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An original illustration shows Wander and his horse Agro in front of 16 colossi in the background.

Oral histories

Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).

A Shadow of the Colossus screenshot shows a zoomed-in look at the masked face of the boss Quadratus.

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Extended Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido interview

Parts of our interview with Shadow of the Colossus' director and line producer ended up on the cutting room floor, so we put together an extended cut for those who want to read the full thing.

A screenshot from The Last Guardian shows the main character climbing on the back of Trico's head.

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Shawn Layden and others on The Last Guardian's 10+-year dev cycle

We talk to six former Sony employees about the long development cycle, the technical challenges, and the move from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4.

A sketch for Takeshi Oga's Shadow of the Colossus artwork shows 16 colossi in the background while main character Wanda and horse companion Agro race forward in the foreground.

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The making of our Shadow of the Colossus cover art

We hired Gravity Rush concept artist Takeshi Oga to illustrate the cover art for our Shadow of the Colossus oral history, then we talked to him about the process.