Over time, the characters develop a strong emotional bond that adds to the game’s impact on the player. Gameplay-wise The Last Guardian functions very much like a medley of the developer’s previous efforts.

The player only controls the boy, while Trico needs to be manipulated into performing certain actions. Trico, in turn, needs the boy’s wits and agility to sneak, solve puzzles, feed the creature and heal its wounds. The boy needs the creature’s strength and ability to fly to overcome obstacles and fend off guards who try to bring the characters back to their cells. Trico is the second main character and the mascot of The Last Guardian the creature’s animation is incredibly detailed, and its behavior is modeled after real animals. Games have made leaps and bounds over simplified old-school mechanics we see in early PS3/Xbox 360 games. While in captivity, the boy’s first task is to befriends his cellmate, a fantasy creature named Trico, who is a gigantic half-bird, half-cat hybrid that slightly reminds a hippogriff. Curiously, the connections between the games dont stop at general story beats and gameplay mechanics either, as its been confirmed as well that The Last Guardian music composer, Takeshi Furukawa. A lot has changed since The Last Guardian was announced way back in 2007 for PlayStation 3. The main protagonist is a nameless boy, who is kept as a prisoner in cyclopean castle ruins and has to escape. The Last Guardian is defined by its spectacular mountain landscapes, eerie music, and a heartwarming mood. The game spent almost a decade in development before it was complete.

The Last Guardian is a brainchild of Fumito Ueda, who also created Shadow of the Colossus.

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