I couldn't say it better. That game is really a beautiful masterpiece. I gave it a perfect score too. I'm happy to see that not only you have good musical tastes but also good video game tastes !
I haven't play a video game since about 7 years. I know about the "Souls" saga and that kind of game is indeed appealing (I like difficult games btw, I'm (or was ?) kinda skilled in video games in general). If only I could find back the will to play. I think what can motivate me to play is to be able to talk about the game and share my experiences, recommend it or not etc.. The thing is that I don't have friends, it all boils down to that, always... I miss conviviality, you know, the "Nintendo spirit" and all that.
I said several times in this forum that I have a lot of "top 5 " which contain way more than 5 "items". When I say that a game is in my "Top 5" I basically mean that I like it very very much !!
My favorite solo games are the ones in which you can be totally immersed in a fantasy world or in infiltration game.
I loved the splinter cell saga and Metal gear solid. I like Zelda and the like type of games. Seiken Densetsu (Secret of Mana), Heroic fantasy. Some RPGs, I loved Chrono trigger (it's definitely in the top 5), Suikioden also in the top 5. I like adventure games God of War, Prince of persia, Uncharted...
I am also a VS fighting type of guy Street Fighter II is at the top of my top 5 VS fighting games
I like Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, soul calibur, Tekken, etc.. I also played a lot I mean a lot of PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) with family members back in the days. I've never been a FIFA guy but rumour has it that PES is crap now..
Anyways here is an attempted top 5 ranking that I am making up just for this post
1. Street Fighter II (arcade and SNES)
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Zelda a link to the past (snes) and Ocarina of Time (sorry I had to put them together !)
4. Metal Gear solid 2 (PS2)
5. Splinter Cell 2 (PS2)
It's an impossible list, I'm dying !! There are so many other games that I really loved !