What Makes Shadow of the Colossus a Masterpiece?

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  • @mikemahardy8652
    @mikemahardy8652 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Hey everyone - thanks for taking the time to watch this! If there are any cool fan theories or secrets about the game I may not have mentioned, please let me know in the comments!

    • @hemangchauhan2864
      @hemangchauhan2864 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great work on the video!
      Expressed exactly how we felt about SotC

    • @Baconator008
      @Baconator008 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great video! Keep doing this with other games. We love it!

    • @echos9396
      @echos9396 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love watching your videos, they're really well informed and descriptive.

    • @geoffprince2258
      @geoffprince2258 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just like you, this game made me feel extreamly guilty when I played it. Although it looks amazing, it's going to be hard to play again because of that first experience.

    • @UserProxy1
      @UserProxy1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A year ago this would've been considered a Reboot video. Has Reboot gone the way of The Lobby? Anyway, video essays are awesome, if this was all Gamespot produced on youtube I'd watch every video published - keep churning them out.

  • @thoyo
    @thoyo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I remember a rush of guilt come over me after felling each beast. I always wondered if the colossi themselves are benevolent creatures. it seemed as though they just wanted to be left alone. such a beautiful game.

    • @HeavenlyShogun
      @HeavenlyShogun 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The colossi are the creatures that are preventing Dormin to escape. That is why you have to kill them.

    • @w1nch3ster1
      @w1nch3ster1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      thoyo - After years and years of playing this game and soaking in this world, I've come to believe these creatures are good. They live a sad, lonely existence in a forbidden land. Their only reason for living, to keep a monster at bay.

    • @thoyo
      @thoyo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aaron my sentiments as well

    • @johndough6225
      @johndough6225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aaron I think the game provided clues that the Colossi were dormant until awoken by the presence of a person or the Ancient Sword. For example, the 2nd Colossus never broke through the wall that cut it off from the outside world for eons. The 6th Colossus's arena has low walls that divide a vast underground temple, and the Colossus destroys them easily by walking through them while chasing you. That the walls were intact for a long time implies the Colossus never explored much if at all. And finally, the 11th Colossus jumps down from a small elevated platform that is too high for it to jump back to, which means it never jumped to the temple of fire before.

  • @bloodanddirt
    @bloodanddirt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    This is probably my favorite GameStop video I’ve ever seen.

    • @shavooo
      @shavooo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bloodanddirt I didn't even realize it was gamespot til I checked which channel it is. I'm normally not a big fan of GS but this video couldn't have been any more accurate and so filled with absolute truth.

    • @CruxisCrystals
      @CruxisCrystals 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree. This was done so well!

    • @itsweirdinhere7397
      @itsweirdinhere7397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gamestop? Hahaha

    • @Bonzeaux_Bleuxgrene
      @Bonzeaux_Bleuxgrene 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      GameSPOT

  • @lunabaphomet
    @lunabaphomet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    a true masterpiece.

  • @TakoBoi123
    @TakoBoi123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Because it's Shadow of the Colossus

  • @capt_sidekick
    @capt_sidekick 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is my favorite game of all time. The ending is one of the absolute best.

    • @diceflawless9115
      @diceflawless9115 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You play wack games then

    • @SuperMarioPlush220
      @SuperMarioPlush220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@diceflawless9115 🖕

    • @hood4690
      @hood4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@diceflawless9115 you have the worst taste in gaming history.

    • @goated9415
      @goated9415 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hood4690he only plays cod warzone and 2k☠️

  • @vashido1866
    @vashido1866 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    It was such a unique experience. Not only did it look amazing (still does, minus the frame rate) but the atmosphere the game had was breath taking.
    Being alone in the forbidden lands, with only Agro as company, felt so real.
    The epicness of slaying the colossi is then replaced with sadness and regret, but you still have to keep going and finish all of them.
    And the ending...without getting into spoilers, the sadness and anger I felt the first time I watched it... one of the greatest endings in videogame history.
    And don't get me started on the soundtrack...

  • @paulninerhymes2336
    @paulninerhymes2336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I'll say it again, and again, and again : Masterpiece!

