Acquiescence
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Define "another game." A sequel to The Last Guardian? Of course not. Another PlayStation exclusive directed by Fumito Ueda? Not outside the realm of possibility at all.
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The Last Guardian: Review Thread
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
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Define "another game." A sequel to The Last Guardian? Of course not. Another PlayStation exclusive directed by Fumito Ueda? Not outside the realm of possibility at all.
It has tho. In some territories it has been out digitally for over 16h already.
Pointless anyway, no one should be looking too much into Metacritic user reviews...
No.
I'm glad Sony was committed to this game even after all the development trouble.
If Jim is your litmus test for whether a game is good or not that's fine, but wanting a game dead for millions more that wanted it to release is frankly pathetic and childish.
Ohh nice!
I generally tend to jive with Easy Allies thoughts on games since the GT days so this is great.
I'm only watching this after my own playthrough though, literally been on media blackout since E3 2015
They come up with the score based on the review. So it still depends on the taste and judgement of the writer assigned to that game.
At least, that's the policy.
mickcenary
Member
Is this music at the end of the review just the OST?
Beautiful stuff. Can anyone hook me up with a specific track?
Good job coming into a review thread.
For whatever reason he may or may not make another game set in the fantasy world he created though. Ueda in interviews has mentioned wanting to make racing games, mobile/handheld, FPS, games with zombies, etc.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Shame, I don't play sub 85 metacritic games.
Yup. As an owner of 2 small dogs this game is gonna be equal parts joyous and equal parts heart-wrenching.
I cant wait 'til Friday to experience it myself.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Another Fumito Ueda game in the same 'genre' as ICO/SOTC/TLG.
Can't confirm yet, but they usually use the music from the game.
Bloodworth
Member
Indeed it is.
tattooed_dwarf
Member
I'll take it you have played ScreamRide? Maybe they enjoyed it more than TLOU, or maybe they didn't review Screamride with TLOU on mind?
Yabberwocky
Member
Great review from Easy Allies. I haven't started TLG yet, but I'm concerned that if I keep tearing up at Trico in reviews, I'm not sure how I'll manage with a 10hr+ game. It's a bit absurd, it's not even like I am tearing up at anything sad, just at Trico trotting around and being a giant happy catbird. He's just been so lovingly animated, he's such a joy to watch.
A powerful and memorable OST is a key component to a game's legacy, in my opinion.
If that video is indicative of the game's overall OST, then it's highly likely going to be a classic.
It's obvious some people were never interested in the game.
If it's 90 on metacritics, these people will claim it's shitty because it's not 95.
If it's 100, they'll argue video games journalism is doomed.
That's why I always laugh whenever people make thread about "worst gaming years" because these people don't even play games. They play reviews and forums.
If it's 90 on metacritics, these people will claim it's shitty because it's not 95.
If it's 100, they'll argue video games journalism is doomed.
That's why I always laugh whenever people make thread about "worst gaming years" because these people don't even play games. They play reviews and forums.
No way there would be another game? Ueda obviously carries some weight in the industry and he's on record saying games are the only medium he is interested in working with. It's likely we'll see something else from him.
Scathing. And not always true, but i love it.
Somebody in the Early Impressions thread said the OST was better than Ico or SotC's... Which would be insane i don't think it's likely. But still. Insane possibility.
... Sarcasm?
I can see it having better music than ICO. SoTC on the other hand? yeah that's almost impossible.
I know. Madness.
Bloodworth
Member
The music is great, but I would not by any stretch say it's better than SotC.
superseohyun
Member
FFXV, TORICO and upcoming GOTY NIOH...
the dead are going strong
the dead are going strong
Roufianos
Member
Great reviews in general. I'll definitely pick this up over the holidays. When I was younger maybe an 83 average would turn me off but I'm really learning not to go by scores. Some of the most boring games I've played this gen have also been the best reviewed. U4 and F4 to name a couple.
As long as it's great, that's good <3
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Sorry Blim, added your review in the thread now!
I expect a 4/5 from Alex from Giant Bomb, and a 8 or 9 from Edge.
I expect a 4/5 from Alex from Giant Bomb, and a 8 or 9 from Edge.
