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cthacher's Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
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| [January 30, 2007 10:58:22 PM]
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Entry#2
The second time playing this game was, as I thought, better than the first. This game is so epic. However, there are some problems with gameplay, or at least in my opinion. I find it disappointing that you can not level up or get new weapons, or any customizing options for that matter. The game is very simple and straight foward, kill big monsters, and that is all well and good, but in the end I feel that it lacks substance.
The game is challenge segmented by bosses, and this is really fun because you just play one boss after another boss. Also, the game exhaustion does not really effect the game in a negative way. Health and grip stamina can be exhausted, but the game does not have severe penalties for exhaustion, you simply come back to life and take another shot at slaying which ever beast you happen to be fighting.
All in all this game is very fun and captivating. It is very easy to spend a few hours playing this game and not even notice it. This game is a classic because of its unique gameplaying experience.
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| [January 30, 2007 09:33:46 PM]
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Cody Thacher
Entry#1
This game is amazing! The plot is somewhat weakly established and loosely followed. However, the epic nature of gameplay and graphics more than compensates for the lack of story. The game has very few characters, and centers around a man asking a god to bring his girlfriend back to life. The god then tells the hero to run around and kill several Colossi. However, in this game I feel like the story line is secondary to the desire to hunt and kill giant monsters.
The map of this game is very extensive and looks beautiful. Similarily, the horse riding and body movement of colossi is very life like. However, the rules of this game create limitations around the players freedom of movement. For example, the horse does not jump, and getting on the horse is difficult because the jump button is the same button used for mounting the horse. Many times I try to get on the horse and only end up jumping up and down next to it. This game does not have a multiplayer option, and I always tend to find that to be disappointing in video games. But, the first time I climbed the fur of a giant beast to stab at it's head I knew I have never played a game as amazing as this.
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