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Shadow of the Colossus (2011) review
Exceptional
by Bambei

This is a masterpiece, original, artistic, emotional. On top of that, the battles are incredibly creative and enjoyable. But I can just run around the atmospheric world for hours and see its beauties. (Btw, the horse is sometimes stupid, and its controls are clunky, but, I guess, its every game-horse fault.) It is so beautiful that it totally made me happier for some days, and I would totally like to thank the developers for their great work.
«OST on repeat»

Other reviews5

Horrendous controls and auto-adjusting camera. Just skip it.
A cult classic that leads to a unique journey through emotions with the perfect gameplay, now remastered.
«Blew my mind»
«Time-tested»
How could you even release the game with the camera and controls so terrible? 20 years ago Nintendo showed how to ride a horse in a game and the devs learned nothing from it. Climbing is a pain in the ass. So it’s not a game of the year, not even close. It acts like a GOTY, but it fails to do even the basics of gaming design.
Five Word Review: Climb and destory giant colossi.
Favorite Thing: The colossi look fantastic. The bigger the better!
Least Favorite Thing: Controlling that tank-turning, slow starting and stopping horse can be frustrating.

Date Completed: 2018-02-18
Playtime: 5h
Enjoyment: 7/10
Recommendation: Yes. Just don't expect much of a story.