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Shadow of the Colossus PS3

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Ico / Shadow of the Colossus box cover

Ico / Shadow of the Colossus box cover

It seems ages since I’ve updated the Gaming section. I received the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus PS3 collection as gift for Christmas and recently had a little time to play. I had the PS2 version and for the life of me I ended up stuck and moved on until I got the collection.

The beauty of this game is that it’s straight boss fights. No minions to fight. Just you, the hero named Wander, against 16 individual bosses to resurrect Mono.

For a more descriptive storyline version of the game can be found on Wikipedia’s page here.

This game works well for small sessions; I can tackle one boss without worrying about a log file on what had previously transpired in terms of story. The boss themselves act as the level with platforms which Wanderer needs to traverse in order to attack the colossus’s weak spots in order to defeat it.

Wanderer, his horse Agro, and one of the Colossus. Wanderer is that white speck near the middle bottom

There are countless reviews on this game but this is such a fun game. Finally beat it after week and a very satisfying ending. However with the vague story allowed the gamers weave their own conclusions for Wander and Mono’s story before and possibly after the game. This was what the developer intended; so well it have spawn plot theories which some can be found on the link below.

GameFaq’s Shadow of the Colossus Plot / Theories

Natsume Yuujinchou figure quick review

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Side cover of the box

Happy New Year! A new year and the start of the 4th season for Natsume Yuujinchou anime and to celebrate I decided to open Alter’s Natsume figure. Normally boxes are generally removed, tossed into storage, but this one is worth mentioning since the box presentation is well thought out. When the front cover is opened, the box incorporates the figure in the background like the artwork.

Opening the cover shows the scenery and the figure.

While some figure boxes does this presentation, Alter goes another step and add magnets to the front cover to prevent the front cover from freely opening. This bring a nice touch and personally makes it difficult parting with the box.

Another side shot of the other side of the box

Continuing on with the other side of the box we have a silhouette said figure. This light color scheme connects to the back side of the box which gives the view a sneak peek of Nyanko Sensei.

Back of the box where we see Nyanko Sensei after opening the front cover

The color scheme works well with the dark blue on half and the contrasting while on the other half. Opening the box shows that the pieces (Natsume, his jacket, and the plastic case cradling the entire figure) were carefully wrapped to help prevent paint transfer while the figure is stored in the box.

Layers of plastic wrap to help prevent paint transfer

Now some reviews I’ve read shows some people wanting more details on natsume’s clothes but personally since the art and the manga have been very simplistic, the figure follows the mangaka’s art style.

Close up of Natsume

Close up of Nyanko Sensei

The base also has some great attention to details, the translucent grass and the water ripples from the lake.

Details of the base is well done

The details also follows the pattern on Natsume’s jacket all the way down to Nyanko Sensei’s pawprint. Overall a well done figure.

Details on the jacket pattern and Nyanko Sensei's paw

Back shot

 

With the jacket for those cold evenings...

This scene sort of reminds me of Nurarihyon