FINAL ENDING | Grab Some Tissues! | The Last Guardian | Marz Plays
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- This is the Final Ending to The Last Guardian! You will absolutely need some tissues!
Wow, was this a beautiful and magical journey or what?! I'm so glad all of you supported me and urged me to stick through this game because, it was absolutely worth every second of it!
Thank you guys for all your continual support 😊
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WOW!!! This has been such a magical experience! Somewhat unknowingly, you really bond with Trico as the game continues and it brings that to light with the ending. It’s so beautifully constructed. From the musical composition to all of the work they had to put into making Trico SO real. I find myself thinking of this World long after I’m done playing it. I’ll truly miss Trico.
I’m so thankful that you all supported me and pushed me to keep stepping forward because, you were absolutely right, this game is worth it.
So let’s talk about the ending and what we can interpret happened. When I say that the children are the barrels, I really meant that some part of them could be in the barrels. It’s clear the whole place runs on “blue juice” and it seems that that could be a byproduct of the children’s soul, their life force? I’ve been thinking of the ancient civilization as a whole and wondering if the “Master of the Valley” was the cause of it’s demise? Or whatever the orb in the control room was (the mind as I think of it). I also feel that Trico lived on and had a family with the Other Trico who we saw attempting to climb out. I’ve read many opinions on Trico having died and that it had already had a family but, I don’t think that’s true only because the Other Trico wasn’t seen with a baby/there were no signs of a baby during the game. I also feel that the mirror the boy was holding was connected to Trico and that’s who responded in the darkness of the cave. The cave that Trico was originally found in and knew helped bring her back to life. In an animals mind, these places mean a safe upbringing for their young.
These are just my guesses though! You all will have to let me know your thoughts below! On to the next Journey!
Marz if you think you’re gonna miss this world, play Shadow of the Colossus. Sorry for constant reminding :) These games are in the same universe.
Thanks for the best playthrough I ever seen. So emotional. Voting for Heavy Rain before Beyond: Two Souls. Would also recommend Resident Evil 7 and Evil Within 1 and 2. If you haven't played them.
I am Highly agree with that. Heavy Rain/ Beyond Two Souls is a Real Master Piece, about Resident Evil 7 and Evil Within 1-2 This Survival Horror Games was the Ultimate Challenge, if Marz can beat oen of these Games she deserved the Highest Title in the World The Goddess of Survival Horror Games :D.
Yes Resident Evil 7!
I would love to have seen you play the Walking dead, but you allready played it, so you don't need to replay season 1 and cry again for our sake.
I know those in line are Heavy Rain (so damn good game, you wont be prepare), Beyond two souls (never played it).
But I do have a strange request, Marz. Do you know Metroid? Well, short story, Super Metroid is considered to have been a masterpiece as a 2d plattform game. But Nintendo does not appreciate the game that much. A guy made a remake of the game Metroid: the return of Samus, and is considered to be the greatest fan-made game. Its called AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake). Nintendo, being douchbags, forced the guy to delete his account, because they don't want the game out (no one knows exactly why). But the game is still out there and is playable on PC. Is it possible for you to play the game, I would love too see you play it, and is considered almost as great as Super Metroid.
Anyway, Shadow of the Colossus, is a masterpiece, but I know you, Marz, what kind of person you are. And in this game, there were many parts were I just hated the game, not because its bad, because of the situation on the game. I wont tell you why, you'll understand!
"I like to think Trico was still alive"
She actually is. The Trico's eyes that you first see in the final cutscene is our Trico. If you hold down O during the ending (when the camera goes into that cave) it'll cause Trico's horns to light up. It shows that there's still a bond between the boy and Trico even though they're technically separated.
WHAT! I must see this! That would have been so awesome!
Yes, Trico was still alive! You can prove this by holding the 'CIRCLE' button on your controller - Trico's horns will glow at the final ending cutscene.
Cool to see you here
"How many people do you think cried at the end?"
Oh, probably between 99,5% and 100%, roughly anyone that has a beating heart...
I never played this game but still freakin' fried. Twice. From two different playthroughs. I think that speaks a lot about how well the developers made the ending. You can tell what's going on enough to feel so sad, heartbroken, distraught, frantic, angry, and finally bittersweet. I bet the incredible animation and graphics of Trico also made it easier to fall in love because she was so lifelike and GODDAMN CUTE!
The one and only game i cried for....30 years gaming here. Such a magical game
Im susceptible to such things, but didn’t. Seen too many such stories all made deliberately after the same sandbox pattern. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing.
It just makes me think about all the great stories I’ve seen in movies, anime and games over the past 30 years I could partake in, which most people/players will never learn to know.
Only game that ever made me cry
If it was real life I’d probably kill Trico and have some delicious barbecue with his flesh.
