Shadow of the Colossus

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7.8

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  1. Killerpummkin
    Sep 5, 2023
    6
    The graphics are very impressive, the soundtrack is sensational, the puzzles could be better, but the gameplay is frustrating.
  2. pelona39
    Aug 14, 2023
    6
    Never play the classic version before, but still...

    Story Simple story and emotional, great one! Sound/music Well done i guess... Gameplay Gameplay is fine, but I really hate how the camera work... automatically rotate camera sometimes annoying. Horse sometimes not responding, no check point while exploring map... when you died while exploring, whatever you already manually    Never play the classic version before, but still...

    Story
    Simple story and emotional, great one!

    Sound/music
    Well done i guess...

    Gameplay
    Gameplay is fine, but I really hate how the camera work... automatically rotate camera sometimes annoying. Horse sometimes not responding, no check point while exploring map... when you died while exploring, whatever you already manually save your progress or not, you'll respawn to the beginning place and you have to re-explore it again.
    And the final boss's difficult is really too far to compare to the other bosses.

    Graphic
    Amazing, great landscape, well-designed old monuments and colossus.

    Overall
    Still recommended even tho 6/10    … Expand
  3. OwlScowling
    Aug 11, 2023
    6
    A beautiful, lonely, wonderful game that is ultimately held back by abysmal controls and camera. I started this game immediately enthralled. Even the empty world has a sense of foreboding solitude that feels bold instead of lazy. The setup feels like an incredible start to a hero's journey. However, the controls make this game nearly unplayable. I've been playing games for most of my lifeA beautiful, lonely, wonderful game that is ultimately held back by abysmal controls and camera. I started this game immediately enthralled. Even the empty world has a sense of foreboding solitude that feels bold instead of lazy. The setup feels like an incredible start to a hero's journey. However, the controls make this game nearly unplayable. I've been playing games for most of my life and I'm very competent at them. I could not make heads or tails of the control scheme from very early on. There would be bizarre camera movements just trying to find the next colossus or incredibly broken animations when trying to do the most basic of attacks.

    When I rolled for the first time, I literally laughed out loud due to how silly the animation looks. Your character literally throws his shoulder into the ground and awkwardly ragdolls back into position. I actually told my wife to look at the screen because of how silly it was. I would be lying if I said this game wasn't anything special--there is absolutely a sense of real magic to it. But I also can't in good conscience recommend anyone spend money (or perhaps valuable time) on a game like this as it currently stands. I don't think an update is coming five years later. But it is an absolute shame that such a widely acclaimed "masterpiece" feels nearly as clunky as QWOP or Getting Over It.    … Expand
  4. isikt11
    Jul 8, 2023
    6
    The atmosphere and visuality are really good but the gameplay is a real struggle. You don't just fight with the giants. You also fight with the camera and gameplay. I would never think riding horse to be this hard. I closed the game after 2-3 hours playing, the gameplay was irritating.

    I
  5. Robospy1
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    I know people love this game, but sorry, this doesn't do it for me. I appreciate what they were going for, but the controls have aged poorly (which shouldn't be a problem for a remake) and the game is just kind of boring. The Collosi aren't even fun to fight, which is the only interesting part of the game, whereas the open world is empty and a waste of time. I'm sure some people will sayI know people love this game, but sorry, this doesn't do it for me. I appreciate what they were going for, but the controls have aged poorly (which shouldn't be a problem for a remake) and the game is just kind of boring. The Collosi aren't even fun to fight, which is the only interesting part of the game, whereas the open world is empty and a waste of time. I'm sure some people will say that the emptyness and lonelyness is part of the art here, but it just isn't enough to keep me invested.… Expand
  6. Uncl3s4mbr
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    Boring game for my taste. The graphics are great, the environment beautiful, but the controls over the horse sucks, the camera control sucks and the Colossus are easy to kill. The hardest part is to find the Colossus. This game are for the people that like the explorer and contemplate the environment.
  7. YannySp101
    May 1, 2022
    7
    Shadow of the Colossus was a fascinating experience for me because I didn't play the original version on the PS2 back then, however, it was more complicated than I expected.
    After hearing how unique and special this game is for years now, I finally decided to play it.
    The story in Shadow of the Colossus is slightly ambiguous, but the vast, empty environments and the melancholic atmosphere    Shadow of the Colossus was a fascinating experience for me because I didn't play the original version on the PS2 back then, however, it was more complicated than I expected.
    After hearing how unique and special this game is for years now, I finally decided to play it.
    The story in Shadow of the Colossus is slightly ambiguous, but the vast, empty environments and the melancholic atmosphere make up for the story's ambiguity. Overall, it's a surprisingly decent story even if it's absent for the most part.
    Unlike the story though, the gameplay is very basic, even though it's oddly enjoyable and satisfying.
    The Colossi are absolutely spectacular; they're undoubtedly the highlight of the game, alongside the immense scale of the game and its gorgeous environments.
    Also, the music is really good and the audio design is fantastic.
    However, even though the gameplay is interesting, the repetitious nature of the gameplay loop gets slightly boring after a while, and the controls, camera and handling are so clumsy and bad in some instances, they make the game almost unplayable at times, ruining the entire experience, and that's very unfortunate.

    Pros:
    + Serviceable narrative
    + Exciting albeit basic gameplay
    + Immense scale
    + Stunning visuals
    + Great music

    Cons:
    - Tiring gameplay loop
    - Very awkward controls, camera & handling

    Narrative: 6/10
    Gameplay: 4/10
    Music: 8/10
    Graphics/Audio: 9/10

    Final Rating: 6.5/10
    - Pretty Good -
    Shadow of the Colossus looks like a PS4 game, however, it still plays like a PS2 game, unfortunately.
    Regardless, it's a very unique and special experience even to this day... I just expected something more from a high quality modern Remake.

    Do I recommend it?:
    If you're looking for a fun videogame experience, I probably wouldn't recommend it, but if you're looking for a unique videogame experience, I'd say yes.    … Expand
  8. FRIST_008
    May 8, 2023
    7
    Довольно годный логический босс файт, который оставляет у тебя ощущение, что ты маленький, а и не так просто тебе то, убить что-то большое на самом деле.
  9. Jimmymcjim
    Mar 23, 2023
    7
    i like the feel of the game. the story was confusing in a good way tho and i liked killing big things
  10. Agusto101
    Feb 28, 2023
    6
    Repetitivo , aburrido y genérico lo único que destaca son los gráficos y el diseño de los colosos fuera de ahí bastante mediocre ni loco me atrevería a llamarlo obra maestra.
  11. blasecube
    Feb 8, 2023
    5
    A huge disappointment.

    During the PS2 era I had a Gamecube. I really liked it, but always felt jealous about all my friends with PS2. Since then I was told about the amazing games the PS2 had that made it superior. One of them being Shadow of the Colossus. I was honestly very excited to try it. I had already experienced Sony's storytelling on its more modern kins in the likes of The    A huge disappointment.

    During the PS2 era I had a Gamecube. I really liked it, but always felt jealous about all my friends with PS2. Since then I was told about the amazing games the PS2 had that made it superior. One of them being Shadow of the Colossus.

    I was honestly very excited to try it. I had already experienced Sony's storytelling on its more modern kins in the likes of The Last of Us or Horizon: Zero Dawn. I was, however, cautious, as I knew this was essentially still a PS2 game.

    Still through those lenses, I cannot say it's a good game. The controllers (supposedly improved) feel bad, camera is awful, the bosses, while being the best part, were only fun until I figured out how to get on them. I get that it's a game that it's supposed to make you feel sad and guilty, but the only time it managed to do it was nearly the end, and I would call that time just plainly cheating.

    I cannot help to compare to other games from that generation like Zelda: Wind Waker on the GameCube, the first two Yakuza games on PS2, or even Phantom Dust in the original Xbox, that managed to be better than Shadow of the Colossus on, essentially, every single aspect.    … Expand
  12. petriAND
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    Gameplay - 5/10 , controls are sh**, repetitive tasks you get bored after the 4th colossus, i mean they
    are a bit different, each of them but god damn it gets boring fast even at 6 hours
    long gameplay it felt long. Story - 5/10 , very generic, your lady is dead, and in order to revive her you need to beat this colossi, that's it. I resumed it with 10 words. Visuals - 7/10, the    Gameplay - 5/10 , controls are sh**, repetitive tasks you get bored after the 4th colossus, i mean they
    are a bit different, each of them but god damn it gets boring fast even at 6 hours
    long gameplay it felt long.

    Story - 5/10 , very generic, your lady is dead, and in order to revive her you need to beat this colossi,
    that's it. I resumed it with 10 words.

