Shadow of the Colossus: Difference between revisions

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: One interpretation of the ending: {{spoiler|Mono is revived, so Wander succeeded in his quest. Agro, who was last seen falling into a ravine having saved Wander's life, is alive and reasonably well, and Wander himself is given a second chance at life. Lord Emon has destroyed/resealed Dormin and shattered the bridge to the Forbidden Lands, so no one can tresspass upon it, which presumably satisfies him, and Wander is indeed allowed a chance for atonement, as he privately wished. On the other hand, Wander had to go through severe traumatic experience, could have (possibly did) die during his possession by Dormin, and the three of them - Agro, Mono and Wander - are now stuck in the Forbidden Lands with no feasible means of escape and not very much in the way of food and water. And, of course, every last one of the colossi has been destroyed and left to decay.}} For an alternative interpretation, see [[Downer Ending]] below.

* [[Black Magic]]

* [[Book Ends]]: The first cinematic opens with dark skies and clouds, as an eagle flies into the shot over the mountains. After the credits, the eagle flies over the mountains, out of shot, and the last cinematic ends with clouds and dark skies.

* [[Boss Battle]]: Well, yes.

* [[Luck-Based Mission]]: The Time Attack as a whole can fall into this. While fighting each Colossus the second time is not too difficult (give or take your own personal [[Goddamned Boss]]), doing it against a timer may force you to abandon an otherwise workable, if time-consuming, strategy in favour of a quicker one, hence a lot of trial and error and hoping that the Colossus will get into the right position quickly. Unfortunately, the Colossus [[A Is]] won't always do what you want them to do, leading to a lot of time lost and [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|much frustration]].

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Every character. Dormin's is described below and is also close to dormir, the French/Spanish/Portuguese word for being asleep. Wander's name is obvious. Mono comes from the prefix meaning "single" or "alone", {{spoiler|meaningful when you consider the ending.}} Agro's name doesn't seem to come from anything meaningful, although it does mean [[Scrappy Mechanic|fuss or bother]] in the Ido language. The [[All There in the Manual]]/[[Word of God]] names from the Colossi are usually rooted in some sort of mythology.

* [[Menu Time Lockout]]: After beating Time Attack Mode, you get goodies which an be accessed in the pause menu. At any point during the game, you can switch between them instantly.

* [[Minimalism]]: Both in storytelling and game design.

* [[Take It to the Bridge]]: A ''two kilometers long'' bridge (at a guess). Without Agro, it takes a good ten minutes to cross it.

* [[Take Your Time]]: Ignore the fact that a [[Knight Templar]] is on his way to purge your demons or that you have to kill all the Colossi to revive Mono. You're not required to do these things right away. In fact, even if you tried, it would take [[Marathon Boss|ages just to do one battle.]]

* [[Trick Arrow]]: If you play Time Attack Mode, you can get upgrades for your bow, {{spoiler|including whistling arrows and explosive arrows}}.

* [[Updated Rerelease]]: After seeing how the first two ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' games were getting a hi-def upgrade for a PlayStation 3 re-release, Team ICO hinted that they'd like to do the same for both ''ICO'' and ''Colossus'', but may not because of the cost and effort involved. At least, that was initially: TGS10 has now ''confirmed'' an [[Ico]] and [[Shadow of the Colossus]] HD Compilation remake with 3D, upped frame-rate, and widescreen. [http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/707541/IcoShadow-of-the-Colossus-Collection-Trailer-Towers-Over-Expectations.html And The Fandom Rejoiced]

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