Inside

Combining atmospheric story-telling with clever puzzles, a stark aesthetic, and impeccable pacing, Playdead’s Inside presented one of the best side-scrolling adventure titles of all time. It’s saying something when a title of this caliber launched more than eight years ago, and nothing else in the genre has come close to matching up.

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Despite how motion capture is utilized when quicker attacks start flying, there’s no denying how good the overall animation work is here. Facial expressions are on point throughout, comparing favorably to Injustice 2. Even in terms of attack animations, seeing each character’s unique stances and abilities flowing into one another, creating a gorgeous rhythm during fights is mesmerizing. That’s even with some of the more exaggerated actions taking place with Fatal Blows and Fatalities.

Bluepoint Games had only recently released the Shadow of the Colossus remake and it goes without saying that it was a huge success. The fact that the studio was able to meet the lofty expectations of fans proves that this is a studio that has a lot to offer to gamers. When speaking with Digital Foundry and asked whether they would use the expanded art team for an original project, the team stated they are now focused on making another remake.

Bluepoint’s President Marco Thrush stated, “Well, we could but we’re doing another remake. This project served us as a great point of growing the art team to the point where we can take on a full triple-A game major scope of art content. So now our next step is, let’s improve the art pipeline, let’s improve the engine, let’s improve workflow for artists, let’s grow on the art side some more to handle our next project because it’s a bit bigger. And our next focus is, all right, let’s work on design and add new stuff to get to the next remake, because now that can be our sole focus of making sure that’s where we put the time and everybody else, they’re already at a level where we can perform.”

Of course, this opens up many other questions regarding what remake the team is working on, and how much bigger in scope it is than the Shadow of the Colossus remake. Additionally, it would also be exciting to see a new project of a massive scale coming from Bluepoint Games (may be they are working on Demon’s Souls or Metal Gear Solid remake, who knows?). Either way, it seems that the team has some big ventures planned ahead.

Shadow of the Colossus has been remade for the PS4 and while the gameplay mostly remains the same, it looks completely different now thanks to the use of ultra high-definition art assets. This means that the game has never looked this good, and this may be the definitive way to experience this masterpiece as of now.

The original has been hailed as a classic for its great blend of gameplay and a unique narrative that contextualized your actions in the game in very interesting ways. With the new and improved visuals, the landscape and the colossi themselves look so much more magnificent and it’s always a sight to behold these giants in battle. This new remake is possibly one of the greatest remakes ever made, as we had stated in our review. So whether you’ve played this game before or whether you’re trying to it for your first time, this walkthrough has you covered.