Did, did you just reply to yourself?

Yes, the sequel is coming out...in 10 years on PS5 with PS4 graphics.

I can't ever remember so many new games plummeting in price as much as this year...

Cex buy it for £32 :smirk:

Got my copy yesterday.

My local ASDA had been picked clean of the clearance games deals from before Xmas, but was happy to get "The Last Guardian" there for £25. The game has its issues, inc. occasional framerate dips when entering new large areas etc, but I've really enjoyed it.

Finally dispatched!!

Received my copy on the 27th from Amazon. Loving the game, the interaction with Trico is fine as are the controls most of the time. The amount of heart they put into creating the mythic creature is clear.

I was going to hold off on buying, not due to any of the comments from people unable to play the game and getting frustrated which I felt was their own limitation rather than the game (it doesn't hold your hand through the process, other than a small amount of narrative thought it's just you and the creature throughout), I was going to hold off due to the framerate issues. Thankfully the framerate hasn't really bothered me at all, and will give me a good reason to play through again when I get hold of a ps4 pro!

Beautiful game!

No worries :smiley:

Thankyou Illusionary for correcting me . Sorry

I think that you may have the wrong thread?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/last-guardian-ps4-24-99-sainsburys-online-variable-collection-delivery-charges-apply-2583640

Got my refund of £1.35 and told them they will have to collect the salt. At first they tried to say that they would only give me 35p refund for the salt but not the delivery charge, told them they did not deliver the games. Tried to fob me of with a £1 voucher.

Likewise at Asda. My local Asda is terrible for video games - very limited selection and no hardware at all - so I miss out on all the Asda deals posted here, but this time even they have a few copies of The Last Guardian at £25. Although I'll have to check Sainsburys first as I'm sure I have at least £25 in Nectar points.

Does not mean you will get it

What date did you order? Mine not dispatched yet

Me too :smiley:

just got dispatch email :laughing:

No word of dispatch yet. Still processing, according to website.

I'm still waiting.......

Anyone had theirs dispatched?

A couple people have mentioned this already but it seems to be getting lost in the tears of disappointment

This game is £24.99 in Sainsbury's superstores nationwide. They have plenty of stock. I checked in my neck of the Woods and the 4 superstores had 5-8 copies each

£24.99 SAINSBURYS!! Get it today and no delivery charges.

Were CEX very mean to you? You're not holding a grudge by any chance are you?

Did not get the 2 copies I ordered. So asked for a refund of £1.35 for the salt and delivery charge.

I'm gutted.. the substances purchased with the proceeds earnt from my cex trade in have now been completely consumed and i feel hollow inside. Curse you cex this is all your fault

It's £25 standard in Asda UK, not a sale price.

​Yes - those who ordered early enough had their copy dispatched on Friday (mine has been). Later orders should be dispatched tomorrow.

Pretty good deal for a newly released game...just beware on regular PS4s the game runs pretty badly in places:disappointed:

Anyone who buys this game should read some of the guides about understanding trico behaviour, it will save you some of the frustration others are having.


No because they are on holiday until Wednesday :neutral_face:

This is at 1800+ heat, but 24.99 in sainsburys is cold......... -__o

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Has anyone had theirs dispatched from this deal yet?

Price has gone up. Now £29.86

Royal Mail are also guilty, true enough. But let's be real - Amazon are the worst employer by a country mile - and are the most arrogant to boot. Oh and lest anyone forget they're a great go-to for illegal bootleg recordings which despite being told about they refuse to remove from sale. Arrogance also of course begins with the letter A....

Wonder if this will drop even further.

I'm pretty sure that some companies in this world treat their employees better than other companies do, yes.

Aye, it echoes my earlier posts in this thread.

I have this feeling this explains why so long in development.

Ico and SotC were masterpieces, especially so Ico, which The Last Guardian is actually quite similar to in theme.

The great thing about Ico was the emotion it evoked, beauty and wonder. A big part of this was the relationship between the player's character and the mute(?) girl. In Ico the vast majority of the time you led her around, but in some parts she co-operated with you to make progress.

The Last Guardian seems like it wanted to evolve this, here your companion is Trico, the theme is similar, a silent companion you work with to progress, but here the companion plays much more of a role.

The issue is getting Trico to do what you want. When it doesn't, which is often, the feeling evoked is frustration, and this completely overrides any feeling of wonder and beauty that Ico managed so well.

