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This game features frequent depictions of realistic-looking violence towards fantasy characters, they can get impaled by spears and arrows, slashed with swords and attacked by other fantasy creatures, very mild blood is shown and the characters are shown whining in pain. But it’s far more meaningfully told through the action, which shows an unspoken, healing bond forged in real-time by two underdogs together facing otherwise insurmountable odds." That story of therapeutic friendship and survival is told lightly in the dialogue. As Simon Parkin wrote in the Guardian, "This is a game, as much as anything, about rehabilitation through kindness and companionship. Your presence is not only to cast off injury and physical chains but to walk with a creature learning to trust again. Trico has clearly survived mistreatment and abuse. This is a story about therapeutic friendship. Trico very much has their own will, which underlines the need for empathy, trust and dependency required to finish the game. This creates a unique world in which to journey with your living-breathing companion. There is a floaty looseness to the mechanics that invite exploration and experimentation. These parts add up to an unusual game in many ways. Petting, removing arrows and generally tending to your friend is engaging and affecting for players. Caring for Trico is a big part of the experience. As you progress you learn about your past and the importance of the creature. The story is narrated from a retrospective perspective. Instead, you must develop a relationship with them so they accept your guidance. But you can't command the creature directly.

You develop cooperation with your large, Trico.

This builds on themes from previous games from the auteur-developer Fumito Ueda: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.įrom there, you explore a broken-down ancient world by climbing, running and solving environmental puzzles. After removing the spears from its body and feeding it, you unchain the beast and a friendship begins. You wake up in a ruined castle and discover an enormous, winged, cat-like creature. Unusually, you have to build trust and friendship with a believable companion to cajole and nurture acceptance of your guidance. You work together to navigate the world, solve puzzles and reach new heights. The Last Guardian is a running, jumping and exploring adventure about a boy who befriends a giant half-bird, half-mammal creature, Trico.