Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
| Dimensions: | 17 x 1.2 x 13.5 cm; 100 Grams |
| Model: | 0711719351870 |
| Dimensions: | 17 x 1.2 x 13.5 cm; 100 Grams |
| Origin: | Austria |
Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
| Dimensions: | 17 x 1.2 x 13.5 cm; 100 Grams |
| Model: | 0711719351870 |
| Dimensions: | 17 x 1.2 x 13.5 cm; 100 Grams |
| Origin: | Austria |
The original blew me away and this version is even better. To get the most out of this wonderful game I suggest playing on the ps4 pro on a 4k TV with HDR. It looks stunning! The game is slow, and the controls can feel clunky compared to some modern open world games, but the feeling of bringing down a colossus can’t be matched anywhere else. Do yourself a favour and play this!
Just a nice break from the formulaic shooters and beat em ups. Got it for around 10 as well. Gorgeous environment and graphics as expected on ps4. You just fight big monsters, and they are big! Fun and the kids love it too!
You know surprisingly I had never heard of this game before, it was Jacksepticeye who kept mentioning this that made me buy the games. I had played the last guardian and heard this (and ICO) were possibly in the same universe? Anyways, its a shot game but some very impress visuals, I would have liked to play the PS2 version as this obviously has been remastered with bettter visuals and sound.
Essentially the game is just fighting bosses, you kill one, then run to the next, rinse and repeat. Each boss gets progressively harder. It sounds dull but its not, it the sheer size of the bosses and there interaction with the player and the environment that is where this game shines.
Well worth a purchase and its cheap enough to not break the bank.
This really was a seminal piece of work from back in the day and this remake is sympathetically done whilst being very beautiful at the same time. I recommend playing on a ps4 pro in high frame rate mode for the best experience. This is a game that won’t be appealing to all people as it has a very specific set of mechanics that could well feel dated by todays standards but as a piece of history and nostalgia is unparallelled in its excellence.
The game is fantastic but the controls could have been designed a little better. I often found it a little frustrating riding Argo (the hero’s companion horse) across the vast landscape and this was because of the patchy controls which to me appear as they have been directly imported from the PS2 system without any real enhancement. I wish the developers could have worked a little more on this as they were trying to bring the game into the PS4 world. The graphics and story are fantastic, but the controls leave this game feeling short of a master piece! Overall a good remastered game, and definitively one for the collectors out there. Now that the price is lowered to 15 this seems to me like it’s a bargain!
I enjoyed this game. It’s repetative and dated with character control in particular often proving quite frustrating, something shared with the last guardian incidentally. The main reason I persevered with the game was the sound track and haunting atmosphere, the world created in this game, although limited in interactivity is beautiful and genuinely feels like the new world. A deserted place full of quiet natural beauty. Quite a relaxing way to spend a few hours. I think most players will kill a couple of creatures in a sitting before playing something else, to prevent repetition fatigue. Good game recommended.
Brilliant remaster. I did not play the original version when it released on ps2, so this was my first time experiencing the game. The stunning scenery, combined with the impressive and unique Colossi, help to create an immersive and emotional experience. The journey of Wander and Agro is an unforgettable one. It is among some of the best single player titles available.
Perhaps these criticisms may be a little harsh for a PS2 era game. I still enjoyed playing through it, there really is nothing quite like it. It’s minimalist game play might not be for everyone but its certainly memorable and is probably one of the most stunning looking games available, I’m not usually one to take screenshots but I couldn’t help but take advantage of the picture mode to capture the breathtaking scenery and vistas. It runs superbly on my PS4 Pro maintaining a solid 60fps using the performance setting.
Ultimately, if you can overlook its few flaws its a worthwhile experience.
The epic boss battles you will encounter throughout this game will literally take your breath away and the challenge you will face to defeat these large creatures will really have you on your toes trying to figure out how to bring them down.
Trust me when I say if you own a PS4 you need to own this game,the price alone is a bargain for such a well crafted remake of what is an incredible title for the system.
