Shadow of the Colossus

 PlayStation 4
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2739 Ratings

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  1. OnlytheBrave194
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    A perfect remake of a near perfect game. If anyone was to ever doubt video games as an art form then this is the proof they need that it is.
  2. Hasegawa
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This remake turned out another piece of art, like the original game from PS2. Fantastic gameplay, soundtrack...A piece of great memories restored. No considerable cons found it.
  3. SWFan523
    Aug 9, 2020
    10
    Video game perfection. A heart wrenching story with excellent combat and colossus battles.
  4. Ita_JM
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. I don't know why I waited so long to play it. Every boss is exciting. I true masterpiece

    I think they could have improved some aspects of the gameplay. As an example, the Horse's controls are horrible when compared with moderns games.
  5. EidrianWolf
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Excitante joya de la vida! Graficazos y todo lo demás perfecto como en el play 2
  6. Inuyasha17
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    It's a monster-hunter-like game.
    This game is never an RPG game.
    You can't get weapons or equipment, you can't decorate your character.
    Nevertheless, what is popular is that it creates a spirit of challenge that constantly challenges people.
    The difficulty of this game is as difficult as dark soul or SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE.
  7. Kigimoshi_BR
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Shadow of The Colossus é meu jogo favorito, e nesse remake a Blue Point conseguiu fazer um ótimo trabalho.

    Sobre essa versão, os gráficos são ótimos, trilha sonora incrível (já era no original, não mudaram no remake), a jogabilidade é datada, mas não é horrível. derrotar os Colossos pela primeira vez, é bem gratificante, porque o jogador tem que descobrir como escalar e atingir os    Shadow of The Colossus é meu jogo favorito, e nesse remake a Blue Point conseguiu fazer um ótimo trabalho.

    Sobre essa versão, os gráficos são ótimos, trilha sonora incrível (já era no original, não mudaram no remake), a jogabilidade é datada, mas não é horrível. derrotar os Colossos pela primeira vez, é bem gratificante, porque o jogador tem que descobrir como escalar e atingir os pontos fracos, você se sente fraco e impotente perto de um Colosso.

    É um jogo que realmente não é para todos os tipos de jogadores.. vai de cada um, de como a pessoa "sente o jogo". Por exemplo, cavalgar até chegar no Colosso, para muitos é tediante, porque o mundo é vazio, é uma solidão absurda. mas a proposta do jogo, é exatamente essa, passar essa sensação. O jogo não precisa preencher o mapa com missões secundárias ou inimigos, ele simplesmente tem sua proposta, que muitos amam (como eu) e outros nem tanto..

    O jogo pelo menos para mim, consegue passar sensações, mesmo que a história seja "simples", você fica imerso naquele mundo, fica curioso pra entender o que aconteceu antes e também depois que termina o jogo.. é uma experiencia bem bacana.    … Expand
  8. Darros2
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Un gran juego que es bastante distinto a los demás títulos, es una especie de mundo abierto algo vacío ya que solo cuenta con algunos coleccionables que aumentan la vida o la resistencia y paisajes diversos, el objetivo es encontrar a los colosos, que tienen diferentes tamaños y habilidades, cada uno de ellos tiene su propia forma de ser derrotado y debes ingeniártela usando tus recursosUn gran juego que es bastante distinto a los demás títulos, es una especie de mundo abierto algo vacío ya que solo cuenta con algunos coleccionables que aumentan la vida o la resistencia y paisajes diversos, el objetivo es encontrar a los colosos, que tienen diferentes tamaños y habilidades, cada uno de ellos tiene su propia forma de ser derrotado y debes ingeniártela usando tus recursos que son una espada, un arco, tu caballo y el propio entorno que juega un papel importante en varios de los combates.… Expand
  9. Mr1
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    Погружаясь в этот спокойный, несколько пустынный мир отстраняешься от реальности и отдыхаешь...своя атмосфера
  10. Zhengchihhong
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a whole new world waiting for your explore. I never play a game like this, full of creativity. My most joyment of playing this game is viewing beautiful scene when looking for colossus.

    Plot is also perfect. It says nothing but you will know everything about love.    … Expand
  11. Mariolopez
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    What was all ready my favorite game just built up to look excellent. Unlike other games it doesn’t shove enemies in your face to keep you interested but rather thinks of you as a smart player which is rare now a days. The gameplay is excellent, the story is simple but excellently crafted and the only complaint would be the camera angles, which is still improved from previous versions.
  12. mattx2230
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Logra trasmitir perfectamente el sentimiento del videojuego original, maravilloso y melancólico, gráficamente es una maravilla.
  13. Barlo
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    My favourite game ever, the way it makes you feel the bad guy as you progress the game while actually having good intentions is paired with the awesome colossi fight.

