It’s positively a remake, not a remaster, however it’s the identical recreation.
Shadow of the Colossus for PS4 was unveiled at Sony’s E3 press conference and within the wake of the announcement there was hypothesis as as to whether it’s going to be a remake or a remaster.
Talking to Famitsu, Sony Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, confirmed that’s, the truth is, a remake.
In a translation of the related portion of the interview over on Silicon Era, Yoshida mentioned, “It is a remake. The recreation content material is similar as the unique model, however all of the property are being remade.
“I figured we could use such tech to make if we’re going to make Shadow of the Colossus in the PS4 era. Bluepoint is the development company behind the PS3 remaster versions of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. So we know them rather well.”
Another query locally is whether or not the minimize content material from the PS2 model would make an look, however it doesn’t appear to be that’s going to be the case.
“It’s the identical [as the PS2 version], however participant preferences for controls and such change over time, so we’re engaged on implementing a extra modernized approach to play.
“And of course you can play with a feel of the original version, but what we’re doing is showing how great the original work is, using today’s technology.”
He additionally mentioned that Fumito Ueda, lead designer on the unique recreation, “wasn’t that involved” this time.
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