Shadow of the Colossus

Post by **balon!** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:29 pm

I thought I'd made this before, but I couldn't find it. Heh.

Anyway, I'm looking for a game that has the same feel. Open, with a simple plot line. I like the puzzle action games, and this one's pretty close to the peak of my all time favs.

Any suggestions?

Post by **Holsety** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:58 am

Have you tried Ico? Other than that, I don't have any ideas

Post by **The Dreaming** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:40 am

Metroid!!!

Super Metroid for SNES (one of my all time favs)
Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission for GBA
Any Metroid Prime! (I can't believe how perfectly they translated the feel of metroid into 3-D)

Post by **balon!** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:58 pm

Just bought Ico, and except for the strange buzzing noise it makes on my PS2, it's a GREAT game.

Exactally what I was looking for.

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:02 pm

Yeah, Super Metroid is a non-linear slice of heaven.

Morrowind is too, if you download the right mods for it. The combat is Everquest-like, though. Click-bash-click-bash.

Post by **balon!** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:03 pm

it's the good puzzle games I like the best.

Neverhood and such.

Post by **Nav** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:17 am

Balon wrote:Just bought Ico, and except for the strange buzzing noise it makes on my PS2, it's a GREAT game.

Exactally what I was looking for.

The blue discs they used for the early games always seem to make more noise, I find. Ico has caught my eye on a few occasions, and only partly because of the pretty box. Let us know how you get on!

Post by **Holsety** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:29 am

According to gamespot, Okami and Prince of Persia are both similar games.

Okami I know nothing about except that the graphics are supposed to be cool. PoP...has fun platforming and great visuals, but the fights are repetitive and boring.

Also, the team is working on a new game, maybe a sequel to Ico but no real info on that right now. It'll probably rock gaming whether it's a sequel or something new (like SOTC was).

Post by **balon!** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:33 am

I saw that! Supposed to be on the PS3, so I'll buy it and play on my friends station.

Ico has caught my eye on a few occasions, and only partly because of the pretty box. Let us know how you get on!

About and hour or so in, and I love it. Most of the puzzles are fairly simple, but the game is spiced up with the combination of having to lead around the girl. (who also seems a little...special...when it comes to NOT running exactally where you DONT want her to go)

I think the only qualm I have with the game, isnt with the game anyway. I just tend to over complicate things. If your stuck, just look for a box, and you'll probably get it.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:59 pm

Yeah...Ico came first, and then Shadows of the Colossus came out a few years later. I was VERY excited about Shadows as I knew it was by the same team that made Ico. I loved Ico at the time, and it is just a beautiful game. Then Shadows came along and blew it away.

Spoiler

If you've played through Shadows, then I think the end suggests that it is actually a prequel to Ico, storywise. The lady lying on the slab throughout the game turns all shadowy like in Ico, and it seems like someone had horns at the end.

Oh, my lordy...I don't want to have to buy a PS3, but I might have to if this team is cranking out another game. I was really hoping to luck out and be able to get another from them on the PS2.

Post by **Holsety** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:27 pm

-I think the shadows-ico link is a possibility but I figure I'll wait and see if stuff is revealed.
-I have the same problem Cag. This along with a few other games are making me really want a PS3 soon instead of in a few years when the price is cheap.

Post by **balon!** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:25 pm

Holsety wrote:-I think the shadows-ico link is a possibility but I figure I'll wait and see if stuff is revealed.
-I have the same problem Cag. This along with a few other games are making me really want a PS3 soon instead of in a few years when the price is cheap.

Four words.

Metal. Gear. Solid. Four.

Post by **Holsety** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:40 am

Balon wrote:
Holsety wrote:-I think the shadows-ico link is a possibility but I figure I'll wait and see if stuff is revealed.
-I have the same problem Cag. This along with a few other games are making me really want a PS3 soon instead of in a few years when the price is cheap.
Four words.

Metal. Gear. Solid. Four.

Well, I didn't want to come out and say it but um, well, ya, that. That's just a little bit of the reason why ya know?

Post by **balon!** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:57 am

Holsety wrote:
Balon wrote:
Holsety wrote:-I think the shadows-ico link is a possibility but I figure I'll wait and see if stuff is revealed.
-I have the same problem Cag. This along with a few other games are making me really want a PS3 soon instead of in a few years when the price is cheap.
Four words.

Metal. Gear. Solid. Four.
Well, I didn't want to come out and say it but um, well, ya, that. That's just a little bit of the reason why ya know?

I'm right there with ya. But my cheapness wont win out. I'll just play it at a friends house. Take three or fours days off of work and beat in a sitting. Heh.

Post by **Holsety** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:04 am

I did that with several games on the N64 (such as both OoT and Majora's Mask). But I think I will probably just hold out and buy the PS3 late.

Truth be told...I can't explain it but I like sony. Yes, the company itself, all the tech defects and everything and their beating hell out.

Post by **balon!** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:11 am

Holsety wrote:I did that with several games on the N64 (such as both OoT and Majora's Mask). But I think I will probably just hold out and buy the PS3 late.

Truth be told...I can't explain it but I like sony. Yes, the company itself, all the tech defects and everything and their beating hell out.

Yeah, I agree. I like Sony a lot more than the X-box or the Wii. Although the Wii is a close second, I prefer the classic control system. As for the X-box, I dont like most of the people I know that have them, so that sort of puts a block in my head. Although I'm going to get a used 360 soon for Fable 2.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:08 pm

Holsety wrote:-I think the shadows-ico link is a possibility but I figure I'll wait and see if stuff is revealed.

Spoiler

Actually, I read on Wikipedia yesterday while researching news of a new game from the folks that the creator said he thought it was a prequel, but wants people to interpret however they wish. It IS Wikipedia though, and not in stone.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:31 pm

I just want to sing the praises of this game again. It's funny...I just saw the movie Reign Over Me (Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler), and I must say that it was definitely one of the best movies I've seen all year. But before I have to move this over into the flicks thread, this game played a minor role in the movie. But it was a stroke of genius, as several things in the movie actually were part of the game as well. I won't ruin anything, but if you've played through Shadows of the Colossus, think of many of the points (as well as the pure loneliness mood) of the game after you see this movie. It was a brilliant choice for the movie, and just a brilliant movie to boot.

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

Shadow of the Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus