I've never finished it on my own, though I did play through it with a friend where we passed the controller on each death... It has a fair bit of jank that can make it frustrating, but the feeling of the game was incredible, especially back then. Even more crazy is that I had the special edition version of it for PS2, with the near case and all, that I got from a friend when his PS2 died.
Shadow of the Colossus to me feels less like a game and more like you’re stepping into a living painting. From the geography/architecture design and cinematography used to showcase them to the designs and movements of the colossi themselves, this game creates something truly special with its atmosphere.
@@strogonoffcore Lol if TP were released in 98 it would've changed the industry. Not even wind waker is from 98, not even Majora's Mask is form 98. You know what's form 98? Ocarina of time! time surely is trippy
I love how Wander doesn’t seem to be an especially skilled warrior - he doesn’t have many moves with the sword, and he seems almost clumsy; you can see it especially when he’s rolling or swimming. You really get the impression that he got here on desperation and determination alone.
Wander seems to be a late teenager or a young man with no skills in fighting at all. Though he did earn Dormin's respect when Dormin said "borrowing the body of this *warrior* ". It's a "wander" this kid killed 16 colossi at all.
@@hylianfelldragon1308for real, he's got to have the strongest grip strength in history, holding on to a shaking colossus for over a minute, flipped outside down and by the hair
It's crazy to me that I live in a time where a game from my childhood looks as good as it did through rose tinted glasses. This masterpiece has always blown my mind in terms of how absolutely cinematic every single action was, even the simple stuff like raising your sword and your vision getting blurry from the light to manteling over these behemoth puzzles of the colossus to just exploring the world and coming across those stamina lizards every single part of this game is beautiful and it deserves every ounce of praise and then some
When you beat the first colossus: "Why didn't that feel good?" Because it never attacked you. Even after you stabbed its calf wound, all it ever did was try to shake you off. It didn't fight back. It didn't swing its club or try to stomp you with its hooves or anything...
@@MonteScarf It attacks on sight and if you get the attention of the 8th colossus by whistling then it will attack where the sound came regardless of whether it has previously seen you. Colossi that don't attack on sight are the 5th and 13th colossi. The 5th will only attack if you attack it first and the 13th never attacks. The presence of the ancient sword that has the ability to kill them is what provokes them if anything. Edit: Some carry weapons and some are even described as liking destruction.
@@Jaikhay231 even then their attacks are halfhearted. if any of the climbable colossi every decided to swat with their hand instead of passively shaking they would crush wander. it's almost always "go away I don't want to squish you" rather than "DIE WEILDER!!!" That only really happens later, once the colossi have realized that half-hearted attacks are not cutting it for the first few.
Honestly I found this to be some of your best content in a while. Watching you figure the colossi out was so fun and only very infrequently frustrating but I by no means expect anyone to immediately understand anything, because that is beyond unreasonable. In short very good stream and even better streamer doing this kind of content. Love it
I’m only an hour into this play through and I can’t express how much I love this game and love your first reactions to everything! This was my first game to play on ps2, the nostalgia that hits, realizing I’m remember every bit of the game from order of colossi to all their weak points to where to go on the map. I’m just in awe all over again. Thank you Eric for taking interest in this game to bring it back to light for us who hold a special in our hearts for it and to introduce it to those who never played this.
I saw someone in chat mention how originally they played for 48 colossi! N omg how I would’ve loved to see those designs and those fights come to life, I’m still thankful to have a solid 16 that I love each of them for their own reasons but man I would have loved to play through them all even if it meant longer and more struggles.
If you hold the grip button while riding Agro and use the left stick, you can make Wander stand up on Agro's back or hang from the saddle! Not something you ever need nor does the game ever tell you, but it's a neat thing to do while riding around.
This game is so amazing. And so far, one of the best first play throughs I’ve seen. So glad it’s not being spoiled for you. Props to chat but especially to your Mods. Enjoy what I truly believe to be the greatest video game of all time.
I'm so, so glad you multistreamed this. I don't watch twitch often but am an hour into this VOD and your enthusiasm for this masterpiece of a game is so nice. I'm sad this wasn't recommended to me before you finished it an hour or two ago, I would have loved to be here for it live. I'll sub here now in hopes you do more multistreams of such good games!!
I played this game day one with the ps2 release and it absolutely blew my mind and changed what I thought video games were capable of. It's now my personal favorite game of all time, and I replay it once a year. Love watching playthroughs of it and this one is no different.