Black Mantis
Member
Remember pre-ordering this as soon as it got revealed for the PS3, glad they've managed to release a quality game after all this time.
I'm not so sure they wil give it high score
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=220425513&postcount=44
I hope they will surprise me.
travisbickle
Member
This game is amazing.
If you enjoyed ICO, I couldn't recommend it more.
If you enjoyed ICO, I couldn't recommend it more.
Can't seem to find it. Is it US only ?
Hydrargyrus
Member
I think this is a completely success.
I had a lot of doubts about this game. Don't get me wrong, I was hyped as much as many of you, but the turbulent development worried me and some of the early impressions seemed to confirm my worries.
So in the early impression thread I said that everything above 80 MC would be great and now, seeing that 82-83 MC I couldn't be happier.
It's settle in the ICO/SoTC territory. That one where seems to be great for some people and doesn't be able to catch some others, but for the first ones, it's something special.
After all those years, again, this is a success.
I had a lot of doubts about this game. Don't get me wrong, I was hyped as much as many of you, but the turbulent development worried me and some of the early impressions seemed to confirm my worries.
So in the early impression thread I said that everything above 80 MC would be great and now, seeing that 82-83 MC I couldn't be happier.
It's settle in the ICO/SoTC territory. That one where seems to be great for some people and doesn't be able to catch some others, but for the first ones, it's something special.
After all those years, again, this is a success.
Omnistalgic
Member
This is the guy that used to do Game Trailers? I love his reviews.
I'm not sure. I just ran a search for The Last Guardian on the Android app and got two hits....The game and the ost
Yup. The old crew setup shop at www.easyallies.com on a Patreon funded venturesoon after they closed, so they've done a bunch of reviews with Brandon talking over now.
I trust EZA and I figured it would get a higher score by the way he talked in the review, but this is even better than I thought.
Can't wait to play the game.
Audioboxer
Member
A lot of people are clambering for nostalgia of gone by generations, and for good reason. While we may have tons of slick gameplay these days, devs aren't taking the same kind of AA risks we used to see a lot more of. Even Let It Die, a game I think would have been a hit on the PS2, or even PS3, went F2P for I presume "fear" of "not selling". TLG essentially being the sum of its PS3 dev days, and inspirations from hit PS2 cult classics is precisely what many wanted, reviewers going ham on controls/camera be damned. While it would be nice to have these areas a bit more polished, they aren't want Team ICO fans were rooting for. Hence some of the dismissive hyperbole in this topic, but some jokes aside even Team ICO fans have to accept some reviewers were going to slate this, as they'd be the same people who'd slate ICO/SoTC 10 years ago.
I'm fucking estatic Nier is getting a sequel, let alone Ni No Kuni. There is times where the "everything was Uncharted/insert other big AAA blockbuster" meme that goes around on GAF is sobering.
Up next, Sony where the fuck is my Tokyo Jungle sequel?
Obscuritas
Member
I'm amazed by the fact that FFXV and TLG got released in the last two weeks and that, most of all, both games don't suck. What a time to be alive.
Audioboxer
Member
Enough to break even/make some profit? Probably.
A lot? Hell no. Not everything has to be COD/UC though, see my mini-rant on the last page.
Heck it might even lose some money due to development hell, but Shu himself says for portfolio diversity you have to take the good profit generators with the acclaimed but bad profit generators. Usually what UC manages to sell makes up for whatever something like TLG fails to sell.
Gamers at large be damned for having shitty taste and just buying FIFA/COD and BF ;P
Man, I'm in. I'm so in and ready to buy this thing today. The two major complaints seem to be (1) about the camera, framerate, and "boy" controls, which at this point are just Team Ico staples, and (2) about the nature of Trico's AI. I can deal with the first, as neither of those things have affected me on either my initial or repeat play-throughs of their previous two games, and the second actually sounds like an interesting game mechanic. What's going to happen when I know the answer to a puzzle and Trico is going to do cat-like things while not following orders? Will I get pissed and think the AI is "broken"? Will I come to treat the creature as a living thing and have fun coaxing it everywhere? I don't know, and this sounds like an experiment worth taking.
And I missing any other major complaints from the reviews?
And I missing any other major complaints from the reviews?