Shadow of the Colossus demonstrates perfectly how video games are timeless modern art. Replaying this on an emulator, I will still be in awe about how beautiful this looked, even with its lower polygon graphics. There isn't too much to the plot - you are thrown straight into a forbidden realm, lacking humanity and life. There is no sight of life, except the occasional lizard, crow, or turtle, reminding you of the solace of creatures. Though you venture through abandoned ruins, there is not much suggestion for lore or story development, leaving the game up to interpretation. The introduction to the colossus, an impeding foe who wanders in the desolated land, is an ethereal transformative experience. There is a sense of naivety yet blindless courage when overcoming these foes, feedback into the basic controls to defeat these unformidable beings. It's a simple gameplay formula, one that keeps surprising and challenging players at each fight. I didn't find myself addicted to this game logging in myriad continuous hours, but I found myself returning each night to conquer a giant or two. And the gut-wrenching ending that really does cause you to separate the feeling of isolation, contrasting to that of social alignment with other humans, evokes emotions and ideas about what is fair and just. A perfect game that really does so much, with a clever form of minimalism.