The Making of "Shadow of the Colossus"

[Curt]

http://www.dyingduck.com/sotc/making_of_sotc.html

Fascinating read.

It's incredible to find out about the immense ammount of trickery, involved to seamlessly get SOTC to look so great, on PS2 hardware without programmable shaders and all the other shortcomings of the hardware.

 

[hanafuda]

It's incredible to find out about ... is called NICO if you want to track it down.

 

[hermegildo]

I was expecting more on concepts and the gameplay aspect of the game instead of a bunch of technobabble, but it's a pretty good read nonetheless.

 

[Nesagwa]

Yeah, just a shame they focused on that and forgot to not make the main game boring as hell.

I got a free 'pre order' bonus DVD with my copy of the game in Japan that has loads of artwork, dev stuff, and things like trailers for ICO and SOTC on it. The DVD itself is called NICO if you want to track it down.

There was an episode of Cinematech where they played all the various preview videos of different builds for the game, from the very first stuff when it was called NICO to the release version.

Pretty interesting to watch the game progress like that.

 

[roker]

Yeah, just a shame they focused on that and forgot to not make the main game boring as hell.

cosign

 

[Curt]

I didn't think it was that boring.

It's like a mind puzzle. Some people would think a jigsaw puzzle is boring, others would see it as fascinating.

 

[kernow]

I didn't think it was that boring.

It's like a mind puzzle. Some people would think a jigsaw puzzle is boring, others would see it as fascinating.

lol that was so gay, :chimp:

 

[Curt]

lol that was so gay, :chimp:

I'm not ugly, You're a nigger.

 

[Mushiki]

Good read.

One of the greatest game of this generation.

Much better than Ico.

 

[kernow]

I'm not ugly, You're a nigger.

Was that you angry?

I can't tell, do you pay people money when you want to be angry?

 

[hanafuda]

I didn't think it was that boring.

It's like a mind puzzle. Some people would think a jigsaw puzzle is boring, others would see it as fascinating.

A mind puzzle? Follow the beam of light across a huge landscape that all looks the same for about twenty five minutes, during which you have no interraction with anything other than your stupid horse, which voluntarily runs flat out into rock faces. Then encounter a large 'boss' that will probably look something like a man carrying a club, climb onto its head and stab it in the brain. Repeat 16 times.

I'll opt for the jigsaw puzzle thanks.

 

[kernow]

shit is that it? great summary

A mind puzzle? Follow the beam of light across a huge landscape that all looks the same for about twenty five minutes, during which you have no interraction with anything other than your stupid horse, which voluntarily runs flat out into rock faces. Then encounter a large 'boss' that will probably look something like a man carrying a club, climb onto its head and stab it in the brain. Repeat 16 times.

I'll opt for the jigsaw puzzle thanks.

 

[Curt]

OMG, Owned!


At least Two of the colossus were tricky.

 

[Neon_Sonic]

Thanks for the link, Curt. This is going in my "to read" folder.

 

[hanafuda]

OMG, Owned!


At least Two of the colossus were tricky.

I have to confess I didn't complete it. I think I got to 15 or 16. The, er, big guy wielding a weapon that tries to stamp on you.

I did like the design of some of the enemies, and did like what they were trying to do with the atmosphere, but I just never got into it, and the fact is that a lot of it is just plain boring. I quit on that boss and swore I would never play it again. Sold it the following day.

It didn't help that I despised the main character either. The game would have been much better if you got to play as the colossi (?!) and had to stamp that whiny little bastard to death

 

[kernow]

maybe only a rental then? hmm

 

[Curt]

It didn't help that I despised the main character either. The game would have been much better if you got to play as the colossi (?!) and had to stamp that whiny little bastard to death

I just re-read this thread, and these missed posts.

HanafudX should have beat the game, he would have got what he wanted....

I felt that was worth noting/spoilerizing, and bumping this thread.