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The Last Guardian review embargo lifts on December 5th at 7am PST/10am EST/16.00 CET

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mnemonicj

Member
This game is my second pre-order ever, I think XD.
Still though, I am day one on this game. I hope SoTC is on Sony's plans for PS4.
 
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Haines

Banned
Unless we get some news that changes my mind, ill probably cancel my preorder.

I get a discount, but my guess is wont be long til this game gets a deeper one.

Hope its good.
 
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OléGunner

Member
People predicting 90+ need their heads checked.

I mean I'd love those scores, but that's living in cuckoo land.

Edit: why do I feel that length will have a massive impact on scores?
The game is full price and we saw how TO: 1886 was raked over the coals for being short (beyond it's other issues)
 
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More_Badass

Member
OléGunner;225627641 said:
People predicting 90+ need their heads checked.

I mean I'd love those scores, but that's living in cuckoo land.

Edit: why do I feel that length will have a massive impact on scores?
The game is full price and we saw how TO: 1886 was raked over the coals for being short (beyond it's other issues)
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Not sure if those Reddit impressions were real or not, but they said the game was around 12 hours
 
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gfxtwin

Member
I don't get the complaints regarding the controls, based on the footage shown. The game is going for expressiveness and realism, and the kid's animations are very expressive and someone that age is supposed to be clumsy and not a warrior or super athletic all the time. All the footage I've seen shows basic stuff - walk over to an object to pick it up, jump on something to climb it, walk, run, sneak, etc. Nothing looks broken whatsoever, so what are people expecting? You're just a boy in a stylized but somewhat realistic fantasy setting. It's not a Mario game, where the sky's the limit for a tight control scheme that doesn't need to account for things like gravity and physics. BTW both he and the colossi pup have some of the most impressive animation i've seen in any game.
 
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OléGunner

Member
Cave Johnson said:
You may never know.
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jabberwocker said:
No man, sky's the limit.
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You guys are ballsy.
Even though the game is very unique and a work of art (imo) I don't see how reviews go that high for a SP only game.

Barely any game gets above 85+ these days, that's a major factor in my thinking.

More_Badass said:
Not sure if those Reddit impressions were real or not, but they said the game was around 12 hours
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Oh, I missed that post.
That would be a more than good enough length for me.

I'm gonna take my sweet time with this, was expecting an 8 hour playthrough at normal playing pace.
 
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Team Filler

Member
gfxtwin said:
I don't get the complaints regarding the controls, based on the footage shown. The game is going for expressiveness and realism, and the kid's animations are very expressive and someone that age is supposed to be clumsy and not a warrior or super athletic all the time. All the footage I've seen shows basic stuff - walk over to an object to pick it up, jump on something to climb it, walk, run, sneak, etc. Nothing looks broken whatsoever, so what are people expecting? You're just a boy in a stylized but somewhat realistic fantasy setting. It's not a Mario game, where the sky's the limit for a tight control scheme that doesn't need to account for things like gravity and physics. BTW both he and the colossi pup have some of the most impressive animation i've seen in any game.
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I think most controls comments, mine included, are tongue-in-cheek. There was an editorial at Kotaku/polygon/whateverclickbaitysite where the author complained about how The Last Guardian controls felt "ps2-era" or something to that tune.
 
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More_Badass

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Machina said:
I think this one is one extreme or the other. Either it's a masterpiece or it gets cooked like Duke Nukem Forever
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Might not quite be the former, but it ain't going to be the latter. Duke Nukem was like gaming's version of a pile of Lego blocks, rebuilt and reformed myriad times

The Last Guardian? It's been a core consistent vision from the Project Trico prototype days. You can see the same and similar moments in that 2009 prototype footage and 2016 trailers

I'd argue Inside and The Witness are infinitely closer comparisons than Duke Nukem. You go to the early pages of The Witness devlog, and you see the same puzzles and areas in super pre-pre-alpha that appear in the final game. The post-Limbo prototype and Inside share the same moments and puzzles. And Project Trico and The Last Guardian 2016 are still the same games
 
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Markitron

Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
OléGunner;225627641 said:
People predicting 90+ need their heads checked.

