![]() I did the same thing this time that I did when I played the original game 12 years ago - I jumped and grabbed a passing wing without even thinking, and then holding on for dear life as the world turned to nothing but roaring wind and regret. For me, one of my greatest gaming moments of all time is fighting Avion, the bird-like number five colossus who dives in to attack almost as soon as you see him. Nearly all these battles have a ‘holy shit I can’t believe I’m doing this!’ moment. By the time you reach the final numbers, what was a simple climb and stab operation has developed into dauntingly huge undertaking, as you use various tricks to manipulate and scale creatures that, in many cases, can be measured in miles. You’ll need a trick or a lure to reach a climbable area armour needs to be destroyed a hail of arrows might be required to attract attention, or the weak spot moves about after a couple of pokes. But such a simple concept develops beautifully over time. The hardest thing to deal with initially is finding time for quick stamina boosting breathers on what is essentially an ass shelf, or shoulder balcony. Things start simple - most early colussi are easily defeated by getting on them, navigating fur and architectural outcroppings, and finding a glowing blue mark to pierce to hell and back. For a game that basically only has 16 enemies, it shows how well its narrative and gameplay journey was originally designed to make it still feel like such a journey. In stark contrast there’s the massive monster murder, which is what most people talk about. Unscalable heights: The inimitability of Shadow of the Colossus (opens in new tab)
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