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Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

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Originally Posted by Variety

Andrés Muschietti to Direct ‘Shadow of the Colossus’ Adaptation for Sony
September 4, 2014 | 11:00AM PT Justin Kroll

Sony Pictures has tapped Andrés Muschietti to direct the highly-anticipated adaptation of the video game “Shadow of the Colossus.”

Barbara Muschietti will come on board the project to produce alongside Kevin Misher, who produces through his Misher Films banner.

Set in an epic-scale world filled with mythic giants and disembodied spirits, the story will follow a young man attempting to save his lost love by accomplishing a seemingly impossible task… the destruction of the colossi who roam the forbidden land.

Seth Lochhead is penning the script. Michael De Luca and Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for the studio.

“We knew we had our director once we heard Andy’s take on the material – it was genius,” De Luca said. “The themes, characters and supernatural elements of the story have incredible international appeal with fans of the game in the millions.”

“Shadow of the Colossus,” published by Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studio for PlayStation 2, was directed and designed by Japanese video game developer Fumito Ueda. It was named Best Game at the 6th Annual Game Developer’s Choice Awards. The game has sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide to date.

Muschietti, who is repped by WME, most recently directed the Universal pic “Mama” starring Jessica Chastain.

Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

I never liked the game. It'll take a lot to keep the movie from being boring as hell.

Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

I loved the game. Damn thing was too powerful for the PS2. Still a damn good game for me. When the fuck is The Last Guardian going to come out?! Jesus.

Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake (Post 12222260)

I loved the game. Damn thing was too powerful for the PS2. Still a damn good game for me. When the fuck is The Last Guardian going to come out?! Jesus.

I liked the idea behind the game but found it boring as fuck. The colossi were interesting but it was such a drag having to traverse such a large and boring environment to essentially get to the next boss battle. It also didn't help that the player character maneuvered as if he were suffering from muscular dystrophy.

I much preferred ICO. That game was engaging. Hopefully The Last Guardian will be a return to form.

Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

Sounds like you described Lord of the Rings. :shrug:

Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

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Originally Posted by devilshalo (Post 12222441)

Sounds like you described Lord of the Rings. :shrug:

Not at all. LotR had likeable characters and an epic story. SofC was basically aimless wandering through a barren wasteland. There were no towns to explore, no puzzles to solve, no quests to accomplish. It was just watching the main character wander through a needlessly humongous map just to kill these giants in a manner that grew tedious as the game progressed.

I was also underwhelmed with the supposedly wonderful enigmatic story everyone at the time was ranting on about. After the first colossus, I knew exactly what big twist was in store and was thus let down when the sparse narrative did little to surprise in that regard.

Re: Shadow of the Colossus (Marks) - News, Rumors, Cast, Etc.

I'm with Roc. If this game is art, then I'd have to side with Ebert and declare no games qualify as art. Is it artsy? Sure, but that's more of a result of just being something unique at the time than true art.

If you came across a review that said "clunky controls, aimless wandering, no objectives, no real story, huge overworld with nothing to do(no people, no enemies, no animals), and one of the worst cameras in an entire generation of gaming" without a name attached, would it even garner a second glance let alone be classified as the 'greatest game on PS2?' No way. The title stirs rose colored memories of what was in reality a mediocre game.

It truly is a 'love it' or 'hate it' type of game*.

*again, calling it a game in the loosest sense of the term

I've been out of the gaming loop for a solid decade now, but I remember this being one of the ones touted as part of the "video games can now be considered modern art" parade :shrug: