20 Retro ‘Demakes’ That Totally Transform Your Favourite Video Games

4. The Last Guardian (PS1)

the last of us demastered
orioto/Neogaf

The 'will-it-won't-it-happen' Last Guardian merry-go-round seems to have finally stopped in a good place, as it looks like we'll be getting the long-anticipated spiritual follow-up to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus on PS4.

But what if it came out for the PS1? Well, I think Neogaf user orioto gets it pretty spot-on in this image - a butchered and 32-bitted version of the iconic dog-bird thing holding onto the young protagonist. The fact that the boy's shirt makes him look like Pyramid Head perfectly captures the low-poly looks of the PS1.

So beautiful, yet so ugly. These 32-bit demasters really make me feel conflicted...

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