After 10 years in development hell, The Last Guardian finally came out yesterday, and it's good. I put over five hours into it yesterday, and it is every bit the mashup of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus that it was advertised to be. While the game suffers from Team Ico's usual technical deficiencies around frame rate and camera design, the emotional bond you form with Trico is powerful. I don't know how much time the animators spent studying how animals move, but Trico's animations and expressiveness are simply incredible. Anyone who's ever had a dog they loved will instantly be able to relate to Trico and want to help him/her. Team Ico has always excelled at emotional storytelling through game design, and The Last Guardian proves they've still got it.

I don't yet have a PS4 but this is definitely one game that has me wishing I had one. It looks lovely and it's almost hard to believe it's out after all these years.