15 Essential Video Games Worth Buying A PlayStation 4 For

7. The Last Guardian

The Last Guardian
Team ICO

Now that we know for sure that The Last Guardian is actually going to be released (and in just a few months, no less), many believe that Team ICO's incredibly long-gestating creation has already cleared the biggest hurdle standing in the way of it being an instant success, but I'm not so sure.

Don't get me wrong, I have utmost good faith in Fumito Ueda and the rest of his talented team, but does this spiritual successor to Shadow of the Colossus really have any hope in hell of living up to the hype?

Considering that both its predecessors are generally considered to be two of the greatest games ever made, it's not exactly a big risk to assume The Last Guardian will garner a similar reception, but the protracted development cycle may have hurt its quality more than we know.

We'll have a final verdict come October.

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