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Shadow of the Colossus has got me excited before I even play it

So I got it today and the case of all things is fantastic! Its cardboard as opposed to some cheap plastic, and contains some postcards which although serve no practical use (Happy Birthday!) have some fantastic artwork on them.

The inside covers got a huge snake with the background bleached out and the guy riding his horse beneath, and the introduction to the story is bordering on the poetic ("The journey here was long...Wanda has travelled for many moons to arrive at this place, a strange temple in the middle of a desolate land...a voice speaks from the heavens...the first voice he has heard in a long time"). The artwork shows a world with a haunting beauty, and the lighting looks brilliant.

Before even playing the game I'm getting the feeling of loneliness, resolve and of isolation this guy must feel, looking at him place the girl (presumeably his lover) on the stone steps of a huge, daunting temple.

This is the only game to involve me before I put the disc into the drive, apart from Morrowind. I have a good feeling about this game :)