  • @kingofthesharks
    @kingofthesharks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Good job on mentioning Phalanx. It's my favorite colossus for multiple reasons. On top of being the most visually amazing creature imo....as well as the stunning realization and subsequent decision to jump off your moving horse to latch onto its wings...it doesn't even attack at all.
    On my first play through I didn't notice it because the 'boss' is placed chest-deep into the adventure being the 13th fight, and I was just "in the groove" of destroying colossi as bosses to topple. But on later playthroughs, players like me got more time to think about deeper elements besides the puzzle aspects. It's genius stuff.

  • @CasualShinji
    @CasualShinji 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Dormin is never specifically shown to be Evil though. We only assume that he is, because he has a menacing voice and horns. But he warns Wander at the start that if he goes through with this ritual it will have major consequences, and he upholds his end of the bargain by ressurecting Mono, a thing he really did not need to do by the time he took over Wander's body. At best he's a nemesis to Lord Emon. And at the end we see Emon vanquish Dormin quite easily by throwing the sword into the pool. Which begs the question why they never did that before now. Maybe they kept him sealed for their own purposes.

    • @w1nch3ster1
      @w1nch3ster1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      CasualShinji - Yeah, I've always discussed this with people. The fact that Dormin, while not exactly telling you everything, does in fact hold up his end of the bargain. I always saw it as more shades of grey in a game that is anything but black and white.

    • @82Jaster
      @82Jaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think another factor of this is when you take into account that SotC is viewed as a prequel to ICO. And we know in ICO that horned children are vilified and shunned. But at the same time, we never see a reason for them to be treated like that. They're just children with horns. Nothing about them suggests they're somehow evil. But that's what the world believes of them. So who taught them that? One would assume that it was Emon and/or his followers as they saw Wander with horns and then eventually Dormin with them as well. We can also see that Mono picks up the horned child at the end and isn't fearful of it at all as she has no ingrained prejudice about someone like that.
      So if we consider that, then isn't it possible that Dormin was wrongfully accused of something and subsequently killed and locked away into 16 different colossi? Perhaps Emon didn't like the influence that Dormin was gathering and instead ordered him to be sealed away with a story about how terrible he is.
      I suppose that's what makes SotC so interesting and why people still discuss it today. I understand why most view Wander as a bad guy who in many ways is selfish, but we also only hear one side of this story. And it's unsurprising that Emon's view is one that paints Dormin in as negative light as possible.

    • @LucDutra92
      @LucDutra92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly. Dormin never deceived or forced Wander to do anything. Even though he clearly wished to be made whole again, he warned Wander that the ritual wouldn't go without consequences, giving him the choice to walk away as far as it can be understood. Plus there's the ressurection of Mono to show how honorable Dormin was to their deal. People always fear what they don't understand and maybe the case is the same here. Humans didn't understand Dormin and his power and only feared him making them seek his destruction.

    • @larrote6467
      @larrote6467 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LucDutra92 What about this: Dormin resurrected its female part in Mono and its male part in the baby and you just got duped believing it held its part of the bargain. I think that since the game was intentionally left open to interpretations your response is as good as mine, but people always seem too sure of their version. Also, going for the "Dormin was good/neutral" angle negates a lot of meta commentary that makes this game really stand out. If Dormin were good and Emon were the bad guys then all of your thoughts and judgment while you play the game about whether what you are doing is right or wrong becomes meaningless (which might be the case) and this game didn't subvert anything, its just a standard hack and slash; michael bay style story that glorifies the "myth of redemptive violence" with a melancholic veneer on top (which might be the case too).

  • @DaddyJuice69
    @DaddyJuice69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This video is a masterpiece

  • @AndrewPagel9628
    @AndrewPagel9628 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Truly insightful... I never looked at the game this way and now hearing all these hidden messages just makes me appreciate the game 1 million times more... Thank you for this trivia video. Definitely looking at this masterpiece in a whole new light

  • @Neallio21
    @Neallio21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    From the first time I played it on ps2 this became my favourite game ever and has still not been topped! I tried telling all my friends in school about it and what a masterpiece it is, yet none ever played it. I find it so strange all this time after its first release, that only now it seems to be getting the attention it deserves.

