Shadow of the Colossus

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2739 Ratings

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  1. avishay50
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Shadow of the Colossus game is a huge success from the PlayStation 2, the game got an HD version of the PlayStation 3 console, which did not make a significant change to the graphics but let new players be out of the game. And in 2018 we got a remake of a game created by Bluepoint games (the company that developed the collection of Uncharted games) so let's start with a review of the game Shadow of the colossus:

    Plot - The plot in the game is simply excellent. Without making you spoilers I will just say that the plot of the game will arouse in you many emotions from designer to anger.
    Final score - 10/10 - Just a crazy plot.

    Gameplay - The gameplay in a simple game is very excellent and creative, the game consists only of bosses but the bosses are like a puzzle that after you kill them you will feel a sense of satisfaction. The bosses in the game are not puzzles, they will also challenge your archery links and your tolerance.
    Final score 10/10 - Simple gameplay is excellent.

    Graphics - The graphics in the game are simply breathtaking even today in 2021. Bluepoint did a great job here with the graphics that make this game look like a game released today and not like a game released for the PlayStation 2.
    Final score - 10/10 - Simply amazing graphics

    To sum up the remake of Shadow of the colossus is a simply amazing remake, it's one of the best remakes I know, it's also one of the best games I've played in my life.
    Final score - 10/10 - A simply amazing game, anyone who has a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 must get a copy of this game.    … Expand
  2. CrossGXS
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    En Shadow of the colossus todo está por un motivo y todo añade a la tarea de evocar unas sensaciones específicas en el jugador.

    El control de Wander, el personaje principal, es tosco porque encarnamos a un chaval cualquiera enfrentándose a criaturas que hacen temblar la tierra a su paso. Ni siquiera es alguien que destaque a nivel físico, y esto se puede comprobar desde el minuto 1 con    En Shadow of the colossus todo está por un motivo y todo añade a la tarea de evocar unas sensaciones específicas en el jugador.

    El control de Wander, el personaje principal, es tosco porque encarnamos a un chaval cualquiera enfrentándose a criaturas que hacen temblar la tierra a su paso. Ni siquiera es alguien que destaque a nivel físico, y esto se puede comprobar desde el minuto 1 con la voltereta para esquivar; lenta, torpe y rematada con un traspiés.

    Montar en Agro es muy frustrante si se intenta controlarlo totalmente, porque es un ser distinto a nuestro personaje. No controlamos a Agro, controlamos al chico que monta en Agro. Es mejor guiarle con pequeños movimientos para indicar la dirección general y él ya recorre el camino a su manera. Además necesitamos su ayuda para vencer a varios de los colosos, forzando una colaboración que no necesita barrera idiomática para desarrollarse.
    Esto hace que no sea solo una extensión del control del jugador, sino un NPC con personalidad propia.

    El campo extenso y vacío es una muestra de soledad y desolación, una tierra abandonada por los hombres en la que la vida no puede florecer. Esto potencia la escena final y da un punto más esperanzador a una historia llena de melancolía y tristeza.

    Shadow of the colossus es una mirada al abismo. Matar colosos es satisfactorio porque consigues sobreponerte a un enemigo temible a través de las dificultades, pero a la vez son criaturas que no suponen una amenaza para nadie, únicas y magníficas, una representación del poder de la naturaleza contra la intervención humana. Su destrucción se convierte en nuestra corrupción.

