Shadow of the Colossus

[DK412]

I hadn't heard of this game until very recently. S month and a half ago or around that. I've heard lots of good things about it, and i keep thinking about buying it, but its pretty expensive for a game that seems like it wouldn't take that long to complete. So my question is, is it worth buying? or should i rent it, and is it worth playing at all?

 

[EvilEngineNumberNine]

You can beat it in the span of a rental. It's DEFINITELY worth playing. Buy if you really like it that much or it you are a collector. It's impossible for me to explain the scope and beauty of this game. You have to see it with your own eyes.

 

[ioxles]

Buy it, treasure it, don't loose the power cable of your ps2 before you've finished it (dammit I can't buy a new one anywhere).

 

[EvilEngineNumberNine]

Buy it, treasure it, don't loose the power cable of your ps2 before you've finished it (dammit I can't buy a new one anywhere).

I have an old one. It's for the PSC-2000

 

[Ionami]

I just ordered it off Ebay myself, still waiting for it to get here. I watched a friend play it and it's extremely cool, so I recommend it.

 

[Vlane]

Buy it. You may beat it in time if you are good (I can complete it in about 3-4 hours) but if you are bad it can take forever (one of my friends hasn't beaten it and he owns it for about a month).

It's a gem.

 

[thebigtw]

Well, for me it's by far and away one of the most unique and compelling games ever. As for whether it's a rental or a buy, it does have fairly limited replay value since the core of the gameplay is finding the colossi and then figuring out how to beat them, which you can only really do once unless you have short term memory issues.
Short answer:

is it worth playing at all?

Fuck yes.

 

[ZantetsukenQ]

In gaming standards, I found the game to be as essential as breathing. I had always put off playing it (procrastinating mainly), and once I did get around to playing, it was an absolute joy. I actually regret that I didn't play as soon as I could have.

So in summarry. You need to experience this work of art. Best 'o luck.

 

[DK412]

So, even though it cost around £20 on amazon, and i spose i can get it for around a tenner on ebay, its worth it even though you can complete it in say 5 hours. Is it so beautiful, that its worth a tenner, for less than a days playing? i admit, it looks and does sound amazing

 

[EvilEngineNumberNine]

The good thing about buying it is that you can take time to perfect the speed runs at the end of the game and just have alot of fun playing the enemies without having to find them first. Although getting there is about 3/4 of the fun. Am I the only one who felt really, really bad killing some of these, and really, really good killing others?

 

[DK412]

As i said already, it sounds and looks really good, and it reminds me somewhat of the good things about Monster Hunter...hunting monsters , and decent boss fights, because thats the main idea of the game, I guess I just wanted a really good reason, to shell out £20 that I want to love it so much i cant stop playing it. And thats the thing I'm worried about if I buy it, that as said already, it doesn't have much replay value.. I do really want to play it, i just wish I could borrow it off a friend, but I didn't even know the game existed till recently

 

[Vlane]

So, even though it cost around £20 on amazon, and i spose i can get it for around a tenner on ebay, its worth it even though you can complete it in say 5 hours. Is it so beautiful, that its worth a tenner, for less than a days playing? i admit, it looks and does sound amazing

You won't finish it in a day believe me. Buy it as fast as you can and for the lowest price. It's not a game you should rent.

 

[Vlane]

As i said already, it sounds and looks really good, and it reminds me somewhat of the good things about Monster Hunter...hunting monsters , and decent boss fights, because thats the main idea of the game, I guess I just wanted a really good reason, to shell out £20 that I want to love it so much i cant stop playing it. And thats the thing I'm worried about if I buy it, that as said already, it doesn't have much replay value.. I do really want to play it, i just wish I could borrow it off a friend, but I didn't even know the game existed till recently

It does have much replay value. You can unlock many new items like exploding arrows, a better sword, a cloak that does something cool and you can use those to kill all enemies again.

And there is always the trial mode.

 

[DK412]

Aha, I think I'll have to follow what you guys are saying, because so far all I've wanted is a real good push to get it, and I think I will, everything about it seems, epic, also, something to share with friends and be like, that boss looks cool because blah blah

 

[asiepshtain]

Question, will this game work on PS3 and is there a PC version?

 

[Theo Samaritan]

Aha, I think I'll have to follow what you guys are saying, because so far all I've wanted is a real good push to get it, and I think I will, everything about it seems, epic, also, something to share with friends and be like, that boss looks cool because blah blah

You need a push? If I had one of those mile long freight trains, I'd attach you to the front of it and put SOTC on the end of the line. Its money well spent.

 

[DK412]

Apparently it does work on PS3, no idea about PC

 

[Littaly]

If you can find it :-/

For all the praise that game gets it's bloody impossible to get a hold of! At least here in Sweden :S

 

[Vlane]

Question, will this game work on PS3 and is there a PC version?

It works on some PS3's and it's an PS2 exclusive.

 

[EvilEngineNumberNine]

No official PC port but it does work in a not so legal way which I will not discuss here by any means. It's worth your money and your time, just don't expect to play it many times after you beat it. Don't let that deter you from getting it though as everyone should have the chance to play this game.