Well, it's very atmospheric and different from most adventure type of games. Because it doesn't have an army of minions to wipe out or a ton of dialog to listen to, ya pay a great deal more attention to the beautiful scenery and awesome soundtrack as you're traveling to the next colossus. It's sort of meditative. The fights are the total opposite of that. They are chaotic and epic. I felt like a gerbil trying to fight lions and hyenas with a tooth pick. It was especially fun when it first released because there's hardly any games like it. That's still the case today.