Shadow of the Colossus is a unique game that isn't for everyone.
This game is truly one of the most cinematic experiences you will ever have in a videogame. I still remember when I fought that first colossus, and I shot it in the back to get it to notice me, and it slowly turned around, and I get the same feeling every time I fight a colossus.
Anyway the graphics in this game are absolutely amazing. The fur on the colossus are amazing, and the way everything looks is absolutely amazing.
The controls are one of the high points in the game. I think they are designed that way to make your hands sweat as much as you could ever think(like dripping sweat). They feel great and the character in the game responds well and quickly to them.
This game also has some of the best puzzles I have ever seen, not the most difficult, but they are all unique and elaborate. Not like the puzzles in Half Life 2 Episode 1 where all you have to do is find the control box and use it.
The one thing that is going to turn you away from this game, is the one thing that makes it unique. The fact that there are no small battles and no monsters. So if you like the little monsters more than the bosses, than maybe don't get it. However, if your favorite thing about rpgs are the boss fights, than I cannot express in words all the reasons you should go sell your left foot for this game.