who must restore life to a frozen wasteland straight-out of Game of Thrones. Instead of some guy trying to bring the love of his life back from the dead, this time you’re the sole survivor of a clan. When it’s what you want it to be, it’s jaw-dropping in its scope and authenticity. Praey for the Gods is so close to the look, feel, and aura of Shadow of the Colossus that it could have been picked-up by Sony and passed-off as an official continuation of the series. The boss fights are definitively action-oriented and often feel straight out of alien invasion or super hero movies. You don’t necessarily think of Shadow of the Colossus as “white knuckle” in the traditional sense, but it has its moments. How many brush strokes are one too many? I’ve never said “why would they do that?” with complete befuddlement more times playing any game in my twenty-five years of experience. I’ve never seen any indie that did so many gameplay design choices that, at their base, seem perfect, but then the game works to chip away at its own perfection. Then, as I was in the middle of a very public and well-publicized two-week-long Shadow of the Colossus marathon that even included a moment of sheer joy being retweeted by Fumito Ueda, I had dozens of people ask “have you seen Praey for the Gods?” Given that the marathon ended with me declaring Shadow of the Colossus the greatest video game ever made, Praey for the Gods was the logical choice for the next Indie Gamer Chick review. I’d heard of it when it had its Kickstarter campaign in 2016, but like so many ambitious indie projects that succeed there, it’d fallen off my radar. I’m not entirely sure it liked me, though. That probably doesn’t sound like the most flattering endorsement, but I did ultimately like Praey for the Gods. What? That’s not what’s supposed to happen! Taking this idea further, it would be like the stockbroker’s NBA game wasn’t even remotely close to Jordan’s, but he ultimately ended up a reliable role-player who would occasionally unleash in-game dunks that were more spectacular than any Jordan had in his career, and he had more nuanced ability to beat opponents off the dribble.
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