![]() ![]() As soon as he wakes up in this forsaken place, he encounters a strange, mythical creature, called a Trico, a kind of giant half-bird/half-dog that has been impaled with spears and its wings damaged. ![]() Players take control of a young boy, who awakens as a prisoner in a faraway fortress known as “The Nest,” with no recollection as to how he got there. The Last Guardian is set in the same mythical world of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, though it bears no direct narrative connections to them. But when it doesn’t, it can feel a bit on the archaic and unpolished side. Because when The Last Guardian works, it’s not only great, but a thing of utter beauty. The answer to that question is a bit of a mixed bag. So how well does The Last Guardian stack up against its lofty expectations and ridiculous wait? Despite the artistic pedigree of its predecessors Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, it seemed like The Last Guardian would never be finished. This long-awaited third installment in Team Ico’s nameless, loosely-connected series was becoming the stuff of gaming legend. It’s almost shocking to think that – seven years after it was first unveiled, and nine years after its development began – The Last Guardian has actually been released. ![]()
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