

Gold coins Bluepoint Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment But the rarity of trees in general makes them a bit easier to spot. They are, frankly, pretty hard to track down. Unlike the lizards, fruit trees aren’t usually near a shrine. If you knock the fruit down and then pick it up, you’ll increase your maximum health by a little bit. A few of the ones that there are have fruit hanging from their branches. There aren’t many trees around the world of Shadow of the Colossus. Fruit trees Bluepoint Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment It’s usually easiest to shoot them with an arrow from a distance, but it’s also possible to just slash at them with your sword if you happen to be close enough. There’s at least one lizard hanging out at every shrine, and there are others scattered around the map. The shining-tailed lizards are easy to spot - they’ve got bright white-blue tails. This will let you hold on to a colossus a little longer during your battles.

Shining lizard tails increase your maximum stamina by a tiny bit. Shining-tailed lizards (or shining lizard tails) Bluepoint Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment The lizard stone and the fruit tree map are very useful for finding the first two collectibles we’re about to discuss.
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Press triangle on the map screen to check out these items and learn how to earn them. Bluepoint Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment These items can be anything from a new color scheme for Agro to a new weapon or new information on your map. Bluepoint Games/Sony Interactive Entertainmentįor every two Time Attacks that you successfully complete, an item will appear in the pool at the north end of the Shrine of Worship. At normal difficulty, at least, they are very reasonable and achievable goals. These fights have a goal - a time limit to aim for. These are stripped-down fights with a colossus that skip over all of the riding around the countryside. In this new game, you can kneel in front of any of the colossus statues in the Shrine of Worship to start a Time Attack for that colossus. (We played and wrote our colossus guides without collecting anything.) Time Attack mode Bluepoint Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentĪfter you beat the game on a given difficulty, you’ll start over in a New Game+. They’ll get you trophies and make your game slightly easier, but they’re not necessary. We should make clear, though, that these are optional collectibles. And we’ll tell you about the items around the world you might want to collect to make your game a little easier.

In this guide, we’ll talk about how to unlock Shadow of the Colossus’ optional and secret useful items. By playing Time Attack mode, you can unlock new swords and outfits (and coat colors for your horse, Agro). You can find shining lizard tails to increase your maximum and fruit to increase your health. You know, simple.īut there are items to collect and unlock. You’re just a boy trying to kill colossi to bring a girl back from the dead. You start with the same weapons you end with. Shadow of the Colossus is a simple game by design.
