![]() In order to accomplish this, this higher being tasks the Wanderer at defeating 16 deities who possess the bodies of giants, called Colossi, that are spread out within an open world. You play as a young man referred to as the Wanderer who brings his dead lover to a forbidden land in hopes of speaking to a higher being that’s said to possess the power to revive the dead. After pouring a lot of love and dedication into the project, it’s easy to see that Bluepoint’s Shadow of the Colossus remake on the Playstation 4 delivers the true vision Ueda and his team had thirteen years ago.įor anyone who isn’t familiar with Shadow of the Colossus, let me give you a quick rundown. Bluepoint, who also created the Playstation 3 port, stepped up to the plate to accept the challenge. In order to do the game justice, it would require a team to completely rebuild the game from scratch on modern hardware. Even remastering it for the high definition era couldn’t save it from it’s flaws. Shadow of the Colossus was a masterpiece trapped on dated hardware. Unfortunately, the somewhat polarizing controls didn’t get much improvement in this version either, with many claiming that they were actually worse. First off, the grip meter in the game that controls how long the protagonist can hold on to objects, seemed buggy while the game was running at 60 frames per second. Even though the upgrades were very much welcomed, there were still problems at hand. Finally, gamers were able to play Shadow of the Colossus with a much higher framerate and cleaner visuals. Regardless of the issues, gamers fell in love with it.įast forward to 2011 where an HD remastered version of Shadow of the Colossus released on the Playstation 3. The problem with Shadow of the Colossus is that it seemed to be a little too ambitious for its time - barely running on the Playstation 2 hardware with severe framerate drops and inconsistent visuals. While the game didn’t sell a ton, it was beloved by most who played it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instantly, the game became a critical darling, garnering many game of the year nominations and quickly being considered one of the best video games ever made. In 2005, visionary game designer Fumito Ueda along with the rest of Team Ico designed a follow-up to their critically acclaimed PS2 title Ico with a very special game titled Shadow of the Colossus. ![]()
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