Can You Beat Shadow Of The Colossus Without Climbing Fur?

[@JKLeeds]

So worth noting: during the time I had allocated to write and record the script, I was very ill and messed up between using colossus (single) and colossi (plural) on a few occasions during the video. So....yeah, my bad. 😅

[@MenacingSnail]

Despicable. I expect that from the smaller KZbinrs, but not from the big guys.

[@JKLeeds]

.....I don't think I qualify as a "big guy" 😂

[@MenacingSnail]

You’re a biggish guy! Big enough for the pun anyway

[@suemeade2471]

Did realize that you didn't use jumping stabs, it's not possible on some but it would have been a bit more fun.

[@theomnitorium7476]

What a colossal mistake!

[@tomvandongen8075]

Came for the souls content, stayed for whatever you put out

[@chickenwarriorr]

I came to the content

[@noahhaggard533]

Trueeee

[@RodrigoRHM1]

Me too

[@maykosantiago2085]

I, too, came for the souls content 😃

[@MonsiTheKT]

Came for a one off souls challenge video, got hooked on the puns. They hit like some nice tendrils.

[@Devlington87]

Hahaha, if I remember correctly the loading screen was still on 24 hours later and there was chunder on the banister and stairs outside my room - good times!

[@JKLeeds]

Beautiful stuff! You loved that fort

[@MrDLKE]

That was a true challenge run. 1. Build fort with head full of confusion. 2. Janky ps2 meant player character kept freezing mid-jump while the game kept moving. 3. Run ended by game hanging on eternal loading screen.

[@JKLeeds]

If only we could have recorded it all...... Actually probably better we didn't 😂

[@Devlington87]

Such a "D"

[@MrDLKE]

@@Devlington87😘

[@typhonyx_was_taken]

I love the way that Agro controls because it feels like you’re actually commanding another living being who then has to respond; he’s not just a tool, he’s an animal and a friend

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

True but doesn’t mean dirge isn’t a pain It’s quite awkward to control both agro and wander simultaneously

[@viljamtheninja]

As someone who has done a bit of real life horse riding, it is nowhere near as frustrating as trying to control Agro. I think it's cool in concept but just ends up interrupting the game feel and bringing me out of the atmosphere. Same with The Last Guardian only much worse.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I really admire the ambition of it but I've played A LOT of games with horses, everything from the Zeldas, Witcher 3, RDR2 and a bunch of others and I've never had anywhere near the level of difficulty of trying to control Agro. Also, if realism is what they're going for, why can Wanda fall 60 feet off a Colossus and only lose about 1/4 of his health?

[@VeryPeeved]

The trouble with realism is that you lack a lot of the advantages you'd have in the real world, due to only vaguely controlling a person and lacking half of his senses, among other things. So realism in methods and obstacles can lead to unrealism in results, not to mention frustration.

[@numbersbubble]

remember you don't need to steer the horse on trails and bridges. just simply hold run and agro will pathfind to wherever you are going. any trail, he will autopilot as long as you don't try to steer agro

[@darthgeninmate]

I actually played shadow of the colossus before i played soulsborne games i love this game and it holds dear place in my heart

[@JKLeeds]

Me too!

[@darthgeninmate]

@JKLeeds yooo you actually responded. nice. Btw I love your content

[@TheToxicPlayuh]

Always will till the damn horse controls piss me off 😅 still an amazing game

[@SGEnjoyer]

I remember it was on one of those demo discs from back in the day and idiot kid me absolutely did not understand where to go, so I spent a lot of time just wandering around on the horse taking in the scenery. came back to the actual game like half a decade later and killed the first few colossi, felt bad and put the game down. still haven't beaten it. maybe someday, but not today.

[@darthgeninmate]

@SGEnjoyer I'm still a dumb kid but 2 years ago I was dumber(and 11) so I also wandered around for a few days until I googled what to do

[@ArchonKain]

This was the game as a kid that made me believe that games can be so much more than just pieces of entertainment, Shadow of the Colossus is easily one of my all time favourite games because it made me feel alone, awful for the things I was doing and then ultimately kick me in the heart when I least expected it, it's beautiful, tragic, lonely and riveting all the while. In my well over 25 years of playing games, this is the king of them all and will always live in my heart as the best game ever created.