This game is certainly not that. It delivers a truly beautiful version, especially in 4k HDR. The game is just spectacular to look at and the game-play of the original is completely intact and unadulterated. The controls are perfectly fine as far as I’m concerned, but will probably need some getting used to for newcomers. I’ve tried all the new control options and they all seem to work fine to me, both old style and modern. If you’ve never played this game, absolutely do not let the criticism aimed at the control system put you off! Yes, they’re slightly fiddly, but not at all a problem once familiarised. The incredible original soundtrack is as per the original, which certainly needs no improving.The new photo mode option is a great distraction and a welcome addition.
I don’t think there is anything lacking at all in this version whatsoever, in fact it’s been great playing it again and has deepened my appreciation considerably. The game plays at a relaxing pace most of the time and I find the best way to play it is to just explore and take your time enjoying the atmosphere and amazing scenery and vistas. I find it very relaxing to play and it helps me unwind. Playing it again has made me realise how unique the game is, particularly in the modern gaming climate of fast paced action/ FPS type games, driving sims etc. It’s definitely not going to appeal to everyone, but if you allow yourself to be immersed in it’s atmosphere and get into the pace of the game, you’ll find it an experience unlike anything else. The seemingly low key story, reveals itself to be quite an epic in its later stages.
If any game could be described as having artistic merit (Personally, I think video games definitely have merit as being an art form), it would be this.
*Slight changes I have noticed, to that of the originals: Dormin when speaking, has a female voice layered over the male voice. The lighting of the game is slightly different to the originals. The bloom light effects are not as pronounced. The game does not have quite the same pastoral colour pallette. None of this bothers me, the above were probably due to technical restrictions of the original hardware. I love the new look of the game entirely!
Loving recrafted, this game should be considered the standard for a remaster. The core game here is identical, but graphically has been completely rebuilt. You’ll find yourself stopping just to stare at the scenery, or wandering (no pun intended) around just watching how the light pierces through the canopy of trees in wooded areas.
Remasters often prove difficult to review – they’ll never remaster a bad game, so you’re left to review the remastering. Needless to say Shadow remains the bleak masterpiece it was back two console generations ago, a calm and collected adventure game that mixes platforming with puzzle solving, exploration, and moments of desperate tension as you clamber across the titular colossi.
It’s a deeply affecting game, but trophies do marr this slightly, as they often can, popping up at the worst time for the tone. This is a minor grievance, but one that nevertheless can impact on the mood of the game.
As I said, it’s perhaps unfair to review this after having played TLG and having enjoyed it so much (actually, ‘experienced’ it is the term I would use). But I will say that these games are something very different to what I’m used to expecting from an RPG or adventure game, and in a very good way. I haven’t written a review for TLG because all of the five star ones speak for themselves. But if anyone reads this BEFORE buying that game I would say that if I could and if it had been out at the time, I would have played them in the opposite order – Shadow of the Colossus first then The Last Guardian. I think that would’ve given me the best experience of all.
This game is a remaster of a game that came out on the Playstation 2, and was then given a HD remaster on PS3.
Now, it’s on PS4 with the options for 4K and HDR. It’s ported over by BLUEPOINT GAMES, who are the masters of remasters.
If you liked the old games, you’ll like this but obviously it won’t feel completely new.
If you’ve never played this masterpiece before, it’s worth getting for your PS4 or like me, the PS4 Pro with all the fanciness on.
Because I loved it in the PS2 days, I don’t mind the slower framerate that comes with 4K, so I played it like that. But if you want 60fps you’ll wanna play it in the 1080p mode. Both are good.
The game is good and all but the thing that really sells me on this game is its soundtrack. I’ve considered buying the OST separately.
If you’re a good gamer then you can probably blow through this in 5 hours or so. This game has such a beautiful world to roam around in
that you’d be a sucker not to use the photo mode at least once and just stop what you’re doing to take in the beauty of this remake.
The price point is just right as well, so if you’re thinking about it then go you really should buy this.
The rest – the music score, game characters and cutscenes/story are as good and touching as they were during the game premiere. It is what made this game an instant classic.
