CaptainSmirnov
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Played briefly on ps3 but I wasn't very into gaming at the time, can't wait to play this when I get home
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SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS |PS4 OT| The things we (re)do for love
sublimit
Banned
So i got the game today (PAL version) and although it's sealed it doesn't have the PS4 wrap-around tape which i guess means it's not factory sealed? Also it has a yellow dot on the box similar to this.
Does anyone know what this yellow dot is for? I searched online but i can't find a concrete answer. In any case i'll return my copy tomorrow (i haven't opened it) but that sucks man. I really wanted to play it tonight.
Does anyone know what this yellow dot is for? I searched online but i can't find a concrete answer. In any case i'll return my copy tomorrow (i haven't opened it) but that sucks man. I really wanted to play it tonight.
Bogroll
Likes moldy games
Smyths Toys it was £5 off for pre order pick up in store games, they have this offer for most pre order games.
MrBenchmark
Member
nevermind. Game looks amazing on my pro with HDR
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Gold_Loot
Member
Ive only played this in 1080/60 FPS mode and didn’t notice any excessive fan noise. Not sure about cinematic mode though.
Also, game plays wonderfully!
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Never played the original. Music and art direction are stellar. The camera angle and movement while riding the horse gave me motion sickness because it’s kind of hard to control the horse and make it go the way you want it to go. Never made it to the 2nd colossi. I’ll try again tomorrow.
Revolutionary
Member
Played up to the 3rd colossus. Game is beautiful.
But it seems a bit glitchier than I recall. Ran into a funny one on the second colossus where Agro was stuck in an animation loop that also caused Wander to bug out every few seconds. It was bizarre but eventually fixed itself lol
But it seems a bit glitchier than I recall. Ran into a funny one on the second colossus where Agro was stuck in an animation loop that also caused Wander to bug out every few seconds. It was bizarre but eventually fixed itself lol
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I have had my disc shipped loose the last few times ive ordered from Amazon. I love their service, but nothing sucks more than tearing away the plastic and seeing the disc just flop around. My copy arrived today and all I heard while taking out of the package was the disc rattling.
Awesome remake. Everything looks amazing. I have this thing I do (ever since the PS2 version) where I'll run around in circles calling for my horse. I would definitely buy more remakes if they gave every game this makeover.
I feel like a lot of players will just jump right into it. Knowing exactly where to jump and what to hold onto. It's a great feeling in this game.
Awesome remake. Everything looks amazing. I have this thing I do (ever since the PS2 version) where I'll run around in circles calling for my horse. I would definitely buy more remakes if they gave every game this makeover.
I feel like a lot of players will just jump right into it. Knowing exactly where to jump and what to hold onto. It's a great feeling in this game.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Installing now, does the Sword DLC do anything special or is it just a skin?
ziggypossum
Neophyte
Robot Pants
Member
Whisper quiet for me so far
Hostile_18
Banned
Can anyone explain what HDR adds exactly? I have a tv that meets the ultra certified requirement but switching back and forth i hardly see any difference, yet people talk about how good it is in this game.
Frame rate and resolution I can so easily tell but with HDR I'm constantly going backwards and forwards trying to see what the difference is.
Frame rate and resolution I can so easily tell but with HDR I'm constantly going backwards and forwards trying to see what the difference is.
MrMorningMan
Neo Member
Can't wait to play this tonight! I forgot to set the download this morning so I'll have an additional wait when I return home from work.
Does anyone know how large the install is? Hopefully, I won't be waiting too long if it's reasonable.
Does anyone know how large the install is? Hopefully, I won't be waiting too long if it's reasonable.
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Hostile_18
Banned
MrMorningMan
Neo Member
Perfect! I feared the worst and was expecting 30GB or more in size.
BANGS
Banned
If you've never played it, then I would say it's worth the $40 price tag... but obviously that's up to you whether it's worth it or not...
isucamper1
Neo Member
Got the game last night and played through the 6th Colossus. It plays perfectly. The grip issues from the PS3 version seem to be fixed. It feels more like the PS2 version.
