Continuing my slog through games in my PS2 'Pile of Shame', (starting with RE4), I have now finished Shadow of the Colossus and I have to say I'm impressed.

The game is really hard to describe and doesn't real fit fully into any genres. When I was reading about the game no one really said what the game was about but I'm glad they didn't spoil the experience, and it is an experience.

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The game is very unique but just the sheer sense of scale you get as you climb any of the 16 colossi is just amazing. The game world may be empty but that just reinforces the isolation you have from the rest of the world. I can't say enough how good I thought the game was and I'm glad I picked it up.

The game obviously won't appeal to everyone and I did have some gripes. The camera can be very frustrating to control and it can go all over the place. Also your horse is probably the wost in the world and it takes at least a couple of tries before you can actually get on to it. None of that really takes away from the colossi which are probably some of the best designed bosses that I've ever fought.

Next I think I'm going to play MGS 2. I've already played 1 and 3 so it makes sense to play the second installment in Solid Snakes life (even if you don't play as him). If anyone has any other suggestions for PS2 games I'll be glad to here them.