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you are so mean :(
I hated horse riding, worst part about the game.
Mr. Ed is better than the lot of 'em.
Goddamn it those controls sucked so much. Luckily overall, it made up for them...
Yeah, Argo PISSED me off during so many battles when I'd slightly push the analog stick to make him turn and he'd go in the OPPOSITE direction. Not cool, Argo. Not cool at all.
Altair's horses were a fun ride but oblivions didn't do so well for me. still haven't played SotC but will eventually. after i do ico maybe.
hahaha
BUT HE DIED FOR YOUR SINS
His name isn't Argo.
I thought his name was Agro, shows how dyslexic I am.
@brainderailment
You're so dyslexic you come right out the other side.
I'm sorry but I'm gonna go against the grain on this one. Argo was one of the believable and fantastic animals in gaming history. Of course a horse would get confused and of course it wouldn't always go the way you want, that’s the whole idea of riding a living animal, he's not a fucking car.
They simply gave him a brain, he wants to avoid getting hurt, and he doesn't want to run into walls or run off cliffs. If you want him to run in a straight line then try not running him towards walls or over cliffs for once, you'll find that he runs perfectly straight when travelling through wide-open areas like the wasteland.
If anyone has ever actually ridden a horse before, you'd know Agro is the most realistic of the two. Horses don't just go left/right because you want them to. You have to guide them, not drive them. Thats what the developers were going for, its a design choice just like everything else in SotC.
Epona was a lifeless car compared to Agro.
I thought he was perfect, and controlled like an actual horse does. You want realism in games... there you go.
yeah i think they were going for realism in SotC. sure it was annoying at times, but hey, that's horses for ya.
What those last four guys said.
If you weren't so amazing, I'd be mad.
Realism is all well and good, but I found myself grumbling at it far more than admiring it, in this case. "Lifeless" she might be, but Epona would go where you told her to, and is definitely my preferred ride, despite how much I like SotC overall.
I can't think of a defense so you...um..suck. a lot.
Meanie :(
Sorry you suck at video games, Dale. SERIOUS BUSINESS.
Agro is a better horse because he has a personality: like Gregory Hall mentioned, he has needs and fears and a brain, and he's the only thing in the game with a name. You're supposed to treat him like a sidekick, not a tool.
Of course the controls are a little spotty -- it's a brilliant display of the technical matching the thematic. It's genius.
His name is AGRO, A G R O.
Just call the horse and listen!
Also, what Joseph Leray said.
@thecleaningguy, thanks for clarifying that. No one can seem to get his freaking name right.
Poor Agro... I still <3 him.
Agro was cool. Haven't played Zelda, so can't compare.
But you can't be mad at the poor horsie. What would Barbie say?