The result is a more mysterious narrative that ends up being as compelling as a player’s imagination makes it. It’s par for the course for studio Team Ico, which tends to adopt a less-is-more approach to its storytelling. All the game reveals is that she was sacrificed for reasons that Wander refuses to accept. Not much is known about Wander or the girl whose body he took with him to a far land. It’s these contrasts of scale and scope that make Shadow of the Colossus a wonderfully layered experience.įor those who were too young or simply didn’t have a chance to play the game when it first released more than a decade ago, Shadow of the Colossus chronicles the tale of Wander, a young man who journeys to a distant, forbidden land to resurrect a young maiden named Mono. It’s like walking through sacred Japanese grounds marked by enormous torii gates, only to find a small understated shrine at the end. Just minutes into the game, I found myself wowed by the game’s grand sense of scale and simple emotional poignancy. It didn’t take long, however, for me to realize that my worries were all for naught. By playing it 13 years later, did I deny myself from having that same transcendental experience by consuming the game way past its expiration date? The original Shadow of the Colossus was described as a transformational experience by some players who played it back in 2005. That being said, I was a bit unsure of what to expect. After waiting to play this game for 13 years, being a month late is like a flash in the pan. Even as I painstakingly soldiered through a bunch of games to review in early 2018, I finally managed to get a copy of the game in March. At the time, though, I just started reviewing games as part of my job and had such a huge gaming backlog, I never got to buying the game.īy the time the PS4 remake came along, I pretty much told myself that I was out of excuses. I got another chance to buy it when it was announced on PS3 as part of a two-game collection with Ico, another excellent game, I might add. In the case of the PS2 release, I remember being overseas for an extended amount of time as part of a Fulbright stint, which forced me to go on a sabbatical away from gaming for a while. Originally released on the PlayStation 2, Shadow of the Colossus is one of those rare games that was high up on my list of games to get but never got to for some reason. This makes the longevity of Shadow of the Colossus a pleasant surprise. At least games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era have the advantage of that retro, pixel art aesthetic, which continues to have its own charming appeal nowadays. Known as a period when the industry was just getting the hang of using polygons for gaming, many a title from that period look like a veritable hot mess these days. Absolutely incredible job.I find this to be especially true for 3D games that came out during the original PlayStation and PlayStation 2 era. A masterpiece has been made even better i can't wait to see what bluepoint games does next. ID even go as far to say this surpasses the original and is one of if not the best game remakes ever created. Bluepoint games did a phenomenal job of remaking this classic. No new colosi or extra story but Everything else however has been improved to the MAX. The story has been left untouched retaining the same emotional journey the original offered. It's also butter smooth hardly ever dropping frames even when giant colossi are thrashing about. With detailed texture work and lighting this game looks absolutely gorgeous. The colosi and environments have been overloaded with amazing detail and the world feels very alive despite the quieting emptiness of it. I couldn't be happier that this remake happened.The graphics, sound, everything has been remade running on a brand new game engine entirely. I've played it on ps2, loved the remaster and now im able to play the remake of one the best action titles ever created. I've played it on ps2, loved the A masterpiece reborn Ever since i heard shadow of The colossus was getting a remake i was overjoyed. A masterpiece reborn Ever since i heard shadow of The colossus was getting a remake i was overjoyed.
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