It’s also the second remaster after the PS3 version. This time however the graphical assets have under gone a complete overhaul by remaster experts BluePoint Games, who have remastered other classics like the PS3 Uncharted trilogy series and Gravity Rush among many others. Purists will quite rightly question if something has been lost in translation, but if it let’s you experience this classic in another way then it can only be positive, since both the PS2 original and the PS3 version are now long preserved.
The story involves a young man named Wanderer entering a forbidden land to resurrect a loved one and set a task to defeat a number of colossi. The colossi: HUGE monsters that look to be made out of fur and stone.
The land is huge, and whilst empty with nothing except ruins, you never feel bored exploring the whole place. The environment feels very lifelike. Enthusiasts of this game have quite literary spent 100s of hours exploring, looking at the environment for clues of past colossus that may have existed, and it’s no wonder why, the land is beautiful.
One of the new features in this version is the Photo Mode – a common feature in Sony’s first party games: it’s put to great use here. Wondering around the place and activating the Photo Mode, I felt like David Lean trying to shoot a perfect beautiful picture – in the video game world the elements that bind such high cinematic feats are rare.
Speaking of the Photo mode – one of the most saddest and moving things in gaming is visiting a Colossi you defeated and find that its body is now nothing but stone and earth. You can take a picture and ponder on your actions and I found it quite thought provoking.
I have to mention your companion: a horse named Agro who is handled brilliantly by the game mechanics. There are times that I go off and lose him and calling to it really does feel like his lost, at other times you can leave him and still see him in the distance alone.
A small complaint is that the controls can be sluggish but I think that’s down to feeling the struggle of the world you are in.
This is game is a masterpiece in every sense of the word, everything from the environment, music and the Colossi themselves tell a story and serves as a worthwhile reminder at a time when the Money-men from major publishers are trying to turn console gaming into online casino boxes, that gaming at its very heart can be a high artistic medium.
What a game, probably best to go into it without knowing too much about it.
Visually stunning, some of the best graphics I’ve seen on the PS4 Pro so far, and it’s a remake. They’ve done an excellent job with it. The map is vast, I didn’t really explore much of it but the views were amazing.
Played with a home cinema system, and the sound was great.
Not sure if it’s a game for everyone but I loved it from start to finish. A couple of gut punches towards the end.
The horses reactions to the colossi always made me laugh.
I had played a bit of the old PS3 version and only ever watched the original ps2 version so knew I was in for a great game and a good looking one at that. But still I was not prepared to be as blown away as I was. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay has been tweaked in a good way. I would highly recommend this game. It’s a game whereby you won’t interact with much but the 16 colossi. The only downsides are the camera can be a annoying once or twice and the horse controls aren’t all that great but both become manageable once you get used to them and so you’re left with a perfect game.
Wonderful and atmospheric game. Some gorgeous boss fights and puzzles. Definitely recommend it. It does have clunky camera and gameplay controls though hence the 4/5, you get used to it over time at least.
I don’t really play this type of game and have never played the original PS2 version, but I found this very enjoyable. I can certainly appreciate why it’s rated so highly.
The visuals are spectacular and battling the huge colossi feels like nothing else I have played. The controls felt a bit fiddly at times especially when trying to climb up a colossus and the changing camera angles, but I am more accustomed to first person shooters so it’s probably down to my lack of experience.
It took me 10 hours to complete on normal level over 3 sessions, but got stuck in a few places and had to resort to online help. 🙁
Will probably go back to this game and try the time attack modes.
Stunning scenery, and the colossi battles are incredible but saying that i find the controls when riding the horse some if the worst i have EVER come across leading to some frustrating moments but over all an incredible game and a great price.
Really impressive game, considering it came out originally on the ps2. I’ve just finished and my mind was blown from beginning to end. The atmosphere created in this beautiful game is simply impeccable; the sense of isolation and eerie silence when you’re seeking out the colossi across the desolate landscape, and the sense of dread when you first encounter each one and wonder how on earth you are supposed to defeat it… it’s just brilliant, and the new paint job of the remake make it even more of an awe inspiring experience. I’m sorry I missed it the first time, but I’m so so glad I have caught up the third time around! Just go and buy it if you are undecided; in my opinion there have not been many better games on the ps4.