    Visuals - 7/10, the art of the game is good, and the animations are very well made but even for 2018
    game the textures are not that great

    Sound/music - 8/10

    Fun - 5/10, because of bad controls and repetitiveness the game overall feels longer than it is and
    you'll get frustrated at some point because of those things

    Still better than The Last Guardian, which was almost unplayable.    … Expand
  13. JustSingleGamer
    Jan 26, 2023
    5
    Çıktığı zaman oynasam büyük ihtimalle daha çok sever ve daha yüksek puan verirdim fakat, kamera sorunları ve kontrol zorlukları yüzünden son boss'ta Playstation'ı söküp camdan atacaktım. Onun dışında evreni ilgi çekici, oynanışı eğlenceli fakat dediğim kontrol ve kamera sorunlarından bazen çileden çıkarabiliyor. İlk çıktığı dönem bir oyuncu değildim o yüzden oyun mu yaşlanmış, yoksaÇıktığı zaman oynasam büyük ihtimalle daha çok sever ve daha yüksek puan verirdim fakat, kamera sorunları ve kontrol zorlukları yüzünden son boss'ta Playstation'ı söküp camdan atacaktım. Onun dışında evreni ilgi çekici, oynanışı eğlenceli fakat dediğim kontrol ve kamera sorunlarından bazen çileden çıkarabiliyor. İlk çıktığı dönem bir oyuncu değildim o yüzden oyun mu yaşlanmış, yoksa sorunlu bir oyun mu yorum yapamıyorum.… Expand
  14. Andrei20
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    Stunning visuals, great story, I can see why someone would love this game in the ps2 era but the gameplay hasn't aged all that well, the controls are abysmal and the gameplay at its core requires a lot of patience. Still im overall positive about this game although it is very likely that won't be coming back to it.
  15. tigris77
    Jan 5, 2023
    6
    i gave this a 6 even though the original on ps2 was a 9, because it was a superb game for its time, but the controls show their age like most ps2 titles

    what they did with this remake is an hd reskin, no control improvement, no camera improvement, otherwise a great game, great puzzle bosses, great story, you still have to play this if you never played the original, go with this one it    i gave this a 6 even though the original on ps2 was a 9, because it was a superb game for its time, but the controls show their age like most ps2 titles

    what they did with this remake is an hd reskin, no control improvement, no camera improvement, otherwise a great game, great puzzle bosses, great story, you still have to play this if you never played the original, go with this one it looks awesome    … Expand
  16. Mastereed
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    IS IT A REMAKE, ISN'T IT?

    BEFORE WE BEGIN: I would like to write this review starting from the fact that I have played ICO but not the original Shadow of the Colossus for ps2. In addition, I have played the game for about fifteen hours and got the platinum. IMMERSION: The game starts in a desolate land in which we and our horse are the protagonists and soon we realize that very few    IS IT A REMAKE, ISN'T IT?

    BEFORE WE BEGIN:
    I would like to write this review starting from the fact that I have played ICO but not the original Shadow of the Colossus for ps2. In addition, I have played the game for about fifteen hours and got the platinum.

    IMMERSION:
    The game starts in a desolate land in which we and our horse are the protagonists and soon we realize that very few other life forms are present;
    We are immediately given our mission: defeat all the colossus, useful to achieve a certain end, easily guessed from the first minutes of the game.

    TO THE EYE:
    The real strength of this game is the art direction. It has really been taken seriously, referring with magnificent glimpses to real existing works of art and natural places. Every second spent galloping through these lands makes the player feel more and more insignificant compared to the giant mountains, grasslands and pits. If we want to put a point on the graphics, it is nothing extraordinary and we often run into buggy shadows and lights.

    TO THE EAR:
    Shadow of the Colossus certainly offers several noteworthy soundtracks, but unfortunately it does not boast a satisfying variety and we will often find ourselves listening to the same ost over and over again.

    GAMEPLAY:
    Also in this aspect, unfortunately, the game does not offer much variety and the things to do can be counted on the fingers of one hand; apart from the obvious colossus hunting we can try our hand at so-called time attacks, that is, a trivial time trial against the colossus; we can immerse ourselves in the memories of the protagonist, making us fight the same colossus again; we can hunt for lizards and fruits to increase our survive ability and finally it is possible to try our hand at playing the game's higher difficulties.

    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    Fortunately, in the remake version of the game, the trophies have been changed and now getting the platinum is no longer an adventure that requires hundreds of hours; apart from finishing the game in speedrun and without ever dying, the only stubborn challenge is to complete the time attacks in normal and hard, given the clunkiness of the gameplay.

    BUT WHY 5?

    CONS:
    The answer is easy, this is the third edition of this game, it is supposed to be a remake but, apart from the mere aesthetic and obvious render side of the game, it has a whole host of problems that, for a 2018 game, should not exist. Starting with the obvious horse mechanics, which are really clunky, slow and stupidly poorly programmed, which more than once will get us stuck on some rock or have us flog our horse in a fury of triangle spamming, the game itself is really clunky, even in the combat phases, the main mechanic of the game; there are countless times where we will see our character get stuck in walls, in colossus, fly away for no reason, die in outrageous ways and so on. Let's not even mention the AI of enemies that very often leaves something to be desired. (Don't get me wrong, the original game the 9 deserves it all).
    Most of the times you will be fighting with the camera clipping into walls and colossus instead of fighting them.
    Finally, the story is really trivial and forgettable and it probably has fewer dialogue lines than this review!

    PROS:
    Not to repeat myself, the good parts are obviously the music and these damn gorgeous landscapes! Man how beautiful it is.

    RATING
    Gameplay: 4
    Music: 7
    Story: 2
    Art Direction: 9
    _    … Expand
  17. Alirezaaenine
    Nov 12, 2022
    6
    Your real enemies are camera and your horse control !! I’m in middle of this game still and really sometimes want to cancel playing and delete game ! Game sounds nice but horse control !! Finding colossuses !! Camera angles!! Really make you angry
  18. lesiuML
    Oct 4, 2022
    6
    I heard a lot of good things about this game and unfortunately it was just useless hype. Both camera and character movements are horrible... I just couldn't enjoy gameplay because it's so frustrating all of the time. I finished the game for the first time and I understand that it could be an masterpiece on ps2. But in ps5 era this game isn't anything special. Story is really really bad andI heard a lot of good things about this game and unfortunately it was just useless hype. Both camera and character movements are horrible... I just couldn't enjoy gameplay because it's so frustrating all of the time. I finished the game for the first time and I understand that it could be an masterpiece on ps2. But in ps5 era this game isn't anything special. Story is really really bad and almost nonexistent. Music is occasional and it's hard to compare it to such great boss games like dark souls. Open world while really beautiful it's empty and lifeless. Game is really good but only at the beginning when you are fighting first colossus but further on game is just boring, frustrating and pointless.… Expand
  19. pimy0
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    + Прекрасно проработаны локации и боссы
    + Интересный лор
    + Головоломки
    - Ужасное управление, портит большую часть геймплея

    В общем в игре больше хорошего, чем плохого. Твердая 7
  20. alexdim00
    Aug 13, 2022
    6
    Nice remake and job with the graphics. It's Exciting when you meet the colossus but all the experience is ruined by the awful gameplay system.
  21. 9bb
    Jul 22, 2022
    6
    The art in this game is outstanding. The music and atmosphere is masterfully created. The world purposefully empty since you extinguish what little life is left in this world. However. The gameplay is simply not fun. Slowly climbing the colossi got boring after a while. Slowly climb up to the weak spot. Hold in the button Let go. Repeat until the game is done. I get that the world is emptyThe art in this game is outstanding. The music and atmosphere is masterfully created. The world purposefully empty since you extinguish what little life is left in this world. However. The gameplay is simply not fun. Slowly climbing the colossi got boring after a while. Slowly climb up to the weak spot. Hold in the button Let go. Repeat until the game is done. I get that the world is empty but perhaps making the world a little smaller so that you were closer to the colossi would have been nice. I really wanted to like this game and I kind of do. But it is not the masterpiece it is made out to be… Expand
  22. Timenick
    Jul 4, 2022
    6
    People are calling this a masterpiece but in what exactly does this game exceed? Simple answer, in absolutely nothing.

    Graphics: 6/10 Not bad and the colossi look amazing, but everything else in the game lacks detail and style. Gameplay: 6/10 Fighting large monsters can be amazing but the execution is sometimes subpar and there isnt anything to do in the game besides that, and a    People are calling this a masterpiece but in what exactly does this game exceed? Simple answer, in absolutely nothing.

    Graphics: 6/10
    Not bad and the colossi look amazing, but everything else in the game lacks detail and style.

    Gameplay: 6/10
    Fighting large monsters can be amazing but the execution is sometimes subpar and there isnt anything to do in the game besides that, and a large portion of the game is just roaming around in empty environments.

    Story: 6/10
    The way its told isnt uninteresting but there isnt really much of a story to tell.

    This is a slow, somewhat empty, short game that really doesnt have a lot of content. What IS here is good though, but not great. Surely not a 10/10 game. And yeah I get the point of it but that doesnt mean its good or justifies the weaknesses this game has.