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey it still sold over a million copies even on PS2 and a further million on the PS3. Not bad for a game almost no one has played.

    • @clemandax9242
      @clemandax9242 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      LennyTheLlama shadow of the colossus has been revered by the industry and gamers ever since it came out, what the fuck do you mean?

  • @colinsmith1495
    @colinsmith1495 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    An interesting question: Is Dormin canonically evil? I've heard it is actually a god of life, and possibly death. It also does fulfill it's end of the contract. The terms may not have been entirely spelled out, but that's often a theme when dealing with any mythic being for any reason. Sure, someone sealed it, and someone is trying to prevent it from being revived, but the latter, if I understand it correctly, was conducting human sacrifices, and no one necessarily says the former was good?
    I think Shadow of the Colossus is MUCH more open to interpretation. You are reviving a powerful being that was sealed, and that some want to remain sealed, to revive the girl you love. Doing so will also cost you your life, and that's pretty clear as we see Wander slowly consumed by the forces he's releasing. Who's right? Who's wrong?

  • @codymavick9068
    @codymavick9068 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I love that Shadow of the Colossus was inspired by Zelda and Breath of the Wild is inspired by Shadow of the Colossus. We've come full circle. Seems like Nintendo has been the only developer to learn from Shadow of the Colossus. Hopefully with the success of Breath of the Wild more developers will follow in there footsteps.

    • @lonewander6772
      @lonewander6772 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cody Mavick
      Not to mention Dragon's Dogma was a test for Capcom implementing the SotC climbing concept that would be later used for Monster Hunter.

    • @joshua3963
      @joshua3963 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree

    • @Expendable1986
      @Expendable1986 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same thing happened with Dead Space and the Resident Evil 2 remake.

    • @yomamasohot6411
      @yomamasohot6411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is here after Immortals: pheonix rising?

  • @moman007
    @moman007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    this game is a MASTAHPIECE

  • @tulegaming415
    @tulegaming415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I beat this game on the ps3 in 3d I believe and I loved it. Will probably buy it for the PS4 but it's a shame they don't support 3d anymore, this game is perfect for it.

    • @The_RedVIII
      @The_RedVIII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree, I loved the 3D effect in the PS4 version. Unfortunately 3D at home didn't catch on and the videogame industry (apart from the 3DS) stopped supporting it, even though it looked especially awesome in videogames. Most new TVs don't support it anymore either.

    • @DanSutherland
      @DanSutherland 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad there's no VR option. I'd be stoked to try it, even if it felt clunky.

  • @w1nch3ster1
    @w1nch3ster1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn. I've known about, Gamespot for years, and I've seen you around for a while now, Mike thanks to stuff like Resident Kinevil. I liked those vids, and thought you seemed like a funny guy.
    Hearing you speak about a game that is on a very short list. A list of about three that have had a big emotional impact on me, made me see you in a whole new light.
    I feel that way and more about Shadow, and Ico for that matter since they're connected. Shadow Of The Colossus is a game that has stayed with me ever since I beat it back in the day, and I continue to take friends and loved ones through it. I'll be doing just that with a few people when this updated version releases.
    Thanks for summing up my feeling about this melancholy masterpiece. I really feel like you nailed what makes it so special to so many people.
    Cheers, Mike.

    • @mikemahardy8652
      @mikemahardy8652 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a ton for watching Aaron!

  • @WhoLoc
    @WhoLoc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy this guy’s videos he puts out about new games with some retrospec in them , they’re great keep them coming man

  • @midwaynights
    @midwaynights 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its a absolute masterpiece. A game for which the creator took great risks. Its not just a game its an art. An experiance , i play this from time to time to clear my mind of day to day rubbishbthat going on i n the world, it takes me to another world.

  • @tristonw7417
    @tristonw7417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is also many other myths associated with the game. The Osiris/Isis story from ancient egypt, and the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh to name a few.

  • @NomadColossus
    @NomadColossus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome review! Thanks ; )

  • @LordMelchiahX
    @LordMelchiahX 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely love the fact that we're still discussing this game after so many years. Honestly there is no other game in history that can touch this incredible work of art.

  • @HailTsunami
    @HailTsunami 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Never Played this game before, seen others tho. Looks Crazy. A Boss Every Corner!