[@pokeli2728]

Thought no one was doing challenge runs in SOTC anymore. Awesome to see some people who still play this game in unique ways! Also, you can do a jump stab by jumping and pressing the attack button, so you can attack weak points without gripping the fur.

[@suemeade2471]

One of my father's favorite games, and at this point I gotta say that it also one of my favorites too.

[@autumnblack6384]

Honestly love that you’re branching out to other games it gives me a chance to see other games done weirdly and in fun ways!

[@CaptianTwug]

I never realised that the names were fanon. I knew that they weren't from the game itself but always assumed that it was from either digging in the code or from a dev interview or something

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah all fan names, I only learned it when researching for this video tbh

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

I mean, they're good, and the game doesn't give us any names besides just placeholders. So why not right?

[@Atlan3]

I love the horse controls because they are realistic: you don't control "Agro" wich is the horse, you control Wander and Wander only wich means Agro is to be controlled like you'd control an actual horse (more or less) Agro herself doesn't want to go in certain places or do certain things because they could be dangerous for her (The horse AI is rather good in this department in my opinion also considering it was originally a ps2 game) so yeah even though they are a bit hard the horse controls are one of my favourite things about this marvelous game. Amazing challenge as always.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I get what they were going for and I admire the ambition but I feel like it's a level of realism which doesn't really add anything to the gameplay apart from frustration, at least for me.

[@VeryPeeved]

The trouble with realism is that you lack a lot of the advantages you'd have in the real world, due to only vaguely controlling a person and lacking half of his senses, among other things. So realism in methods and obstacles can lead to unrealism in results, not to mention frustration.

[@mattiuinternational276]

I’d like a video where the title goes “Can I beat this game without X” and the actual video is 3 seconds long and the guy just says no.

[@JohannesBee]

Congrats! I vaguely remember the HelixSnake run and the frustration of the last colossus, so cheers for pulling that last fight off.

[@AIDANCALEBJACOB]

I really liked this video! Your puns are like a Swiss army knive, they can be used for any game. The way you amalgamate your puns like the perfect puzzle pieces they are seamlessly and intricately with the precision of a Japanese horse surgeon is nothing short of an immaculate nightmare. You should use your puns for evil sometime and create disses for the bosses and npcs you really dislike in future games. Telling someone they look like a smashed pumpkin goes a long way

[@erensenses]

i love that you're branching out a bit, would love to see you tackle other games lol

[@GabrielHenrique-pq5bo]

when i first played i had a massive fear of the eel/hydra bc the lake was so deep i was afraid of drowning, and given that mos colossus dont actually fight back, i still thought that the hydra would try to eat me or something

[@rf2581]

I liked by reflex before realizing this was a countdown. No regrets

[@__edorian]

I was hooked by the time the furst Colossus went down

[@ciromarin5716]

the best part about this is that it came out at the same time I got re-addicted to sotc content. this is the perfect birthday gift.

[@totallynotkavak7128]

I really like this game. I actually recently got the platinum for it and even went around and got all the coins for the a certain secret I won’t spoil. I’m surprised my favourite colossus is your least favourite. It’s strange though because Dirge is a boss that I would usually hate in games, yet there’s just something about the fight I love. Also I hate to nitpick (that’s a lie, I love to nitpick), but you climbed on Phalanx’s fur at 19:05.

[@dinoman4319]

Dude yes! Thank you for bringing shadow of the colossus to this channel! Live this game!

[@CSmyth-]

So, I'm sure you're probably going to get dozens of rude comments about this, and I wanted to say it politely first... Colossus is already singular, colossi is actually the plural. Seems like you might have gotten the two confused, a few times! Just wanted to point that out. Incredible video so far :) Excited to see how it wraps up!

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I definitely did make that error a few times. I wrote this script during an illness induced fever dream 😂

[@jranimations5955]

If a sequel or some related game is ever made the I hope they add that the Colossi could FIGHT BACK. Maybe they could SWAT you with their hand or RAM themselves into a wall or SQUISH you- just to add more difficulty and variety. Love the atmosphere, but like you said, I wish there were more elements to the puzzle of beating the colossi.

