is shadow of the collosus truly a good game

It's a love or hate title. Personally it is one of my favorite titles and maybe one of the best PS2 titles.

It's one of the finest games of the last generation.

You have to accept the game on it's own terms - you can't go into it expecting another God of War or Zelda title.

Of course this depends on what you like, but I think it's an amazing game. Gave me tons of play time in the past.

-Ari-freakin-el

One of my favorite PS2 games. I named my car Agro. :D

yes, it gets a whole lot better! the 1st is the weakest and easiest to defeat. it gets more difficult as you progress. also, they get faster, bigger, and even smarter. try beating 1 or 2 more to give it another chance.

It's probably my favorite game on the PS2 but I can see how some people can find it too slow moving or boring. The game isn't hard, I don't think I ever actually died before the last boss but I was just blown away by everything. So if you haven't gotten into it by the 3rd boss I don't see it getting any better for you.

No. It's very boring. Don't even waste your time playing it. Get rid of it via whatever method gets you the most money, and never think about it again.NBSRDan

It depends on what your into. People that play Gears of War, Halo, and Call of Duty tend to be more entertained by instant gratification. They won't get that with SotC. It's a slow, albeit beautiful journey through an amazing land in order to take down just a handful of "enemies". My brother plays FPS's almost exclusively. He kept asking me if I could upgrade my armor/get new weapons/do more than just ride a horse in SotC and I said no, not really. He didn't like it at all. Chances are that the people who play those frantic games like FPS's aren't fascinated by games like SotC, Ico, or Indigo Prophecy. That's not a bad thing, it's just a matter of taste and opinion.

I never got into it but I also didn't have enough time to get into it. I could definately see myself enjoying it if I had enough time with it.

It's truly a work of art that other developers should learn from.

This game is one of the best ever.......I like how that the story is simple and not very deep, but it way more effective than much deeper stories. This game is basically how far you would go to bring something back you lost.

no just no a lot of people loved it but I hated it!

It's a love or hate title. Personally it is one of my favorite titles and maybe one of the best PS2 titles.

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[QUOTE="NBSRDan"]No. It's very boring. Don't even waste your time playing it. Get rid of it via whatever method gets you the most money, and never think about it again.ASK_Story

[QUOTE="ASK_Story"][QUOTE="NBSRDan"]No. It's very boring. Don't even waste your time playing it. Get rid of it via whatever method gets you the most money, and never think about it again.NBSRDan

i bought about a month ago because i heard from a lot of people it was good but i couldnt get into it kenave

quality doesn't always equal satisfation.

No matter how much people praise a game, if you don't like it you don't like it.

SoC is not a game for action oriented people who needs to shoot something every second. It is a mellow puzzle/adventure/platform game. Mostly mellow and puzzle.

I found Call of Duty games boring. I've found Half Life 2 boring. I've found Portal boring.

I thought Ico was pretty good, but I didn't really dig SotC that much. If holding onto the fur of various beasts while they thrash around is your thing then SotC is a great game I guess...SpaceMoose

actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.

[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]I thought Ico was pretty good, but I didn't really dig SotC that much. If holding onto the fur of various beasts while they thrash around is your thing then SotC is a great game I guess...just_nonplussed

actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.

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[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]I thought Ico was pretty good, but I didn't really dig SotC that much. If holding onto the fur of various beasts while they thrash around is your thing then SotC is a great game I guess...moose_knuckler

actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.

[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]I thought Ico was pretty good, but I didn't really dig SotC that much. If holding onto the fur of various beasts while they thrash around is your thing then SotC is a great game I guess...just_nonplussed

actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.

[QUOTE="just_nonplussed"]

[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]I thought Ico was pretty good, but I didn't really dig SotC that much. If holding onto the fur of various beasts while they thrash around is your thing then SotC is a great game I guess...moose_knuckler

actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.

I am not too sure how this game is, but I will find out soon when I get it in the mail :)

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[QUOTE="SpaceMoose"]I thought Ico was pretty good, but I didn't really dig SotC that much. If holding onto the fur of various beasts while they thrash around is your thing then SotC is a great game I guess...moose_knuckler

actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.

great, well you seem pretty strange too if you can't see the logic in what i'm saying; in what you've experienced yourself. and i'm not an 'ico fanboy'.

anyway, i have no idea why i'm even trying to explain this still, but it's not something you're probably concious on when playing the game. its effect is more psychological. 'R1' is the grip ability and if you let go you fall. the challange is to always hold on. do you not see the emotional tennacity in that?

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'actually, you've just described how the game connected players, emotionally, and physically to the colossi. this is great storytelling through game mechanics.'

'No, if it was once or twice maybe I would have bought that argument, but that was basically the whole game.'

well, this just blows my mind... i'm not sure what to say.