    Some people complain about the controls of Agro but it's meant to be difficult to force an actual animal to make some things. Player controls were a little clunky on PS2 but the remake is amazing.
  14. Alphadasia
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    My favorite game! The plot is simple but the gameplay is amazing. The monsters and the puzzles are really well thought out
  15. Justareviewer21
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    What can i say, a masterpice and one of my favorite games of all time between dark souls, bloodborn, red dead redemption 2, cuphead, the witcher 3, and the last of us
  16. Shenandoah
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    This game feels like a fantasy poetry. The way how the game combines beautifulness and sadness is just incredible. The story and especially the opening scene is one of the best of all games in history. Truly a very rare master piece in its own class.
  17. GenilsonJr
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Jogo espetacular, assim como a versão do Ps2! Recomendo! Com certeza está na lista de TopFive de melhores jogos que já joguei na vida!
  18. Xiggest
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    This game was incredible, it made me feel the beauty of the game world as if I was watching through those eyes of the first time on ps2! Truly an excellent remaster, true to the original spirit and marcelous to look at!
  19. groovy_grady
    Sep 23, 2020
    10
    There are genuine issues with this game that I'm not going to ignore, such as the god awful camera controls. However, everything else in this game is stunning. Shadow of the Colossus is a clever inversion of the trope of giant slaying; something normally seen as an impossible, valiant feat. Yet here, it's this horrifying, dreadful task. Your own self interests lead you to slay theseThere are genuine issues with this game that I'm not going to ignore, such as the god awful camera controls. However, everything else in this game is stunning. Shadow of the Colossus is a clever inversion of the trope of giant slaying; something normally seen as an impossible, valiant feat. Yet here, it's this horrifying, dreadful task. Your own self interests lead you to slay these innocent beasts, most of which don't attack you on their own will. After defeating one, the game gives you a breather, almost to force you to reflect on the egregious action you just committed. The point where the final colossus looks at you, seeing its enemy as a living, breathing thing is just magical. If you're looking for a collecta-thon with tons of enemies, bosses, etc, this game isn't for you. Shadow of the Colossus is a truly transcendent, beautiful work of art that anyone can pick up and empathize with… Expand
  20. Labitoku
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An absolutely great remake. Visually gorgeous, it retains the spirit of the original.

    Shadow of the Colossus tells us the story of Wander, one man ready to risk everything in order to save Mono, whose fate is told to be cursed and who had been sacrificed because of it. Wander travelled to forbidden lands with his horse Agro, where lives a godlike entity, Dormin, able to revive dead people, in exchange of one service. Destroying 16 idols, each of them corresponding to one colossus. As a player, you have to defeat them all.

    To do so, you have to find them first, in these open yet empty lands. As a gps, you have your sword, who reflects light towards the next colossus. Once there, you'll have to think on how to climb on them, and stab them to death in their weak spots. Colossi are not bosses, but levels, puzzles, that you'll have to solve in order to vanquish them. The plot is very simple, it is a remaster of "the hero going to save the princess from the dragon", but it is told very efficiently, with a simplistic yet strong narration, and a few more subtleties. Each colossus death feels like a murder, the death of something greater than you, who fell because of an egoist desire. One frag brings more sorrow than joy. The game ends with an masterpiece of a final scene, which deserves to be played / seen once.

    The soundtrack was one of the best ever made in a video game, and still is in 2020. Grandiose, in perfect harmony with the epicness of the fights. A classic.

    Like each of Fumito Ueda's games, it plays oddly, like almost nothing else. Wander is weak, vulnerable and has little balance when on colossi, Agro might be tricky to control, as you're not controlling directly the horse, but the rider controlling the horse. Gameplay choices, made to make you have a more complex feel of what you're doing, instead of creating fun and accessibility.

    Probably not everyone cup of tea, but one very beautiful example of video game as art. If you're ready to put aside nowadays codes to play an old game who was bizarre even 15 years ago, go for it, it will most likely worth it. A great experience.

