Shadow of the Colossus

THE BAD:
Short
Framerate at an all-time slowdown.
Controls aren't 100% responsive
The camera
Tedious

SUMMARY:
Not too many games have this now that they are going towards mutation, Keyblades and all this power shit going around games these days. Shadow of the Colossus does not have those 3 just mentioned. No, it's real. Well, not that real. Since when was the last time some giant stone animals attacked us? Another non-realistic thing is the fact that the voice can revive the dead. Like, what the hell? No one can do that in real life. The last non-real thing is the fact that if you get smushed by one of the Colossi, you get badly hurt. In real life, you'd die. They're that freaking huge! Other than that, the graphics are quite realistic, the story is sort of realistic and...

THE BAD:
-Camera

-Only the 16 colossi to fight

-Fairly short

SUMMARY:
When a friend of mine told me to buy this game, I was a bit skeptical, as I've never been a big fan of this type of game. But now, I'm glad I did. It is by far one of the best games I have played in a long while.

The first thing I noticed was how huge the environment was. It's completely stunning. The visuals are excellent, some of the best I've seen. It's very immersive and really got me into the game. One important factor is the music. It seems very appropriate and changes based on what's going on.

The most important part of the game are the battles with the colossi. These are very exciting and sometimes lengthy (in a good way). Most of them are...

THE BAD:
- Problematic framerate that constantly chugs in a futile attempt to keep up.

- Camera works against you at times.

- Sluggish controls.

- Short length.

SUMMARY:
What transpires when you toss common gaming conventions to the wind and create an entirely unique adventure game that blows the doors off the adventure gaming genre?

Magic.

Shadow of the Colossus does just this, and the adventure genre has a new standard of epic magnitude. Where most action/adventure titles...