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The Last Guardian (PlayStation 4)

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Unused code (in the .LUA files).

The Last Guardian is a flashback of a young boy guiding a barrel-munching, half-bird-half-mammal named Trico. Originally planned for the PlayStation 3, numerous delays and hardware difficulties caused it to be moved to the PlayStation 4.

Unused Graphics#

What appears to be an early loading indicator.

Early versions of the pause menu buttons.

The Sony Computer Entertainment Presents card. The final game uses the Sony Interactive Entertainment card instead.

The GEN Design logo was originally going to be on a black screen and not overlayed on the title menu.

Hidden Development Text#

trico_boot.psarc/GAME/SCRIPTS/PRE_STARTUP.LUA contains a short changelog of additions during the development of the PlayStation 4 version.

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--レッジの属性
--13/10/17 渡邉   アトリビュートを複数つける仕様に対応
--14/04/16 近野   掴み用属性を追加
--14/06/23 近野   掴み走り属性を追加
--15/06/26 近野   ほふく移動属性を追加
--15/07/06 近野   ロープ移動属性を追加
--15/11/09 望月   段差属性を追加
--15/12/09 近野   flat属性（hangからのフラット登り）を追加
--16/01/19 伊藤（尚）耳、ひげ属性を追加
--16/03/03 丸井 トレジャー(用の埋まったオブジェクト)追加
--16/04/30 穂満 トレジャー用のアタッチポイント追加

Revisional Differences#

It should be noted that Version 1.00, which is on the game disc, has an unlocked frame rate, making it possible to reach 60 FPS on PS5. However, various game breaking bugs will interfere with with game progress.

Version 1.01#

Released ahead of the game's launch.

  • HDR support was added.
  • Fixed a LUA script, which implemented frame rate cap at 30 FPS.
  • Fixed various bugs.

Version 1.02#

Released day one on December 6, 2016.

  • Improves frame rate on PS4 Pro.
  • Fixed various bugs.

Version 1.03#

Released on December 20, 2016 and is the latest version of the game.

  • Improved camera responsiveness.
  • Button prompts for actions have been removed.
  • Improvements to frame rate on standard PS4.
  • Fixed various bugs.