Post by MikuMatt on Jan 30, 2018 8:23:38 GMT
My review has just gone live: www.digitallydownloaded.net/2018/01/review-shadow-of-colossus-sony.html
It's a pity that much of the discussion about this game will be the quality of the graphics and remaster, because it's no more beautiful now than it was then - Shadow of the Colossus was always about art direction more than polygons, and the real strength of the game is its narrative... but hey, whatever gets more people playing the most notable and important art game ever made works for me.
Shadow of the Colossus is, in a way, overwhelming. It’s not just that the beasts that you are fighting are so massive, and the challenge in taking them on with nothing but a sword and bow can, at first, seem monumental. It’s overwhelming for its emotive power, its rich themes, and its uncompromising vision. There’s nothing genuinely like Shadow of the Colossus out there, and hopefully this new, pretty version, as superficial as that prettiness is to what makes the game so important, encourages a new generation of players to try it for themselves.
It's a pity that much of the discussion about this game will be the quality of the graphics and remaster, because it's no more beautiful now than it was then - Shadow of the Colossus was always about art direction more than polygons, and the real strength of the game is its narrative... but hey, whatever gets more people playing the most notable and important art game ever made works for me.
