The Last Guardian

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2785 Ratings

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  1. wrender
    Jul 21, 2023
    9
    From the first moment you are drawn in and emotionally entangled with a beast that makes you believe it's alive, and that video games are an artform. Beautiful and running smoothly at 4K on a PS5.
  2. Bugjam8
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    The Last Guardian es un juego de aventuras y fantasía que ha dejado una huella duradera en la comunidad de jugadores. Desarrollado por el renombrado estudio Team Ico, este título exclusivo de PlayStation presenta una experiencia única y conmovedora que puede animar a cualquier persona a adquirir el juego y disfrutarlo en una consola PlayStation. Aquí están algunos de los aspectos positivosThe Last Guardian es un juego de aventuras y fantasía que ha dejado una huella duradera en la comunidad de jugadores. Desarrollado por el renombrado estudio Team Ico, este título exclusivo de PlayStation presenta una experiencia única y conmovedora que puede animar a cualquier persona a adquirir el juego y disfrutarlo en una consola PlayStation. Aquí están algunos de los aspectos positivos del juego:

    1. Relación conmovedora entre Trico y el protagonista: El corazón de The Last Guardian radica en la relación entre el protagonista, un niño sin nombre, y Trico, una criatura gigante y mística. A medida que te embarcas en una emocionante aventura juntos, se desarrolla un vínculo especial y conmovedor entre los dos personajes, lo que crea momentos emotivos y una narrativa fascinante.

    2. Diseño visual y artístico cautivador: El juego presenta una estética visual impresionante y una dirección artística distintiva. Los escenarios evocadores, los detalles meticulosos y el diseño de Trico son verdaderamente impresionantes. La atención al detalle y el uso de la iluminación y los colores crean un mundo visualmente cautivador que te sumerge por completo en la experiencia.

    3. Puzzles desafiantes y bien diseñados: The Last Guardian presenta una variedad de puzzles y acertijos ingeniosos que te desafían a pensar de manera creativa y utilizar la interacción única entre el niño y Trico para superar los obstáculos. La resolución de estos puzzles ofrece una sensación de logro y te hace sentir parte de la experiencia.

    4. Narrativa emocional y evocadora: Al igual que en otros juegos de Team Ico, la narrativa en The Last Guardian es minimalista pero poderosa. La historia se desarrolla a través de las acciones y las emociones de los personajes, creando momentos impactantes y un mensaje profundo sobre la amistad, la confianza y el sacrificio.

    5. Banda sonora cautivadora: La música en The Last Guardian es evocadora y se adapta perfectamente a la atmósfera y los momentos emocionales del juego. La partitura melancólica y emotiva complementa la narrativa y agrega una capa adicional de inmersión a la experiencia.

    The Last Guardian es un juego único y cautivador que ofrece una experiencia emocional y memorable. Con su relación conmovedora entre el niño y Trico, diseño visual cautivador, puzzles desafiantes, narrativa evocadora y una banda sonora cautivadora, este juego es una razón convincente para adquirir una consola PlayStation y sumergirse en una aventura llena de emociones y descubrimientos.    … Expand
  3. tanonero
    Jun 4, 2023
    9
    The stunning environments, captivating atmosphere, and seamless storytelling establish this game as a deserving spiritual successor to the masterpiece that was Shadow of the Colossus. However, this title also inherits the same issues with cumbersome controls and problematic camera angles. Despite these drawbacks, The Last Guardian remains a must-play experience, if only to witness theThe stunning environments, captivating atmosphere, and seamless storytelling establish this game as a deserving spiritual successor to the masterpiece that was Shadow of the Colossus. However, this title also inherits the same issues with cumbersome controls and problematic camera angles. Despite these drawbacks, The Last Guardian remains a must-play experience, if only to witness the unique and remarkable journey of developing a deep bond with an unlikely and inherently untamable creature.… Expand
  4. FastTriton
    May 9, 2023
    10
    Yes, it may have flaws. But this is a unique gem you can find for yourself. You will get unique gameplay, you will get personal relationships with the characters, you will love unique world and its visuals, you will enjoy unique music. You will get something like this only from unique people once in 10 years. Bravo and please let you new ideas be implemented in new brilliant games like this.
  5. MrDonut
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    The Last Guardian (2016) has a nice environment that is sure breathtaking to look at and the brilliant story on top of it is great. But my personal problem with the game is the gameplay, it's not exactly the type of gameplay that I enjoy in most games, The game is great but it's probably not a game you would have a lot of fun playing.
  6. Mastereed
    Feb 27, 2023
    8
    A NEW STUBBORN PET IN THE FAMILY