I Strongly disagree with 5 stars for this, but feel giving the game less than 4 stars would be stingy. There is no doubt the game looks absolutely beautiful, and the boss battles are epic in terms of their scale buoyed up by great music. However, aside from the clunky horse the real let down is the totally unpredictable camera (at times it will focus on the panorama, or the horse, or pull back to view from behind some scenery, or maybe a close up when you draw your bow, or maybe from a distance with your bow, or maybe focus on the colossus itself). There are some boss battles that will drive you bonkers on account of how the camera behaves. Overall, it looks fantastic but the camera takes some of the shine off this game.
I initially stumbled upon this little known game back in 2006 on my friend’s Playstation 2. After an hour of gameplay, I was utterly hooked, but unfortunately didn’t get a chance to play anymore. During the intervening 12 years between then and now, despite university, career, marriage, child taking evermore of my time, I keep on thinking back to the brief experience I have with this game and each time secretly vowed to complete what I started all those years ago. With this complete remake of Shadow of Colossus by Bluepoint Games, my opportunity has finally come to continue where I left off.
The premise of this game tells a simple tale of a boy warrior named ‘Wander’, who accompanied by his trusty steed Agro, must traverse a foreign and mysterious land to slay colossal magical beings of immense power and stature in order to bring a girl back from the dead. There’s no text heavy exposition of the story, or longwinded backstories, instead the game relies on crafting a world that shows rather than tells, whilst leaving some questions to the imagination. As you explore the vast landscape in search of these Colossi, the game simply oozes atmosphere in a subtle and serene way. I really felt like a lonely traveller, who is never quite sure of what is beyond the next hill or down the valley, but know that the peace will inevitably be shattered upon discovering the next Colossus foe. When this occurs, the game switches up to 6th gear and presents an exhilarating fight that easily rivals and exceeds the final boss fight found in any other game. Defeating these Colossus is more like an environmental puzzle, requiring you to evade been squashed whilst finding a route to climb to the top of the Colossus to deliver the fatal blow. The Colossi are varied in their appearance and behaviour, and a different strategy must be devised for each encounter. I was surprised to find that fighting each Colossus to be a really satisfying game experience, with a challenge that is not brutally unforgiving (not Dark Souls/Bloodborne), whilst presenting enough visual clues toward a solution. This is a refreshing change from many modern games that either require mindless grinding down of an enemy health bar (ahem..Destiny), or walking simulators that leave little room for player imagination (e.g. Uncharted series, Call of Duty series to name a few).
For a 12 year old game, the graphics have been completely rebuilt. The result is simply fantastic as I notice subtle details such as the footprints in the sand, or the water dripping off Wander’s clothes in the rain. Strangely enough, looking at this game now is just how I remembered when I first played this back in 2006. Perhaps this reflects the masterful work done by the developer Bluepoint Games, showing their ability to update the graphics for a modern era whilst preserving the feel of the original game.
Lastly the sound effects and the accompanying music is beautiful, and shows that in this case, less is more. During the majority of your traversal across the the desert or the grass plains, there is only the sound of the wind and the hooves of your horse with no music. I found this to only heighten the sense of loneliness and the mystery in this land. Once the music kicks in at appropriate moments, it plays a soothing yet mournful melody, making me question whether my decision to slay these magnificent creatures, and in many instances left me with a sense of regret and guilt.
Finishing this game took me around 9 hours, which is the perfect length for someone like me with very limited free time to enjoy gaming these days. For those looking to get more enjoyment time, there is a ‘Timeattack’ mode and ‘Hard difficulty’ that offers greater challenge leading to a range of in-game rewards such as cosmetic items, picture gallery etc. There are also items to collect around the world that require exploring every nook and cranny. My only objective criticism is that once your know where to find and how to defeat the Colossi after a single playthrough, the challenge and the wonder is gone, which will no doubt detract from further playthroughs. However for me, this game is not about offering excessive playtime, instead it offered me an experience and a journey. I probably won’t play it again, but I don’t need to, the game has left its mark on me and I am sure I will fondly reflect on these memories for years to come.
