How Good is Shadow of Colossus????

I hear too much good things about this game and Team ICO. I never played Shadow of Col, what makes it soo great? And how would you rank it amongst the best in terms of quality? 

BTW, Im thinking of buying it. Actually I am buying it for sure based on the score and the reception, but I would like to know a little bit more.

It is a ****ing masterpiece. You may not enjoy the gameplay but everyone has to admit it is art. Pure and simple. Anyone who owns a PS2 or knows someone with one needs to play the game.foxhound_fox

Yea, everyone who has played the game pretty much sounds like you. Did the game do well in sales? just wondering. 

One of my favorite games, lets you roam around a huge world while trying to find giant colossus's that can range from giant human like creatures to big dog like colossus's. Felt pretty cool to finally climb to the top of some and take them down. Everything was great about the game but the ending was kinda of disappointing.jet052006

i heard the ending was like 20 min.  

Yea, everyone who has played the game pretty much sounds like you. Did the game do well in sales? just wondering. Ps3Solider

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]It is a ****ing masterpiece. You may not enjoy the gameplay but everyone has to admit it is art. Pure and simple. Anyone who owns a PS2 or knows someone with one needs to play the game.Ps3Solider

Yea, everyone who has played the game pretty much sounds like you. Did the game do well in sales? just wondering. 

sales were pretty good, but for the quality of the game, it could have been better.  consumers are too busy buying those crap licensed DS games.

sales were good enough for a GH version of the game.

I'm not sure what you mean by "quality". If you're asking if it has disney level production quality then no. But it is one of the best things ever made for any Sony system.

The graphics are'nt the best on ps2, but who the hell cares about graphics right, movie watchers and casuals? The gameplay is where it's at with this game. All you do is hunt down and kill huge monsters, but that's enough to make it one of the greatest games of all time.

As someone who hates Sony and everything about them and is a supporter of the 360 and Wii. I have to say Shadow of the Colossus was last gens best game and one of the top 10 games ever in my opinion.

I have SoTC and its a crap game............ OK you got me :P. Shadow of the colossus is the most beautiful game I own, the music, the look, the feel. Its just awesome. The game truly evokes emotion in the player, you know you have to kill the giant beasts to awake your girlfriend but yet you also feel sorry for the colossus you kill. Its like your the bad guy but your intentions are pure yet you have no other way around the situation, you must save your girlfriend.

The game really makes me contemplate when I'm just riding around in the lush landscape and no other game has done this to me.

What makes the game great is that each collussus you encounter is unique and has its own weakness...it truly feels like an accomplishment when you take one down.,not like beating any typical videogame boss where you just might follow a pattern...each collossus requires suberb thinking

You really feel like you are in a struggle of monumental proportions...not to mention the feel of the game really shows the compassion of the character...

[QUOTE="Ps3Solider"]Yea, everyone who has played the game pretty much sounds like you. Did the game do well in sales? just wondering. foxhound_fox

I actually think that SotC, unlike ICO, sold well. I'm pretty sure it was a Greatest Hits title, so it had to have done something right.

TC, it's an incredible game. You should get it.

It's one of my favorite games of all time.

That and ICO are beatiful games, you will never forget them after playing them. 

It's very unique. It's almost certainly the most technically ambitious use of the PS2 hardware, ever.

There are PS2 games that look snazzier, to be sure. But nothing else on the system even comes close to the environment in this game in terms of size and environmental detail. Unfortunately the environment is completely empty of mobile objects to interact with other than your horse, some sparse wildlife and 16 colossi.

The lighting model is well above and beyond practically everything else on the platform, as well.

The sound design is superb - ambient noises only while traversing the world, classical compositions while battling colossi, and cool voice acting during cutscenes. (It's an invented language that combines Japanese and Latin syllables, so it sounds awesomely incomprehensible and alien.) The only criticism I have is that the dynamic shifts in the soundtrack occasionally cue up imperfectly, but that's more a recognition of how well they work most of the time.

Truly amazing moment - running along Phalanx's back and seeing Agro the horse pacing your progress hundreds of feet below. The scope and scale do an amazing job of justifying the compromises made in terms of framerate, but be warned - this game really does deserve the name "Slideshow of the Colossus".

Note: There's a $20 Player's choice edition, so buy the damn game already.

It's very unique.  It's almost certainly the most technically ambitious use of the PS2 hardware, ever.

There are PS2 games that look snazzier, to be sure.  But nothing else on the system even comes close to the environment in this game in terms of size and environmental detail.  Unfortunately the environment is completely empty of mobile objects to interact with other than your horse, some sparse wildlife and 16 colossi.

The lighting model is well above and beyond practically everything else on the platform, as well.

The sound design is superb - ambient noises only while traversing the world, classical compositions while battling colossi, and cool voice acting during cutscenes.  (It's an invented language that combines Japanese and Latin syllables, so it sounds awesomely incomprehensible and alien.)  The only criticism I have is that the dynamic shifts in the soundtrack occasionally cue up imperfectly, but that's more a recognition of how well they work most of the time.

