#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS 1080P#
#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS PS4#
#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS PS3#
#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS PS2#

This PS4 release isn't a simple remaster. Why couldn't Konami have given Silent Hill to these folks?! That HD remaster was very well-received by the general public, as have been all of Bluepoint's remasters, as far as I am aware.

#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS PS2#

I never played it because I thought the PS2 version of the game still looked fantastic and didn't need to be remastered to be enjoyed.

#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS PS3#

Bluepoint had already released an HD remaster of Shadow of the Colossus on the PS3 back in 2011. Fortunately, however, the remake privilege (or burden, depending on how you want to look at it) was given to Bluepoint Games, the veritable masters of remasters and HD collections. And on and on.īecause of how absolutely brilliant the original game is, I had reservations about any attempt to remaster or remake it, especially after the debacle that was Hijinx Studios' Silent Hill HD Collection. To the decision to not drag down the game's pace or pollute the overworld with a single encounter with grunt enemies. To the way that Agro's independent actions, slightly imprecise controls, and occasional insubordination sell the idea that she's an autonomous living character, rather than a simple vehicle that you pilot as an extension of the player avatar. To the bittersweet death animations of the Colossi, accompanied by Kow Otani's outstanding score, that makes you question the rightness of your actions. To the intimidating, yet majestic aesthetic design of the colossi themselves. To the immense sens of scale and grandeur that embodies almost every crevice of the game and the sheer smallness of the protagonist himself.

From the desolate and bleak, yet hauntingly-beautiful landscape. Virtually every creative decision that the original team made was the absolute perfectly right decision to make. It ranks right up there with games like Portal, Half-Life, Super Mario Bros., and Tetris as a contender for the title of 'best video game ever made'. The original game (released in 2005 by Fumito Ueda's Team Ico at Sony) is a classic and a masterpiece of interactive art. Honestly though, what could I possibly say about Shadow of the Colossus that hasn't already said? I might as well try to write a retro review of Citizen Kane or Hamlet! I debated whether to turn this into a retro review of Shadow of the Colossus, or to focus this review on whether or not this particular remake manages to re-capture the magic of the original. PlayStation 4 (via retail disc or PSN digital download) The remake faithfully captures the magic of the original

Adds explicit tie-ins to Ico and The Last Guardian.

Trophy notifications interrupt colossi death scenes.

Texture pop-in is much less of a distraction.

Environments are more natural, organic, and less washed-out.

As of the PS3 version, you can no longer perform the diagonal jump exploit allowing you to climb to the 'secret garden.' This fix remains in the PS4 version, meaning you have to use regular stamina to climb (and beat the game 4 times to grow it to that point).

New collectible glowing gold Hidden Coins - purpose currently unknown.

A new gallery of comparison pictures between the original and PS4 Remake.

See every Easter Egg we've found so far.

A Filter mode that allows you to play in different visual filters and choose brightness and film grain.

A New Statistics screen to see every milestone from distance traveled number of Colossi defeated.

Unlike the PS3 version, the PS4 Remaster adds a few new features that were not present in earlier versions. Now the grip meter starts as a yellow circle that extends to the left above the health meter, with the weapon icon just above, in a much smaller setting. Originally, the stamina bar was a giant red circle that would slowly expand as you got more, and would even cut into the health and weapon bar. The new version of Shadow of the Colossus has gone though some changes to the UI and bars that you see on the screen. The Performance Mode doesn't quite hit 4K, but targets a fluid 60fps. The Cinematic Mode favors image quality, and utilizes 4K HDR display at 30fps.

PS4 Remaster - 1080x900 resolution (HD, 4K HDR compatible)Īdditionally, the PS4 Remaster has two modes: Cinematic and Performance.

#SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS PC VS 1080P#

PS3 Remaster - 1280x720 resolution (HD, 1080p upscaled).Shadow of the Colossus has undergone several revisions since it's debut, and the graphics have improved with each iteration:

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