Shadow of the Colossus

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2739 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. cavalier
    Feb 14, 2018
    6
    Having never played the previous releases, I was really looking forward to find out what the fuzz is all about and, after 16 beaten colossi, I still don't understand it. I mean, the game is nice, but that's all, especially if we compare it to titles like Witcher 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn. After 4-5th colossus, it gets really boring and schematic with nothing really changing but the placementHaving never played the previous releases, I was really looking forward to find out what the fuzz is all about and, after 16 beaten colossi, I still don't understand it. I mean, the game is nice, but that's all, especially if we compare it to titles like Witcher 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn. After 4-5th colossus, it gets really boring and schematic with nothing really changing but the placement of the colossi weak spots.
    So, 6/10 is even a bit stretch...    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. Zmetekk
    Mar 28, 2018
    6
    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. Did not have fun at all and not even breath taking visuals of environment and beautiful yet scary Colossus did not change the fact, that II 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. Did not have fun at all and not even breath taking visuals of environment and beautiful yet scary Colossus did not change the fact, that I could not see anything worth the word "masterpiece" or even fun.

    I give this 10 for art, and 2 for game, one of my biggest disappointment in video games, maybe I missed the whole point or I just cant enjoy game for its good looks and I need something that drives me to feel for the characters in its world. I give it 6 only because most critics love it and it makes me feel like I cant see what most of you can, something to be impressed about...what a shame.    … Expand
  6. x-cell
    Feb 8, 2018
    6
    All the reviewers seem have played the game before and have some sort of rose tinted retro glasses on or something.

    I have 30 years gaming under my belt and before someone tells me to git gud I don't mind hard games. I've finished Dark Soul 2 and 3 along with Getting Over it 5 colossi down, the best I can describe this so far is playable but tedious. Far from some masterpeace If    All the reviewers seem have played the game before and have some sort of rose tinted retro glasses on or something.

    I have 30 years gaming under my belt and before someone tells me to git gud I don't mind hard games. I've finished Dark Soul 2 and 3 along with Getting Over it

    5 colossi down, the best I can describe this so far is playable but tedious. Far from some masterpeace

    If you are going to remaster can't they have fixed the following gaming problems from the 00's which are just crappy not retro.

    - Bad camera
    - Clunking unresponsive controls because the character has to finish the animation it's doing before you do something else
    - Controllering your horse with tank like controls!
    - Waiting and waiting for the AI in boss battles to do what is meant to be doing for you to progress
    - Pretty but nearly empty open world.

    It's retro I get it, but scores like 9.7/10 on IGN ridiculous. If this came out from some unknown dev and wasn't a remake it just wouldn't get anything like that score.    … Expand
  7. dr0nzer
    Sep 23, 2018
    6
    severely overrated game, bought it to see what the fuss was about and quickly found frustration, controls are dated, horse controls are terrible, camera movement is weird.. i mean why bias your character far screen left/right whilst roaming the world so you can stare at the floor?! game world feels really empty, character animations are dated, it's rinse and repeat game-play that doesn'tseverely overrated game, bought it to see what the fuss was about and quickly found frustration, controls are dated, horse controls are terrible, camera movement is weird.. i mean why bias your character far screen left/right whilst roaming the world so you can stare at the floor?! game world feels really empty, character animations are dated, it's rinse and repeat game-play that doesn't really change, honestly it's nothing really exciting... visuals however are pretty good for the remaster.
    Not sure why everyone is making a big deal out of this game....    … Expand
  8. Uzemoz69
    Mar 21, 2018
    6
    buen juego solo que la camara es muy mala y la mecanica del control se siente como en ps2 ademas de ser un remake lo siento sobrevalorado
  9. Cro1225
    Sep 10, 2018
    6
    Pros:
    + Graphics and attention to detail
    + Colossus fights
    + Beautiful soundtrack

    Cons:
    - Horrendous controls and camera angles
    - Exploring the world is boring and tedious
    - Poor attempt at a story