The controls of this game are so frustrating and messy, but the story and how alive Trico feels makes this game one of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had in my life. As a huge animal lover with a cat I love to death, this bond between the boy and Trico hits home so hard. I cry every time I see this intense ending, no matter how often I watch other people experience it. So, this video is super old but anyway, big big thank you for playing this game and showing your emotions like this. It's beautiful.
I think that's the whole point. I mean, it's like a pet (at least mine), you can't really tell your pet to do whatever you want. Sometimes you get annoyed by them.
To everyone: Do not ever forget how firmly this game grabs a hold of hearts. It's one of those odd masterpieces in danger of being buried in obscurity since it doesn't technically jive with the times, but absolutely deserves credit for being so emotionally profound. Tell others. Give others the chance to experience this rewarding journey.
Just finished the game with my twin daughters watching me play. They were hysterical, in tears of joy, and utter disbelief behind how great this game was!
Lol! me too! not twins though, just a single!
The end makes me super emotional every time I watch it. But that last song in the after credits, when the boy points the mirror to the sky..... It makes me SOB out loud, every damn time. It's so beautiful. It invokes emotion, hope... The choir voices are magical. Goddamn... Had to get some tissues.
i really appreciate how emotionally invested into the game you get...
Marz the ending does imply they meet again considering the shield works like an antenna that resonates with Trico'w horns and tail.We can see the light of the shield going all the way to the beginning of the game.
The last scene implies Trico and his/her partner and offspring picked up the shield's call.
I believe the main character waited to become the leader (It's also implied the man who picked him up was his father and the tribe obeyed him) and had to work years until his tribe would be less fearful of the Tricos and he was finally ready to bring them over.
That's my take on it.
doesnt really make sense, why would the shield be buried in dirt then
The boy (now the village chief) also genuinely didn't think Trico had very long to live either, so at that point he would've believed Trico was long dead. There's the possibility that the chief was just telling the tale to the children and showing them how the shield worked back when he used it though, and that by coincidence Trico and their offspring picked up on it so there might have been an unexpected, happy reunion afterwards.
Such an awesome playthrough! My preferred theory about the master of the valley is that it wasn't actually the master itself. It was an automated system controlling the Trico to bring the life force to sustain whoever was inside that sarcophagus where you found the shield. The Trico were essentially worker bees. If you look at the intro of the game you see the first drawing is of bees.
Oh yeah! I actually remember that drawing because it stood out to me when the game first started. Very interesting theory which is pretty true honestly. Trico's all working to take care of the "hive"
@@Marzz yeah, they said they call the place the Nest, so Hive works just as good in that situation!
It turned out to be a much weirder game than I expected, really interesting!
And I can't remember the last time a game or even movie made me this emotional. Wonderful experience!
Sometimes you need a break from running around shooting people in the head for hours. I like shooters, but I need some adventure mixed in with all that action sometimes!
You're awesome for seeing this game to the end, Marz. It really does have some annoying moments/ controls, but you got past that and saw this game in its entirety. It truly is a touching story and I'm glad you got to see it. Best of luck to you and everything else that you do.
What an emotional ride 😭 such an epic game ❤️ thanks for playing it
I TOTALLY feel all of your emotions through this ending. The final stretch of this game was masterfully made. I’m not a crier but I was using up all of our tissues as I got through the ending. I had to give my dog a big hug lol.
Truly a wonderful game and story! Thanks for sharing your experience through it, I was happy to see I wasn’t alone in feeling so emotional lol.
Hey there Marz, I finished this game shortly after it came out (got it as a birthday present from my brother). I was incredibly moved by the story. The bond between the boy and Trico will be something for all fans to remember for a lifetime. The music and the scenes where Trico protects and defends the boy are so powerful. I cried multiple times playing this game and that's nothing to be ashamed of. I kept returning to your channel in anticipation of the next episode, you have a new subscriber!
Still destroys me to this day. The ending to this journey is an experience like nothing else. I'm a recent sub but have watched through both your TLG and SotC LPs. It's truly been delightful and refreshing to watch you play and seeing your perspective on the stories. These games have had a massive impact on me and im glad to see it has aslo for others too. Ueda is a god damn visionary and a genius. Cant wait to see what he has planned next.
Oh my goodness. :( That was so sad. Trico is amazing. I hate seeing animals in pain. That was so hard to watch. I really enjoyed your play through Marz. Thank you for sharing it. That was so emotional. I cried because you did.
I really cry with you, this story is so much emotional, Trico fells alive, that's why this game is amazing, really good gameplay
Though We Are Far Apart.
I had my girlfriend try this game (she never games), and she's already fallen in love with Trico.
It took her FOREVER to get through the beginning though lol. I helped a little, but she grabbed the controller back haha.
The ending background music sounds nostalgic and relaxing and sad/happy feeling.
I loved this game so much. The controls, camera angles and frame-rate issues frustrated the hell out of me at times and yet, I still regard this as one of my best gaming experiences, one of the few that brought me to tears. Such a beautiful, well crafted story.
