Maybe Fumito Ueda is getting old? Can he really make a game anymore? I mean, come on, he needs Years for all his projects.' I'm not sure if it's just the annoyances of the feeling that it does not quite live up to expectations after such a protracted development. But there is something holding me back from giving it a 10. I played it in three 4+ hour sittings and never got bored or overly aggravated with the annoying stuff I mentioned - the time I spent with Trico was quite mesmerising and seemed to fly by. I really want to love this game like I love its predecessors, and there's no denying that it is really something quite special.

The boy character is convincing and cute (when he isn't running into walls or falling off cliffs because he either creeps really slowly or sprints like an Olympian with no gradient of acceleration in between). The landscapes and level design are incredible to behold (when they don't cause massive framerate drops). Trico, the huge cat/dog/goat/chicken creature, is an astounding achievement in 'realism' (when it goes where you want it to after spending many frustrating minutes trying). The Last Guardian is another artistic, awe-inspiring and amazing experience from the creator of Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus (but it is also really quite annoying at times). The Last Guardian was nominated for and received several end-year accolades.Fumito Ueda does it again (but was it worth the wait?). Several sites noted the game's commercial performance was disappointing, though the game eventually managed to sell between 1 to 2 million copies by June 2019. Trico's artificial intelligence and the gameplay surrounding it were met with polarized reactions, with critics split on its execution. It received generally positive reviews upon its eventual release in December 2016 critics praised its art direction, storytelling and emotional depth, as well as Trico's design and depiction, though also cited performance issues. Since its announcement and numerous delays, The Last Guardian was highly anticipated. Sony moved the game's development unto the then-unannounced PlayStation 4 in 2012, and eventually re-introduced the title at E3 2015 for a 2016 release. Ueda and several members of Team Ico left Sony in 2011, effectively rendering the team defunct, and founded GenDesign, which continued to support development on the game's creative design and direction Sony Japan worked on the game's technical aspects and oversaw Ueda's team. The game's extended development and lack of news since its announcement led outlets and gaming press to call it a vapoware. The Last Guardian suffered from a long and troubled development cycle it was originally announced in 2009 for the PlayStation 3, but Ueda and his team encountered difficulties due to the console's limitations the game's ambitious nature. Ueda desired to focus on a story between a human character and a creature, and the game's mechanics and design revolved around the concept of Trico. Gameplay is presented from a third-person perspective as players control the boy, and involve manipulating and directing Trico into solving puzzles and further exploring the game world.Дevelopment on The Last Guardian dates back to 2007, and was originally developed by Team Ico with Fumito Ueda as the game's director. Throughout the game, the boy befriends Trico and the two explore the ruins of a castle nicknamed the Nest, while avoiding supernatural threats. The game's narrative focuses on the bond between a young nameless child (referred to as the Boy) and a magical half-bird, half-mammal beast called Trico.

The game was originally developed by and was the final project of Team Ico prior to its dismantlement. The Last Guardian is a 2016 action-adventure video game developed by GenDesign and SIE Japan Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 console.

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