    Verdict: 6/10

    Very overrated game.
  10. 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
  11. ThisGameIsBad
    Jun 10, 2018
    6
    I get why people like this game, be it the atmosphere, the shear scale of the colossi, the stunning graphics, the whole shebang; having just played the game, it is bad, but as for the aforementioned points, i wholeheartedly agree. Most of the reviews are based mainly in nostalgia, one of them even recounting solely their past experiences with the game, reviews such as this have more thanI get why people like this game, be it the atmosphere, the shear scale of the colossi, the stunning graphics, the whole shebang; having just played the game, it is bad, but as for the aforementioned points, i wholeheartedly agree. Most of the reviews are based mainly in nostalgia, one of them even recounting solely their past experiences with the game, reviews such as this have more than likely artificially boosted this game to it's current position on this site. Looking at the game alone; it controls horribly, the player character is really floaty and awkward, even more so for that of the horse, she will get stuck on every little object, which in tandem with her wide turning is horrible for maneuverability, especially in forested areas. The climbing of the colossi in this game is also very iffy, to say the least, climbing these things during the boss fights is a pain, with the last boss being the worst of them all. Not the difficulty of managing the stamina meter, that is simply one of the game's mechanics; just when the try to shake you off, when the colossi shake the player characters grip tends to shift, during the 15th boss i was holding onto the boss' shoulder armor when it started to shake, I got flung to it's back, and then to the floor, during which my stamina meter was more than half way full. My Final criticism for this game is the strenuous animation, particularly when getting up after being knocked down, to site another instance in the game, during the 11th boss, i was rammed and my character was knocked onto the ground where he remained while he was hit twice more and died. This game is beautiful and back in the day i see how it would've been deserving of this high a standing when compared to other games of the time, but this game has been released twice since then, bringing in more money for the same developers for the same game, adding nothing but aesthetics, and garnering the same praise, so, is this game worth buying? I'd say that this game is worth buying to an extent, those who are nostalgic for the original will be the main audience for this game, but if you're someone who happens to have (as of writing this) $30 burning a hole in your wallet, or you just want to experience a style of game not so prevalent today, then the Shadow Of The Colossus is the game for you.… Expand
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. enriverd
    Oct 14, 2019
    6
    I can understand how this game became a piece of cult when released for PS2. Its story, setup and challenges are something different to any other game to date, with no other characters in the game than the colossus. However, the PS4 version does not live to the expectation. The camera control is really bad (I guess it is as good as it was in the PS2 era) but nowadays it feels like theI can understand how this game became a piece of cult when released for PS2. Its story, setup and challenges are something different to any other game to date, with no other characters in the game than the colossus. However, the PS4 version does not live to the expectation. The camera control is really bad (I guess it is as good as it was in the PS2 era) but nowadays it feels like the player lacks control over where it should be looking. The world is always covered with a thin fog, which together with graphics and textures that reveal its age, does not hide that this game belongs two console generations back. Given the limited number of characters and the big but relatively empty world, I would have expected that the team working on the remaster would have improved the game graphics, but it seems to me that they have just ported it to PS4. In summary, this games does not live to the review made by the critics, which give it a 91. A 91! Clearly, the critics have not been able to leave behind its nostalgia when writing the review.… Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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!
  20. 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
  21. virtualvince
    Dec 16, 2019
    6
    This game was a platinum trophy pursuit for me, so it's safe to say I played this one to death. I came to expect a lot having never played it on the older consoles, and heard a lot of good words...

    I'm going to be a bit 'edgy' or whatever, and go against the general consensus here, but although I applaud the game for what it does extremely well, which I'll get into, I was left really    This game was a platinum trophy pursuit for me, so it's safe to say I played this one to death. I came to expect a lot having never played it on the older consoles, and heard a lot of good words...

    I'm going to be a bit 'edgy' or whatever, and go against the general consensus here, but although I applaud the game for what it does extremely well, which I'll get into, I was left really underwhelmed by something not enough people have commented on but some of the most important things: controls, camera and game mechanics.

    I felt controls were really clunky, often unresponsive, often annoying to the extreme. The horse will sometimes not budge. The horse won't vault over obvious things you'd expect to the point you have to kind of 'reverse' yourself out of a stupid angle.

    The aiming is terrible and jittery and I'm not just talking about me being rubbish, the aiming is terrible and onerous. To the point of affecting my overall enjoyment of the game which obviously becomes a problem, especially if you're going for those trophies.

    The camera is also a problem. I don't consider it the biggest of issues with the game, however I will say it's 'dated' in that, for instance, it won't let you look wherever you want at the right time in all the right places. These camera 'issues' are actually intentional, and I'm sure lifted from the older versions of the game, but seeing as I'm used to more freedom in certain modern open world titles, this camera is basically dated.

    So with the part most people will down vote this for out of the way... the good stuff. The game looks incredible. The sound and music, gorgeous. The boss fights are monumental. I loved solving the puzzles and seeing where the story would go in the end. To this end I was glad to having never spoiled anything going into it, as let's say there's a good twist. The game is definitely creative, and deserving some of its praise for this alone. It was clearly ahead of the curve in many ways back in the days of PS2, but I'm not going to let that cloud the fact it has glaring problems. Also if you do all the challenges, and do the bosses on all the difficulties you get some cool extras like concept art to enjoy.