    Slightly over average 6/10    … Expand
  23. zach_grech
    May 3, 2022
    7
    The world and story are excellent. An amazing experience. Bosses are all unique which makes it fun to figure out the puzzles they present. However, the controls are incredibly outdated and clunky which decreases the overall quality of the game significantly.
  24. bancandrei
    Apr 23, 2022
    5
    The atmosphere is on point, but I found the rest of the experience not as rewarding as most players. Sure, exploring a mostly empty world would have been nice, but I guess I was looking for more impressive vistas or things to discover.
  25. Diegohh87
    Apr 21, 2022
    6
    O jogo é nostálgico, história bacana e tudo mais, mas a jogabilidade do game é terrível, deveriam ter arrumado isso, pra andar de cavalo é horrível e pra ele subir certo nos monstros e horrível, ele cai toda hora sem motivo, não acerta os pulos, o time do salta e da andada é muito ruim.
  26. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    This game is simply a spectacle. You go around killing giant creatures to sate a god who can save your friend. The movement is super janky though.
  27. oscar_valdillo
    Dec 29, 2021
    6
    Too much boring (in my opinion) A big map but wasted, i played this game because of the bundle of ps4 and after that i sold it
  28. Slckaer
    Dec 16, 2021
    6
    The controls ruined this game for me, especially the camera.

    The game is ok. In PS2 era brilliant but nowadays it's nothing special.
  29. KAM1054
    Nov 16, 2021
    6
    The camera is atrocious and you have to keep fighting it. It's very frustrating. The jumping mechanic is so awkward that landing or going onto a colossus is hit or miss. The ending was not worth going through all those frustrating issues. In all honesty giving this a six because of the improved graphics. If you haven't played this when it first came out on the Ps2 like I did, I say playThe camera is atrocious and you have to keep fighting it. It's very frustrating. The jumping mechanic is so awkward that landing or going onto a colossus is hit or miss. The ending was not worth going through all those frustrating issues. In all honesty giving this a six because of the improved graphics. If you haven't played this when it first came out on the Ps2 like I did, I say play this for a few hours for an experience and put it away for who knows how long unless you can power through the issues.… Expand
  30. iCampoRamil
    Nov 12, 2021
    7
    El remastered no me pareció demasiado bueno, aún así, la historia es una obra maestra.
  31. S1NGLEVB
    Nov 5, 2021
    7
    Falo como um simplório homem com experiência que obviamente preferia ser uma criança castrada e reclamona.
  32. valente_nebula
    Sep 30, 2021
    5
    By now everyone knows why this game is praised so much and achieved a cult-like admiration: it's creative (at least at its release), it's beautiful (now more than ever), it really shook things back then. But then again, this is not by any means a 90+ game, mainly because of one single fact that's like an elephant in the room that nobody talks about...

    And it's not the soulless main    By now everyone knows why this game is praised so much and achieved a cult-like admiration: it's creative (at least at its release), it's beautiful (now more than ever), it really shook things back then. But then again, this is not by any means a 90+ game, mainly because of one single fact that's like an elephant in the room that nobody talks about...

    And it's not the soulless main character that looks like the singer from a k-pop band, neither is the excellent musical score, nor the gorgeous -although empty- lands you traverse, nor is the short length of the game (clocking at about 8 hours in my first ever playthrough)... no. It's the goddamned controls.

    I can't recall in my 30+ years as a gamer such awful, infuriating and bland controls - both when just fighting or platforming but also while on the horse. It's just a nightmare. It basically breaks & ruins the experience. I think 30% of my runtime was unwillingly falling off cliffs, bumping into walls & rocks, etc. It's infuriating, awful & frustrating - and totally disruptive of an otherwise sweet experience.

    I totally wanted to finally play this game after so many years, so I did. It has its enjoyable moments, and certainly has something to offer... but beware: you'll be screaming & cursing at your screen like you're watching the World Cup final.    … Expand
  33. Scarlet_Knight
    Sep 28, 2021
    6
    Game's not as great as people say it is...
    The story isn't interesting. Sure, it's mysterious and pretty weird, but that's about it. Gameplay's super fun! Climbing up a colossus is exciting and requires patience. Figuring out how to climb on top of a colossus and starting to successfully climb up one feels incredibly satisfying and each time you stab it in its weak spot feels great. It    Game's not as great as people say it is...
    The story isn't interesting. Sure, it's mysterious and pretty weird, but that's about it. Gameplay's super fun! Climbing up a colossus is exciting and requires patience. Figuring out how to climb on top of a colossus and starting to successfully climb up one feels incredibly satisfying and each time you stab it in its weak spot feels great. It really shows how much effort they put into making each fight unique and fun. Unfortunately, that's pretty much it... Traveling through the world is boring and there's no other fun stuff to do besides beating the colossi. Controls are clunky, but since it's a remake of a PS2 game I won't be too harsh about it, although maybe they should've done something about it.
    The only positive aspect about this game is fighting the colossi, the rest is pretty boring and the story barely adds anything to it.    … Expand
  34. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 70 IIIIIIIIII====================NP
  35. GotoKelevra
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Nostalgia pura, esse é um dos melhores jogos dá era do PS2, mas por se tratar de um "remake" acabaram trazendo muitos erros de mecânicas vindo do PS2, que hoje em dia se tornam muito datado ou simples. Basicamente é um jogo do PS2 rodando com gráficos de PS4.
  36. CheetoPhingers
    Aug 18, 2021
    7
    A classic though a little bit dated. There's some very interesting puzzle aspects but not sure how well it translates to 2020.
  37. willcrazy
    Aug 11, 2021
    7
    Gráficos bonitos, bela trilha sonora, adição de mínimos conteúdo em formato de easter eggs, mas bem que poderia ser um novo título do que um remake, a versão original de ps2 envelheceu bem, foi vendida como remaster no ps3 e esse como remake no ps4, provavelmente agente veja um director's cut na versão do ps5 em 4k ou algo do gênero para sugar ainda mais dinheiro galera, porque agora oGráficos bonitos, bela trilha sonora, adição de mínimos conteúdo em formato de easter eggs, mas bem que poderia ser um novo título do que um remake, a versão original de ps2 envelheceu bem, foi vendida como remaster no ps3 e esse como remake no ps4, provavelmente agente veja um director's cut na versão do ps5 em 4k ou algo do gênero para sugar ainda mais dinheiro galera, porque agora o director's cut é a nova manobra da sony para vender mais remasters… Expand
  38. Bodhi_Hoatzin
    Aug 8, 2021
    6
    I understand the game's notable history and appeal as a cult classic, but I simply can't excuse the fact that the entire experience played more like an overpriced, unfinished, tech demo. While the game's high points were exceptionally high and grandiose, the majority of time was spent fighting the horrendous controls, camera, and physics rather than the actual colossi themselves. For aI understand the game's notable history and appeal as a cult classic, but I simply can't excuse the fact that the entire experience played more like an overpriced, unfinished, tech demo. While the game's high points were exceptionally high and grandiose, the majority of time was spent fighting the horrendous controls, camera, and physics rather than the actual colossi themselves. For a while I was able to push past many of these issues and actually find a way to love SotC; but after playing through on hard, attempting the hard time trials, and going for the platinum, I struggle to justify the frustrating experiences this game presents.… Expand
  39. f1o_o1f
    Jul 4, 2021
    5
    First of all, I really, really wanted to like this game. I've heard tons of great stuff, and a metacritic of 91 set high expectations.
    Also, some other things to know before reading on:
    - I've never played the original. I have no nostalgic feelings or memories about the game. Prior to playing it, I've only heard the greatest of things about it. - If you like the game, that's awesome.    First of all, I really, really wanted to like this game. I've heard tons of great stuff, and a metacritic of 91 set high expectations.
    Also, some other things to know before reading on:
    - I've never played the original. I have no nostalgic feelings or memories about the game. Prior to playing it, I've only heard the greatest of things about it.
    - If you like the game, that's awesome. This is not meant as an attack towards people who enjoy the game. As long as games draw people in, I'm happy. No matter if I myself don't enjoy something. There are simply some aspects that ruined the experience for me

    So let's begin with my thoughts on the game.

    The Good:

    - Graphics. Obviously. I'm not sure if I've ever played a game that looked better. Maybe Red Dead Redemption 2. SotC is definitely a very pretty game.

    - Music. I wouldn't call the score a masterpiece, but it's somewhere between "very good" and "awesome" for me. I'll definitely listen to it some more in my own time.

    The Meh:

    - Story. Many people praise it to heights not achievable by anything else it seems. But to me, the (very, very small) bits of story did not really hit the mark. It's certainly not bad, but considering the bias I got by listening to other opinions, I was quite disappointed. There is a (kinda) clever twist, but I felt like it was too little too late to move me. The whole premise also isn't that great over all. There is MUCH better stuff out there that doesn't get nearly as much attention or praise. I can still see why people like it, though

    The Bad:

    - Controls. I'm NOT talking about the control-scheme (or button-mapping). This is about how using the controller translates to what's happening on screen. I get that the protagonist is supposed to be very young and inexperienced, but from a gameplay-perspective unresponsiveness and clunk (at least to that extent) are not justified by that.