I envision much time spent with the developers being well aware of this, with them trying to remove the frustrations. They must have known this problem exists, and that this issue risks fundamentally breaking what made Ico so unique and special and what should be the primary "feel" for The Last Guardian.

Perhaps some other pressure led to the release now, but I honestly see this game as incomplete. I cannot see the devs after working this long on it, and (clearly) being aware, would want it released with the boy/animal control system in this state.

I dunno maybe I'm being overly harsh, I was a big fan of Ico. I will probably go back and try again at some point.

This is even funnier if you have played the game! (You will recognise most of the stuff the guy experiences)

https://youtu.be/D1PGbW5zuEI

Sorry for being a reactionary tool despite playing the game from start to finish. Just to add some more weight to my personal opinion please find the attached comments from a reviewer (popular review site) today.

"In The Last Guardian, the camera and controls directly impede the player, something that has been consistently criticized by a wide variety of people. Not to mention that having the puzzles based around a giant mythical animal that doesn’t really obey your commands doesn’t exactly help matters much either.

So regardless of whether you rate the ‘experience’, or whatever that forcibly ambiguous nonsense means, the game itself is limited by very real problems when it comes to its basic input and how you can play it."

You think that ShopTo and royal mail treat there workers better ? dont be gullible and naive its all abut profit thats the world you live in one stupid comment not gonna change anything.

Prime now drivers use scooters wold be difficult to **** in them :smile:

And a driver so pushed for deadlines he's had to poo in his own van. Still, if you have no conscience and hate delivery drivers - by all means order from Amazon.

I'm confused, you've not played it? How would you know.

I'm not sure what's worse drug addicts or reactionary tools.

You don't know how to play the game, learn how to play it then revise your comment.

Metacritic says No, so no it appears to be a decent game.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-last-guardian

Opencritic appears to give it the thumbs up too

http://opencritic.com/game/1524/the-last-guardian

Yes. As I was saying.

bought it from Sainsburys for £25 and traded it in fit £32 at CEX today. One of the most frustrating games I've ever played due to the bad controls and camera.

People that go into CEX to buy or trade are just scum. Drug habit fuelling retail scum shop, lowest of the low. I've decided - never again.

Anyway I reckon this game looks good, nice calm patient platformer which looks like I won't have to shoot anybody in the head for a change, hot from me

Asda have it for £25

If you have bought this then my advice is play it quick and sell it quick. If you have seen the cex trade in price its £32 but won't be for long. Goddamn awful game! You have to rely on the computer AI to do what you need when commanded but it's awful and extremely frustrating because it won't do as it's told half the time. The transition animation is terrible and also dosnt do what you intend. Took mine to cex this morning in a quiet village 5 minutes after opening and apparently I'm the 4th person to trade in today and the 4th person to say the game is awful. If you haven't bought I would recommend waiting this will drop in price like a rock.

Ordered!

how are people getting theirs dispatched before the 28th

anyone played it on Vita via remote play?

This game is the equivalent of world cinema. It's not for the masses but I'm glad it exists. People seem to expect anything on consoles to involve high-paced action and rate things lowly if it's not their thing. If you don't like the game it doesn't mean it's rubbish, it just means you're an uncultured chav :wink:

Sold out. Expired

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but it's the same price on Amazon Prime Now app. If you sign up to a new free trial of Prime, you can use the NOWFIVE code on the app for a fiver off so you get this for £19.99. They're not delivering today but they're back up and running tomorrow!

Good deal :smiley:

i think this is only a temp discount and will jump back up soon

Thanks for the post and thanks to the person who mentioned about Sainsburys having in store. Will probably pick it up on boxing day when I pop to Sainsburys...

Last Guardian was always a super bizarre game to gain mass media traction.. At its core its super niche, like Ico was. Either way this is the biggest price drop I've seen for a big game in such a short time.

Thanks i only ask because sometimes these places cotton on and find out its being sold cheaper and more people are bringing it in for cash. They dont have to give you the full amount so was just checking. Going to sell mine on ebay anyway cause i bought one off prime now for £19.99 just after paid £24.99 but left it too late to cancel...

​Any replay value in it though?

Lies.

Select standard edition, available to buy... :stuck_out_tongue:

Sold out

It's better than No Man's Sky

I know it's not as good as those 2 other masterpieces but it's like no other game out there at the moment and l tend to buy many different genres of games.