    UNEXPECTED PRESENCE: Fumito Ueda's new title, after more than 10 very long years, gladdens us with its typical game design touch; the first few seconds of the game are taken up by a very authorial cutscene, showing depictions of mythological and ancient creatures with, among them, a depiction of the monster we are going to get to know from there    A NEW STUBBORN PET IN THE FAMILY

    UNEXPECTED PRESENCE:
    Fumito Ueda's new title, after more than 10 very long years, gladdens us with its typical game design touch; the first few seconds of the game are taken up by a very authorial cutscene, showing depictions of mythological and ancient creatures with, among them, a depiction of the monster we are going to get to know from there shortly. Most of the intro turns out to be extremely mysterious as it is left to interpretation since, once the cutscene is over, we will suddenly find ourselves inside a cave, where we will get acquainted with Trico, this giant winged creature,chained and severely injured. The initial objective of the player and the little protagonist will be to take the first steps with Trico, helping to heal him. These first sections of the game will mainly serve to explain the basic mechanics, as well as to discover the winged creature's abilities.

    FALLING DUE TO TRICO:
    The gameplay of The Last Guardian is both simple and challenging. Trivially it is a puzzle game, with small combat elements and the addition of a large dynamic NPC, Trico, who , unlike the girl from ICO, Ueda's first title, will have her own artificial intelligence. The variety of possible interactions with Trico is astounding; the game is entirely built on the interaction between the protagonist and Trico, with slightly variable challenges based on the AI, optional explorable areas, and many collectibles to get.
    Speaking of the puzzles, they reach the peak of the products made by Team Ico, with peculiar and situational mechanics, truly evocative areas that the player will have to pass through to continue his journey, and unpredictable and surprising events. Finally Combat comes across as rather bare and almost superfluous, being that most of the actions will be performed by the AI, and player interaction will be limited to knocking off the heads of enemies if stunned or giving nudges so as to unbalance enemies.

    PEEKING BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS:
    Like every title produced by this talented Software House, the aesthetic side of The Last Guardian is impressive. The use of aesthetics, coloring, and graphics that are very different from the crowd gives the game a personal touch. The use of the gray colors of the ruins combined with the green of the vegetation, the blue of the sky and the brown of the earth makes the sight of open areas a joy to behold. The architecture of decaying buildings combined with details of contraptions evidently from another era creates a thought-provoking combo of diversity and curiosity. The animations, moreover, are really studied to perfection and look accurate and natural in every situation. The only major flaw lies in the camera, which has an annoying switch when it approaches surfaces, giving a sense of nausea and annoying flicker of the view, especially when you are on Trico's back and pass close to walls or roofs.

    PERPETUAL ECHO:
    Once again this title is influenced by its predecessors, with very few OSTs and many ambient sounds. Unlike Ico, however, they do not affect the player's feelings so much and are bland. Note of credit to the invented language, usual touch of imagination and innovations of Ueda's titles.

    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    The achievements will unfortunately prove very tedious if simple. They require completing the game in flawless, speedrun and getting all the collectibles. The problem is more related to the stubbornness of Trico's AI, which will often not do what it is instructed to do, greatly lengthening the hours of gameplay and wearing anyone's patience to the limit.

    BUT WHY 8?

    PROS:
    Despite problems that will be discussed in the next point, The Last Guardian remains a beautiful game to experience, especially if you take it slowly, following Trico like a real animal who does not always understand orders from a human. As already mentioned the aesthetics and art design are very inspired and become enchanting at times. Finally there is a point of departure from its predecessors, namely the story, which is actually understandable and much more down-to-earth, leading to a surprise ending that can bring a smile to any player's face.

    CONS:
    Starting with a problem that could vary depending on the platform, severely ruining the gaming experience, the biggest problem that I primarily had trying this video game on the first PS4 is that of immense frame rate drops, with peaks of 5 fps, which can make the 'experience truly detestable, causing headaches and turnarounds. The second major problem is that of the AI; often exaggeratedly stubborn and stupid, it makes the game extremely slow and tedious, as well as frustrating if you are facing it in flawless or speed run.
    Finally, as already mentioned, the combat is uninteresting and always gives the impression of helplessness, not being able to do much of anything really.

