Seriously one of the most annoying fights but honestly one of the best battles in the game, it balances out 😂 this platinum is already giving me a hard time
Here’s a great tip if you end up having to climb up a 2nd time: if you use L2 to track where it’s at underground you can meet where it emerges from the ground and easily shoot the sacks as it comes out of the ground.
It's possible, albeit difficult, to do it all in one round while destroying all three sigils. As soon as you destroy a sigil, a hidden time starts to count down. Once that hidden timer reaches zero, he closes his weak points and you have to do it all over again. However, the timer resets each time you destroy a sigil, so if you're fast enough you can destroy all three of them in one go. The trick is to perform jump stabs because they're faster. You can also travel faster by repeatedly jumping.
@@em.b3rr by now you probably already know but the jump stab is done by.. well, jumping and then stabbing. You must not hold to the colossus for it to work. And the trophy is having the finishing blow be a jump stab
On the PS4, you crouch (R2), then jump (X), and stab in midair (SQUARE). You get a trophy for killing a colossus with a jumping stab, so it worth it to practice on the ground first to get the timing right.
This one out of of the colossus pissed me off the most, I hated having to use the horse and I am horrible at trying to get on the damn thing. With this video though maybe I can try your techniques and hopefully I'll have less frustration.
If you're having trouble getting on the horse, you can do it in another way. You can jump on Agro then hold the R1 button (I use Classic controls, which makes the Jump button as Triangle and the Grab button as R1)
Wanted to share a slightly different method I used that builds on this one, since I didn't see it mentioned here: Deliver two full-powered stabs each to the front and middle sigils, stab the back one until it disappears, and then deliberately fall off the colossus. This skips the sand burrowing sequence, and you can get right back on Agro, shoot the air sacs, and climb back up to finish the job. I thought this battle was going to make me quit Time Attack until I stumbled on this and ended up finishing in something like 6 1/2 minutes. Thanks so much for making this. The tips in this video saved my butt (and probably my controller from being crushed into oblivion), and your voice is so soothing and pleasantly knowing.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I am currently working on getting the hard mode done as well as collecting the set to get the queen sword so this greatly helps me because I’m having a lot of difficulty with this one.
What I noticed is if you destroy a stigma and let yourself fall when he flips over he doesn’t go underground and waste an actual minute just underground and then you can just go under him and just shot the sacks.
It's the best technique for when you can't finish him in a single round. Holding L2 focuses your camera on a colossus, even when it's underground like Phalanx, so you can easily find where he's gonna pop up. Just wait nearby and take out the airsacks as they emerge, and you'll be ready to climb him in no time. I don't think that you can climb onto him as he rises, but that would be really cool.
@@TheZetaKai I actually didn’t know you could hold down L2 to focus on the Colossi, I’ve been trying to platinum it without knowing that the whole time
A wee bit late but; since you're already right where he's emerging, jump and hold onto his fur. Skip the entire 2nd/3rd shooting sacs and climbing wings.
@@levivandenberg9504 I'm constantly in awe of how many different ways there are to fight some of these battles if you experiment. Jumping for the wing just as the colossus dipped downward and landing right on its back in one run was my most surprising discovery. I'll have to try this too.
This is one of my easier fights I feel like for me, got the shooting and jumping to the wing down. But the first tip of shooting the sacks right at the beginning was clutch.
After it closes it's wing, the sacks refill, if you shoot them before he returns back to the ground he will down his wings again and you will be able to attack him. This will save you time (I did it on normal in 4:21) but you need to be quick.
How do you possibly do enough damage without destroying them? That’s part of literally every fight. Also you def destroyed the second since it was no longer glowing.
So, if I leave the first two sigil "still alive", what should i do next? Destroy the third, go to the second and then the first? Or leave the third alive, go to the first, destroy it, then second e then the third again?
You should always finish off the sigil closest to the head of the colossus and work your way backwards. Otherwise your fighting the wind, and that's a losing proposition. With the wind at your back, you can bunny hop towards the tail very quickly.
If you jump off him when he does the barrel roll and manage to shoot one of the sacks, he won't go underground. But you'll still have to shoot the sacks again
This is by far the worst collosus. 1) The hit registration is non existent when firing arrows 2) When you do shoot his sacks the ai moves him the opposite way 3) Horse control is absolute ass 4) Sometimes you cant catch up to him 5) The jump onto the wing screws you over and over Absolutely annoying as hell
I think that the only problem is the horse, not the jump but everything else about Agro, she dont go full speed sometimes and if you spool her many times she goes really slow (sorry for the bad english)
You can use the analogue stick to steer horse but then theres the rocks. Its just frustrating and when you go to jump the ai senses your direction and moves the collosus the opposite way.
Next time you try this fight..... watch the movement of the collosus as your direction changes. It seems to instantly adjust to move in the opposite direction
Thank you so much for this. I DID NOT KNOW YOU CAN PREVENT THE ROLL! I checked what my fastest time was my first playthrough and it was 23 minutes bro. Holy shit. Becuase I kept stabbing each one all the way.
