15 Games That Instantly Grab the Player

SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS

On paper, Shadow of the Colossus shouldn’t work as well as it does, given the fact that its open world is literally empty, the only enemies in the entire game are the bosses, and the bosses are more platform challenges than combat ones. That weird blend works spectacularly in this PlayStation masterpiece, however, and that much is true as soon as the game begins. Shadow of the Colossus wastes no time in proving itself to be a truly special game.