The Decade-Long Quest For Shadow of the Colossus’ Last Secret

Jacob Geller August 8, 2019
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Talking about video games, history, politics, empathy, and more — typically at the same time, always unpredictably. For more info, visit my website: JacobGeller.com

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a mystery which will never happen again, a miracle which has never happened before– and shining this our now must come to then Follow me: https://twitter.com/yacobg42 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGeller Readings provided by: MML: https://www.youtube.com/user/MML129 EuroThug4000: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxddeIv7GdHNcVPZI9JvGXQ Tayls: https://twitter.com/TalesOfTayls GamesD: https://www.youtube.com/user/HotCyderable (also thanks for the exceptional opening montage and thumbnail bby) Additional Footage Provided by Nomad Colossus: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nomad0168 Script Consultation: Writing on Games (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlWv88ZRMxCcK3BGjrX7ew) 2013 Eurogamer article on "The Last Big Secret" by Craig Owens: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-02-the-quest-for-shadow-of-the-colossuss-last-big-secret The Thread: https://community.playstation.com/content/pdc/us/en_US/pdc-communities/playstation-general.topic.topic.0.25.html/quest_for_the_lastb-chNB Opening track: For Her Soul, Alex Roe: https://youtu.be/fo7MaxhyeXA Visual Media used: Shadow of the Colossus (2005 & 2018), ICO, Adventure, Mortal Kombat Music used: For Her Soul (Alex Roe), Castle in the Mist (ICO), The Gates of Hell (Bayonetta), One Who Craves Souls (Demon's Souls), Various tracks from Octopath Traveler, Main Theme of Castle in the Sky

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