The Last Guardian Hasn't Disappeared, Says Sony

So this means it's going to be a launch game on PS4 now right?

I really hope they make something out of it, I've been rather excited ever since I first read about it...

Waited 10 years for a mediocre Diablo sequel -

I can certainly wait for the Last Guardian! - Ico & Shadow of the Colossus are one of the absolute ground-breaking Sony titles they have both for artistic vision and innovative gameplay - I'm sure its going to be Fantastic! and truly set itself apart from all other games when it does release. GO TEAM ICO!

It will never be able to live up to the hype!

No matter what they come out with, I'm getting it.

@Jazzycola said:

@Axersia: I think the more likely scenario is Nomura getting shunned from Square Enix if Versus 13 does not meet sales expectations like Sakaguchi was after Final Fantasy Spirits Within. I think Nomura is getting just about everything he wants from Square at the moment. Not to mention the supposed Japanese loyalty when it comes to their careers.

You're right, it's unlikely he would leave since he seems to have everything he could possibly want. Versus XIII is the game he's always wanted to make, and he has unlimited funds to make it. On the other hand, if the project fails, Square Enix might be reluctant to give him that much freedom again and he's back to being just the KH guy/FF character designer. If that were to happen, he might feel like there's no future for him at the company, and I could see him starting his own while taking some people with him. Of course, if he's actually forced to leave like you mentioned, his colleagues might be reluctant to follow him.

As for company loyalty... Supposedly that's a big deal in Japan, but as I mentioned before, Square has lost a lot of people over the years. Usually on good terms, too. Brownie Brown continued to work on the Mana series, and Monolithsoft was contracted to do background graphics on Dirge of Cerberus. Not to mention all those composers that left to go freelance but still continue to work with the company. So I dunno, maybe that's not as important as we've been led to believe.

Looks like more ICO and Shadow of the Colossus for me!

@Boom_goes_the_dynamite said:

Well there is always next decade.

Oh thank god... well going back to the cryo machine set it for Versus XIII release too.

This won't happen anytime soon I think.

Ive kinda given up on worrying about the game. I will sit back and try to forget about it, and hopefully it releases without too much trouble and hopefully it has the magic of a team ICO game and doesnt feel like a troubled project. Until that time Ill just focus on other stuff.

Super bummed out. :(

Another E3 Mystery continues...

I feel like every time a company says something isn't canned... it always gets canned.

In the meanwhile please tell Sony they need to translate Tokyo Jungle for us, thanks in advance.

Another E3 Mystery solved by Tricky Scoops!

@Axersia: I think the more likely scenario is Nomura getting shunned from Square Enix if Versus 13 does not meet sales expectations like Sakaguchi was after Final Fantasy Spirits Within. I think Nomura is getting just about everything he wants from Square at the moment. Not to mention the supposed Japanese loyalty when it comes to their careers.

In the meanwhile please tell Sony they need to translate Tokyo Jungle for us, thanks in advance.

@H2Oyea said:

@Thanatos3 said:

Yeah, this will come out soon.....along with Kingdom Hearts 3, Half-Life 3, and Versus XIII

Versus XIII and KH3 will come out because, dude it's Nomura. He takes his time but his shit comes out (wait, that's...nvm). Last Guardian should come out as well. Sony won't allow it to not come out.

Out of all listed games, I'd say KH3 is the least likely to come out. At least in the form we expect it to. KH is a Disney property so they actually have the right to take it away from Square Enix and hand it off to one of their own studios. Unless, of course, they have some sort of deal that prevents them from doing so until Square Enix finishes the current series.

And let's not forget Nomura is 41 years old already. If he has any ambition to start his own company, now would be the time to do so. There have been prior cases of entire Square teams just up and leaving (Nautilus, Monolithsoft and Brownie Brown), so I dunno man, 5 years from now the Versus/KH team might just be its own company.

Just some food for thought. In all honesty, I do think we're gonna get a Nomura-directed KH3.

Oh, and let's not forget Beyond Good & Evil 2. I want to believe.

Why don't they just man up and say, "Look kids, it's coming out on the next-gen console, so just relax"? All this secrecy is actually hurting it's image.

Maybe they should just name it "The Last PS3 Release."

The Japanese Duke Nukem rages on!

Launch title for the PS4! Really, though much like Half-Life 2 Episode 3, I've stopped caring. Don't talk to me about this game until it's done.

once it actually comes out all the years of waiting will vanish because they aren't the present, and no one will complain once its out. I'm patiently waiting, but I would rather it never come out than force it out and have it be a horrible game.

2 perfect examples Team Fortress 2, and Duke Nukem Forever. Both had many huge fundamental changes over its dev cycle. One benefitted from it, and one suffered. One of those games should have never been released.

If they go alllllll the way with it and make it a full-fledged PS4 game, that would be massive for Sony.

I know he's got nothing to do with Square Enix, but can you ask him or someone anything about Versus? Please? For my sanity, if nothing else.

Gonna have to keep beating Shadow of the Colossus to get my fix

I'm concerned.

My concern will graduate to worry if it doesn't show up at TGS. Might even skip worry and go right into mourning.

I liek how he said Yeah, yeah. Make games mother fucker.

PLEASE! Just give it to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Yeah, this will come out soon.....along with Kingdom Hearts 3, Half-Life 3, and Versus XIII

As long as it comes out I'll be happy.

There was a time when I had such high hopes and expectations for this game. Now, I have forced myself to be comfortable with the notion that, no matter what, it couldn't possibly live up to the expectations that come with more than half a decade in development hell.

I know where it could be, on the PS4.

This game is going to be a PS4 launch title, IMO.

Vaporware

This would sell me a Playstation. No other game even makes me consider one.

I foresee this as being a next gen title. Possible a launch title for the PlayStation 4.

Yeah, this will come out soon.....along with Kingdom Hearts 3, Half-Life 3, and Versus XIII

Last I heard Santa Monica was assisting with finishing Last Guardian, but then again they seem to have helped finish nearly every Sony game in the last year.

In the meanwhile please tell Sony they need to translate Tokyo Jungle for us, thanks in advance.

@Aetheldod said:

God damned PR idiocy just say how far you are in developement

I don't think that they know how far they are in development

@SteakSushi said:

Hopefully this doesn't become the "Duke Nukem Forever" of this generation.

don't you dare make that comparison : (

Well, at this point it probably is time to just shut up and go dark until the game is done. It smells a bit like the HL2 process did...

I'm honestly starting to be more excited for TGS than E3 as the years go by. I still really do enjoy Japanese games and thats the place to hope for news.

Fucking joke, seriously. Come on.
 
Is the studio just like 10 dudes and that's why it's taking forever and it's cost effective to take 8 years to make?

Kind of afraid that this will become this generation's Shenmue: the budget will become unreasonable, they'll finally release it and not be able to make any of their money back, and bad things ensue.

@YukoAsho: That's what I jokingly said to my friend the other day but it seems doable. He clearly wants to push the boundaries visually, it just makes sense. Talk about what would be a killer launch title too if they could make it happen.

Patrick, could you please contact Nomura and ask him when the fuck Versus XIII is coming out?

You guys have it easy since The Last Guardian was only announced 3 years ago. I've been waiting for Versus XIII since E3 2006.

It's the new Half Life 3.

@Rhombus_Of_Terror said:

If the PS3 was given a game to be it's last hurrah, I would like it to be this one.

You're right, this would be a pretty outstanding send off for the PS3. I don't mind waiting for this game as long as it does come out some day.