    - Horse riding. Pretty much the worst riding controls I've ever come across. Tank controls in general are great (again, not about button-mapping) but the horse simply doesn't react to half my inputs. It slows down when I want to accelerate. It randomly takes a 90°-turn in an open field without me even touching the controller. It's unable to go faster than 2 km/h in forests (except in the very center of the "road"). Walking was often faster. In a game that is literally 50% riding, this can become a deal-breaker very quickly. Sure, a horse can have its own will, but this completely destroys any emotional connection with the horse I could have otherwise built.

    - Camera. Straight up the worst in the biz. Never have I experienced an ingame-camera even half that stubborn. Hell, most N64 games probably do better. The camera always tries to move to a "cinematic" point of view. That's generally not bad. Riding across a huge meadow can look stunning; having it zoom out while climbing a colossus breathtaking. But 99% of the time, it's just annoying. Even when trying to adjust it manually, the camera fights you. It always pans to a more impractical position. It doesn't help that the direction of climbing (on fur, for example) depends on how the camera is positioned. If it's turning all the time - which it often does when mounting a colossus, without the player getting much control over it - the left stick will have to be yanked in different directions countless times, just to move in ONE direction.
    I could rant on, but I think the point came across.

    Overall the experience could be described as this: I was not fighting the Colossi. I was killing them, but only through fighting the controls and the camera. I simply don't see that as justified for a modern game. Even a remaster such as this should have adjustments. Maybe even a toggle to switch between old and new controls/camera?

    Finally, if the problems were the same in the original, I see how people call this a great remaster (I guess). So if you've loved the original despite the controls, by all means play this remaster. It's just that in this day and age, there is no way I can recommend it on its own.    … Expand
  40. HaleFireX
    Jun 20, 2021
    6
    I just finished this for the first time and right now I feel that the game was ok. Nothing outstanding or revolutionary. graphics look fine, gameplay is simple, the world is big but empty.
  41. EasyGamerBoi
    Jun 10, 2021
    7
    Ah yes, THIS game. A classic undeniably. This remake went above & beyond to push the PS4 to its limit that’s for sure. Very few games out now look better than this one! The story is extremely memorable & has stuck with me for years now, as well as many other gamers. But as I’ve said before, I’m horrible at games where you’re left to your own devices to figure out what to do next &Ah yes, THIS game. A classic undeniably. This remake went above & beyond to push the PS4 to its limit that’s for sure. Very few games out now look better than this one! The story is extremely memorable & has stuck with me for years now, as well as many other gamers. But as I’ve said before, I’m horrible at games where you’re left to your own devices to figure out what to do next & especially puzzles & that’s basically the meat of this game lol. It’s a big boss rush essentially, with each boss being their own puzzle. Getting to some of them can be a pain, as well as figuring out how to take the colossi down. The horse you ride on being realistic is well.. annoying. Idk about you but I play games to not be IN REALITY. So any mechanics like that are always unwelcome to me. Those are a few gripes I had, but overall the frustration doesn’t outweigh the enjoyment I had trekking across this mysterious land to get to the next colossi. What could possibly go wrong in the end?… Expand
  42. Ibal
    May 8, 2021
    7
    I tried and wanted to love this game but I just could not. I found the horse controls to be awkward and the open world so empty and not in a good way; it made the backtracking just tedious. It's still a good game, interesting story and great visuals, but the backtracking, odd controls and weird pacing made me felt it was just ok and not the masterpiece it is quite often called.
  43. Manziflex
    Mar 23, 2021
    6
    Although a little intrigued me, I was unable to go beyond 2 hours of gameplay. It looks like Zelda but it's not ...
  44. Juanoldead
    Mar 6, 2021
    7
    El juego es conciso, concreto, bueno, pero no tiene mucho mas. Eso si, tiene cada batalla con cada coloso vale la pena ya que debemos encarar la situacion de diferentes maneras para derrotarlos a cada uno. Pero como dije antes, no tiene mucho mas. Parece un simulador de matar titanes, porque la historia es un cuento que lo narras con tres palabras.
  45. Jackstar
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    Unfortunately the controls and physics, specifically when controlling your mount, are beyond ridiculous. Tweaking this alone I think would have made this game so much more enjoyable on a whole. The fights with each collosi are unique in terms of location and their design, however the combat itself becomes repetitive very quickly with the player expected to hit certain weak points on theUnfortunately the controls and physics, specifically when controlling your mount, are beyond ridiculous. Tweaking this alone I think would have made this game so much more enjoyable on a whole. The fights with each collosi are unique in terms of location and their design, however the combat itself becomes repetitive very quickly with the player expected to hit certain weak points on the collosi which simply change location depending on which collosi you are taking on. I think the soundtrack, visuals and collosi are definitely worth trying this game, although you have been warned about the physics of the horse, or lack of.… Expand
  46. donsiphono
    Jan 10, 2021
    5
    The game itself has great esthetics, art, graphics and story but it fails miserably at the most important aspect of a video game, the gameplay. Shooting your bow on horseback is a chore and the aiming mechanics is from another decade. They should have use the remaster version to revisit / adjust their gameplay because after just 3 hours of gameplay, I got sick of battling not only theThe game itself has great esthetics, art, graphics and story but it fails miserably at the most important aspect of a video game, the gameplay. Shooting your bow on horseback is a chore and the aiming mechanics is from another decade. They should have use the remaster version to revisit / adjust their gameplay because after just 3 hours of gameplay, I got sick of battling not only the enemies but the controls itself.

    All the points I awarded are based on the positive points mentionned above. But I cannot give a passing note to a game with such horrendous gameplay. I know it isn't a well received opinion to blast a "iconic" (for some) video game like Shadow of the Colossus, but I want to be objective here.    … Expand
  47. Poodlefaker
    Dec 29, 2020
    5
    Potentially a decent game hindered by a dodgy camera. I felt nothing during my playthrough. Padded rise and repeat. From a visual angle it has an original(ish) look. Some of the boss fights were fun. Most were frankly dull. No challenge here either. Amazed so many critics appear to think this is a PS4 classic. Nothing to see here, not for me anyway.
  48. JoelArpal
    Dec 28, 2020
    6
    I never played the original and i understand why it was such a thing when i was released in PS2, but i've been forced to drop it because of some technical issues such as the camera, the control or the **** horse... The game is very beautiful and the bosses are spectacular, but they're very repetitive and, in my opinion, the game should have half of the bosses to improve the experience. InI never played the original and i understand why it was such a thing when i was released in PS2, but i've been forced to drop it because of some technical issues such as the camera, the control or the **** horse... The game is very beautiful and the bosses are spectacular, but they're very repetitive and, in my opinion, the game should have half of the bosses to improve the experience. In the end is a very spectacular game but we didn't conect. And i'm sad because of that. :(… Expand
  49. FrpMan
    Dec 19, 2020
    7
    Oyunun mekanikleri çok yorucu. Oyunun zorluğundan çok mekaniklerle baş etmek durumunda kalıyoruz.
  50. LunaresArienal
    Dec 12, 2020
    5
    I really get why so many people gave low such low grades to the game. I mean, it really felt like a scam when I passed the first four colossi.
    The game does not have much more to offer than great landscapes and half-epic, half-puzzly boss fights.
    The gameplay and controls are kind of messy. The game repeats itself a lot. And it is very shameful that I can't enjoy more of that cute    I really get why so many people gave low such low grades to the game. I mean, it really felt like a scam when I passed the first four colossi.
    The game does not have much more to offer than great landscapes and half-epic, half-puzzly boss fights.

    The gameplay and controls are kind of messy. The game repeats itself a lot. And it is very shameful that I can't enjoy more of that cute world with calm moments. I just have to rush to that next puzzle battle. For what ? I'm not even sure as the story really sits on a postage stamp.

    I think I've been kind of deceived by the great reviews the game got everywhere. So I'm giving it an average grade to try and warn potential unaware buyers !    … Expand
  51. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    Never played the previous versions. It's not bad but at the same time not great. The only selling point is the 10 boss fights. There is literally no story.
  52. AllanWake
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    Os comandos são inconsistentes e muitas vezes atrapalham a gameplay, porém o mundo construído e a experiência como um todo são impressionantes e únicos
  53. MulQuahDiiv
    Nov 21, 2020
    6
    Visually beautiful, but terribly frustrating controls. I love the idea of the game. It made me feel like I was taking part in a journey and was a great experience, however, it's far away from masterpiece. Unusual and, once again, beautiful but unfortunately repetitive.
  54. Klotz
    Nov 18, 2020
    6
    I really wanted to like this game but I just can't overlook all of it's flaws:
    You're constantly battling the camera (sometimes more than the Colossi). Waiting for the Coloss to do a certain attack or move to a specific area can be very annoying once you know what to do. A lot of the fights are more frustrating than fun. The solutions for the fights (or interaction with the world) are not    I really wanted to like this game but I just can't overlook all of it's flaws:
    You're constantly battling the camera (sometimes more than the Colossi). Waiting for the Coloss to do a certain attack or move to a specific area can be very annoying once you know what to do. A lot of the fights are more frustrating than fun. The solutions for the fights (or interaction with the world) are not consistent - sometimes environment is destructible sometimes not, so it's often more trial and error than anything else. After finding out what to do I finding myself more face palming than feeling smart.