    In closing, it's a shame the janky controls and some of the mechanics, such as aiming and horse control want to bring my score on this down. I was looking to give this a strong 8 or 9, but instead I think a 6 is about right for this.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  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. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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...
  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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 ...
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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.
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. Killerpummkin
    Sep 5, 2023
    6
    The graphics are very impressive, the soundtrack is sensational, the puzzles could be better, but the gameplay is frustrating.
  49. 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
  50. chesaro
    Aug 18, 2018
    5
    This is the perfect example on why the remasters need to stop, the original game was great because it was plain great to play on your ps2, the ps3 remaster kept that by just upgrading the graphics but keeping it simple nevertheless. This one, tried to make it look like complete redo, but it is not, it should have done the same, keep the price low for new people to try it and go home, butThis is the perfect example on why the remasters need to stop, the original game was great because it was plain great to play on your ps2, the ps3 remaster kept that by just upgrading the graphics but keeping it simple nevertheless. This one, tried to make it look like complete redo, but it is not, it should have done the same, keep the price low for new people to try it and go home, but when you put people who didn't work on the original to "redo" a classic, it is obvious they will not change the important things (yes, the graphics don't matter at the end).… Expand
  51. Robobob
    Dec 16, 2018
    5
    Wow, I'm really shocked about how disappointed I am with Shadow of the Colossus. I have always heard so many rave reviews about this game and its remasters over the years. I bought a PS4 just to play this game, Spider-man, God of War and the other slew of highly acclaimed exclusives for this console. Out of all of these games I will say SotC has not lived out to the legendary status.Wow, I'm really shocked about how disappointed I am with Shadow of the Colossus. I have always heard so many rave reviews about this game and its remasters over the years. I bought a PS4 just to play this game, Spider-man, God of War and the other slew of highly acclaimed exclusives for this console. Out of all of these games I will say SotC has not lived out to the legendary status.
    One thing that ruins 90% of game are the controls and camera. They are absolutely the worst I have ever seen in any 3rd person game. Where ever you would like to look, apparently the game kwos better than you. Racing on your horse at full gallop and the camera drops to the ground where you can't see any obstacles in front of you. Weird. I enjoy standing completely still and moving the camera a tad and watch the game quickly switch the view to some neutral position that doesn't make sense. Watch any video on any YouTube gameplay and watch the the fans gushing about the game still struggle will it. In fact many often comment on the several downsides of this game and yet still call it one their favorites, if not THE favorite of all time. I don't get how such a major drawback still can be overlooked even after 2 remasters. It's practically criminal.
    It's not just the camera controls, the hero and horse controls are terrible too. Watch players on a YouTube video fight the controls while trying to cross the narrow land bridges. It's a good thing your horse won't run off the edge because that would be game breaking. It's because your horse kind of has a mind of its own and will run his own path if you let him and don't fight it. But if you like to think you have control, that's where you'll mess up. What makes matters worse is that there are Colossi that need the horse for combat. Even just controlling your elfish hero that prances across the prairies like a ballerina is not that intuitive. People would put up with bad controls like this a couple decades ago but now this can't be forgiven.
    I didn't really know much about this game and what I was getting into but after defeating the first 4 bosses I realized that that is all this game is. Defeating large tedious bosses. There is nothing else to fight or do that really matters. I've learned from watching walkthroughs that there are items and shrines to find out in the world. I don't know where they are because the world is pretty huge but barren. The gamer I watched even said that he wouldn't bother getting them until AFTER he defeated the Colossi. What is the point then?
    The game is really MAYBE a couple hours of actual interesting gameplay surrounded by things out of your control that just slow you down or make you start over. Long travels times to boss locations that will be redone if you die. Fall in water? Expect a very slow swim back to land. Prepare to wait for each Colossus to perform the action needed so you can begin your ascent to his sweet spot. If you miss it, prepare to wait again. Need your hero to rest on a safe spot during your climb? Get ready for him to flop all over the place like a rag doll from the slightest movement. I also wonder what percentage of SotC players have used videos and wikis to defeat a Colossus because many times things are unclear. I rarely ever go online for hints but I did more on this game than in most other games played in my lifetime put together. The hints the game gives you are vague and sometimes misleading. In one, the voice tells you to knock off the beasts armor to defeat him but in actuality he knocks his own armor off by striking a metal plate instead of soft ground. Something the game expected me to figure out at random, I guess.
    And the one thing that shocked me the most is the Colossus battles get tedious very quickly. There is no tension because even a direct strike by a colossus might do less than 25% damage which quickly automatically rejuvenates. You can fall from some of the tallest places and still not even take 50% damage. I guess that's good because you would just be restarting from the main temple or last shrine each time but it also means there are little to no stakes involved.
    This game isn't a test of skill really but a test of frustration. If you are the type that doesn't get easily frustrated by challenges then this is the game for you. I'm not that type of person.    … Expand
  52. 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
  53. TatsMcGee
    Sep 9, 2018
    5
    Why did you want play this game?

