He doesn’t care what it will do to these lands or to the people around them as long as he gets Mono back. The bargaining has literally already happened with Wander making the pact with Dormin.At first, it seems that you are fighting these creatures for Mono, but as you watch the battles, there is a sense of rage within Wander’s actions. The anger is seen within Wander’s actions. Anger and bargaining are the prevalent themes within Shadow of the Colossus.His pain and guilt can be felt as well: Through Wander’s eyes, a beautiful world is rendered in muted colors, the wonder having gone from his life. If Wander were not in denial about the lifeless state of Mono, he would not do such despicable things in the name of love to bring her back. Denial has certainly already occurred.When we meet Wander, he has already experienced most of the stages of grief, and players feel reverberations of that as they play: Find a colossus, kill the colossus, and Dormin will have further access to his powers to help you save your beloved.

It’s simple enough, and the gameplay is rinse and repeat. This deal with the devil involves hunting down and slaughtering 16 majestic yet dangerous colossi, for which Dormin will revive Mono. You have brought your beloved deceased maiden Mono to a forbidden land, and you’ve made a deal with a creature known as Dormin. In Shadow of Colossus, you play as Wander. It’s the gaming definition of madness, and most important of all, it’s an exploration of dealing with grief and how ultimately your character in the game fails that lesson while succeeding in his quest.

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