It still stood up when they bundled it with ICO for the PS3
And now on PS4 reskinned and fully brought up to date?
Literally blows me away
This game is a fantastic adventure and story
Truly a masterclass game
I’ve seen reviews giving it one star for unfair reasons
This game is truly about the adventure and saving the princess
Sure a rinse and repeat Story that has been used multiple times, but this game is something special
And has finally been given the new coat of paint
It deserves
I had some initial issues with the controls, particularly for the horse, but having played the game now for many hours, they are becoming a lot more intuitive.
The scenery and water effects are awesome, so are the hair and grass effects on the colossi. I think it great to see the hair parting as you make your way through it! Such detail.
I’m on to my 4th play through, now on hard difficulty, and I still can’t wait to get back to it! Aiming for the Platinum.
Definitely worth the purchase price. Go for it!
The game looks lovely and it’s really epic taking down the colossi. Only issue is the horse is a real stupid horse, but it doesn’t really make the game any less beautiful and epic. I should also add that i found by holding triangle Aggro wont keep stopping (usually).
This action puzzler is what fans of the original have been waiting for in anticipation and as someone who devoted endless hours to the original, I was truly in awe of the graphical upgrade. Even the controls felt upgraded and more smooth.
Nostalgia of the highest order.
Fans of 1 player adventures such as Zelda, Last Guardian or Tomb Raider etc will find this appealing. FPS players best not get involved for love nor money.
This is NOT a game about in depth lore with hours of needless exposition and its open-world isn’t the run of the mill sandbox filled with repetitive busy work. It may be an empty world but dare I say an old cliche “that’s the point”. It’s supposed to feel like a land cut off from the rest with a pure visual beauty while still showing signs of something greater (and on a functional level it doesn’t even take long to get anywhere anyway, anyone who says otherwise is easily lost, sorry), an approach that the subtle but interesting story also presents. It is a world of Colossi, of which each still being creatively designed and an unique experience, more puzzle than action game.
Both of these aspects are greatly enhanced by the redone visuals. This is not a HD re-release like back on the PS3 collection with Ico, this is a complete overall with new detailed textures, lighting, character models etc, which also improves the frame rate. The soundtrack is still the same, however when it is one of the best in gaming to date, that’s hardly going to be an issue either!
This is an easy recommendation to original fans or older players who missed out back in the day. As for younger newer players, I would still recommend this as even to this day it’s very different in terms of game structure, pacing and narrative to even many games now, many of which are falling into a bland comfort zone, so it will feel new. Besides, it’s only 24 at time of writing, so it’s a cheap punt at the end of the day…
…also I personally feel it’s more playable than The Last Guardian.
Its not just a HD makeover as all assets have ben redone making the game look stunningly beautiful and on par with other games made for this generation.
It plays beautifully and anyone who has played the original release knows how low the frame rate was for this game at times. But now its all running smoothly on top of the gorgeous visuals and sound.
The only downside here is its a remaster and not a remake so very little has been added to the game.
Controls are still sluggish at times and the horse a bit of a chore to use but still its not enough to take away from the experience.
this is still a great game which tasks you on figuring out where and how to take down each colossi. They are awe inspiring in their sheer size and new detail that I had to stand back just to admire them.
If you have already played this then its the same great game you remember but with a shiny over hall aesthetically.
If new to this game I urge you for the cheaper price compaired to other games play this and experience a classic that has finally caught up with the times
Even without a PS4 Pro or 4K/HDR capable television, this is one of the best looking PS4 games released yet! It really does look stunning; from being able to tell apart individual blades of grass, to sweeping vistas that stretch out beyond and below you, to distant bridges, towers and structures, or the fully realised fur which makes each colossi seem more animal-like than ever before. It’s beauty is in the details; hoof-prints left in sand, the way everything else goes dark when you hold up your sword to focus its beam of light, waves that knock Wanda off his feet…
After 10 plus years of waiting, I’d all but forgotten the soundtrack – it is as heart-wrenching and perfect as the opening introduction. The music always seems to synch, ebb and flow exactly with what’s happening on screen. The threat of an impending Colossi battle building up tension and apprehension just from the way there’s a sudden accompaniment of booming orchestral sounds. Not to mention sound design within the game itself; whether it’s Wanda’s shouts for Agro, the way he clicks him to run, environmental sounds, or the earth shattering stomps of walking giants.