But, is anybody having any problems uploading videos of this game to Facebook? Every time I try it, it goes through the update process, the progress bar completes, then the upload fails and I get a "cannot upload" error. It only happens with videos of this game. I can upload screenshots, and I can upload videos from other games.
But, is anybody having any problems uploading videos of this game to Facebook? Every time I try it, it goes through the update process, the progress bar completes, then the upload fails and I get a "cannot upload" error. It only happens with videos of this game. I can upload screenshots, and I can upload videos from other games.
BANGS
Banned
Are you playing in 4k? Maybe that's a factor?
isucamper1
Neo Member
Not 4k, but I am playing in HDR on a standard PS4, which I've never done before. However, I thought of this, and tried recording a video with HDR shut off and got the same problem.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Started it last night and just finished the intro... Then had to stop lol. Tonight I guess.
Later Alligator
Member
took down the first colossus last night. never played this before
gotta say, damn... this game is beautiful. cinematic mode in hdr on a 65" LG E6
gotta say, damn... this game is beautiful. cinematic mode in hdr on a 65" LG E6
A.Romero
Member
I don't have this particular game yet (it hasn't arrived) but in general HDR provides 2 main benefits:
- Better contrast
- High brightness (1000 nits on a UHD Premium TV)
If you are not seeing a lot of difference it might be related to:
- Some configuration might not be correct (either TV or PS4)
- Your TV might not be UHD certified. Some TVs list HDR support but they don't comply with the standards and results are not as good.
What TV do you have?
nowhat
Gold Member
A first time player (my excuse is that I only briefly borrowed a PS2 from a friend and never had a PS3), just downed my sixth colossus and what can I say, wow. Loving it so far, it plays great and feels both epic and melancholy at the same time. The performance mode seems to be (almost, there's some stuttering in the "hub") silky smooth and the HDR implementation is exquisite. The music and sound design is exceptional. I'll reserve my final judgment until I've completed the game, but up until now I can see why people have been raving about this.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I'm miss remembering stuff but was the first colossus always easy? Literally under a minute to kill him.
Also wow, I tried 60fp mode and soon as I moved everything looked fucked, does the performance mode have dynamic res it looks terrible in motion as if the resolution drops low.
Looks gorgeous in cinematic mode so I'm sticking to that.
Also wow, I tried 60fp mode and soon as I moved everything looked fucked, does the performance mode have dynamic res it looks terrible in motion as if the resolution drops low.
Looks gorgeous in cinematic mode so I'm sticking to that.
Ok where can I get that from, just the steelbook will do.
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DryvBy
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Hostile_18
Banned
Thanks for the reply.
It's the 65 inch ks8000 I think it's called. What settings on the ps4 could it be?
I have brightness set to 20, dynamic contrast off, UHD colour enabled etc. I see nothing like a night and day difference. On this game the main difference is the menu goes from a bright white to a darker grey white. There may be some really really subtle differences but without a side by side comparison it's so hard to tell.
Final Fantasy you could clearly see a difference, not necessarily better just more saturated whiter image. Perhaps I have a cable issue or I'm just unaware of the improvement I'm looking for.
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Do you lower the backlight to 5-10 when in SDR? If you have it at 20 then SDR will give you a similar look to HDR, but the lighting will be overexposed, and look more like the traditional HDR of lastgen. I have the same TV as you, but its the 55 inch version. These settings work great for me, and the difference is very noticeable.
- Backlight set to 20 for HDR or 5-10 for SDR
- brightness 40-45 depending on the game
- contrast 100 for HDR 95 for SDR
- Smart LED set to High
- Dynamic contrast off
- color tone Warm 2
Hostile_18
Banned
I have the exact same settings only 13 for SDR material.
I'll keep changing back and forth trying to find a worthwhile difference if I can't I'll try changing about cables. I have my ps4 and tv set to low/limited if that makes a difference.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Steelbook
Data Ghost
Member
Copy arrived today, eagerly dived into the game (never played the original), but it didn’t take long for my opinion to sour.
