Shadow Of The Colossus on PS4 Has Even Better Reviews Than Shadow Of The Colossus on PS2

Woe is the studio that winds up with a remake like this. Shadow of the Colossus is one of the most beloved video games in the medium's four-decade-long commercial history, a strange, contemplative marvel that was neither of its time nor ahead of it, but rather a curiously singular masterpiece that nobody has even quite tried to imitate since. The PS4 version is not a port or a remaster but a ground-up remake, something you rarely see in the modern industry. That means that Bluepoint Games' task, essentially, was to make Shadow of the Colossus, just to do it again, twelve years after its initial release. To say that there's a pressure there is an understatement.

It makes it all the more shocking how well it works.

[AspiringProGenji]

Impressive. Usually remakes have couple points less than the original... talk about a timeless masterpiece

[darthv72]

That usually depends on how long there is between the original and the remake. The remaster, a few years ago, also got good reviews.

Perhaps we will stop seeing 10's for initial games because there will always be a way to make it better later on?

[AspiringProGenji]

Your trolling is noted @Darth. The remaster has nothing to do with this but thank you for reminding us it exits.

SotC was held back on Ps2 but still delivered greatly. With the Ps4 SotC gets even better while retaining the spirit of the original. That is why it is getting slightly better reviews. A 10 back then, still a 10 today

[Darkwatchman]

There was 13-14 years between ocarina of time on n64 and the 3DS remake. The n64 original has a higher meta score. It’s close to 13 years since the ps2 original Shadow and its remake on ps4 has a metascore that is a point higher as opposed to 2 points lower than the original with the ocarina of time remake. This level of critical reception for a remake compared to its original incarnation is unprecedented.

[Atticus_finch]

Oh poor darth

[darthv72]

"The remaster has nothing to do with this but thank you for reminding us it exits." sorry you feel that way. I guess it also doesnt matter that Bluepoint made that one too or that it also sits one point higher than the original. That in no way is meant to troll, just an observation and for people to try and gloss over their previous work is rather disrespectful to BP software.

[Atticus_finch]

You're worrying about the wrong thing my friend. Once something reached a certain level of quality it is hard to make it better. Stop being obtuse and appreciate that a masterpiece became better.

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[StormLegend]

Good to hear, I hope this generation of new gamers give SOTC a try.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Excellent change

[PhoenixUp]

Not often you see a remake get better received than the original

[NecrumOddBoy]

Shadow of the Colossus was really ahead of its time and this remake shows that it really took current-gen technology to allow that game to deliver the way it was intended. We all remember the game as good as we think it was but when you play it it is very archaic. It is nice to see the game treated with such respect and blue point deserves a medal for this

[Nodoze]

I sincerely hope that Sony replenishes the Special Edition. The stock was paltry.

[bluefox755]

Well, it fixed the main issue with the original game, framerate.

[coolbeans]

Ding Ding Ding! I absolutely enjoyed my time with it (though never got around to finishing at the time), but I have no qualms with game critics striking it down a bit due to framerate. I'M more forgivable on that when being engaged with the experience but that's not the case for everyone.

[Atticus_finch]

This game is a master piece.

[CrimsonWing69]

I felt the PS2 game was so underrated. When I played it I really felt it was one of the most beautiful experiences I had with gaming.

[iofhua]

OVERrated.

The original is overrated.

The remake even more so.

[Elda]

Again...It's over your head.

[Flewid638]

Everybody's crazy but you? Sure. lol.

[frostypants]

Makes sense. A huge part of SotC is the atmosphere and visuals, and modern hardware lends to that far better than the PS2 did. It's closer to what the creators of the game envisioned in their minds.

[Bennibop]

I was not a fan of the Ps2 game or the PS3 remaster due to the frame rate and controls, loving this remake it has fixed all my issues with the game!

[iofhua]

I was not a fan because the originals just sucked. The gameplay was terrible, the story nonexistent, and the overworld was mindlessly empty and devoid of life.

People who enjoy Shadow of the Colossus must like playing No Man's Sky. Same type of game.

[Elda]

It's over your head.

[corroios]

Evolution. I hope gamers buy Shadow Of The Colossus, because we need studios to invest more on this type of games and not on crappy MP games, repetitive, full of microtransaction, lack of content, DLC and garbage like that.

[Gamist2dot0]

Well done, Bluepoint team.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Nipples are hard

[Goldby]

I got some glass I need cut. Care to help

[Strafe]

I got you covered

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[Elda]

My jaw is dying from laughter! That was a good one!

[Elda]

Eeewww!

[Einhander1971]

Deservedly so the ps2 version was ground breaking, let's hope the cod generation recognise an amazing game and buy this masterpiece.

[HighlyDoubtful]

Why is this newsworthy? This is not a typical game, everyone loves this game, so obviously the current generation version would be awesome.

[KTF26]

nostalgia and hype

[iofhua]

The original is way overhyped terrible garbage and of course people that played it and hated it aren't going to buy the remake.

So you have your brainwashed cult of worshippers that loved the first one buying the remake and spamming their same 5-star reviews for it and that's why it has better reviews.

If it was a new release you would have a more mixed bunch of people trying it out and the reviews would better represent the game.

[mkis007]

Ya because getting a game above 90 on metacritic is so easy...

Glad you're mad.

[Elda]

You seem bitter. Whatever you're going through it can't be all that bad over a game.Smh.

[GamesMaster1982]

Well it is the definitive way to finally play it . So for everyone that missed out. Enjoy

[Elda]

They kept the game intact as the original but with great 2018 graphics.

[Avengerz43]

This game was ahead of it's time, so for a Dev to take it and bring the visuals up to current standards it makes sense that a completely revamped from the ground up remake is doing better than the original in reviews.

[MrVux000]

This is not surprising considering the quantity of media outlets that review games has doubled in number since the releases of the PS2 and PS3 versions of the game.