@@MetaGiga Okay. Someone, somewhere, is awesome and deserves a raise. I don't care where they work now or how long ago this game was made, they still deserve it.
@@jessiehogue.Sony unfortunately killed Japan Studio a few years ago, so their development support on this remake was their last contribution to the playstation brand. That's what happens when playstation HQ is moved from Japan to California though. We'll never get another Team Ico experience besides possible remasters/remakes, and that awesome dude who allowed you to use birds as a paraglider got laid off instead of getting a raise.
This game was featured in an Adam Sandler movie called Reign Over Me. It's a much more serious movie and it's so good. So cool that he plays this in the movie too and it's an emphasis on the movie
29:19 - This was PointCrow’s first PlayStation game? Well, he could not have picked a better one. SotC is my personal #1 favorite game of all time and I’m so excited to keep watching this.
I'm more surprised how fast he started beating each colossus. When I first started playing the game, I struggled with the 4th colossus, I'd argue it is probably one of the more difficult bosses in the game for a beginner.
@@simonedmondson8875 and? That means literally jack all. I have nearly 8000 hours into Binding Of Isaac, I still manage to screw up all the time, while newer players pick up things faster than I can.
1:13:00 is very real of you, I love watching people I follow play games I like, but the "streamer" way of playing doesn't feel very respectful when it comes story heavy games, like they don't truly experience it Can't wait for more!
I like that this game doesn’t play up the victories. You ended the life of a creature you’ve never met and never did any wrong. Of course it’s sad. Murder in war never feels good, even if it’s for a good cause.
I really like your full let's plays and I hope you'll do more of them! You are excellent at narrating and thinking out loud. Love the edited vids too, but will always come back to the Outer Wilds/Tunic full playthroughs on a rainy day.
SOTC is actually a perfect speed run game because there's literally time trials for every boss in NG+ It's an actual speedrun category to just do the time trials. It makes it easier, too, cause all your stats are maxed out. So things like stamina become less of a worry.
03:29:59 I'm glad he explained it, because I misunderstood it too. Dunno if it's a language thing, cuz many people misunderstood it as well. I googled it: It's shorthand for, as this Reddit thread explains, “the idea that if a man is interested or wants to be with you, he'll figure a way to make it happen or to show a woman. If he doesn't, the woman should move on. Because if he wanted to, he would.”
Having read the entire comment section i can safely say no one has posted the colossi's names, i have decided to do so. Developer names in parenthesis and fan names outside of them 1. Valus (minotaur A) 2. Quadratus (the mammoth) 3. Gaius (the knight) 4. Phadra (kirin) 5. Avion (bird) 6. Barba (minotaur B) 7. Hydrus (the eel) 8. Kuromori (the geko) 9. Basaran (the turtle) 10. Dirge (naga) 11. Celosia (the lion) 12. Pelagia (posidon) 13. Phalanx (the snake) 14. Cenobia (cerberus) 15. Argus (minotaur C) 16. Malus (evis)
Can we just take a minute to appreciate the bad assery of Wander? He comes to try to revive this girl, and this mysterious dark voice tells him to kill these giant colossi the size of sky scrapers, and Wander is just like "Alright, bet."
You'd be correct, but I'd argue it was actually ICO. ICO is credited by Miyazaki for his idea of Dark Souls and beyond. It literally inspired him to get into game development. Guillermo Del Toro called Icon and SotC "masterpieces" Amongst various other industry legends. Zelda BOTW was inspired by both Ico and SOTC Fumito Ueda is literally the grandfather of modern gaming story telling and player game relationship/engagement.
1:37:26 the first play through I ever watched of this game, from Cryaotic Idek how many years ago, he always ran from the black tendrils, glad to see you followed suit!
I watched a playtrough of this like 10 years ago and PointCrow is definitely a good choice to watch this game again, it's fantastic, looking forward to seeing him complete the game
I started following your channel since your Outer Wilds playthrough.(which I absolutely loved!) This is the first game since then where I’m extremely excited to see you play it! One of my all time favourites. If you liked Outer Wilds you’re gonna like this one to.
I hate how early on Eric makes it clear that he doesn't want chat to compare this game to BotW or TotK because it hurts discourse around games to not consider it on its own merits, and then chat just does that for the rest of stream anyways 🙄
😭😭 SOTC also is obviously influenced by Zelda. I don't think there is anything wrong in comparing or pointing out similarities. Whenever creative processes are involved, it's not unusual that they influence each other.
