History YMMV / ShadowOfTheColossus

** With ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' in general, since it draws many elements from it, with a fair amount of people who think ''Shadow of the Colossus'' does them better than ''Zelda'' could even hope to do. Funnily enough, one can see ''Shadow Of The Colossus'' serving as a direct ''inspiration'' for several parts of the most recent Zelda game, ''Breath Of The Wild''; the part involving [[spoiler: the dragon Naydra and curing her corruption]] have a definite feel of the iconic Phalanx battle here, and the Colossi have something of a SpiritualSuccessor [[spoiler: in The Divine Beasts]]. Even the setting of ''Breath'' is desolate and quite spartan, not unlike ''Shadow's'' setting (though one could argue that the original ''Zelda'' game inspired this one, thus paying back the compliment). On the other hand, see FriendlyFandoms.

** Most players assume Agro to be a stallion, perhaps for how heavily built the horse is, but WordOfGod is that the designers consider her a mare.
** Wander is sometimes mistaken for a woman, thanks to his delicate hair style, headband, and skirt-like outfit; as well as due to the fact that the manual for the European version of the game mistransliterated his name as "Wanda".

** Then there's the UsefulNotes/PS4 remake of the game. While some do like the absolutely [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome gorgerous]] graphical upgrades, others are feeling Sony is to trying and wring out every last dollar sign they can out of Shadow of the Colossus' popularity; especially with the announcement that the only thing being changed in the remake was the visual upgrades. This gave players the impression there was no new content being added, which after it released was quickly proven false, with ''79'' collectibles to further reward exploration and [[spoiler:A new area and weapon you gained access to for finding them all]].

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Probably the biggest complaint about the UsefulNotes/PS4 version is, besides the graphical upgrades, basically ''nothing'' was changed. While the UsefulNotes/PS3 version at least came with ''VideoGame/{{ICO}}'' which in turn also included the [[RegionalBonus then PAL exclusive]] items in it, there's nothing to really bring people who owned the UsefulNotes/PS2 or [=PS3=] versions back for another round. It didn't help that, before the [=PS4=] remake was even announced, the devs implied that the next time they remade the game, they would likely be making a few changes, either. However, soon after the release, it was discovered [[spoiler: there's 79 hidden coins known as "Enlightenments" hidden around the world, and finding all 79 unlocks a nifty new sword in a hidden area underneath the Shrine of Worship.]] So it's possible that Sony and [=BluePoint=] were using [[ExactWords Exact Words]] when they said weren't changing anything besides the graphics, instead ''adding'' content.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: While no one is going to deny that the ''UsefulNotes/PS4'' version [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome looks absolutely stunning]], the switch to more realistic shaders, the toning down on the bloom and the extremely detailed grass added everywhere has caused the Forbidden Lands to lose a lot of its mystical, otherworldly abandoned wasteland wonderment the original version had. The updated character models are another point of contention; in an attempt to make the characters look more realistic, many complain that the new models just make the characters look like they haven't lost the baby fat in their faces yet, with Wander himself falling into the UnintentionalUncannyValley for many people. The [=PS4=] remake does come with a set of filters that allow the player to recreate the green foggy atmosphere of the original, at the very least.

** Kuromori fires trios of energy blasts when provoked. The kicker is that the gas that remains actually hurts you. And beating it is no walk in the park, either; you have to [[spoiler:lure him up a wall, go to one of the few openings, ''very'' quickly shoot two legs, then jump from what is usually a high height to reach the bottom to attack him. It sounds challenging, but it's even harder to execute.]]
** Basaran is this or a GoddamnedBoss because flipping him over to climb onto him is trickier than it sounds. Being one of the slower colossi, luring him into position takes a while, and the geysers won't affect him unless he's standing directly over one. Tedious but doable normally, but immensely frustrating in Time Attack mode or Hard Time Attack.
** Dirge can be this for first-time players. He is [[LightningBruiser fast, hard-hitting,]] ''[[AxCrazy extremely]]'' [[AxCrazy aggressive,]] [[spoiler:and doesn't open his eyes until he's ''right up on your ass'', giving you only seconds to aim and shoot before he performs his lunging attack]]. Unless you've mastered horseback gameplay beforehand, you'll see [[NightmareFuel Dirge's Game Over screen]] ''way'' more often than you'd like.
** Argus is considered the hardest out of all the colossi due to his aggressive attacks, [[MarathonBoss the length of time it takes]] ''[[MarathonBoss just to get onto him]]'', and his almost-constant thrashing which makes his sigils hard to stab. All that combined with [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Dormin bugging you with useless advice]] makes this fight an irksome [[TrialAndErrorGameplay exercise in trial and error]] in the base game, and an outright LuckBasedMission in Hard Time Attack. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, Argus]] ''[[JustifiedTrope is]]'' [[JustifiedTrope the game's penultimate boss]], but even FinalBoss Malus is much easier by comparison.