Concept: Take ideas from Ico and Shadow of the Colossus and bind them together with the fascinating bond between a boy and his beast Graphics: Trico's lifelike movements and expressions steal the spotlight, but the environments are also fun to take in.

The most frequently asked question about The Last Guardian is whether it's worth all those years of waiting. Well, in short, of course not. The Last Guardian is not the greatest game of all time, nor is it a masterpiece capable of breaking barriers.

The waiting game is a curious beast. It messes with your head and the longer you wait for something the higher your expectations rise. What sort of expectations do you think arise from a waiting game of nearly ten years?

Trico absolutely lives and breathes; Emotionally taught narrative; Stunning in presentation

Camera and control can be frustrating; Very noticeable clipping and framerate drops; Controlling Trico is epically painful

I loved SotC, and have beaten it 4 times throughout the years, but this game is absolutely infuriating with many moments when you're actually doing the right thing, you feel like you're doing the wrong thing because the bird/dog won't respond, and thereby waste a bunch of unnecessary time.

When a game hits the 10-year mark in development, it usually spells disaster. The Last Guardian has been a long time coming, but fans of Team Ico's special brand of fantasy games never gave up hope.

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What a year! With the long awaited releases of both Final Fantasy XV and now The Last Guardian it seems that only Half-Life 3 is left in the ‘for-God's-sake-will-you-please-just-release-it-already' category. And after such long waits the first question is always ‘was it worth it?

Beautiful game. Made me cry more than once and I'm so glad I was finally able to play it after ages of it being teased at E3. Trico is a little hard to control, as he does not always listen to commands, but it is a really great game.

This is a adventure puzzle game. Each location has a puzzle to solve, then you can go to the next location. Eg, You are trapped in a cave, how do you get out? The story is good. Its about a small Japanese boy who wakes up in a cave with a fearsome monster.

Not quite up to the same standards of its predecessors, but this is still an emotionally draining and beautifully realised story of friendship against the odds.

Trico is an absolute delight and a breakthrough achievement in animation and game design; Clever level layout, beautiful artwork, and an unforgettable ending

Horribly frustrating camera; Some underwhelming puzzles and imprecise movement; Rare but serious bugs, and some frame rate issues on the standard PlayStation 4