The Last Guardian Is One of Gaming’s Most Beautiful Depictions of Friendship
Friendships form an integral part of most people’s lives. Hence, it is not surprising that friendship is a common theme in video games. For example, Final Fantasy 15 has a male-centric focus on a group of friends going on what feels like a campy road trip intertwined with an epic adventure, while the Life is Strange series sets its sights on the friendships between girls that plenty of gamers will find easy to relate to.
Of all the friendships shown in video games, perhaps the most beautiful and authentic example happens to be an interspecies one. Released in 2016, The Last Guardian is a game featuring a boy who befriends a large, curious creature named Trico. Although the game frustrated many players due to Trico’s occasionally troublesome ways, the relationship between the boy and Trico illustrates the most special parts of friendship.
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To understand exactly why The Last Guardian frustrated some players and had them throwing their controllers across the room, it is necessary to investigate Trico. The creature is incredibly realistic, sporting gray feathers and shiny eyes that seem to have a glint of life in them. The realism is not limited to the creature’s appearance, and its behaviors are also incredibly lifelike. When Trico is bored, it will sniff a corner of the room, groom itself, or yawn lazily. Other times, when Trico believes the player is not looking, it will even relieve itself.
The world of The Last Guardian is one that should be familiar to players familiar with prior games directed by Fumito Ueda. It is composed of strange, stone architecture that looks like the remains of an ancient civilization. On top of looking enigmatic, the
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