Zero Punctuation: Shadow of the Colossus
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That Damn Good segment reminded me of Blackadder Goes Forth, where Melchett keeps screaming Now Then!
hmmm i must try Shadow of the Colossus sometime i was a becouse everyone bit afraid of of trying it becouse everyone said the game ICO was good then i bought it and became bored and i hated the princes couse she could have just as easily be replaced by a magical dog or a key.
it also buged me wery much how when you´re holding her hand and runing the controler twitches wich is cool the first time but later on it realy buged me (maybe i´m just petty over stuff like that)
but i look forward to trying out SotC
it also buged me wery much how when you´re holding her hand and runing the controler twitches wich is cool the first time but later on it realy buged me (maybe i´m just petty over stuff like that)
but i look forward to trying out SotC
There are actually more games he's reviewed he DID like but had more criticisms for, like Fallout 3 and Just Cause 2.
Though I don't know where you're from, you can get the game for pretty cheap on Amazon. Here's the listing for it actually:PlasticTree said:
http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Colossus-Playstation-2/dp/B0009I6S0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1281571052&sr=8-1
It's a great game totally worth playing. If you've got the funds to spare and can actually use Amazon...totally do it.
As far as Ebay is concerned, a quick search shows pretty much the same buyout bid range for a few of the auctions, around 9-10 bucks USD. So it isn't too expensive.
And no, I don't have a copy there, I'd never sell my copy of that game. I'm just giving a hand to someone with interest in the game.
I bet he would like SC2's story, prob not the gameplay, Sad really cause SC2 has a very solid story.
Well so far we've got a good influx of posts mostly since both die-hard SotC and StarCraft fans have a lot to say.
It's also interesting to get posts from those who dislike these two games to, under the mounds of praise.
It's also interesting to get posts from those who dislike these two games to, under the mounds of praise.
Now to be arbitrary and post my opinion of this game for the sake of it. *Ahem* I have an active dislike of this game. I remember playing and yes, finishing this horse riding simulator back when it first came out and received critical acclaim. Sure the boss fights were entertaining however I found that I spent most of the game in an empty lifeless world on the back of my horse trying to figure out how to get over those awful mountains. It was just really really boring and IMO a poor design decision and can be constituted as length padding.
I honestly can't understand all the love when half the game is spent doing nothing.
Then again I'm not trying to sway any opinions nor am I going to, just stating my opinion. Now don't quote me! Tired of getting the blasted things in my escapist inbox.
I honestly can't understand all the love when half the game is spent doing nothing.
Then again I'm not trying to sway any opinions nor am I going to, just stating my opinion. Now don't quote me! Tired of getting the blasted things in my escapist inbox.
I dont see what makes sotc great, sure some of the colossus and felt, colossal. But there's nothing more to it. Having to ride around a empty game world to get to the next boss is half the game, pretty much pointless, you could have just had a load screen between every colossi and spared yourself the trouble. This game is more a artsy/nostalgic fanboi eyewa..pleaser kind of game then something with actual "game"play.
It would be like running around in God Of War games, no monsters around, no souls or upgrades or anything. Just running to every boss, killing them. OH WAIT no dialogues at all, just some mumbling statue telling giving some dumb vague hint where to go then having to use Kratos'es bald head to gleam into the sun to see where to go.
I bought the game thinking, damn this is going to be a good ps2 game better then FFX in adventure and story... I should have just got FFX.
It would be like running around in God Of War games, no monsters around, no souls or upgrades or anything. Just running to every boss, killing them. OH WAIT no dialogues at all, just some mumbling statue telling giving some dumb vague hint where to go then having to use Kratos'es bald head to gleam into the sun to see where to go.
I bought the game thinking, damn this is going to be a good ps2 game better then FFX in adventure and story... I should have just got FFX.
Honestly, friends and neighbors, I'm glad Yahtzee abstained from reviewing that new Starcrafting game for the same reasons I wasn't looking forward to his review of that second Mario's Galaxy; anyone who's been paying even scant attention over the past few years would know pretty much exactly what he would say about it and why he would say it. Aside from that, why should you care? If you're in to Strategies Happening in Real Time and the controlling there of, then bully for you! I know it certainly didn't bother me when ol' Yahtz-o bashed that Smashing Brothers' Brawl game, didn't hamper my enjoyment of either the game nor the review none.
Starcrafting 2 aside, I actually got a bit of a request for Mr. Yahtzee if he so happens to find this post in amongst the sea fan feedback. Since we're now in the doldrums of the vidyagame releasing schedule and you seem to be scratching the bottom of the barrel for review material, might you consider another title from the last generation? Maybe an over-looked gem of a game, who's sad tale of bad marketing and sub-standard sales figures many now consider to be a poster child for all of the negative effects of the current state of the videogame industry? Now I haven't read all ten-plus pages of comments yet, so maybe somebody has already beat me to the punch, but I happen to know from watching your youtube reviews that you were once quite fond of Beyond Good & Evil, so maybe that might be an appealing choice for a future review. Just a thought.
Starcrafting 2 aside, I actually got a bit of a request for Mr. Yahtzee if he so happens to find this post in amongst the sea fan feedback. Since we're now in the doldrums of the vidyagame releasing schedule and you seem to be scratching the bottom of the barrel for review material, might you consider another title from the last generation? Maybe an over-looked gem of a game, who's sad tale of bad marketing and sub-standard sales figures many now consider to be a poster child for all of the negative effects of the current state of the videogame industry? Now I haven't read all ten-plus pages of comments yet, so maybe somebody has already beat me to the punch, but I happen to know from watching your youtube reviews that you were once quite fond of Beyond Good & Evil, so maybe that might be an appealing choice for a future review. Just a thought.
Don't know why anyone is asking him to review SC2, you watch his Halo Wars review? He doesn't like RTS, end of discussion, unless you want to watch a review that boils down to, "It sucks, It sucks, It sucks, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it."
That said, I could never get into Shadow of the Colossus, might be because I'm against white knight protagonist. Also, the fact the story pretty much screams at you you're being tricked into a task that shouldn't be done. I don't like stupid protagonist either, might be the fact I was all these things when I was younger and don't like being reminded of it.
I can understand how people praise it and get sucked in, but for me it was just, "Ok, she can stay dead then because the price is too high." then being forced to do the idiot thing that I didn't want to do from the beginning.
That said, I could never get into Shadow of the Colossus, might be because I'm against white knight protagonist. Also, the fact the story pretty much screams at you you're being tricked into a task that shouldn't be done. I don't like stupid protagonist either, might be the fact I was all these things when I was younger and don't like being reminded of it.
I can understand how people praise it and get sucked in, but for me it was just, "Ok, she can stay dead then because the price is too high." then being forced to do the idiot thing that I didn't want to do from the beginning.