Shadow of the Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus | Cinematic Beauty

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	Shadow of the Colossus PlayStation2 \| Sony Computer Entertainment, 2005 average customer review:based on 266 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Shadow of the Colossus is a majestic journey through ancient lands. With your trusty horse at your side, you'll explore spacious lands and unearth anicent monsters called Colossus. Armed with your wits, a sword and a bow, use cunning and strategy to topple each of these behemoths.

I loved it

The whole time I have played this game I kept saying to myself "I am amazed this is a PS2 game" and usually followed by a "wow". This game is amazing for the generation it came out and hopefully it will be a PS3 sequel someday. I can only hope. Some like this games and others hate it so rent before you buy.

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Cinematic Beauty

This game may not have much, but it was beautiful and still entertains me. The graphics are excellent, and the story (once you figure it out) is epic too. If Ico is anything like this, then I can't wait to get it.

Casts a Long Shadow

Shadow of the Colossus is a masterpiece of gaming. It's truly a remarkable experience. The graphics are beautiful; while the cut-scenes are nothing to marvel at, the in-game graphics are lush and beautiful, particularly the environments. The music is superb. The story is involving and drives you forward. The environment is massive, and load times are non-existent.

But what makes this game is the execution of the main concept; You fight and take down 14 Colossi in the hopes of saving your love, and the fights they represent are brilliant. There's nothing in the game besides the massive world and the 14 Colossi to fight you, and it creates a sense of real tension when you come across a Colossus in the environment. While the first two or three fights aren't all that difficult, subsequent fights with the Colossi become increasingly difficult. This is not a game for people who don't like to think about what they're playing. It's a staggering masterwork worthy of praise and, more importantly, worthy of your time.

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A masterpiece of the video game medium

I've long felt that video games have put in a sad showing as an artistic medium. Yes, there are many great games out there -- games that are dazzling technical triumphs, games that are well-crafted challenges, games that are just plain fun. Ultimately, however, most games feel like ... well, entertainment. Just entertainment, nothing more. They're undone by idiotic storylines, by cliché, by a sense that ultimately they're nothing more than arbitrary hoop-jumping, a way to kill time. Many of the best games, from Super Mario to Katamari, succeeded by embracing their own silliness, and simply being ridiculous and fun. Others try to tell a story, or make a pretense of it, and fail.

This game stands apart.

It is not just that it's stunningly gorgeous and absorbing. Every aspect of game -- the visuals, the cut scenes, the gameplay itself -- fuse seamlessly into a good story well told. The minimalist storytelling achieves a lot with a little; none of the typical ham-handed video game writing here. Instead of padding the game with any pointless creep-killing or pointless side quests to extend the gameplay, they made the game exactly the right length for the narrative. The conclusion is nuanced and ambiguous, and yet immensely satisfying. In short, it is an aesthetic triumph. Like a good novel, finishing it is bittersweet -- it's hard to say goodbye to that world.

Very few games achieve this. (One of the only other examples is this game's much-neglected predecessor, Ico.) I wish that more game companies would pursue this kind of aesthetic perfection. It's hard, I know ... but for something like Shadow, it's worth it.

And yes, by the way, even for all that -- it is fun. Tremendous fun.

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Fantastic Game

Shadow of the Colossus is an amazing game. Even compared to the next gen graphics the landscapes are wonderful! The game play is amazing as well. There are no hours spent killing peons, the entire game consists of one "boss" fight after another.
The only caveat: If you like games with complex plot, this game is not for you.

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