Analysis
Why the No Commentary Playthrough Is the Purest Way to Experience a Game
There is a moment early in Shadow of the Colossus when you crest a hill and the camera pulls back to reveal a vast, empty canyon. The wind blows. The grass shifts. Your horse breathes. And there is no voice in your ear telling you what to feel or where to go. That silence is the point. It is the kind of moment that a no commentary playthrough exists to protect. I have been on both sides of the screen for years now. I have recorded voiceover for let's plays, written walk
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