Amazing playthrough brother and you are by far the smartest dude that I already saw playing this game, amazing how fast you figured it out the puzzles and your theories was amazing even with so little information 😮
I love this game’s story. The story is from a different game, which at first glance, are barely connected, but there are hints that it’s connected to the first game.
One thing i only noticed. On the third colossus, when it walks over the platform you have to make it hit, theres actually metal sound. You can hear its stone feet hitting metal, and even see some little sparks if you look close.
Such a classic game. Every Zelda fan should play through this and ICO, it's really awesome to see how much these games influenced each other in reciprocal ways.
@@DraezethReally wish Sony didn't murder Japan Studio and Team Ico by extension, then we could have an Ico remake. Some things aren't meant to be I guess.
Glad to see someone truly and fully appreciating the absolute mastery that this game is. Every time you were excited, or awestruck, or overcome with admiration, or any of that, I felt it deep within my soul. Best playthrough of this game that I've ever seen. Very, very phenomenally done, sir. It was kinda painful seeing so many people call this a remaster, especially since some of them were some of your mods. I guess it happens, but it's still painful. Just a personal qualm of mine, and just a comment, not any sort of criticism or anything so no need to look into it. (: I had no idea you could just barely squeeze into Avion's arena like that; I always thought you had to dive under to get there. The misinterpretation of the joke by chat was definitely funny, but it's 100% understandable that that type of joke isn't for everyone. Can't wait to see how you react to the rest of the game! (I'm watching the other vod after I send this comment.)
OMG! I am so excited to watch this! I have played SOTC early when it released and its one of my favorite games. I even have picked up a few times to replay it.
I see SotC and I watch. Was my number one favorite game of all time for a very long time, since the PS2 era. It's been topped now, but there's a few contenders at this point.
I love this game so much I have a sigil tattooed over my heart and everytime I go see my sister (she lives in another state) I play on my brother in law's Playstation, EVERYTIME
This is probably the hardest game for Pointcrow to play...not due to difficulty (most of the colossi are easy outside about 5 and the final one being kinda BS if you don't know what to do) but due to it requiring a lot of patience which, from what I've seen in most videos, is a trait Pointcrow lacks for the most part.
I find it so hilarious that they adjusted the size of either agro or the main guy. Originally, he was so tiny that I was convinced he was a preteen riding a full-on war horse lol
I’ve been trying to play this game the last few days and I’ve really lost a lot of motivation. I’ve been skipping every cut scene and I just can’t help but be frustrated. But watching a let’s play of someone playing it for the first time is so refreshing. I’m probably going to be leaving this on as I get the last few trophies. Honestly it’s so good man.
I've played this game so many times I've lost count. It's not for everyone, but it's one of my personal favorites. I consider it to be the best artistic game of it's generation
honestly. i got a ps5 for xmas and also got horizon forbidden west on it (there's other games but i play that currently). prior to the ps5, ive only ever played ds/wii/switch/low graphic pc games. i completely understand the initial controller struggle and then the "god, this game is so pretty" almost every 10 minutes. playstation games do be pretty. very pretty
This game has such a special place in my heart. A family friend bought it for my brother and I when I was 6 and he was 9. I was immediately completely captivated, and although I didn't play it myself, I watched my brother attempt the first colossus what felt like at least 100 times, and never got bored. He never got past the second one but I watched every attempt. To this day I don't think any other game has kept me so enthralled, and I have ADD so that's saying something 😂
Love that you're experiencing this! I've played this game on PS2, the port on PS3 and the remaster for PS4 lol. One of my favorite games of all time. Also why didn't anyone tell him about the fruits or lizards?
Pointcrow, if you see this, I HIGHLY recommend Animorphs. I LOVED that series as a kid. The Andalite Chronicles in particular was great, I read it several times.
I remember playing Ico when it came out on a second cousin or something and I loved that game. When shadow of the colossus came out I died to the third and couldn't figure out how to beat it without a walkthrough. Proceeded to treat it more like a horse game. Just riding my horse into the sunset every day after school
I've played this game more times than I can remember, and I still marvel at how beautiful it is every single time. Don't feel bad at all for doing the same. I legit wish I could live there
This is my favorite video game of all time. I grew up playing it, and when they remastered it, I fell in love. 10/10 would recommend to anyone and everyone.
