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Game entry

Shadow of the Colossus

2005 · Action-adventure, Platformer, Puzzle · PlayStation 2 · Sony Computer Entertainment

Shadow of the Colossus is ranked no. 50 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,876 and 74% of duels won.

World rank

no. 50

ELO score

1,876

Wins

74%

Duels played

572

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About Shadow of the Colossus

An open-world action/adventure game in which a young wanderer, along with a stolen magical sword and his steed companion, trespasses a cursed land, makes a deal with an ancient being to bring a sacrificial victim back to life, and sets off to fulfill his end of the bargain, which involves tracking down and infiltrating the abodes of sixteen colossi and sacrificing them to achieve his goal.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,876 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Shadow of the Colossus sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 47 Super Smash Bros. Melee 1,878
  2. 48 Batman: Arkham City 1,877
  3. 49 Conker's Bad Fur Day 1,877
  4. 50 Shadow of the Colossus 1,876
  5. 51 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 1,876
  6. 52 Dragon Age: Origins 1,875
  7. 53 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 1,875

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  1. bayer_jennings

    still one of the best atmospheres tbh, no contest for me

  2. VinylMaster

    Next to Mario Odyssey it feels like a different medium entirely, you know?

    wrodarte

    a mi tambien me parecen mundos distintos, y eso que solo le dedico ratos cortos cada vez

  3. mae14

    the scale of these fights still gets me every single time (i tried explaining it to a friend and just gave up honestly), nothing else feels quite like it

  4. Navas46

    Tiene momentos brillantes y tramos vacíos, ambas cosas son ciertas a la vez.

  5. IronRider

    Otra vez el mismo debate, otra vez defendiendo lo mismo, y otra vez seguirá igual.

    NeonKnight12

    Replying to LuckyByte9

    Ce même vertige des débats qui reviennent, je l'ai ressenti avec Limbo pendant des mois entre amis.

    LuckyByte9

    A mí también me pesa el mismo debate, o más bien me pesa que siempre acabe igual.

    Paola_1997

    Igual pasa con Assassin's Creed II, otro que carga con un peso que no le corresponde.

    Gamboa25

    Bueno, cansado o no, sigo votando por él siempre.

    FrameKid

    Replying to Paola_1997

    con odyssey pasa lo mismo, cada uno defiende su terreno y ya

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