    Camera do suck tho. But I never find it that constraining as some can say, whether it was in the original or in this one.    … Expand
  21. 04ale
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Just a wonderful game.
    Epic bossfight with beautiful designed colossus, all different and all of them are riddles. Mistique story and intriguing characters, simple but funny and strong gameplay.
    Simply a perfect game. 10/10
  22. Daniamxx
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    Simplemente hermoso, te da esa paz y adrenalina que muy pocos juegos te pueden otorgar.
  23. Viper-
    Oct 17, 2020
    10
    The single best game i’ve ever played and it revolutionised my views of story
  24. Praxsack
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. SImple. Everything is amazing about it, the story, the colossi, the characters, the gameplay. Though the camera is bad and the controls are questionable. And the physics aspect of the game makes climbing the colossi very wonky and frankly more unrealistic. But i will still give this piece of art a 10/10. Would give it 100/10 if i could.
  25. Retrospective
    Nov 5, 2020
    10
    RETROspective

    A game is, in most cases, a way of entertainment. Specifically, fun. Yet Shadow of the Colossus, in many ways, isn’t fun. The collosi can be frustrating puzzles, the story is anything but funny, and the controls are absolutely garbage. Yet Shadow of the Collosus may very well be the greatest game ever made. The game is proof that games can be artwork, and a testament to    RETROspective

    A game is, in most cases, a way of entertainment. Specifically, fun. Yet Shadow of the Colossus, in many ways, isn’t fun. The collosi can be frustrating puzzles, the story is anything but funny, and the controls are absolutely garbage. Yet Shadow of the Collosus may very well be the greatest game ever made. The game is proof that games can be artwork, and a testament to the times when developers put more care into there games in trying to make something special rather than another hit free to play game. The game creates a perfect cycle of working with the story, and then using the time between Collosi to reflect on the tiny details the game gives you about its story, then relieving the boredom with a new collosus. Not only this, but the game has, in my opinion, the best ending in all of video game history. I would say more, but this game should be played with very, very, VERY little beforehand knowledge. It is Worth every cent.

    10/10
    Masterpiece
    “For all its small age-related flaws, Shadow of the Colossus is still one of the greatest games ever created.”

    RETROspective.    … Expand
  26. assassinader200
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    "Shadow Of The Colossus" es un videojuego original de 2005 creado por el Japonés Fumito Ueda, todo un artista, creador de "ICO" (2001) y de "The Last Guardian" (2016). En 2018 este juego se adaptó a la PS4 con cambios brutales respecto a la versión de PS2 y PS3. Mejoras gráficas enormes, texturas en 4k, animaciones nuevas... casi un juego nuevo salvo por la trama principal.
    La narrativa    "Shadow Of The Colossus" es un videojuego original de 2005 creado por el Japonés Fumito Ueda, todo un artista, creador de "ICO" (2001) y de "The Last Guardian" (2016). En 2018 este juego se adaptó a la PS4 con cambios brutales respecto a la versión de PS2 y PS3. Mejoras gráficas enormes, texturas en 4k, animaciones nuevas... casi un juego nuevo salvo por la trama principal.
    La narrativa es clásica, sencilla y al mismo tiempo profunda. Wander es nuestro protagonista, una especie de príncipe de un mundo desconocido, el cual viaja a salvar a su amada, que al parecer ha fallecido víctima de un encantamiento o algo similar. Así es como la trama sucede en un mundo fantástico, de ficción, cuya característica principal en mi opinión es la soledad, pues los "únicos" seres de ese mundo son Wander y su yegua, la cual le acompañará en "toda" su aventura. El objetivo de Wander es derrotar a 16 colosos de piedra, todos diferentes unos de otros y tendremos que recurrir al ingenio o a YouTube (xd) para conseguir derrotarlos y así devolver la vida a la amada del protagonista, eso sí, a cambio de un precio muy alto.
    El juego en sí en mi opinión es una obra de arte en pantalla, los paisajes, los detalles intrincados de los colosos, el cambio entre la paz y tranquilidad y el enfrentamiento; sencillamente fabuloso.
    La banda sonora es también espectacular, perfecta para escucharla en un momento de relax.
    Es un juego aparentemente sencillo con una profundidad inimaginable, divertido e ingenioso, bonito de ver y jugar.    … Expand
  27. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    Uma obra de arte de Fumeto Ueda no mundo dos games, um jogo absolutamente original e único.
  28. 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
  29. Churros123
    Feb 1, 2022
    10
    Simplesmente maravilhoso, um ótimo Remake pra quem gostou da experiência no PS2 e PS3.
    E que com certeza pode trazer novos fãs
  30. 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
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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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