

I once said this to my brother and he thought I was joking. I'm a big fan of games like GTA, but accidentally running over thousands of civilians never bothered me as much as actively going out of your way to kill a beautiful colossus that's just minding its own fucking business.

I loved SotC, but I definitely felt for the monsters in a weird way.

[Ghost_Protocol]

You never should have made this thread OP. Leave, and do not come back until you've finished the game.

[Yawnier]

Second to last boss was great. Final colossus was a bit of a drag. It went more for spectacle than fun. I liked the ending. Brought home the desperation. Took a few months with a big gap between but I'm glad I finished it. And it's easy to forget just what kind of juice the PS2 had.

I too, just finished this game for the first time a few nights ago and felt the same way about killing the colossi throughout the whole thing seeing as the colossi didn't appear to be harming anybody, unless you threatened some of them. I felt sort of guilty for killing each of the colossi because of this.

For whatever reason, I found the last two colossi to be the most difficult and time consuming of them all.

But yeah, excellent game though.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

And not the fun borderline anti-heroes like in God of War or Grand Theft Auto. I just killed my second beast, and after two years of owning it and a two month hiatus I think I'm finally feeling what the makers are going for. It's crazy just how big it is, I forgot just how impressive last gen could be. On topic though I though I would be slaying dangerous monsters. But the way these things bleed and cry is just pitiful.

The game is about dealing with loss. The creator has said so.

As a metaphor, the game is brilliant.

[pakkit]

Who drinks O'Douls?

You're just soft. Be a man. Kill indiscriminately.

[neoism]

And not the fun borderline anti-heroes like in God of War or Grand Theft Auto. I just killed my second beast, and after two years of owning it and a two month hiatus I think I'm finally feeling what the makers are going for. It's crazy just how big it is, I forgot just how impressive last gen could be. On topic though I though I would be slaying dangerous monsters. But the way these things bleed and cry is just pitiful.

don't give up OP I was pissed and all most quit for a lot of reasons.... controls and the like... I also had a glitch and lost 4 hours on my first playthrough.... I played on Ps2 though, but the ending completley save the game. One of the best endings in gaming....

[davepoobond]

this game is the only game outside of metal gear solid and final fantasy 7 that has elicited an emotional response from me somewhere along the way, and the only one that i had one throughout instead of at one or two points.

[ScOULaris]

Hey, guys. Did you know that this was the best game ever made?



(hugs HD Collection)

[IamMikeside]

Hey, guys. Did you know that this was the best game ever made? (hugs HD Collection)

Your avatar reminds me that this is not true.

[KSai]

When I played this game I never got the sense that I was a villain at all. You're a man on a mission in a cursed land. Sure there's a price to pay, but it's for LOVE.

The evil god gets what he wants by taking your body, so the Colossi should be happy since you're reuniting their power. So in the end you're not a bad guy, you're a putz.

[CorvoSol]

I felt like a villain until the 16th Colossus.

Then it was all justified.

[op_ivy]

ok, read through the thread and never played this, someone fucking spoil this shit already!




in tag form of course.

[Alebrije]

[Eppy Thatcher]

Just recently replayed this again and (spoiler!!)this scene (spoiler!!) ... god. The way they channeled and used emotion in every aspect of this game from the grand arching themes down to details of the character models themselves is in a league of it's very own.

[HardRojo]

I gotta say, I finished SotC this last weekend and man wasn't it hard to kill all those Colossi? I felt really bad every time I stabbed them as if I was doing something wrong to a harmless(?) being that was just there without knowing what to do or their purpose and yeah the music didn't help at all :(

SPOILER EDIT: The last part when you're going through that bridge to reach the 16th Colossus and then Agro is sacrificed Mario style... man I felt really bad but that was not all... seeing Agro come back and alive standing in 3 feet because she was hurt, that made me cry a little :(

[televator]

Hey, guys. Did you know that this was the best game ever made? (hugs HD Collection)

Do it twice. One for the best game evar and another for the science guy.

[MechaX]

I felt like a villain until the 16th Colossus. Then it was all justified.

Yeah, some of the Colossi were dicks.

[CorvoSol]

Yeah, some of the Colossi were dicks.

Even the more dickish ones I could forgive. I mean, fight for your life and to protect the seal the Ancients tasked you with guarding but Malus is perhaps one of my favorite bosses because he got a great reaction out of me. Bastard killed my horse! After that I was hell-bent. I didn't care about Mono anymore. I didn't care about Dormin, or the mission, or the warnings or the consequences. I killed Malus for one reason, and one alone. And I did NOT feel shame when I plunged the sword into his skull again and again and again.

All I felt was sadness. Not for the Colossus, not for Wander and Mono, but for Aggro. Aggro is the best horse in video games. Epona can be more famous, but she NEVER does for Link what Aggro did for Wander. The only friend you have in this entire game, the only person who is nice to you, and the only thing larger than a lizard that isn't trying to kill you, and Malus takes that from you.

That bastard deserved every last wound I gave him.

[Littlegator]

Even the more dickish ones I could forgive. I mean, fight for your life and to protect the seal the Ancients tasked you with guarding but Malus is perhaps one of my favorite bosses because he got a great reaction out of me. Bastard killed my horse! After that I was hell-bent. I didn't care about Mono anymore. I didn't care about Dormin, or the mission, or the warnings or the consequences. I killed Malus for one reason, and one alone. And I did NOT feel shame when I plunged the sword into his skull again and again and again. All I felt was sadness. Not for the Colossus, not for Wander and Mono, but for Aggro. Aggro is the best horse in video games. Epona can be more famous, but she NEVER does for Link what Aggro did for Wander. The only friend you have in this entire game, the only person who is nice to you, and the only thing larger than a lizard that isn't trying to kill you, and Malus takes that from you. That bastard deserved every last wound I gave him.

I like the part where every first-timer inevitably jumps next to Aggro 4 or 5 times in a row because the jump button is the same as the climb on button.

Fuck Aggro.

[televator]

Fuck Aggro.

What?! Phuh...tch... Shiiiieeeet... I....

[pottuvoi]

:D

[hiryu64]

Oh man, this is probably my favorite game of all time. So good. Got it on PS2 and again on PS3. Still haven't platinum'd it though...Hard Time Attack on #3 is all that separates me, but I just can't do it.

[CorvoSol]

I like the part where every first-timer inevitably jumps next to Aggro 4 or 5 times in a row because the jump button is the same as the climb on button. Fuck Aggro.

Better than stupid Epona, who can't be bothered to cross that goddamn bridge before the bridge in Gerudo Valley, or jump over stuff despite that being her big schtick because OH NO I CAME AT IT AT THE WRONG ANGLE. All that PLUS the fact that if you're the kind of doofus who can't climb on his horse and keeps jumping you're likely to be the same kind of doofus who rolls into his horse rather than climb it.

[Endo Punk]

Love the contrast. ICO you feel really innocent and good while SoTC yeah you pretty much are selfish and bad. When I first played the game it didn't take me long to sympathise with the collosi, all thanks to the wonderful soundtrack.

[amtentori]

A great simple game.
A game that succeeds in conveying emotion, characterization, and story using the strengths of the medium. no silly cutscenes, just gameplay.

kept gaming.

[Canis lupus]

Those poor colossi. :(

[Unknown Soldier]

Would now be a bad time to mention there's a compilation version of Ico and SotC on one PS3 disc with upgraded graphics, 3D support, and additional content?

[_Keiichi_]

I suggest Pandora Tower to anyone looking for a game similar to SotC in term of atmosphere.