I finished my second playthrough recently. I think I cried even more than the first time, which was quite a lot, even though I already knew what was going to happen. This game is special.
The WHOLE Ico Universe is so beautiful and touching , subbing to see you play SOTC, seeing your beautiful eyes well up was ..contagious :)
A labour of love, both the game and playthrough. Who needs perfection with lighting, sound etc. when it's really about a player and game connecting like this and allowing others to be silent observers. A magical, emotional rollercoaster. When content goes beyond just being entertainment... well done!
Your list have almost all my favorite games on PS4. Last guardian is definitely a hidden gem, its sad Sony doesn't have team ICO anymore.
Tricos don't eat kids. The Master of the Valley consumes them and rewards the Tricos with barrels for bringing them to it. I don't know why so many people think the kids are being turned into Trico treats.
What do you think the barrels are? Why do the butterflies find the chosen kids and also float around the barrels? I felt there had to be a connection between the two but, like I said, they are just guesses.
I have no idea. There are things in this game that are intentionally vague. I'm ok with that though. It's a beautiful game.
I know! I wish I knew but, it's also beautiful in that way. Really such an awesome game.
We can't know for sure, but personally I do believe the kids provide the Master of the Valley with the life energy to create the substance in the barrels and the walking armors. Consumed. Processed. Then repurposed. I'm not saying it is so, since it's just a theory, but narratively it makes sense for a player to assume the Tricos are indirectly eating children. It's the simple visual correlation of a glowing blue child being dumped into one hole and a blue juice barrel directly appearing out of another.
JustJD "It's the simple visual correlation of a glowing blue child being dumped into one hole and a blue juice barrel directly appearing out of another." That's true. Many people mistake correlation for causation.
I was so stressed out and depressed at the job I was at while playing this game. I bawled for a straight hour after this ended.
2 years ago, she was shooting with this camera, fast forward to now and she has major upgrade in video and mic. She's come a long way.
If you thought this game was great, you are in for something special with Shadow of the Colossus. It is seriously one of the greatest games of all time, and in my personal top 3 favorite games ever. TLG is good, but SotC is a masterpiece and I can't wait to play the remake with improved graphics. It's going to be amazing!
The Last Guardian is amazing. Stop dismissing it just because of another game that has nothing to do with it.
@@aviniciussouza100 Tell'em.
Loved this game visually and emotionally. The interactions felt genuine and authentic. The only thing I don't miss is the anxiety I got everytime the camera panned down. Doesn't matter if its just a virtual representation of a real high place, I felt my body stiffen with all those vertical levels.
I'd like to believe that even though the boy and Trico never saw each other again, they are bonded forever through the markings/tattoos on his body. They are permanently linked, therefore finding solace in knowing both are still out there in some shape or form. It's not that weird to think that maybe, just maybe, some friendships can transcend lifetimes...
An amazing ride Marz, thank you for leading us through! I would like to think the Tricos are being fed with the innocence part within a child soul, and also the other pair of eyes that next to our Trico, in my mind it is the Trico that you freed, it would be great if they have each other company :)
Now about the game play, I love the environment I love the hard work they put into Trico, but the real issue for me is the repetitive puzzle and the lack of main storyline which could give the player some motivation and direction, let us have some idea where are we suppose to be heading( even tho the player will fall to difference places, but still I think the player should at least have a direction like go high), what goal do we need to achieve, we werent being told we were within the high wall and need to get to high place to fly off until the game show us the cut scene where Trico being struck by lightning.
But overall, I am glad I went through the journey with you Marz, I look forward to another lets play with you!
I'm happy you didn't quit on this. Some people do quit and really miss out on that emotional bond and payoff. Rarely do games become instant classics in my eyes and this is one of those strange gems; I loved it so much that Trico and the boy now grace my wall in a huge multi-piece canvas. Phenomenal games don't need to be technically perfect if their soul is strong.
Thanks Marz for streaming this. The entire let's play was absolutely awesome and you were amazing throughout.
This is not an easy game but you powered through every section.
I agree with you that this is such an emotional and amazing game and thanks again for bringing us along the journey.
Wow ! No make-up! That’s what I like too see. A naturally beauty WITHOUT added colours in tha face.
This game has some flaws and some issues with the controls and the camera. But the ending is really a true masterpiece, so much emotions and just the perfect way to end the game. Nice job Marz! You’re playing my favorite games in the last years, with some huge stories and emotions: The Last of Us, The Last Guardian and Hellblade. Love your channel, hope you’re gonna bring more amazing games!
thank you Marzzzie again. I cannot cry, but when I feel uncomfortable I watch this letsplay. Now it is for a third time, and now I feel myself more human. Wish you well, from cold siberia.
A great let's play! Loved to see your reactions as they were similar to mine, when playing through the game. Next I'll check out your Shadow of the Colossus playthrough! Just because I'm a huge fan of fumito ueda and his team, who brought us ICO, SotC and TLG.
