With such a long and tortured development, the question was never "Can The Last Guardian live up to expectations?"; but rather, "How much does The Last Guardian fail to live up to expectations?". There are moments of beauty in this game, and for that reason alone it's worth playing.

Yes, The Last Guardian's controls are incredibly archaic and at times can be entirely broken, but two days after finishing it, the story has stuck with me. Studio Japan has continued to show how it can do so much while saying so little.

Utterly captivating story; Trico behaves in a surprisingly lifelike fashion; Engaging relationship between boy and Trico; Excellent set-piece moments

Control scheme can be immensely fiddly; Getting Trico to do what you want at times is impossible

The Last Guardian is certainly not perfect. Its deliberately slower pacing, minimalistic narrative, and blend of gameplay styles are all matters of taste, though it will surely appeal to fans of Team Ico’s previous efforts.

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This game won many hearts and is very special in its own way. Story is great and gameplay is also very unique and challenging, its like you're training a dog in virtual world and at the same time a strong bond starts emerging between trico( birddog) and your character.

I got this for my Nephew, he's totally engaged with the game, very beautiful to view and the developing relationship between the two main characters is like that bond that grows with a young puppy.

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.

The little statue looks amazing, is so detailed and there's not a speck of paint out of place. Don't know if I got lucky or they're just all high quality.

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.

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