God of War yes, Shadow of the Colossus not so much. I don't particularly care if it's different from the rest of the series or not, but for some reason I wasn't particularly fond of the controls. I really hated trying to execute a block, L2 feels rather cumbersome when you're trying to do something quickly, and half the time I find myself rolling by accident.
I don't think it looks terrible though, and whether or not every hack 'n' slash type game is compared to God of War, it's sometimes just the sort of game I need. A bit of fun gameplay, without a terribly important or involving storyline to worry about. I love my RPGs, but they can get exhausting and overwhelming playing them one after the other.
I'll wait for a price drop too, and see how I feel about it later.