What’s nice about the remake is Bluepoint decided to make this item actually usable, a feature arguably devoid from the original. The sword does stabby things, as swords are one to do, but is also used to find the particular weak points on whichever big, big boy you’re squaring off against. Like it’s premise, Shdaow of the Colossus‘ breadth of gameplay mechanics isn’t that huge, either, nor does it need to be. All of this emptiness, then, only further accents the meat of the game, which is taking on the giants themselves. But there’s an atmosphere of hollowness and vacancy, as the wanderer holds his sword aloft as a compass to the next great beast to slay. There are bits of wildlife, lush forests, glistening lakes and the intricate, Aztec-inspired architecture of the people who once lived here before it was all sealed off. The world of Shadow of the Colossus is expansive enough to accent it’s overarching deadness. And just like that, it’s time for the hunt to begin.
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Dormin tells him that the woman can be resurrected if the wanderer takes magic sword in hand and goes off to confront a series of 16 colossi that wander the land. In this lonely land, he comes to the altar of a mysterious demigod-like being known as Dormin, asking for salvation for his lost love. A lone wanderer enters a sealed-off cursed land with nothing but a sword and bow at his hip, a loyal horse on which to ride, and a dead young woman in his arms. Shadow of the Colossus builds an undertaking on a simple premise. And now, it gets to show off its stuff while running smoother and looking better than ever before. Shadow of the Colossus is a masterclass in enemy design. That’s why a remake of something like Shadow of the Colossus is not only a reminder of a great game, but a lesson in the weight and power that can be conveyed in a single foe.
We live in an era of open-world games with hundreds of things to kill, and outside of multiplayer experiences like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, there aren’t really a lot of games that put a ton of weight on singular enemies. I think a key one of those things is creating enemies that actually feel imposing. A game-playing person can be desensitized to any number of things a game might try and convey. It’ll give them an insatiable urge for bloodlust! But it goes beyond that. Don’t let the kiddies see too much blood and death in these Calls of Dutys, the concerned parents and occasional congresspeople say. The most common connection is arguably to violence. Desensitization in games can mean a lot of things.
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