Shadow of the Colossus Review

[@timmadone8930]

Not really much I can say about this game that hasn't already been said by countless others. It continues to be played, discussed, studied, scrutinized, analyzed, going on almost 20 years now. That pretty much says it all.

[@matthewbickerton5276]

Well done lad

[@aaronatkinson177]

I think the reason why most of the world is empty is because the developer's wanted to give the players an lonely feel by making you feel alone that in turn gives the game atmosphere of loneliness and despair and actually it works which is one of the best reasons why shadow of the colossus became such a classic game because of it's sometimes creepy lonely atmosphere when exploring the world and fighting the bosses

[@MrManDudeReviews]

Didn't think of it like that tbh. Not a bad take

[@proggz39]

Yes, they said exactly that in a dev diary and coincides with Ueda’s design by subtraction approach to game development

[@timmadone8930]

Another reason a lot of the world is empty is because many (not all) of the cut colossi were in areas of the map that no longer contain a colossus. 2025 is almost here & I'm really hoping we get at least one more re-release of this game in the form of a 20th anniversary edition with new added bonus content including at least some of the cut colossi. Let's keep our fingers crossed.