[@theomnitorium7476]

A SotC challange run? Hold your horses (literally), I'm in!

[@c00KieDuderoo]

what a colossal undertaking, well done!

[@nextProgram]

I didn't really know much about this game beforehand, but this was a really good video. I hope you make more non-souls challenge content, there's a big demand for it imo and not too many people who do it and can be entertaining

[@inkymonstrosity]

There's a popular speedrun tactic that I'm surprised nobody who's attempted this sort of challenge has apparently thought of. In the final fight, you can actually jump from Malus' forearm to the ledge on its chest. Not only does it shave off time, but it's also done with no fur climbing, and the maneuver is easier to pull off than you may think.

[@VoxTek426]

0:16 i mean it does bring mono back but you turn into demon baby as a result and dormin even told you dont do it but you did it and if he can’t persuade you to not do it he can at least hold up his end of the deal

[@gingerfish4988]

Shadow of The Colossus is my all-time favorite game, and I'm rlly glad that good youtubers like you are playing this game in interesting ways

[@problyNotJava]

you can jump attack, no need to grab onto the fur unless the sigil is sideways

[@Gate-f2t]

Nice to know im not the only one insane enough to try this challenge. Also to make it more speedy you could have used explosive arrows.

[@Ocat491]

Good luck Mr Leeds! Hopefully you’re not a colossus fur-ure and complete this challenge!

[@Mickeystrawberry]

Love seeing you branch out. As always great video

[@uiopclown8226]

dude i dont know if thats even possible... But ill sure as hell watch and find out :)

[@cuddlequeen3225]

You would be wrong hehe

[@mettatonneo1147]

Honestly it's kind of impressive how much of these are entirely possible, makes me wonder if the devs intentionally designed the Colossi like that

[@oafkad]

For anyone that thinks about skipping this because it is a game they haven't played yet. The video does a good job of not really showing off the atmosphere and doesn't show the ending. So pretty good to watch even if you haven't imo!

[@Toadzx]

It absolutely shows the ending, don't lie.

[@reeseanims2625]

I used to play this game and was clueless

[@casshus_charisma7856]

14:43 Gecko chamber. Amazing

[@Yesnomu]

What a classic! Love this challenge. For Gaius, it's too bad you didn't go for the sword launch! It's very hard to get right but feels awesome.

[@puffballbk2186]

I’m pretty sure I remember that for the 2nd fight, before he comes out of his room. You can drop down onto the roof of it from a cliff. After he comes out you can drop down onto him after the cutscene. At least that’s what I remember from when i tried learning the speed run

[@tinytony960]

There is NO way you made a vid about shadow of the colossus. Amazing

[@xxbudy1232]

bro ur just a high quality man playing high quality games, love ur channel and videos

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you 🙂

[@cuddlequeen3225]

I was just thinking about playing this game. Good timing.

[@JKLeeds]

Great minds!

[@cuddlequeen3225]

​@@JKLeeds why it gotta be so long until premiere tho

[@sirbill_greebi3811]

@@cuddlequeen3225 hype

[@bubbleguffey7348]

Thank you so much for doing a challenge run for this game

[@Gamer3427]

No matter the game, the puns are the same. And that's why we'll watch no matter where you JKLeeds us.

[@ampgamer7941]

I knew something non-souls was coming but I would have never guessed this game... And I'm 100% HERE FOR IT

[@matthewhibbard9807]

“Go around the fur, and look for alternative paths.” Sounds like someone is aiming for the 🐈‍⬛ 🎯

[@Loretic42069]

I feel like for Malus when he flicks his hand with the palm down, I feel like you could fling yourself onto his chest if you time it with the flick

[@JKLeeds]

Might be possible but I could never get it to happen

[@Loretic42069]

@@JKLeeds it would probably be super difficult because of the janky physics but it seems possible

[@kevinlemon3467]

I had no idea you could break the arm band on the 3rd colossus. I've always done it the other way. Hum . . . the more you know.

