Might be why it took so long ... getting Trico's AI perfect ... until Sony told them that they way behind schedule and that they would like the game out sometime this century (preferably within the PS4's life time), thus "good enough" AI (YMMV) was what everyone got.
Zero Punctuation: The Last Guardian
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In terms of laughs: this was the best episode in a while. In terms of the actual review: sounds pretty like the general consensus of the controls being "wonky", to put it nicely, and whether or not you'll enjoy it depends on whether or not you'll appreciate the aesthetic enough to look beyond the crappy mechanics.
With the title "The Last Guardian" the way I see it is that the cat-eagle-chinchilla-ferret beast is either the last guardian for the boy in a coming of age story as he will hopefully learn to fend for himself, or the boy labels him his last guardian after the credits roll from sheer exasperation at the incompetence endured, with the final words something along the lines of "if you want something done properly..."
To be fair, I think the uncontrollability of the creature was sort of the point. It was an independent being with its own thoughts. Didn't make it less frustrating when he undid a lot of progress, but it felt like a real animal.
I almost called it quits on the part with the diving, too. I'm glad I'm not the only one that had trouble with that.
That aside, I really did enjoy the game, if for no other reason than I knew what I was signing up for when you have a young kid and a giant pet - lots of patience, frustration, miscommunication, but rewarding when you feel like the AI lined up with what you had in mind.
I do think a lot of patience is needed to play through it proficiently, observing and waiting to see what Trico thinks and does in a situation. The 'diving' part can screw right off, though.
Edit: ALSO I dunno if anyone else had this issue but I had a big problem with mashing every button on my controller every time a guard caught me - I always had that lingering feeling that it was contributing to that day when my controller would break. That's a terrible system that's the opposite of innovative. "Just mash ALL THE BUTTONS AT ONCE to break free! It's that simple!"
That aside, I really did enjoy the game, if for no other reason than I knew what I was signing up for when you have a young kid and a giant pet - lots of patience, frustration, miscommunication, but rewarding when you feel like the AI lined up with what you had in mind.
I do think a lot of patience is needed to play through it proficiently, observing and waiting to see what Trico thinks and does in a situation. The 'diving' part can screw right off, though.
Edit: ALSO I dunno if anyone else had this issue but I had a big problem with mashing every button on my controller every time a guard caught me - I always had that lingering feeling that it was contributing to that day when my controller would break. That's a terrible system that's the opposite of innovative. "Just mash ALL THE BUTTONS AT ONCE to break free! It's that simple!"
I have subscribed to The Escapist over a few years mostly for Zero Punctuation, and I'm finding the quality of service from this company to be severely lacking these days. Pages are still not mobile friendly, HD videos look like turd (seriously, you're better off waiting for it to go up on YouTube), and complaints go unanswered (in violation of consumer law). Suffice to say I won't be renewing my subscription - it's not worth the money. I'll see you on YouTube Yahtzee, good luck with this mess.
True, I think the Mighty No.9 still holds itself firmly in first place for Most Disappointing Game of the Year. I think that's why I'm enjoying Final Fantasy XV; I knew it was a clusterfuck of a cancelled FFXIII-spinoff-turned-legit-entry so I set the bar pretty low. I think the only other game I've played that had a ridiculously long development time that turned out well was Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.Igor-Rowan said:
I've heard that as well, but I don't believe it's justified when so many people make it through the entire game without adjusting to these odd/ unique/ whatever mechanics. The fact that so many people have to be told how it's meant to be played is another type of problem.mrdude2010 said:
Well I'll find out one day whenever I get more space to fit a console in my room again.