    • @xwulfd
      @xwulfd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      dude I envy you, if youre planning to play this game, i suggest to avoid any gameplay footage or guides, it will spoil the fun, i wish i can wipe my memory off this game so i can play it for the first time again.

    • @michaelespeland
      @michaelespeland 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its not bosses, as the video mentioned

  • @gustavoavila1982
    @gustavoavila1982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. This game is nothing short of a work of art, a masterpiece, the opus magna of the PS in all generations. Shadow of the Colossus might just be one of the if not the best game of all time.

    • @PatrickEvans-x1v
      @PatrickEvans-x1v 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you haven't played life is hard 2 , heavy rain , a plagues tale, hellblade.

    • @juantsu2000
      @juantsu2000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PatrickEvans-x1vLmao Heavy Rain is not on the same level as Shadow of the Colossus…

  • @ScoobyDoo-vh5pb
    @ScoobyDoo-vh5pb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best remake ive ever seen

  • @juliocesarnunezgarcia1266
    @juliocesarnunezgarcia1266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A masterpiece! I remember myself feeling this bitter - sweet sentiment the time I killed the first beast. The song played a great deal on that. After a couple more, there was that thought of "it isn't right" but you need to continue to see how the plot evolves. The game proved we don't need to have an open world game filled in with silly secondary tasks. Getting to the Colossi's spot is challenge one, getting on them, number 2 and killing them, number 3. I just love every inch and second of this game. Nice review the one you did.

  • @hectorlopez9453
    @hectorlopez9453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always heard of shadow of the colossus but I've never played it until psplus March I downloaded it for free and still never played it until last night I was downloaded it. Man I can't all this time has passed n I never played this game..I was stuck on other games like God of War and tekken 5 kingdom hearts etc so I kinda forgot about this game. Its amazing!!!

  • @Charlesyo_
    @Charlesyo_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really well done video, look forward to playing this

  • @Brutananadlewski
    @Brutananadlewski 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm sure a lot will disagree but the last guardian is another masterpiece by fumito ueda.

  • @DawsonGroner
    @DawsonGroner 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why have i never heard of this Amazing piece of art?

  • @JoshForeman
    @JoshForeman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You guys might like the Colossus sculpture I've been working on over on my channel.

  • @AnoAno94
    @AnoAno94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You look at Dormin as a black and white villain. He warns Wander that the price he’ll pay might be steep, he says he is borrowing Wanders body which implies that he might let him go once he/she has recovered. After all; the reason you are so slow as Dormin is because Wander was shot in his leg. (And stabbed)
    But most important of all is the fact that he/she kept his end of the bargain!
    Is Dormin simply branded as evil because he/she can bring the dead back to life?

  • @midwaynights
    @midwaynights 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reviewer is a true shadows fan. Indeed a detailed description.

  • @vishalbharadwaj570
    @vishalbharadwaj570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t know why. Whenever i replay this game i keep crying. Best game ever made.

  • @jeffersonalmarinez2551
    @jeffersonalmarinez2551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the most emotionally exhauting game I've played.halfway in the game and I'm no longer sure I'm doing the right thing, but I can't stop and I have to finish what I've started, upon reaching malus I'm totally drained, I just want it to end, and after all that, I realize that all my sacrifice wasn't even heroic at all.

  • @lances4537
    @lances4537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    hmmm, i think i'll stop this and get the game lol

    • @justaguyonyoutube1937
      @justaguyonyoutube1937 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lance Grimmez you want be disappointed it's amazing

    • @ghostreflect3915
      @ghostreflect3915 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad this game is getting more recognition.

    • @caltch
      @caltch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made the same mistake. The game sucked.

  • @DarthLordRaven
    @DarthLordRaven 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes a masterpiece!!, they should bring out more games again> when days were relaxed at gaming .... there was No online gaming> only you and your gameconsole..

    • @yomamasohot6411
      @yomamasohot6411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly it feels like that era is lost. At least Sony is trying to keep this genre alive.

