![]() There’s a clear respect for the source material. No rock, tree, or colossus feels out of place. Watching old videos of the original PS2 release–and even the PS3 remaster–it’s hard to look back and imagine Shadow of the Colossus being anything other than the incredibly detailed and gorgeous world that was painstakingly recreated from the ground up. It’s like Bluepoint reached into my memories and extracted what I remember the original game to be. I think that both the game and I have done a lot of maturing since 2005, and yet it’s amazing to see how ahead of its time Shadow of the Colossus was. Never have I understood this game as well as I was able to while playing the PS4 release. Never have I been more enamored with Shadow of the Colossus as in 2018. “This,” I thought, “is what Shadow of the Colossus truly is.” Twelve years later and felling any one of the colossi still felt like a monumental and celebrated achievement. That feeling of awe never went away, even through the defeat of the final colossus. ![]() Their remake is definitively Shadow of the Colossus, a game that came out more than 12 years ago, yet with the PS4 release it feels like not a day has passed. Bluepoint had the colossal responsibility of making Shadow of the Colossus PS4 look and feel right at home on the current generation of hardware, yet at the same time elicit the feelings of the original game. Having a history with something is important when it comes to capturing nostalgia and getting it right. Even the original Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection on PS3 was headed up by Bluepoint, so they already had a history with Fumito Ueda’s game before this massive PS4 undertaking. God of War Collection, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection were all headed up by the studio best known for taking nostalgia and making it reality. Far from a simple remaster that smooths out textures, Shadow of the Colossus PS4 is a full rebuild of the classic game.īluepoint Games may not be a high profile studio making brand new triple-A games, but they’ve been the name behind some of the most notable remasters in Sony’s library. Once again, Shadow of the Colossus is making an impact, this time on the PlayStation 4. ![]() Of course, a PS3 remaster would quickly follow, improving the visuals and bringing the game to a whole new audience. It had a particular style that was unlike other games at the time, and it pushed the PS2 to its technical limits. Originally released in 2005, Shadow of the Colossus went on to become one of the most beloved PlayStation 2 games of all time.
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