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The Last Guardian early copy impressions thread

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HStallion

Now what's the next step in your master plan?
Azzanadra said:
Don't know how spoilery this quetsion is, but is the game as emotionally charged and moving as the previous games? For example in SotC you always had that feeling of loneliness and desolation, and in Ico a strong feeling of companionship and childhood/youth permeated the atmosphere, is The last Guardian as powerful as those games in this regard?
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It sounds like it and if you've ever had a beloved pet apparently the game hints very close to home.
 
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Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
You'll have to wait for me to wrap it up for today! I'm really really trying to finish the game. I don't play games during the week and I can't wait another week to see this wrapped up.
 
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Relaxed Muscle

Member
More_Badass said:
I don't think it's that shocking. The devs had a vision from the start, and this is the same version that fans have always wanted. The game itself never changed.
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Is nice to see the contrast between this and Versus XIII/XV.

TLG stood to it's vision all this years, with Ueda at helm. Seeing the game today, is clearly the same game that was presented to us 10 years ago.

XV is totally different from the original Nomura's vision, with the whole plot reworked and many of it's systems changed.

Is the two sides of the same coin that is development hell of 10 years.
 
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Robobandit

Member
pre-ordered my copy on PSN... pre-loading now.

This impressions thread was enough for me. As a huge fan of Ico and SoTC, I am very excited to finally play this.
 
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Waldo Lydecker

Member
I don't also care that much for framerate (only tearing I find terrible). I still remember upgrading my old 486 PC so that I could finally bump up the framerate in the settings menu of Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix from 15 fps I always had with the old processor to the maximum of 25 fps which was SO mindblowing I thought I d'never would need more than 25 fps in a game for the rest of my life.
 
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prwxv3

Member
Kolx said:
Many of the impression from the websites at E3 didn't. Unless reviewers are completely different and are fine with it the game will at least lose 1-1.5 due to this. I hope I'm wrong tho.



That was more than 10 years ago. I'm not sure the standards back then are the same as now.
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People complained about those contols 10 years ago.
 
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JonnyKong

Member
So it comes out on Tuesday for you guys in NA? Makes sense why some of you are getting it so early. It's not released until the 9th here in the UK :(
 
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leng jai

Member
Did anyone get the CE early? Still deciding on whether I'm keeping my preorder. Kinda feels like I'm obligated to buy it since I have the beautiful Team ICO collection LE they released in Japan.
 
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VanCityGamer

Member
Y2Kev said:
You'll have to wait for me to wrap it up for today! I'm really really trying to finish the game. I don't play games during the week and I can't wait another week to see this wrapped up.
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Out of curiosity, why not? Is it a time issue during the week?
 
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sarcoa

Member
Azzanadra said:
Don't know how spoilery this quetsion is, but is the game as emotionally charged and moving as the previous games? For example in SotC you always had that feeling of loneliness and desolation, and in Ico a strong feeling of companionship and childhood/youth permeated the atmosphere, is The last Guardian as powerful as those games in this regard?
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Familiar themes are present in The Last Guardian, only supported with a sense of devotion and companionship. I can't imagine I would have felt the same way about Trico (and The Last Guardian) if I didn't have a siamese cat named Arthur that I basically imprinted onto Trico's behavior. Facially they even kind of look similar.

Over the last week my wife would walk by and ask if I was playing the game with "Big Arthur" in it.

I don't know how to answer that question properly without spoiling it, but what you're looking for is there - only not in the place you may expect to find it.
 
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DriftingSpirit

Member
Agram said:
There were many hilarious suggestions, but I really like this one.
If nothing changes, I will use this line.
Thanks for suggesting!
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Yeah, I prefer something like this too. I get the "funny" ones but I don't know. I just think it will deserve something more.
 
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Adryuu

Member
This is some next level shit about them feels. In just seconds, totally out of nowhere, something happened that touched me quite. Yeah not only I love Trico. The Fucker loves me too.

For those playing, talking about that section about 7 (slow) hours in where
an armour is going to catch you, in a floating corridor of sorts, as you try to pry open a door behind which waits Trico, but the enemy gets you and Trico smashes the door. The boy says he knew what to do: run and leave the beast behind, as the floor crumbles. Yeah, right, lol. Them loves.

Those not playing do not even click that. Not story but an awesome moment. At least to me.

