With the upgrade to new hardware, the limitations set by the PS2 are gone. The fog that obscured the lands to limit draw distance are non-existent. The framerate stays at a stable 30 or 60 FPS depending on if you’re playing on the PS4 or the PS4 Pro. The addition of a photo mode means you’ll be able to frame a perfect picture no matter where you are. By building the game from the ground up, it feels as if this was the original vision for the game back in 2005.

Although the game is beautiful, the motifs and the feelings that surround the story are anything but comforting. You play as a young man, Wander, who sets out to a forbidden land to forge a pact with an entity named Dormin. The deal is simple: conquer the colossi that roam this world to resurrect his female companion, Mono. Leaving Mono in the safety of the central temple, Wander sets off to different parts of the surrounding land to take down the colossi one by one. Different biomes and landscapes are featured in these areas, but the unchanging feeling of loneliness plagues your journey.

There are no NPCs to talk to, objects to interact with, or towns to visit. Your only companion is your horse, Argo, who acts to expedite your travels to different points of the map. The sounds of the galloping hooves and the wind rushing past you are the only sounds to accompany your journey.