7 Hotly-Anticipated 2016 Video Games That Will Disappoint You
3. The Last Guardian
Putting aside the fact that both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus are incredibly high-regarded games youll most likely be telling your grandkids about, spiritual threequel The Last Guardian has been in development for ooh, about 10 years. The mythology it ties into spans both previously mentioned titles, and even then, it was originally unveiled back in 2009.
Do you know how much gaming has changed since then? How many systems, mechanics and general gameplay tweaks weve seen emerge and refine the experience in that time?
Better animation systems, more helpful checkpointing, even the base A.I. programming for animal companion Trico has gone through a number of fundamental changes, rebuilding the game from the ground up, over and over.
Games that survive development hell include L.A. Noire and Team Fortress 2, but those that emerged to be cobbled together messes existing out of time include Duke Nukem Forever.
So yeah.