3:09:23 If we’re Going to talk about worldbuilding we 100% gotta bring up Warhammer 40,000. It’s world-building Is so rich and emotional I would argue it surpasses even Star-Wars and rivals actual history in its depth (and I have a major in history haha). Just listening to you talk about all the things you love about helldivers and I realized it kind of checked all the boxes haha. I love it. 100%. And just wanted to stop by to share one of my very most favorite things…
SotC is genuinely one of my favourite games, the first ever game I completed with a friend (we’d switch every time we died) truly opened my eyes to more open world games Also first time I’d ever cried after killing a boss
This game is so good but it makes me cry everytime because u finally realize u killed those poor creatures for no real good reason except to revive ur loved one
3:00:15 Fr. I had to take breaks from watching this vod because everyone and their mom thought zelda jokes were the epitome of comedy, and I was getting irrationally angry.
Love this game. Never played it, but I watched Jackscepticeye's playthrough of it years ago, and I think it looks absolutely stunning. Just gonna say a few non-spoiler things here. First: Agro, best honse. Second: Can't wait for your reactions on all of this. (Third: It's really hard to not talk about spoiler-y stuff, cus it's just such a good game that it makes you wanna talk about it all day long...)
To put to this game to word, this game really was ahead of it time. I know many people say it but its true . Many game in the past i play and this was my favorite one so far .
I really wish chat would bring up the glowing lizard tails and fruit in tree that gets your stamina and health up, health is not as important but still something to look out for.
When it originally released it was one of the greatest games of that generation. Extremely influential even to this day.
I remember getting it shortly after release, one of the beat games ever honestly.
@@CurlyCrossnever finished the original cause I couldn't figure it all out but I beat the PS4 remake 3 times. Holds up so well. A classic
It's still one of the greatest games.
I've never finished it on my own, though I did play through it with a friend where we passed the controller on each death...
It has a fair bit of jank that can make it frustrating, but the feeling of the game was incredible, especially back then.
Even more crazy is that I had the special edition version of it for PS2, with the near case and all, that I got from a friend when his PS2 died.
It's cool, but camera is so trash
Shadow of the Colossus to me feels less like a game and more like you’re stepping into a living painting. From the geography/architecture design and cinematography used to showcase them to the designs and movements of the colossi themselves, this game creates something truly special with its atmosphere.
25:04 No joke, it doesn't just predate BotW, it predates _Twilight Princess_
I've never been into Zelda or Nintendo in general, so it surprised me how _recent_ Twilight Princess is, I thought it was from like 98
@@strogonoffcore Lol if TP were released in 98 it would've changed the industry. Not even wind waker is from 98, not even Majora's Mask is form 98. You know what's form 98? Ocarina of time! time surely is trippy
@strogonoffcore This is painful to read lmao
Takes a single look at the bridge
"Structurally... Is that stable?"
Foreshadowing of the Colossus
42:40 loving how Crow just starts grouping a bunch of them into "looks like a giraffe"
I love how Wander doesn’t seem to be an especially skilled warrior - he doesn’t have many moves with the sword, and he seems almost clumsy; you can see it especially when he’s rolling or swimming. You really get the impression that he got here on desperation and determination alone.
It’s implied that he’s a priest and the sword is a relic he stole. I think he indeed never fought before
He does have one hell of a grip though
Wander seems to be a late teenager or a young man with no skills in fighting at all. Though he did earn Dormin's respect when Dormin said "borrowing the body of this *warrior* ". It's a "wander" this kid killed 16 colossi at all.
@@hylianfelldragon1308for real, he's got to have the strongest grip strength in history, holding on to a shaking colossus for over a minute, flipped outside down and by the hair
@@hylianfelldragon1308he’s climbing club priest
It's crazy to me that I live in a time where a game from my childhood looks as good as it did through rose tinted glasses. This masterpiece has always blown my mind in terms of how absolutely cinematic every single action was, even the simple stuff like raising your sword and your vision getting blurry from the light to manteling over these behemoth puzzles of the colossus to just exploring the world and coming across those stamina lizards every single part of this game is beautiful and it deserves every ounce of praise and then some
When you beat the first colossus: "Why didn't that feel good?"
Because it never attacked you. Even after you stabbed its calf wound, all it ever did was try to shake you off. It didn't fight back. It didn't swing its club or try to stomp you with its hooves or anything...
it would have though
@@bionicleguy32 maybe so, but not unprovoked. You went and attacked a a passive creature - even with its size, it was still passive
@@MonteScarf It attacks on sight and if you get the attention of the 8th colossus by whistling then it will attack where the sound came regardless of whether it has previously seen you. Colossi that don't attack on sight are the 5th and 13th colossi. The 5th will only attack if you attack it first and the 13th never attacks. The presence of the ancient sword that has the ability to kill them is what provokes them if anything.