I cannot believe this was 4 years ago…you have come a long way since then Marz. I am here on account of you mentioning yesterday about all the games that made you ugly cry. I was curious. And maybe because I wanted to cry with ya.
I finished this game two days ago. And im soo happy see people that feels soo much with this masterpiece; i cried like a baby thinking that Trico died (im being an adult man with wife and one child hahahaha). You have a new subscriber; i like the stuff at your channel.
That part with all the Trico's on top of our Trico, it still gets me :( It's damn sad and so unfair, i cried so much and also the ending.. This was such an amazing game, no game has ever made me cry.
What a beautiful game, it was nice to see Trico alive at the end thank u Marz for playing it :)
btw. i did not cry, i was cutting some Onions for my Lasagne xD
the last scene where the boy tells trico to leave, the player has control and can press r1 to command him to leave themselves. if the player never figures this out like you lol, the game just makes him automatically say it after a while
"Through the clouds" music is epic life goodness.
Thank you for letting me experience this all again. Magical moment ❤️
What a beautiful journey together I love this game it's going to be my #1 all the time and of course I cried I lot😢 I can't whit for shadow of the colossus on your channel thank you for this video. ❤
So glad she made it. Such a good ride, so many feels.
Oh my goodness, she's going to play Shadow of the Colossus?? YES!!
I quite enjoyed this journey! as for my interprertation I think the last guardian was the boy, the guardians being the soldiers who protected the tower master, because of the way the tower is set up to receive the children and process them down into the armors in exchange of treats for the Tricos. and of course it was Trico and her fam at the end.
Do you know what game is coming after? apart from Shadow of the colossus I can definitely recommend The wolf among us.
Sigo llorando cada vez que veo el final... It’s so emotional. 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
I feel very honored I was able to tag along through one of the best friendship tales ever told in a game. Absolutely loved the playthrough, and dont worry you are not the only one needing tissues for the end. My only thought is will there be a part 2 perhaps with the offspring?
I cried all the way through this. Used an entire cleaning box! I had my two cats with me to calm me down, and all I could think aboutbwas how much Trico reminded me of thwm and then I cried harder!
The ending is so emotinal. The Bond between trico and The boy, remindes me of The song with puff The magic dragon
32:12. the music while flying through the clouds was simply too perfect.
the japanese make the greatest stories! american devs could NEVER make ending like this!
This moment is now my favorite thing in life.
Ueda's known by now to have great music paired with his work. Where ICO is mysterious and Shadow of the Colossus is epic yet tragic, Last Guardian is just very emotionally fitting for the settings and relationship between the boy and Trico.
Thank you for this... for showing your emotions, this is so genuine, it's so human, it made my day
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This game is a masterpiece of story telling. Beautiful in so many ways.
You did it! What an ending. I got the feels just watching you get the feels. Thanks for powering through this one, it's a really beautiful game.
The sarcophagus at the bottom of the Nest is the reason why the tower is still running. The Master of the Valley is in hibernation and need the energy of other beings to stay alive. There's a book called "TLG: An Extraordinary Story" where Ueda-san reveals some extra like this.
I Really like how you go back and try to understand the game instead of just going through the motions just for the views
This, Shadow of the Colossus, and Ico are amazing games 🔥❤
I really enjoyed your playthrough of The Last Guardian, Christine! I'm glad you made it through despite the camera, controls or mistakes (I didn't mind one bit) at times. It's definitely a game worth experiencing no matter what. You're my go-to on RUclips to watch playing games, as you play the games I enjoy, as I see you do as well. I'll next be watching you play The Last of Us and even Heavy Rain you're recently playing, great games. Last, you seem to be a nice and caring person from watching you play. :)
That was an amazing journey with you. Damn... that ending make me cry each time.... can't help it. It's so beautifuly done and with your reaction it was gorgeous. I think your typically the type of let's player for this game. I watched many let's play of it and you're probably the one I prefer of all ! Thank you for sticking with the game :)
The music that starts when he raised the "shield" up and we traveled back in the valley, I restart crying each time too^^
I never played Shadow of the Colossus either, and since I don't intend to buy it (too many games to play at this moment^^) and I never watched a let's play of it, I'll gladly follow you on this new journey !
Thanks again and keep the amazingness to the top ;)
"They're feeding trico children!" I think they were feeding the Master of the Valley the children and were being rewarded with the barrels.
But what was in the barrels, though? Since matter and energy can't be created or destroyed, it stands to reason that The Master of the Valley processed the kids into Trico food, and then filled up the barrels.
Since there were trees and plants in the valley, it stands to reason that the materials for the barrels were readily available.
Those soldiers probably had barrel-making [or at least gathering the raw materials for the MOTV] as part of their duties.
@@johnpooky84 "Since matter and energy can't be created or destroyed, it stands to reason that The Master of the Valley processed the kids into Trico food, and then filled up the barrels."
