How do you heal in Shadow of the Colossus?

Pray at the shrines
Scattered across the Shadow of the Colossus map are smaller shrines with statues set in front of them. You'll come across them usually about halfway between the Shrine of Worship and the location of a colossus. If you stand in front of the statue, you'll heal Wander and save your game.
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How do you regain health in Shadow of the Colossus?

In Shadow of the Colossus, you can upgrade your health and stamina in two ways:
  1. By defeating a Colossus.
  2. By collecting lizard tails (increasing stamina) and eating fruit from trees (increasing health)
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How do you heal Shadow of the Colossus on PS4?

Shadow of the Colossus tips:

Healing - Your health regenerates slowly over time, but you can speed it up considerably by crouching down (pressing R2).
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How many fruits does it take to max health Shadow of the Colossus?

Fruit more so than lizards as it takes longer to max your health just from kills and lizards give a tiny tick of stamina. It will require about 40 - 50 fruit and 4 - 7~ playthroughs worth of kills to max stats.
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What are the sparkly things in Shadow of the Colossus?

With 2018's new remake, a new collectible has been added to the game — gold coins. There are 79 of these coins scattered all over the world. They sparkle on your screen and make a pretty little song come out of your controller's speaker. Collecting all 79 of them will earn you a special sword.
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What is the yellow circle in Shadow of the Colossus?

That yellow circle in the bottom-right corner of your screen is Wander's stamina — it shows you how long he can hold on to the side of a wall or a shaking colossus before he falls off. Most of Shadow of the Colossus comes down to managing stamina.. Hold on too long and Wander will slip free.
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How many lizards are in Shadow of the Colossus?

Finding some Shadow of the Colossus lizard locations will boost your stamina by eating their tails, making it easier to climb the creatures you have to kill. There are 77 shining lizards to find though out the game and we've got them all on our map.
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How do I get intrepid mortal?

How to unlock the Intrepid Mortal trophy. Health can be raised by praying at shrines and eating fruit, while stamina can be raised by eating silver lizard tails or killing colossi.
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How do you increase damage in Shadow of the Colossus?

If you release your hold and fall down to the ground, you'll receive some damage.
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You need to defeat them in the given order.
  1. Hitting these spots is the only viable method of hitting your opponent.
  2. You can charge your attacks to deal more damage, but your attack may be interrupted by your opponent.
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How do you eat lizard tails in Shadow of the Colossus?

At each temple where you can save your game and heal yourself, look around for a Lizard with a white tail. If you kill them, you can eat their tail by pressing the R1 Button while standing next to them. Doing so will cause your strength meter to glow.
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How many fruits are in Shadow of the Colossus?

There are 128 fruit in total.
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Where is the fruit in Shadow of the Colossus?

Fruit trees are trees found in the Forbidden Lands, the primary setting of the game Shadow of the Colossus.
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How hard is Shadow of the Colossus hard mode?

Hard Mode is more realistic. Getting stomped on by a colossus means instant death, and regular attacks are much more damaging. Hard Mode is an unlockable difficulty in Shadow of the Colossus, accessed from the main menu once the game has been successfully completed on Normal.
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How do you save the shrine in Shadow of the Colossus?

Wander will kneel down and begin to pray, and it will be followed by the save menu. After one saves, Wander will stand back up, ready to continue his quest. In the PS4 remake, Wander simply kneels and stands up again, with no save prompt displayed.
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Do the colossi have names?

When Wander is killed while fighting a colossus, a game over screen appears, featuring the head of the colossus he was fighting. Note that the given names are fictional.
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What language is spoken in Shadow of the Colossus?

Though both Shadow of the Colossus and Ico utilize a fictional language, there is a special element exclusive to Ico in the form of a runic language used by Yorda. Ico cannot understand her language and must instead communicate with Yorda in very basic verbal and physical terms.
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What does the sword of dormin do?

The Sword of Dormin is the reward for collecting the 79 Gold Coins, the new collectible item added in the PS4 remake of Shadow of the Colossus. The sword inflicts massive damage, but reduces the rate of Wander's health regeneration.
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What do the coins do in Shadow of the Colossus?

Enlightenments (aka coins, golden coins, or relics) are a collectible item added in with the Shadow of the Colossus remaster for the PS4. These enlightenments are scattered throughout the world in often hard-to-reach places.
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How do you whistle in Shadow of the Colossus?

Wanderedit
  1. : Move Wander (that's your character's name!); aim with bow (when equipped)
  2. : Call Agro; whistle to get Colossi's attention (hold to center camera on colossi, unless Agro is nearby, in which case hold L1 and press X to whistle)
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How long is Shadow of the Colossus?

When focusing on the main objectives, Shadow of the Colossus is about 7 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 25½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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How many endings are in Shadow of the Colossus?

The short answer here is no. There isn't any type of alternate ending in Shadow of the Colossus. Bluehole, the developers responsible for the PlayStation 4 remaster of the game had a chance to add in their own takes, but they wanted to keep the game as true to the original as they possibly could.
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Is there a 17th colossus?

The most commonly cited method for unlocking the 17th Colossus (which of the cut 8 it is is unknown) is by successfully climbing the Shrine of Worship, whereupon the 17th Colossus will disappear. Some claim that Sirius the boar would appear atop the Shrine and would have to be pushed through a hole in the roof.
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Why are there 79 coins in Shadow of the Colossus?

The total number of coins was found through the community at large and by YouTuber PS4Trophies that there are 79 coins in total, matching a cryptic message in the credits that alluded to "the 79 steps to enlightenment".
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