[@JKLeeds]

Wow! Fair play to you man. I actually never knew you could climb up the back of the 12th colossus, I always jumped onto his face.

[@herotronicoyt1291]

i love this game, i remember the first time i played i found a goat drawing behind some big rocks before the fight with the second boss

[@mauviestwand]

JK Leeds: "We will have to go around the fur and look for alternative paths" - my dumb ass: "thats what she said"

[@JKLeeds]

😂

[@Rattlehead62]

One of my favourite games, I wish I could play it again for the first time. Awesome video!

[@damiand6818]

Ah man always a game I like seeing people play.. and one I never beat because I was like 10 when I played it. Always found it spoopy when I was younger, something haunting about the setting. Enjoyed the video, and I'm happy to see you branch out and play other games JK! I can't promise everything you'll try will catch my interest but like Lemon with playing Pikmin recently, its nice to see more variety and see what other games you enjoy. - As an aside a random idea just came to me, 'can I become a king' or w/e in Bannerlord with only throwing knives/thrown weapons units could be a silly possibility that's 'on brand' if the game is your cup of tea.

[@JKLeeds]

Great stuff, thanks for the nice comment! Always scary trying a new game for a video

[@rollingbaguette]

TBH, this game's story gave me depression for the first time when I was a kid but still LOVE everything about it even today.

[@Julius_Strife]

My favorite game of all time, it’s the last thing I expected to see, no complaints

[@mikerussell4751]

first time coming across your channel and i loved this video !! gonna check out some more of your content , shout out from Canada ! keep up the good work

[@whereami2700]

As a kid, I never knew you were supposed to go behind the 4th colossus, so I would always jump on it's face tassels and make the fight harder than it needed to be

[@angrypicture6155]

Getting tendrilled for every pun was a great idea, excellent video

[@laurydiffers7567]

This was great. Love this game. I've seen all your videos and when I saw this I knew it was gonna be good

[@THENERONERD]

loved the video man, would be awesome to see more different games on the channel

[@Plutonium_Eater]

Time to watch a half an hour video about a game that i never played

[@Null0ne-or8il]

My sleep deprived brain thought this video was Trying to beat blughtown without fur

[@RealCutieMutie]

Today you blew my mind, not by the challenge (well done, btw) but I never knew that the colossi names where fan made and not oficial

[@DamnDaimen]

1:31 Not true, you can jump and do a plunge attack if you time it right. Massive stamina cost, but time efficient. It's something I learned doing hard modes time attacks.

[@exodus9001]

Man that was very interesting. Speaks to how well the design is, that you can do something clearly not intended with the mechanics. Now the real test is No Fur No Lizards :p

[@lagideath]

I'm not good at remembering voices and just watch videos from my subscriptions without checking the uploader but as soon as the puns come I think to myself "is this JK Leeds..?", scroll down, and it sure is

[@deviantari2686]

Genuinely, this video is giving me so much anxiety just watching you walk on these unstable colossi 😂 but I couldn't do it, I would immediately invalidate the run by accidentally panic grabbing some fur

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

I honestly like the fan names for the colossi overall, especially celosia and cenobia cause despite being a lion and a dog, they’re both pretty similar, and the names just draw the obvious line Also it makes em feel like they have a history of some kind A history we’ll never get to know but definitely not just like Lookin over and bein like “oh that thing? Yeah that’s a uh…Minotaur

[@hotboxhearse]

13:44 im pretty sure this is a bug. in some of my runs he never did this, but when he does do it, its super annoying and difficult even when youre not doing a challenge like this

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah it was really frustrating. Although not as frustrating as the 4th colossi refusing to bend down for 20 mins

[@80nt]

i have this on ps2 but havent gotten around to playing it, but this video is motivating me

[@ColdEmperor]

Branching out is good. Both for you abd us. Variety is the spice of life i tell you what.

[@sourlab]

No way this is possible , imma see this ITS POSSIBLE?! this could genuinely be a new speedrun category

[@steponmeharder]

I love this game. Thank you for the video!

