

There, a mysterious voice, known only as Dormin, promises to grant your wish if you can destroy the 16 statues located within the temple’s main chamber.

You play as a boy called Wander who has journeyed to the ‘Forbidden’ land in order to save someone. It is an absolute masterpiece and I highly recommend it, especially if you’re looking to get into game design or development.įirstly, let me set the scene for you. To this date, it’s o ne of the best gaming purchases I have ever made. I was hooked, intrigued and immediately bought the game when it released. It described the game as sixteen boss battles in a row, where the bosses are huge giants known as ‘Colossus’. I remember first reading about Shadow of the Colossus in a PlayStation 2 magazine back in 2004 and getting so hyped up for it. Here’s Tom’s review of Shadow of the Colossus. The response I received assured me that I had made the right decision. The way he gushed about the title made me realise the impact the game had on him even more so when he informed me that he had purchased the game both on the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation 3, and that if it were ever remastered for the PlayStation 4, he would no doubt pick up the title for a third time.Īfter receiving an intricate media kit for the 2018 remastered version of Shadow of the Colossus for the PlayStation 4, thanks to PlayStation New Zealand, I knew that I just had to give the game to Tom to try out and review. The one standout title was Shadow of the Colossus.
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Shadow of the Colossus for PS4 will be released on February 6, 2018.When I first met Tom, all he could talk about were his favourite games (he still talks about them, so not much has changed). Bluepoint have said in development diaries that they want to modernise the classic game, while staying true to what made it special, by using “the original as a template and adding on top of it”. The Shadow of the Colossus remake not only features revamped visuals though, but controls as well. The former aims for 30 frames-per-second and cranks up rendering, while the latter aims for a smoother 60 frames-per-second.
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Sony previously released a comparison video of the PS2, PS3 and PS4 versions of the Shadow side-by-side, as well as details on the differences between the remake’s “Cinematic” and “performance” video modes. The lighting effects look incredible as Wander moves between light and dark areas, and the way the Colossus’ mossy fur moves in the wind is truly wow-inducing. It’s easy to see where a lot of graphical improvements have been made. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. The video from Arekkz below shows the first 15 minutes of gameplay, including the whole fight with the first Colossus as well as some of the remade environments from the game. Rather than a HD remaster, this new PS4 version is a complete remake by Bluepoint Games - the studio behind Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Gravity Rush: Remastered - and it’s safe to say it looks pretty spectacular. More than a decade after its original release on PS2, Shadow of the Colossus is back.