  • @travis4308
    @travis4308 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know I played this game at like 11 or 12 I think and maybe not that young but it lingers in the back of my brain 🧠 a lot how spooky quiet it was and I’m 31 now so yeah it definitely left it’s impression on me

  • @mikeoakeshart3823
    @mikeoakeshart3823 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Specs ops the line did the same thing to me.

    • @CV-lm7pv
      @CV-lm7pv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      suicidal thought 4 today What a powerful ending indeed. It sold like sh1t also :/

    • @IDisasterpiece
      @IDisasterpiece 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same!

  • @ncasasola
    @ncasasola 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really nice video, well done!

  • @artbreeze8286
    @artbreeze8286 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Somehow it felt like that every fight in this game had an unlikely feeling of meditation. A meditation with myself as the protagonist and his undefined anxiety that my protagonists ego has to face throughout the game and in the world.

  • @StefanShedenhelm-yn8kg
    @StefanShedenhelm-yn8kg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is why I loved hellblade so much. No chores, sidequests, ability unlocks or collectibles. Just a straight linear story

  • @larrote6467
    @larrote6467 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dormin being Nimrod backwards is cute, but more of an afterthought: originally they wanted 21 or 24 colossus, but had to cut back because of memory issues.

  • @kgzuig
    @kgzuig 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cried, man. Thank You.

  • @midwaynights
    @midwaynights 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This reviewer really did a great job, i want to follow this reviews whats his name?
    shadow of the colossus was a masterpiece and always will be very close to my heart.

  • @umerfadel8617
    @umerfadel8617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir you just earned a subscriber!

  • @Expendable1986
    @Expendable1986 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep coming back to this video...

  • @jonathankreitler5045
    @jonathankreitler5045 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You live that childish dream of being a warrior that fight amazing, big creatures but in the same time it ask you the question of “is tgis moral and good to do? Is killing those creatures ok?”

  • @Mr.Monky420
    @Mr.Monky420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What’s the 2007 game were you talking about?

  • @sikujacob4556
    @sikujacob4556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this game because it has a medieval likeness in my opinion. A warrior with a magic sword sets off to fight monsters to save his true love. Its the basic format of a fairy tale.

  • @RuTube981
    @RuTube981 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a video.

  • @Lycanthromancer1
    @Lycanthromancer1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think Dormin is evil, as such. Vicious, perhaps, but the same people who trapped him in this valley and tore his body into pieces to keep him imprisoned there are the same ones who sacrificed an innocent girl because of some "cursed fate" (which wouldn't surprise me if it was "being sacrificed by evil cultists"). _Of course_ he'd be violently angry at those people.
    Dormin is, if nothing else, honorable. He warned you from the beginning that the cost for destroying the colossi would be far higher than what you'd be likely to willingly pay. And at the end, he outright says he's "borrowing" Wander's body, indicating that he'll give it back once he's done going after the people responsible for imprisoning him. Dormin also kept his word to Wander and resurrected Mono, even though he technically didn't have to. He didn't even warp Wander's wish, since he very well could've possessed her, instead.
    Honestly, I think the people who sacrificed Mono tore Dormin apart and trapped him out of fear, and they've been sacrificing innocent girls (and later, boys; re: ICO) out of superstition.
    I could be wrong, but it certainly fits with what we see from Dormin, Emon, and Mono's likely undeserved fate.

  • @FunnyHell
    @FunnyHell 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    did the colossi exist Before Dormin was shattered into them, or where the colossi made by Emon when he sealed away Dormins powers? What do you guys think?

  • @SuperMarioPlush220
    @SuperMarioPlush220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And without this game we wouldn't have botw.

  • @GothicXlightning
    @GothicXlightning 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i just started uploading a Long in-depth series walkthrough of this majstic godly legendary beauty on Hard mode, not using upgrades ,No Hp, stamina tails etc
    i will never be able to express all the reasons of why this is a Sacred video game
    is much more than just a video game

  • @SeouLifye
    @SeouLifye 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Time to play on ps plus after all these years. Never had a chance to because I had only an Xbox growing up

  • @DRE4Mzy
    @DRE4Mzy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Am still playing it... Will make a short gameplay of its easter eggs and special things in it

  • @koficoncubus6255
    @koficoncubus6255 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    But is Dormin truly evil?
    From the start of the game, he gives Wander a warning and Wander quite clearly says "It doesn't matter." Wander knows what he does is the "evil" of this game.
    Dormin keeps his end of the bargain though.

