Shadow of the Colossus
A walkthrough hands you each colossus's weak point, but reaching it means climbing a bucking giant on a draining grip gauge. The puzzle is solved once, and the execution carries the rest.
Where it sits
How strongly Shadow of the Colossus leans on each of the three dimensions.
micro
HighExecution is the heart of Shadow of the Colossus: clean inputs, timing, and mechanical precision decide outcomes. What would break it is a tool that plays those inputs for you.
meso
LowThere is little to read in Shadow of the Colossus: with no live opponent or hidden information to exploit, seeing what you shouldn't would not help.
macro
MediumStrategy plays a role in Shadow of the Colossus, since there is a system to optimize, but it is not the whole story.
Start the quiz with Shadow of the Colossus
It becomes your first pick. Add a couple more games you love and the quiz maps where you land.
First pickMore micromacro games
- micro
- aim, timing, movement, muscle memory.
- meso
- bluffing, reading people, and managing randomness.
- macro
- routing, resources, and optimal play.