    You have basically 16 gimmick fights, that's it. I could live with that if the fights where really good but too many are not. Pretty short too, took me about 9 hours to complete.    … Expand
  55. watchm824
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    I was terribly disappointed with this game. I read a lot of laudatory reviews. But unfortunately - nowhere was it said that the game was only for fans of the original. Horse control and camera in the game are just awful. Yes, the game has good music and atmosphere. But the gameplay is 20 years out of date.
    If you are not a fan of the original, then you shouldn't waste your time and nerves    I was terribly disappointed with this game. I read a lot of laudatory reviews. But unfortunately - nowhere was it said that the game was only for fans of the original. Horse control and camera in the game are just awful. Yes, the game has good music and atmosphere. But the gameplay is 20 years out of date.
    If you are not a fan of the original, then you shouldn't waste your time and nerves on this game.    … Expand
  56. clanky9
    Nov 9, 2020
    5
    This game is not really great you are doing the same stuff whole game and after 3 hours of playing its really boring.
  57. lqstuart
    Nov 8, 2020
    7
    Shadow of the Colossus is basically what would happen if someone took a really groundbreaking, amazing RPG, and then asked "what would happen if we took out all the characters, the story, progression, dialog, skill trees, most of the core gameplay, and just left the boss battles and the idiot horse?"

    A pretty great game to me, honestly, but maybe not everyone's cup of tea. If it were a    Shadow of the Colossus is basically what would happen if someone took a really groundbreaking, amazing RPG, and then asked "what would happen if we took out all the characters, the story, progression, dialog, skill trees, most of the core gameplay, and just left the boss battles and the idiot horse?"

    A pretty great game to me, honestly, but maybe not everyone's cup of tea. If it were a $10 indie game you'd be proud of yourself for having stumbled upon such a breathtaking diamond in the rough, if it were an overhyped $60 AAA title with eight months of previews leading up to it you'd be pretty sorely disappointed. I dunno which one this was originally, I just thought the trailer looked cool    … Expand
  58. fYeaNiiiiiiiice
    Nov 7, 2020
    6
    Должен сказать что я получил игру по подписке, поиграл из интереса и остался доволен. Вроде бы понимаю что игру делали для фанатов, вижу что делали с любовью к деталям. Могу с уверенностью сказать, что игра радует глаз, звучит тоже приятно, в принципе не сложная, представляет из себя пространственную головоломку с минимальной стратегией и проверкой на реакцию, однако, она показалась мнеДолжен сказать что я получил игру по подписке, поиграл из интереса и остался доволен. Вроде бы понимаю что игру делали для фанатов, вижу что делали с любовью к деталям. Могу с уверенностью сказать, что игра радует глаз, звучит тоже приятно, в принципе не сложная, представляет из себя пространственную головоломку с минимальной стратегией и проверкой на реакцию, однако, она показалась мне невыносимо скучной. Поездки показались мне долгими и унылыми, даже в RDR и в death stranding я так от перемещения по миру не уставал, противники после игр с действительно интересными боссами в соулслайк играх кажутся медленными и скучными их не интересно изучать, челендж минимальный. Пейзажи почти не меняются поэтому визуально игра тоже приедается. Я понимаю что это старая игра в новом соусе, уверен фанаты будут в восторге, но спешу предостеречь зумеров, не ведитесь на оценки и рекомендации, если в вашем сердце нет чувства ностальгии от этого произведения, то скорее всего вы уснете.… Expand
  59. LeoCoelho
    Oct 30, 2020
    7
    REMAKE SEGURO, ATÉ DEMAIS
    O Remake desse clássico de PS2 vem com visuais esplendidos, com gráficos de se admirar e com certeza traz a alma do jogo para esse Título, batalhar os Colossus é uma sensação de aventura de estar em um filme do Studio Ghibli.
    Bem, meus elogios acompanham algumas críticas, acho que o Remake jogou seguro demais, e algumas coisas ainda continuam a mesma desde o    REMAKE SEGURO, ATÉ DEMAIS
    O Remake desse clássico de PS2 vem com visuais esplendidos, com gráficos de se admirar e com certeza traz a alma do jogo para esse Título, batalhar os Colossus é uma sensação de aventura de estar em um filme do Studio Ghibli.
    Bem, meus elogios acompanham algumas críticas, acho que o Remake jogou seguro demais, e algumas coisas ainda continuam a mesma desde o PS2, os controles são muito datados para essa geração, junto a isso podemos ver que um remake não é proibido adicionar elementos, contando que se respeite a alma do jogo, acho que o jogo tem a essência do original, isso é incontestável, mas não tivemos quase nada de inédito além dos bons gráficos, algumas skins e modos de jogo? acho que o Remake podeira ter apostado mais alto para se recompensado de forma maior, na minha concepção uma boa adição seria os colossus terem outras formas de ataque, bem como Wander ter outros jeitos de subir nos Colossus, tenho certeza que existia alguma forma desse jogo adicionar mais do que visais, então eu vou dar uma nota boa, porque não me senti penalizado por esse tipo de coisa, mas elas com certeza fizeram eu sentir que mais poderia ser oferecido.    … Expand
  60. Markos-
    Oct 14, 2020
    7
    Its undeniable beauty and spiritual touch grabbed my attention from the beggining, but I didn't play the game through the end even though that was my intention. I quit after 10 hours approx. I felt a bit bored after a few repetitive fight attempts against certain colossus. It requires quite a bit of trial and error and when you defeat them is very rewarding.

    Still, I just didn't feel    Its undeniable beauty and spiritual touch grabbed my attention from the beggining, but I didn't play the game through the end even though that was my intention. I quit after 10 hours approx. I felt a bit bored after a few repetitive fight attempts against certain colossus. It requires quite a bit of trial and error and when you defeat them is very rewarding.

    Still, I just didn't feel compelled enough to keep trying, and the way the game is designed, there's not much to do aside facing those single enemies.

    The scenaries are gorgeous, and the battles fairly epic and rewarding if you have the patience and desire to overcome them, but to some of us it might get boring or uninteresting as the only real thing you do is defeat colossus.    … Expand
  61. ZaPaAl
    Oct 8, 2020
    5
    It has it's moments, some nice visuals and a unique atmosphere, but it has very little of content and gameplay. Controls and camera are extremly annoying. More then 50% of the game, right from the start, I kept asking myself over and over, why play this any further, it has hardly anything to offer.
    This game feels like they salvaged what they could out of a fatally drained budget and sold    It has it's moments, some nice visuals and a unique atmosphere, but it has very little of content and gameplay. Controls and camera are extremly annoying. More then 50% of the game, right from the start, I kept asking myself over and over, why play this any further, it has hardly anything to offer.
    This game feels like they salvaged what they could out of a fatally drained budget and sold it like having so little content was the plan all along.

    With the last bosses it did get more interesting, picked up a bit of suspense and finally the ending did make up for a lot of narrative that was missing most of the game. It is an experience, but as a game, it's over after 6-8 hours, and that only because you have to repeatedly travel over long and empty distances and if you go hunting a few useless lizards and fruits in a partially good looking, but mostly very bland looking environment.

    You can get probably get a bit more challengeing things to do and some new equipment in New Game+, but why would you really want to...?

    There is a very minor connection to The Last Guardian (basically in the setting, the climbing, and the general feel), but that is a very different "story" in quite a few aspects.    … Expand
  62. TwoBe
    Oct 3, 2020
    7
    I don’t understand why people say this is a masterpiece. It was frustrating to play, frustrating to find the colossus, frustrating to use the freaking sword to find the colossus, frustrating to ride the horse to get to the colossus and frustrating to figure out how to battle the colossus; the help that they give you is bear minimum so there is a lot of stuff that you have to figure outI don’t understand why people say this is a masterpiece. It was frustrating to play, frustrating to find the colossus, frustrating to use the freaking sword to find the colossus, frustrating to ride the horse to get to the colossus and frustrating to figure out how to battle the colossus; the help that they give you is bear minimum so there is a lot of stuff that you have to figure out yourself, thus if you’re into puzzle games this game is for you.

    Nevertheless, once you start doing battle it’s really easy to win and turns quite fun trying to defeat the colossus.

    The landscapes were amazing, you can clearly see that they put a lot of effort in trying to picture a beautiful world, you can see the strong influences from the Scotland landscapes, and the Aztec and Cambodian cultures put together in order to create a world that it was just beautiful to watch.

    The ending wasn’t what I was expecting but it was good, it was different. In summary, this game wasn’t for me since I didn’t get much fun from it, but maybe it’s for you.    … Expand
  63. danteps4
    Sep 27, 2020
    6
    The camera is very curved, the horse gets stuck in the stones all the time, glitches pile, control curve, not responsive. The task is good but the implementation is lame.
  64. Stratos2000
    Sep 14, 2020
    5
    Played this first time on PS4.

