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DoubleTake
Member
Is this forreal? Is the dream really dead?
KidGalactus
Member
You were all fools to doubt Y2Kev.
Fools, I say!
FOOLS!
Fools, I say!
FOOLS!
*cries*
josecitoxnyo
Member
I love how people forgot how FF XV happened.
It's not dead.
It's not dead.
We were told it was being retooled, perhaps also now renamed. A 'No show' at this coming E3 would not be a good sign.
Herbspiceguy
Member
I'm sure there's some internal struggle going on. Imagine the amount of money that's been burnt on this project, there's bound to be a fall guy. Nobody wants to admit it should be canned and that Sony needs to come clean with the fans.
they forgot
It's the end of Sony's E3 2015 press conference. The lights dim and a spotlight appears. Shu Yoshida walks an stage
"Before we go, I have one more thing to show you. In February, some of you may have noticed that we allowed a certain trademark to expire. Well, I think you'll understand why after this trailer."
Spotlight shuts off... and the original Last Guardian trailer fades in on the big screens.
No new footage is shown, no date announced. A new logo and name fades in at the end of the trailer: "The Legal Guardian".
This is the only reasonable explanation.
TheMasterGoblin
Member
It's just the trademark, which means nothing.
Trademarks have to be used in order to maintain them, and right now unless they have a product they are going to show or release soon, then having the trademark gets difficult to maintain.
Anything could be happening. It could be dead, it could be renamed, it could be set not to be released for another year or two, there could be a conflict with other products or trademarks currently out they want to avoid, etc, etc.
Trademarks have to be used in order to maintain them, and right now unless they have a product they are going to show or release soon, then having the trademark gets difficult to maintain.
Anything could be happening. It could be dead, it could be renamed, it could be set not to be released for another year or two, there could be a conflict with other products or trademarks currently out they want to avoid, etc, etc.
ArchedThunder
Banned
What do you think they've been doing? They've released a couple games since this was announced. Team ICO isn't an actual studio, it's just what a group in Japan Studio labels themselves for specific projects.
SkylineRKR
Member
From what I remember, we weren't even meant to see the trailer. But it leaked and Sony used it for filler at E3 (along with the wretched FFXIV 1.0 that would never come out as well). This was E3 2009 I think. Thats basically everything we've seen of it.
Didn't this happen back in 2012? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=486186
I don't have much faith in this ever being released, but shouldn't they at least acknowledge it isn't coming out of courtesy if it's cancelled?
I don't have much faith in this ever being released, but shouldn't they at least acknowledge it isn't coming out of courtesy if it's cancelled?
StrongBlackVine
Banned
It's dead.
I can't even feel torn up about this because the game never looked fun in the first place.
I'm nearly positive they came up with everything but a solid gameplay concept, and then ran into a wall when they're like, "Uhh, we need to make a fucking game."
That being said, I'll admit to having rewatched the reveal trailer like 1,000 times.
I'm nearly positive they came up with everything but a solid gameplay concept, and then ran into a wall when they're like, "Uhh, we need to make a fucking game."
That being said, I'll admit to having rewatched the reveal trailer like 1,000 times.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
It's just a little abandoned, it's still good! It's still good!
Diprosalic
Banned
lets get the trademark and release a game with the name on PSN. easy $
blackseedboy
Neo Member
The Child is Gone - The Dream is Gone
I have become Comfortably Numb
I have become Comfortably Numb
We've at least had teeny tiny bits of info/leaks over the years proving Half Life 3 is probably still a thing, The Last Guardian was one trailer and a whole lot of empty promises.
I personally don't think a trademark abandonment alone confirms The Last Guardian is dead though, not anymore than it already was anyway.
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
I mentioned this in the OP.
EroticSushi
Member
Or they could just talk about all the games that actually have people working on them and are actually coming out, letting their current actions get the attention. Most people will forget about The Last Guardian eventually. Hell, most probably already have.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
They should rename the game to the dream is dead. Stick it to the doubters.
SkylineRKR
Member
I've always thought this as well.
The game didn't look like fun to me. Having to feed and direct an uncontrollable Guardian AI never sounded that appealing to me. Ueda also wanted to give him his own will, so he wouldn't always listen as well... I dunno if this would translate to good gameplay. SotC at least had epic boss fights, ICO was just a very good puzzle platform game where you had to take a helpless girl with you. In Guardian, it looked like the lead wasn't capable of doing things and all the action had to come from the stubborn AI helper.
I think this is where the team also struggled with. A project isn't being overhauled or outright frozen for the sake of it. There are probably legit reasons.
mercenar1e
Member
Abandoned and left for dead on a cold winter day.. How fitting.
RespectThySole
Member
And Sony will deny it's cancellation at E3 and the cycle will continue.
JimJamJones
Member
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
It's dead.
It is actually dead.
Holy fucking shit.
It is actually dead.
Holy fucking shit.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I still don't think the game will ever be truly dead. It's been shelved for a while now, and maybe someday they'll return to it. There's nothing that precludes them from resurrecting it FF Versus XIII style under a new name.
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¯\_(ツ
_/¯At this point the cycle features more Sadomaschism than the film version of 50 Shades of Grey
Cramoss
Member
Ban Puncher
Member
To be retitled 'Shenmue 3'.
Lady Siara
Member
Y2Kev is a false prophet!
Maybe I'm just plugging my ears and saying lalala at this point. The corpse will have to be strewn in front of me.
Maybe I'm just plugging my ears and saying lalala at this point. The corpse will have to be strewn in front of me.
Justice_Bolt
Member
I'm tired of this shit! Announce the cancellation if it's true Sony!
Magic Mushroom
Member
C'mon Verendus. Spill the beans!
ConfusedGamer
Member
y2kev wins.
This punched so hard in my hearth I do not have soul anymore...