Edit: Some carry weapons and some are even described as liking destruction.
@@Jaikhay231 even then their attacks are halfhearted. if any of the climbable colossi every decided to swat with their hand instead of passively shaking they would crush wander. it's almost always "go away I don't want to squish you" rather than "DIE WEILDER!!!" That only really happens later, once the colossi have realized that half-hearted attacks are not cutting it for the first few.
It does try to attack you tho. It slams its club and stomps on you.
Honestly I found this to be some of your best content in a while. Watching you figure the colossi out was so fun and only very infrequently frustrating but I by no means expect anyone to immediately understand anything, because that is beyond unreasonable.
In short very good stream and even better streamer doing this kind of content. Love it
I’m only an hour into this play through and I can’t express how much I love this game and love your first reactions to everything! This was my first game to play on ps2, the nostalgia that hits, realizing I’m remember every bit of the game from order of colossi to all their weak points to where to go on the map. I’m just in awe all over again. Thank you Eric for taking interest in this game to bring it back to light for us who hold a special in our hearts for it and to introduce it to those who never played this.
I saw someone in chat mention how originally they played for 48 colossi! N omg how I would’ve loved to see those designs and those fights come to life, I’m still thankful to have a solid 16 that I love each of them for their own reasons but man I would have loved to play through them all even if it meant longer and more struggles.
If you hold the grip button while riding Agro and use the left stick, you can make Wander stand up on Agro's back or hang from the saddle! Not something you ever need nor does the game ever tell you, but it's a neat thing to do while riding around.
It would be used, for one of the cut colossus
This game is so amazing. And so far, one of the best first play throughs I’ve seen.
So glad it’s not being spoiled for you. Props to chat but especially to your Mods.
Enjoy what I truly believe to be the greatest video game of all time.
I'm so, so glad you multistreamed this. I don't watch twitch often but am an hour into this VOD and your enthusiasm for this masterpiece of a game is so nice. I'm sad this wasn't recommended to me before you finished it an hour or two ago, I would have loved to be here for it live. I'll sub here now in hopes you do more multistreams of such good games!!
I played this game day one with the ps2 release and it absolutely blew my mind and changed what I thought video games were capable of. It's now my personal favorite game of all time, and I replay it once a year. Love watching playthroughs of it and this one is no different.
That feeling for me was Batman Arkham City. First really good game I played as a kid and it gives me all the feels still
Was Arkham city the first batman game out of the quadrology?@@isaac53t33
I'm a doofus. I played this tons of times and never realized there were more doves with every colossus you kill.
I had that spoiled, myself, but I was blown away that Eric figured it out on the second one.
You can also grab onto one and hang onto it as it flies as an Easter Egg
@@MetaGiga Okay. Someone, somewhere, is awesome and deserves a raise. I don't care where they work now or how long ago this game was made, they still deserve it.
@@jessiehogue.Sony unfortunately killed Japan Studio a few years ago, so their development support on this remake was their last contribution to the playstation brand. That's what happens when playstation HQ is moved from Japan to California though. We'll never get another Team Ico experience besides possible remasters/remakes, and that awesome dude who allowed you to use birds as a paraglider got laid off instead of getting a raise.
This game was featured in an Adam Sandler movie called Reign Over Me. It's a much more serious movie and it's so good. So cool that he plays this in the movie too and it's an emphasis on the movie
29:19 - This was PointCrow’s first PlayStation game? Well, he could not have picked a better one. SotC is my personal #1 favorite game of all time and I’m so excited to keep watching this.
I'm more surprised how fast he started beating each colossus. When I first started playing the game, I struggled with the 4th colossus, I'd argue it is probably one of the more difficult bosses in the game for a beginner.
@@ivenstormbro does this for a living tbf haha
@@simonedmondson8875 and? That means literally jack all. I have nearly 8000 hours into Binding Of Isaac, I still manage to screw up all the time, while newer players pick up things faster than I can.
@@ivenstorm oh I know. Was just kidding anyway dude
@@simonedmondson8875 cool cool. Kind of hard to see jokes over internet lol.
12:32 - Title cutscene
22:07 - Gameplay begins
4:09:57 - Eric returns from break
Hero.
Thx bro
1:13:00 is very real of you, I love watching people I follow play games I like, but the "streamer" way of playing doesn't feel very respectful when it comes story heavy games, like they don't truly experience it
Can't wait for more!
I like that this game doesn’t play up the victories.
