Praey for the Gods

Praey for the Gods is game that is inches away from being a new classic. It does many things very well, and it is an incredibly impressive achievement for a small team. It is dragged down a bit by trying to be too many things at once. I applaud the attempt to spice up the "in-between" time that Shadow had, but the result doesn't quite hit the mark. If you have a tolerance for tedium to reach some brief high points, then Praey delivers, but newcomers might be best served by starting off with Shadow of the Colossus.

It is never pleasant to assign an insufficiency, even more so if to the debut of a tiny team that enters the market with such passion for the first time. Unfortunately, however, Praey for the Gods ends up crushed under the weight of its own ambitions, the victim of a fluctuating and problematic realization: even avoiding in any way the direct comparison with its illustrious points of reference, the action-adventure of No Matter Studios is difficult to recommend. In short, good intentions are not enough to save this Shadow of the Colossus emulator: better direct your € 29.99 and your time elsewhere.

The survival mechanics feel remarkably similar to Breath of the Wild, with item management and weapon degradation taking centre stage. These are reasonably well implemented, but are at odds with the otherwise minimal nature of the game. The devs would have perhaps been wise to focus more on polishing up the boss battles, as these are the true stars of the show.

Praey for the Gods is a Shadow of the Colossus-inspired adventure with sluggish controls, distracting survival mechanics, and painful bugs that make it hard to recommend.