    I have heard nothing but amazing things about this game, was told how beautiful and amazing the game was. It seemed like something that I had to try. What did you not like about it? I don't really understand what all the fuss is about, its nothing special. All the game is, is a series of boss battles scattered through an open world. The climbing    Why did you want play this game?

    I have heard nothing but amazing things about this game, was told how beautiful and amazing the game was. It seemed like something that I had to try.

    What did you not like about it?

    I don't really understand what all the fuss is about, its nothing special. All the game is, is a series of boss battles scattered through an open world. The climbing itself in the game feels unitutitive, the boss battles feel underwhelming and the world itself is completely empty. Its a pretty flat experience.

    How much time did you put into it?

    I played the game for a few hours, took out a few of the monsters or bosses or whatever you want to call them. I stopped playing because the game didn't feel like it was worth continuing.

    Do you think you'll try it again at some point?

    No, this game is gone and I don't plan on picking it up again. If you love it, great but man its not for me.    … Expand
  54. Pirante
    Sep 29, 2018
    5
    I'd never played Shadow of the Colossus on the PS2 and, after reading numerous positive reviews about the game, decided to give the remaster a try. The story is certainly unique as is the environment and premise of the game (no enemies except for massive large stone obelisks which roam the land). I love the idea of the story and the unique approach to game design it takes.

    What I    I'd never played Shadow of the Colossus on the PS2 and, after reading numerous positive reviews about the game, decided to give the remaster a try. The story is certainly unique as is the environment and premise of the game (no enemies except for massive large stone obelisks which roam the land). I love the idea of the story and the unique approach to game design it takes.

    What I cannot accept are the absolutely horrific controls and camera placement issues this game has. From first moment to last the controls are so unwieldy, so unresponsive, and oh so annoying that all of the potential this game had to be good lay in ruins. Had I known the control system was so flawed I would have never dreamed of buying the game. I had heard that the original controls for the PS2 were also finicky but had expected (yes, I am gullible) the remaster to perhaps correct these problems. Instead it simply upgraded the graphics and kept all the problems the original game suffered from. I'm not sure how anyone can score this game beyond a 7 with such dire control mechanisms and clunky movement - especially when the entire game is based upon roaming the land using said woeful controls. Unless you are a die hard fan I'd recommend you avoid it - certainly if you've never played the game before give it a wide berth. I managed about 3 hours before becoming so frustrated that I turned it off.    … Expand
  55. CharlePL
    Feb 9, 2018
    5
    Game has a great feeling, music is amazing. This could be such a great hit but the camera work ruins otherwise perfect experience.
  56. Emeralds
    Mar 18, 2018
    5
    Emperor's New Clothes. Wooden characters. Terrible controls for the the horse; your means of navigating a lifeless world, a barren expanse to flesh out the time between each boss fight. The camera is awful and can be nauseating on a large screen, especially when navigating large open spaces. Actually the whole thing is a bit depressing, maybe that's what makes this a Masterpiece for some?
  57. LiveWireGamer
    Mar 20, 2018
    5
    This game looks new but feels super old and out dated. If this game was $15 then it would be an 8 but since its $40 its a 5. Its ok but just too expensive for what they are offering. I would have given a penalty on the lack of any multiplayer automatically dropping it by 2 points if this title was $60. This is 2018 if games are $60 without MP there is a serious problem. Just saying -2 if no MP.
  58. thecountsaruman
    Apr 12, 2018
    5
    este juego no era necesario realmente , estando con anterioridad en el sistema de la pasada generación playstation 3
  59. mrkp
    Jan 14, 2020
    5
    первые четыре колоссуса проходятся на ура, а потом начинается тоска и уныние. Про сюжет явно забыли разработчики
  60. Frames30
    Mar 16, 2019
    5
    Leider ist das Spiel sehr schlecht gealtert, wenn man einmal gesehen hat was Nintendo mit Breath of the Wild aus dem Open World Genre macht, wirkt das Spielprinzip noch altbackener als es eh schon ist. Schade drum, auf der PS2 war es eine tolle Erfahrung aber das war vor 20 Jahren...
  61. 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.
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. 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.
  66. 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!
  67. 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.
  68. 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.
  69. 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.
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. hkatbamna1
    Jul 13, 2020
    4
    I've heard great things about this game and decided to give it a shot when it was offered for free with Playstation Plus. I will say the premise of the story is intriguing. However, any redeeming qualities of this game are offset by the most atrocious and poor control scheme I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing in a game. Quite simply, this game is not fun whatsoever. The horseI've heard great things about this game and decided to give it a shot when it was offered for free with Playstation Plus. I will say the premise of the story is intriguing. However, any redeeming qualities of this game are offset by the most atrocious and poor control scheme I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing in a game. Quite simply, this game is not fun whatsoever. The horse navigation makes no reasonable sense. Accelerating and decelerating the horse takes several seconds, and turning is either too slow or too fast. The bulk of colossus battles are climbing up onto them to find their weak points. But this becomes an absolute chore because of the absolute poor control scheme and it's similarly atrocious camera. Often times I would fall off if I let go of R2 for even a split second and would then have to climb my way up again. What should be a fun battle against a giant majestic beast quickly devolves into an uninspiring repetitive task. I tried to like this game, I really did. But it's just not fun. 4/10.… Expand
  77. Jimbro84
    Apr 29, 2018
    4
    I hate this game. It's just art basically and it's just good on the outside. Nice Music, Nice bosses design, Nice graphics and THATS IT.

