Overshadowing Shadow of the Colossus
This game is brilliant, simply put. I've replayed it far more than three times, from start to finish, and enjoyed every playthrough.
I agree with others - this game has heavy influence from Shadow of the Colossus, but in all honesty, I enjoyed this game much more than I enjoyed SotC.
The music gets a bit irritating now and then, generally around MALOR's altar and such where it's very deep and loud, but mostly it's a very nice ambient backdrop that complements the environment well.
I barely noticed the background which, in my opinion, is a sign of a well-done background. The soft colours of it all really please the eye.
I do have one criticism though, and that's swimming upwards. If you release all movement buttons, you float up faster than if you actively swim upwards which I find irritating >.=.<
That's about all I have to say on the matter -- top game. I actively sought out a way to save games from NG to my harddrive just for this game -- luckily, not a hard task. It will keep a place on my computer forever hehe. Top game, all time favourite ^.=.^