    Es un juego creativo en sus colosos, sobrio en formas, elegante y que cuenta exactamente lo que quiere contar; sin relleno, sin artificios y sin mecánicas innecesarias. La obra de un desarrollador único en el medio.    … Expand
  3. Golondrino
    Jan 21, 2022
    8
    Merece mucho la pena. Altamente recomendable. Por señalar algo negativo es que puede ser un poco repetitivo, pero hay que tener en cuenta que es un remaster de un remaster.
  4. danilowhxcx
    Jan 20, 2022
    2
    The history is poor, they don't explain anything about it, the physics is weird, seems like your playing on the moon and the camera is also annoying sometimes.
  5. after76_
    Jan 13, 2022
    10
    PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT This game is a treasure —————————————————-
  6. geo333
    Jan 8, 2022
    8
    great visual graphics and at times this game reminds me of monster hunter, however I guess it was inspire because of this game. moreover, the only thing that I did not like was the controls and angles as at times it was difficult to beat the game because of that.
  7. 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
  8. Guilhosvaldo
    Dec 26, 2021
    10
    Isso sim é um Remake, bem feito, fiel ao original com gráficos belíssimos .
  9. PoptartKing
    Dec 21, 2021
    9
    This game being ported over to newer hardware unfortunately sheds light on the fact that the control scheme and camera have not aged well at all. It feels incredibly clunky, and not up to standard to modern games. However, if you look past this large issue, the game at its core is still one of the most incredible games I've ever completed. Bluepoint Games put a lot of effort in reworkingThis game being ported over to newer hardware unfortunately sheds light on the fact that the control scheme and camera have not aged well at all. It feels incredibly clunky, and not up to standard to modern games. However, if you look past this large issue, the game at its core is still one of the most incredible games I've ever completed. Bluepoint Games put a lot of effort in reworking Shadow Of The Colossus, and even if you are like me and have never played the original PS2 title, the amount of passion put into this game is fantastic to see in a game. The frustrating controls made finally overcoming a colossus even more satisfying, for me at least. The soundtrack is quite frankly one of the best I've ever heard. The music can be somber and melancholic, or large and bombastic, and it adds so much to the experience. The plot is incredibly straightforward, but the mysteries and hidden treasures buried underneath it made me feel a way that not many other games have ever made me felt. It may not be quite up to quality to other games, but the legacy it made lead to bigger and better games like Breath Of The Wild, and for that reason I believe this game deserves a 9 out of 10.… Expand
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. iCampoRamil
    Nov 12, 2021
    7
    El remastered no me pareció demasiado bueno, aún así, la historia es una obra maestra.
  13. Frolicly
    Nov 9, 2021
    9
    This is exactly what you would expect for the 'HD' version of Shadow Of The Colossus. The graphics are improved and that's all I can say has changed compared to the original. The 9/10 stands testament to how amazing the original game is. The nostalgia that comes back playing this game is amazing and for such a simple premise of 'Go here and kill this boss somewhere. Ok, now repeat' I stillThis is exactly what you would expect for the 'HD' version of Shadow Of The Colossus. The graphics are improved and that's all I can say has changed compared to the original. The 9/10 stands testament to how amazing the original game is. The nostalgia that comes back playing this game is amazing and for such a simple premise of 'Go here and kill this boss somewhere. Ok, now repeat' I still have so much fun playing this game. It's an improvement from the original for sure.

    The reason this isn't a 10/10 from which you'll be able to tell from the other reviews is the controls are annoying at times. Not so in important situation but when on the horse travelling. It's like the horse is made of jelly and you're trying to control it with a Wii remote which is basically me saying, it's annoyingly frustrating at times.

    The original fun factor from the PS2 game does carry through onto this PS4 edition and if you've not visited this game in some years like I did, for a low price I'd definitely recommend getting this, even just for the graphics (Which aren't next gen quality but an improvement nonetheless.)    … Expand
  14. S1NGLEVB
    Nov 5, 2021
    7
    Falo como um simplório homem com experiência que obviamente preferia ser uma criança castrada e reclamona.
  15. redscauser
    Oct 21, 2021
    8
    Не был знаком с оригиналом, и вообще с играми Уэды, первой стал ремастер Колоссов.. и я был приятно удивлён подходом к гейм дизайну и повествованию (которого практически нет), но в целом "произведение" понравилось.
  16. Shibanima
    Oct 12, 2021
    0
    No amount of graphics, story, character design, music and world building can excuse the awful controls and physics this game presents.

    In Shadow of the Controls, you fight the programmers' poor coding for control of the most pathetic protagonist and the game engine's ungodly physics that takes platforming to an unprecedented un-realism. If you are like me and had no idea what the game    No amount of graphics, story, character design, music and world building can excuse the awful controls and physics this game presents.

    In Shadow of the Controls, you fight the programmers' poor coding for control of the most pathetic protagonist and the game engine's ungodly physics that takes platforming to an unprecedented un-realism. If you are like me and had no idea what the game was about and was drawn to the cool design and concept of the game, please stop right there and stay far away from this game. Terrible controls and mechanics are the hardest to explain in words, but this game, without a doubt, has the worst control of any game I've ever played.

