SotC is a genuine masterpiece of a video game. The story is a great example of letting the gameplay control your player's emotions without much dialogue. The bosses are living puzzles that really tesr your patience and resolve. The world is incredible somber and lonesome. But the biggest stand out is the incredible soundtrack. This was the first OST I bought physically and it will forever be my favorite game soundtrack of all time. Some may complain about the controls, but I personally never had any issues with it. The 2018 Remake is also great and definitely worth playing due to its QoL fixes, but Fumito Ueda's original vision will always be one of my favorite games of all time.

In short: this is kino at its finest.