Shadow of the Colossus by Nick Suttner -- Video Game Book Club
0Nick walks us through the story of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. He talks about how he found out about the game which reminded me of how I used to learn about new games. There were a few ways to learn about new games back in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. The way I heard about them was either through word of mouth, or from just wandering into a game story and seeing a game on the shelf.
We also go through the development of Ico, and then we go more in depth on the development of Shadow of the Colossus. As we learn about the game through Nick playing it. He brings up his memories of playing Shadow of the Colossus, how he felt while defeating the Colossi, and the atmosphere of the game.
There is a very large focus on the world this game exists in. So much of this world isn’t explored or explained to the player. Even it’s connections to Ico aren’t explained to the player. Nick calls it a cinematic adventure, and I can see why he describe it that way. The lore and the story of the world is left up to the player to speculate on. It’s a very cool way to play a game.
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