That's an interesting argument. I still consider Shadow of the Colossus one of my favorite video game stories despite being told in such a minimal way. I wonder how The Last Guardian will be compared to that.
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That's an interesting argument. I still consider Shadow of the Colossus one of my favorite video game stories despite being told in such a minimal way. I wonder how The Last Guardian will be compared to that.
Jawbreaker
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Since you have a bruins avatar... I'm updating my prediction to 98.
That bodes well, then.
Go Bruins!
Kenzodielocke
Banned
That is legit surprising from what we have seen from the game. I thought it was 6-7h max. Or maybe the reviewer is super super slow.
The Last Guardian |OT| The Boy and the Beast
Trico is the boy.
More_Badass
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Why is it surprising? The mechanics alone seem like they can offer more variety than anything in Ico or SOTC ever could
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Based on what I have seen of this game so far. I don't know what you mean by variety though?
Yeah, this is the one!
Super clean and simple.
I was thinking it'd be quite short because we haven't seen too much of the game (which is good!).
Thinking about Ico though, that's considered short but it still took me about 8-10 hours first playthrough.
If this is longer than that by default then as an SP only game that's a great playtime for me.
Poimandres
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There's a guy who seems legit (reviewer for a Canadian paper) that says it is now his favourite game of all time.
Technical issues, but classic Ueda. If you liked SOTC and ICO, it's a safe bet.
Jawbreaker
Member
"Ico was my favorite game ever. Was."
and
"It's now my all-time favorite game."
No big deal.
More_Badass
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Trico seems like it'll allow for more versatile gameplay than previous games
Platforming/Climbing on and off Trico
Chases/Sneaking
Co-operative puzzles
Trico as your personal weapon/protector
Dealing with or manipulating Trico's behavior
Trico and similar creatures as an enemy
Special item-specific abilities like the shield
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
The Last Guardian seems like a combination of ICO + Shadow of the Colossus. The teamwork and puzzle solving of Ico combined with the dynamic climbing and traversal of SotC.
I imagine TLG will have some epic setpieces where you're trying to climb around and hold onto Trico while it climbs and platforms around trying to evade either an environmental threat or a bigger enemy.
I imagine TLG will have some epic setpieces where you're trying to climb around and hold onto Trico while it climbs and platforms around trying to evade either an environmental threat or a bigger enemy.
Wish I could say I played them.
I wasn't in the gaming bubble so they looked super cool to me but I thought it was just me and they would be bad do I never bothered.
Really kicking myself but now they have aged do much.
Those are certainly glowing impressions.
More impressions from an early buyer:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/952634-the-last-guardian/74630690?page=1#18
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/952634-the-last-guardian/74630690?page=1#18
More_Badass
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unknownstranger
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I remember watching X-Play's review of Shadow of the Colossus and it completely blew my mind. It was the reason I got a PS2 (was mainly a Gamecube person before then). Got ICO a year later and loved it as well.
That's what it means though. "big cat-bird thing that eats people"
Im going to keep my preorder due to these impressions and if i love it enough i can always go back.
My fiance will love it bc of the animal in it. We just played until dawn and the dog was her favorite character. (We own a dog grooming business)
More_Badass
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I'm excited to see the AI and Trico animations in action. Not many games attempt to do advanced AI and animalistic movement in games usually misses the mark
It's pretty understandable why Ueda is excited for Rain World, and Sony is promoting TLG and Rain World for PSX, since they both focus on complex animal AI and dynamic fluid animations
It's pretty understandable why Ueda is excited for Rain World, and Sony is promoting TLG and Rain World for PSX, since they both focus on complex animal AI and dynamic fluid animations
Acquiescence
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"harrowing"
Just so you guys know I'm not making anything up about the file size:
So after the gamefaqs user and the back box without the PS4 pro enhanced logo I wonder if it needs a patch and if it would be there day one.
Need some spoiler free pics.
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Blood & Violence,
poor Trico
I'd be surprised if it was on the disc.
thatJohann
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Not too thrilled about the frame rate issues on ps4 pro. (and possibly og ps4)
What if it was 79.9?
Never understood the "I've only seen 3 minutes of the game, therefore it's 5 hours long" thing.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I think the predictions of it being short are all down to the development troubles. People are conveniently forgetting that both Ico and SotC were short too.
