Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) playthrough Part 4
Fuck this game. Thanks to some of the worst controls I have ever suffered through in any game ever, this has gone from a cute, unique puzzle game, to an experience in pure frustration. Knowing HOW to beat the puzzles doesn't matter when the game simply does not let you perform the actions to do so. And again, it's not a "lack of skill" problem, or "git gud", the game literally takes control away from you and simply does not LET you perform the required actions. The first boss I fought today, number 12, kept moving out of range before I could actually climb up it to complete the requirements. Even when I had an idea of what to do, I was simply not allowed to do so. The next boss made you wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and kept jostling me around to make me fall off. But it's number 14, ohhh number 14 that was the final straw today. I have not beaten it. Not because I don't know how, but because it makes you jump through a prolonged series of hoops, and if you mess up even once he attacks faster than your recovery. So once you're down, you cannot get out of the way, and he will attack until you're dead.
Fuck. This. Game. You guys ruined it. You had an amazing game with an amazing concept that could have been all kinds of fun. Instead, you won't let me PLAY it. And that is not something I can enjoy. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/the_nametag