Another way you could beat him his when you destroy the sigil and he does the barrel roll you can just fall off and he won't burrow underground, this was able to save me a lot of time and I was able to kill phalanx in 7min 22secs
during the guide multiple times he stated this guides are not supposed to be using any speedruning tricks, that's why he says that... but hey, being a butthurt little brat works too right?
@@Eirandir He never mentioned anything about it being a speedrun strat, the only butthurt person I'm seeing is you, you must of struggled a lot doing this time attack LMAO
Great tip on not destroying the sigils. It turned the time attack I was dreading most into one of the easiest.
Seriously one of the most annoying fights but honestly one of the best battles in the game, it balances out 😂 this platinum is already giving me a hard time
Wow i didnt know you could do this! This makes this colossus soooooo much easier thank you!! Subscribed!
You, sir, are impressive! This fight took me literally 30 mins the first attempt. Thx for this.
Here’s a great tip if you end up having to climb up a 2nd time: if you use L2 to track where it’s at underground you can meet where it emerges from the ground and easily shoot the sacks as it comes out of the ground.
It's possible, albeit difficult, to do it all in one round while destroying all three sigils. As soon as you destroy a sigil, a hidden time starts to count down. Once that hidden timer reaches zero, he closes his weak points and you have to do it all over again. However, the timer resets each time you destroy a sigil, so if you're fast enough you can destroy all three of them in one go. The trick is to perform jump stabs because they're faster. You can also travel faster by repeatedly jumping.
Accrovideogames how do you do a jump stab? it’s also a trophy isn’t it?
@@em.b3rr by now you probably already know but the jump stab is done by.. well, jumping and then stabbing. You must not hold to the colossus for it to work. And the trophy is having the finishing blow be a jump stab
On the PS4, you crouch (R2), then jump (X), and stab in midair (SQUARE). You get a trophy for killing a colossus with a jumping stab, so it worth it to practice on the ground first to get the timing right.
Your tips have helped me out so much! Thank you!
This one out of of the colossus pissed me off the most, I hated having to use the horse and I am horrible at trying to get on the damn thing. With this video though maybe I can try your techniques and hopefully I'll have less frustration.
If you're having trouble getting on the horse, you can do it in another way. You can jump on Agro then hold the R1 button (I use Classic controls, which makes the Jump button as Triangle and the Grab button as R1)
Never used Triangle because it’s horrible but with X I just jump towards Argo & it gets on automatically
*This is one of
Wanted to share a slightly different method I used that builds on this one, since I didn't see it mentioned here:
Deliver two full-powered stabs each to the front and middle sigils, stab the back one until it disappears, and then deliberately fall off the colossus. This skips the sand burrowing sequence, and you can get right back on Agro, shoot the air sacs, and climb back up to finish the job. I thought this battle was going to make me quit Time Attack until I stumbled on this and ended up finishing in something like 6 1/2 minutes.
Thanks so much for making this. The tips in this video saved my butt (and probably my controller from being crushed into oblivion), and your voice is so soothing and pleasantly knowing.
Thank you so much for uploading this. I am currently working on getting the hard mode done as well as collecting the set to get the queen sword so this greatly helps me because I’m having a lot of difficulty with this one.
Thank you so much for this! I beat it in 3:56min with this technique.
He dropped down 3 times and I still managed to beat him first try
My greatest time ever because of this tip! Got him in 2:44
What I noticed is if you destroy a stigma and let yourself fall when he flips over he doesn’t go underground and waste an actual minute just underground and then you can just go under him and just shot the sacks.
I noticed that too
If you're a crack shot with the bow, then go for it.
That is a very useful tip about not destroying the sigils, I'm excited to try it!
This makes this fight sooooo much easier!! Tysm
This helps a lot! Thanks!
Thank you so much dor the sigil tip! I literally had 15 extra seconds every time and it drove me crazy,now I beat him in 7 minutes and 8 seconds.
So another trick i use is if you get near where he reemerges you can shoot the gas sacks as he emerges. Makes it a lot easier.
I've always done it that way.
It's the best technique for when you can't finish him in a single round. Holding L2 focuses your camera on a colossus, even when it's underground like Phalanx, so you can easily find where he's gonna pop up. Just wait nearby and take out the airsacks as they emerge, and you'll be ready to climb him in no time. I don't think that you can climb onto him as he rises, but that would be really cool.
@@TheZetaKai I actually didn’t know you could hold down L2 to focus on the Colossi, I’ve been trying to platinum it without knowing that the whole time
A wee bit late but; since you're already right where he's emerging, jump and hold onto his fur. Skip the entire 2nd/3rd shooting sacs and climbing wings.
@@levivandenberg9504 I'm constantly in awe of how many different ways there are to fight some of these battles if you experiment. Jumping for the wing just as the colossus dipped downward and landing right on its back in one run was my most surprising discovery. I'll have to try this too.
