srsly

i got Shadow of the Colossus the other day. if you have a ps2 and you played ICO, you owe it to yourself to get this. it’s from the same people that made ICO so it has the same art and style. and the same non-story kind of thing.
but man is it epic. the whole premise seems to be that you’ve traveled to the ends of the earth with the dead body of this girl to entreat a being at said end of the earth to bring her soul back. said being then tells you that he can do it if you travel around the world, which is vast and rolling by the way, and kill 12 colossi, which are also really fucking huge.
so you ride across pretty landscapes on your horse to what amounts to 12 boss fights. nothing in between, just start at the place where you left the girl and talk to this supernatural being, ride to the colossus, and kill it. doesn’t sound like much, but killing the colossi isn’t just running up and stabbing it. each one is a puzzle. you have to figure out how to climb on it, yes climb on it these things are huge, and find it’s weak spot. once you find it’s weak spot you stab it ’till it’s dead. all the while you’re clinging for dear life while the thing tries to shake you off, or smash you somehow. coupled with some really great, and epic, music during the fight, it’s actually really satisfying. my only complaint is that it’s a bit too easy. getting to the bosses isn’t that hard. sometimes there’s a climbing or jumping puzzle on the way, but no other enemies to speak of. also, once you figure out how to climb around on the boss, it’s not that difficult to stay on it long enough to stab it.
all things considered it’s a really decent game. it’s really fun, if a bit short. but seeing it’s it’s 40 bucks that kinda makes up for it. even if the fights seem a bit easy, it’s still a very satisfying experience. and if nothing else, it’s worth it to get it just to look at the art. it really does look good, and i find myself just riding around on the horse looking at things or doing stupid stunts like riding full bore at a cliff while standing on the horse’s back waving a sword around then jumping off the horse at the edge of the cliff. and that’s just fun. i like games that are fun.