Well said you're spot on.

These discounts are on the retailer side not the studio/developers. The markup in retail is pretty high I doubt any retailer are making a loss yet.

I'll give it a try once it hits £10..

​Maybe, but I can't help thinking some of the smaller development studios will go out of business if they make losses especially when you consider how long this game took to come to fruition. :disappointed:

In context this is nowhere near where Ico and SotC were/are.

It's just below "Zen Pinball 2: South Park: Super-Sweet Pinball", which may or may not be good! =p

Yes, they will most likely give you the full amount, why would they give you less than the quoted price? They pay full price for some stuff in terrible condition, in the wrong cases and with home printed labels. I am sure you will be fine with a new copy of this.

That's great to hear.ld be getting it even if it had so so reviews but after finishing both Ico & SOTC years ago it's a must have anyways .l ordered it ftom Shopto earlier today. :smiley:

Same but it's great for us lot.:smiley:

OOS edit: Keeps going between in-stock and OOS for me

If they

Hmm. Going to Sainsburys on Xmas eve, or just wait till Tuesday....decision decisions :man:

Anyone know if i sell to CEX online for this stated £32 if they will give that amount with it being brand new or do they rob you and give you a reduced amount in the end?

If anyone's on the fence about this, just get it. Seen a few complaints here:

-The graphics being PS3 quality.

There's nothing on PS3 that compares to this and some of the visuals in this game have blown me away like nothing else this generation (hard to say where without spoilers). The art style is timeless.

-The controls are bad.

The controls seem awkward for the first 10 minutes then they're fine. It's like when you give a controller to someone who's never played games before and they run round with the camera pointed at ground. The controls aren't bad, you're just not used to them yet. They've also been improved in the most recent patch.

-The beast doesn't listen to you.

Completed the whole game with one single problem, and it turns out it was because I was doing it wrong anyway when I looked up the solution. The amount of playthroughs I've seen online with people getting frustrated at the AI when they're spamming or giving it completely the wrong commands is insane (IGN were terrible for this). Give it a command and wait a few seconds, let it get into position and process the commands it's already been given! Watch what it's doing.

-It's reviewed badly.

It's in the top 20% of games on Opencritic right now, Eurogamer gave it a rare Essential and many people have called it a masterpiece. Fair enough if you only ever play Fifa or Call of Duty you may not have the patience for it, but it's definitely not a bad game.

£24.99 at Sainsburys if you want it right now

9p more and you can get it from Amazon. probably safer.

£50?! did you buy it from Harrods?

​Just bought two copies, sold one. £18

Games are like shoes, there's no one size fits all, everyone is different, Neil Druckmann called it a masterpiece and I'm sure there are as many who will agree and as many who won't.

Did, did you just reply to yourself?

​just looks bad tbh

not sure what all the fuss is about... not actually very good.

Out of stock

I'll probably go back given how much I loved Ico, but what was the final straw for me last night..

A wooden ledge above, me pointing to it so Trico can move himself nearer so I can climb up his back and so forth...

I point he wanders towards it, encounters an arch, pathing gets confused, he turns round, sometimes he half gets through.

Eventually I get him out past the arch to the area I want, but in the window of time it takes me to jump onto his leg he starts to head back! So I try getting on his back first then "directing" him but he then heads over to a nearby wall which is NOT where I'm pointing! And so forth...

After 15 minutes of this runaround I turned it off. :disappointed:

Intentional because "dumb animal" or just bad implementation I cannot say but the feelings it evoked were frustration and anger, not the feelings of wonder and beauty with Ico.

Of course your mileage may vary, others may feel different, I may "get past it" if I give it another shot, and well it's only £25 so why not. But I cannot help feeling it is getting scored higher than it should due to it's "legacy".

Could someone who loved it pipe up, am I wrong?

I wouldn't even bother with Mafia unless it's a fiver, awful game.

​Not played this yet but im guessing by design Trico doesn't always do what you want him to..isn't that meant to be the point though because he is a wild animal and not a domestic dog?

Sounds like a girlfriend I had :wink:

Great game! Worth that 45£ I've paid upon release! Heat added:)

Eurogamer gave it an 'essential' in their review

Bought Last Guardian, I am big fan of Ico and SotC.

