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The narrative for SotC is quite simple on paper. You play as a young man who goes to a forbidden land with a stolen sword, horse, and body. This body is that of your lover, Mono, who we are lead to believe was killed in some kind of sacrifice. Wanderer (the young man) is told by a deity, who calls itself Dormin, that he can bring back Mono in return for the destruction of sixteen colossi which roam the forbidden lands. Wanderer is also told that there is a great price he will have to pay, yet this warning is ignored. Naturally, when these cutscenes are over, the player will move on to complete their first task; hunting down, and killing, the first colossus. The task is not an unusual one, as killing bosses is a common action in video games, one in which the player …show more content…

The player approaches a massive colossus in the form of a minotaur and is faced with the challenge to find its weak spots, climb its fur, and find footholds on its back to regain stamina. This ordeal is extremely stressful and may take the player a few attempts before reaching the colossi’s head and stabbing it repeatedly with their sword. Finally, the colossus will be killed and it is here that the players expectations are subverted. Unlike other video games which would play triumphant music and have rewards for the player, SotC instead plays a soulful melody as it shows the colossus slowly and gently fall to the ground in defeat. As Mitgutsch states: it is as if you defeated someone innocent, someone who did not offend you. The colossus did not make a move to attack until the player made themselves known as a threat (Mitgutsch 2009, 7). The player is then brought back into the game where they must stand and look at the beast they have slain for a moment before black threads burst forth and stab into Wanderer’s body. The player may be confused at this, as they did not get the celebration they have been taught to expect by other

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