Or....you better prepare yourself because this could be mind-boggling: there was simply another source of energy in the barrels.
@@somebodyfixmyinternet I'm not discounting the possibility, but going solely by the observable evidence, it's the most logical conclusion that the kids were Trico chow.
@@johnpooky84 The most logical conclusion is that they were fed to the master of the valley. They literally showed the tricos doing just that, then being rewarded with the barrels.
Great video Marz, that ending really gets you in the feels doesn't it, I've watched several RUclips playthroughs of the game since completing it and without exception all the gamers have cried. I too wept at the end and I'm a grown man, but your connection with Trico is so strong by the end that you really feel his pain. I can't wait to watch you play Shadow of the Colossus Marz, best soundtrack ever in my opinion :)
Second lets play series I have seen from you now, this one and the last of us.
I tend to watch people who I believe are real, meaning acting as them self, and I feel you are being real😊 And you are doing a fenomenal job with your videos!
Btw, you might have been editing out some stuff when you get really emotional for your own reasons, but Im pretty sure we (your viewers) dont mind it at all. In a weird way I look forward to seeing people that I enjoy watching getting their own emotional reaction to something that I already had my own reaction to (I always play the games myself, then watch others).
Anyways, awesome game, Trico should be freakin real, and good luck with whatever you wanna play next😃
I just wanna go right trough the screen and hug Trico
What a treat to have two Last Guardian videos uploaded within the same hour. Thank you.
You figured out what to do with the tail very quickly. I could not figure out what i had to do and kept freaking out because the other Tricos were killing our Trico. I took me a while to figure out i had to use the tail to destroy the structure. You mentioned that all the other Tricos died from the master being killed. I honestly dont think they died. Hell, Trico got struck by lightning and fell from a MUCH greater height than those other Tricos and he survived. I think the same happened to the other, so they're not dead. But now that the master is dead, I still wonder how Trico and the others are going to get their food in the form of blue juice?
It sucks that you cut out the end credits. I was hoping that we'd get to hear your thoughts and recapping all the good and bad experiences of your journey during the credits. Especially since it ended on such a sad note and the credits were accompanied with sad music while watching clips from your journey with Trico. I just thought it would have been cool to see you be all teary and emotional during the sad end credits, only to have them turn to tears of joy at the final end scene :)
Speaking of which, when i played the game, I kept thinking back to how the game began (with the shield in the dirt and the shadows of the kids surrounding it) and kept saying "when are they going to get back to that? They cant end the game without revisiting that part again, especially with a sad ending and having us think that Trico is dead." Did you remember that intro and wonder if they were going to come back to it, or did you forget about it?
But yeah, that whole last scene with us soaring through the sky back to the forbidden valley and the music that went along with it REALLY reminded me of Avatar and the beautiful music that went perfectly with the visuals in many of their scenes, like them journeying through the floating mountains to the Ikrans next, as well as the ending. Love the music so much.
And like others have mentioned there is an easter egg where you can make Trico's horns glow during the very end scene in the cave. This now makes me think that Trico sensed the boy calling her through the shield and will be going back to the village to visit him : ' ) ruclips.net/video/reTN0FzYuXE/видео.html
locomojoboy2 but trico had rocks that broke her fall, they had nothing, even though she had rocks to break her fall if we never helped she would be dead
I've been playing along with you (making sure I'm ahead of the next video before I watch, of course) so I actually just finished a few hours ago myself. And I cried...a lot. Such a powerful ending to a remarkable game.
I told ya, haha, it's quite the ride. I cried for a least a half hour after finishing the game. It just hit me so hard. And no matter how many times I watch it, the part at 27:59 always gets me. The swell of the music, and the whine Trico makes---it just always gets me :'( Dangit, here I go again! XD
Haha, well, now that you've made it to the end, I can tell you about some of the things I've ruminated about:
I've always been fascinated by the environments in the game. Like, especially the architecture. Isn't it strange that the main tower is so different from the rest of the buildings? It's cold and white, and not to mention massive. The only other area that had the same style was the section in the beginning of the game where the mirror was found. Both areas seemed to have this "other worldly" appearance to them. They just seemed out of place. Also, the main tower had a huge fan that made me think of a cooling system, which lead me to think the "master of the valley" is some sort of AI---a computer. I'm not sure as to WHY such a thing would be controlling the Tricos either, though. Maybe the civilization that prospered here was destroyed somehow by this AI. Perhaps it was uncontrollable/taken too far and thus ALL the people were converted into this blue energy, and the Tricos were just a means of getting that done. Or maybe instead, the civilization was destroyed by some other reason and now the AI is simply continuing to do what it has been programed to do, just like a computer---no consciousness or anything.
Who knows, haha.
Thanks again though, Marz. It's been fun to watch your reactions lol. I'll see ya in the next playthough!
