The Last Guardian has been a contentious topic since it first released in 2016. This is a positive examination that explores how the game, despite its unconventionality, is perhaps a perfect example of how interactivity can support an artistic vision, not compromise it.

This is a review, retrospective, and analysis of The Last Guardian, with reference to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

  / jackdonsurfer  

If you're looking to avoid the section on Trico's AI, it's between 9:53 and 10:09.
When I say, "The beast sometimes gets hungry and won't move until you feed it, progress frequently stalls as the animal's concentration wanes," skip to 10:09.


-Sources-
* indicates the source was especially helpful/informative.

*TetraNinja's TLG Playthrough:
   • The Last Guardian Walkthrough Part 1 ...  

theRadBrad's Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales footage:
   • SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES PS5 Walkthro...  

Playstation: The Last Guardian - Making the Music | PS4
   • The Last Guardian - Making the Music ...  


-Interviews-

~Text~
*Cane and Rinse (Jay Taylor): Interview Extra: Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian)
https://caneandrinse.com/fumito-ueda-...

The Guardian (Keith Stuart): The Last Guardian creator: 'I can't face playing my own game."
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...

The Verge (Andrew Webster): The Last Guardian is Almost Here, After Nearly a Decade
https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/10/1...

~Video~
*gameslice: Fumito Ueda and Geoff Keighley on Last Guardian
   • Fumito Ueda and Geoff Keighley Interv...  

TGS 09: The Last Guardian Interview (via IGN)
   • TGS 09: The Last Guardian Interview  

Gamespot: The Last Guardian GDC 2011 Interview: Fumito Ueda
   • The Last Guardian GDC 2011 Interview:...  


-Other videos discussing the game-

~Positive(ish)~
*Game Overture: The Last Guardian Analysis | A New Perspective for Gaming
   • The Last Guardian | A New Perspective...  

Gamespot: The Last Guardian Review
   • The Last Guardian Review  

Caddicarus: The Last Guardian Review (PS4)
   • [OLD] The Last Guardian Review (PS4)  

Arlo: The Last Guardian Review │ A Boy and His Jank
   • The Last Guardian Review │ A Boy and ...  

-Negative(ish)-
*Megabite: The Last Guardian Critique and Analysis | Beautiful and Frustrating
   • The Last Guardian Critique and Analys...  

IGN: The Last Guardian Review
   • The Last Guardian Review  

videogamedunkey: The Last Guardian
   • The Last Guardian  

The Escapist: The Last Guardian (Zero Punctuation)
   • The Last Guardian (Zero Punctuation)  

Jim Sterling: THE LAST GUARDIAN - Oh This Is Gonna Be Rough
   • THE LAST GUARDIAN - Oh This Is Gonna ...