Shadow of the Colossus Reviews

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9.8 / 10.0
Sep 19, 2017

Few games can have such a simple premise and gameplay design, yet are flat out good enough, timeless enough, to be remastered — twice. So, whether you have played SOTC before or not, you can rest assured it's an all-time classic, and that for the PS4, Bluepoint has done a fantastic job with this remaster.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

BluePoint have done an incredible job of bringing Shadow Of The Colossus to the PS4, making it accessible to a whole generation of people that didn’t get to experience the original. It runs better, performance wise here than it ever has and it’s attention to fine detail makes it one of the best looking PS4 titles to date.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

Shadow of the Colossus AD 2018 is a model remake. All the things that made the original so very special have been masterfully rebuilt and are as appealing as ever. In addition, some archaic elements have been replaced by solutions that are more in line with today’s standards.

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9.7 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

Bluepoint’s terrific reimagining of Shadow of the Colossus is one for the history books. Not only is it the best video game remake ever made, it has also set the bar incredibly high for future remakes.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

f you have never played Shadow of the Colossus when it originally launched way back in 2005 on PS2 or when it’s PS3 HD remaster arrived in 2011, then you still have another chance to play it, this time on the PS4 from 6 February. With the power of the PS4, it makes the best use of HDR, it’s simply stunning and beautiful cinematic scenes makes this a must-have game of 2018.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

Shadow of the Colossus is a game every player should experience but its camera and control systems coupled with a couple of game breaking bugs prevent me from giving it a perfect score.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

The Shadow of the Colossus remake shows what the game would have looked like with the power of modern consoles, but it sticks with the stylistic emptiness of the original. There is something special here, even if you might not explore it with the same reverence as those with nostalgia about it.

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Unscored
Jan 29, 2018

Shadow of the Colossus is a must-play game, one that anyone unfortunate enough to have missed this title back in its day needs to play immediately. Just make sure you look out for that endgame – it’s a doozy!

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9.5 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

Shadow of the Colossus on PS4 may be a remake, but it’s easily one of the best remakes ever released. Shadow of the Colossus is one of the best games ever made and it deserves to be experienced in the incredible form Bluepoint Games has delivered.

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9.5 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2018

Bluepoint Games prove without a shadow of a doubt that they were the right choice to head up a full-blown remake of what is undoubtedly one of the greatest games ever made

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Jan 30, 2018

Veterans and newcomers alike will fall for 'Shadow of the Colossus' the moment they see it in motion.

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4.5 / 5.0
Jan 30, 2018

Shadow of the Colossus remains one of the most imaginative games of all time, and this remake only forwards what the original did. Without a doubt, this is the best way you can experience Fumito Ueda’s best game.

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8.8 / 10.0
Jan 30, 2018

Like all fragile and rare creatures, Shadow of the Colossus is also an endangered species. The only thing we have to do, as players, is work to save it from extinction.

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88 / 100
Jan 30, 2018

When you are at the shore and see hundreds of pebbles. You will recognize one specific pebble that is brighter than the others. That pebble is Shadow of the Colossus.

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Jan 30, 2018

Shadow of the Colossus is one of the best games of all time and it has now received a truly worthy remake on PS4. There aren't any major shifts in the gameplay or content additions, but the game needed neither. Instead Bluepoint has taken the original classic, upgraded the visuals, and only touched what needed to be touched. Fans will want to have this on day one, and if you've never experienced the magic of Shadow of the Colossus before, this is the way to do it.

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Jan 30, 2018

I've rarely seen a game received such an extensive makeover while being so faithful to the source material.

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9 / 10
Jan 30, 2018

There's more reason to play Shadow of the Colossus than ever before. The presentation improves the incredible spectacle that the game is. The core gameplay can still be a little bit clunky at times, but the satisfaction from taking down the Colossus is greater than ever. At the cheaper price of admission ($54.99) that you'll be playing for this game, it's near impossible not to recommend it even if you've played it before.

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4.5 / 5.0
Jan 30, 2018

When remaking a game, there are two general routes that developers can take.

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