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Shadow of the Colossus | First Playthrough | Part 2
Ok so here we go again! Onwards to victory!!
Fourth Colossus
I ran Agro into a rock and then jumped off, pretty sure I took damage. It was great.
This Colossus has a fantastic mustache
OH! ITS CHASING ME
aaaaa don’t step on me please
Arrows to do nothing! NOTHING BUT ANGER IT!
Agro is just standing in the middle, just mocking me
SECRET TUNNEL
Right, so I’m hiding in the tunnel, my controller is rumbling like crazy
This is definitely going no where
Oooh I can sneak up on it
It’s tail is a ladder!
Oh it’s trying to toss me off but it’s not gunna happen!
Haha gotcha!
Beautiful cut scene swan dive
To bad smoke, I’m already dead!
Smoke got me anyway...
And we’re back
Naww, Agro are you worried about our lady friend?
Fifth Colossus
Just realized the laser beams in the sky
They are very ominous...
Well then, off we go to run around on some cliffs Agro
I found a sparkly thing that was making a bunch of noise!
Got the sparkly, nothing happened
Oh and I fell into water
There is a wall blocking me... am I supposed to find another way around?!
*several minutes of rock scaling and aimless swimming later*
Ooooooh... gotta dive under...
Giant birb!
Really feel like swimming toward is it ill advised
It’s ignoring me, that’s good for now
“Shoot it to get its attention” is not a good plan Carol but fine
OH ITS MAD
It just body slammed me into the lake
Trying that again
I’m up! I’m running down it’s tail!
Nearly fell off there but I’m good
Oh no...
Oh. No.
I have to climb to the wing tips while it’s flying
*several unplanned departures later*
Mayday mayday we’re going down
Apparently I’m swimming faster than the smoke cause it’s been a while
Oh it got me...
If there is a sad smoky dude for every one I defeats, there is gonna be one happening party around my corpse by the end
Sixth Colossus
Agro, you are a saint for running all over the place back and forth just for me
This one is pretty far away
Also I think I’m lost in the trees
There is a swamp!
I don’t think I’m in the right place
Yeahhh I’m not supposed to be here
Underground I go
Hmm don’t think throwing myself off the edge was the best way to do this but seeing myself fall into the cut scene was worth it
Oooh lovely beard you have there
Oh its breaking everything
Aaaand I’m trapped
Screw it! I’m gonna jump on its beard!!
It worked!!
Oh it shook me off... and there goes half my health
Back to the beard!
Also there was an arrow in the beard
I’m feeling more and more conflicted murdering these colossus
Also this one had cool shoes
RIP cool shoes dude
If there isn’t a smoky dude dance party at the end of all this I’ll be severely disappointed
Well I’m gonna stop there for now. See you next time!
Shadow of the Colossus | First Playthrough
So I recently purchased the 2018 remaster of Shadow of the Colossus. I have never played the game and besides a few Game Grumps clips and some concept artwork I know next to nothing about the game. I thought I’d give it a try.
What I do know-
It’s about this guy who is trying to resurrect his girlfriend? sister? totally platonic female friend? by killing enormous beasts.
I have seen Agro’s fate... and frankly that’s a good thing. As someone who has lost a horse it is probably for the best I don’t subject myself to that sort of pain again without warning.
The music is fantastic. I’ve listened to the soundtrack before and I look forward to having context for it now.
I’m notoriously bad a platformers despite my love for them. I’m aware the controls are a bit wonky but if they are anything like The Last Guardian, I should be fine. I really enjoyed that game.
Here we go!
Adjust brightness!? There aren’t any jump scares in this, right?
First off, this intro is gorgeous.
Is this bird following us important?
Woah, that is one long guardrail-less death bridge if I ever saw one.
Oooh photomode!
Agro, Voice of Reason, Conqueror of Many Stairs
Dramatic corpse blanket removal
SPOOKY SMOKE PEOPLE
MAGIC SWORD
Dormin, I’ve come to bargain
I am but a mere mortal before you skylight gods! Please fix my lady friend
Uh Dormin, one of your voices is starting a bit early. (I’m calling her Carol)
DAMNIT CAROL! Get it together!!
Alright have my mission! Murder living idol knockoffs, got it.
First Colossus
My sword is a laser pointer!
I preceded to press triangle and yell AGRO a bunch of times before finally getting on the horse
Agro is unamused I’m sure.
Best advice I think on the camera controls is to just let the camera do what it wants
Ok so it says to jump, and grab that ledge? No
*2 minutes later* OH... there are plants here to climb
Ooh cut scene
Hard to believe this game was even possible on the PS2. I mean that’s a huge fully rigged and animated character that you can climb and interact with. Crazy!
Running, running, running
Must climb leg hair to glowy tattoo
WOAH AAHH ITS SHAKING ME OFF
and I got stepped on
Ooooh gotcha, stab stab stab
I did it!!
AAHH SMOKE IS CHASING ME
Did the smoke just stab me?!
And I’m dead
Light at the end of the tunnel? Is someone crying?
Wait how did I get back here?! What about Agro?
Uhh, spooky smoke guy
I’m good, and the statue crumbled... progress
Onwards!!
Second Colossus
Agro is back!
Oh pray to regain health at the glowing statue, cool
Do I smack it with my sword?
Don’t think that worked...
Nearly rode Agro off a cliff
Don’t laser pointer sword and drive
Earthquake!!
Agro, we are here
Woah giant bull, with an awesome unibrow
NO! IT STEPPED ON AGRO
Agro’s fine
Gotta use my arrowssss
Oh I’m terrible at this
Oof I feel bad shooting it
Wait... where are the glow tattoos!?
Hold up what? What now?
I fell off...
Oh hi Agro!
Dormin that’s not a helpful tip! DAMNIT CAROL!!
Oooh... Gotta switch to the sword. Oops
The sound design is phenomenal, so cool. 100% suggest you play with headphones
I did it! Aw but I feel bad though
Agro, save me from the smoke!
Aaah no I’m dead again
And we’re back... TWO SMOKY GUYS
Everyone I kill is going to return as a sad, smoky guy huh?
What’s next Dormin?
Third Colossus
Still don’t know how to use this praying stone thing
This map feels massive
Aww, Agro can’t swim... sad face
Oh no there is a dive mechanic... is there an underwater colossus? Oh boy
Running up this bridge thing
And... I missed the jump
Swim of shame
I’m back, gotta be careful this time
Damnit... swim of shame again
Careful...
*angry swimming*
Ok... ok.. not that hard just get close to the edge
And I fell...
*several attempts later*
I don’t know what I did right that time but that victory may be more satisfying than murdering this giant
OH It squashed me
Took me far too long to notice the metal platform in the middle
I DID IT! Yeah that jump was the hardest part of this haha
HAHAHA I did a beautiful swan dive from the top in the cut scene
And we’re back
3 smoky dudes - check