I was so disappointed with Last Guardian, the controls are shocking, not just of the main character (which is to be expected if you've played the others) but of the "beast". There are points where you're there for like 15 minutes trying to get it to do what you want and it just won't. It's a game that's supposed to evoke a feeling of beauty and wonder, but instead this is completely overshadowed by feelings of frustration and anger. -(

Excellent! Thanks Buzz....though I was using this as an excuse not to get it....dam you! :stuck_out_tongue:

The problem seems to be which ps4 you have, if you have the pro it seems to run fine at 30fps but if you have the normal ps4 it has framerate issues and stutter, mainly running at around 25fps and dropping as low as 20 fps.

Just a heads up for anybody wishing to get this today as a gift. Both Asda (£25.00) and Sainsburys (£24.99) now have this listed on their sites.

It's already been confirmed in-store at Asda, and I would expect that the Sainsburys in-store prices also reflect their website price. Merry Christmas, gamers :smiley:

Got for 19.99 using Prime Now. Delivered already. Just a heads up !

How the hell is this dropping quicker than no mans sky did, Its had ok reviews so I just don't understand why some shops are effectively selling at a loss.

£24.99 in Sainsbury's in store and online. Get it scanned in store however to confirm price as it still said £46 on the shelf.

Bought yesterday, thanks OP

The worlds coming to an end.. it's a sign :smiley:

I so nearly bought this at launch, dodged a bullet there. Heat but I will resist. I have too many games.

I don't think anyone would argue about control issues, but Trico's behaviour is by design, wild animals don't behave like robots they do what they want when they want to.

From the man himself

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/technology/last-guardian-fumito-ueda-bringing-trico-life/

no launch edition sleeves left, but this is still scorching!

Just seen this game in Asda for £25

By the time you receive the actual game Cex would have adjusted their prices accordingly.

I hope that price drops this quick are a thing to come personally as I don't mind spending this little on a game. Selfish I know.

Nice price, HOT. Just finished FF15 so perfect timing and very cheap!

Why is this expired, normal version still available.

Why expired?
The standard edition is still instock

http://www.shopto.net/video-games/ps4/PS4TH102-the-last-guardian

Picked up a launch last night, this is exactly my sort of game and I can't wait. Eurogamer's review sold it to me on launch but the price in Game was just too high (£50), glad I walked away now. :smiley:

The standard edition is still in stock

Thank you - must buy :smiley:

tricko its amazing

yeah complete agree , think its worth more then 45 :smiley:

Yep, agreed - just purchased!

​I know but missed out on that and think it was a glitch

regular version still in stock so this shouldn't be EXPIRED.

Great price. Im on the fence whether to buy this. A lot of the reviews complain about clunky controls and bugs where you know how to solve a particular puzzle but Trico's AI sometimes struggles. Anyone had any issues with the game? Very tempted to treat myself :smiley:

I bought the standard edition for £44. No regrets. Best gaming experience of the year.

I bought Deus Ex on day one and still haven't played it. Still hurts. Game was worth peanuts a few weeks later.

​Was £10 for the deluxe edition a whole back

Don't know why it's expired as the standard edition is still available

my backlog is to large to even consider buying this game still amazing price

​The only one I'm still waiting to drop to half price is mafia, still around the £30 mark suprisingly as it's not got the best reviews

Cold, cheaper sith amazon lol

I'd have been all over this if I didn't already have loads of games to play through atm, so I'll wait until £20 or less....don't think it'll be much longer at this rate!

I guess the gaming industry is going into a semi crash with all these prices dropping so low, so quickly.

That's what happens when they continue to make ****.

(Although The Last Guardian was quite good)

I think you got it with the prime preorder bonus that seems to last a week after launch.

I would have bit at that price

appearing as £24.99 me for at checkout too and I'm prime

It's £22.99 when you checkout.

Showing £24.99 for me and I'm a prime member

Shows as £24.99 on Amazon for me

Remember code FIVENOW if you use Prime Now

I need to stop buying games at launch

Heat added though. Great price but gonna resist adding to the backlog

Gutted I missed the launch edition. That would have been a keeper. I wonder if it's got additional artwork??

£26.85, couple of quid more for that lovely case, though it's odd it's listed as pre-order. it'd already be through the checkout for the standard edition if the launch edition wasn't same price when in stock, tempted to wait but might end up missing out on a great price :disappointed:

launch edition in stock still
http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Last-Guardian-Exclusive-Launch-Edition-/361823863637

Amazing game, truly amazing, one of my favourites from this gen! Regarding the price, there isn't a game that has survived unscathed this winter. Watch Dogs 2, Battlefield, Dishonored 2, Titanfall 2 have all been available for almost half price within a month of launch, don't be fooled into thinking the price reflects the quality.