  • @LupercalRising
    @LupercalRising 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sometimes I feel like Wander, this game is a good metaphor for my depression

    • @w1nch3ster1
      @w1nch3ster1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      New Age - Three games have been able to make me reflect on my own personal melancholy. I wouldn't say I'm depressed, but I've been through quite a lot, and I've lost quite a few people in my lifetime. Shadow Of The Colossus was almost a form of therapy to me back when I played it, and on some days, it still is. That feeling of loneliness I get when I play this game is something I need from time to time. It makes me introspective, and in other ways, oddly thankful. I suppose for the people I still have in my life. Sorry this comment is so long, but yours struck a chord with me. I hope you find ways to make yourself happy, and that you find or already have people that help you on that path.

    • @LupercalRising
      @LupercalRising 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aaron thats what im saying really, the sense of loneliness you feel in the game is how i feel about our world, i have people that love me and i have learnt alot from my pain, I love that games can take us to other worlds like this does, truly a wonderful piece of art

    • @w1nch3ster1
      @w1nch3ster1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      New Age - I agree wholeheartedly, friendo.

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm glad someone like you has posted a comment like this. What you have just wrote is a perfect example of why SotC is so powerfully moving. I too wouldn't say I'm depressed but I'm a very solitary person and very introverted. I long to escape to a world of solitude and I feel only a select few like yourself can truly appreciate and understand the power of a videogame like SotC. It truly is therapeutic and just getting away into this world somehow calms me and makes me feel better after a stressful day or days when I'm just feeling like crap.

    • @LupercalRising
      @LupercalRising 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris jT i get you dude, the sotc world is like a sanctuary from our world, a secret place full of mystery, it feels like walking around inside my soul, looking for answers, always alone always wondering why im here

  • @jrvbamafan1
    @jrvbamafan1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well as someone that has never played it and planning to buy the remastered version for ps4, I clicked on this video with enthusiasm...only to be met with a sign saying spoilers upcoming. That's fine and all as maybe you need to talk about that as part of what makes it great, I don't know since I haven't played it, but it's disheartening for someone looking to get more information about it before purchase without having the game spoiled

  • @markellapapatzima7424
    @markellapapatzima7424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will save you some time. The bad controls, the atrocious camera, the buggy cancerous clinging and tripping animations and the absolute vacuum that is its very nicely detailed world.

  • @tj2gaming631
    @tj2gaming631 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What song is playing in the background of this video? I'm trying to find it, but I don't know the name.

  • @jaredekelman4229
    @jaredekelman4229 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Both the Character of Wander and Anakin Skywalker have Alot in Common. Both are Willing to Go to Such Evil Extremes in a Futile Attempt to Save the One They Love and End Up Not Only Loosing the One they Love in One Way or Another But Also End Up Condemning Themselves! Sad, Very Sad.

  • @adamheeley285
    @adamheeley285 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aer and windlands stand out as not masterpieces but games of this genre. Something just different and focused.

  • @I_literally_dont_know
    @I_literally_dont_know 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually really liked the controls. Fight me

    • @aaronatkinson177
      @aaronatkinson177 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I won't fight you I got used to the controls the more I played the game 💯 😊

  • @pedromonteiro2248
    @pedromonteiro2248 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great, great video!!!

  • @lenyekpenyek
    @lenyekpenyek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Exactly. Many kids these days can't appreciate the beauty, the emotion, the feels this game can evoke in you.
    They just think its an empty world and need to find those bosses like a puzzle and the ending is.... questionable.
    This game is just sad, and very very memorable because of the feels, much like Nier Automata (also my personal 2017 GOTY).

  • @huntoi
    @huntoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What 2007 title was he hinting at??

  • @harbin9er
    @harbin9er 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    mm he didnt talk about the player's horse, agro...

  • @RGNRK-rm1eq
    @RGNRK-rm1eq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:50 as you say man, see you later

  • @ScubaLemur
    @ScubaLemur 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What 2007 game is he talking about?

