I always enjoyed it. I never had any problems with the visuals, but the framerate drops were pretty awful... The people who are saying it stays at 30FPS average don't know what 30 FPS looks like. Get on a PC game and turn on the FPS tracker. SotC runs at around 20 average and gets lower than 10 at times.

Overall though it's a really creative and unique game with a great feel to it and some really challenging and creative puzzles. I don't think it's overrated. I think you just have to look past its faults to see the bigger game. It's not perfect though.

Almost everything on the PS2 was overrated. GameCube was the best.

 I definately agree with you, though i haven't finished it. That game had so much soul, i remember how bad i felt when i was killing that first colosi, in my head i was like "why i am i comitting such a terreble crime?"

"For love?"

but it got easier to kill after like the second one, i had no guilt left....I was numb.....

Lol!!!

That game is great. Definately a clasic 

There was a lot of stuff on the PS2 that was underrated.  Dark Cloud 2 for example was an amazing and creative RPG and definitely should have been in the 9s.  We also have Odin Sphere, which had some framerate drops but was reviewed a lot harsher than it should have been for them. DQVIII is rated too low because no one appreciates classic RPGs anymore. 

Plus of course there are the correctly rated great games like Okami and Jak and Daxter (the first one, the 2nd and 3rd were mediocre).  The PS2 had a lot of great stuff.  IMO the GC had just as much great stuff, but there is no denying the PS2 had an incredible game library. 

Seriously people, this game is awesome. Saying that SOtC sucks. Is like saying Super Mario Galaxy sucks.

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I definitely know what you mean - the colossi are just so cute , you really don't want to hurt them ...

but then again it's so satisfying to kill them after a long battle :P

I recall Dark Cloud 2 and DQVIII being quite well-received (87 and 89 on Metacritic, respectively).  I would expect Odin Sphere to be more divisive, but it wasn't exactly savaged (83).  Great games, all three.

As for SotC, as has been mentioned, it has the potential to be a totally unique and mesmerizing gaming experience, if you allow it to be.  Few games have had a real emotional impact on me, and this is probably the strongest of those.  If that's not the most glowing recommendation imaginable, I don't know what is.

You know what i really liked about dark cloud, rebuilding villages. The enviroments sucked though.