Omg im doing time attack and this on gave ne problems and here i am finding some answers on how to quickly kill this damn thing!
A great example of the game thinking it has better controls than it actually does
This is one of my easier fights I feel like for me, got the shooting and jumping to the wing down. But the first tip of shooting the sacks right at the beginning was clutch.
Thank you very much. Really, thanks
Watching it all now! 2 more colossus to go! Thanks brian ;()
After it closes it's wing, the sacks refill, if you shoot them before he returns back to the ground he will down his wings again and you will be able to attack him.
This will save you time (I did it on normal in 4:21) but you need to be quick.
love ya man, i did it first try in 3:56.
Great tip about not destroying the sigils.
Difficult , but definitely one of the most enjoyable boss fights .
Thanks for the tip
Agro is actually a mare
Just found out if you fall off he wont burrow and it will save u a lot of time
Oh man thank you soooo much!!
Thx for the not destroy the first spot tipp! Dit it in 05,45,96!
When destroying any sigil, if you jump off before Phalanx closes his weak points, you can cancel the animation of him diving into the sand
How do you possibly do enough damage without destroying them? That’s part of literally every fight. Also you def destroyed the second since it was no longer glowing.
One of my least favorite. If you miss this method, it goes into the ground, and you have to shoot the sacs and climb up it again
Sympa Dm he flies out of the same spot when he leaves ground. You could spawn trap him there and shoot the sacks right away
He flies out of the same location he dives in at? Good tip for getting his sacks faster for the second round
Hold L2 to focus your camera on him, even when he's underground.
Tips for days thx
So, if I leave the first two sigil "still alive", what should i do next? Destroy the third, go to the second and then the first? Or leave the third alive, go to the first, destroy it, then second e then the third again?
You should always finish off the sigil closest to the head of the colossus and work your way backwards. Otherwise your fighting the wind, and that's a losing proposition. With the wind at your back, you can bunny hop towards the tail very quickly.
You do 2 full stabs and one half stab in the first 2 sigils.
Then on the final one you can destroy and it'll take enough of his health to kill him.
10:13, became my time, my god that was way too close.
thx bro with your advice i one phased him
i wonder how you even die to this colossi
like i know when he goes underground you do get some damage but how
If you jump off him when he does the barrel roll and manage to shoot one of the sacks, he won't go underground. But you'll still have to shoot the sacks again
It's True but you only need to jump off he reeinflates his sacks once you are on him. He only dives into the sand to easily get rid of you
This is by far the worst collosus.
1) The hit registration is non existent when firing arrows
2) When you do shoot his sacks the ai moves him the opposite way
3) Horse control is absolute ass
4) Sometimes you cant catch up to him
5) The jump onto the wing screws you over and over
Absolutely annoying as hell
This one for me is awful. Just need hard time attacks, fruit of the garden etc and i’ll have platinum
I think that the only problem is the horse, not the jump but everything else about Agro, she dont go full speed sometimes and if you spool her many times she goes really slow
(sorry for the bad english)
You can use the analogue stick to steer horse but then theres the rocks. Its just frustrating and when you go to jump the ai senses your direction and moves the collosus the opposite way.
Next time you try this fight..... watch the movement of the collosus as your direction changes. It seems to instantly adjust to move in the opposite direction
DannyJ Speed King is like 32 trophies in 1.
This was usefull because im too bad to do it by myself
Thank you so much for this. I DID NOT KNOW YOU CAN PREVENT THE ROLL! I checked what my fastest time was my first playthrough and it was 23 minutes bro. Holy shit. Becuase I kept stabbing each one all the way.
Another way you could beat him his when you destroy the sigil and he does the barrel roll you can just fall off and he won't burrow underground, this was able to save me a lot of time and I was able to kill phalanx in 7min 22secs
Didnt understand how to one bank him was doing it on Normal with 2 and a half Stab and he gets more life left then yours on hard
Could you after all the hard time attacks do what the items do
l beat him in first time thank to help
you can effing use those skin flaps to protect yourself from the dive.
need a video of someone doing it.
First try and it only took me 3 minutes
the trick with me didn't work i did it in 9 minutes
Destroying all three sigils in one round: ruclips.net/video/NIKhq9tBTMU/видео.html
this is my favorite
(I pronounce fa-lon-cks
i love u ...7.50 for me
0:44 'Most likely you won't' Nah actually I did. I like how he assumes we are shit players. Unsubed :)
during the guide multiple times he stated this guides are not supposed to be using any speedruning tricks, that's why he says that... but hey, being a butthurt little brat works too right?
@@Eirandir He never mentioned anything about it being a speedrun strat, the only butthurt person I'm seeing is you, you must of struggled a lot doing this time attack LMAO
@@Eirandir ignore those peeps, they are the type that buy platinum
I hate this boss
words cannot describe how much I hate argo
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Worest colossus in the game