In 2005, many people didn’t get it. They didn’t ‘get’ the sense of loneliness and isolation the game world deliberately immerses you in. They didn’t get the navigation, freedom of movement, or sense of awe-inspiring wonder few other games manage to achieve. They didn’t get these giant, moving, 3D platform puzzles, that gradually become more difficult and challenging to defeat. It’s a shame for those people, because I’d never played anything like Shadow of the Colossus before its release and I haven’t played anything as original, unique, ingenious or imaginative since.
This is a world to get lost in, although on the surface it may seem like there isn’t anything to do other than slaughter giant beasts, it’s well worth exploring. And if you aren’t one for exploring, then the new photo mode just might convince you otherwise! Pausing the action to take an epic screenshot mid-slaying is sublime; or applying a filter on a beautiful vista that you can then share and upload to your heart’s content. Photo mode is gloriously satisfying and before long you’ll have an entire album to show off your colossal beast killings skills. Stabby stabby away…
Bluepoint Games have done a phenomenal job in bringing what was already a phenomenal work of art to a modern gaming audience. Shadow of the Colossus is every bit as good as I remember it, if not even more awe-inspiring than before. In every imaginative vein it works its magic until an hours playtime seems almost like minutes. Throw in New Game Plus and Time Trial modes and it isn’t simply a case of one play-through and you’re done. And why wouldn’t you come back? Why wouldn’t you want to relive each epic encounter again and again? This is, after all, one of Sony’s best exclusives!
In a hopefully non spoiler nutshell, you control a young guy who brings the body of his loved one to a forbidden strange land where its said the souls of the dead can be brought back. On arriving at an ancient temple, ethereal voices inform you that by taking out a bunch of Colossi, you can indeed reclaim her soul – but there’s a sinister warning that this comes at a price… The game then begins proper as you set off to hunt down the first of several of these creatures.
The game here on combines a lot of riding your horse, Argo, across vast, stunning environments to a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack – interspersed with taking down the giant colossi; a visually arresting cross between animal and environment, with each acting as a weird combo of puzzle and platform level.
Action is limited, with a simple and systemic process of first finding, then getting on to the colossi, and then figuring out how to stay on and kill it, without dying yourself.
And there’s something profoundly, heartbreakingly sad about this process. The colossi are beautiful, enigmatic and graceful creatures, most of which seem to be benign and peaceful until you attack them – but to progress the story you have to kill them. It’s actually got a genuine sense of unease and wrongness to it – especially as the game unfolds and you quickly realise that perhaps murdering off these seemingly innocent creatures isn’t the best idea you had today…
Its a great and fascinating concept, which carries a smart and somewhat sinister story inside it – but it won’t be for everyone. There are long stretches of scenery admiring with zero action, and a definite risk of a sense of repetitiveness. However if you enjoy games with soul, and or have played and enjoyed games like last guardian, it’s definitely worth picking up.
Now – If you’ve played the original, then it’s worth noting that the only thing that’s changed in this updated rerelease are the graphics. This is both good and bad, in that its like a wonderful trip down memory lane but in Technicolor, and its great to see that nothings been “broken” or changed for the sake of it – but frustrating that the same issues remain; specifically that camera panning movements are erratic and unpredictable, controls are a little unintuitive and feel a bit slack and awkward at times, and driving Argo the horse gets to be a major chore of repetitively tapping triangle to keep galloping – and then becoming frustrated with the poor response and directional control. None of it is game ruining, but it seems very weird not to tweak these factors during a rework – and its this reason I’ve given 4 instead of 5 stars. I was very tempted to go the full 5, but not updating the annoying aspects was a missed opportunity in my opinion.
So in all, it’s not a perfect reincarnation, it’s a pretty short game still, and its a shame that this launch comes down to basically a graphics clean up instead of the revamp it could’ve been – but it’s still a wonderful, unique and unusual gaming experience that will stay with you.