Truly amazing moment - running along Phalanx's back and seeing Agro the horse pacing your progress hundreds of feet below.  The scope and scale do an amazing job of justifying the compromises made in terms of framerate, but be warned - this game really does deserve the name "Slideshow of the Colossus". 

 

 

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I just read through most posts... and everyone makes valid points, and there isn't even any bashing in this thread, which has to be reason enough! Can anyone imagine, or even comprehend what a PS3 version could do to gaming. If done right, it could be the game of the decade! And yes, it did sell well... but it's STILL under appreciated IMO.remaGloohcSdlO

Great post... but I have to say, I never really experienced any frame rate issues... or maybe it was so awesome I don't remember. I played it on a brand new slimline PS2 when it came out, not sure if older firmware had a worse time with it or not.remaGloohcSdlO

[QUOTE="remaGloohcSdlO"]I just read through most posts... and everyone makes valid points, and there isn't even any bashing in this thread, which has to be reason enough! Can anyone imagine, or even comprehend what a PS3 version could do to gaming. If done right, it could be the game of the decade! And yes, it did sell well... but it's STILL under appreciated IMO.foxhound_fox

Great post... but I have to say, I never really experienced any frame rate issues... or maybe it was so awesome I don't remember. I played it on a brand new slimline PS2 when it came out, not sure if older firmware had a worse time with it or not.remaGloohcSdlO

I didn't mean SOTC PS3 "version"... I should have been more clear. I mean SOTC 2 for PS3. Although I admit, I would be scared to death it wouldn't live up to the first one. Honestly, if they NEVER make another one, I could honestly live with that due to the near perfection of the first one though. And yeah... I must have been too immersed to notice the FR issues.remaGloohcSdlO

Great post... but I have to say, I never really experienced any frame rate issues... or maybe it was so awesome I don't remember. I played it on a brand new slimline PS2 when it came out, not sure if older firmware had a worse time with it or not.remaGloohcSdlO

That's my guess.  I played it on a brand new slimline PS2 when it hit 'Greatest hits' status, so if anything my hardware/firmware was more recent than yours.  The framerate is in the low twenties at the best of times, and many many many things can send the game below 10 fps.  I would consider it unplayable except for the fact that it's SotC and gets an automatic pass for being just that awesome. 

The game itself is fantastic, but the camera pissed me off to no end, it was so awkward cause you start running and your character shifts off to the side due to the camera angle, and if you want to look at the Colossus, the camera starts shifting back behind your character. That was my only beef with the game, overall its brilliant and I really enjoyed it. I have been meaning to write a review on it. 9.1 in my book.DSgamer64

[QUOTE="remaGloohcSdlO"]I didn't mean SOTC PS3 "version"... I should have been more clear. I mean SOTC 2 for PS3. Although I admit, I would be scared to death it wouldn't live up to the first one. Honestly, if they NEVER make another one, I could honestly live with that due to the near perfection of the first one though. And yeah... I must have been too immersed to notice the FR issues.foxhound_fox

SotC, if this game was a piece of artwork it would be a masterpiece.killeer2007

I'm not sure what you mean by "quality". If you're asking if it has disney level production quality then no. But it is one of the best things ever made for any Sony system.

The graphics are'nt the best on ps2, but who the hell cares about graphics right, movie watchers and casuals? The gameplay is where it's at with this game. All you do is hunt down and kill huge monsters, but that's enough to make it one of the greatest games of all time.

briguyb13

gameplay cannot be seen as quality?

art direction? sound effects? animation? graphics weren't the best, but they were pretty darn good.

It's a really great game but it's kinda hard to recommend. If you are up for this type of game you will like it but some ppl might be put off by all the exploring and the ''empty'' world scenario. I personally realy like SOTC.tegovoltio

[QUOTE="DSgamer64"]The game itself is fantastic, but the camera pissed me off to no end, it was so awkward cause you start running and your character shifts off to the side due to the camera angle, and if you want to look at the Colossus, the camera starts shifting back behind your character. That was my only beef with the game, overall its brilliant and I really enjoyed it. I have been meaning to write a review on it. 9.1 in my book.remaGloohcSdlO

Yeah, I gave Zelda TP a score that I dont think it deserved (9.4), it was fantastic but after completing the whole game, I think I over scored it. I had played about 75% of the game when I did review it, however I just recently play SOTC and I think one thing that I like more about Zelda is that the controls are easier to work with, as is the camera. That being said though, SOTC is a completely new type of adventure game and its story is really epic, much like Twilight Princess had a phenominal story. I try to stand by my reviews but I believe that I scored Zelda too high, SOTC gets a score I think it deserves, its not perfect but its great overall and will go down as a timeless classic.

arrgh, i need to play all these ps2 games. but my question is that if on a ps2 or ps3??nevi

arrgh, i need to play all these ps2 games. but my question is that if on a ps2 or ps3??nevi