I’ve been playing this game, then watching you play it up to the same point, it extended the experience and enhanced the emotional side through seeing your reactions, thanks for what you do, you do it really well.
On the subject of theories about who what and why, well,I see obvious parallels between some higher resource-hungry power using slaves (the bird dogs) to provide its ‘milk and honey’ whilst living in an ivory tower, and using fear (the eyes) and mindless minions to protect itself from its slaves and maintain order. Within this analogy I guess the children could be seen as wild cattle-cum-batteries, they are hunted and harvested from outside of the kingdom (possibly because they ran out of their own citizens) and are in some manner factory processed to keep the tower where its former inhabitant/s lived operating as they seem to provide some form of spiritual power that the glowy ball and all its guards live off. For whatever reason Trico seems to be being punished for some failure to conform within all this.
The barrel contents I’ve no easy answer to except it seems to be some form of processed food reward and Trico does seem most enamoured by the greeny blue glowing fog and juice that s/he encounters now and then so that seems to be the same stuff, but exactly what it is, who knows, could be processed geckos and birds for all we know, there’s certainly plenty of them around.
The disc/mirror appears to be the equivalent of a universal control device (it functions as a weapon, a key, and can deactivate the guards), and as it was taken from a tomb I am forced to wonder if it belonged to the last dead king/Boss of a dying aristocracy who set up everything, and perhaps the entire establishment was so efficiently designed to be self maintaining it continued long after his death. If you think of the glowing ball as the central computer of the city (it does sorta resemble the MCP from Tron in the way it’s set up and moves) that controls all machinations and keeps everything balanced and working, it does all make a weird sort of sense, particularly in that the lower buildings are in a bad state (long since unused as everyone else died off) but the highest tower is still pristine.
Anyway, there’s my two pence, I could be completely wrong, but I agree that it’s a great game, I thoroughly enjoyed playing it, sorry I wrote an essay, thanks for reading this far.
... simply... thank you for allowing me to relive this experience through your play through. My wife an I also absolutely loved this game. I hope you can experience Trico in VR at some point ... brings him/her to life in away that words can’t describe
Hey Marz, I made a video (two really) talking about Fumito Uedas backstory (creator of this game) I think you will love his story... I’m linking you the video (not trying to self promote please delete if you disagree) I think it will help you have an even deeper appreciation for his games ruclips.net/video/1ATHQIRSmxo/видео.html
Are you going to play Shadow of the Colossus? that game is a masterpiece I hope you play it.
Yes! I'm planning on it! Just have to make sure i'm given the OK to but, i'm very excited!
Marz You Should! IMO will be one of the most watched games in this generation once it comes out. Is literally a masterpiece and there's nothing like it out there
This is why I keep tissues by my computer. lol. This is not a game I can ever play because I just, as I said, had to grip my arm rests to keep the vertigo at bay. But, I really enjoyed sharing your journey. VIVA TRICO!
It sure is a beautiful game !!! And the enthusiasm you showed each video, made the game even better !!! 👌👌👏👏👏
Yeah, Shadow of the Colossus is a beautiful game. Like this and ICO its a magical experience, you'll very much enjoy it.
Wow, you gave me the feels and I had already played this game! Happy you were able to push on through and finish this wonderful experience Marz. Regardless of it's quirks and frustrations, it's the complete journey that makes this game so worth it. You fall in love with Trico, and the boy's perspective becomes your own throughout the game. Their bond starts to feel real, and at the very end you wish that the Tricos you see are "your" Trico and it's baby. It's never revealed whether that's true or not, and it really doesn't have to be. The hope you feel towards the end is part of that journey you went through. That's what I love about this game.
As for theories, I choose to believe it is "our" Trico and it's baby at the very end. I can sleep better thinking that our mystical, giant, cat bird puppy friend made it! Lol.
One thing I've always wondered though is why did the Tricos need to have such power. What was so threatening to their existence that they can shoot powerful blasts from their tails? Was it to combat each other? Was it to protect the civilization that lived in the crater before, but from what? Many questions...
Tricot was so cute, it's nose looked so soft and pettable
Truly loved your playthrough of this game! Also, what!? Double upload!!! You’re spoiling us. We don’t deserve you :)
I'd like to think that was "our" trico at the end, no particular reason, I just like to think the best. I love how much YOU love trico - I can see that luka has a great owner.
The Master of the Valley it's an evil force, who enslave all the Tricos (with the helmets) that's why Trico was no more under control when the kid break the helmet. Basically this "evil force" feeds from all those kids, and he feeds the tricos with those barrels also.
What a ride! It was emotional all along so one was more or less prepared for some challenging, overwhelming situations. I was so much expecting either the boy or our Trico to give their lives, it surprised me both survived. Although, since the narrator is the boy in the future, only Trico could have died.