    Frustrating controls (notably with the horse) and bad camera angles and little to nothing to do. No NPCs, No loot, No story, No exploration, No items and weapons, etc. Since when ''simplistic'' has become a quality? Those kind of games were    I hate this game. It's just art basically and it's just good on the outside. Nice Music, Nice bosses design, Nice graphics and THATS IT.

    Frustrating controls (notably with the horse) and bad camera angles and little to nothing to do.

    No NPCs, No loot, No story, No exploration, No items and weapons, etc.

    Since when ''simplistic'' has become a quality?

    Those kind of games were good 15 years ago. At the price we're paying, I'm unimpressed.    … Expand
  78. robomartion
    May 19, 2020
    4
    Although nice to look at at first, the photogrammetry used in place of the original hand made assets really take away some of the atmosphere present in the PS2 and PS3 version. The environments become samey very quickly and don't have that sense of world to them. The frame rate on the standard PS4 leaves a lot to be desired and its as if you're playing with an incredible amount of inputAlthough nice to look at at first, the photogrammetry used in place of the original hand made assets really take away some of the atmosphere present in the PS2 and PS3 version. The environments become samey very quickly and don't have that sense of world to them. The frame rate on the standard PS4 leaves a lot to be desired and its as if you're playing with an incredible amount of input lag. I do remember it being somewhat hard to control originally and having a low framerate on the PS2 but perhaps these problems were worse than I remembered. That said controlling the game is NOT an enjoyable experience in any way shape or form and in my honest opinion these are problems that should have been fixed or revised for a brand new release. I think the controls are not acceptable and that's that. Some have said that they are intentional and that is were the challenge lies but I think these are controls that could have been improved by leaps and bounds. Seeing the Last Guardian has exactly the same problems I'm more inclined to think it doesn't matter that much to the developers or they are simply incompetent in that aspect. But saying it is an gameplay design decision to have clunky controls doesn't hold up to me. I honestly think the controls of the original PS2 games were not this bad but I could be wrong. Having enjoyed the original game and actually being enthralled with it and played many many hours of it, coming back to it in this remaster doesn't evoke the same feeling I originally had.… Expand
  79. Sucheit
    Mar 13, 2020
    4
    boss 11 just stuns you to death if you get hit by charge attack and you cant even change difficulty in game, had to drop it
  80. setuis
    Aug 7, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shadow of colossus was not a good game..... Sure the main character is evil for killing the monsters to revive a dead girl but what else is there. Your trying to revive a girl by slaying oversized monsters and must kill them all to bring back the girl and finish the game but to do it you have to travel on horse where there is no obstacles at all accept for oversized bosses a few ground enemies or additional content would have in my opinion helped the game , this is why i hated shadow of colossus in 2005 and why i still hate it now. I guess i could give it another go and this is really a review for the 2005 version not this version so meh. It had nice graphics for ps2 game but the lack of anything to do and no direction on where to find the big monsters sucked. Nothing to write about really accept that it has a bad ending which is the only good thing about it , that and it had one of the first open world concept for gaming.… Expand
  81. agent13
    Dec 12, 2019
    4
    Beautiful world but empty, it doesn't have much gameplay or story and it gets boring af after a couple of hours playing. One of the most overrated games ever
  82. PeterLangford
    Apr 3, 2020
    4
    Maybe good as a meditation exercise. But world is large and lifeless. The game is 16 not overly hard boss fights with a lot of time struggling with your horse and camera to travel long repetitive distances in between.
  83. ARandyFatDude
    Dec 14, 2020
    4
    Everything in this game is luck based. If you’re playing through the story as is then it will probably be ok. But trying to get that one particular trophy? Well good luck because this ps2 game doesn’t care for consistency.
  84. Darkison
    Feb 7, 2018
    4
    Great OST. Great graphics. Horrible characters, Colossus and a fine history. OVERRATED.
  85. reuss
    Feb 8, 2018
    4
    Never played ps2 title. So I had high hopes because great reviews.