Frustrating that the postage is so poor over xmas that most wont be playing it for a week!

Heat added anyway but I would rather collect it from somewhere this time of year.

launch edition is out of stock but standard edition is still available

Cheers just saw this and had a look andnow its out of stock

So annoying, the rare times I day one to support the creators it's less than a week before it's almost half price :stuck_out_tongue:

Stuck with my shopto order, the launch version looks prettier.

prime now same day delivery

Ordered. Sweet. What a price !

Amazon don't supply the launch version, plus is slightly dearer for non-prime members.

​Amazon seem pretty quick at matching recently. Already ordered from shopto even though amazon would be cheaper for me oh well!

Why not just order from ShopTo?

amazon have price matched, so £22.99 with Prime

Yes, the sequel is coming out...in 10 years on PS5 with PS4 graphics.

Ordered. Thanks

Damn... wasn't expecting this to drop this low until Jan.

Does anyone know if a sequel is currently in development for the PS4 with actual PS4 quality graphics? They have lots of catching up to do after they missed the PS3 era.

amazon needs to pricematch

Ordered and heat added. Can't really go much cheaper in the short term

Haven't even opened my copy from shopto i bought for launch at £40

Is it just the addition of a cardboard sleeve that makes the Launch Edition special? Love the artwork.

This is so bad for my bank balance, I need to stop coming here! So many games unopened to play now! Great price though!

Shopto, amazingly well priced, just don't expect any customer service

Finally got it ordered with my girlfriend's french account! Thanks OP!

Ordered, thanks OP :smiley: it can sit along side all the other sealed games I purchased recently, going to have to stop coming here :laughing:

ordered. hot.

413 people about to order? lol cheers op not really looked into this game but ordered it anyway to give it a go. Got way to much to play due to this site! Ordered about 6 games in the last 2 weeks :neutral_face:

The problem is I want it delivered to France, and it won't let me put that address as the delivery address, and it warned me about having the correct address, so won't charge the extra postage and in my experience shopto's service isn't the best and I don't think they're open until the 28th!

Same here. But I really wanted to support the developer. No regrets

Nice find thanks!

thanks for the link! but one is cheaper and you get TCB

Cex buy it for £32 :smirk:

amazon order was due to arrive today and is still showing out for delivery so won't arrive on time ... thank you couriers :smiley:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER: PAYMENT ACCEPTED! :wink:

God the shopto site is awful. I've been a member for years, but not ordered much lately, however they won't let me ship to a different address until I've placed two orders, and I've placed loads!

So guess that means I won't be getting it. Hopefully TGC or Amazon will price match.

I caved and bought it. thanks OP. anyone know if it comes with the steep book?

Thanks brought the launch edition :smiley:

Bought 2, that slip is lovely

Bought Launch Edition, cheers OP

Bargain! Thanks for this, loved ICO and SoC

Cheers OP.

I paid £50 for this at launch barely a few weeks ago. Am I gutted? No. This is a game for the ages. Flawed, yes, but highly evocative and emotive. HOT at this price.

Awesome, just bought, cheers op

Just cancelled tesco direct order and thought that was a good price!!

Ordered launch edition. cheers have some heat

Love it! Thanks OP :smile:

paid 45 for for steelbook week ago :smiley: , but game its amazing

Thanks OP ordered the Launch Edition. I've been waiting for this to drop :smiley:

Very hoat

Whoop!

ShopTo always are.

I can't ever remember so many new games plummeting in price as much as this year...

Great deal, thanks

Have to try it at this price ;-)

Incredible. Thank you OP.

Dispatched :smile:

Wow! nice find, ordered.

Thanks gone for the launch edition

So does Exclusive Launch Edition mean it just comes with cardboard sleeve? Been waiting a long time for this thanks OP!

This is an astoundingly fast drop! That's my Sainsbury's order cancelled (I wasn't convinced they'd have the stock to fulfil it anyway) and replaced with this - thanks!

Thanks OP, ordering now.

thought this was some special edition of the latest newspaper to go belly up

Holy crap, it's only been out a week or so! is it that bad??