Shadow of the Colossus - Valus temple event

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Published on January 8, 2019 8:09:15 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkdiJWADpZ0

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Shadow of the Colossus (2018)

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While we wait for my PSU Preview version videos (which I am still working on) I thought I would upload this short video which reveals how the first colossus (Valus) once had the ability to crouch down at the temple. It's clear that at one time it was Valus that would crouch down in front of the temple we see at the first colossus lair.

Later, the devs decided to use these same animations at the sixth colossus (Barba) and remove them from the first colossus (Valus). Why they did this is just another mystery, but as the game grew and progressed, some things were added, deleted or shifted to other colossi in development.

This would explain why players always expected to see something significant at the first colossus temple. See my blog post here:
http://nomads-sotc-blog.blogspot.com/2011/07/valus-first-colossus.html

Music used: 'Sign of the Colossus' by Kow Otani.

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