Badlands was inspired by the 2005 PS2 game Shadow of the Colossus. "As inspired as I am by movies, I’ve been very inspired by video games [like] Shadow of the Colossus, where you have a protagonist ...

As a part of Team Ico, Ueda led the development of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, both critically acclaimed and beloved titles of the PlayStation 2 library. While Ueda would leave in 2011 ...