    RATING
    Gameplay: 8
    Music: 6
    Story: 8
    Art Direction: 10
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  7. AtomosFabian
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    La culminación de la Trilogía de Fumito Ueda es increíble, una obra maestra al igual que ICO y Shadow of the Colossus. La historia y la creación de personajes es increíble, el mundo es increíble y transmite muchos sentimientos.
  8. Dark_Kozyr
    Jan 19, 2023
    10
    Честно говоря, открыл игру для себя относительно не давно. Очень понравилась, за её душевное взаимодействие в игровом мире. Трико напоминал во время игры моего бультерьера, этим накидывал ещё больше ответственности и сконцентрированности в процессе прохождения сюжета за виртуальное существо) Это 10 из 10, однозначно. Занимался прохождением на PS5.Честно говоря, открыл игру для себя относительно не давно. Очень понравилась, за её душевное взаимодействие в игровом мире. Трико напоминал во время игры моего бультерьера, этим накидывал ещё больше ответственности и сконцентрированности в процессе прохождения сюжета за виртуальное существо) Это 10 из 10, однозначно. Занимался прохождением на PS5.
  9. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
    Very Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
  10. Timentiy
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    Торико моя любовь!!! Тем кто еще не играл хочу сказать в этой игре не нужно торопиться.
  11. DanielGG91
    Nov 15, 2022
    9
    Como todos los juegos de ese estudio, The Last Guardian tiene esa esencia maravillosa que lo hace tan especial. No es un juego para todos los públicos, pero a quien le guste de verdad le llegará al corazón.
  12. psikologbey
    Nov 13, 2022
    8
    Just feels good ❤️ very warm and makes you feel comfortable, I saw some people saying like story is not clear, it doesn’t have to be clear just use some imagination
  13. filip92
    Jul 11, 2022
    8
    II think 8 is the perfect score for this game. It was good, but it didn't left impact on me. I mean, i got bonded with the creature but it was not a emotional rollercoaster as i thought it would be. But game is unique,which is good.
  14. CamyVero
    Jun 11, 2022
    8
    The Last Guardian es un juego del team ICO, a los que los aficionados a la industria y a la ya vieja PS2 conocerán por entregar dos de los mejores juegos de su catálogo; Ico y Shadow of the colossus. The Last Guardian fue el siguiente paso en el escalón de Fumito Ueda y su equipo y la verdad es que visto con perspectiva, tardaron pero no fallaron.

    Nos entregan básicamente un juego de    The Last Guardian es un juego del team ICO, a los que los aficionados a la industria y a la ya vieja PS2 conocerán por entregar dos de los mejores juegos de su catálogo; Ico y Shadow of the colossus. The Last Guardian fue el siguiente paso en el escalón de Fumito Ueda y su equipo y la verdad es que visto con perspectiva, tardaron pero no fallaron.

    Nos entregan básicamente un juego de plataformas y resolución de puzzles, en el que tendremos que llevar a los dos protagonistas; un niño desconocido y un enorme animal mitológico que nos puede recordar a un grifo, desde una profunda mazmorra a un destino incierto, tratando de salir del extraño lugar donde estamos confinados; una extraña y titánica fortaleza en ruinas incrustada en una montaña.

    Los puntos fuertes del juego son sin duda su historia, la fuerte carga emocional de la misma y el impresionante diseño artísitico, como no podía ser de otro modo. La ambientación es de 10 rotundo y sin discusión, como así lo son los escenarios y los puzzles.

    Tiene entonces algún problema el juego? Por desgracia sí y es importante: La imprecisión del control, dentro de lo que se puede englobar lo difícil que puede ser a veces ordenar a nuestro compañero animal que haga ciertas cosas. Las indicaciones en ese caso del juego son muy escuetas, pretende que la interacción con el enorme animal sea lo más realista posible, apoyándose en una I.A. muy acertada, ojo, pero a veces un poco desesperante. Y el control del propio niño es de la misma manera impreciso, de tal manera que puede que por culpa de ello te encuentres con la muerte en alguna ocasión, gritándole a la pantalla "yo no he hecho eso, no te he ordenado saltar ahi!!".

