Christian Law – The Last Guardian
With Sony’s press conference nearly killing the competition, it’s a bit difficult to pick out just one title that got me more excited than the rest. While the Final Fantasy 7 remake trailer had the stadium collectively creaming their pants with nostalgia, what really got me excited was finally seeing some gameplay from The Last Guardian, that elusive exclusive that’s become something of a punchline in the past few years.
Not only did Sony finally show off some of the impressive gameplay, but they opened their conference with this bad, doing their best to kick things off with a bang. Although the game itself looks like little more than a combination of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, it was exciting to finally witness another step in the title’s slow, steady march towards release. Whether or not it looks like something you’ll enjoy, it feels great knowing such an esteemed studio is still hard at work on something that looks a little different than what we’re used to.
That’s not to slag off the gameplay trailer by any means, as the interaction between the guardian and the boy was downright adorable at times. I’m guessing since the guardian looks like a dog it’ll most likely die and bring players to tears in the end, but that’s a cliché so ingrained in the public consciousness that it would almost be worse if things ended differently.
Still, it was amazing to see Sony actually offer genuine gameplay on display rather than pre-rendered cutscenes, and The Last Guardian is shaping up to be another can’t-miss title once it’s finally released next year. Let’s just hope we don’t see another trailer at E3 2016 alongside an apology for the delay.