The developers did a great job. Impossible not to bond with Trico, the lighting, especially the dawn on top of the biggest tower and how it was reflected on Trico's feathers, the mysterious forsaken civilization, partially rubble, partially fascinating spell-providing architecture. I'd like to know more about the entity, to me like some AI, in the tower and how it was connecting more or less all parts of the valley. Was that black goo originally part of it or sign of a malfunction or deterioration? Were Tricos always meant to bring in live human children and what would they actually feed on instead? Were Tricos always controlled or manipulated in the first place, etc., etc.? It holds its secrets but one doesn't feel left out of the loop or lost.
Now, all we need are some mad scientists to bio-engineer us Tricos. "But what if they started abducting children irl?!" Well, but... Tricos!
Oh my goodness what an amazing game. I was originally turned off by it because of it not being in English & always worried I would miss some story because I was looking away & not reading what he said but I am so glad I stuck around for this. The story was great, the visuals were beautiful, Trico was just so amazing & majestic. I found myself so worried for her during the ending when she was being attacked & just wanting her to leave to safety even if it meant we never see her again & she just felt so real. I really do hope that was her at the last scene with a little baby trico happy & healthy.
I played this too and when they ripped tricks tail off I cried tell the end of the game! It's so sad
its been a long time since i finished the game but seeing this sequence after so much time still touches me :3 bwaaah what a game !!
Amazing game and the story was very emotional, amazing job marz with the uploads can’t wait for the next let’s play.
One of the BEST artistic games ever made besides Shadow of the Colossus and ICO!
The only thing I think it's not real is the kids being transformed into barrels with food.
I think the barrels are just a treat, and the kids are used for a different matter that isn't really explained in the entire game.
absolutely awesome wow game
its amazing what they did with the game to make Trico say so much without even expresions. Much like dogs, Trico is so communicative, and it really makes you forge a frindship, just like with a human.
PD: 4:54 top 10 anime betrayals
PD: i think Shadow of the Colossus is out, good option there
Tissues! You were not ready! Like you said, the game is definitely worth sticking with until the end. there's some debate to what purpose the tower was supposed to be for as well as the connection between the kids and the barrels. I immediately thought the same thing you did when I originally played it. Some believe the barrels don't have anything to do with the kids and are just treats for bringing the kids and that the kids were used for another purpose. The story is left ambiguous so I don't think there's one correct answer that'll be THE answer. Shadow of the Colossus is much the same way. While there are some things that you can figure out, the story to that game is also left a bit ambiguous and I am looking forward to seeing what you think of it! I will admit to crying, anything to do with pets, friendship, or the loss of them will get me. Glad you enjoyed the game and can't wait to go on the next journey!
The place looks like it was still being built. All the wooden walkways are indicative that they hadn't finished the place. I think we can assume this was a place that was meant to be a home or a base. The Tricos seem like they were engineered specifically as a servant race. I believe the Controller was too, and that they were both designed together as part of a system. Either there was some kind of shortage of energy sources, or the Controller realized it could take over, but I think the people who were originally designing the place were either wiped out or suffered massive losses and had to flee once the Controller began using humans to power itself.
I have long assumed now that the Boy is "The Last Guardian" and in that he holds a shield, related to guarding and defense. It means he is now the custodian of their race, as the only person who has access to a tool which they obey. I have no doubts that he will meet Trico again, and he will have many years to come with her and the survivors of "The Fall." Helping them move forward from isolation.
What they're eating now, though, is anyone's guess. Given that they don't naturally identify people as food, though, it's safe to assume their human hunting days are probably over.
It is an amazing game, brilliant story that haunts you. There was a human population there before in the ruins, they built it, made pots, and probably worshiped the peaceful Tricos.. they certainly built statues to them. Somehow the evil entity, maybe an alien, destroyed the humans, turned the Tricos against them in bondage. All of the Tricos are naturally peaceful and are only agresive through control and conditioning from birth, hence the fear of the glass eye thing. The Tricos under mind control are sent out to forage children for sustenance for the entity. The barrels may also contain child essence, but the Tricos know not what they do. The white citadel tower is different from the other ruins hence the alien theory. When Trico brings the boy to the tower originally and is struck by lightning, the green horns break but more importantly the evil entity cant control him anymore. Same thing happens to the second Trico (hit by the mine cart ) , and the other Tricos at the end of the game( death of evil entity,, followed by dizzying confusion).
Its amazing how the game gets under your skin, and buries itself deep inside, you dont even see it coming. For anyone that thought the music was brilliant, watch this concert from 1.17 ruclips.net/video/Qvdqz-wxyjA/видео.html
The saddest part about this is you have to give the command for Trico to go away. It broke my heart.
Congratulate for finishing the game, Marz. And thank you for sharing your journey with us. It's a great one. No matter how many time I've seen the ending, it still makes me eyes sweat. Very powerful story telling.
