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The Last Guardian Review- The Nature of the Beast
The Last Guardian Review- The Nature of the Beast Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Team Ico, GenDesign, SIE Japan Studio Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: December 6, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer From the encyclopedic and antiquated illustrations of various mystical beasts during the opening credits, it’s clea...[Read More]
The Last Guardian Review- The Nature of the Beast
Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Team Ico, GenDesign, SIE Japan Studio Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: December 6, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer From the encyclopedic and antiquated illustrations of various mystical beasts during the opening credits, it’s clear that The Last Guardian exists in a world of its own. Du...[Read More]
The Last Guardian Pre-Review – The Art of a Legacy and the Weight of Expectation
The Last Guardian. A game that carries a lot of weight on its shoulders. From creative pressures, to console shifts and a reintroduction at E3 2015 to a rapturous, if skeptical reception. The truth is, the troubled development of The Last Guardian will likely remain apocryphal, in a similar vein to the mysterious ‘third act’ of Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, albei...[Read More]
New Gameplay Trailer for The Last Guardian Revealed
After approximately 18 bajillion years of waiting, Team Ico’s The Last Guardian is set to be released worldwide. In anticipation of the December 6th release in Japan and North America (December 7th for Europe), Sony Interactive Japan Asia has released a new gameplay trailer for the game. If you are still on the fence over this game, this trailer will hopefully convince you one way or the oth...[Read More]
Team ICO Retrospective
Fumito Ueda may not be a name that is on the tip of the mainstream gaming public’s tongue compared to Shigeru Miyamoto or Hideo Kojima. However, his (soon to be three) games and role as the spearhead of Team ICO have not only carved out a sub-genre of their own, they have truly challenged the balance between video games being entertainment as well as art. To fully realize how unique these games ar...[Read More]