15 Years On, The Lonely Legacy Of ‘Shadow Of The Colossus’

This image from the 2018 remake of Shadow of the Colossus emphasizes the lonely nature of its landscape.

Fumito Ueda’s moody video game about a young hero wandering a landscape empty of everything except for 16 towering giants originally came out in 2005 — but its loneliness speaks to today’s gamers.

(Image credit: Soin Interactive Entertainment)

Fumito Ueda’s moody video game about a young hero wandering a landscape empty of everything except for 16 towering giants originally came out in 2005 — but its loneliness speaks to today’s gamers.