Shadow of the Colossus enjoyed significantly more coverage by the media than ICO did, due in large part to an extensive viral marketing campaign that helped spread the game's unique concept and style around the gaming community by word of mouth. ![]() The game focuses on a young man, known only to the audience as Wander (or "the Wanderer"), who is tasked with finding and killing sixteen colossi that reside in a desolate expanse of land, in the hopes of resurrecting a sacrificed girl named Mono. Though the game shares many stylistic, aesthetic, and atmospheric elements with ICO, Shadow of the Colossus's core gameplay is quite different. It was first released in October 2005 in North America and Japan, then in Europe and Australia in February 2006. Just maybe make sure there’s someone around to give you a hug after it’s all over.Shadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as Wander and the Colossus (ワンダと巨像 Wanda to Kyozō), is Team ICO's second game. But they are not so dated as to truly deter from the game’s overall quality. Just realize that while the looks are on par with modern releases, the controls and camera are still stuck in the past. It can be both profoundly beautiful and anxiety-inducing at the same time. It is a flat-out beautiful title that must be seen to be believed. Overall, this remastered version of Shadow of the Colossus is something I would definitely recommend experiencing, especially if you haven’t gotten around to it yet for some reason like me or were maybe too young to hop on the bandwagon the first time around. My horse had some trouble getting turned around after hitting dead ends, and having to continuously tap a button to make him keep up a pace definitely felt dated. Climbing commands feel like there’s a delay in the reaction and there were several times I failed to grab onto something that seemed like a straightforward transition.Ĭamera angles also plagued my gameplay at times and made things confusing at a few key reactionary moments. Sadly, the game’s control schemes are stuck in the past and make for a clumsy experience at times. While the remaster does a great job of bringing the game's already noteworthy visuals and story into a new generation of HD consoles it is unfortunate that the same cannot be said about the controls. ![]() Everything just radiates with an eerie beauty. This remaster is just absolutely gorgeous from head to toe. It is a truly breathtaking experience to travel the games vast fields, sprawling deserts, and towering mountains. Shadow of the Colossus does a great job of letting the visuals tell a story and world build. While the basic outline is certainly a trope, Shadow of the Colossus finds creative ways to add its own twists that players won’t see coming and will definitely leave players with something to contemplate when finished. It’s a story that’s been told several ways throughout gamedom history, including the Zelda and Mario series. ![]() With nothing, but a mystical sword, his faithful horse, and bow and arrow, he sets out to accomplish his daunting task. ![]() The story is succinct though a young man wishes to bring a young girl back from the dead and is tasked with slaying several colossal giants in order to make his wish come true. While the game has been around for a while, I don’t want to give too much away about the plot for folks like myself who have yet to play it.
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