r/playstation Mar 31 '25

Discussion Which game has the better horses?

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u/Tulip_Todesky Mar 31 '25

Agrooooo

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u/InCellsInterlinked Mar 31 '25

I like Agro, he's a chill guy, we did a lot together.

...but the horse controls in Shadow of the Colossus are awful

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u/flcinusa PS5 Mar 31 '25

Treat Agro like a tank and you'll never go wrong

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u/MrMaiky PS5 Mar 31 '25

Agro is a chill girl tho

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u/ShayD7118 Mar 31 '25

That was the beauty of the buddy 🤌 it was like he had a mind of his own. In the rest of the games, when you sit on a horse, it's like the player has hacked into the horse's mind instead.

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u/HelenicBoredom Mar 31 '25

Horse's in rdr2 are definitely not like that though those fuckers can still do whatever they want.

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u/Slonderson Apr 01 '25

Horses in rdr2 are 4 legged cars.

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u/senpai-kuso Apr 01 '25

Not at all. SOTC just had terrible horse mechanics. It’s not that deep.

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u/Underdog_To_Wolf Apr 01 '25

It was intentional. The horse controls like a real horse. It tugs left or right and doesn't instantly respond to every pull of the reins

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u/InCellsInterlinked Apr 01 '25

That's great and all, but I'm not fighting realistic enemies 😭 I needed more from Agro in a few of the more egregious fights

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u/youknowitslucasio Mar 31 '25

Honestly, once I got the hang of it, she’s pretty fun to use in fights. Hanging off the side to avoid Basaran’s projectiles then hitting a quick turn to run full force at him to stop him from moving away from the geyser is really satisfying.

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u/carlos_schneider666 Apr 01 '25

That's because you are actually controlling the rider.

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u/stewdadrew Mar 31 '25

It took me 3 or 4 tries to get to the second colossus because I hated the cinematic camera angles so much. Finally got through the game, excellent story, made me cry a couple times, still despise the cinematic camera angles.

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u/2000CalPocketLint Mar 31 '25

In travelling or in the bosses/climbing?

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u/stewdadrew Mar 31 '25

Both. When I first started, Spent the better part of an hour trying to mess with settings to get it less cinematic and more focused on Wander. I eventually gave up and just rode around south of the main temple for a while to get used to it. It makes a little more sense when you’re fighting something that large, but I really got upset with it when I went against the Colossi on the cover. I do think part of it is that I was very new to gaming and had only played R* and Nintendo titles, I should give it another go now and see if I still think it’s as egregious as I believe.

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u/Hiruko251 Apr 02 '25

Awful because you guys didnt learn how to control it, its one of the best because he's a bit autonomous

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u/DeanXeL Mar 31 '25

They just weren't explained, but they were GREAT.

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u/imaginingdragonx Mar 31 '25

The amount of times I yelled at that horse as a kid... And yet I still sobbed when he fell

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u/BroChateau Apr 01 '25

I always assumed his name is very intentional as he's aggravating to ride.

Still loved him though

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '25

The controls. In general. Not just the horse

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u/dasketers Mar 31 '25

That was the one thing about shadow of the colossus that I didn’t like

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u/xcipher007 Mar 31 '25

I choose RDR2 from OP's choices, but +1 and upvote for this. Agro is ride-or-die!

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u/TickTockTheo Apr 01 '25

Too soon dude.

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u/LXicon PS5 Mar 31 '25

I was today years old when I found out his name wasn't "Arook"! I played it like 20 years ago. That's what I thought I heard when you pressed X to call the horse.

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u/HA1LHYDRA Mar 31 '25

I always saw it written as Argo, but it always sounded like Aggro to me

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u/j3ffUrZ Mar 31 '25

Immediately thought of this.

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u/TheTomMark Mar 31 '25

This is the part I was talking about in my comment. Also spoilers for the game, lol

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u/the-recyclist Mar 31 '25

I knew this was a link to the GG clip before I even opened it.

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u/TheTomMark Mar 31 '25

Agro is best horse. Only correct answer.

I remember watching Game Grumps play SotC and Arin asking Dan ā€œAgro is a pretty cool horse, right?ā€ before a particular part. Pure evil.

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u/PwrButtum Mar 31 '25

First thought in my head when I saw these options

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u/Paperphil17 Mar 31 '25

G.O.A.T. (Horse)

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u/Malagubbar Mar 31 '25

Correct answer

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u/S_n_o_wL_e_o_p_a_r_d Mar 31 '25

This. This is the answer! But where do yall stand on graphics and handling?

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u/ouzimm Apr 01 '25

valid, ill have to agree .

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

100% all the way baby

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u/TunaOnWytNoCrust Apr 01 '25

My immediate thought, Agro!

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u/veryoondoww Apr 01 '25

This is it! First game I ever recall being enormously impressed by a horse, and didn’t feel it was topped for years and years.

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u/Stratoraptor Mar 31 '25

Top comment. I am not disappointed.

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u/mmciv Mar 31 '25

Well Agro is in KCD so it still wins.

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u/SolidSnakeHAK777 Mar 31 '25

The best horse.

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u/MrSaucyAlfredo Apr 01 '25

…. Agro………..

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u/Johnsy05 PS5 Pro Apr 01 '25

Never heard of it.

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u/ColossiKiller Apr 01 '25

Agro, what a legend!

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u/manimul25 Apr 01 '25

This game though! The feels

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u/corking-- Apr 01 '25

Definatly this one

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u/TL_Worm Apr 01 '25

Came here to point out best horse

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u/Grumbleman2000 Apr 01 '25

Agroooo!

I still have flashbacks to Agro falling off the bridge. If I were an actor, that would be the trigger that makes me cry, even though I remember Agro survives the fall

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u/pain110 Apr 01 '25

This goes to show it's not the graphics but the gameplay and narrative drive that makes a connection.

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u/Matshiro001 Apr 01 '25

Absolutely love agro <3 and shadow of the colossus one of my favourite games. Might need to play this again now _^

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u/hndrwx Apr 02 '25

OP chose those four because he knew putting Agro or Epona would be too easy

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u/JustW4nnaHaveFun Mar 31 '25 edited Mar 31 '25

Sorry it's not about the sentimental or has more use but which looks better and realistic.

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u/BakedFish---SK PS5 Mar 31 '25

Are we serious? I hated that horse 😭 the controls were horrible

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u/FriendlyKibblez Mar 31 '25

We don't talk shit about Agro