You ended the life of a creature you’ve never met and never did any wrong. Of course it’s sad. Murder in war never feels good, even if it’s for a good cause.
I really like your full let's plays and I hope you'll do more of them! You are excellent at narrating and thinking out loud. Love the edited vids too, but will always come back to the Outer Wilds/Tunic full playthroughs on a rainy day.
SOTC is actually a perfect speed run game because there's literally time trials for every boss in NG+
It's an actual speedrun category to just do the time trials. It makes it easier, too, cause all your stats are maxed out. So things like stamina become less of a worry.
35:46
“Yeah I’m really in the shadow of the colossus rn”😂😂😂
03:29:59 I'm glad he explained it, because I misunderstood it too. Dunno if it's a language thing, cuz many people misunderstood it as well.
I googled it: It's shorthand for, as this Reddit thread explains, “the idea that if a man is interested or wants to be with you, he'll figure a way to make it happen or to show a woman. If he doesn't, the woman should move on. Because if he wanted to, he would.”
Having read the entire comment section i can safely say no one has posted the colossi's names, i have decided to do so. Developer names in parenthesis and fan names outside of them
1. Valus (minotaur A)
2. Quadratus (the mammoth)
3. Gaius (the knight)
4. Phadra (kirin)
5. Avion (bird)
6. Barba (minotaur B)
7. Hydrus (the eel)
8. Kuromori (the geko)
9. Basaran (the turtle)
10. Dirge (naga)
11. Celosia (the lion)
12. Pelagia (posidon)
13. Phalanx (the snake)
14. Cenobia (cerberus)
15. Argus (minotaur C)
16. Malus (evis)
may i ask where you got your pfp from? or did you create it?
@@livelaughseal9322 no i didnt make it myself. If you dont already know where its from then i cant yell you what artist made it, sorry.
@@tylerbremer6696 oh is it "that" kind of art?
@@livelaughseal9322 I have no knowledge of of what you mean by that 👀
@@tylerbremer6696 considering i found the image i think you do💀
Can we just take a minute to appreciate the bad assery of Wander? He comes to try to revive this girl, and this mysterious dark voice tells him to kill these giant colossi the size of sky scrapers, and Wander is just like "Alright, bet."
I always will consider this game to be the turning point of when video games indisputably became art
You'd be correct, but I'd argue it was actually ICO.
ICO is credited by Miyazaki for his idea of Dark Souls and beyond. It literally inspired him to get into game development.
Guillermo Del Toro called Icon and SotC "masterpieces"
Amongst various other industry legends.
Zelda BOTW was inspired by both Ico and SOTC
Fumito Ueda is literally the grandfather of modern gaming story telling and player game relationship/engagement.
1:37:26 the first play through I ever watched of this game, from Cryaotic Idek how many years ago, he always ran from the black tendrils, glad to see you followed suit!
I watched a playtrough of this like 10 years ago and PointCrow is definitely a good choice to watch this game again, it's fantastic, looking forward to seeing him complete the game
i recently discovered this game through the soundtrack, its so nice to see one of my fav content creators playing it!
I started following your channel since your Outer Wilds playthrough.(which I absolutely loved!) This is the first game since then where I’m extremely excited to see you play it! One of my all time favourites. If you liked Outer Wilds you’re gonna like this one to.
I hate how early on Eric makes it clear that he doesn't want chat to compare this game to BotW or TotK because it hurts discourse around games to not consider it on its own merits, and then chat just does that for the rest of stream anyways 🙄
Chat do be chat
That whole era after BOTW released where literally any game that had grass in it was insulted as a “eww BOTW clone” fucking hated those people.
It's especially dumb since SotC is way older than BotW
😭😭 SOTC also is obviously influenced by Zelda. I don't think there is anything wrong in comparing or pointing out similarities. Whenever creative processes are involved, it's not unusual that they influence each other.
@@Basthey you, out of the gene pool.
Amazing playthrough brother and you are by far the smartest dude that I already saw playing this game, amazing how fast you figured it out the puzzles and your theories was amazing even with so little information 😮
I love this game’s story. The story is from a different game, which at first glance, are barely connected, but there are hints that it’s connected to the first game.
One thing i only noticed. On the third colossus, when it walks over the platform you have to make it hit, theres actually metal sound. You can hear its stone feet hitting metal, and even see some little sparks if you look close.
Such a classic game. Every Zelda fan should play through this and ICO, it's really awesome to see how much these games influenced each other in reciprocal ways.