    The game's biggest strength is immersion, which BluePoint has certainly done an absolute brilliant job in capturing the desolate yet beautiful world of SOTC. The music is grand and epic when battling the colossi, and the sense of scale given to the player makes one really experiences the vast unit the enemies truly are compared to what puny power the character possess in order to overcome these extreme behemoth of monsters. All of these makes the game well deserve to be the PlayStation classic is it until you find that the horse AI is programmed by a monkey, your character starts randomly floats in the opposite direction of your analog stick, grabs edges that you never intent to reach, starts falling off the edge every three seconds, takes over ten seconds to get up from a knockdown, or the camera always just snaps to whichever is the most inconvenient angle for the moment. These things instantly pulls the player out of the immersion and makes one realize that the game is nothing more than a poorly aged PS2 game that uses outdated controls as its core gameplay.

    The game's shallow mechanics is stretched by constant downtime and cryptic puzzle solving, with often terrible RNG in the AI's pattern that further extends the frustration and time wasting, making a supposedly one hour game into a six hour mind-numbing journey that by the end, one would wish that it could end sooner.

    When a game's difficulty stems not from player's skills and knowledge but the gameplay design and fundamental controls, you might as well go watch a movie instead because at least you don't have to deal with poorly thought out mechanics and infuriating engine physics.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 70 IIIIIIIIII====================NP
  20. pratinhodcritic
    Sep 13, 2021
    9
    em minha opinião obviamente, shadow of the colossus conseguiu ser tornar um dos melhores games do PS4
    as músicas são maravilhosas,os colossus são bem modelados,a física dos pêlos e incrível,a única coisa que podia ter sido melhorada antes do lançamento é a A.I dos colossus,o terceiro e nono colossos as vezes ficam tempo parados até fazer alguma ação como atacar, isso realmente atrapalha no    em minha opinião obviamente, shadow of the colossus conseguiu ser tornar um dos melhores games do PS4
    as músicas são maravilhosas,os colossus são bem modelados,a física dos pêlos e incrível,a única coisa que podia ter sido melhorada antes do lançamento é a A.I dos colossus,o terceiro e nono colossos as vezes ficam tempo parados até fazer alguma ação como atacar, isso realmente atrapalha no modo time attack.    … Expand
  21. urys_Bamyr
    Sep 12, 2021
    8
    A sort of a poetic experience.
    With a really cool atmosphere.
    But, after the ending, there's not much more to do
  22. new_casual
    Sep 11, 2021
    10
    Unbelievable amazing example of old-school game. Simple plot, simple goal, simple approach. But story and especially music so touch, you will never forget
  23. MickyEpic
    Sep 2, 2021
    3
    These horse controls are so bad its unbelievable. I dont know why yall love this game so much.
  24. GotoKelevra
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Nostalgia pura, esse é um dos melhores jogos dá era do PS2, mas por se tratar de um "remake" acabaram trazendo muitos erros de mecânicas vindo do PS2, que hoje em dia se tornam muito datado ou simples. Basicamente é um jogo do PS2 rodando com gráficos de PS4.
  25. SpiiRiT_zRuby
    Aug 22, 2021
    8
    Difrute como un enano con este juego tanto con su combate y la idea q da de q tu entiendas la historia diferente a como otros la entiende
  26. CheetoPhingers
    Aug 18, 2021
    7
    A classic though a little bit dated. There's some very interesting puzzle aspects but not sure how well it translates to 2020.
  27. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    Uma obra de arte de Fumeto Ueda no mundo dos games, um jogo absolutamente original e único.
  28. willcrazy
    Aug 11, 2021
    7
    Gráficos bonitos, bela trilha sonora, adição de mínimos conteúdo em formato de easter eggs, mas bem que poderia ser um novo título do que um remake, a versão original de ps2 envelheceu bem, foi vendida como remaster no ps3 e esse como remake no ps4, provavelmente agente veja um director's cut na versão do ps5 em 4k ou algo do gênero para sugar ainda mais dinheiro galera, porque agora oGráficos bonitos, bela trilha sonora, adição de mínimos conteúdo em formato de easter eggs, mas bem que poderia ser um novo título do que um remake, a versão original de ps2 envelheceu bem, foi vendida como remaster no ps3 e esse como remake no ps4, provavelmente agente veja um director's cut na versão do ps5 em 4k ou algo do gênero para sugar ainda mais dinheiro galera, porque agora o director's cut é a nova manobra da sony para vender mais remasters… Expand
  29. 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
  30. thiagosrdg
    Aug 4, 2021
    8
    Jogo muito bom, gráficos lindos. Porém não dou nota máxima por que a forma que se controla o cavalo é ruim, poderia ter sido melhor adaptado nesse remake. E poderiam ter acrescentado mais coisas ao game também e aproveitado melhor a plataforma.
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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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Metascore
91

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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