  • @pooyashirazi1991
    @pooyashirazi1991 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    did you even game back in 2005?

  • @Charlie_Erwin
    @Charlie_Erwin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Masterful video

  • @huntoi
    @huntoi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was that 2007 game he was referring to?

    • @crypticwilson4231
      @crypticwilson4231 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bioshock

    • @huntoi
      @huntoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@crypticwilson4231 thanks so much, appreciate ya

  • @sdorin8968
    @sdorin8968 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never played it, I like Darksouls but this game doesn't have any mobs before reaching the bosses? Is it enjoyable even just with bosses?

    • @TheMikenanners
      @TheMikenanners 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pxm Gabi absolutely

    • @heather2661
      @heather2661 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, the journey to each boss is always so relaxing and a break from the action, giving you time to think about the game itself and all its mystery

    • @nopeeeee69
      @nopeeeee69 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Silviu Chertes its only your opinion tho. I loved it even more than before, best game i ever played. Tbh for anyone new to this, best is to just play it. Its amazing to most players

    • @nopeeeee69
      @nopeeeee69 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      good. sometimes i just turn the game to explore, run around the wild. its actually really relaxing and makes it feel like im there myself. i think anyone really could find something to enjoy about this masterpiece. wish i never played it before. first time would be much more exciting

    • @jacobzarkin5174
      @jacobzarkin5174 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell ye it is

  • @The_RedVIII
    @The_RedVIII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great video, I just wish you had not used footage of the remake, since I want to experience the new visuals by myself.

  • @Henryfabulous
    @Henryfabulous 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    master pease

    • @Hhhh22222-w
      @Hhhh22222-w 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kittyhome Piece*

  • @younesten5106
    @younesten5106 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this game

  • @John_Smith5
    @John_Smith5 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine this game in VR

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kid named "attention from here on out."

  • @johannesgabriel8320
    @johannesgabriel8320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the game needed more colossuss, about 30. Also a difficulity spike after the 8th coloss.

    • @yomamasohot6411
      @yomamasohot6411 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would be too long and repetitive. I understand 20-21 but 30 would be too much and no matter how different they try to make the fights and puzzles it would still feel stretched.

  • @dekuraraka8959
    @dekuraraka8959 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They should make shadow of collosus 2

  • @goofed86
    @goofed86 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Playstation is the best

  • @Mr.Monky420
    @Mr.Monky420 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greatest game ever made. We’re not worthy of it.

  • @morgrnn
    @morgrnn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this game ❤️🤩

  • @citizengoose1342
    @citizengoose1342 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:56 what game?

    • @avasti3866
      @avasti3866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shadow of the colossus obviously lmao

    • @citizengoose1342
      @citizengoose1342 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avasti3866 he said "a 2007 title that does something similar"

    • @jonsmith2832
      @jonsmith2832 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@citizengoose1342 he was probably talking about BioShock.

  • @ImGazu
    @ImGazu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1st Colossus: "Fuck yeah, man! That was awesome! Look at that thing drop!"
    2nd Colossus: "DUDE! That thing thinks it can stomp ME?! Hell no!"
    3rd Colossus: "That was pretty cool!"
    4th Colossus: "Sooo what was this thing doing before I got here? Chillin?"
    5th Colossus: "That was a fun boss fight but dude this music is starting to bum me out."
    6th Colossus: "Who am I?"

  • @sebastianlarrea7416
    @sebastianlarrea7416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    what is that 2007 video game ?

    • @Michformer
      @Michformer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Sebastian Larrea BioShock.

    • @t.o.p.4175
      @t.o.p.4175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Imagine if BluePoint remade that game as well.

  • @javonjames4573
    @javonjames4573 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The original was such a masterpiece and the remake looks too surpass it!😎

  • @shitao599
    @shitao599 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nostalgia

    • @gab_gallard
      @gab_gallard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is not nostalgia. The remake demonstrates that, beyond its graphics engine, the game hasn't aged a bit. On the contrary, it still feels like something wonderful, and after more than a decade there's still not other game like it.