When I first played this game I was comparing it to Twilight Princess and how they both had bomb arrows and were dark lmao I was so young and naive.
i dislike people comparing games but when that one person conpared hydrus to rayquaza that was pretty funny
I desperately want you to play The Last Guardian now! Its by the same studio and is INCREDIBLE.
Ico too, of course!
@@DraezethReally wish Sony didn't murder Japan Studio and Team Ico by extension, then we could have an Ico remake. Some things aren't meant to be I guess.
@@noodleman4555 At least we're getting another Ueda game!
This game inspired a wonder in me that I still have to this day.
Glad to see someone truly and fully appreciating the absolute mastery that this game is. Every time you were excited, or awestruck, or overcome with admiration, or any of that, I felt it deep within my soul. Best playthrough of this game that I've ever seen. Very, very phenomenally done, sir.
It was kinda painful seeing so many people call this a remaster, especially since some of them were some of your mods. I guess it happens, but it's still painful. Just a personal qualm of mine, and just a comment, not any sort of criticism or anything so no need to look into it. (:
I had no idea you could just barely squeeze into Avion's arena like that; I always thought you had to dive under to get there.
The misinterpretation of the joke by chat was definitely funny, but it's 100% understandable that that type of joke isn't for everyone.
Can't wait to see how you react to the rest of the game! (I'm watching the other vod after I send this comment.)
OMG! I am so excited to watch this! I have played SOTC early when it released and its one of my favorite games. I even have picked up a few times to replay it.
I see SotC and I watch. Was my number one favorite game of all time for a very long time, since the PS2 era. It's been topped now, but there's a few contenders at this point.
What is your top now?
Pointcrow Vs Jacksepticeye SOTC Speedrun 2024.. how about THAT
I love this game so much I have a sigil tattooed over my heart and everytime I go see my sister (she lives in another state) I play on my brother in law's Playstation, EVERYTIME
This is probably the hardest game for Pointcrow to play...not due to difficulty (most of the colossi are easy outside about 5 and the final one being kinda BS if you don't know what to do) but due to it requiring a lot of patience which, from what I've seen in most videos, is a trait Pointcrow lacks for the most part.
"Guys, we did it, but Imma be real... Why didn't it feel good?" First colossus in, and he already gets it
I find it so hilarious that they adjusted the size of either agro or the main guy. Originally, he was so tiny that I was convinced he was a preteen riding a full-on war horse lol
So excited to watch this! I’ve loved shadow of the colossus forever and it’s wonderful seeing you play it.
Thanks for buying a PS4 just for it!
The boss fight music is so iconic.
I’ve waited 4- no 5,000 years for this.
I have both ps2 and ps4 and have this game on both because i love it. So nice to see you play through it
I’ve been trying to play this game the last few days and I’ve really lost a lot of motivation. I’ve been skipping every cut scene and I just can’t help but be frustrated. But watching a let’s play of someone playing it for the first time is so refreshing. I’m probably going to be leaving this on as I get the last few trophies. Honestly it’s so good man.
he's never played this game, but he gets these puzzles so FAST
One of my favorite in game soundtracks and one of my favorite games of all time!
Fun fact: The composer of the soundtrack in Shadow fo the Colossus is the same as in Gundam Wing. Once you know it, you can't not hear it.
I've played this game so many times I've lost count. It's not for everyone, but it's one of my personal favorites. I consider it to be the best artistic game of it's generation
Got handed a copy of my friend's in like 8th grade around the time it came out. Became my all time favorite game for many years after.
honestly. i got a ps5 for xmas and also got horizon forbidden west on it (there's other games but i play that currently). prior to the ps5, ive only ever played ds/wii/switch/low graphic pc games. i completely understand the initial controller struggle and then the "god, this game is so pretty" almost every 10 minutes. playstation games do be pretty. very pretty
dude, this was one of the first games i have ever played! It made such a big impact on my childhood, im so glad you played it :)
This game has such a special place in my heart. A family friend bought it for my brother and I when I was 6 and he was 9. I was immediately completely captivated, and although I didn't play it myself, I watched my brother attempt the first colossus what felt like at least 100 times, and never got bored. He never got past the second one but I watched every attempt. To this day I don't think any other game has kept me so enthralled, and I have ADD so that's saying something 😂
This is by far one of my all time favorites and seeing him play it gets me excited
Love that you're experiencing this! I've played this game on PS2, the port on PS3 and the remaster for PS4 lol. One of my favorite games of all time. Also why didn't anyone tell him about the fruits or lizards?
