#THE LAST GUARDIAN GAMEPLAY TRAILERS FULL#

September 2010 - The Last Guardian is shown at Tokyo Game Show 2010, assuaging cancellation fears.June 2010 - The Last Guardian isn't shown at E3 2010, sparking rumors that the game might have stopped development.February 2010 - Ueda says that more information about The Last Guardian is on the way, but that they don't have new information right now.September 2009 - Team Ico present The Last Guardian at Tokyo Game Show 2009.Ueda expands on the gameplay concepts behind The Last Guardian. June 2009 - Sony shows an extended version of the leaked footage at E3 2009, and announces the game as 'The Last Guardian'.May 2009 - 'Project Trico' footage leaks online.March 2009 - Ueda states the game will be in the spirit of Ico.On August 28th, Yoshida again tempers expectations by saying 'The project isn't ready to show at TGS 2008.' Shuehi Yoshida states that 'Team Ico has something really, really good on the way,' on August 4th. Fumito Ueda sates that the project is still in work. August 2008 - Team Ico is working on The Last Guardian.

January 2008 - Team Ico releases the first teaser image for The Last Guardian.

May 2007 - Sony confirms that Team Ico is currently in the development phase for two games - one of these was likely The Last Guardian.

February 2007 - Team Ico discusses their new title in various interviews, and suggests that they are in the very earliest phases of design.

The following events outline the development and marketing cycle of The Last Guardian from the first announcement up until the most recent events. Ueda has also stated that the engine renders the effects of wind on each of the creature's feathers. The engine also includes versions of the previous AI systems used by Team Ico's games, but with an advanced interlocking system allowing for more complete artificial intelligence. Ueda has stated that the trailer, in which a boy throws a barrel at a creature, who then bites and destroys it, was fully seated in that physics engine, and was used as a test to demonstrate it's power.

#THE LAST GUARDIAN GAMEPLAY TRAILERS FULL#

The engine for The Last Guardian features a full physics emulator, a departure from earlier Team ico games. Life-like animations, accurate rendering models, and even the sex of the character were hard thought and heavily-developed aspects of the early game. The 'main character' of The Last Guardian was also considered early in development fluid motion and subtleties became even more important, because gamers often inject themselves into human characters, making subtle movements (such as the fact that when near a wall, the Boy will place a hand on it for balance) important for absolute immersion. Certain interactions and subtleties were added to Trico early in development, such as facial tics (similar to those a cat would make when being petted, challenged, etc.) and detailed keyframes for motion as opposed to the industry standard motion capture, which lent an eeriness and serenity to earlier character models. When developing Trico, the designers purposely made the animal a bit strange, stating that the design was 'deliberately unbalanced because looking strange was important here'. Ueda has stated that he wants Trico to behave as realistically as possible (at least for an animal that doesn't exist), detailing that he wants to avoid 'the unnatural idiosyncrasies of the virtual animal' which occurs in most games. Similarly, the concept of climbing a mammoth creature would carry over to Trico itself, and is considered by many to be a combination of the mechanics in Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Ueda has stated that 'there's a bit of each of those in there'. Much like Team Ico's titular game Ico, the concept of a follower who plays a central role in progressing the story and gameplay was a huge driving force in the development of The Last Guardian lead designer Ueda stated that the interaction and relation development, especially the development of 'emotional attachment' between main character and side character, would play a huge role in The Last Guardian.

Last Guardian is partially based on the interaction between the protagonist of Shadow of the Colossus and his horse, Agro.

The last guardian gameplay trailers