I have a bit different theory. "The last guardian", I believe, is the boy. The master of the valley has been using children as some kind of magical energy source to run the entire valley automatically. Which include making those soldiers as guardians, to protect the entire operation from outsiders. This explains why those soldiers carried the injured Trico to where he was at the beginning, locked her up, and also why Trico is very aggressive toward them. Tricos were supposed to bring kids to become guardians of the castle. It just so happened our Trico, accidentally broke the control from the magic by getting lightning struck. Her not manage to deliver the boy became the downfall of the entire valley. No more guardians were made from children after the boy arrived. He's the last guardian
Although we only get to see two Tricos in post-credit, I don't believe all the other Tricos are dead. As I mentioned a few video before, they're very tough creatures. They could be just disoriented because the mind control was shut down all of a sudden. I don't think the fall can really kill them.
Anyway, this comment is too long already. Thank you again for this playthrough. Looking forward to your Shadow of Colossus playthrough.
Definitely an interesting perspective! You do seem to have something with the children being the souls inside the soldiers. Maybe back in the day before that Master of the Valley took over, it was a notable thing, to be among the chosen ones but, since the downfall and corruption of the Valley, became more of a horror story? I'll never know!
That beautiful and soft mood.... I strongly recommend you to play to the moon.
I reckon the tower was burried within the mountain, and then slowly excavated over the decades by the people who discovered it. It probably granted them new advanced technology, they build a whole city around the tower, and used the tech to capture tricos (the helmets) and make artificial soldiers to work and protect them. That core is probably the A.I. that controlled everything until it went rogue and got everyone killed. Then it sent the tricos out to other lands to gather people for consumption. When the little boy gets taken by Trico, one of the villagers says 'be among the chosen ones', implying to me this is a recurring event that's been going on for centuries, where a trico will just come along and nab someone who is then never heard from again. And the villagers have come to see it as somekind of divine reckoning or something.
Yes, that's a total possibility. It is sort of odd that this mountain just has a gaping hole in it and the "mind" in the center i'm almost positive had something to do with the demise of whatever civilization was there. Awesome perspective!
YES! so glad you beat this game!! this game had me with a lump in my throat by the end of it too lol
this is the 3rd game of a trilogy so its hard to explain EVERYTHING without spoiling Shadows of the colossus(which is a prequel to both Ico and LG). there are REASONS why these "chosen kids" had blue juice(lol) and why they are chosen specifically. not every child has it in them. Ico has almost the same premise in that specific kids where being collected for that "power source" within them.
the Master of the Valley is an interesting "final boss". i still don't know what to think of in terms of what it actually is, is it intelligent? is it automated? is it FROM SPACE lol. the only clues there are is that it needed to be in a cold environment. the tower was being kept cold so much so that it had an icey appearance compared to all the other buildings. that main tower was just so different from everything else, so organic looking once inside of it as opposed to the old masonry looking towers surrounding it. and then that huge mountain the tower sits in, looks an awful lot like a crater.. .god.. i can speculate on and on and on because all 3 games are so open ended so imma stop lol
anyways!! im soooo glad you got to the end and experienced this game! i feel its an instant classic. and i can't wait for your Shadows let's play. ^___^
Oh did they actually declare that they were connected?! I think it would be amazing to think of it all being in the same world even though I haven't played the other two (Ico or SoC). Would make me feel back at home like this game did.
I love your analysis. It does make sense that the Master of the Valley or whatever that orb was, was different and didn't belong or seemed to have caused the downfall of the civilization around it. Awesome game!
Marz yeah they are not direct sequels to one another, each is their own stand alone story but its for sure a shared universe. The director has said that SotC is a prequel to Ico linking it in the same world. They never said anything about LG though, but the architecture and aesthetic is pretty dang similar. You'll feel right at home!
in my opinion , the timeline would be TLG -----> SotC ----> Ico.
The whole thing about chosen children to be used as food for the evil being starts here and ends on Ico. Maybe the 3 evil characters are connected... the Master of the valley could be the beginning of Dormin , that in the end it's essence could power the Queen on Ico..
The civilization in this game seems very primitive , it could evolve and develop some more modern aspects like religion , etc , ending up on SotC , and so Wander reborn with horns would start the curse of the children with horns , which we see on Ico.
Everything is connected , but not to everyone... a lot of interpretation is necessary.
That ending was so hard to play for me, thinking straight while watching this madness.. its heartbreaking. Anyway.. that was a superp PT of the Last Guardian Marz, realy loved you`re insights and reactions. 😁😻
I just finished the game today. Absolutely loved every bit of it.
I believe what ends up happening at the end of the game is that Trico does still live but also, both them and the other Trico have a kid, and eventually Trico will bring their kid to you when you're an adult to raise them :)
Was getting hyped for the Shadow of the Colossus remake and decided to watch reactions to the ending of this beautiful game... Your reaction was pretty much the same as mine haha. This game touches your soul. I have also never played the original Shadow of the Colossus so I'm excited to see if it lives up to this and to all the great things people have to say about it. Great video :) I subscribed and hope that you will share your playthrough of SOTC!