This guidance was rare, though, and for the most part, it’s up to you figure out what to do next. There’s little direction given, save for a few times the narrator helps guide you toward what must be completed. As a mere boy among these magnificent ruins, much of the gameplay does require you to work with Trico, whether it’s to reach high platforms or protect you from the ruins’ guards.Īdmittedly, it took a while for me to get the hang of things, as I am generally unfamiliar with Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. The Last Guardian is comprised mostly of environmental puzzles, with a mix of action-adventure gameplay elements thrown in at times. Working together to traverse the great ruins By the end of the game, you will have an emotional investment in the story and characters. It was at the point where my wife could not be in the same room as I played due to the horrific sounds of the beast crying when hurt. Between the mannerisms of Trico and the interactions between the boy and beast, The Last Guardian does a fantastic job establishing this emotional connection between the characters and player. And as a pet owner, I was especially able to relate to said bond. As you might guess, there’s certainly an emotional bond that’s formed between the characters as you explore these ruins. The narrative, spoken in a strange foreign language (with subtitles), is set around a developing friendship between the nameless boy and this cat/dog/dragon hybrid creature, named Trico, as they travel together through ancient ruins. The story is framed as a flashback narrative, with the boy, now an older man, recounting the events while they unfold as you play through them. The Last Guardian tells the emotional story of a young boy’s adventure with a giant, feathered creature through a mysterious land. But as I recounted my journey through the credits of The Last Guardian, I was saddened - not necessarily by the events that unfolded in the game, but because my previous fur-baby would not do half of the things the beast in the game did. She mostly slept as I solved my way through the puzzle ruins, waking occasionally to the sound of my beastly companion, Trico, howling. She laid with me nearly the entire 12-or-so hour playthrough, save for the few times when she protected the house from squirrels. I sat there, my dog, Wrigley, by my side, watching as the credits rolled.
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