More_Badass
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The footage has mostly focused on the same section, so I imagine some feel that means the developers don't have much else to show
Filthy Casual
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I'm going in, 90 meta GOTY.
In FF XV case they showed was 90% of the game environments. I don't know in TLG case what does it mean, i can only hope later game environments will be more varied despite being part of the same area,the ruins. The similarities to Ico are striking though and that game despite being confined into an enclosed area was interesting and varied until the end.
I'd prefer this myself. I get tired of developers blowing their entire load before a game releases. I do want to see something to confirm the gameplay works and the graphics are decent and so on but don't go showing me every area or boss or enemy or whatever. Hell even hide some of the gameplay mechanics from me which is what Titanfall 2 did with its single player campaign. Anyone who has played the game know's what I'm talking about.
The Dear Leader
Banned
The Last Guardian |OT| Ueda's Ten Year Tenure
More_Badass
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Re: those Gamefaqs impressions, the guy said he had played for about 5 hours as of last night (and felt like he had only played
so far) but that he "didn't spend more than 5-10 mins per section unless...figuring out a puzzle"
So playtime might be longer if you spend time missing around with Trico and taking in the scenery and whatnot
about a third of the game
So playtime might be longer if you spend time missing around with Trico and taking in the scenery and whatnot
People love blasting as fast as possible through games when they get them early. Its like a race to see who can beat it first just to tell you how long it took.
I cancelled my collector's edition. Price is just a bit too high with it releasing a week after FFXV. I do really want to play it but now that the CE's are becoming readily available again I'll wait it out and see if they drop in price. If not, I'll get the regular edition when it price drops. I'm in the same boat as a few people here where I really want the artbook and steelbook, but not crazy about the statue. I'd get it if I could pay $80 for just those two.
Unless Ueda has lost his touch, I'm expecting the massive ruined city to be a place worth soaking in as much atmosphere as possible. Ico was one of those games - like REmake, Bioshock, Myst, etc - where the setting was as much a character as anyone and it felt a lot like a real place that was lived in and had an enigmatic history to everything. You felt like you were there - the birds chirping in the distance, the sound of the wind, the warmth of the sun, etc.
SOTC's sealed off landscape had this as well I think - every ruined city or landmark or structure felt like it was there for a reason, and there was almost an archeological element to figuring out what that reason was and why those places appeared as they do during the game's story (why is the entire landscape deserted? What was the purpose of the giant tower, the various temples and ruins, etc?). If the TLG has that amazing and unique environmental storytelling the previous games had I'll be very pleased.
SOTC's sealed off landscape had this as well I think - every ruined city or landmark or structure felt like it was there for a reason, and there was almost an archeological element to figuring out what that reason was and why those places appeared as they do during the game's story (why is the entire landscape deserted? What was the purpose of the giant tower, the various temples and ruins, etc?). If the TLG has that amazing and unique environmental storytelling the previous games had I'll be very pleased.
Omnistalgic
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yup....with Amazon prime, I usually end up with CE for around $70, but I dunno, it comes out to almost a $100 for TLG...it's pushing it, when i can get the standard version for $48.
Cave Johnson
Member
It quite disingenuous of you for the fact that playing them the first time isn't the case. All games are shorter as they apply to all replays since players have been familiar with the level design/mechanics.
I may wait it out and try to snag it with Best Buy. I'm about to have $20 in reward certs so that + 20 percent brings it down to a price I'm comfortable paying.
More_Badass
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I was playing Ico for the first time a few weeks ago and you can tell that Miyazaki must have been taking notes before he worked on Dark Souls. The interconnected map with shortcuts that lead back to places you're familiar with and glimpsing areas in the distance then arriving there later, it's all Ico
(Yes, I know he said Ico led him to getting into game development)
Švejk
Banned
So I'm wondering what exactly the Blood reference is on the ESRB rating is referring to. I'm getting TLG regardless, but I remain a bit hesitant to play in front of my 8 and 5 year old because of that. My youngest can be sensitive to blood showing of any type. Would anyone know what specifically the ESRB pinged for Blood by chance? Spoiler tag it if necessary.
More_Badass
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www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=34594&Title=The+Last+Guardian
Quoted the relevant stuff. The link also has some other spoilery gameplay details