    Quitando este inconveniente, el juego es maravilloso, la historia de fantasía y amistad que nos propone, los preciosos y devastados escenarios marca de la casa (imposible no mirar atrás y recordar shadow of the colossus e Ico) son sin duda ya historia de los videojuegos. Es un exclusivo de Playstation y un must play de la plataforma en mi opinión. Actualmente seguro se puede encontrar a buen precio. Merece la pena    … Expand
  15. Diegohh87
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    Que jogo lindo, maravilhoso, história bonita e que te cativa, final triste mas muito bom. Pena que ele não teve a atenção merecida pelos gamers e pela própria desenvolvedora.
  16. SNXL
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Assim como Shadow Of The Colossus, The Last Guardian é mais uma obra prima do seu criador. Um jogo sensacional, tocante e único. Parabéns a todos os envolvidos, é um jogo incrível.
  17. ottermaster182
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Ueda’s third masterpiece. Trico, best sidekick of the video game’s entire history. Last Guardian is all about arts, animal, narration and, yeah, tears at the end!…
  18. Davidnotavailab
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    idc what those **** says that this game should have been perfect cuz of how much time it had I dont think its better than colossus but the last guardian its his own thing and its **** beauttiful
  19. Daskedo
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece of a game. From the visuals to the story to the dynamic between the two. Nothing comes close to it.
  20. TeaFan556
    Dec 19, 2021
    8
    [RU]
    Честно говорю, хотел поставить 7! Но атмосфера и стиль игры не позволили мне поставить низкую оценку. Да, это жёсткий долгострой, но я очень рад, что игра увидела свет
  21. jhollis977
    Dec 14, 2021
    8
    Great game with bad controls and movement. Worth playing all the way through to the end though. The general atmosphere and bond you develop with your furry friend make you forgot about the controls
  22. MehdiJafari
    Dec 8, 2021
    10
    This game is a good game and a successful exclusive for PS4 that inspires a beautiful story and mental gameplay to the gamer.
  23. redscauser
    Oct 21, 2021
    9
    это второе произведение Уэды которое я попробовал, и эта "игра" мне запала в душу больше чем Колоссы, видимо моя любовь к животным сделал своё, поведение Трико выше всяких похвал, браво!
  24. shodan452
    Oct 14, 2021
    10
    Шедевр. Таких игр должно быть больше
    Трико как живой, будто нет скриптов.
    Вроде и ничего такого в плане геймплея, но связь между мальчиком и трико эмоциональна и делает игру
  25. scott_324
    Oct 1, 2021
    9
    Can be frustrating and difficult at times but it's worth playing until the end.
  26. JOMBT
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    Hermoso juego, en lo visual, arte y sonoro, pero sobre todo una historia que te envuelve y atrapa poco a poco hermoso
  27. AlexXavie
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
    Эта великолепная игра в которую автор вложил душу. Побольше бы таких игр.
  28. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    9
    Mais um jogo excelente de Fumito Ueda. Não é tão perfeito quando Shadow of The colossus, mas é tão original quanto.
  29. drlowdon
    Aug 9, 2021
    8
    An unnamed boy awakens in a deep valley and discovers enormous creature, who he calls Trico, injured and chained up. Managing to bond with the beast, the pair attempt to escape.

    Featuring arguably the best NPC in the history of gaming, and a host of magical moments, The Last Guardian is a memorable experience. Were it not for the awful controls and infuriating camera this would be a    An unnamed boy awakens in a deep valley and discovers enormous creature, who he calls Trico, injured and chained up. Managing to bond with the beast, the pair attempt to escape.

    Featuring arguably the best NPC in the history of gaming, and a host of magical moments, The Last Guardian is a memorable experience. Were it not for the awful controls and infuriating camera this would be a true classic, as it is it’s a flawed gem.    … Expand
  30. vegidio
    Aug 8, 2021
    9
    I loved the story. Actually by the end of this game I couldn't stop thinking how we should have a movie adaptation of this game. The camera and the controllers on the other hard were sub par, but the story compensated for that.
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#51 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#8 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#10 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 110 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 110
  3. Negative: 1 out of 110
  1. Vgames
    Mar 8, 2017
    84
    After 7 years in what seems to be development hell, Team Ico finally introduces us to the majestic Trico and its heartfelt relationship with a young protagonist. While the long development cycle does show its age in certain parts up to a point of some frustration. The experience as a whole is one of the most unique ever.
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  2. BaziCenter
    Feb 10, 2017
    100
    The Last guardian is indeed suffering from some technical and control input issues, but its warm, beautiful adventure filled with countless touching moments is something we’ll never forget for the rest of our lives. The Last Guardian is not just a game, it’s an absolute work of art.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Feb 8, 2017
    90
    The Last Guardian doesn't just live up to its forebears' legacy, it goes further. Despite the callbacks to Fumito Ueda's previous works, it is a unique creation. Outside of indie experiments, we don't get to say that about modern videogames often enough.
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