[@rajkanishu]

This is one of the very few videos by fromsoft challenge run channels that isn't on a fromsoft game that I've actually watched, I've never played or seen anything on this game so that intrigued me from the start unlike most other usually covered games by other people (nothing wrong with that, I'm just not personally interested)

[@JKLeeds]

Fair enough, glad you gave it a look 🙂

[@willfultrain6779]

I love this game and I first played it on the ps2, out of all the collosi dirge freaks me out the most, I guess it's the piercing eyes barely peaking up out of the sand.

[@Sir-Pleiades]

The "Sea dragon" is an eel. Long serpentine body that generate electricity is an eels.

[@jdogzerosilverblade299]

yeah but it sounds stupid.

[@GarryDKing]

For Quadratus, I've always wondered if it was possible to climb the arena wall and then get on the giant cow from there

[@randocasual2357]

Played on the PS2. Never imagined theses types of strats before

[@jm0112]

Haven't even thought about shadow of the colossus in years!

[@lach7324]

Im still one of those snobs who adore Argo's controls and love Dirge.

[@BlazeStorm]

Came for the challenge run, stayed for the boss names

[@owencappelli2127]

I love this guy and his content is incredible

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you ☺️

[@TheMoogleKing93]

Like the diversification, hope it works out for you!

[@TheToxicPlayuh]

Just got the game again on ps5 to platinum, what a coincidence. Great watch as always

[@Upsetkiller456]

If you watch a speed run of this game there is some crazy stuff you could do for this challenge. You can drop directly onto the 2nd colossi with proper positioning and on the 3rd colossi you can do an insane jump from his weapon to his head

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I've seen some of that stuff since making this video but I try to avoid watching similar runs or videos before as I like to try figure stuff out for myself 🙂

[@oogabooga1228]

Great video old man. Much love 🫵👍🥵

[@MrBones248]

Alternate title "could i beat the game if the colosii were bald"

[@JKLeeds]

Damn, I wish I'd thought of that 😂

[@pattleboat3118]

Comment for the algorithm, I'd love to see more niche challenges like this!

[@juanc.metrocroix0000]

Jk leeds? Playing my favourite game ever? This is indeed a good day

[@SparkSovereign]

I was a little nervous about this one... because I haven't played it yet and wasn't sure if it would spoil too much of the puzzles 😅 (I knew the plot spoilers already). You did a great job explaining the difficulties of the challenge in a way approachable to an outsider without it also feeling like a walkthrough, this left me more excited to play the game rather than less! Glad you were able to recover some of the magic of that fur-st playthrough, and I look forward to seeing you branch out to whatever strikes your fancy in the future. Runs like these are a great way to experience a wider breadth of gaming in a much deeper way than just watching casual playthroughs. That said, I understand that Dark Souls is your core audience and shouldn't be neglected. Do you think it's possible to beat Bloodborne when every boss must die to a visceral attack, and ideally your only damage is viscerals + setting up for viscerals? I've been having a blast avoiding R1 and it really changes how you tackle bosses, so I'd love to see how far it could be taken. Plus, those animations are all so *viscerally* satisfying.

[@minecraft_assassin1387]

Honestly I had done the second colossus accidentally by jumping up the back end of them with the horse and I had wondered why was this the hardest out of them all to climb up

[@WarrenValion]

You can do the jump attack to bypass needing to grab onto the fur in most cases.

[@Jianichie]

I really need to play this game again. Haven't since PS2

[@matheusataide3368]

I shall watch any video you put out as long as it comes with the very, very bad dad jokes you do.

[@BlueT-Shirt-jj1em]

What if you jump attack? Then you don't have to grab fur to attack.

[@freddyz3359]

I thought you were going to do chad speedrun strats on the giant club arm guy. Stand on his club and when he pulls it back you jump and hope it catapults you, can get some serious air.

[@calt7964]

I really enjoyed this run and would love to see more non-souls games! Same punnery necessary of course.

[@theclocktower3258]

Personally I love the horse controls, they aren't very intuitive but once you get a handle on them they're incredibly useful. I will die on the hill that Agrro is the best horse in any game

[@juaninsua3192]

Remember playing it on ps2 , what a game :')

[@IbrahimBadr-xh8tt]

16:14 Jk went off the script a lil bit here