    Does it look great? Yes!
    Are the gameplay controls good? No.
    Is it fun to play? No.
    Would I recommend the game? No.
  65. bergcamp101
    Sep 14, 2020
    6
    I'm sorry, and I really am, but I played it only in 2019, and it's mediocre now... Nice mechanics, but dark plot...
  66. fedehorn
    Aug 16, 2020
    6
    Nothing to say from an artistic, graphic and poetic point of view but this game has serious problem with the controls and the camera. It's impossible that when you aim with the arch the character is stuck on the ground, both with left and right analogic you can only move the aim. The character often moves in jerks, and using the horse is something frustrating. Sometimes the game designNothing to say from an artistic, graphic and poetic point of view but this game has serious problem with the controls and the camera. It's impossible that when you aim with the arch the character is stuck on the ground, both with left and right analogic you can only move the aim. The character often moves in jerks, and using the horse is something frustrating. Sometimes the game design seems doesn't allow you to do thing like climbing on objects where you seems allowd to. If they could have improved the level design and the controls the game would have gotten a better result.… Expand
  67. Basilis5
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    I decided to quit the game after the 8th colossus. It's a beautiful game with indifferent (for my taste) story, very limited gameplay that made me feel bored, and and interestingly challengin puzzles that didn't keep me commited perhaps due to bad gameplay.

    It's not a game for everybody. Gamers like myself who enjoy rise of the tomb raider, last of us or even ff7 might feel sleepy after a    I decided to quit the game after the 8th colossus. It's a beautiful game with indifferent (for my taste) story, very limited gameplay that made me feel bored, and and interestingly challengin puzzles that didn't keep me commited perhaps due to bad gameplay.

    It's not a game for everybody. Gamers like myself who enjoy rise of the tomb raider, last of us or even ff7 might feel sleepy after a few hours. But i can see why some people consider it a gem. It has some epic elements but need gamers who live puzzles and slow pace.    … Expand
  68. Ruzaky
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    This game looks very beautiful. Gameplay tho, Half fun half frustrating, Colossus is like smal puzzle battles, some of them is boring waiting games.
  69. GekyumeX
    Jul 30, 2020
    5
    The most overrated game I've ever played. Short, empty world, no-story, boring, the worst controls of the entire generation and a camera that you're going to hate. You'll only go from point A (the temple) to point B killing colossus. That's all. Maybe the original game was a masterpiece in 2005, but this is overrated as **** And, believe me, you're gonna hate the bloody useless horse.
  70. D3NGZ
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    Shadow of The Colossus.

    pros

    - evoke a sense of wonder.
    - boss fights are fun at time.
    - very atmoshpheric.

    cons

    - The Camera is a huge issue for me, and im not one to ever complain about cameras in video games unless its really messed up. like in shadow of the colossus. it prevented me from having fun for a majority of my play through
  71. Cjmolina007
    Jul 16, 2020
    6
    Man this game was SO hyped up during the PS2 era, then again for the PS3 but still never got to play it. Finally I gave it a chance when it came to the PS4 and I gotta say, it's not all that. Story is interesting but the real stuff is when you go up against the Colossal giants. Figuring out how to climb them and bring them down was exhilarating and extremely fun, the first 3 or 4 times.Man this game was SO hyped up during the PS2 era, then again for the PS3 but still never got to play it. Finally I gave it a chance when it came to the PS4 and I gotta say, it's not all that. Story is interesting but the real stuff is when you go up against the Colossal giants. Figuring out how to climb them and bring them down was exhilarating and extremely fun, the first 3 or 4 times. After that it just becomes tedious. Visually stunning and beautiful open world but the overly long story and the horrible controls really put me off guard and make me not want to play the game again. Maybe down the line but not anytime soon.… Expand
  72. LordOsyrys
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This is a decent game. I never really got sucked into it, and there is basically no story to speak of. Riding around the landscape is completely unnecessary since nothing is really there except some lizards, birds, and old shrines. And the mechanics are truly awful! There is a lot of swimming that takes place in the game, and yet the character is a horrible swimmer. Riding the horse isThis is a decent game. I never really got sucked into it, and there is basically no story to speak of. Riding around the landscape is completely unnecessary since nothing is really there except some lizards, birds, and old shrines. And the mechanics are truly awful! There is a lot of swimming that takes place in the game, and yet the character is a horrible swimmer. Riding the horse is difficult, and the camera is truly awful.

    What saves the game are the colossi themselves. They are incredible creatures who each have different ways of attacking you and being defeated, and they are fun to fight. It's too bad that getting there is a chore.    … Expand
  73. Armin4
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    This is a beautiful game
    But have nothing special to offer
    Expect the story.. story is awesome
  74. moodna
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    I understand this was a masterpiece for PS2, and still is a pretty fun game. But I think it's kind of simple and empty in today's standards. It's just 16 boss battles (which are pretty good) but that's it! there is nothing to do in between. And BTW the controls are horrible! possibly the worst controls I've ever seen in a game!
  75. Ukropgreen
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    Говоря о Shadow of the Colossus, надо сказать сразу – она на любителя. Её геймплей достаточно однообразен, механики просты, а сюжет скуп на подробности. Казалось бы, при таком наборе характеристик ни одна другая игра не способна стать классикой, выходившей сразу на трёх поколениях PlayStation, но только не в случае с Shadow of the Colossus. Будучи довольно нишевым проектом, игра снискалаГоворя о Shadow of the Colossus, надо сказать сразу – она на любителя. Её геймплей достаточно однообразен, механики просты, а сюжет скуп на подробности. Казалось бы, при таком наборе характеристик ни одна другая игра не способна стать классикой, выходившей сразу на трёх поколениях PlayStation, но только не в случае с Shadow of the Colossus. Будучи довольно нишевым проектом, игра снискала славу среди миллионов поклонников по всему миру. Что неудивительно, ибо это по истине трогательное, меланхоличное произведение ручной работы, способное очаровать с первых же минут игры. Её атмосфера завораживает, она медитативная и полна умиротворения. Во многом этот эффект достигается благодаря отличному арт-дирекшну и хорошей работе с геймдизайном. И хотя здешние локации довольно аскетичны, их интересно исследовать не только в поисках шестнадцати колоссов, каждый из которых уникален по своему, но и в попытке ответить себе на вопрос, что же случилось со всем этим фэнтезийным миров. Это игра-путешествие с вечными темами добра и зла, любви и самопожертвования. Настоящий памятник видеоигр от Фумито Уэда о котором многие сегодня забыли на фоне бесконечно пустых ААА-исполинов.

    Отдельная благодарность студии Bluepoint Games, проделавшей огромную работу по перезапуску игры. Ремейк получился на славу!    … Expand
  76. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Perhaps this was something astonishing back when it came out, but playing it now feels like a chore. The premise and world are interesting enough and there is some pretty cool vertical combat but.... the controls and the horse. The controls are horrific, truly abismal, an absolute joke - proof that a bad control scheme can make or break a game. I'm not sure that a dev who sets out to makePerhaps this was something astonishing back when it came out, but playing it now feels like a chore. The premise and world are interesting enough and there is some pretty cool vertical combat but.... the controls and the horse. The controls are horrific, truly abismal, an absolute joke - proof that a bad control scheme can make or break a game. I'm not sure that a dev who sets out to make the worst control scheme ever would be able to beat this s**t. And the horse is brain dead, just straight up retarded.… Expand
  77. MeatGrindeR
    Jun 2, 2020
    7
    Казалось бы, 16 колоссов, каждый из которых не похож на предыдущего. Каждый имеет свою "ахиллесову пяту". Красивые локации, прекрасная проработка коня и тех же колоссов Но, есть некоторые нюансы, которые похоронили эту игру, а именно неповоротливая камера, наикривейшее управление и логика. Как же так вышло то, что ни Dark Souls, ни Bloodborne, ни одна другая игра, кроме этой, не вызвали уКазалось бы, 16 колоссов, каждый из которых не похож на предыдущего. Каждый имеет свою "ахиллесову пяту". Красивые локации, прекрасная проработка коня и тех же колоссов Но, есть некоторые нюансы, которые похоронили эту игру, а именно неповоротливая камера, наикривейшее управление и логика. Как же так вышло то, что ни Dark Souls, ни Bloodborne, ни одна другая игра, кроме этой, не вызвали у меня такой приступ бомбежа, что я чуть геймпад свой не сломал... Если хотите испытать мои чувства, то сыграйте, я же на вашем месте посмотрел бы на ютубе прохождение этой игры и вообще сомневаюсь, что кто-либо смог я пройти не бомбанув....… Expand
  78. kratosgamer10
    May 23, 2020
    5
    I tried hard on this one, but the camera was just infuriating! I defeated the first time and then gave up, climbing walls looking for monsters and the ever nauseating camera made my head hurt! Just my opinion though, if so many people liked it maybe it is great, but didn’t work for me!
  79. Lewis-Angelo
    May 20, 2020
    6
    jugado en PS2, PS3 y PS4

    no es el mejor remake que he jugado
    supongo que en la PS4 Pro irá mejor, pero en la normal la lían entre la cámara, el desenfoque y el framerate

    es una lástima que no hayan mejorado más allá de los gráficos, se hubiese agradecido mucho que puliesen los controles
  80. XLazer
    May 12, 2020
    7
    Overall - 6.75