The controls are complete ass, the game is incredibly slow, particularly swimming, and climbing, especially up the collosi its so annoying. I’m at this part now where I need to walk up this curved path out of the water and then jump across to another ledge. Something that should be simple. However the wonky controls and unpredictable camera movements see me plunging into the water again and again only to endure an incredibly slow swim back to the beginning of the ramp.
Can someone help me? Am I being unreasonable or have I had some sort of brain injury that is rendering me unable to enjoy myself? :/
The controls are complete ass, the game is incredibly slow, particularly swimming, and climbing, especially up the collosi its so annoying. I’m at this part now where I need to walk up this curved path out of the water and then jump across to another ledge. Something that should be simple. However the wonky controls and unpredictable camera movements see me plunging into the water again and again only to endure an incredibly slow swim back to the beginning of the ramp.
Can someone help me? Am I being unreasonable or have I had some sort of brain injury that is rendering me unable to enjoy myself? :/
Gold_Loot
Member
It’s not really you. The game was made pretty long ago and adheres to some fairly odd controls.
Try jumping up a climable object/colossi instead of just using your hands. After a little bit you will get into a rhythm of sorts of jumping and grabbing hold at the peak of your jumps. Make sure to hold the button when you jump for maximum height.
The control is a bit old school, but you’ll get the hang of it.
nowhat
Gold Member
I have to say as a newcomer I was initially appalled by the climbing controls. "FFS, there's a ledge, why don't you grab onto it! I specifically pointed you towards it!"
...but it actually makes sense. While I appreciate the "free-running" approach of contemporary Ubisoft games et al., it actually is nice to require some effort doing so. That is not to say the controls would be perfect here, especially moving while grabbing onto something can be infuriating. But I get what the designers were going for and within the context of the game it works really quite beautifully.
LaughingStock
Member
Despite having played the original 10 years ago i remember everything about this game. Which is kind of disappointing. I wish they had changed a few things. Or added more content.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I honestly glad they didn't. SotC is that type of game you just add unnecessary "content".
A.Romero
Member
I get you. That's a good TV and it's Premium certified. I have the KS9500.
Make sure PS4 is set to RGB full and the TV has color space set to native. Other than that you are set. The cable is definitely not the issue, bandwidth is pretty much the same in SDR and HDR.
The source material can make a big difference. For example, FFXV does not show a big improvement for me but Last of us and Horizon Zero Down are my favourite so far. I haven't seen SoTC (it arrives tomorrow) but it seems that people do praise it.
Another thing you can check are videos in Youtube. They exaggerate the effect but it does show what he potential is for the technology. There are many fake HDR videos but the ones you can find in this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCve7_yAZHFNipzeAGBI5t9g are proper HDR.
SirNinja
Member
They did add more things. Don't want to spoil it for you if you don't know about it, but explore around the world and listen for any sounds your controller might make...
Hostile_18
Banned
Are you sure about it been set to native? I'm pretty sure it's meant to be Auto? (I think there may have been a bug very early on ins the tvs life cycle that switched it around).
I'll set rgb to full/normal but will this mean on blu ray discs (films/tv) it will crush blacks when played through the PS4?
As to this game I still didnt really see a difference, the lighting looked great in both modes. I'll look at those YouTube videos see if I'm missing what to look out for, if not I'll just leave the setting on and not worry about it.
Resolution and frame rate seem so much more important though and it confuses me because lots of people say the opposite!
LaughingStock
Member
All stunts with Agro.
Quick stop and quick start are very usefull.
Quick stop and quick start are very usefull.
A.Romero
Member
Are you sure about it been set to native? I'm pretty sure it's meant to be Auto? (I think there may have been a bug very early on ins the tvs life cycle that switched it around).
I'll set rgb to full/normal but will this mean on blu ray discs (films/tv) it will crush blacks when played through the PS4?
As to this game I still didnt really see a difference, the lighting looked great in both modes. I'll look at those YouTube videos see if I'm missing what to look out for, if not I'll just leave the setting on and not worry about it.
Resolution and frame rate seem so much more important though and it confuses me because lots of people say the opposite!
The setting has changed over the years with firmware updates. However, you won't have any issues as long as the configuration matches (both devices set on limited or full).
Hope you can get it sort it out.