Usually he is a Nintendo guy, his audience is likely from another Nintendo games, so not everyone will know about the lizards or the fruit.
He said in the beginning, he didn't want any spoilers or help in the game, he wanted to experience it completely blind.
2:16:20 you dont have to thank us for enjoying it!! thank YOU for making great content!
Pointcrow, if you see this, I HIGHLY recommend Animorphs. I LOVED that series as a kid. The Andalite Chronicles in particular was great, I read it several times.
This was the first game i ever played. This and Ico. It holds a special place in my heart.
I remember playing Ico when it came out on a second cousin or something and I loved that game. When shadow of the colossus came out I died to the third and couldn't figure out how to beat it without a walkthrough. Proceeded to treat it more like a horse game.
Just riding my horse into the sunset every day after school
I've played this game more times than I can remember, and I still marvel at how beautiful it is every single time. Don't feel bad at all for doing the same. I legit wish I could live there
I still have my ps2 version of the game when i was a child.
It was my favourite
This is my favorite video game of all time. I grew up playing it, and when they remastered it, I fell in love. 10/10 would recommend to anyone and everyone.
3:28:25 I got the joke, and it was hilarious.
Ah yes, the game about a humanoid giraffe riding a equestrian giraffe hunting down a variety of giant giraffes.
Ever since I played it on ps3 it’s been my favorite game. Crazy to see him play through it.
3:09:23 If we’re Going to talk about worldbuilding we 100% gotta bring up Warhammer 40,000. It’s world-building Is so rich and emotional I would argue it surpasses even Star-Wars and rivals actual history in its depth (and I have a major in history haha). Just listening to you talk about all the things you love about helldivers and I realized it kind of checked all the boxes haha. I love it. 100%. And just wanted to stop by to share one of my very most favorite things…
I wish this game had more diversity in the enemies like a spider or a lion would be cool instead of only giraffes.
Hey crow, this is one of my favorite games, so thank you for playing it!
If you like this game, Ico pairs well with it.
38:19 "I mean we did it. But like. Why did it--guys I'm gonna be real--why didn't it feel good? That was kind of sad."
Yeah,
SotC is genuinely one of my favourite games, the first ever game I completed with a friend (we’d switch every time we died) truly opened my eyes to more open world games
Also first time I’d ever cried after killing a boss
Great playthrough!
An ad every 5 min is crazy
2:58 Joke spoilers, are, in fact, incredibly funny if the person making them is funny. Pointcrow is just being a diva here, but it's his chat I guess.
Eric having to explain “if he wanted to he would” to his chat is so…. crazy lmao. the fact that chat thought something else is even crazier lmao
This game is so good but it makes me cry everytime because u finally realize u killed those poor creatures for no real good reason except to revive ur loved one
What a coincidence, I bought myself a PS just to play SotC too, just two months ago!
3:00:15 Fr. I had to take breaks from watching this vod because everyone and their mom thought zelda jokes were the epitome of comedy, and I was getting irrationally angry.
After the altar introduction, those certain words 😢 iykyk
Love this game. Never played it, but I watched Jackscepticeye's playthrough of it years ago, and I think it looks absolutely stunning. Just gonna say a few non-spoiler things here.
First: Agro, best honse.
Second: Can't wait for your reactions on all of this.
(Third: It's really hard to not talk about spoiler-y stuff, cus it's just such a good game that it makes you wanna talk about it all day long...)
As a playstation fan boy my whole life you picked an excellent game to start off with
So happy you enjoyed this game!
To put to this game to word, this game really was ahead of it time. I know many people say it but its true . Many game in the past i play and this was my favorite one so far .
I kinda hope we get a mini series of just crow fighting each of the colossi lol
What if ,,the forbidden land'' just means a reserve, and we are killing an endangered spiecies of gigant stone/fur creatures?
Love this game. Love. It's beautiful and cinematic and a work of art.
just as i'm getting back into my shadow of the colossus hyperfixation 🥰
I really wish chat would bring up the glowing lizard tails and fruit in tree that gets your stamina and health up, health is not as important but still something to look out for.
If you press left on the d-pad on agro and press r1 you can use a bow
You should play shadow of the colossus
Since this came out it's been in my top 10 all time
Is it allowed to share chat on screen from multiple streaming sites? Didn't Twitch say something about this? :O
i played the original version of this game and the ps3 port of the game and looking at the remake makes me go WOAH and happy with how good it looks.
HE FINALLY PLAYED IT YESSS