The Last Guardian has attracted polarising reviews since its launch last week, but Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann and writer Josh Scherr leave no doubts about where they stand on Fumito Ueda’s long awaited title.
In a series of tweets posted earlier today, Druckmann seemed initially blown away by the long-awaited spiritual successor to Shadow of the Colossus, before later praising Ueda and his team for creating a ‘masterpiece’.
This game… Just… Wow. #PS4share pic.twitter.com/FiAPI6GF5I
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) December 11, 2016
He also went on to call for a photo mode to be introduced to the title, as well as imploring genDESIGN and SIE Japan not to make players wait another ten years for their next game.
I would photomode the shit out of this game. #PS4share pic.twitter.com/ZS0xVBGu1k
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) December 12, 2016
Masterpiece! Thanks @fumito_ueda & co. Please don’t make me wait 10 years for the next one. #TheLastGuardian pic.twitter.com/7GGnCTSiXz
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) December 12, 2016
Earlier, fellow Naughty Dog developer Josh Scherr also wrote of the game in a highly positive light, describing Trico as an “incredible creation”:
Just finished THE LAST GUARDIAN.
GOTMFY.
Thank you @fumito_ueda & everyone involved in its creation. It was a long road, but well worth it. pic.twitter.com/CcUVTW8VyB— Josh Scherr (@joshscherr) December 9, 2016
And I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again: Trico is an incredible creation, generating empathy with sound & body language alone. pic.twitter.com/JA4D4XduhN
— Josh Scherr (@joshscherr) December 9, 2016
I can understand why some reviewers didn’t fully buy in to TLG. The game demands patience, both for its tech issues & deliberate pace…
— Josh Scherr (@joshscherr) December 9, 2016
…but between training a puppy earlier this year & having a 5 year-old, Trico’s response time felt totally reasonable. 🙂
— Josh Scherr (@joshscherr) December 9, 2016
And jfc, the animation in TLG (as in all of @fumito_ueda‘s games) is superb. Pretty sure it’s all keyframed, too.
— Josh Scherr (@joshscherr) December 9, 2016
The pair’s comments echo those of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who earlier in the week praised the game’s visual prowess.