essentially 2d shadow of the colossus, or at least that's what it's trying to evoke. it gets there, partially, in a way that i don't really want to examine too thoroughly. all that is to say, the real magic from sotc was the vibes and, as part of those vibes, how the game shattered any sort of dissonance between the player and the player character; that is, sotc is THE greatest rolE playing video game of all time, and titan souls is a fun two button boss rush with a cobblestone Aesthetic

if both of these video games were worse, i would say that the legend of zelda: twilight princess is to darksiders 3 as shadow of the colossus is to titan souls. however, the reader, in this comparison, must understand that this comparison only works if you only understand the legend of zelda: twilight princess in it's hypothetical form - a game that could have been a sequel, thematically, tonally, to the legend of zelda: majora's mask. if you consider this hypothetical version of the legend of zelda: twilight princess to be the canonical release, as i do, then you will understand the comparison.