Shadow of the Colossus

Bought the PS3 HD rerelease to play on Luke's PS3 in late 2013. I'd planned on playing through ICO first but after finding that less than compelling during a weekend visit on December 13th 2013 I fired up Shadows of the Colossus hoping it would be a bit more interesting. Luke and Ben loved the colossi and the mechanics and so it was, in that respect, a success. We fought through the first 8 colossi, and I came away with the impression that it was a bit lacking in gameplay and I didn't really get the chance to immerse myself in the atmosphere, so it was good but not brilliant.