just got Shadow of the Colossus for my PS5 today, amazing and beautiful game thus far.
from Abraxas@feddit.uk to gaming@beehaw.org on 24 Aug 18:50
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even though it’s a remaster I can see the influence of it for Elden Ring

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cRazi_man@europe.pub on 24 Aug 21:08 next collapse

I never played this all the way through. I’ve just gotten it ony PS2 emulator. Looking forward to it.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 24 Aug 21:12 next collapse

There is a giant ass cliff somewhere in the game that seems impossible to climb even when you’re maxed out. But there is a way to get all the way to the top and you will find nothing there unless you finish the entire game like 4 or 5 times through NG+. And then… It’s still totally not worth it even though they actually put something there.

itsgallus@beehaw.org on 24 Aug 21:56 next collapse

It’s such a liminal game. Love it. Some colossi are frustrating, though, but remember they all have a strategy to them — the battles are like puzzles. Don’t be ashamed to look up the solutions if you get stuck. They still take some skill to carry out once you’ve figured them out.

hitmyspot@aussie.zone on 25 Aug 05:50 collapse

I stopped playing when I found the controls janky. Like I’d be trying to do the right thing and fail with no movement or action on screen. Then I’d look up what I should do and find it’s the same.

AbelianGrape@beehaw.org on 25 Aug 07:02 collapse

Did you play on original PS2? The game was computationally a bit ahead of its time and the hardware wasn’t capable enough to run it smoothly. The resulting lag and stuttering could make some really weird things happen, and I remember some people saying if the console was struggling more than usual (overheating etc) it could become impossible to properly play in some areas.

If you still own a copy, try emulating it to on a modern PC instead. PCSX2 does some wild stuff internally and can emulate PS2 code on a modern system faster than it ran on the PS2. SOTC is actually a pretty common performance benchmark. As long as you don’t try to use the emulator’s graphics upscaling (which increases computational load a ton) it runs much better than on console.

hitmyspot@aussie.zone on 25 Aug 07:34 collapse

No, it was a remaster on PS4 I think.

magnetosphere@fedia.io on 25 Aug 00:02 collapse

I envy you for experiencing it for the first time. Enjoy.