    Cons: -Boring and dull world to explore (only lizards and fruit to find wtf) -Didn't like the story (I think there was a story?) -Horrible horse controls -Repetitive Pros +Looks great +Some of the fights were fun So this was basically horse riding to a Colossi, get to it's back, stab Colossi and repeat that    Never played ps2 title. So I had high hopes because great reviews.

    Cons:
    -Boring and dull world to explore (only lizards and fruit to find wtf)
    -Didn't like the story (I think there was a story?)
    -Horrible horse controls
    -Repetitive

    Pros
    +Looks great
    +Some of the fights were fun

    So this was basically horse riding to a Colossi, get to it's back, stab Colossi and repeat that 16 times. Can't understand how come this has so good reviews (is it nostalgia?).    … Expand
  86. gameswithjarlie
    Feb 8, 2018
    4
    Unfortunately navigating the world is abysmal, it’s deeply ambiguous as to what you can climb. Running from place to place takes a long time, and riding the horse led me to giving the horse a unique name: cement. I called it cement because it feels like I’m steering a goat pulled cement mixer. The camera swings around wildly, making it difficult to steer the horse in a straight line,Unfortunately navigating the world is abysmal, it’s deeply ambiguous as to what you can climb. Running from place to place takes a long time, and riding the horse led me to giving the horse a unique name: cement. I called it cement because it feels like I’m steering a goat pulled cement mixer. The camera swings around wildly, making it difficult to steer the horse in a straight line, gaining and losing speed is arduous, and just nothing about point A to point B made me think wow.

    There were several bosses where the events would not trigger properly; one particular boss towards the end of the game tells you to get to higher ground. After baiting the boss into hitting pillars maybe 20 times, the event finally triggered, and a way opened up for me to progress the fight. This was of course after I’d exhausted all other options, as the event hadn’t triggered the first time I tried; it’s deeply dissatisfying knowing your initial solution was right, but the game hadn’t responded to your actions.

    Unless you have a deep set love for this game, I’d recommend giving it a miss. I’m not thoroughly convinced I should’ve bought this game, never mind for £30. You can get bigger and better adventures for less money. The developers failed to change the shortcomings in light of modern technologies and progression, and ultimately produced what feels like at best the concept for a game. It doesn’t even seem like the best version of itself.    … Expand
  87. allwititnowsuck
    Jul 30, 2018
    4
    Sony can get away with making a poor port of PS2 game and slapping word remaster on it's box and they get praised for it?Wow just wow.
    They do really nice job,cashing on people's nostalgia,by making the second re-release of this game and calling it "remaster".It's not like already have made port of it for PS3,with little to no differences to original game.Same here,just slightly higher    Sony can get away with making a poor port of PS2 game and slapping word remaster on it's box and they get praised for it?Wow just wow.
    They do really nice job,cashing on people's nostalgia,by making the second re-release of this game and calling it "remaster".It's not like already have made port of it for PS3,with little to no differences to original game.Same here,just slightly higher resolution and slightly better graphics,yet they didn't bother to fix controls...
    What i did like about the game(this version and original):
    -Looks nice
    -One or two fights were okay
    What i hated about the game(this version and original):
    -Boring and unintersting world to explore
    -Don't really like the story(there was even a story to begin with?)
    -Horrible horse controls
    -Repetive
    -Boring
    I really wasted my money on this one.
    All these good reviews,please guys take off your nostalgia glasses.    … Expand
  88. HybridDestroyer
    Oct 14, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics-7/10
    The graphics werent bad, but I've seen better. Compared to others like The Last of Us or Halo SotC falls short for a 2018 remaster. Details in the surroundings and accessories are lacking. With the amount of time that Wander uses his unique sword, Id have expected more details and intricacies. Look at Ellie's special switchblade, while basic in design and quite frankly generic, it has a great amount of detail giving it a unique presence. Although this might be an unfair comparison I would say that Skyrim, modded, bests SotC in graphics even being released 5 years prior.

