My first experience with this game is one I will never forget.

I was 13, in Hawaii with my family for spring break. There's a weather warning that there was to be heavy rain, and the gloomy grey sky was rolling in as we saw that we weren't going out that day. My dad took the opportunity to catch up on some work, my stepmother was reading a book in the dining room and my brother was on his phone texting his friends.

Our hotel room had a PS2 connected to a TV, and I had my eyes on the game rental box they had outside in the hall. I popped over and saw they had Shadow of the Colossus, which was something I heard rave reviews about. I grabbed it, got back to the room, put it in the PS2 and sat on the beige carpet floor.

With the winds howling, the rain peppering the window and the general melancholia in the atmosphere, I began the journey.

I finished the game that day. I was, for lack of a better term, completely engrossed. This game had basically sucked me into its world, placed me in Wander's shoes and told me to get at it. I felt that cold descend into questioning what the hell I was doing, but I couldn't stop. This game made me feel some real ass emotions, and I hadn't done anything in my life besides complain about homework.

Everyone should play this, plain and simple.