Hype for The Last Guardian

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TDIRunner:
Well, I finished the game tonight. I have to say that this game was amazing. The longer I played the game, the more I enjoyed it. The level of realism built into Trico was extremely impressive. The game is somewhat linear, but it rarely feels repetitive. The world is (to no surprise) extremely beautiful. I could waste a lot of time just looking at the view. There was absolutely no question that this was a Team Ico game. My two biggest fears going into this game were the controls and camera. Luckily, neither was a disappointment. The controls were very responsive and I never had any trouble controlling the boy. Luckily, the boys grip strength puts Wander to shame (that's a joke for the SOTC fans). The camera only gave me a small amount of trouble. At times, it felt like the camera needed to be farther back to provide a larger field of view (especially while riding Trico). The other big unknown going into the game was how responsive Trico would be. The learning curve with Trico was really fun. Figuring out how to get her to do certain tasks was challenging, but fun. If anything, Trico was probably a little too responsive. She was easier to control then I expected. The length of the game seemed appropriate. I was able to finish it in under 15 hours (according to the trophy list, it can be done in under 5 hours). I'm not sure how long it actually took me to finish, I just know that I received the sub 15 hour trophy, but not the sub 5 hour trophy. Overall, I didn't find the game to be extremely challenging. I considered the experience to be more relaxing. It's definitely a puzzle game over an action game (more like Ico in that regard). But I'm ok with that. I wasn't expecting or looking for a big action game, but that's not to say there isn't a decent amount of action. I was able to complete the game without consulting a guide and I was able to get 29% of the trophies on my first pass. As others have said, if you are a fan of Ico or SOTC, you should absolutely buy this game and play it. If you didn't care for those games, this might not be for you. If I were to rank the Team Ico games, I would probably put the Last Guardian third after Ico first and SOTC second. But while it may be third out of those three, it's still an amazing game that was worth the wait. I won't say if it lived up to the hype, because, to be honest, I didn't pay attention to the hype. I made it a point to avoid that.

Mel:
I was going to ask overall how long this game was but, it sounds like it is anywhere from 5 hours to around less 15 hours long. It seems like you enjoyed the game. TDIRunner. I have only played a few hours of "The Last Guardian" so far and I really think that the camera in the game could have been better. The some of soundtrack pieces for this game sounds quite relaxing and it reminds me of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack.

palmer6strings:
Even though I have both SotC and Ico, I've never played them. I tend to like games that resemble the first 3 Fable games, The Elder Scroll Games, Demon/Dark Souls/Bloodborne, all the Fallout games. (Pretty much highly customizable action adventure rpgs.) Would I like SotC, Ico, and The Last Guardian?

TDIRunner:

--- Quote from: palmer6strings on December 18, 2016, 05:09:08 PM ---Even though I have both SotC and Ico, I've never played them. I tend to like games that resemble the first 3 Fable games, The Elder Scroll Games, Demon/Dark Souls/Bloodborne, all the Fallout games. (Pretty much highly customizable action adventure rpgs.) Would I like SotC, Ico, and The Last Guardian?

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I'm not familiar with those games, so I can't really answer your question. Ico/SOTC/TLG are such unique games that my best advice is to try them and see what you think (especially if you already have two of them ;) )

wiggy:

--- Quote from: palmer6strings on December 18, 2016, 05:09:08 PM ---Even though I have both SotC and Ico, I've never played them. I tend to like games that resemble the first 3 Fable games, The Elder Scroll Games, Demon/Dark Souls/Bloodborne, all the Fallout games. (Pretty much highly customizable action adventure rpgs.) Would I like SotC, Ico, and The Last Guardian?

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I really like Ico, but I found it a bit stressful to play, based on the play mechanics. Though that might be part of why I like it. I did have to fight the controls in Ico a lot more than in SotC or LG. still, not at all a deal breaker for me. Just made it a tad more frustrating.

Colossus is a lot more low key. The battles aren't particularly difficult or fast-paced. You have the ability to either hide from or place yourself in an area where you cannot be reached by each of the colossi. Basically, you can take your time and formulate strategies while engaged in each battle, which was really relaxing for me. Each battle has a REALLY epic feel. The sense of scale is really amazing when you consider the limits of the platform. If I had to recommend just one of the 3, this would be it.

LG really feels like a mashup of Ico & SotC to me. I'm really enjoying it, but not quite like I did SotC.

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