    Graphics - 8.5/10
    Music - 8/10
    Story - 6/10
    Gameplay - 6/10 ( Repetitive and annoying camera )
    Combat - 5/10 ( Boring )

    Enjoyment - 6.5/10
  81. MatadorVoraz
    May 12, 2020
    6
    O gráfico é muito impressionante, a trilha sonora é sençacional, quanto aos colossos, os puzzles podiam ser melhores, mas a jogabilidade é frustrante.
  82. Sky-Line___
    May 2, 2020
    6
    The main force of this game is its artistic direction. The world is very unique. The design of the colossi is impressively good as well. Expectably, the colossi are the best part of this game. I have felt a bit of repetition among the last five of them, but otherwise the gameplay is very nice when it comes to colossus fighting (despite staying simple). Still about artistic direction, theThe main force of this game is its artistic direction. The world is very unique. The design of the colossi is impressively good as well. Expectably, the colossi are the best part of this game. I have felt a bit of repetition among the last five of them, but otherwise the gameplay is very nice when it comes to colossus fighting (despite staying simple). Still about artistic direction, the music is nice and perfectly matches the world.

    Storywise, it’s simple and light. Don’t expect to find an extremely developed scriptwriting, but some mysteries are good enough to make the player wanting a few answers.

    That’s all for what I liked about SOTC. There are also many things I didn’t like. First, let me start with the absolute worst thing in this game: the horse handling. It is HORRIBLY TERRIBLE. I don’t care that it’s originally a PS2 game. If you remaster/remake it (2 times), you correct the obvious bad stuff. It’s not acceptable to « remake » a game and to offer your players such a disastrous experience when it comes to the handling of the horse. Moreover, the frame rate is bad. It’s too slow and I cannot believe that they cannot make such an old game a 60fps on PS4. That’s another very negative point. On top of that, there are lots of camera problems and I’ve found myself stuck several times because of bugs or gameplay imperfections. Disappointing for such a light-content game.

    More subjectively, I found the game slow to begin. I also don’t like this fictional language thing. Globally, I got tired after a while so I forced myself to finish the last third. Nevertheless, it’s worth playing for its uniqueness and because I have rarely seen such advanced boss fighting (if you can call them like that).    … Expand
  83. Jotersen
    Apr 16, 2020
    5
    Una jugabilidad muy mala opaca todo el apartado artístico. El juego se ve muy lindo, el soundtrack es fenomenal, una historia simple bien desarrollada arruinada completamente por unos controles toscos y un control de camara muy malo. El final deja que desear tamby
  84. Oz_Momotaro
    Apr 16, 2020
    6
    Possibly one of the most over-rated games I've ever played - a hot mess of a game that doesn't work, and is actually painful to play.

    The premise of SotC may be interesting - but at the end, becomes a hollow, pointless technical demonstrator. As with Team Ico's "The Last Guardian"... SotC presents a potentially interesting take on the 3d puzzle/platform game, but ultimately in the same    Possibly one of the most over-rated games I've ever played - a hot mess of a game that doesn't work, and is actually painful to play.

    The premise of SotC may be interesting - but at the end, becomes a hollow, pointless technical demonstrator. As with Team Ico's "The Last Guardian"... SotC presents a potentially interesting take on the 3d puzzle/platform game, but ultimately in the same way it just becomes annoying with frustratingly bad controls, especially the temperamentally aloof Agro (I felt very agro when interacting with this horse, who seems about as intelligent as a bag of bricks); the cringey character mechanics that often end up seeing Wander lurching around as if drunk; the woeful camera that seems to have been programmed by someone suffering autism (avoiding focusing on the important things), the vacuous story (more on that); and the at once impressive open-world landscape that seems to have been for a completely different game, and at the end just becomes a vast riding simulator arena; the map and locator mechanic that often has you inadvertantly going off down a dead-end; pointless side-missions that add nothing relevant to the game; and finally the Colossi themselves - poor AI, meaningless combat dynamics where you rarely need to die if you can be bothered to just leave the arena and wait the 2-3 minutes to rejuvenate health... not to mention the completely contrived design that turns them in to basically just moving platforms. Even if the mechanics had been sorted in the PS4 re-master, the game itself is empty... a lot of people praise the minimalist story line - but essentially there is no story until you complete the game, and when you get there, it really isn't worth the wait.

    Also many people are impressed with the meta-meaning of 'who is the monster'?... and we're meant to feel sorry for the Colossi... but in the end, I felt nothing for them except a hairy (angry) platform environment - they express no more sentience than an angry fart. As for the protagonist - he is essentially a moving emotionless mannequin - with no real emotion, no motivation, no real impact from all the killing he does. And if he can't be bothered caring, then neither can I.

    The problem is that this is lauded as a PS classic - and perhaps on the PS2 it was truly impressive, but to modern sensibilities and expectations, this is only a so-so game at best, but elevated to a shocker given the unjustifiable love for the game (especially by critics). If you're wondering whether to buy it - and thinking it sounds pretty simple with only 16 Colossi to dispatch when some of them can be killed in 5 mins, or 1 hour (due to the poor programming and crap controls that force you to repeat so many things) - it is all over too quickly.

    The only thing that gives it any length is the ridiculous riding of the horse to your next opponent... and it's not like you'll be doing anything on the journey except wondering why this was a feature of the game at all. That and the very contrived and repetitive gameplay when you get there. Got this as a PS+ freebie, and was actually going to buy it. Glad I didn't.

    Incredibly disappointing game that just comes across to me as one of those technical demonstrators that was turned into a ill-conceived and poorly executed (almost) game.    … Expand
  85. Hashirama
    Apr 9, 2020
    7
    I was hyped thinking this was an action adventure game. But instead this is a puzzle game to figure out the colossi weakness before finishing it off. As a result I used walkthroughs more often, as I was stuck frequently trying to slay each boss. Controls are also whack, when trying to climb or ride the horse. The only time I was interested in the game was during the ending.
  86. medan
    Apr 6, 2020
    7
    could have been one of the greatest games but the controls, mannn, the controls are so annoying. the horse, the climbing and jumping, was this done by the same company that made the entire game??
  87. svonton
    Apr 5, 2020
    7
    everyone around me told me that this game is masterpiece of game development, so after long time of thinking I made a decision to beat this game, and what i got ? i got really good remake/remaster (i don't care =D) of old game. when i first turn it on it was a breathtaking i saw perfect game - pretty nice graphic, minimal interface (only i and game, only i and colossus). But it was firsteveryone around me told me that this game is masterpiece of game development, so after long time of thinking I made a decision to beat this game, and what i got ? i got really good remake/remaster (i don't care =D) of old game. when i first turn it on it was a breathtaking i saw perfect game - pretty nice graphic, minimal interface (only i and game, only i and colossus). But it was first impression after beating few of them i understood that i got repetitive gameplay (hit colossus, break their armour if it have and hit the weak spot by your sword). yeah sony tryed to diversify battle by adding a different kind of enemy i mean swimming, flying, giant or fast bosses, but this weird camera and kinda clumsy control (or it just my "noobish" hands) dosen't help at all. plot of this game as i think just for check and in few words: young man trying to revive his loved girlfriend by beating colossus. after all it not a bad game at all, i mean some one who love beat the giant bosses will enjoy that as much as he can (if he will put up with this worst camera and control =D).… Expand
  88. ClaireAnlage
    Apr 3, 2020
    7
    Great art, good game. Much has been said about this game. It was groundbreaking back in the day. Nowadays it is more of a novelty, a throwback to a time where video games where more about the action than the experience. When you peel back the outer layer, it is a passion project of highly talented developer. However in essence this game is a glorified boss rush with mostly mediocre bossesGreat art, good game. Much has been said about this game. It was groundbreaking back in the day. Nowadays it is more of a novelty, a throwback to a time where video games where more about the action than the experience. When you peel back the outer layer, it is a passion project of highly talented developer. However in essence this game is a glorified boss rush with mostly mediocre bosses and beyond terrible controls.

    If you get it for cheap get it to brush up your video game history knowledge. Just don't expect a groundbreaking experience like some make you believe.    … Expand
  89. nnevill
    Apr 2, 2020
    7
    It's must have been a great game for PS2 but for PS4 it is a bit boring. But at the same time it has some mystery which doesn't allow to leave the game without beating it.
    It worth to be played just because of colossuses which are great!
  90. rosnk30
    Mar 31, 2020
    7
    Well, I wasnt player it before (my first was ICO and I didnt liked) .....some people says that SOTC was amazing....
    In fact, this game is different and deserve be reviewed considering his era! This one's is graphical better than original and the game in fact do his objective without too much storytelling.
    You will do the basics, kill sixteen colossi and finish. The gameplay and camera    Well, I wasnt player it before (my first was ICO and I didnt liked) .....some people says that SOTC was amazing....
    In fact, this game is different and deserve be reviewed considering his era! This one's is graphical better than original and the game in fact do his objective without too much storytelling.
    You will do the basics, kill sixteen colossi and finish.