  • @tj2gaming631
    @tj2gaming631 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a running theme in the back of my head: Why? Why am I doing this? Do the colossi have feelings? Are they beings? Am I mass murdering them? And then when I got to the sand one i was like, "now I am just plain murdering these things." I didn't have fun, but I thought it had to be done to save Mono

  • @Sh1rogane
    @Sh1rogane 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everything

  • @Joker-nh6dd
    @Joker-nh6dd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I will never get why this game is considered a masterpiece. Good music and a unique gameplay loop I'm sure some find appealing even if I dont but its controls are utterly broken and unfun to work with and the AI often times can be incredibly annoying and unreliable (hi gaius).

    • @zonkedtrippy
      @zonkedtrippy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed, as soon as I picked it up, I spotted many flaws with its mechanics but tried ignoring them. As I progressed upto the one colossus that stood atop of a strange circular structure above water. It became more annoying as I had to search for answer on how to defeat this colossus and I was so dumbfounded on how stupid I was and how unexplained the game is.
      Don’t get me wrong, the game looks stunning and the idea of it is very good, but the basic mechanics of the game is terrible, and I could never get used to them. It only needs a few fixes for it to be player-friendly (so anyone could play it).

  • @web1187
    @web1187 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like a great game just ordered it online makes me sad tho that people can learn from this game but this is what we do to our own planet in real life but no one wants to say it ...

  • @かあさや-c1w
    @かあさや-c1w 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    no devil may cry 3? ;I

  • @SuperAvocadoo
    @SuperAvocadoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    However, if the game was released today, reviewers and gamers would complain that the game is too empty for a open world game.

    • @MrPielover43
      @MrPielover43 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean technically it is being released in today's age in three days to be exact

    • @clemandax9242
      @clemandax9242 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SuperAvocado I’ve seen tons of people seem to think that SotC is an open world game

    • @danielz-v4083
      @danielz-v4083 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SuperAvocado well...the game is pretty empty and hardly has any actual strategy, stats or whatever, so yeah in today’s standards it would be “just another game”, I like the game, dont get me wrong, but the only reason why it’s so praised it’s because it was the first decent “giants” game . But overall it’s a”good and very repetitive game”

    • @mooglerific
      @mooglerific 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kakakarot Cake I personally respectfully disagree with that, and feel that it's not repetitive in the slightest. While the general goal is the same, the ways of getting there are not, so reducing the game to repetitive and dull standards is a big disservice for what it tries to do. Personally I found myself surprised at every turn with what this game did and figuring out a collosus' weakness was fun. It never felt like you were fighting the same one,and that takes a certain level of thought and skill to do. Moreover, I would argue that if any of it feels repetitive to anyone for some reason, it perfectly compliments what this game is trying to say. We go into this game with tunnel vision via Wander's pursuits, and 'go through the motions' of defeating these colossi until it becomes an almost mindless second nature for us. That's probably what it begins to feel like for Wander too,who is focused on saving Mono and that's really about it. But when do you stop to truly think about these creatures we kill? While to some people this game may seem simple or repetitive, you're merely only scratching the surface and I encourage players of this game to not reduce it to an overly simplistic and repetitive game,especially when this is a game that focuses a lot more on the journey and HOW you defeat the colossi rather than it being an in depth combat game, because it is NOT a combat game. It doesn't need any more than it already has to tell its story.

    • @bigdaddykratos5514
      @bigdaddykratos5514 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, just look at Journey. That game is like 1 or 2 hours long with no combat, and reviewers praised the hell out of that game. Plus reviewers do take in to account the current times and consider factors like how well the game has aged. So far the general consensus I've seen from most reviews is that even today Shadow of the Colossus is one of the most unique experiences in any video game ever made. I think that alone really says something very special about the game for sure.

  • @matthewevans3543
    @matthewevans3543 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    A shame the trophies are horrible

    • @Hhhh22222-w
      @Hhhh22222-w 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Matthew Evans Who cares? We play the game for the gameplay

  • @ivanmora9977
    @ivanmora9977 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    de los juegos mas aburridos que he jugado recientemente, cuando lo pase en PS2 fue totalmente otra experiencia. Ahora con el remake senti una de las experiencias mas aburridas del gaming

  • @afrojack5263
    @afrojack5263 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    They should make a spin off into more lore of the game