Playing Shadow Of The Colossus for the first time

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noiseredux wrote:13th Colossus is dead... and it made me feel like shit. This was the giant flying sandworm. It was this huge graceful creature. It never once tried to attack me. So I just felt like a hunter killing this impressive beast that did nothing to me.
That was the one that really got to me as well :(
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noiseredux wrote:13th Colossus is dead... and it made me feel like shit. This was the giant flying sandworm. It was this huge graceful creature. It never once tried to attack me. So I just felt like a hunter killing this impressive beast that did nothing to me.
That's the one I hate to kill.
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Opa Opa wrote:
noiseredux wrote:13th Colossus is dead... and it made me feel like shit. This was the giant flying sandworm. It was this huge graceful creature. It never once tried to attack me. So I just felt like a hunter killing this impressive beast that did nothing to me.
That's the one I hate to kill.
seriously WTF??? And that one isn't even hard to figure out HOW to kill. Which kind of makes it worse. I was honestly kind of like "ok, I know what to do... but I sort of don't want to."
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noiseredux wrote:
Opa Opa wrote:
noiseredux wrote:13th Colossus is dead... and it made me feel like shit. This was the giant flying sandworm. It was this huge graceful creature. It never once tried to attack me. So I just felt like a hunter killing this impressive beast that did nothing to me.
That's the one I hate to kill.
seriously WTF??? And that one isn't even hard to figure out HOW to kill. Which kind of makes it worse. I was honestly kind of like "ok, I know what to do... but I sort of don't want to."
Feeling bad for the beasts you slay is a part of the emotional magic of this game. Sacrificing something innocent for the one you love is definitely the message I got from this game. Reading this thread reminds me of all the magic this game has to offer. I'm feeling a definite replay in the near future despite its camera flaws.
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corn619 wrote:I'm feeling a definite replay in the near future despite its camera flaws.
I plan to replay this when the HD version comes out later this year...
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#14 is dead! This was the bull-like one that would charge you and you had to get him to ram into stuff... I found him really tough. Or at least I found the method tough. I admit that I knew enough to keep jumping from platform to platform to avoid him, but I had to get some youtube help to figure out what the point of it was. I guess the puzzle aspect of this one just seemed challenging to me. But Once his weak point was revealed, it was a good and fun battle between us.
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15th Colossus is dead! I found him really impressive looking, but actually not that hard. In fact he was sort of a breeze compared to a few recent ones. Really the only difficult part was figuring out how to make him drop his club. But a good and fun battle. Well. I guess I've really made it this far...
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noiseredux wrote:15th Colossus is dead! I found him really impressive looking, but actually not that hard. In fact he was sort of a breeze compared to a few recent ones. Really the only difficult part was figuring out how to make him drop his club. But a good and fun battle. Well. I guess I've really made it this far...
Very nice, you are almost finished :D
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I just spent over an hour on Colossus #16, but haven't beaten him. I'm just too tired tonight to finish. I can make it from his back up his arm but I think I need to jump to his upper body next and can't seem to make it. He brings his hand toward his face, but the jump seems too far. I keep plummeting back down to the bottom. Ah well maybe tomorrow.

EDIT: SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

Seeing Agro die was devastating.
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noiseredux wrote:I just spent over an hour on Colossus #16, but haven't beaten him. I'm just too tired tonight to finish. I can make it from his back up his arm but I think I need to jump to his upper body next and can't seem to make it. He brings his hand toward his face, but the jump seems too far. I keep plummeting back down to the bottom. Ah well maybe tomorrow.

EDIT: SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

Seeing Agro die was devastating.
noise you need a twitter account.
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