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The Last Guardian, Sony's almost mythical exclusive that's been in development since 2007, didn't make an appearance at the platform holder's Tokyo Game Show press conference on Tuesday, but it has found its way on to the show floor at the Makuharai Messe. It's not, though, what you might have hoped. Having finally broke cover again at E3 this year, with Fumito Ueda now heading up development at the newly formed genDESIGN and with the game having made the leap to PlayStation 4, there's been no real updates since. Sony skipped Gamescom this year, and many were hoping for more news as it had a bigger presence at Tokyo Game Show.
Well, it's here, only there's a catch: in a small, dark booth there's a video rolling that shows the E3 demo Sony used to herald The Last Guardian's return, while on the front of Sony's booth there's a towering projection screen which features a life-size Trico (or catweagle, as he's more properly known), the bird/cat hybrid that's at the heart of the game. It's an interactive projection, of sorts - wave your hands in front of it and Trico will follow you around with its black, dopey eyes.
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