    Art-6.5/10
    Many people said the art of SotC was astounding and I wanted to believe them. First run through, I would agree that the scenery is nice, but it quickly grew old. Running across the same field and fighting the Colossi, sometimes in all too similar arenas, takes away from the individuality of the bosses. Colors are also dull and muted. The Colossi themselves have an interesting design and do themselves justice in that aspect. The architectural formations seen on the beasts is fantastic and begs questions, but for all of the commotion about the art, I would say SotC also fell short in that aspect. IMO, If you are looking for a game with extraordinary scenery, Horizon Zero Dawn does a much better job of displaying nature and wildlife.

    Story-2/10
    SotC has virtually no storyline. The two points are awarded simply b/c they told the character what he was doing and why. But they give no real reason or backstory as to why the player should really care. There are too many questions and not enough answers. IMO, the Dark Souls series does a much better job of creating questions and letting the audience dig for answers which can be found by talking to other NPCs or reading descriptions of items obtained throughout the journey.

    Character Development-0/10
    Development of the one character that SotC focuses on is also nonexistent. With hardly any dialogue, the main character, known as Wander (not revealed in game), feels distant from the player. There was no connection between Wander and myself while playing, and his quest to resurrect the girl Mono (also not revealed) definitely did not feel as important as Wander makes it out to be.

    Ending - 3/10
    IMO, the ending was a huge letdown. Wander dies, but honestly who cares? The game made no effort to forge a bond with him. The moment when Agro (his horse and the only name revealed in-game aside from Lord Emon) dies, all I thought was, "damn, guess its on foot from here." Even Wander is hardly phased by the "death" of his companion. The last fight was also a major downer because it gives the illusion that you can control the outcome, in reality, all Emon does is chuck a sword in a pond and you're done for.

    Difficulty-4/10
    As the game is a puzzle type, I expected a more thought-provoking challenge. The bosses themselves arent difficult to defeat, and in fact, the most difficult part is just having enough stamina to hang on while they try a sad attempt to shake you off. Reaching a boss takes all of five minutes, and while I admit that there were a few that stumped me, they are ultimately copies from one boss to another. All that differs is the placement of vitals. I got more satisfaction from playing other puzzle games like Portal, and Trine and for much less money.

    Soundtrack-5/10
    The soundtrack was good, but to me, there was not enough variation in the boss tracks. This detracts from their uniqueness and it was also poorly implemented as the music was barely audible when fighting, taking away from the intensity.

    Background Noise-1/10
    From what I remember the air was stagnant. Barley any wind, ambient water noise, or animals, no rustling tree leaves, and two voice lines for saying HYA and calling Agro. Hitting your sword on different objects made no difference, Agro must have been of steel or something b/c thats what it sounded like.

    Price-7/10
    I bought the game for $28, preowed. Not bad a price for a PS4 game, but after finishing it for the first time I realized I wouldnt have payed this much had I known what I was in for. At most I would probably have paid $10. To calculate if a game is worth its price I compare dollar value to hours played. I generally believe a game to be worth it when the hours played equals the dollar value, unless it has exceptional gameplay, story, characters, etc. For SotC however, I put in about 7 hours before completing the story. The other factors IMO are not enough to make up for the difference.

