It encourages you to think, and to venture into areas you think might not even be possible, just to figure out the way through. And this is why I think the game’s core gameplay is solid at best. It gets frustrating at times, yes, and provided that there are no hints or tips, you’ll definitely get the sense of irritation coming your way. You take more time looking for a way on how you can get the gates to open, and a lot of climbing and jumping. It can take your patience up to the limit as the game’s pace is slower than you might expect. The Last Guardian’s core gameplay as an adventure game involves a lot of platforming and puzzles that can be solved when you think outside of the box – most of the time. Trico’s mind is genuine as it can be as a creature, he’s purely made as a beast, not just a character in a game that simply follow commands in a game and that you have to try multiple attempts before Trico can do what you want him to do. There’s this little catch to it, and it may sound frustrating that Trico will take some time to follow what you want him to do but I find it enjoyable when Trico is not some kind of robot where he just listens to you and do the things you want it to do. When that bond develops, you can tell Trico to jump, sit, push, and let it go to where ever you want it to. As you develop the bond with Trico on your journey in the ruins of what is called the “Nest”, its real charms show slowly. Your adorable beast companion, Trico, is there to help and protect you at any cost (reminds me of BT’s Protocol 3: Protect the Pilot in Titanfall 2). The Last Guardian highly encourages you take control in almost everything you do in the game, even the loading screen after you die. You run, move, jump, and press a button to grab and throw.
The basic controls are easy to grasp, and it’s not as complex as you might expect. And as the beast is suffering in pain, distilled with fear and anger, you find a way to let it know you’re trying to help, then the little tutorial starts. The game encourages you to move the left analog stick for you to stand. You start in an intense and chilling situation as you see the beast lying beside you when you wake up inside a darkened cave with low glim of light. Even if the game had roughly only around 12 to 13 hours of playtime, it’s the moments you get to experience in The Last Guardian that matter most. I won’t spoil anything important, I promise, and that it’s up to you to discover these moments. Narrative wise, it might not be as exciting as Nathan Drake’s adventure in Uncharted or appealing as Rise of the Tomb Raider but The Last Guardian gives a lot of memorable moments and scenes that can make you say “awe”, and it can also make you jump from you seat at times you won’t expect. The story is predictable at the start, but it slowly changes as more layers of its backstory are revealed throughout your progress.
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When 2009 hit, Sony showcased The Last Guardian for the PS3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, and it was a great sight to see especially that people behind Shadow of the Colossus were working on another adventure game filled with challenges, bringing the bond of both man and beast as its focus. I’ve played Shadow of the Colossus in 2007, and it was intense, brimming with action and adrenaline when you engage with the first colossi. Now, the question lies, did The Last Guardian live up to its hype despite the long development cycle? Let’s find out. The Last Guardian is now here and it has the flavor of both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.
The adventures of the boy and Trico was supposed to be released early 2011, but Sony’s decision to push the game’s release date 5 years after was apparently due to its slow overall performance running on the PlayStation 3. The time has finally come! The Last Guardian has been dormant and delayed for 5 years, and has arrived from its development struggles and internal issues. Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
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