Shadow of the Colossus

“Otacon, what do we know about Shadow Colossus?”

I was waiting until I finished Shadow of the Colossus to post about it, so that none of my theories about what was actually going on would seep through and possibly spoil the plot, or at least make me look foolish.

Of course, now that I’ve finished it, I’m not going to say much for fear of letting out the spoilers… but if you’ve finished it, and crave discussion, maybe hit me via chat client?

Here’s what you need to know:

• Made by the ICO guys, with a new take on the ICO engine, and it shows
• Totally new gameplay concept and execution, even more so than ICO was
• Pulling in great reviews, so you don’t have to worry about the usual problems with my unique tastes :)
• If you need hints, here’s a relatively spoiler-free guide complete with videos, but use it SPARINGLY or you’ll be ruining the game for yourself — it’s probably even better to ask me or Dave, as we’ve been playing it and can be appropriately opaque

Do play this game. It won’t take long… I did it in under 12 hours (maybe under 10?) and I wasn’t rushing it. It’s fresh enough that after playing it for two days straight, I’m ready to play all over again. Part of that is because I want K to see it, and part of it is that, when you have less than 20 enemies to defeat, your game doesn’t get nearly as repetetive.

And it just may blow your mind. (It did mine!)

P.S. Do you think the horse’s name is Agro or Ahro? I prefer the latter, although it’s been out there both ways, and the weird moonspeak of the game’s universe seems to put it somewhere between the two.

update 2005.10.21 @17:26
And now…

A few wallpapers, if anyone wants to see what the game looks like or decorate some desktops.