Little on words,Gigantic on show.
Simply put it : its the big daddy of all game that boast on its boss fights. You have to battle only 16 times.But man,those are some of the most epic gaming battles you would ever been into .These 16 colossus spread across a completely isolated land.There is no minions or minor level boss. And these colossus also don't come chasing after you,you actually have to travel on your horse across the barren land.You would feel a bit lonely though but you can enjoy the awesome scenery along the way.And when you finally come to meet a colossus the most obvious words that would come out of your mouth are "'HOLY CRAP". Most of them even beet the Burj Khalifa in terms of massiveness and those who are not towering giants have the advantage of speed or offensive Laser type canons mounted across their body.And you would have only a shiny sword that looks like a match stick when you brought in front of a colossus and a bow and arrow. I have to use more of my wits than I have ever applied in my exams in order to beat them. A perfect combination of puzzle and action.
The level of emotions this game depicts is epic.No back story,only three main characters one of them is dead and the other an animal,strange language yet it brought a tear to my eye towards the end.No blah- blah chick flick BS just pure human emotions.Your goal is simple to resurrect your fallen love and to do so you sign up a deal with an unknown force that is to defeat the colossi.After every fight you woke up at the same place with a short intro about your next foe.
In terms of graphics it also excels.Its introduced the Gloom effect which makes most of the items and atmosphere a bit more shiny and attractive.I admit that most of the ps2 games are unattractive cause of its native resolution and hardware limits but this game is a different story.
Another great aspect of this game is its out of the world soundtracks.Always perfectly in accordance with the situations.
Now this game also have some quirks and rough edges.Leading them is the notorious camera angles.But Its a persistent problem with most of the Japanese action games.Other one is its trial and error methodology which leads to some frustrating moments but the sense of victory you get after beating a colossus overshadows all of these flaws.
All in all I can say that it is one of the most innovative and important game created in gaming history.Many other modern games take some serious innovation from it.