After almost a decade of painstakingly waiting, Fumito Ueda's "The Last Guardian" will finally be released on Dec. 6, following an earlier report of Oct. 25 release but was delayed due to bugs.
The game still has more rooms for improvement especially the "bugs", with extreme camera issues, graphical malfunctions, and collision problems. There is also a physics bug that inadvertently forced the young boy 20 feet into the air, according to Engadget.
SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, explained such delays via the PlayStation Blog.
"A delay is a difficult decision, particularly with this game, but we have encountered more bugs than anticipated while in the final stages of development."
He added that "To ensure that The Last Guardian delivers on the experience that the game's creators have envisioned, we need to take the extra time to work on those issues."
The controversial game was initially announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2009 for the PlayStation 3. Since then, "The Last Guardian" became a story for the past decade due to relentless delays and recession, Kotaku reported.
The game has flagged for a few years but the creative lead of Team Ico, Ueda, and his group continued. A re-announcement of the game was made at E3 2015. With Ueda as the board director, his new studio genDESIGN provides ingenious guidance.
"The Last Guardian" is about a young boy whom players will guide through inexplicable, colossal ruins. During his lonesome journey, he will meet a fantastical giant feathered beast named Trico and later on will become his best friend and protector. The two characters will collaborate to flee the ruins.
Eventually, the game is quite similar to "Ico and Shadow of the Colossus" which is an environmental puzzle game. A player needs to get away from the ruins much like of a maze but with the help of Trico to connect gaps, clear accesses and more.
"The Last Guardian" is slated to release in Europe on Dec. 7, followed by the UK and Ireland on December 9. It will will be launched in the US on Dec. 6.