    Overall Game-play - 3/10
    The overall is low. With little satisfaction and replay value SotC is not a game I would recommend. I could spend twice as much on a different game and get an experience 10x greater. The story is not very interesting and is very confusing due to a lack of in game explanation. None of this is to say that you shouldnt buy the game, but this is just my strong opinion    … Expand
  89. snkr_thief
    Oct 1, 2018
    4
    I can see why some people consider this to be a great game. The setting, the music, and the colossi are all well crafted. The battles can be pretty engaging and there is a sense of reward that comes with taking down each colossus. In that regard, there is some enjoyment to be had with this game. However, despite the praise this game gets, I wouldn't recommend it. In fact, I was having aI can see why some people consider this to be a great game. The setting, the music, and the colossi are all well crafted. The battles can be pretty engaging and there is a sense of reward that comes with taking down each colossus. In that regard, there is some enjoyment to be had with this game. However, despite the praise this game gets, I wouldn't recommend it. In fact, I was having a hard time enjoying myself for the majority of the campaign. The controls are horrible, you have little to no control over the camera and I found myself frustrated with these two mechanics more than anything throughout my playthrough. Navigation is also poor. You may be going in the right direction yet still get lost without knowing where you made a wrong turn. It also doesn't help that your horse handles like crap. In regards to the colossi, once you've figured out how to defeat one, the act of actually taking it out is pretty simple and not very fun. This basically sums up the entire experience for me, lacking in fun. If you're looking for something different than your typical open-world action/adventure, this might be something you'll enjoy. But I would warn those who are considering picking this up due to the high praise this game has gotten over the years: this game is a very acquired taste. I'd argue that the gameplay is the game's weakest feature, and if a game is no fun to play, what's the point?… Expand
  90. Captainwinky182
    Dec 29, 2018
    4
    This was my first play through having never playing the original. after all the hype i thought i would give it a blast. the experience as a whole was very disappointing. The controls were infuriating at times, most of the Colossi were boring apart from a couple of encounters. The horse rides terrible. the whole experience felt like a grind tbh. Only pro i will give is the scale of theThis was my first play through having never playing the original. after all the hype i thought i would give it a blast. the experience as a whole was very disappointing. The controls were infuriating at times, most of the Colossi were boring apart from a couple of encounters. The horse rides terrible. the whole experience felt like a grind tbh. Only pro i will give is the scale of the setting looks beautiful at times but that about it.… Expand
  91. Zodlier
    Jul 11, 2020
    4
    Didnt aged well.
    Riding the horse is a pain in the ass most of the time.
    Very repetitive.
    Physics doesnt look real.
    Absolutely overrated
    But the game is kinda beautiful and poetic
  92. Mattyc96
    Dec 29, 2019
    4
    By far one of the most pointlessly frustrating games I have ever played. The controls and camera break the game for me. I spent most my time flailing around holding r2 on the colossus. Besides being visually stunning the platforming here is terrible and feels obnoxiously daft waiting for your meter to run down well the protagonist fails to execute an simple jump. The boss battles areBy far one of the most pointlessly frustrating games I have ever played. The controls and camera break the game for me. I spent most my time flailing around holding r2 on the colossus. Besides being visually stunning the platforming here is terrible and feels obnoxiously daft waiting for your meter to run down well the protagonist fails to execute an simple jump. The boss battles are laughably easy. Navigation is annoying. The story feels meaningless. If it wasnt for the visuals this game would have no redeemable values… Expand
  93. Jenneraptor
    Oct 4, 2020
    4
    The character is SO HARD TO CONTROL it takes all the fun out of this game. You waste so much time not because of your skill but because of how they made the character move and climb and hold on surfaces. It's such a shame because the rest is nice but if you can't control the character you're playing, it's not worth it
  94. necrowizart89
    Jun 7, 2020
    4
    Nothing special. The plot is not interesting, the setting and world is empty theres nothing to do besides this collosi killing. The control sucks hard, the horse is stupid and not responding so as the protagonist. I had a little fun playing this game some of the collosi was interesting and spectacular, but most of them was easy and boring. Graphics are good and but I don’t recommend thisNothing special. The plot is not interesting, the setting and world is empty theres nothing to do besides this collosi killing. The control sucks hard, the horse is stupid and not responding so as the protagonist. I had a little fun playing this game some of the collosi was interesting and spectacular, but most of them was easy and boring. Graphics are good and but I don’t recommend this game. I played it just because was free on ps+.… Expand
  95. super_absorber
    Nov 27, 2020
    4
    By today's standard and comparing to other available games, this game is bad and boring. The control and camera is so bad and stupid
  96. ecank
    Nov 7, 2020
    4
    terrible gameplay, auto-rotating camera drives you crazy. graphics are not even worth to talk about.
  97. MoniWhite
    Feb 7, 2022
    4
    Fun for a while but too hard, only worth playing if free, graphics look ok, not much story though
  98. Novvos
    May 5, 2023
    4
    It's less than "ok". Feels like playing a better version of Pong. Same story, equal gameplay. Working on my pile of shame, but this game is a shame and absolutly overrated!
  99. AgentAnderson
    Mar 3, 2020
    3
    I'll give it 3 because it looks nice. This is like a poor man's Tomb Raider with no enemies and a few big bosses. I was roaming around and found the first 2 Colossi and nothing else. Well, I did find clunky controls. Not much to do other than snore.
  100. cweikert
    Feb 7, 2018
    3
    How could you even think of releasing a game with such a bad camera and bad character controls? 20 years ago Nintendo showed the world how to ride a horse in a video game and the programmers of this game learned nothing from it. Climbing is also a joke. This is not a masterpiece, not even close. Is just a game which desperately wants to be a masterpiece but couldn't even master the basicsHow could you even think of releasing a game with such a bad camera and bad character controls? 20 years ago Nintendo showed the world how to ride a horse in a video game and the programmers of this game learned nothing from it. Climbing is also a joke. This is not a masterpiece, not even close. Is just a game which desperately wants to be a masterpiece but couldn't even master the basics of video game design.… Expand
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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#8 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#16 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Universal acclaim - based on 100 Critic Reviews

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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