#The last guardian gameplay trailers Ps4#

The demo is filled with slow climbing, slow jugging and slow carrying of objects from one place to another. The early parts, unfortunately, are a bit boring to watch. Personally, I think that every interaction between the child and Trico looks like great fun, and there are even very intense moments near the end of the video.

The gameplay itself, however, leaves something to be desired. The game was recently pushed back to December so the developers can work out a few final bugs, but at least this gameplay segment looks relatively bug-free. The Last Guardian is still an astonishing work of art, but even accepting the unreasonable expectation placed upon it this is still a flawed gem rather than a perfectly polished one.The Last Guardian was heavily showcased at TGS 2016, with a playable demo featuring the little boy protagonist and the cute, yet clumsy baby griffin Trico. Your bond grows and develops with Trico as the adventure unfurls, but the gameplay does not evolve to keep pace. In both the previous games there’s a slow realisation of what’s really going on, and an escalation in scale, that doesn’t really happen in The Last Guardian. The game’s origins on the PlayStation 3 are obvious if you know where to look but the graphics can still impress, especially towards the end when the sun begins to set and the shadows lengthen.įrom a design perspective though, the biggest problem with The Last Guardian is that it’s just a little too in love with Trico. Even ignoring Trico, there are sights and sounds here that are amongst the most compelling we’ve ever seen. The greatest frustration about The Last Guardian though is how close it is to being a classic on par with its predecessors. The Last Guardian (PS4) – don’t look down

#The last guardian gameplay trailers Ps4#

It’s never close to unplayable, and it’s fine on the PS4 Pro, but that’s not the point. And this is with two patches before the game’s even released…Īnd then there’s the fact that the performance on a standard PlayStation 4 is less than ideal, with noticeable frame rate issues when there’s a lot going on outside. There are notable bugs where puzzles fail to trigger or Trico’s abilities don’t work. Often he won’t respond at all, and although some of this is purposeful some of it is clearly not. The camera and the boy’s overresponsive movements are perhaps the most obvious, but Trico’s problems are the opposite. And then there’s the ending, which much like ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus elevates the games to an even higher level, and forgives many of the most frustrating moments.īut The Last Guardian is filled with frustrations, and there’s no denying it.

The game is filled with moments like this, some purposefully designed set pieces and some just a result of Trico’s ordinary behaviour. The Last Guardian (PS4) – two heads are better than one

As a result stretches of the game can feel workmanlike and even dull, although that does mean that when the tempo suddenly changes it’s all the more surprising and exciting. By comparison The Last Guardian often feels a little aimless, with no real antagonist or sense of momentum. When originally released ICO was criticised for being too short, but really it’s the perfect length. To be fair it has a lot of work to do, attending to both you and Trico, but it fails so often the game’s peaceful atmosphere is constantly ruined by you cursing like a sailor as you try to see where you’re going. But the worst mechanical element in the game by far is the camera, which is one of the worst we’ve used in a long time. There are some clever puzzles as well though, mostly those revolving around using Trico’s huge size and weight, but considering there’s no real combat (Trico fights the statutes but all you can do is shove them off balance) these gameplay issues can’t be ignored. The other half the game makes painfully obvious, by constantly reminding you of the controls in giant screen prompts that won’t go away. The solution is always far simpler than it appears, and half the time all your complex theories are confounded when you realise all you had to do is climb on Trico’s back and tell him to jump. What we’re less forgiving of though is the puzzles, since too few of them present any real challenge.