Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut gives players the chance to get Shadow of the Colossus armor which pays homage to the iconic Sony property. It can be obtained by visiting the Shrine in Shadow on Iki Island and solving a puzzle. However, this is easier said than done because the riddle players find at the statue is relatively cryptic about what they need to do to unlock the armor.
How to solve the Shrine in Shadow puzzle in Ghost of Tsushima and get the Shadow of the Colossus armor
To get the Shadow of the Colossus armor in Ghost of Tsushima, players must first find the Shrine in Shadow. This location is nestled in the Buddha’s Footprints region at the very south part of the map. Players can find the shrine slightly north of the middle of the island’s southern coast.
When players approach the shrine, they’ll find the only clue they’ll get to solve the puzzle, a poem:
“Tanka, Hidden in Shadow
Stone knows no season,
nor the colossus that was
felled to save one soul.
Wanderer, come like through mist,
a ghost casting no shadow.”
Obviously, this poem references Shadow of the Colossus, but what is it that it wants us to do? Players can ignore the poem’s first part, as the solution to this riddle is contained in the last two lines.
Players will have to equip a specific armor and perform a particular action to obtain the Shadow of the Colossus armor. In this case, the poem is referring to the Ghost Armor. It also wants the player to appear through the mist as if they’ve apparated from nothing.
So the solution to the Shrine in Shadow puzzle in Ghost of Tsushima is:
- Equip the Ghost Armor.
- Stand near the statue.
- Throw a smoke bomb.
If done correctly, a small scene will play, and Jin will be equipped the the Mask of the Colossus and the Armor of Colossus shader for the Ghost Armor.