    The gameplay and camera issues is worst part of SOTC experience    … Expand
  91. Dunne
    Mar 30, 2020
    6
    This is an impressive game, in the visual aspects, the music, and the huge escale of the beasts you'll have to fight, rather exciting and even the atmosphere is amazing.
    It is a quiet game but the encounters with the colossus are amazing.
    The downside of it are the clanky controls and I mean really clanky and the camera that often times drove me near insanity. Not to mention that to    This is an impressive game, in the visual aspects, the music, and the huge escale of the beasts you'll have to fight, rather exciting and even the atmosphere is amazing.
    It is a quiet game but the encounters with the colossus are amazing.
    The downside of it are the clanky controls and I mean really clanky and the camera that often times drove me near insanity. Not to mention that to control the horse is painful, I was the happiest when I didnt have to ride it. This game made me feel frustrated very very often. I got my platinum but I wont be going back to play it any time soon, if ever.    … Expand
  92. alexslork
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    I was really really hyped for this game and when I finally start playing the hype was over. I tried to look at this game only as art. It helped to make me finish this game, but when I was trying to enjoy shadow of the colossus, it just felt forced.
  93. GabiTheRabbit
    Mar 17, 2020
    6
    This game is overrated because people are sentimental and this game is 'oh so classic gem'.
    It has pretty graphics of colossus and environment (not so much of characters) and in general interesting artistic direction. I must also admit that gameplay concept of climing on the colossus, finding their weak spots and stabbing till you kill them is also original and quite satisfying. But    This game is overrated because people are sentimental and this game is 'oh so classic gem'.
    It has pretty graphics of colossus and environment (not so much of characters) and in general interesting artistic direction. I must also admit that gameplay concept of climing on the colossus, finding their weak spots and stabbing till you kill them is also original and quite satisfying. But there is not enough to do, not enough depth. Game gets very repetitive after beating few bosses. To often I felt that game deisgn is not intuitive, and I'm doing not what my mind suggests me, but what developers intend me to do (like jumping to that high platform where colossus with sword is. Didn't know what I should do and fell to water plenty times). The gameplay doesn't really require skill even on Hard, the whole difficulty is to find a dude and find a way to kill him. And what's wrong with the camera? Why do I have to fight it all the time? It's like it has some rubber strings that pull it hard to the center all the time.    … Expand
  94. Azn47
    Mar 16, 2020
    6
    Having played the game back in the day, I was looking forward to this release. Sadly the game has not translated well into modern times. Perhaps it is due to the fact that I have been spoiled by more modern control schemes and gameplay loops, the the game simply does not hold up.

    Obviously the one main positive is the graphics. They are absolutely stunning and Bluepoint should    Having played the game back in the day, I was looking forward to this release. Sadly the game has not translated well into modern times. Perhaps it is due to the fact that I have been spoiled by more modern control schemes and gameplay loops, the the game simply does not hold up.

    Obviously the one main positive is the graphics. They are absolutely stunning and Bluepoint should definitely get a ton of credit in that department. On top of that, adding in a performance mode on the PS4 Pro is something way more devs should be doing. Its nearly flawless. Kudos.

    Graphics and performance aside, everything else about the game is just seriously unpleasant. Once you've killed one colossi, you've killed them all. The controls are SO horrendously floaty and bad, Idk how the game didnt get stopped in QA. I understand they wanted to keep the controls like the original but omg, the controls are so so so bad that it killed almost everything for me. you never know if youre going to grab onto a ledge or the fur, the jumping is so imprecise and you fight with the camera every single second of gameplay. Its infuriating.

    Dont get me started on the Agro (The horse). Its. Awful. I hate it. Its worse than Roach in TW3 and thats saying something. Never goes where you want him to, often just juts into a random direction whenever it wants. So unpleasant to control especially considering how much time you spend riding him and its made even worse since you need him for a few of the fights,

    The story is also completely forgettable. There is almost no voice acting to speak of, and there's no clear reason as to how you got to where you are. I really wish they would have redone this part with flashier cutscenes and cinemetography.

    Put the awful controls and lack of ability of the story to grip me, and you've got a boring game that has flashes of brilliance and a TON of potential. If the controls were made tighter and the camera control improved, i would easily raise the review score to an 8.
    The game is by no means broken, in fact its flawlessly polished. its just ruined by poor controls.    … Expand
  95. eded9999
    Mar 11, 2020
    7
    As a game SotC is awfully short a simple boss rush, with rough controls and camera.
    But it's also a beautiful and original experience, with some moments of pure fantasy.
    The OST and story are good.
  96. 1ntt
    Mar 11, 2020
    7
    This is undeniably a wonderful game, however it is held back a bit by one of the worst cameras in recent memory. The control when fighting works well enough though the button layout is a little strange.
  97. chiqui_cab
    Mar 7, 2020
    6
    Shadow of the Colossus it's a nice game, looks awsome and the soundtrack is good.
    An experience to play once, just that.
    I felt very amazed when I fought with the first's colossus, each one of the 16 giants are different and they have their ways to defeat them, but the pattern it's the same: You just have to search for the giants, climb them, stab them in their weak points and kill them.    Shadow of the Colossus it's a nice game, looks awsome and the soundtrack is good.
    An experience to play once, just that.
    I felt very amazed when I fought with the first's colossus, each one of the 16 giants are different and they have their ways to defeat them, but the pattern it's the same: You just have to search for the giants, climb them, stab them in their weak points and kill them. Very repetitive, isn't it? The controls to ride the horse and the camera movement are just horrible and very slow.
    Anyway, I enjoyed SotC at the begin, but at the middle of game I wanted to finish it once for all. Nice remake for a good game of 2005/2006 but it could has be better.
    I sincerelly recommend to play this game once in your life.    … Expand
  98. mijan
    Mar 2, 2020
    7
    I guess I'm one of the rare ones that didn't click with this game many call masterpiece. I like some parts of the game, it's interesting and quite different idea, but gameplay feels so dated for me that I couldn't play it more than one hour before I gave up. Remake is quite nice graphically but gameplay wise this game still feels 15 years old. I didn't play this game on PS2 or PS3, if II guess I'm one of the rare ones that didn't click with this game many call masterpiece. I like some parts of the game, it's interesting and quite different idea, but gameplay feels so dated for me that I couldn't play it more than one hour before I gave up. Remake is quite nice graphically but gameplay wise this game still feels 15 years old. I didn't play this game on PS2 or PS3, if I did maybe I'd appreciate it more, but trying it for first time now it simply didn't click with me.… Expand
  99. ImNotConz
    Feb 12, 2020
    7
    Overrated is a good word to describe shadow of the colossus. Overrated doesn't mean bad and shadow of the colossus is definitely not bad, but its far from perfect and far from 1 of the greatest games ever made. The game already has a lack of story, you get an opening cut scene and that's pretty much it. There are a total of 2 main characters and you don't know either of there names, I hadOverrated is a good word to describe shadow of the colossus. Overrated doesn't mean bad and shadow of the colossus is definitely not bad, but its far from perfect and far from 1 of the greatest games ever made. The game already has a lack of story, you get an opening cut scene and that's pretty much it. There are a total of 2 main characters and you don't know either of there names, I had more of a connection to my horse then I did with the female who spends the whole game doing nothing. Game play is clunky and its worst when you combo it with riding your horse while doing combat. The open world is empty with nothing to do.

    Shadow of the colossus to me is the most overrated game in existence right now. Its not bad at all but the greatest games for me are the ones not hurt by the times. There's never a bad time for some super Mario world or Skyrim. Shadow of the colossus simply doesn't hold up to the times. If you never tried it. buy it when its on sale but if its full price,don't. Its not worth it.    … Expand
  100. mrkp
    Jan 14, 2020
    5
    первые четыре колоссуса проходятся на ура, а потом начинается тоска и уныние. Про сюжет явно забыли разработчики
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 100
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 100
  3. Negative: 0 out of 100
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 24, 2018
    80
    Perfectly polished and improved cult game – even with better controls! Killing giant monsters has never been so much (melancholic) fun. [Issue#283]
  2. Games.cz
    Apr 24, 2018
    90
    A tribute to the Fumito Ueda will delight the veterans of the original game same as introduce this classic to the newcomers, who are not tuned on a nostalgic note. An ideal opportunity to improve your video game education and a wonderful experience in the same time. Some clumsy controls and occasionally stubborn camera can’t ruin the great experience.
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  3. CD-Action
    Apr 3, 2018
    70
    It’s a good remaster, but frankly I find it unnecessary. Those who have already played the game on PS2 or PS3 will find nothing new here, and those who didn’t have the chance to get acquainted with it probably will not understand what we saw in Shadow of the Colossus 12 years ago, when gaming reality was completely different. [03/2018, p.66]
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