I know about the pet button, but I need a hug button.
 
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Yabberwocky

Member
The impressions continue to be great reads, thanks to all for sharing them.

leng jai said:
Did anyone get the CE early? Still deciding on whether I'm keeping my preorder. Kinda feels like I'm obligated to buy it since I have the beautiful Team ICO collection LE they released in Japan.
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Oh, my god, I didn't know that existed, that's gorgeous.
 
Acquiescence

Acquiescence

Member
Agram said:
There were many hilarious suggestions, but I really like this one.
If nothing changes, I will use this line.
Thanks for suggesting!
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Oh wow, are you making the official thread then? It would be an honour. Never had a suggestion used for an OT before, let alone my most anticipated game of the generation.
 
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Agram

Member
Acquiescence said:
Oh wow, are you making the official thread then? It would be an honour. Never had a suggestion used for an OT before, let alone my most anticipated game of the generation.
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Your first ever suggestion
My first ever OT :)

Btw, OT can go live tomorrow, the day before release date? I plan to post it as soon as the reviews hit.
 
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Imp the Dimp

Member
Good game, poor performance, eh? Hm I guess a shit performance is easier to fix than being a shit game so I hope we get a Pro patch.
 
C

Coolbgdog12

Member
I don't mind the performance as long as the game is great.

A rock solid, smooth 17fps is fine. The low fps captures that slow, heavy feeling of Trico and imo is more authentic.
/S
 
B

B33

Banned
I wasn't aware that Sony is going to unlock the digital copy of the game on 12/05/2016 at 9:00 PM. That'll give me several hours to play it tomorrow.
 
H

HStallion

Now what's the next step in your master plan?
S1kkZ said:
and i am stuck. feeling pretty stupid right now (but also think i know the solution).
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I actually enjoy hearing things like this. I don't want the game to get as obtuse or frustrating as old school adventure game puzzles could get but I also don't like puzzles that take absolutely no critical thinking at all *cough cough* Uncharted *cough cough*
 
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S1kkZ

Member
if someone in here finished the game...i need some hints (via pm). pretty sure i know what to do, but it doesnt let me do it. just want to make sure if its is a bug or my own stupidity.
 
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Adryuu

Member
S1kkZ said:
if someone in here finished the game...i need some hints (via pm). pretty sure i know what to do, but it doesnt let me do it. just want to make sure if its is a bug or my own stupidity.
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I haven't finished, about 9 hours in, but I'm slow so my 9h may be less hours for all of you. You are very near the end? I guess I am quite arriving but not so there, so if you think you're past me don't pm. If you think it's safe, feel free.

...And I'm stuck too, lol. I think I know where to go, but not how, yet.

I thought I had got stuck before in another place but I think I just found a bug, a very annoying and confusing one, because I was doing something that clearly was the solution but didn't work until a thousand times. Then I had to repeat in other place and it wasn't working so I thought it could be a bug and restarted checkpoint and... Voilá.

This was, and you'll know where I'm because it's just past that, in the section where you and Trico
have to dive underwater twice. The underwater gate was open but when diving he just went back up as if it was shut.

I'm only just past that.
 
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S1kkZ

Member
Adryuu said:
I haven't finished, about 9 hours in, but I'm slow so my 9h may be less hours for all of you. You are very near the end? I guess I am quite arriving but not so there, so if you think you're past me don't pm. If you think it's safe, feel free.

...And I'm stuck too, lol. I think I know where to go, but not how, yet.

I thought I had got stuck before in another place but I think I just found a bug, a very annoying and confusing one, because I was doing something that clearly was the solution but didn't work until a thousand times. Then I had to repeat in other place and it wasn't working so I thought it could be a bug and restarted checkpoint and... Voilá.

This was, and you'll know where I'm because it's just past that, in the section where you and Trico
have to dive underwater twice. The underwater gate was open but when diving he just went back up as if it was shut.

I'm only just past that.
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dude, that was the room i was stuck in. had to re-install the game, was the only way to make it work .
 
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Adryuu

Member
Woah seems like I got lucky then. I was blaming poor old Trico... he wasn't stupid nor at fault... xD

UEDAAAAAA
 
T

tesqui

Member
Judging by these impressions, it seems this game is going to be very good- well, besides the performance issues.

Curious to see how it reviews. I'm thinking 87 MC.
 
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