I mean I'd love those scores, but that's living in cuckoo land.

Edit: why do I feel that length will have a massive impact on scores?
The game is full price and we saw how TO: 1886 was raked over the coals for being short (beyond it's other issues)
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The Order's length was only an issue since so much of it was cut scenes and barely interactive gameplay. If this delivers, then no one will care about how long it is, much like Ico.
 
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SensibleSucker

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8.2 on IGN with a 77 Metacritic.

I just think the original tech/methods used will simply have been superseded by newer norms for it to score absolute top marks.

..and yes, that does mean things like camera jank etc.
 
TheStruggler

TheStruggler

Report me for trolling ND/TLoU2 threads
The Last Guardian [OT] Just one more delay, for old times sake?

The Last Guardian [OT] Its been 84 years...

The Last Guardian [OT] Press triangle to be boy

The Last Guardian [OT] I came, I saw, I Trico'd

The Last Guardian [OT] TrICO's Colossus

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The Last Guardian [OT] I got ninety-nine problems but The Last Guardian ain't one

The Last Guardian [OT] Get to the Happening bunker

The Last Guardian [OT] ITS HAPPENING

The Last Guardian [OT] Straight Outta Ueda
 
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rhino4evr

Member
As hyped as I am, I just cancelled my pre order. Only becaue I think the price will drop like a stone and I just bought a bunch of games on Black Friday PSN sale.

Regardless of how good the reviews are I just can't see it picking up mainstream success to warrant that price point for too long. If final fantasy xv on Xbox can drop to $35 in a week I would imagine it would happen here too
 
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Hwoar

Member
6.9. But it will actually be a good game that deserves higher for those that appreciate these kind of games. That's my guess.
 
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watdaeff4

Member
I predict it gets 80 the length and SP only will cause some to criticize it for reasons and it will be one of my personal favorites of the year
 
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FantasticMrFoxdie

Mumber
The Last Guardian |OT| The Final Fantasy
The Last Guardian |OT| Kept You Waiting, Meow
The Last Guardian |OT| PS3 GOTY 2016
The Last Guardian |OT| Fallout 4's dogdoes what this birddogdont
The Last Guardian |OT| Its been 84 years...
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The Last Guardian |OT| OT since 2007
The Last Guardian |OT| In Memorium of The Last Guardian Support Group
The Last Guardian |OT| Hi Y2Kev
The Last Guardian |OT| So Two Thousand and Late
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The Last Guardian |OT| We Out Here
The Last Guardian |OT| Trico & the Kid
The Last Guardian |OT| EST. 2009
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The Last Guardian |OT| TLG Support Group -- Now Officially Closed
The Last Guardian |OT| Where the Hell was the Last Guardian?
The Last Guardian |OT| June 2375


Sorry gaf this has been a long time coming lol
 
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Mifune

Mehmber
rhino4evr said:
As hyped as I am, I just cancelled my pre order. Only becaue I think the price will drop like a stone and I just bought a bunch of games on Black Friday PSN sale.

Regardless of how good the reviews are I just can't see it picking up mainstream success to warrant that price point for too long. If final fantasy xv on Xbox can drop to $35 in a week I would imagine it would happen here too
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A Sony game is not going to drop by nearly half in a week.
 
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Omnistalgic

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More_Badass said:
Not sure if those Reddit impressions were real or not, but they said the game was around 12 hours
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He replied to me with an honest retort to my comment about not knowing whether he was legit or not for what its worth.

The game is out next week, we know people have gotten their copies, unboxing have happened today of collector's edition and such and he still acknowledges the flaws.

It's not super farfetched, and I'm a believer.
 
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